Breaking into Embedded Finance: Building Your Fintech Team from Zero with Morten Laufer

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Embedded Finance Review

Lars Markull

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4 days ago

Welcome to the Embedded Finance Review Podcast, hosted by Lars Markull. Join us biweekly as we delve into the transformative world of embedded finance. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the builders and shapers of embedded finance, who are integrating financial services into everyday products and experiences. We go beyond the surface to explore the relevant details, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of how embedded finance is reshaping vertical SaaS, marketplaces, and more. Perfect for professionals, enthusiasts, and anyone curious about the evolving financial landscape.

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Breaking into Embedded Finance: Building Your Fintech Team from Zero with Morten Laufer

Embedded Finance Review

33 minutes 27 seconds

1 week ago

Breaking into Embedded Finance: Building Your Fintech Team from Zero with Morten Laufer

You've decided to build a Fintech product. Now comes the hard part: hiring the right team.

Should your first hire be a product manager or a compliance expert? Do you need dedicated Fintech developers, or can your existing tech team handle it? How do you actually convince top Fintech talent to join a non-financial brand?

In this episode, I sit down with Morten Laufer from Nova Search, a Hamburg-based Fintech and embedded finance recruiter who works with both Fintech companies and non-financial brands to build their teams. We discuss the real challenges of breaking into Fintech as an outsider and the costly mistakes companies make when hiring their first Fintech talent.

Key Topics Discussed:

Why product managers should be your first hire (and what to look for)
The compliance gap: why most companies underestimate this critical role
How to evaluate Fintech talent when you don't have in-house expertise
Compensation strategies: Do you need to match Fintech salaries?
Why top Fintech talent is actually interested in non-financial brands
The #1 risk that scares candidates away from your opportunity
Retention strategies: keeping your team motivated beyond just salary

Building Your Fintech Team?

If you're a non-financial brand making your first Fintech hires, I can help you design the right strategy and team structure, working in collaboration with Morten to find the right talent. Reach out to discuss your needs.

Connect with Morten Laufer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/morten-laufer-694a95180/

Visit our website www.embeddedfinancereview.com for more content. This episode was produced by Orama.tv.

(00:00) Start(01:22) Introduction and Welcome(01:31) Morten's Background and Location(01:42) Transition from Berlin to Hamburg(02:05) Diving into Recruiting and Team Building(02:22) FinTech vs Non-Financial Brands(03:08) Challenges with Non-Financial Brands(04:37) Practical Example: First FinTech Hire(06:45) Advice for Hiring FinTech Talent(10:13) Evaluating the First FinTech Hire(14:20) Building the FinTech Team(21:26) Compensation and Retention Strategies(32:26) Conclusion and Contact Information