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FinTech Australia's Podcast

Fintech Australia

38 episodes

2 months ago

In this episode of the Fintech Australia Podcast, we explore the evolution of Australia’s payments landscape with leaders from Square and Waave. Hosted by David Adams, senior business journalist at SmartCompany, this conversation unpacks how fintechs have transformed a once bank-dominated payments market through innovation, accessibility, and simplicity. Marco Lamantia, Executive Director at Square Australia, reflects on the company’s founding vision, its ambitious push to help Australian bus...

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In this episode of the Fintech Australia Podcast, we explore the evolution of Australia’s payments landscape with leaders from Square and Waave. Hosted by David Adams, senior business journalist at SmartCompany, this conversation unpacks how fintechs have transformed a once bank-dominated payments market through innovation, accessibility, and simplicity. Marco Lamantia, Executive Director at Square Australia, reflects on the company’s founding vision, its ambitious push to help Australian bus...

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Episodes (20/38)

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Rethinking Payments: Square and Waave on Competition, Cost, and Choice

In this episode of the Fintech Australia Podcast, we explore the evolution of Australia’s payments landscape with leaders from Square and Waave. Hosted by David Adams, senior business journalist at SmartCompany, this conversation unpacks how fintechs have transformed a once bank-dominated payments market through innovation, accessibility, and simplicity. Marco Lamantia, Executive Director at Square Australia, reflects on the company’s founding vision, its ambitious push to help Australian bus...

2 months ago

55 minutes

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Unlocking Digital Assets: Fireside Chat with OKX Australia’s CEO, Kate Cooper, and Build GM & Director of Sales, Dean Martin

In this fireside chat, OKX Australia CEO, Kate Cooper, and Build GM & Director of Sales, Dean Martin, talk life journeys, career lessons, and the evolving world of fintech and digital assets. Kate shares her transformation from a traditional banking career to the dynamic realm of digital finance, offering unique insights into Australia’s fintech landscape. The conversation explores the rise of digital assets and how they’re reshaping the future of banking and finance in Australia. To hear...

3 months ago

38 minutes

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Surcharging and Reforms to the Payments Systems — Special Episode with Mastercard, Zeller and Capital Brief

In this special episode, Capital Brief's Andrew Cornell unpacks the complex issue of surcharging in Australia's fintech sector. Featuring insights from Ben Pfisterer, CEO & Co-founder of Zeller, and Dan Martin, Senior Vice President at Mastercard, the discussion covers merchant perspectives, consumer impacts, regulatory considerations, and what’s next as the RBA reviews surcharging regulations. A must-listen for anyone interested in payments, policy, and fintech innovation. Speakers...

7 months ago

48 minutes

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Andrew Black - Managing Director at ConnectID

In this episode of the FinTech Australia Podcast, host Chris Titley interviewed Andrew Black, Managing Director at ConnectID. Andrew provided an overview of ConnectID as a digital identity network that allows individuals to reuse trusted digital identity sources, primarily through their banks. He explained that ConnectID is part of Australian Payments Plus, which operates eftpos, BPAY, and NPP services. Andrew discussed significant developments in Australia's digital identity lan...

8 months ago

28 minutes

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Rama Raju - Co-Founder Pennant Technologies

Ramu Raju Co-founded Pennant Technologies in 2005. Pennant delivera right-fit, next generation business driven enterprise level software products and services focused on the BFSI sector across the world.In the Episode, we talk about the history of the business - some. fintech trends, particularly around banking and how Pennant is different. The podcast delves in to the digital transformation of banks, as well as how companies like Pennant can partner with emerging fintechs.

11 months ago

23 minutes

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CDR Summit - Steve Kemp from Intuit

This Fintech Australia episode is a podcast interview with Steve Kemp, Head of Financial Institutions, Partnerships, APAC and Emerging Markets at Intuit. The discussion focuses on Intuit's involvement with the Consumer Data Right (CDR) initiative in Australia, particularly their sponsorship of the recent CDR Summit hosted by FinTech Australia. Steve highlights Intuit's commitment to CDR since its inception, aiming to make it a viable alternative to existing data access methods like ...

1 year ago

17 minutes

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Business Spotlight : Dan Jovevski Founder & CEO at WeMoney

Dan Jovevski is the CEO and Founder of WeMoney.WeMoney aims to help Australians manage their finances better, addressing the $2.3 trillion debt crisis.The platform uses open banking to consolidate various financial accounts into one view.It helps users track their credit health and identify savings opportunities on loans, mortgages, and other expenses.Consumer BenefitsWeMoney provides a comprehensive view of all financial accounts.It helps users understand and improve their credit scores.The ...

1 year ago

20 minutes

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Business Spotlight #10 — Privy with Marshall Pribadi and Rob Hotchin

The FinTech Australia Business Spotlight Podcast focuses on the challenges, opportunities, and stories within the Australian FinTech industry.This podcast was with Marshall Pribadi , founder and CEO, and Rob Hotchin, Australia Country Manager, who represent Privy, a digital identity provider with over 45 million users and 3,000 corporate clients.Privy was inspired by Marshall's personal experience with inefficient identity verification processes and aims to eliminate repetitive identity...

1 year ago

19 minutes

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Fintech Scotland and FinTech Australia Collaboration

In this very special episode we chat to Michael Paris from Fintech Scotland.Fintech has emerged as a transformative force in the financial sector, offering innovative solutions that not only enhance financial services but also address broader societal issues, including environmental sustainability, customer vulnerability, and overall financial well-being.Those objectives are heavily featured in the Research & Innovation Roadmap published by FinTech Scotland 2 years ago.In Scotland the maj...

1 year ago

29 minutes

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Fintech for Net Zero with Tim Poskitt, Startupbootcamp

In this Podcast Tim Poskitt talks about his new role at Startupbootcamp and their involvement in Fintech for Net Zero. FinTech Australia has launched a new event aimed at showcasing sustainability-focused fintech companies.Held in partnership with The Australian Trade and Investment Commission, Startupbootcamp and BDO, FinTech for Net Zero will play host to a panel discussion on fintech’s role in managing the challenge of climate change. Several impact fintechs including Slyp, Foot...

1 year ago

15 minutes

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Business Spotlight #9 — RichDataCo with Ada Guan

In this week's episode we chat to Ada Guan from RDC. (Rich Data Co). Ada talks about the early days of RDC, their growth, the importance of AI as well as a Fintech Australia story which assisted them to a trip overseas. RDC aims to accelerate innovation in business lending to deliver transformational and sustainable long term business success for customers.

1 year ago

16 minutes

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Business Spotlight #8 — Birchal with Matt Vital

Matt Vitale from Birchal joined the Fintech Australia podcast this week to talk about CSF and his company Birchal.Matt goes in to the details around what crowd funding is, how Birchal have operated, the challenges, the messaging and the funding. Matt also tooks about a recent report where over $70m was invested in to CSF campaigns in 2023.

1 year ago

17 minutes

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Business Spotlight #7 — Stripe with Karl Durrance

In the business spotlight series we chat to Karl Durrance from Stripe. Karl delves in to Stripe's local presence about how they work with businesses, their big hairy audacious goals and other ways they are present here locally. Karl also unpacks a a report called "What it takes for businesses to compete in the digital economy " - and the different hurdles, problems solved and examples of ways businesses are accepting payments.

1 year ago

20 minutes

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Business Spotlight #6 — Verrency with Jeroen van Son

Jeroen van Son joins the business spotlight series to talk about Verrency. Verrency is a Loyalty Services provider, enabling rapid and cost effective digital payments innovation for banks, card issuers, and payment processors. Jereon talks about their products, the market size, the importance of education as well as the current state of the fintech market.

2 years ago

18 minutes

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Business Spotlight #5 — Mambu with Fernando Zandona

In this episode we chat to the newly minted Fernando Zandona. After serving as interim CEO since June - having previously held the role of Chief Product and Technology Officer at Mambu - Fernando will now spearhead the business as it enters its next phase of growth.Fernando talks about why they are in Australia, the opportunities, their services as well as what he thinks of fintech here locally only arriving recently.

2 years ago

14 minutes

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Business Spotlight #4 — nVest with Sivan Atad

In our 4th Episode of the Business Spotlight series we interview Sivan Atad to talk about nVest. nVest is an enterprise-grade fractional trading B2B platform. It is bringing embedded investment experiences to Australia retail investors.Sivan talks about his experience as a founder, the recent win of the SmartCompany's The Pitch, an early-stage startup competition and his plans for the future.

2 years ago

16 minutes

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Andrew Walker — Nano Digital Lending Solutions Mission to New York on Austrade's Fintech Landing Pad

Today we chat to Andrew Walker who talks about his recent US adventures - including the Fintech Nexus conference via the Austrade Fintech Landing Pad. We chat about:- What he did in New York and their your business ambitions in the US?- Some insights from the US home loan and lending space.- His experience working with Austrade- The Fintech Nexus conference in New York.- International expansion plans

2 years ago

21 minutes

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Business Spotlight #3 — Visa

In this week's episode we chatted to Anthony Jones - "AJ" - Head of Innovation and Partnerships, Australia New Zealand and South Pacific at Visa about Visa's involvement in the fintech ecosystem and how they are visible and connecting to fintechs. AJ also talks about their fast-track program and some of the other initiatives.This episode was recorded in Late June.

2 years ago

17 minutes

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Parpera's Fact Finding Mission in the UK & Europe

Today we chat to Daniel Cannizzaro Founder & CEO of Parpera about their recent fact finding mission to the UK and Europe!- About Parpera and the recent iteration- What he did in London/Amsterdam!- Learnings- Money2020!- International Expansion plans

2 years ago

17 minutes

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CDR Month — A wrap!

June 2023 CDR MONTH - A wrap - In this episode we interview the following regarding their involvement with CDR Month. Intro with Mathew Mytka, Regional Director Australia and New Zealand Financial Data and Technology Association Simeon Duncan Senior Manager, International Corporate Affairs at Intuit on why the sponsored, their uses cases and future predictions for CDR Rachel Bailes Head of Policy from the AIIA (Australian Information Industry Association) to recap the roundtabl...

2 years ago

48 minutes