Athena Home Loans: $200M Raised to Fix Australia's Mortgages Nathan Walsh and Michael Starkey didn't leave comfortable corporate careers to build something incremental. They left to take on Australia's $1.7 trillion mortgage market — a market dominated by four banks that have had little incentive to change. In this episode of Fintech Chatter, the Athena […]
In Ep70 of the Fintech Australia Podcast Dexter Cousins is joined by Robert Bell CEO of 86400. 86400 is Australia's first smart bank. Launched in September 2019 with an unrestricted banking license, the smartphone-only bank has been the trailblazer for Aussie neobanks launching home loans, energy switching, joint accounts, and budgeting tools with new feature releases […]
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 […]
Fintech Australia Podcast #68 Dexter Cousins is joined by Martin McCann CEO and Co-Founder of Trade Ledger. Trade Ledger is the world’s first open digital banking platform that gives banks the ability to assess business lending risk in real-time. Tune in as Dexter and Martin discuss the Fintech landscape and how Trade Ledger has evolved since […]
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 […]
Dexter Cousins ushers in 2021 and season 3 of the FinTech Australia Podcast with Claire Alexander, Head of People at Limepay. In this special show Dexter fields questions from you, the listeners, on Fintech career advice. Tune in as Claire and Dexter discuss which skills are in demand, which skills you should focus on developing, […]
Fintech Australia Podcast #65 Lee Hatton from Afterpay joins Dexter Cousins as they discuss a world-first partnership with Westpac. Banking as a Service is real! Afterpay recently announced a landmark partnership with Westpac to provide a deposit account facility to Afterpay customers via the 10x/Westpac BaaS platform. It's only six weeks since Lee was last […]
Fintech Australia Podcast #64 Dexter Cousins chats to Fred Schebesta, Co-Founder of Finder and CEO of Schebesta Ventures. Fred Schebesta is a world-famous entrepreneur, Co-Founder of Finder, LinkedIn Top Voices of Australia 2020 and AFR Young Rich Lister. It's been another breakthrough year for Finder, with the launch of the Finder Money App. Fred talks […]
Fintech Australia Podcast #63 and Dexter Cousins chats to Tim Cameron Australia Country Head, Wise. Wise (Previously known as Transferwise)is a world-leading Fintech offering a cheaper, faster way to send money abroad. It's been a HUGE month for Wise in Australia, with APRA granting a Purchased Payments Facility license. Tim was also re-elected to the FinTech […]
Fintech Australia Podcast #62 and Dexter Cousins is joined by Melissa Widner, CEO of Lighter Capital, the pioneer and leader in revenue-based financing for tech start-ups and scales ups. Seattle-based Lighter Capital is backed by NAB and Silicon Valley Bank as well as US-based VCs. Previously Melissa was the Managing Director of NAB Ventures, […]
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 […]
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 […]
