Insights

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

13/06/2019
Will Mahon-Heap - Revolut

We're looking for Australia's top talent. For those who are not aware of Revolut it is a phenomenal growth story. Launching in 2015 Revolut has over 5 million customers in Europe, and another 350,000 joining each month. June 12th 2019 saw the launch of a public beta in Australia. Find out more about Revolut Will, […]

04/06/2019
Anthony Millet - Antler

Have you ever dreamed of launching your own Tech Startup? Antler is a global Startup generator and Venture Capital firm. They have a game changing approach to nurturing and supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs. Dexter Cousins of Tier One People interviews Anthony Millet, Partner at Antler to discuss the launch of their first Australian […]

22/05/2019
Steve Weston - Volt Bank

People warned me that building a bank would be very difficult. But it is much, much harder than that!Steve Weston. CEO, Volt Bank. Steve Weston is CEO of Volt Bank, the first fully licensed Neobank in Australia. Tier One People CEO Dexter Cousins caught up with Steve at Volt Banks HQ in Sydney to talk […]

26/04/2019
Anthony Quinn - Arctic Intelligence

Anthony Quinn is founder and CEO of Arctic Intelligence, one of Australia's first Regtech startups. Anthony and the team have developed a platform that tackles the global problem of financial crime and money laundering. Dexter Cousins, CEO of Tier One People caught up with Anthony to talk about the journey so far. Can you tell […]

22/03/2019
Leda Glyptis - 11:FS

As CEO of 11:FS Foundry, Leda is at the forefront of innovation in open banking. She’s also Chief of Staff for 11:FS Group, a specialist digital financial services firm that is reinventing what providing advisory, technology and design services to the banking community looks like. Leda is a renowned speaker, writer and academic in banking […]

06/03/2019
Martin McCann - Trade Ledger

2019 was a breakthrough year for Trade Ledger. 2020 promises to be even bigger as open banking creates the perfect set of conditions for the Trade Ledger platform to take off. Dexter Cousins of Tier One People caught up with CEO and Co-Founder Martin McCann in Sydney recently to talk open banking and Lending as […]

31/01/2019
Andy Taylor, CEO of Douugh

We are laser focused on building a ‘smart’ banking experience that will change people’s relationship with money for the better - fostering financial wellness. Andy Taylor is an Aussie FinTech pioneer. He is one of the original founders of Society One, bringing peer to peer lending to the Australian market. Andy's latest venture, Douugh is […]

06/01/2019
David Washbrook - Look Who's Charging

Look Who's Charging had a stellar 2018 with numerous awards, accolades such as featuring in KPMG's FinTech 100 and commercial success with two of the Big 4 Aussie banks becoming customers. Sibos and Money 20/20 helped put Look Who's Charging on the global FinTech map. Tier One People's Dexter Cousins talks with Co-Founder David Washbrook […]

06/12/2018
George Lucas - Raiz Invest

Raiz Invest (previously Acorns Australia) launched in 2016, quickly amassing close to one million users. George Lucas, CEO is one of the more experienced founders in the FinTech NextGen series. Many CEO’s in financial services struggle to relate to the Millennial market, not so George and his Raiz Invest team. Discover his secrets in this interview with […]

20/11/2018
Alex Badran Spriggy

Spriggy is a financial education product for families that helps parents teach their kids about money. The app has become so important in the 'Cousins' house hold that the kids now call 'pocket money', 'Spriggy money.' Dexter Cousins of Tier One People talks with Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Alex Badran, to talk about the Spriggy journey. […]

08/10/2018
Katherine McConnell - Brighte

From corporate career to FinTech leader of the year.The amazing story of Katherine McConnell. Katherine McConnell is CEO and Founder of Brighte. In 2015, Katherine was in a comfortable corporate job. Today she is Fintech Leader of the year, running a successful, rapidly scaling business and has the backing of Mike Cannon-Brookes. I have been recruiting leadership talent for […]

22/09/2018
Daniel Foggo | Plenti

"If we are to compete with the large incumbents and other financial services businesses, and we want to continue to grow at the rate we're growing, we need to be doing things better than what they've been done previously, all the time. It is a constant challenge to each member of our team. " Daniel […]

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