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Fintech Talks (a Georgia Fintech Academy podcast)Fintech Talks: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in FintechIn this episode of Fintech Talks, we tackle a topic that resonates deeply across the industry: imposter syndrome. Whether you’re a student stepping into the fintech world or an experienced professional navigating leadership, self-doubt can creep in — but it doesn’t have to hold you back.Join hosts Laura Gibson-Lamothe, Executive Director of the Georgia Fintech Academy, and Asha-Lee Smith, a junior at Kennesaw State University, as they sit down with Kay Taylor, SVP/Chief of Staff, Office of the CIO at Corpay. Kay opens up about her own experiences with i...2025-04-0830 min
Fintech VilágaIlyen a jó fintech startup Balogh Petya szerint
A Fintech Világa adásában Érczfalvi András műsorvezető és Csányi Kristóf, a Peak tanácsadója Balogh Pétert, startuppert, befektetőt és mentort hívta meg szakértőnek. Az adásban a magyar és európai fintech startup ökoszisztéma aktuális helyzetét, kihívásait és jövőbeli lehetőségeit elemezték közösen, és azt, mitől lesz jó egy fintech startup.
A fintech területen világverseny zajlik. Európa helytáll és lépést tart az innovációval - az EU egy szigorúan szabályozo...2025-03-2420 min
Fintech Talks (a Georgia Fintech Academy podcast)AI in FintechIn this episode of "Fintech Talks": AI in Fintech - Transforming Payments, Fraud Detection & Privacy, we dive into the powerful role of AI in shaping the future of financial technology.Join our Executive Director, Laura Gibson-Lamothe, as we speak with Nikhil Kassetty, an experienced engineer, and Christian Samuel, a Georgia State University student, to explore how AI is revolutionizing payments, fraud detection, and privacy.From biometric payments and invisible transactions to AI-powered fraud prevention, we break down the ...2025-02-1435 min
Fintech Chatter: Insights From Fintech LeadersFintech Predictions 2025 with Danny Levy - Money 20/20About this Episode Dexter Cousins calls in the expert for the annual Fintech Predictions 2025! We welcome Danny Levy Managing Director, Asia & ANZ for Money 20/20. Dexter and Danny discuss the evolution & significance of Money 2020 and they chat about the unique experience and the rigorous selection process undertaken for speakers.Danny shares insights on trends for 2025, highlighting the rapid changes in the banking scene, the rise of digital payments, and the opportunities in embedded finance. They also explore the role of AI in FinTech and the importance of maintaining energy and focus w...2025-01-2949 min
Breaking BanksWill 2025 Be A Stellar Year? Top Banking and Fintech PredictionsIn This Episode
2024 is a wrap! Listen as industry leaders and fintech influencers share insights on the year that was before turning the lens forward to 2025. What will be hot in this new year?
Back by popular demand, Breaking Banks hosts Brett King and JP Nicols assemble banking industry leaders and fintech influencers to get their takes and predictions on what 2025 has in store for the banking industry.
Joining the discussion are Jim Marous (The Financial Brand, Banking Transformed), Ron Shevlin (Chief Research Officer, Cornerstone Advisors and Forbes Contributor), and Mary Wisniewski (Cornerstone Advisors, Money Isn’t Everything). Together, they explor...2025-01-0949 min
Regulatory RamblingsThe Evolution of Fintech: Asia, the US and the Implications for InclusionEpisode #60 with Theodora Lau, Unconventional Ventures Based in the US, Theodora Lau or Theo as she’s known, is Hong Kong born and bred and the founder of Unconventional Ventures. Her firm’s mission is developing and growing an ecosystem of financial institutions, corporations, startups, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and accelerators to make banking better, as well as to meet the often-unmet needs of consumers, including older adults and women. Connecting founders with funders – with a specific focus on underrepresented entrepreneurs is Theo’s mission. As part of her work, she regularly mentors and advises startups in both th...2024-12-181h 21
Fintech VilágaCsaládi vállalkozások utódlása – a fintech szerepe a sikeres generációváltásban
A magyar családi vállalkozásoknál az utódlás kérdése a top 3 problémák közé tartozik. A TrendFM-en hallható Fintech Világa legújabb adásában Érczfalvi András műsorvezető Csányi Kristófot és Qayum Dánielt, a Peak tanácsadóit látta vendégül, akik fintech megoldásokat mutatnak be a generációváltás támogatására.
A családi vállalkozások átadása az egyik legnagyobb kihívás, amellyel az ilyen típusú cégek szembesülnek. Bár sokan azt gondolják, hogy...2024-12-0917 min
Fintech VilágaNemzetközi fintech konferencia Budapesten
Bemutatkozik a Budapest Fintech Week. A TrendFM-en hallható Fintech Világa legújabb adásában Érczfalvi András műsorvezető Csányi Kristófot, a Peak tanácsadóját, és Boros Lillát, az MBH FintechLab innovációs menedzserét látja vendégül, akikkel egy új, Magyarországon első alkalommal megrendezett nemzetközi fintech konferenciáról beszélget.
A Budapest Fintech Week célja, hogy megfizethető és elérhető platformot nyújtson a magyar és nemzetközi fintech szektor számára a megjelenésre és kapcsolatépítésre. Mindeközben új színt visz a hazai...2024-11-2616 min
Breaking BanksFintech Visionaries and Revolutionaries & What’s Up With Bitcoin?In This Episode
Strong partnerships and value creation can make even solid companies better!
Serving over 80% of the top digital payment and neobank fintechs on the CNBC Global Fintech list, Mastercard takes a collaborative approach to innovation. By viewing fintechs as true partners—and bringing data insights, market expertise, and solutions to the table—Mastercard helps fintechs scale by unlocking new opportunities and driving smarter decisions for better outcomes.
In today’s episode, Brett King connects with Jenique McNaught, Mastercard’s Senior Principal, Advisors & Consulting Services, UK & Ireland, and Revolut’s Fiona Davies – Head of Growth UK, Ireland & Nordics. Together, they discuss...2024-11-1433 min
Fintech Chatter: Insights From Fintech Leaders2024 Singapore Fintech Festival Highlights with Kristofer RogersIn this special episode of Fintech Chatter, host Dexter Cousins and guest Kristofer Rogers of Volt.io discuss the Singapore Fintech Festival 2024, highlighting its scale, the quality of discussions, and the global interest in fintech. They explore themes of financial health, geopolitical impacts, interoperability, and the future of embedded finance emphasizing the need for collaboration in the fintech ecosystem. In this conversation, Kristofer Rogers and Dexter discuss the evolving landscape of FinTech, focusing on the implications of disruption, the changing nature of leadership, and the critical importance of talent. They explore...2024-11-1453 min
Breaking BanksEpisode 567: What Fintech Means To Us: Celebrating 250 Episodes of Breaking Banks EuropeIn This Episode
This week, we’re shining a spotlight on our sister podcast, Breaking Banks Europe, as they celebrate their 250th episode! Host Matteo Rizzi marks the milestone by reflecting on five incredible years and 500 unique guests. He’s joined by six of the show’s hosts for an engaging conversation on what fintech means to them, each summing up the past 15 years with a single word.
From culture (which shapes fintech’s future) to strategy (the key to success), and foresight (looking ahead at how fintech is evolving), these hosts dive deep into the industry. They also explore the possibilit...2024-10-2441 min
Interviews with Leaders in Fintech & Web3Building Fintech Success: Christian Faes Shares Insights on Entrepreneurship, Technology, and ResilienceIn this episode of Interviews with Leaders in Fintech & Web3, we sit down with serial entrepreneur Christian Faes, Co-Founder and Chairman of LendInvest and Founder of Faes & Co, to explore his remarkable journey from lawyer to fintech leader.Christian recounts his transition from practicing law in Australia to becoming a major player in the fintech industry. He shares how he built LendInvest into a market leader, tackled the challenges of scaling the business, and the hard-earned lessons from taking the company public. Now launching a new venture in the US, Christian provides invaluable insights on entrepreneurship, the...2024-10-1842 min
FinTech FuturesWhat the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 14 | Investment trends and the future of UK fintechIn the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Janine Hirt, CEO of UK-based independent industry body Innovate Finance, to discuss global fintech funding trends over 2024 and what the future might hold for the UK’s fintech scene.
Janine and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle discuss some of the key takeaways from Innovate Finance’s H1 2024 FinTech Investment Landscape report, including which areas are seeing the most funding activity amid a global “economic slowdown” and whether sentiment in the space is looking positive moving forward.
We also discuss what the new Labour government in the UK can do to h...2024-08-2725 min
Breaking BanksEpisode 558: Fintech Visionaries Reimagining the Future of Finance: Start PathIn This Episode
Opening doors to high-potential fintech startups that share a mission to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible has been a goal of Mastercard's with the founding of Start Path in 2014. Since its inception the program has helped over 430 startups in 57 countries.
With partnership in its DNA, Start Path is helping define how the company innovates for the future and creates meaningful, sustainable impact for society. Working with players large and small, Mastercard is helping fintechs push the boundaries of what's possible, to foster innovation...2024-08-2235 min
Interviews with Leaders in Fintech & Web3The Role of Legal in Fintech: Insights from RevolutSummaryIn this episode, Matt interviews Philippa Poole and Daniel Geller from Revolut, Europe's largest fintech company. They discuss their backgrounds and how they ended up working in the legal department at Revolut. They also talk about the differences between working in a law firm versus a fintech company, the challenges of scaling a legal team in a rapidly growing company, and the importance of automation and AI in their work. They emphasise the need for curiosity, embracing technology, and taking risks in one's career.TakeawaysThere are many job...2024-08-1240 min
FinTech FuturesWhat the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 13 | Fintech start-ups and navigating the road to sustainable growthIn the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Sam Edge, Head of Industries and Emerging Technologies, Start-ups and VC at Amazon Web Services (AWS), to explore the current fintech start-up scene.
Sam and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle discuss some of the emerging technologies that start-ups and investors are most interested in, how the start-up landscape has evolved amid a wider slowdown in fintech investment globally, key advice for fintech founders looking to get started in the current economy and grow their business, and whether positive sentiment is returning in the VC investment space.
We als...2024-08-1229 min
Regulatory Ramblings#50 - Hong Kong to Dubai and Back Again – Reflections on A Career in FinTechEp #50 with Syed Musheer Ahmed, Finstep Asia Syed Musheer Ahmed has two decades of extensive experience in the realms of capital markets, fintech and virtual assets – including a decade as a global markets’ trader, prior to coming to Hong Kong to attain his MBA from the University of Hong Kong and London Business School’s joint program. Since 2016, Musheer has contributed extensively to building the region’s fintech and virtual asset ecosystem, particularly as the co-founder and the inaugural general manager of the Fintech Association of Hong Kong. For the last five years...2024-07-311h 46
Interviews with Leaders in Fintech & Web3Fintech payments: Swipe cards to Stablecoins, with Sean Forward, UK CEO of payablSummaryIn this conversation, Matt Cheung interviews Sean Forward, the UK CEO of payabl, a fintech company specialising in payments. They discuss the role of payabl in helping merchants accept payments, the concept of omni-channel payments, and Sean's journey in the fintech industry. They also explore the future of payments, including stablecoins and central bank digital currencies. Sean emphasises the importance of staying informed about industry trends and being discerning about the sources of information. He also highlights the diverse range of roles within a payments company and the value of teamwork and diverse skill...2024-07-0642 min
Fintech VilágaFintech az egyetemekenA Fintech Világa legújabb adásában Érczfalvi András műsorvezető, Suppan Márton, a Peak alapítója és Varga Krisztián, a Corvinus FinTech Center vezetője beszélgettek a fintech és az egyetem kapcsolatáról. A TrendFM-en hallható műsorban szóba került a Peak és a Corvinus együttműködése is.
Mai szemmel meglepő lehet, de egy 2017-es felmérés tanulsága szerint, a megkérdezett brit banki vezetők 90 százaléka egyáltalán nem is ismerte a fintech szót. Ennek fényében is előremutató a Corvinus FinTec...2024-06-2419 min
Fintech VilágaErősödnek a magyar fintech kapcsolatok Bakuban
A TrendFM-en hallható Fintech Világa legújabb adásában Érczfalvi András műsorvezető Bendarzsevszkij Georgot és Csányi Kristófot, a Peak tanácsadóit látja vendégül. A Peak küldöttsége Bakuba látogatott a Fintex Summit 2024-re, amelyen értékes kapcsolatok születtek.
A Fintex Summit 2024 nemrég zárult le Bakuban, Azerbajdzsánban, és lenyűgözően magas, 1500 fős résztvevői létszámot vonzott a banki, fintech és szabályozási szektorokból. Az esemény kiemelte az eurázsiai fintech szektor gyors növekedését és...2024-06-0316 min
Fintech VilágaMagyar sikerek a Dubai Fintech Summiton
A TrendFM-en hallható Fintech Világa legújabb adásában Érczfalvi András műsorvezető Juhász Benedeket, a Peak operatív vezetőjét és a COMET ügyvezetőjét, valamint Muck Ivánt, az ff.next ügyvezetőjét látta vendégül, akik a Dubai Fintech Summiton szerzett tapasztalataikról meséltek.
Az ff.next, a Peak és a COMET már számos projekten dolgoznak együtt, többek között a Peak Parent & Child nevű családi banki termékén. A konferencián való részvétel során több nemzetközi bankkal...2024-05-2716 min
Breaking BanksEpisode 544: LatAm Fintech and Payments BoomIn This Episode
Brett King connects with industry leaders and influencers Joao Bezerra Leite, 2W Ecobank and former CTO, Banco Itau, and Bruno Diniz, fintech advisor, author, professor, speaker and top 10 influencer in Ibero America for another engaging episode of Breaking Banks about the fintech / payments boom in Brazil and Latin America. The trio focus on several success stories to include Pix pay; NuBank, the reasons NuBank has been so successful; Creditas, and other companies to watch. Can these successes be replicated elsewhere? How might the market react if / when NuBank becomes the largest market cap bank in LatAm? These...2024-05-1637 min
Fintech Talks (a Georgia Fintech Academy podcast)S4: Episode 7: Financial Literacy and Fintech - Bridging the GapThis special edition turns the tables, with Georgia State University seniors Scott Thompson and Gharam Mansour, co-founders of the student organization FTO (Financial Technology Organization) at GSU, taking the lead as hosts. In this episode, they sit down with fintech leaders Ben Jackson, COO of the Innovative Payments Association (IPA), and Laura Gibson-Lamothe, Executive Director of the Georgia Fintech Academy, to explore the c...2024-05-011h 14
Wharton FinTech PodcastPlaid COO Eric Sager – On Fintech Innovations at Plaid and BeyondNate Gee hosts Eric Sager, COO of Plaid, whose technology links fintech apps and financial institutions in a network empowering the fintech solutions that millions of people use.
In this episode, they discuss:
- How Plaid has transformed the fintech landscape in the past decade
- Eric’s journey into fintech and becoming Plaid’s COO
- The role of APIs and open banking in modern financial services
- The growth of digital finance in recent years
- Instant payments and alternative payment rails
- Other fintech trends and how Plaid fits in
- And much more!
About Plaid
Founded in 2...2024-04-2231 min
FinTech Australia's PodcastFintech Scotland and FinTech Australia CollaborationIn 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 majority of fintechs are aligned to those objectives and are seen as "fintech for good".Today we'll explore what we meen by fintech for...2024-03-0429 min
Fintech Chatter: Insights From Fintech LeadersPål Krogdahl - Fintech in the NordicsIn episode 182 of Fintech Chatter Podcast Dexter Cousins is joined by Pål Krogdahl, Director of Advisory at Samlink and co-host of Fintech Daydreaming Podcast.In this episode, Dexter chats with Pål Krogdahl about the Fintech scene in the Nordics. They talk through the latest customer trends and research based on 40-plus banks, revealing the key themes and areas for innovation.Covering everything from AI to Open Banking, Banking as a Service to Embedded Finance, and everything in between the research reveals where customers are shifting their focus and expectations from their ban...2024-02-2945 min
Wharton FinTech PodcastNik Milanovic & Rex Salisbury - From Fintech Builder to Solo GPZoey Tang and Rocky Gowni sat down with Rex Salisbury and Nik Milanovic. In today’s episode, we discussed
-Latest updates from This Week in Fintech and Cambrian
-Nik and Rex’s experiences as solo GP
-Their perspectives of the latest fintech ecosystem and what to look forward to in 2024
About Nik Milanovic & This Week in Fintech
Nik is the founder of This Week in Fintech. He has been a key organizer in building the fintech community, bringing together fintech enthusiasts all over the world. Last year, he also started the Fintech Fund as the solo GP.
About Rex Salisbury and...2024-02-1656 min
Fintech VilágaFeltörekvőben a közép-ázsiai fintech szektor
Még ősszel hívták meg a Peak csapatát a Fintex Summitra, Isztambulba. A banki és fintech trendeket felölelő konferenciát december 5-6 között tartották meg. A TrendFM-en hallható Fintech Világa legújabb adásában Érczfalvi András műsorvezető és Qayum Dániel, a Peak tanácsadója az eseményen tanultakról beszélget.
A Fintex Summit egy éves szinten zajló fintech konferencia, amely főleg a közép-ázsiai országok fintech szereplőinek az egyik összefogó eseménye. A konferencián olyan országokból érkeztek szakemberek...2023-12-2517 min
Wharton FinTech PodcastSerigne Dioum, Group CEO of MoMo from MTN - Delivering Fintech services at scale across AfricaRussell Matambo hosts Serigne Dioum, Group CEO of MTN Fintech, an African mobile financial services platform and subsidiary of MTN, Africa’s largest mobile network operator. With a footprint of 16 countries, over 69 million customers, and an annual transaction value of over US$220 billion, MTN Fintech is among the largest mobile financial services platforms in Africa.
They discuss MTN’s ambition to scale Africa’s largest fintech platform, the strategic importance of carving out MTN Fintech and its partnership with Mastercard, and much more!
About Serigne:
Serigne Dioum is the Group CEO of MTN Fintech. Prior to this, Serigne was the MTN Gr...2023-11-3042 min
Regulatory RamblingsFinTech: Finance, Technology and RegulationEpisode 31 - Professor Dirk A. Zetzsche, University of Luxembourg (Topic/Chapter Guide is availabe)Professor Dr. Dirk A. Zetzsche, holder of the ADA Chair in Financial Law (inclusive finance) at the University of Luxembourg, is also a co-author of the recently released book, FinTech: Finance, Technology and Regulation (LINK), published by Cambridge University Press, which he collaborated on with Professor Ross P. Buckley of the University of New South Wales - Sydney and Professor Douglas W. Arner of the University of Hong Kong. In a market seemingly saturated with books on F...2023-11-081h 04
Regulatory RamblingsCelebrating Diversity in Tech: HK FinTech Week PreviewAs HK FinTech Week 2023 approaches (October 30-November 5), Karena Belin and Karen Contet join Regulatory Ramblings' host, Ajay Shamdasani, to preview the event. They explore the synergy between diverse backgrounds in the tech space, emphasizing the value of different perspectives and continuous learning. Karena and Karen also share insights on AngelHub's role in democratizing tech investment, the changing landscape of crowdfunding, and Hong Kong's potential as a FinTech hub.About Karena Belin: Karena is the co-founder and CEO of WHub – a start-up ecosystem builder and the lar...2023-10-1856 min
Fintech VilágaErősödik a hazai fintech szektorErősödik a hazai bankok digitális fejlettsége, és már több, mint 170 Fintech cég van Magyarországon - Fintech Jelentést adott ki az MNB. A TrendFM-en hallható Fintech Világa legújabb adásában Suppan Márton, a Peak alapítója és Érczfalvi András műsorvezető Szombati Anikót, az MNB Digitálizációs Ügyvezető Igazgatóját látták vendégül.
Nemzetközi szinten folytatódott a digitális pénzügyi megoldások terjedése. Az egyes korosztályok közötti eltérő ügyféligényekhez azonban alkalmazkodniuk ke...2023-09-2519 min
FinTech FuturesWhat the FinTech? | S.4 Episode 15 | How Scotland is aiming to become a global fintech hubIn the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Nicola Anderson, CEO of FinTech Scotland, to chat about the country’s burgeoning fintech scene.
Nicola and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle discuss some of the key fintech trends in the country and which areas are seeing the most traction, as well as how FinTech Scotland is pushing to make the country one of the top five fintech hubs in the world and its plans for achieving that goal.
And finally, we find out what fintech buzzword Nicola wants to lock away in our Fintech Jail!2023-09-1227 min
Fintech VilágaNincs többé ingyen pénz a fintech piaconA tőzsdei fintech vállalatok jó időszakot zártak, a magánkézben lévő cégek azonban nehéz helyzetben találták magukat. Az előző 12 hónapban több fintech óriás cégértéke zuhant nagyot. A TrendFM-en hallható Fintech Világa legújabb adásában Suppan Márton, a Peak alapítója és Érczfalvi András műsorvezető Bendarzsevszkij Georgot, a Peak tanácsadóját látják vendégül, akivel a fintech piac aktuális körülményeiről beszélgetnek.
Egy korábbi adásunkban már beszéltünk a tőzsdén kereskede...2023-07-2416 min
Fintech Chatter: Insights From Fintech Leaders144: Has Fintech Innovation Stalled? | Dr Dimitrios SalampasisIn episode 144 of Fintech Chatter Podcast, Dexter Cousins is joined by Dr Dimitirios Salampasis of Swinburne University.We celebrated 250 audio interviews last week and Dimitrios is the first Academic we've featured on the podcast. Dexter poses the question 'Has Fintech innovation stalled?'Tune in to hear their in depth discussion on innovation, talent, immigration, skills development and what investors are looking for when it comes to investing.About Dr Dimitrios Salampasis Dr Salampasis is a highly regarded academic and thought leader on global Fintech innovation. Honours include...2023-05-1240 min