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

08/04/2021
77: Haventec, Stephen McNulty

In episode 77 Dexter Cousins chats to Stephen McNulty, Chief Growth Officer of Haventec. Each month Dexter showcases one of Australia's up-and-coming innovators. To kick off the series, we feature Haventec. At the core of the Haventec proposition is a remarkably simple idea, beautifully executed – protecting digital identities from harm, and keeping ‘data that […]

01/04/2021
76: Q2, Chris Boas

In episode 76 of Fintech Chatter Podcast Dexter 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 […]

25/03/2021
75: The Finanser, Chris Skinner

In Episode 75 of Fintech Chatter Podcast Dexter Cousins is joined by Chris Skinner, author, commentator and (in his own words) "troublemaker". Chris Skinner is known as one of the most influential people in technology, and as an independent commentator on fintech through his blog, The Finanser.com. His latest book (sixteenth!) is called Doing Digital, […]

22/03/2021
Will AI replace people in banking?

An opinion piece by Dexter Cousins, Managing Director of Tier One People. In late 2022 Chat GPT seemed to come out of nowhere, the truth is the technology is 7 years old and advancing at a rapid rate. Companies have been developing AI tools for decades, and in the last 10 years we've seen a […]

18/03/2021
74: Ignition Advice, Mark Fordree

Founded in Sydney in 2014 by Mark Fordree and Mike Giles, Ignition Advice is a global leader in digital advice technology, with unique capabilities to deliver advice across investment, retirement and insurance. Ignition offers a full end to end platform for enterprise, including onboarding, consumer engagement, compliant advice, sales completion, ongoing account management and client servicing. Ignition entered the European […]

15/03/2021
Do you need a resume?

We live in a digital world - yet many of the processes and systems we use are stuck in an analog world. None more so than recruitment. Despite rapid technological advances this century, the process of hiring has remained largely unchanged over the last 100 years. No part of the hiring process causes more debate than […]

11/03/2021
73: Fast, Domm Holland

In episode 73 of Fintech Chatter Podcast Dexter Cousins chats to Domm Holland, the Co-Founder and CEO of Fast, the world’s fastest online login and checkout platform. Widely known as the ’World’s Fastest CEO,” Domm is an entrepreneur and self-taught engineer who has founded and scaled companies in the logistics, transportation and technology sectors. Founded […]

09/03/2021
Podcast name change to Fintech Chatter

First of all, thank you for supporting the FinTech Australia Podcast show and tuning in over the last 12 months. Along with the partners for the show, FinTech Australia we are blown away by your kind words, messages of support, reviews, shares and appearance requests. That’s why we wanted you to be the first to […]

04/03/2021
Dexter Cousins on Ausbiz

Dexter Cousins appears on Ausbiz TV with Westpac economist Justin Smirk as they talk through the latest jobs data. Is the job recovery from Covid underway or could there be new threats on the horizon? The fantastic team at Ausbiz invited Tier One People founder, Dexter Cousins into their Sydney studio recently to talk about […]

25/02/2021
072: Zest Money, Lizzie Chapman

Fintech Australia Podcast Dexter Cousins is joined by the remarkable Lizzie Chapman CEO & Co-Founder of ZestMoney, India’s first and largest AI-Driven, digital financing platform. Lizzie Chapman is a leading figure in the fintech landscape of India. She has been instrumental in driving the adoption of digital finance and financial inclusion initiatives in the country.  Lizzie's vision is […]

18/02/2021
071: Athena, Nathan Walsh & Michael Starkey

In episode #71 of Fintech Australia Podcast Dexter Cousins chats to Nathan Walsh and Michael Starkey as they celebrate the 2nd birthday of Athena Home Loans. Who is Athena Home Loans? Athena is on a mission to save Australians a whole lot of money and help pay off their home loan faster. Founded in June […]

15/02/2021
70: 86400, Robert Bell

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 […]

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