Making digital currencies available for everyone: from retail to Stablecoins to DeFi/Web3: a discussion with Coinbase The FinTech Report Podcast: Episode 63: John O’Loghlen, MD Coinbase APAC Founded in 2012, Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact with digital currencies like bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin. Coinbase want to make digital currency accessible and approachable for everyone. Coinbase is listed on the NASDAQ – tick...

Dan Jowett, CEO, Openmarkets Group “It’s been a stunning change” says Jowett, when discussing retail equity trading Prior to OMG, Dan was COO of stockbrokers Shaw & Partners, and prior to that was with accounting and consultancy firms PWC and KPMG. Openmarkets Group describe the business as a technology-driven stockbroker with a mission to provide innovative products on a global scale to advance wealth management. The business comprises Openmarkets, one of Australia's largest retail b...

FinTechs made Basiq a success, says Damir Cuca Damir Cuca, Founder, Basiq (exit to Cuscal) (Note: this is a long/extended episode at 1 hour; we cover the Cuscal period, financial education and what Damir is looking at doing post Basiq) Damir has worked in the tech sector for 20 years, the past 10 have been as Founder and CEO of Basiq Basiq is an Australian Open Banking platform that offers secure access to consumer financial data. We empower fintechs, banks, and developers to create next-ge...

https://helloclever.co/ Caroline Tran, Co-Founder, hello clever Key messages: Payments as an engine for growth (for merchants) because they can add loyalty and instant cash back - this is the best use case for RTP (using NPP in Australia) Caroline's fundraising journey was very hard, with lots of calls. But persistence paid off and she has received investment from US VCs - and is herself now part of the San Francisco Angel Network Caroline’s background is accountancy and sales; she’s ...

Christie is looking to write 12 x US$120k cheques: apply now Apply now: https://www.techstars.com/accelerators/tech-central-sydney-nsw Christie Jenkins, Managing Director, Techstars Sydney Christie has 25 years as a professional athlete; in Beach Volleyball, in Cross Fit, and Trampoline; she was #1 in Australia in all 3, and achieved a Gold Medal in 2010. Over this period Christie has also been a coach, a consultant to brands such as BUPA, Commonwealth bank and ANZ. Christie is an inv...

This is not financial advice. This podcast was produced using Ai platforms, and the Ai generated voices have 'North American' (ie USA) accents. This podcast was produced using only information from a publically available PDF document that CBA listed on the ASX website. The Ai generated 12 minute podcast provides an in-depth look at the financial performance of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) for the half-year ended 31 December 2024. We used an Ai platform to review the CBA 2H...

This is not financial advice This podcast has been generated by Ai AMP's FY 24 results show a business that has largely completed its portfolio reshape and is now focusing on driving growth, particularly within its wealth businesses, while also developing a digital bank offering. Key Financial Highlights (FY 24 vs FY 23): Underlying Net Profit After Tax (NPAT): Increased by 15.1% to $236 million (FY 23: $205 million). This is AMP's preferred measure of profitability, reflecting the underlyin...

The FinTech Report Podcast: Episode 58: Alan Shield, Founder of RFi Data Insights Alan Shields, Founder, RFi Data Insights; the lessons for all fintech founders Alan has recently authored and published a book on startups called “The Startup Handbook – the Founders Guide to Building a Business” Alan’s book reaches into his experience of founding his own company, as well as mentoring others. Alan has 23 years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, and market research, Alan is a...

Building the payments infrastructure for B2B clients, bringing payments lessons from Europe into Australia, and helping Australian fintechs scale globally Piers Cracknell has 20+ years’ experience in banking, payments & fintech across senior roles at NAB, CBA and global fintechs in Australia & the UK. Piers was recently hired by European bank – Banking Circle – to set up their Australian operation, which is known locally as BC Payments Australia, In this podcast we discuss: What ...

From online application to money in the customer’s account in 36 minutes From customer service (call centres), fraud detection & prevention, credit scoring & risk assessment, personalised banking, routine task automation, loan approvals, trading, to regulatory compliance and much more, Ai is changing finance, and fast. In this episode Glen Frost interviews Julian Fayad on how his business, LoanOptions.Ai is changing unsecured lending, including how decisioning and payment is ...

The FinTech Report Podcast: Episode 55: Angelina Wu, CEO & Co-Founder, InvestmentMarkets Investment Markets launches to sophisticated (self directed) investors with 500 products, plans for growth Angelina Wu, CEO & Co-Founder, InvestmentMarkets investmentmarkets.com.au is an independent, Australian investment platform. It is a two sided market place for self-directed high net worth investors and investment product issuers (from emerging companies to instituti...

Why don’t people switch banks? ACCC Retail Deposits Inquiry shines light on banks approach to deposit accounts; insights in ACCC Report influences Upworth to create ‘Savings Account Scanner’ THE FINTECH REPORT PODCAST: EPISODE 54: Alexandre Chavotier, Co-Founder & CEO, Upworth According to Alex, the ACCC Report key points are: Limited competition, interest rates not shown Entry is hard Product complexity (active pricing strategy) Segmentation, price discrimination (introductory rates, ...

The FinTech Report Podcast: Episode 53: Melanie Hayden, Truyu, x15 Melanie started her career as a lawyer, with tier 1 law firm Allens, specialising in banking M&A; she then spent the next 6 years at the Commonwealth Bank, in various roles, most recently being in charge of partnerships and business development; the past year has seen Melanie take on a new challenge; as the Managing Director of a Truyu, a new Identity and fraud prevention business within x15 ventures, the commonwealth bank...

The FinTech Report Podcast: Pablo Seoane, Co-Founder, BIGGER Delighted to welcome Pablo Seoane, Co-Founder, BIGGER to the podcast. Contact Pablo here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/p-seoane/ Email Pablo Seoane: pablo@biggertech.co Website: https://www.biggertech.co/ Pablo is the Co-founder of Bigger, their mission is to remove barriers for early-stage startups to help them achieve their full potential. they do this by providing tailored software engineering service...

The FinTech Report Podcast: Episode 51: Cathy Lyall, LIQUIDISE Delighted to welcome Cathy Lyall, Co-Founder and a Director of Liquidise, to the podcast. Cathy Lyall is passionate about developing and growing Australia's FinTech ecosystem and markets infrastructure. As a Founder, Investor, Adviser and Director of several startups and financial services enterprises both in the UK and Australia, Cathy has lived the founder and startup experience and journey for close on three decades. ...

The FinTech Report Podcast: Episode 50: Michael Titshall, CEO of APAC, R/GA What are the key challenges for banks when they’re trying to reach GenZ + Gen Alpha? Michael’s Bio Michael leads R/GA APAC, overseeing six offices across Australia, Singapore, Japan and Indonesia. Driven by a passion for transforming brands and businesses with creative solutions, he has led agencies spanning brand, creative, experience, data, technology, and media services. Prior ...

The FinTech Report Podcast: Episode 49: Interview with Mac Duncan, Co-Founder, Constantinople Mac Duncan, Co-Founder of Constantinople. https://www.linkedin.com/in/macgregor-duncan-bb0381179/ Prior to his current role, Mac was Chief Development Officer at Westpac, a non executive director at 10X Technologies, and Associate Director at Goldman Sachs; he started his career as a lawyer working at the High Court. Constantinople is the first of its kind: an all-in-o...

Interview with Jordan Lawrence, Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer, Volt.io Jordan Lawrence; Co Founder & Chief Growth Officer, Volt.io | European Advisory Board Member Merchant Risk Council | Real-Time Payments Everywhere Prior to Volt.io Jordan was founder of PCN: PCN Capital is a leader in recruitment, focusing on Payments, Fintech, Data Science & Cyber Security through it's brands. Jordan is also a kite surfing expert and started his career in sports and kite surfing ins...

The FinTech Report Podcast: Episode 47: Interview with Alexandre Chavotier, Co-Founder at Upworth “Money works better when it’s all in one place; Upworth is a dashboard to rule them all,” says Alex “For decades the greatest advantage for financial institutions was their monopolistic hold of your personal data … open banking changed that” “You can refinance your mortgage within the Upworth App,” About Alex: ● Co-founder and CEO of Upworth ● ...

Systematic change requires collective action Misha has worked at a number of exciting high growth companies in tech as well as some well known brands in finance and banking, including Boston Consulting Group, the Commonwealth Bank, Uber, startups Eucalyptus (healthcare) and Vow (cultured meat). Misha is the co-founder of Grapevine. Grapevine empowers individuals in Australia's tech scene by spotlighting personal stories and insights. Grapevine provides advice based on lived experience and g...