In this episode of Fintechpodden, the hosts Gustaf and Johan dive deep into the world of fintech with a special guest, Gunnar Rytterling, the co-founder and CEO of Lesslie. Gunnar shares his journey from a decade at Nordea to the creation of Lesslie, a disruptive force in the industry.
The episode kicks off with an introduction where Gunnar reveals the driving force behind Lesslie and his vision for reshaping traditional banking for SMEs engaged in cross-border transactions. As a listener you are treated to a firsthand account of the challenges and triumphs of building a Fintech startup from the ground up. Gunnar's expertise in FX, cross-border payments, and regulatory landscapes lends a unique perspective to the evolving Fintech ecosystem. Learn more about Lesslie and connect with Gunnar om the links below:
https://lesslie.se/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gunnar-rytterling-3756005/
In this episode of Fintechpodden, Gustaf and Johan interview Emil Sunvisson, CEO of Qred. They discuss the journey of building Qred, a fintech company that provides easily accessible financing for small businesses. Emil shares his experiences as a serial entrepreneur and the lessons he learned from his previous startups. He also explains how Qred is bridging the gap in funding for small businesses and the benefits of their subscription-based loan model. The conversation also dives into the challenges of obtaining a banking license and the future plans for Qred, including their expansion into Germany. Tune in to learn more about Qred's mission and how they are empowering small businesses to thrive.
In this episode, hosts Gustav and Johan discuss the key happenings and takeaways in the fintech space for the year 2023. Major topics include the Silicon Valley Bank explosion and its effect on the venture, investment and fintech ecosystem, the volatile year for cryptocurrency with examples like Binance's regulatory issues and Solana's rise, the failure of Apple and Goldman Sachs' collaboration, the improvement in AI-assisted banking and payments and how open banking is gaining market traction. The episode wraps up with predictions for the future, including trends in cryptocurrency and AI affecting fintech, followed by the hosts' picks for the year's major 'flips' and 'flops'.
00:00 Introduction and Year Wrap Up
00:57 Reflections on 2023: The Silicon Valley Bank Explosion
03:21 The Reemergence of Cryptocurrencies
04:15 The Binance Scandal and its Impact
07:23 The Apple and Goldman Sachs Breakup
09:26 The Future of PSD3
12:42 Predictions for the Future of Fintech
20:08 The Role of AI in Fintech
29:09 Flips and Flops of the Year
42:03 Conclusion and Farewell
In this episode of FinTechpodden, hosts Gustav and Johan dive into the dynamic world of FinTech, discussing the latest trends and developments in the industry. They start by exploring the overall decline in funding within the FinTech industry, as well as the notable recovery in late-stage investments. The hosts also touch upon new regulations in the EU regarding crowdfunding platforms and the potential impact on the industry. They then shift their focus to IPO preparations of major FinTech companies like Klarna and Circle, speculating on the possibility of a Stripe IPO.
The episode concludes with a deep dive into the surge in Ethereum and Bitcoin, including the role of spot exchange traded funds (ETFs) and institutional investment.
Enjoy!
After some time off we are now finally back! In this episode we will do a quick recap of what has happened during our time off and talk about the plan going forward. Enjoy!
In this episode of Fintechpodden, which is a special episode focusing on legal tech industry, our dear friend Christoffer Nilssion join Fintechpodden and delves into the fascinating world of legal technology with expert guest Charlotta Kronblad. Drawing on her extensive experience as a lawyer and her current research into the digitalisation of legal services, Charlotta provides invaluable insights into the ways in which technology is transforming the legal industry. From the challenges of balancing innovation with regulation to the potential of revolutionising legal practice, this episode offers a thought-provoking look at the intersection of law and technology. Don't miss out on this insightful conversation!
In this episode, we are joined by Tony Rosler who is the founder of Diagonal, the Web3 Stripe Built on Superfluid. We had a super exciting conversation about web3, streaming money, allowing merchants to get paid every second for their services and products, and a lot more. Tony is also on an interesting journey where he has in a short time gone from studying and finishing university to taking part in several web3 hackathons such as the Eth hackathons and then got funding from many notable VC firms such as Coinbase Ventures to realize his ideas about letting people and business get paid and pay per second instead of a traditional monthly subscription. It was an interesting discussion as these kinds of small micropayments are not really possible in the web2 based payments industry
Website: https://www.diagonal.finance/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DiagonalFinance
Discord: discord.diagonal.finance
Tony on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-rosler-774b54131/
In this episode of Fintechpodden we have the pleasure of having Christoffer Nilsson, one of the co-founders of Maintract joining us. Maintract is an early stage fintech/legaltech company that are creating a solution for living contracts that can handle complex contracts for industries such as banking and consulting. Christoffer also gives us an introduction to why this solution is needed right now and some exciting future applications of it. We also discuss the journey behind Maintract.
Link to Maintract:
https://maintract.com/
Link to Christoffer:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christoffer-nilsson1992/
In this episode of Fintechpodden we have the pleasure of having Crister Svantesson, Head of Collection from Tietoevry and Camilla Hennemann, CIO at Alektum Group joining us. In the episode we discuss next generation debt collection system and how to combine the human factor with the power of AI. We also talk about why debt collection has an important role in society. What pre-requisition that is needed to be able to create solutions that get empowered by AI/ML and finally how you balance the mix between AI and human-guided customer journeys.
Read more about TietoEVRY:
https://www.tietoevry.com/en/our-businesses/banking/
Read more about Alektum:
https://www.alektumgroup.se/foretag/
In this episode we are happy to have Filip from Another Block with us. Another Block is a startup founded by Filip Strömsten & Michel D. Traore and they are building a platform for Music rights, Musicians and fans. You could say that they make it possible for anyone to invest in individual songs and they do so through utilising blockchain and Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs). We had a great talk with Filip and he teached us a lot about the music industry and how Another block will be disrupting the legacy music industry. We also talked about the different actors in the music industry and what Another blocks solutions with mean for the different industry participants. We hope and truely think that you will find this episode as interesting as we did.
Filip Stenström: https://www.linkedin.com/in/filip-str%C3%B6msten-78430a1a1/?originalSubdomain=se
Michel Traore: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micheldtraore/?originalSubdomain=se
Another block webpage: https://anotherblock.io/
In this episode of Fintechpodden we have the pleasure of having Karl Broomé, MD at Freetrade joining us. Freetrade wants to put the equity market in your pocket. Building out the service together with its end-users, Freetrade now has over 1 million users in the UK and are now expanding towards new market. They just got a license from Finansinspektionen in Sweden which means they will soon launch in Sweden as well.
Listen in to learn more about the story behind Freetrade and what lies in the future.
Link to Freetrade: https://freetrade.io/se
In this episode, Johan and Gustaf sit down and discuss what they believe will happen during 2022. What are the biggest fintech events and happenings that have not yet occurred and when will they take place, what will they look like and how will it happen? Tune in to this episode and you will get to follow on the journey of Johan and Gustafs best predictions for 2022.
In this episode, Johan and Gustaf are discussing the biggest fintech happenings during 2021, which were the biggest happenings and why? Tune in to listen to a recap of 2021
In this episode of Fintechpodden we have the pleasure of having Ilkka Korkiakoski, head of TietoEVRY Payments, joining us to discover the very exciting area, payments.
In this episode, we cover :
Who are the winners in the changing payments market?
Real-time payments and who is driving the change.
Where the innovation and competition are coming from.
How all companies focus more and more on payments.
Fintechs that specializes in payments = paytechs.
Embedded finance and how it will be used.
Alternative payment rails, never before have we had more payment options available, but the development doesn't seem to stop.
And much more.
Never before have the payment landscape been this exciting and fast-changing. Enjoy!
Learn more about TietoEVRY payments in the link below:
https://www.tietoevry.com/en/industries/financial-services/payment-solutions/
In the latest episode of Fintechpodden, Gustaf and Johan are joined by Daniel Aarenstrup who is the founder and CEO of SAVR. SAVR is a fintech/wealth tech platform that helps its users cut the costs of their funds. In the episode, we get to listen to Daniel's entrepreneurial story, the companies he has founded, and what led him up to founding SAVR. We also talk a lot about how they built SAVR and what the future looks like both for SAVR and for the whole wealth tech industry in general. Tune in and listen, we hope that you will enjoy the conversation as much as we did!
Green fintech is one of the hottest areas right now so in this episode we have the pleasure of having three guests to help us discover the current state of green fintech.
We have the pleasure of having Mathias Wikström CEO at Doconomy, Anders Norlin investor and Anja Rundquist from Worldfavor joining us.
Together we are taking the pulse on the current development and discuss the latest happenings. We also talk about the importance of partnerships and how to succeed with international expansions. Enjoy!
To learn more about the development of green fintech in Stockholm, check out Invest Stockhom's fintech guide that has a special section on green fintech.
https://www.investstockholm.com/documents/75/stockholm-fintech-guide-2021.pdf
Learn more about Doconomy:
https://doconomy.com/sv/start/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathiasw1/
Learn more about Worldfavor:
https://worldfavor.com/sv/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anjarundquist/
Connect with Anders Norlin:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/norlinanders/
Listen in to this episode to learn more about Web3, DAOs and Ethereum Layer 2 with crypto expert DCBuilder.eth. Dont worry if it sounds complicated, DCBuilder that works as a crypto/web3 researcher is the perfect person to help us learn more about those topics. This is an episode full of valuable insights so buckle up.
Link to DCBuilder's twitter:
https://twitter.com/DCbuild3r
Link to DCBuilders blogpost about Layer 2 solutions:
https://mirror.xyz/dcbuilder.eth/QX_ELJBQBm1Iq45ktPsz8pWLZN1C52DmEtH09boZuo0
Link to Bankless, DCBuilder's top choice to learn more about crypto and web3
https://banklesshq.com/
Info about Moralis, a web3/crypto developer tool to help web2 developers take the step over to web3:
https://moralis-marketing.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/Web3+Speed+Run+for+Developers.pdf?utm_source=gads&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Web3%20Speed%20Run%20for%20Developers%20pdf%20ebook%20
In this episode, we are happy to be joined by two blockchain enthusiastic and experienced guys, Henrike Hjelte CEO/Co-Founder at ChromaWay, and Jens Frid Co-founder at Scaleout. Henrik & Jens helps us to understand what decentralized Finance is and we talk a lot about things around blockchain and decentralized technologies. Henrik shares insight from his experience in developing the blockchain-based game called "MyNeighborAlice". We also talk about the challenges and opportunities for people wanting to start businesses utilizing blockchain and decentralized technologies as well as what kind of institutional adoption we see today.
Henrik also shares some news about their launchpad/accelerator program for startups wanting to build a business on blockchain, so stay until the end of the episode for that information!
Jens will facilitate the track for Decentralized Finance on Sthlm Fintech Week which will be held between 14th - 18th of February, so don't miss that as there will be plenty of interesting guests, keynotes, and panel discussions.
This episode was made in collaboration with Invest Sthlm who recently released a guide on the Fintech Scene in Stockholm, you can find the guide here: https://www.investstockholm.com/documents/75/stockholm-fintech-guide-2021.pdf
Henrik on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henrikhjelte/
Jens on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jensfrid/
Chromia blockchain website: https://chromia.com/
ChromaWay website: https://chromaway.com/
MyNeighborAlice website: https://www.myneighboralice.com/
Sthlm Fintech Week Signup: https://sthlmfintechweek.com/
Johan on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanlindskog/
Gustaf on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gustafhardafsegerstad/
Fintechpodden on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/18896098/admin/
Fintechpodden on the web: https://fintechpodden.com/
In this episode we have the pleasure of having Kristian Sternros, one of the co founders of Finshark joining us to talk about the future of recurring payments. Most of of use recurring payments in one way or another but a new generation of recurring payment products are entering the market to simplify the process for end users. Finshark is a Swedish Fintech providing this and other open banking related services. Listen in to learn more about the future of recurring payments.
Contact info to Kristian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristiansternros/
Info about Finshark: https://www.finshark.io/
