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

14/07/2020
86 400 Anthony Thomson talks digital banks

"In 2012 there was another seismic shift in the data I had spent 30 years reviewing. Going digital had truly arrived. People wanted to be completely mobile. This led to the launch of Atom Bank in the UK." anthony thomson, chairman 86 400 Anthony Thompson is co-founder and chairman of 86 400, Australia's first smart […]

13/07/2020
Ep 25: Anthony Thomson, 86 400

Anthony Thomson Chairman of 86 400, Australia's first Smart Bank It's episode 25 and to mark such an occasion Dexter is joined by a very special guest who needs no introduction. https://www.buzzsprout.com/703249/4486532-ep-25-anthony-thomson-86-400?client_source=small_player&iframe=true&referrer=https://www.buzzsprout.com/703249/4486532-ep-25-anthony-thomson-86-400.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-4486532&player=small Anthony's resume includes Founder and Chairman of Atom Bank, the UKs first mobile-first bank and Metro Bank in the UK. It is little […]

09/07/2020
Christian Westerlind Wigstrom, Monoova

  In episode 24 of the FinTech Australia Podcast Dexter talks to Christian Westerlind Wigstrom of Monoova, an end-to-end payment solution allowing businesses to automate how they receive, manage and pay funds.  Using an API-driven Payment Engine, businesses can scale without worrying about how their transactions are managed. Christian shares his thoughts on a not-too-distant […]

06/07/2020
Ep 23: Fred Schebesta, Finder

In episode 23 Dexter is joined by Fred Schebesta co-founder of Finder, a global personal finance comparison website. Finder attracts over 10 million visitors each month and employs over 300 staff. Fred spearheaded the group’s venture capital arm, Finder Venture where he thrives in the startup phase of building new business ideas. For the past […]

05/07/2020
Gareth Gumbley - Frollo

"I just sat there one day back in 2015, with a piece of paper at the dining room table and thought there has to be a better way of doing this. There has to be a more fun way of getting people engaged in finances. From this Frollo was born" Gareth Gumbley, CEO of Frollo […]

03/07/2020
Ep 22: Jonny Wilkinson, Equitise

In episode 22 of The FinTech Australia Podcast I am joined by Jonny Wilkinson, co-founder of Equitise. Equitise is a crowdfunding platform which simplifies the investment marketplace. It removes traditional barriers to investing in sourcing capital by making the process quick, easy and safe. Enabling your average Aussie to invest in early stage startups like […]

02/07/2020
Ep 21: Gareth Gumbley, Frollo

In episode 21 Dexter Cousins talks open banking with Gareth Gumbley, CEO of Frollo. Frollo is on a quest to help Australians feel good about money.  Using the power of technology and community, Frollo’s ecosystem enables clients to build their own unique customer journeys and value propositions. Their SaaS Integration platform brings together an AI […]

01/07/2020
Ep 20: Open Banking Special

Join your host Dexter Cousins for a HUGE celebration! Open Banking is now live in Australia and in honour of this 'Game Changing' event for Fintech we have an amazing line up of guests. True pioneers! In episode 020 of the Fintech Australia Podcast co-host is our good friend from True Layer, Marie Steinthaler. And […]

25/06/2020
Tim Cameron - Transferwise

"We hire people who have shown a true affinity for their customers in previous roles. Talking about the profit you’ve delivered without sharing the customer problems you've solved is not really the way to get your foot in the door." Tim Cameron - Transferwise Tim Cameron is Australia New Zealand Country Manager for Transferwise. Transferwise launched […]

25/06/2020
019: Tim Cameron, Transferwise

In episode 19 Dexter Cousins is joined by Tim Cameron Australia New Zealand Country Manager for Transferwise. Launched in 2011 with the vision of making international money transfers cheap, fair, and simple. Transferwise now has over 7 million customers and processes over US$5bn per month in international transactions With investors including Sir Richard Branson and […]

19/06/2020
018: Bianca Bates, Cuscal

In episode 18 of Fintech Chatter Dexter Cousins chats to Bianca Bates, Chief Client Officer at Cuscal, Australia's largest independent provider of payment solutions. Cuscal has a rich history of technology innovation in Australia and is the main investor behind Neo bank 86 400. They were the first provider to go live on the new […]

17/06/2020
017: Carolyn Breeze, GoCardless

Welcome to episode 17. Dexter is joined by Carolyn Breeze, General Manager for the ANZ region of GoCardless. They’re a global payments platform designed for recurring payments whether they be, invoice, subscription, membership or instalment payments.  Processing more than $13bn each year, GoCardless is backed by major players in VC including Accel Partners, Salesforce ventures […]

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