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

15/11/2024
Graham Strain - Citoplus Ep 196

About this Episode In Episode 196 of the Fintech Chatter podcast, Dexter Cousins is joined by Graham Strain, Co-Founder of Citoplus a digital platform for commercial broking. The Citoplus Journey Dexter and Graham look back at their first meeting and discuss Graham's journey from traditional Banking to Start up. His recognition that he was a […]

14/11/2024
2024 Singapore Fintech Festival Highlights with Kristofer Rogers Ep 199

In this special episode of Fintech Chatter, host Dexter Cousins and guest Kristofer Rogers of Volt.io review the Singapore Fintech Festival 2024, highlighting its scale, the quality of discussions, and the global interest in fintech. They explore themes of financial health, geopolitical impacts, interoperability, the future of embedded finance and the need for collaboration in […]

01/11/2024
Paul Weingarth - Slyp Ep 195

We have a great Fintech Chatter Podcast for you this week, a transformative piece in more ways than one. Dexter Cousins caught up with Paul Weingarth, Co-founder & CEO of Slyp, Australia’s only independent startup backed by all four major banks. About This Episode 12 months ago Paul and Slyp were in a challenging place. Paul's health and fitness had suffered […]

18/10/2024
Ryan Edwards-Pritchard - Anna.Money Ep 194

In the latest episode of the Fintech Chatter podcast, Dexter reconnects with Ryan Edwards-Pritchard, CEO of Anna.Money. Ryan chats to Dexter about the recent merger of Cape and how he's joined forces with the UK's Anna.Money to bring a new approach to supporting the 2 million plus small businesses in Australia. About this episode Ryan shares […]

12/09/2024
John Crutchely & Dave Malcolm - Mist Ep 193

In episode 193, Dexter Cousins sits down with Co-Founders John Crutchley and Dave Malcolm, the brains behind Mist, an innovative solution helping students organise their new life in Australia. It doesn’t sound glamorous, but it is an untapped market ripe for digital innovation. Dave and John share their vision for what promises to be a […]

30/08/2024
Robert Kassis - Digizoo Ep. 192

In this episode of the Fintech Chatter Podcast, Dexter sits down with Robert Kassis, a visionary leader and co-founder of DigiZoo, a digital consultancy supporting some of Australia’s most innovative Fintech including 86 400, Volt Bank, Afterpay Money, Constantinople and Great Northern Bank. DigiZoo is at the forefront of transforming businesses through innovative digital solutions, […]

16/08/2024
Revolutionising Housing Finance: Tim Buskens of HOPE Housing

In Episode 191 of the Fintech Chatter Podcast, Dexter Cousins is joined by Tim Buskens CEO of Hope Housing a not-for-profit initiative assisting Essential Service Workers. Dexter and Tim chat about the very real issue of home ownership in Australia for essential workers, as they battle to afford housing closer to where they work. Revolutionising Housing Finance: HOPE Housing About Hope Housing […]

02/08/2024
Chad West - How Did Revolut Grow To 20 Million Customers?

In episode 190 of Fintech Chatter Dexter Cousins is joined by Chad West, VP of Marketing for Argent.Dexter and Chad first met in 2018 when Chad was VP of Marketing for Revolut. Tune in as they talk about how Chad grew Revolut from 50K to 20 MILLION customers in 5 years About Argent Argent is […]

19/07/2024
PropHero - Pablo Gil Brusola Ep 189

In episode 189 of Fintech Chatter Dexter Cousins is joined by Pablo Gil Brusola, CEO of PropHero.  About PropHero PropHero, founded in July 2021, is Australia’s leading PropTech platform redefining property investment through cutting-edge data & AI technologies. The platform empowers over 1000 clients worldwide to craft high-return, low-risk property portfolios. PropHero simplifies the entire […]

05/07/2024
Stevie Ann Dovico - Beyond Bank Ep 188

In episode 188 of Fintech Chatter podcast, Dexter Cousins is joined by Stevie-Ann Dovico, CIO of Beyond Bank. We know what you're thinking, This is a Fintech Podcast, why are you featuring a Community Bank? Back in 2020 Dexter made a bold prediction that talent would move from Fintech and Big banks to the community banking space, as they looked to make […]

20/06/2024
David Hanna - Finmo

In episode 187 of the Fintech Chatter podcast, Dexter Cousins is joined by CEO of Finmo, David Hanna. David talks to Dexter about how he and the team are tackling a global problem affecting pretty much every SME. David shares his Fintech journey as the Head of Risk and Compliance  at Paypal and Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at Rapyd. Tune […]

07/06/2024
Erica Xie - Tanggram

Erica Xie joins Dexter Cousins to chat about Tanggram, a smart wealth-creating App that  integrates investment with shopping rewards. Congratulations to Erica who has just been announced as Emerging Fintech Leader of the Year at the 2024 Finnies Awards. About Tanggram Co-founded with CEO Nick Tang in 2017, Tanggram is unique in that it serves a […]

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