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

24/03/2023
139: Leda Glyptis | Bankers Like Us

In Ep 139 of the Fintech Chatter Podcast, Dexter Cousins welcomes back Leda Glyptis, author of Bankers Like Us. In this chat Dexter talks to Leda about Bankers Like Us: Dispatches from an Industry in Transition - it's a recounting of the challenges Leda has faced in her career, driving digital transformation in some of the worlds […]

17/03/2023
138: Zeller | Ben Pfisterer

In ep 138 of Fintech Chatter Podcast Dexter Cousins is joined by Ben Pfisterer CEO & Co-Founder of Zeller. In our opinion, Ben is one of the most talented founders in Fintech. He shares his experience of growing a business to 225 people, raising capital, running a lean operation, and hiring a high-performance, hands-on executive […]

16/03/2023
A VC account of Silicon Valley Bank Crash | Scott Heyes, Mendoza Ventures

Welcome to Fintech News - in this special edition Dexter Cousins chats to Scott Heyes of Mendoza Ventures about the Silicon Valley Bank crash. Scott shares his first hand experience of events as they unfolded last Thursday with an urgent call from the CEO of SVB.  As we know things quickly escalated from there leaving […]

15/03/2023
007: CANVAS | David Lavecky

In Ep. 007 of Blockchain Chatter Dexter Cousins talks to David Lavecky, CEO and Co-Founder of CANVAS.  Tune in as they discuss the latest RBA CBDC eAUD initiative and the work CANVAS is piloting on Atomic FX settlements. As a payments and fintech veteran, David shares his thoughts on the convergence of blockchain and payments and why he feels the […]

13/03/2023
Fintech News | Silicon Valley Bank

What a crazy week! Dexter Cousins is joined in person by Carolyn Breeze as co-host of Fintech News. They cover the latest Aus Fintech news from capital raises, acquisitions, legislation and layoffs. Scott Heyes dials in from the US to give a first-hand account of the SVB collapse and what happens next. And Carolyn shares […]

10/03/2023
137: 11:FS | David M. Brear

In Ep 137 of Fintech Chatter Dexter Cousins chats to David M. Brear, CEO of 11:FS. A celebration of sorts as both 11:FS and Tier One People celebrate their 7th anniversaries. Tune in as Dexter and David discuss their contrasting experiences over the last 7 years as founder/builders in Fintech. They share their lessons in business, hiring, leadership, life, […]

03/03/2023
136: Marqeta | Jeff Parker

In Ep 136 of the Fintech Chattter Podcast Dexter Cousins is joined by Jeff Parker SVP and Managing Director, International at Marqeta. Ep 136 Marqeta - Jeff Parker. Talking points: 03:38 Pipes and Plumbing of Fintech 05:42 Serving a Global customer base 09:29 Embedded Finance - Hype or BIG opportunity? 19:44 The Marqeta Culture 23:01 […]

01/03/2023
Blockchain News - Dubai

Co-host Chloe White joins Dexter Cousins with a special Blockchain news from Dubai. Plus the headlines and interesting events  in February 2023. Blockchain news from Dubai Dexter Cousins and Chloe White have a conversation about the latest headlines in blockchain and digital assets. Chloe is based in the Middle East and has been working on […]

22/02/2023
005: Betacarbon | Guy Dickinson

In episode 5 of Blockchain Chatter Dexter Cousins chats to Guy Dickinson, CEO and Cofounder of BetaCarbon. BetaCarbon launched in 2021 and winner of the Finnies People's Choice Award in 2022. Guy shares his journey of heading up Carbon Markets for HSBC to launching his own startup, democratising carbon trading tokens on the Ethereum network. […]

17/02/2023
135: ConnectID | Andrew Black

In episode 135 of Fintech Chatter Podcast Dexter Cousins is joined by Andrew Black, Managing Director of ConnectID. About ConnectID ConnectID aims to become Australia’s first and leading reusable digital identity exchange, allowing citizens to take more control over their identity and data, and enabling organisations to unlock value and reduce security risks.  Part of Australian […]

07/02/2023
Alan Tsen, Fintech Radar on Fintech News

Fintech Chatter News is back for 2023! In this new monthly format, Dexter chats with a friend of the show about the BIG Aussie Fintech news of the month. This month's guest is Alan Tsen of Fintech Radar Follow Alan on Twitter https://twitter.com/alantsen As an OG of Aussie Fintech Alan was GM of Stone and […]

03/02/2023
133: Parpera | Daniel Cannizzaro

In episode 133 of Fintech Chatter Podcast Dexter Cousins talks to Parpera CEO and Founder Daniel Cannizzaro. Parpera was Founded in April 2020, raising AUD2.7m in equity funding through Equitise - October 2021 saw the launch of the Parpera App, which grew to serve hundreds of Australian businesses.  Then disaster struck on 29 June 2022, […]

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