132: Basiq | Damir Cuca

In episode 132 of Fintech Chatter Dexter Cousins is joined by Damir Cuca, Founder and CEO of Basiq.

Basiq provides businesses with all the tools to seamlessly acquire and use Open Banking data in a CDR-compliant way.

Damir chats to Dexter about why he is upbeat and optimistic for the Fintech sector in 2023.

Make sure to check out the full podcast where Damir shares his approach to bringing on major investors including Plaid, NAB Ventures, Salesforce and Visa.

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About Basiq

At Basiq, our vision is Making Finance Easy. Finance is complex and it can be hard for consumers to make informed financial decisions. We see a world where consumers are empowered to make smarter financial decisions and to engage with their finances in new and unique ways.

Basiq enables this by providing an Open Finance API platform for businesses to build innovative financial solutions. The platform facilitates the relationship between fintechs and consumers by enabling access to consented financial data and executing smart data-driven payments.

Chapters

0:00 Intro

2:40 About Basiq

4:33 Open Banking and the payments opportunity

5:58 The current state of CDR and Open Banking

10:51 The origins of Basiq

14:58 Running a successful Fintech prudently

18:23 Thriving in a downturn

24:59 3 forces impacting Australian Fintech in 2023

29:25 How to win investors like Salesforce, Plaid, Visa,

31:17 Supporting the Aussie fintech startup ecosystem

34:53 Is Sydney's Northern Beaches Australia's Silicon valley?

36:17 Attracting the right talent

40:57 How to get in touch

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Damir Cuca - Basiq

In episode 34 Dexter Cousins chats Fintech with Damir Cuca, CEO and Founder of Basiq, an open banking platform enabling developers to build innovative financial solutions.

Working with some of Australia's largest banks, backed by Westpac's ReInventure fund and Salesforce and part of the CDR pilot scheme, Damir shares his vision of what open banking could mean for Australia.

We also discuss how Damir came up with the idea, his secrets on leadership and why he chose Sydney's stunning Northern Beaches (home of Tier One People) as company HQ.

You can find out more https://basiq.io/

Follow Damir - Twittter @damircuca or LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/damircuca