In episode 89 of Fintech Chatter Dexter Cousins is joined by Stuart Ward, Senior Director for Financial Services and Go-To-Market Strategy for Salesforce.
Salesforce is a global leader in CRM and SAAS. Their customer360 platform and financial services cloud is helping Australia's financial services industry get closer to their customers.
With more than 2 decades of banking, tech and marketing experience Stuart joins me to share his insights on how Big Tech is playing an ever-growing role in Fintech.
Aussie Fintech Athena, Volt Bank, Frollo partner with Salesforce. And last year Salesforce made a strategic investment in open banking Fintech, Basiq.
Stuart shares his views on what he sees as the BIG opportunities coming from CDR.
For more information on Salesforce: https://www.salesforce.com/au/
For Matt, it's been a career-defining experience. Since September he has been acting Global Banking CEO overseeing the launch of new businesses in Australia, India, North America and Asia, giving him a unique perspective on how Fintech is taking off globally.
It takes Tier One People to build world-class Fintech companies.
It has been a record-breaking 12 months for Revolut. Many people thought the global travel restrictions would have crushed Revolut's business model. Instead, they have grown to 16 million customers, launched a stack of new products, and even hit break-even.
The raise makes Revolut more valuable than Natwest Bank. Find out how they've done it and what makes this business so unique in the world of Fintech and digital banking.
Matt talks about his own personal journey from incumbent bank to Fintech rocket ship. And we also get his insights on how to build a high-performing remote-first team, who had never met each other for the first 18 months of operation!
There are some great tips on the hiring process and the skills you need to focus on to deliver long-term success.
Auror was founded in 2013 after realising that $100B+ was lost every year by retailers but there was no effective technology being used to report, solve, or prevent crime.
Through their data-driven crime management platform, Auror is helping to tackle crime by providing visibility over criminal activity.
The platform enables retailers and police to harness the power of data to prevent crime and protect customers and employees.
Backed by Reinventure and now supporting Australia and New Zealand's biggest retailers, the business is expanding to North America and Europe.
Phil talks about what it means to be a force for good in Fintech and why New Zealand is producing some world-class Fintech's. Phil candidly shares some of the leadership challenges he has faced as a first-time founder.
This is a fantastic chat, we hope you enjoy it. If you do, please leave us a review and subscribe using your favourite player so you don't miss our upcoming shows and a fantastic lineup of guests.
To find out more about Auror https://www.auror.co/
mx51 partners with banks and acquirers to deliver exceptional merchant experiences. Through a white-label Payments-as-a-Service platform, mx51 seamlessly connects the world of commerce into multi-channel payments.
Victor chats about payments innovation, pivots, splits, team rebuilds and leading throughout a pandemic.
And a special mention to Fintech Chatter Podcast no1 fan Harry Cousins who stepped in as production assistant for this episode.
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83: Ezypay, James Foster on Fintech Chatter.
In episode 83 of Fintech Chatter Podcast Dexter Cousins is joined by James Foster CEO of Ezypay.
Ezypay is Australia’s first Subscription Payments company and an OG bootstrapped Fintech success! The business has been profitable and generating its own cash flow since starting in 1996.
Over the last 25 years, Ezypay has grown to 9 countries across Asia-Pacific. Reinvesting in technology. Ezypay has developed an innovative cloud billing platform, integrated with leading software companies across a range of industries.
James and Dexter talk about the Ezypay journey, the benefits of bootstrapping, rocketship growth, pivots and what it means to run a profitable business with zero VC funding.
If like us, you love a good bootstrap story then you will love this episode!
About James Foster.
James joined Ezypay in 2017 and has over 20 years’ experience in technology-driven businesses across marketing, sales and technology leadership roles.
His experience working at senior levels in global software and services organisations allows him to drive Ezypay’s ambitious growth objectives.
Dexter Cousins chats to Rebecca Schot-Guppy, CEO of Fintech Australia to talk about the upcoming Intersekt festival 2021.
The Australian Fintech industry will gather in Melbourne on Wednesday 19th May. What's the big occasion?
The premier Australian Fintech event, Intersekt Festival 2021.
It’s the first Intersekt since Oct 2019. In true FinTech Australia fashion they've gone all out hosting the premier Fintech Awards, the Finnies on 9th June!
Listen to Rebecca share plans for the events and what to expect from FA over the coming months. If you can't make it to Melbourne we'll bring you all of the action in a bumper podcast recorded at the event.
To attend the Finnies go to https://www.thefinnies.org.au/
76: Q2, Chris Boas
In episode 76 of Fintech Chatter PodcastDexter Cousins is joined by Chris Boas, Managing Director APAC of Q2 a software business that creates simple, smart, end-to-end banking and lending experiences.
Chris chats about the role Q2 is playing in the Australian Fintech sector, where Q2's software (Cloud Lending) is used to power Fintech like Athena and Prospa.
Chris also shares some of the work Q2 is doing around the world, including some 900 banks and credit unions in the US.
And Chris shares his insights on the rapidly changing world of banking since the Covid-19 pandemic.
About Q2
Cloud Lending Solutions empowers the global lending & leasing community to connect with their borrowers in a whole new way by fundamentally transforming the borrower's experience.
Built on Salesforce, the world's #1 CRM, Cloud Lending Solutions is the industry's only end-to-end lending and leasing software specifically designed to digitize the entire lending process.
Cloud Lending continues to expand globally across five continents and over twenty-three countries.
Fintech Chatter Podcast #67 Dexter Cousins is joined by Toby Norton-Smith of x15 Ventures.
x15 Ventures (the CVC arm of Commonwealth Bank) is a venture scaler focused on building, investing or acquiring ventures that can deliver the next generation of services in and around banking, advantaged through integration and support from CommBank.
Toby launched x15 in 2020 and is currently the Managing Director. Prior to x15 Ventures, Toby was General Manager of Digital Growth at CBA, CEO of a fintech venture in the wealth space (StocksInValue), and commenced his career at McKinsey and Co.
Tune for a candid and insightful chat as Toby shares how he and the x15 team are taking a different approach to CVC.
Toby also shares some exclusive news on the latest talent and venture acquisitions. Plus he gives his views on the future of Fintech and why banks need to focus on collaboration.
Fintech Australia Podcast #61 and Dexter Cousins is joined by Danny Gilligan CEO of Data Republic and Partner at ReInventure Group.
It's been a long time coming but we are delighted to bring to our listeners the insights of a true visionary in Danny Gilligan.
As both a serial entrepreneur and experienced venture capitalist, Danny Gilligan is at the forefront of driving disruptive innovation in Data and Fintech.
We talk about Data Republic and their revolutionary 'data sandbox'. Working with some of the world's largest B2C brands including Singapore Airlines, ANZ and Westpac, Data Republic is helping companies encumbered by legacy technology innovate at warp speed.
Through Reinventure Group, co-founded with Simon Cant in 2013, Danny is pioneering a new model of corporate venture capital. We discuss the diversity and vision of Reinventure’s Fund across verticals such as data, payments, artificial intelligence, real estate, crime prevention and human resources.
Danny is also a founding director of Stone & Chalk, and founding director of peak industry body FinTech Australia.
So tune in and enjoy!
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Founded by Dexter Cousins in 2016, Tier One People is on a mission to help Australia become the world leader in Fintech innovation.
Tier One People helps companies like Revolut, TrueLayer and 10x build founding teams for launch in Australia.
And series A+ / ASX Listed Aussie Fintech like Lendi, Afterpay and 86 400 hire executive talent capable of delivering growth and scale. If you are building a world-class Fintech venture and need help in hiring tier-one people contact us
60: David M Brear, 11:FS
Fintech Australia Podcast #60 and Dexter Cousins is joined by 11:FS CEO and Co-Founder, David M Brear.
As a good friend of the show and star guest of ep2 of Fintech Australia Podcast, it seemed only right that we ask David M Brear of 11FS back for a Christmas chat.
Digital Financial Services Is Only 1% Finished and this realisation has spurred David's desire to establish an organisation that can actually support the industry through its greatest challenge.
11:FS is a challenger to the incumbent consultancies. We create innovative strategies and build out new propositions and ventures in the UK, US, Europe and Asia for some of the biggest brands on the planet. Alongside this 11:FS build in-house products from competitor benchmarking tools like 11:FS Pulse, to core banking and modern architecture systems like 11:FS Foundry.
In 4 years 11:FS has gone from zero brand and zero revenues to a multimillion a month business with one of the hottest brands in fintech all with zero external investment in the group.
Join us as we talk about the year that was 2020, the impacts of Covid on the Fintech industry, the rise of BNPL and where the future of Fintech is headed.
David shares his leadership lessons of 2020 and his thoughts on what we can expect in 2021.
And if you want to tune in for the Afterdark debate on BNPL you can head over to https://info.11fs.com/after-dark-bnpl-debate
For more info on 11:FS - https://11fs.com/
A favour to ask
Fintech Chatter is free of sponsors and will always be free content. If you appreciate the interviews please help us promote the show by
Hitting "follow" on your podcast player and leaving a five-star review on Apple or Spotify
Founded by Dexter Cousins in 2016, Tier One People is on a mission to help Australia become the world leader in Fintech innovation.
Tier One People helps companies like Revolut, TrueLayer and 10x build founding teams for launch in Australia.
And series A+ / ASX Listed Aussie Fintech like Lendi, Afterpay and 86 400 hire executive talent capable of delivering growth and scale. If you are building a world-class Fintech venture and need help in hiring tier-one people contact us
David Birch - The Currency Cold War
In episode 35 Dexter Cousins chats Fintech with David Birch, Author of 'The Currency Cold War' and renowned commentator on digital payments and ID.
His recent book " The currency cold war" is a fascinating read on the future of digital currency and the power battle for global economic power between the US and China.
As the world enters an unprecedented period of global economic uncertainty we talk digital currencies, digital ID, Bitcoin and central banks. Will Libra win, or will China's own digital currency be the move that makes China the world's dominant financial power?
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.
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