Kareene Koh, CEO Domain Home Loans
Dexter was fantastic to work with throughout the hiring process of my role with Domain Home Loans.
He provides strong advice and clear feedback to help throughout the recruitment journey.
He plays an outstanding role in bridging the client and candidates needs to get the best outcome for all involved.
Thanks, Dexter for all your support!
96: Lendi Group, David Hyman
Episode 96 of Fintech Chatter Podcast and Dexter Cousins is joined by David Hyman, CEO and co-founder of Lendi Group.
David is one of Australia's Fintech pioneers and he kindly shares his experience and wisdom in scaling businesses successfully.
It's a welcome return to the show for David who last appeared on the show in May 2020, episode 8. Fast forward to May 2021, Lendi and Aussie Home Loans merged to form the Lendi Group.
The last we interviewed David, Lendi was Australia’s leading home loan platform with a team of 470 people, a loan book of $7.5 billion and a customer base of more than 25,000 Australians who had settled more than $12 billion in home loans.
Lendi Group - Australia's biggest distributor of home loans outside the Big 4
Today, Lendi Group is home to the industry's leading platform technology, a network of over 1200 brokers, a head office team of 600, a loan book in excess of $80 (eighty) billion and a retail footprint of more than 225 stores across the country.
Both the Aussie and Lendi brands enjoyed record-breaking performance in FY21.
Dexter chat's to David about Lendi Group’s innovation in proprietary technology and the huge growth opportunities in 2022.
David also talks about Lendi's approach to a running remote-first business at scale, with the added complexity of retail stores.
For more info on Lendi Group - https://www.lendi.com.au/
69: Domain Group, Jason Pellegrino
Fintech Australia Podcast #69 Dexter Cousins is joined by Jason Pellegrino, CEO of Domain Group on the FinTech Australia Podcast.
You might be asking why a Real Estate listing platform is featuring on a Fintech podcast?
Tune in and find out why in this super interesting show as Jason shares the Domain Group strategy and their move into Fintech with Lendi and Limepay.
Jason spent 10 years with Google as Managing Director of Australia and New Zealand. As a member of the Asia-Pacific Regional Leadership Team, Jason held leadership positions across Sales, Operations and Strategy.
He shares his views on the role Big Tech is playing in the future of payments and financial services.
Prior to Google, Jason worked in several roles over 15 years spanning Corporate Strategy, Mergers and Acquisitions and Finance at Dakota Capital Partners, LEK Consulting, PepsiCo International and KPMG.
Jason holds a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce and an MBA (Distinction) from The London Business School.
Jason is a member of the Innovation Taskforce of the Business Council of Australia, a member of ASIC's External Advisory Panel and a Board member of Plan International.
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