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

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 […]

28/03/2024
Andrew Ward - Liquidise

Liquidise - Solving the Equity Problem for Startups and Private Companies In episode 185 of Fintech Chatter Dexter Cousins is joined by Andrew Ward, CEO and Founder of Liquidise. Hi, Dexter here with another great episode with another great Aussie Fintech founder. This week I chat with Andrew Ward about the launch of his latest […]

18/03/2024
Peita Piper - Avenue Bank

Meet Australia's newest bank CEO, Peita Piper of Avenue Bank. Avenue Bank were recently granted a full ADI banking license and Dexter Cousins chats to Peita about their journey. In this episode Peita shares the strategy of Avenue and their focus on a niche business banking product neglected by banks, the bank guarantee. Avenue have […]

29/02/2024
Fintech In The Nordics - Pål Krogdahl

In episode 182 of Fintech Chatter Podcast Dexter Cousins is joined by Pål Krogdahl, Director of Advisory at Samlink and co-host of Fintech Daydreaming Podcast. In this episode, Dexter chats with Pål Krogdahl about the Fintech scene in the Nordics. They talk through Navigating the Transformative Trends in Banking, a report highlighting the latest customer […]

16/02/2024
Stake's Co-Founders on Raising $93.5M and Scaling Globally

Stake Co-Founders Matt Leibowitz and Dan Silver join Dexter Cousins in episode 182 of Fintech Chatter Podcast. How Stake Raised $93.5M With Tiger Global In another one of our 'Origin Stories' Matt and Dan share their incredible journey from becoming friends to becoming business partners. Stake is one of Australia's most successful Fintech. They have […]

01/02/2024
Chris Jewell - Zepto

In episode 181 of Fintech Chatter Podcast Dexter Cousins is joined by Chris Jewell, CEO and Co-Founder of Aussie payments Fintech, Zepto. Making his Fintech Chatter debut, Chris shares the HUGE opportunity in the global payments landscape as the US and Europe embrace real-time account to account payments. Chris shares his thoughts on this unique […]

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