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Kiln Rendez-Vous PodcastKiln RDV - Marieke Flament - Navigating team building and leadership in cryptoJoin us for an insightful conversation between Marieke Flament—seasoned tech executive, investor, and former CEO of the NEAR Foundation—and Thomas De Phuoc, COO and Co-Founder of Kiln, as they reflect on their years of collaboration, leadership lessons, and the evolving landscape of startups and Web3.This discussion begins with a look back at how their professional paths first crossed in 2017 at Circle, where Marieke played a pivotal role in shaping Thomas’s early career. From there, the conversation unfolds into a masterclass on leadership, team-building, and the nuances of scaling a company with intention.Marieke shares her unique...2025-05-2954 min
Tech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiChain Reaction: When Women Engineer the Blockchain Revolution with Marieke Flament at NEAR FoundationHave you wondered about one of the most up and coming blockchain ecosystems in the world? Well, here is your opportunity to understand NEAR, one of the strongest contenders in the market. We discuss decentralization, security, and scalability, along with regulation and diversity and inclusion. Meet Marieke Flament of NEAR and hear about the direction of the organization.Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/YyhxxhjINRQSend us a textMany more amazing technology episodes to come! Subscribe and prepare for the new world. If you would like to...2024-11-2110 min
Modular News#76 - Base ultrapassa TVL da Solana, Google adiciona 11 redes e Uniswap lança plataforma educativa.TLDR:
Coinbase é a corretora que mais possui BTC no mundo; Base ultrapassa a Solana em TVL, próximo de US$ 400 milhões; Google Cloud adiciona 11 blockchains ao data warehouse ‘BigQuery’; Nansen sofre hack e pede que usuários alterem suas senhas; Uniswap em parceria com DoDAO lança plataforma educativa de DeFi; Marieke Flament renuncia cargo de CEO da NEAR Foundation deixando lucro de US$ 350 milhões no tesouro; Bybit pausa operação no Reino Unido; Busan está lançando “cidade Web3” baseada em Ethereum e Cosmos; Comunidade Terra Classic decide cessar a cunhagem de USTC.
Web...2023-09-2514 min
Navigating the MetaverseNavigating Ethics and Compensation in the MetaverseGuests:Michael Blank is the COO of Polygon Studios, a blockchain app development company. Scaling solutions that Polygon Labs initially developed have seen widespread adoption with tens of thousands of decentralized apps. The network is home to some of the biggest Web3 projects and well-known enterprises. They’re also carbon neutral with the goal of leading Web3 in becoming carbon negative.
Marieke Flament is the CEO of NEAR Foundation. NEAR enables the creation of OpenWeb, leveraging blockchain technology. It’s underpinned by the fastest, simplest, and safest proof of stake layer 1 blockchain protoc...2023-08-1646 min
Blockleaders PodcastBlockleaders Podcast 47: Marieke FlamentMarieke Flament almost passed up on the chance to move into Web3 in 2015 because in her mind bitcoin was connected with illicit substances.
She was approached by a headhunter who wanted to pitch her to a bitcoin startup.
“And I thought they’d got the wrong number. I did not want to work for drug dealers.”
However, curiosity got the better of her and she decided to investigate further – to ignore the screaming news headlines of the day – with
the result she ended up working with blue chip Circle headed up by Jeremy Allaire.
“That wa...2023-07-2821 min
The Outlier Ventures PodcastAccelerating Blockchain, with Marieke Flament of NEARIn today's episode of The Metaverse Podcast, we talk to Marieke Flament, CEO of NEAR Foundation, our new partner in the collaborative NEAR x Outlier Ventures Base Camp.
Marieke is joined by our host and CEO, Jamie Burke, as they delve into the details of this program, leveraging NEAR Discovery to redefine the Web3 user experience. If you're a Web3 founder, investor, or passionate about building the Open Web, make sure to tune in and:
Discover how NEAR evolved into a blockchain operating system.
Learn about the projects we're interested in investing in.
Understand how to...2023-05-2928 min
Bubbling Out.Episode #20 Navigating the Future: How to Become a Visionary Web3 LeaderNavigating the Future: How to Become a Visionary Web3 Leader | Web 3 and Thrive Podcast Sign up to my newsletter for exclusive content, tips and strategies to help you thrive at work, without the burnout and FOMO. Direct to your inbox each week.Plus, you'll get full access to exclusive leadership and coaching Q&A's, free workshops, freebies and all the Web 3 and Thrive podcast episodes in one place.---Join me in this episode as I speak with Marieke Flament, the CEO of NEAR Foundation, a non-profit foundation headquartered in S...2023-04-2631 min
Blockchain Insider Podcast by 11:FS179. Insights: What could social media look like in web3?
gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Cuy Sheffield are back this week for another deep dive.
In today’s Insights episode, we will be focusing on a very exciting topic. Social media has been, and continues to be, a key component of web2 and of many people’s lives. It is a primary way of connecting, communicating and working for a lot of people. Now, with web3 becoming more and more prominent, how will social media transform and adapt into this new environment?
Today, we want to explore the differences between web2 and web3 social media, and real...2023-01-2544 min
Blockchain Won't Save the WorldS3E3 - Web3 Mass Adoption is NEAR w. Marieke Flament, CEO NEAR FoundationWant to know what it takes to grow a Blockchain ecosystem like NEAR? Or what Web3 the issues with Luna and FTX mean for Web3 in 2023? Listen in…
Marieke Flament, CEO of NEAR Foundation shares her learnings from an unprecedented year and answers your questions in a live Q&A…
Marieke is one of the most prominent leaders across Blockchain Layer 1s, and under her leadership the NEAR ecosystem has grown significantly and established big partnerships with enterprise, sports and Web3 organisations.
In this show, we discuss:
- What it takes to scale a Layer 1 protocol in 2022/3
- What we learne...2022-12-1756 min
The WalletWhat is Web3? with Marieke Flament💸Blockchain technology, crypto and Web3 - you may have come across these terms, but what exactly do they mean, and how will they affect our lives? What is the technology all about and why have there been so many controversies surrounding crypto? Please note an important point: cryptocurrency exchange FTX, at one stage the second largest company of its type in the world, filed for bankruptcy in November leaving many users unable to withdraw their funds. Its CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, has since been arrested and charged with fraud. We recorded this episode prior to his arrest.2022-12-1532 min
Next Big Thing - with Lauren IngramNEAR Foundation CEO on blockchain's real life use casesMarieke Flament is the CEO of NEAR Foundation, which launched NEAR protocol, a well known blockchain development platform. Marieke is French born, and after completing her degree in computer science she started her career in Shanghai in China at the luxury business LVMH, which owns Louis Vuitton and other brands.
She’s spent the last 16 years working across tech and crypto, including at Expedia’s business Hotels.com, and more recently as CEO of Circle, the fintech company that founded USDC, the stablecoin that’s pegged to the US dollar. We talk about languages, Web3's PR issues...2022-12-0130 minThe Outlier Ventures PodcastScaling the Open Web, with Marieke Flament of NEAR FoundationIn today's episode of The Metaverse Podcast, we talk to Marieke Flament, CEO of NEAR Foundation, a non-profit foundation responsible for contracting protocol maintainers, funding ecosystem development, and shepherding core governance of the NEAR Protocol.
Marieke is joined by our host and CEO, Jamie Burke, where they dive into:
Marieke's background and journey to CEO of NEAR Foundation
Being CEO in a decentralised organisation vs a centralised one
The role of NEAR Foundation in supporting founders building on NEAR Protocol
Product roadmap (ecosystem, verticals and future technologies)
Diversity and inclusion in Web3
#ecosystem #crypto #web3 #c...2022-10-2426 min
Money ReimaginedHow Should a Blockchain Project Build in the Midst of this Crypto Winter?This episode is sponsored by Circle and NEAR.In the attempt to contain the inflationary outbreak in the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve’s monetary tightening by hiking interest rates will continue for some time. Recently, the U.S. central bank’s chair, Jerome Powell, made it clear that our present crypto winter was here to stay. However, this is a good time for development in the crypto space. On this episode of “Money Reimagined,” hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren speak with Near Foundation’s CEO, Marieke Flament.The Near Foundati...2022-09-0236 min
CoinDesk ReportsMONEY REIMAGINED: How Should a Blockchain Project Build in the Midst of this Crypto Winter?This episode is sponsored by Circle and NEAR.In the attempt to contain the inflationary outbreak in the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve’s monetary tightening by hiking interest rates will continue for some time. Recently, the U.S. central bank’s chair, Jerome Powell, made it clear that our present crypto winter was here to stay. However, this is a good time for development in the crypto space. On this episode of “Money Reimagined,” hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren speak with Near Foundation’s CEO, Marieke Flament.The Near Foundati...2022-09-0236 min
Finscale#112 - Marieke Flament (NEAR Foundation) - Le protocole NEAR à la loupeVous êtes perdus avec les concepts de protocole, de Layer 1 de Layer 2, de guildes, d’oracles et encore de dApps. Cet épisode est fait pour vous !
Marieke nous explique tout ceci en détail et nous fait rentrer dans la constellation NEAR. Elle revient sur la manière dont ce protocole a été créé et son positionnement vis à vis de grands rivaux comme Ethereum, détaille les Metrics et finalement décrypte pour nous tout l’écosystème. Vous comprendrez pourquoi Near est constitué sous forme de fondation et le ses interactions des acteurs de ce type avec les instituti...2022-08-1442 min
Web3 DemystifiedOpportunities & Challenges for Web3 applicationsIn this episode, we explore the opportunities & challenges for Web3 applications, get to know the exciting ideas about opportunities emerging in Web3 and some roadblocks along the way with Web3 adoption.Guest list:Marieke Flament (NEAR Foundation)Eraser Li (SevenX Ventures)Kim Zhao Wei (Atocha Protocol)George Hao (Fusotao)Wayne Lei (Portalverse)About Web3 DemystifiedWeb3 Demystified is a creative talk show featuring top innovators in the Web 3 space, hosted by award-winning TV personality and crypto advocate Vivi Lin. The show is powered...2022-08-041h 23
Word on the Block | Forkast.NewsBridging the Web3 Gender Gap with Marieke FlamentAn old boy’s club - that’s how the world of finance & investing is often seen. And unfortunately the crypto ecosystem is looking no different.
What will it take to make the world of Crypto more inclusive? Is there a need for gender focussed policy action? And who are the female changemakers in Web3 who are shattering the glass ceiling? Get the answer to all these questions as NEAR Foundation & Forkast launch the Women in Web3 Changemakers 2022.2022-07-2521 min
RebankCompeting to Win as an Emerging L1 Blockchain with NEARMarieke Flament is CEO of the NEAR Foundation. NEAR is an emerging layer 1 blockchain specifically optimized for usability, along with speed and security. NEAR was founded in 2018 to improve on aspects of layer 1s then in existence. In its short history, NEAR has built an extremely strong institutional backing and vibrant developer community. NEAR has raised an impressive $530m+, according to Crunchbase, from an incredible list of investors including Tiger Global, FTX Ventures, Jump, Alameda, a16z and many more As CEO of the NEAR Foundation, Marieke is responsible for ecosystem development across developers, entrepreneurs, investors and users. In this conv...2022-07-0842 min
Rebank: Fintech AnalysisCompeting to Win as an Emerging L1 Blockchain with NEARMarieke Flament is CEO of the NEAR Foundation. NEAR is an emerging layer 1 blockchain specifically optimized for usability, along with speed and security. NEAR was founded in 2018 to improve on aspects of layer 1s then in existence. In its short history, NEAR has built an extremely strong institutional backing and vibrant developer community. NEAR has raised an impressive $530m+, according to Crunchbase, from an incredible list of investors including Tiger Global, FTX Ventures, Jump, Alameda, a16z and many more As CEO of the NEAR Foundation, Marieke is responsible for ecosystem development across developers, entrepreneurs, investors and users. In this conv...2022-07-0842 min
Searching for Mana with Lloyd WahedFailure to code led to success in tech, Marieke Flament, CEO NEAR foundationAs CEO of the NEAR protocol foundation, Marieke Flament is currently one of the most successfulfemale leaders working in fintech. But it took some convincing for her to give up an established,super successful corporate career; she was even told she was ‘full on crazy’ for considering it. As shetells presenter Lloyd Wahed in this episode, she defied her critics to join Circle in 2015 where shestayed until being inspired by another female CEO to move to banking app Mettle. The trajectory to the top hasn’...2022-06-0751 min
SIGNAL by ConsenSysThe NEAR Future w/ Marieke FlamentIn this episode, Lex is in conversation with Marieke Flament, CEO of the NEAR Foundation and enterprising fintech entrepreneur and operator. Lex and Marieke talk about Marieke's origin and motivations in her journey, and discuss business structure, fintech strategy, and web3 protocol strategy.
Near foundation enables community-driven innovation to benefit people around the world. They are a non-profit foundation headquartered in Switzerland that is responsible for contracting protocol maintainers, funding ecosystem development, and shepherding core governance of the NEAR protocol.2022-05-3146 min
The Fintech BlueprintNEAR Foundation CEO Marieke Flament on building USDC issuer Circle, business neobank Mettle, and growing the NEAR ecosystemIn this conversation, we chat with Marieke Flament, CEO of Near Foundation. Marieke is a French-born computer engineer who has worked across the globe in a diverse range of companies that include Boston Consulting Group, LVMH, and Expedia’s Hotels.com. In her previous role, she was Managing Director of Europe and Global CMO for Circle, one of the world’s largest crypto companies. At Circle, she pioneered the consumer application of blockchain, taking several products to market and building a user base of over two million in less than two years. She also helped move the blockchain agenda forward by w...2022-05-1346 min
FUMO: Future Of Money Podcast12. Fintech and Talent (Tram Anh Nguyen, Marieke Flament, and Bianca Lopes) | FintechOur expert hosts Ronit and Gaurav welcome Tram Anh Nguyen, Co-Founder of CFTE, Marieke Flament, CEO at Near Inc Foundation, and Bianca Lopes, Co-Founder of Talle, for the 12th episode of Fintech Founders.
This episode will uncover how gender diversity can be supported in the Fintech ecosystem and how we can help diverse talent build themselves to thrive in Fintech, among other key topics! The insightful discussion along with our host, Ronit Ghose and Gaurav Dhar touched upon gender diversity, building talent to thrive in Fintech, and initiatives fostering diversity in Fintech such as the ADGMAcademy & CFTE 100 Fin...2022-03-1841 min
She Talks Tech: from WeAreTechWomenBuilding a Bank within a BankToday we hear from Marieke Flament - CEO of Mettle, a unique FinTech proposition as the app-based business account for small businesses, backed by NatWest.
She will be discussing her experience on building Mettle, the technology choices and ways of working to ensure focus is always on delivering features customers need and love.
You can find out more about and connect with Marieke on LinkedIn.
Subscribe, rate the podcast and give it a 5-star review – and keep listening every Wednesday morning for a new episode of ‘She Talks Tech' from https://wearetechwomen.com
Produced by Pineapple Audio Production.
2021-02-1713 min
dot innovateMarieke Flament on the new challenger banks for SMEsThis week we speak with Marieke Flament, the CEO of Mettle
Mettle is the free business account by NatWest that helps small businesses start, run and grow. built for startups, limited companies and sole traders.
We discuss:
-How she thinks about building high performing teams
-Mettle’s growth strategy
-How the consumer has changed as a result of covid 19
-Getting he mix right between Mettle and Natwest/RBS
-Where innovation should happen
-Online security
-Race, Diversity and inclusion in banking and finance
-Her favourite books, mentors, mistakes and much much more.
Enjoy the chat.2020-08-1352 min
M24: The EntrepreneursThe Entrepreneurs - CitizenM and MettleCitizenM has fast-tracked the launch of an app across its 20 properties. It is designed to ensure that as much of the hotel experience as possible can be contactless. We ask Robin Chadha, CitizenM’s chief marketing officer, how the company will retain a warm and personal touch for guests. Plus: we meet Marieke Flament, CEO of Mettle. She tells us how its digital account is helping small brands to focus less on finance and more on what really matters.2020-07-2230 min
RebankBringing Crypto to the World with CircleIn today's episode, we catch up with Marieke Flament, Chief Marketing Officer of Circle, one of the most noteworthy crytpo companies. Circle was the first company to receive a BitLicense from the State of New York and the first virtual currency business to receive an e-money license from the British government. Circle has raised over over $246 million since 2013, including a $50 million round led by Goldman Sachs. Earlier this year, Circle acquired crypto exchange Poloniex for $400 million, with leaked documents suggesting an aspiration to make Poloniex America's first regulated crypto exchange. As always, connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or on our website at b...2018-08-2825 min
Rebank: Fintech AnalysisBringing Crypto to the World with CircleIn today's episode, we catch up with Marieke Flament, Chief Marketing Officer of Circle, one of the most noteworthy crytpo companies. Circle was the first company to receive a BitLicense from the State of New York and the first virtual currency business to receive an e-money license from the British government. Circle has raised over over $246 million since 2013, including a $50 million round led by Goldman Sachs. Earlier this year, Circle acquired crypto exchange Poloniex for $400 million, with leaked documents suggesting an aspiration to make Poloniex America's first regulated crypto exchange. As always, connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or on our website at b...2018-08-2825 min
Fintech Insider by 11:FSEp. 239. Fintech Insider: After Dark VI - London and AtlantaIn London, David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, and Sarah Kocianski were our hosts, joined by: Marieke Flament, European Managing Director and CMO of Circle, Simon Vans-Colina, Engineer at Monzo, and Daniel Hegarty, CEO of Habito.
Over in Atlanta, Sam Maule and Doug Bobenhouse are joined by three pairs of guests: Rob Frohwein, CEO of Kabbage and Shannon Johnson, Group President of Financial Institutions at Cardlytics; next up was Kathryn Petralia, COO and Co-Founder of Kabbage, and Andrew Morris, Chief Content Officer at Money20/20; rounding out the show we had Howard Bush, Principal on Industry Experiences and Banking...2018-07-301h 17Blockchain Insider Podcast by 11:FSEp. 56. Is Bitcoin back?Sarah's with Joon Ian Wong Managing Director for Europe and Asia at Coindesk and Aaron Stanley, Strategic Communications Lead at Sweetbridge to talk about the latest news, including:
Police Confiscate some Bitcoin, Coinbase gets political, and Return of the Bitcoin
We kick things off with Surrey police force obtaining 295 bitcoins last October after arresting a Latvian man, who has since been convicted for money laundering and sentenced to nine years in prison. Police since sold the assets for around $1.5 million - back then, the price of a bitcoin was around $5,000. The sale has been ruled...2018-07-2652 min
Fintech Insider by 11:FSEp. 195. Interviews, IFGS 2018: Alipay, Onfido, InvestHK and MoreIn a series of one to one interviews from Innovate Finance Global Summit 2018, Ross Gallagher and Simon Taylor explore the ins and outs of some great fintechs with some exciting movements in the UK, Hong Kong, China, and the EMEA. Including:
Benedetta Arese Lucini, Co-founder, Oval Money
Charles d’Haussy, Head of Fintech, InvestHK
Thomas Eyre, CEO and Co-founder LOQBOX
Li Wang, Head of EMEA, Alipay
James Mackonochie, COO and Co-founder, Pia
Marieke Flament, Managing Director for Europe, Circle
Sophie Winwood, Head of Partnerships, Innovate Finance
Stephen Ingledew, CEO, Fintech Sc...2018-03-2851 min
Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FSEp. 195. Interviews, IFGS 2018: Alipay, Onfido, InvestHK and More
In a series of one to one interviews from Innovate Finance Global Summit 2018, Ross Gallagher and Simon Taylor explore the ins and outs of some great fintechs with some exciting movements in the UK, Hong Kong, China, and the EMEA. Including:
Benedetta Arese Lucini, Co-founder, Oval Money
Charles d’Haussy, Head of Fintech, InvestHK
Thomas Eyre, CEO and Co-founder LOQBOX
Li Wang, Head of EMEA, Alipay
James Mackonochie, COO and Co-founder, Pia
Marieke Flament, Managing Director for Europe, Circle
Sophie Winwood, Head of Partnerships, Innovate Finance
Stephen Ingledew, CEO, Fintech Sc...2018-03-2852 min
TechRadioCircle's Mareike Flament on casual paymentsWhile new Android Pay lets you buy things in shops, Circle Pay does the same thing but with your mates. Find out about the tech behind it with Circle's managing director for Europe, Marieke Flament.2016-12-0927 min