Insights

The playbooks, hiring decisions and market moves behind Australia's fastest-growing fintechs.

04/11/2020
054: Andy Taylor - Douugh

Dexter Cousins is joined by Andy Taylor, CEO of Douugh, a Super App doing things very differently. Douugh recently listed on the ASX and has seen 10x growth in the share price since listing. It's a bold vision with launch in the US first through partnerships with existing banks and Mastercard. A software business that […]

04/11/2020
Simone Joyce, FinTech Australia

Dexter Cousins chats to Simone Joyce about her appointment as Chairwoman of FinTech Australia. Simone Joyce is CEO and Founder of Paypa Plane, a payments technology business making huge strides in 2020. She's also the newly appointed and first Chairwoman for FinTech Australia. Simone talks about The Finnies, FinTech Australia's 2021 strategy, the mightily impressive […]

23/10/2020
Kraken, the digital bank of the future

Dexter Cousins chats to Kraken's Jonathan Miller (Australia Managing Director) and Jakub Zakrewski  (Singapore Managing Director) on their move to become a digital bank. Kraken is the most trusted cryptocurrency exchange on the market and recently announced the granting of a banking license in North America. It's been another big week for digital currency. Paypal has […]

15/10/2020
Steve Weston, Volt Bank 2.0

Dexter Cousins is joined by Steve Weston CEO and Co-Founder of Volt Bank. It's been a wild ride for Volt, as it has every neo bank! Volt has carved the path for a banking revolution as Australia's first new bank of the millennia and the first 'Neo bank' to be granted a full banking license […]

12/10/2020
Lee Hatton, Afterpay

In episode 48 Dexter Cousins chats Fintech with Lee Hatton, EVP of Platforms at Afterpay. Lee spent 5 years as CEO of UBank, Australia's 1st 100% online bank and is also a board director at Xero. Afterpay is one of the world's fastest growing Fintech. Listed on the ASX with a market cap of Aus […]

05/10/2020
Daniel Wearne, Up

Dexter Cousins chats Fintech with Dan Wearne, Head of Design at Up as we celebrate their 2nd Birthday on the Fintech Australia Podcast. It's been an incredible two years since I attended the Up Bank launch party in October 2018. I was greeted at the door by Dan who instantly transferred $50 onto my Up […]

01/10/2020
Aris Allegos, Moula

In episode 46 Dexter Cousins chats Fintech with Aris Allegos , CEO and co-founder of Moula. Aris is driven by the desire to provide Australian SMEs with a better way to access finance. Growing up around a family business, he experienced first-hand the challenges faced by SMEs. Before Moula, Aris spent over 15 years working […]

27/09/2020
Angus Woods, Adviser Ratings

Fintech Chatter Podcast Dexter Cousins chats Fintech with Angus Woods, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Adviser Ratings. Launched in 2014 Adviser Ratings puts the entire world of financial advisers and online advice tools at your finger tips. It is an easy to use and transparent online platform which empowers customers and provides a valuable independent […]

24/09/2020
Doug Morris, Sharesight

In episode 44 of Fintech Chatter Podcast Dexter Cousins chats Fintech with Doug Morris CEO of Sharesight. Sharesight is an award-winning portfolio tracker used by over 150,000 investors around the world to accurately track their performance, dividends, and tax. Coming from humble beginnings (an excel spreadsheet!) Sharesight is a privately (family) owned Fintech. With partners […]

23/09/2020
Scott Eddington, WorldRemit

In ep 43 Fintech Chatter Podcast Dexter Cousins chats Fintech with Scott Eddington, APAC Managing Director of WorldRemit, a Fintech tackling the issues of financial inclusion and supporting the unbanked. Scott talks through the payment trends since Covid hit and how emerging economies are embracing digital wallets. Covering 150 countries around the world and with […]

21/09/2020
Alan Jones, M8 Ventures

In ep 42 Dexter Cousins chats to Alan Jones of M8 Ventures on being an angel investor, accelerator programmes and team diversity. Alan Jones is a startup founder coach and tech startup angel investor based in Sydney. Alan shares his advice for founders on everything from accelerator programmes, asking investors for money and the proven […]

17/09/2020
Brendan Malone, Raiz Invest

In episode 41 of Fintech Chatter Dexter Cousins is joined by Brendan Malone, Co-Founder and COO of Raiz, an investment app that helps people save in the background of life. Over 270,000 monthly users can invest in crypto and a range of investment funds using their spare change. Launched in 2015 as Acorns, the app […]

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