Insights

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

16/11/2020
Lauren Capelin, Startmate

Dexter Cousins chats to Lauren Capelin, Principal at Startmate about the rapidly evolving Fintech scene and discovering the next generation of startups. Startmate brings together exceptional founders, operators and investors through their  accelerator programs. Over the past decade they have invested in 130+ startups, with a collective portfolio value of $1 billion.  Lauren has played […]

11/11/2020
Josh Foreman, Indebted

Dexter Cousins speaks to Josh Foreman, Founder and CEO of Indebted, a Fintech revolutionising debt collection. Indebted replaces annoying and confronting calls with convenient and compelling messaging. Using data science to understand customers better, every message from InDebted provides one-click access to a self-service portal where customers can resolve their accounts without speaking to anyone.  […]

09/11/2020
Mandeep Sodhi, Effi

Dexter Cousins chats to Mandeep Sodhi, CEO and Founder of Effi, a SaaS platform using AI that enables Mortgage Brokers to spend more time with their clients while streamlining the home loan application process. Mandeep is an OG Fintech entrepreneur and is now on his 2nd Fintech startup. Previously Mandeep was CEO and co-founder of […]

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 […]

26/09/2020
The Finnies finalists 2020

Tier One People up against DLA Piper and King and Wood Mallesons for the Excellence in FinTech Support Services. The award recognises the support services that have provided the highest level of assistance to fintechs in their operation and growth or a business that helps drive the growth of the fintech community through physical infrastructure […]

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