It's episode 95 of Fintech Chatter Podcast with guest Brenton Charnley, Aus/New Zealand CEO for TrueLayer.
Through their open banking platform, Truelayer enables Fintech like Revolut, Stake and Monzo to build better financial experiences
TrueLayer officially launched in Australia last week, announcing a funding round led by Tiger and Stripe which now gives them Unicorn status.
Dexter Cousins chats to Brenton about the plans for Australia, the key differences between open banking and Australia’s CDR and what the latest funding round means for TrueLayer globally.
Dexter digs deeper into the TrueLayer culture and Brenton shares some great insights on hiring and building teams for startups.
Brenton also gives outstanding advice for anyone looking to break into Fintech, sharing his thoughts on the qualities leaders look for and how to get their attention.
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