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Fintech CappuccinoLive from Money 20/20 Europe: AI in Fintech with author Angelique SchoutenMost of us have ‘played’ with ChatGPT, prompting it on a wide range of subjects concerning fintech, finance, tech and even our personal lives. But none of us have actually engaged with ChatGPT as a full-time partner on a single project. Angelique Schouten, our guest in this episode has. She wrote the book ‘Rising AI, Tech Demystified’ with ChatGPT, not in months, but in one long and intense week. We talk to her about the process, how it was to treat ChatGPT as a real-life co-author. She dives into the lessons learned. How to go from copy writing to prompt wr...2023-06-0726 min
Fintech CappuccinoMiklós Dietz, Senior Partner at McKinsey & CompanyIn this episode of Fintech Cappuccino we're fortunate to have a chat with Miklós Dietz, a respected fintech expert and senior partner at McKinsey & Company. Our discussion will revolve around the tangible changes fintech has brought to the world, backed by facts and insightful observations.Throughout his career, Miklós has been deeply invested in understanding the role and impact of fintech. In this podcast, we'll reflect on the past decade, examining how fintech has managed to make a difference in the banking sector and address evolving customer needs. We'll also consider the potential disruptive technologies on...2023-04-2139 min
Fintech CappuccinoFintech Cappuccino with a Bizcuit.In this new episode of Fintech Cappuccino we are talking “embedded” with our guests Hessel Kuik, CEO of Bizcuit and Thomas Horn, Strategy Lead Embedded Lending at Rabobank. Embedded banking, payments, services - hype or relevant reality? Is it about banks scraping around to compete with big techs embedded themselves into every company’s and consumers life? Or is it about staying relevant in an era of innovation where all see that it is not about “who owns the customer” but “who serves him best”. Bizcuit offers near instant lending to business customers through a model and with rating technology bank...2022-11-1832 min
Fintech CappuccinoLive from Money2020 Europe: "Baby, it's cold our there."In this special episode, live from Money 20/20 Europe, we are joined by Jane Loginova, Chief Strategy Officer at BPC and Anand Sambasivan Co-founder & CEO of PrimaryBid. As a lot has happened in the last 4-6 weeks we will focus primarily on the new reality; “baby it’s cold out there”. What is the impact of the public market correction on the (European) private market, which fintech segments will feel this most, what happens to valuations, which segments are still ‘hot’ and why, which and which type of exits (if any) will we see? And most importantly for you, ou...2022-06-0925 min
Fintech CappuccinoTim Levene, CEO Augmentum FintechIn this new episode of Fintech Cappuccino we are talking “where’s the money” with Tim Levene, Co-founder and CEO of Augmentum Fintech, which backs fintechs like Tide, Zopa, Onfido, Interactive Investor and Grover and is the UK’s only publicly listed fintech-focused investment company.We are talking the pros and cons of a listing, where the money is flowing in UK, Europe and beyond, is the appetite moving from b2c to b2b, what does ‘patient capital’ mean and more.We drill down on “being a non-executive board member is all about being pre-emptive” a...2022-05-0438 min
Fintech Cappuccino2021/2022 Special Edition21/22 Special: looking back to leap forward… The things that caught our fintech eye in 2021 and more importantly: 2022: “living in the metaverse” with David Birch, “neo and challenger banks being challenged” with Chris Skinner and “the five trends that will ignite insurtech” with Roger Peverelli. Don Ginsel from Holland Fintech listens, observes and comments.2021-12-2336 min
Fintech CappuccinoTaynaah Reis - Moeda, blockchain driving social impactThis week we are joined by Taynaah Reis. Taynah is the CEO and co-founder of Moeda, a leading Brazil-based fintech company driving positive social change through inclusive & accessible finance. Moeda is a payments and micro lending platform. Moeda’s services are built on the blockchain and leverage this technology throughout the platform. Taynaah has been active in the fintech space for much of her lifetime, launching her own programming solution at age 12 and her first company at age 16. She developed Moeda with social impact in mind and works to humanize finances and distribute impact to achieve the UN...2021-10-1533 min
Fintech CappuccinoLive from Money 20/20: Embracing CryptoLive from Money2020 Amsterdam we discuss the future of Crypto, CBDC and embedded finance with two profound minds on anything money: Dave Birch and Efi Pylarinou.2021-09-2534 min
Fintech CappuccinoLive from Money 20/20: The faceless future of paymentsOur hosts Conny & Brian will bring you, in the middle of all the fintech action going at this year's (physical!) edition of Money20/20 Europe ' The faceless future of payments'.
Our guests: Julie Guetta, head of payments strategy RedCompass Labs, Jane Loginova, Chief Strategy Officer at BPC Banking Technologies and Co-founder & CEO Radar Payments and Marijke Koninckx, Chief Product Officer BankiFi. We will discuss interesting topics such as: is there a future for payment service providers and are big techs definitely taking over now?2021-09-2223 min
Fintech CappuccinoFintech Footprints: “Those who do…” Outsourcing the bank’s backbone: paymentsIn this special we focus on the first Dutch bank to fully outsource its payments operations. Listen how Wealth Manager Van Lanschot Bankiers opted to work with German Fintech turned European Outsourcing partner Fidor (currently part of the Sopra Banking Software group). Two years on the key players then and now discussed the strategy, the selection process, the actual work under the hood and in the boardroom, communications and keeping the teams inspired. What worked well, what did not, any unexpected surprises? Follow the trail and result on this Fintech Cappuccino.2021-05-1429 minFintech CappuccinoJoost van der Plas - We don’t gamble, we investBeyond ‘steamy hot crypto’ talk, Brian and Conny take a dive into the underlying blockchain technology and its impact on people, business and society at large with Joost van der Plas, Partner at Maven 11, a blockchain investment house, based in Amsterdam and with feet on the ground globally. “We don’t gamble, we invest”, says Joost. He explains why you don’t have to understand the technology to appreciate the opportunities that now are being recognized by large institutions and regulators as well. Explore a future in web 3.0, risk and reward, timing, venture selection and a lot more over a cup of ….2021-02-2534 minFintech CappuccinoGaston Aussems - From 12 to 300Another Saturday, another Fintech Cappuccino podcast with Brian van Wachem and Conny Dorrestijn. This time they are joined by Gaston Aussems. Gaston was until very recently the CEO of Mollie, a payments fintech that under his tenure grew from scale to unicorn. Now, before he moves on to a new challenge he joins us today to ponder about the payments industry, Fintech scaling – pain and gain.2020-12-1032 minFintech CappuccinoBenoît Legrand - The next step of BenoîtIn this new episode of Fintech Cappuccino Conny and Brian are joined by Benoît Legrand. Benoît is a veteran in the financial world with 25 years of banking experience. Currently the Chief Innovation Officer of ING Global and the CEO of ING Ventures. Benoit holds several board member positions and is a well known guest at several events ( Money2020) and podcasts. ING announced that per 31-12 the roles of CIO and ING ventures will be wrapped up in ING Neo but ..they did not announce what Benoît Legrand actually will do in 2021..2020-11-1328 minFintech CappuccinoDavid Birch - The Currency Cold WarIn this new episode of Fintech Cappuccino Conny and Brian are joined by David Birch. Dave barely needs an introduction in the fintech scene. His curiosity, insights, expertise, wit and pen have earned him a seat at many board room tables as an advisor, visionary, antagonist or sparring partner. Over the last few years Dave continuously hit the road, keynoting at many events. His content and moderation style took care of packed out conference rooms and continuous dialogue around virtual currencies, digital identity, payments and commerce. Always relating tech to history and everyday life, he makes the complex accessible...2020-09-1831 minFintech CappuccinoOliver Bullough - Let me take you down, 'Cause I'm going to MoneylandIn this Fintech Cappuccino podcast Oliver Bullough, author of ‘Moneyland’ and regular contributor to The Guardian and the New York Times takes us deep into the hidden world of power and money in the 21st century: the inhabitants of Moneyland, who go to great lengths to avoid paying tax. And how this influences all of us, how this is not even about politics but about economic rationale, and how the widening gap is a threat at all societal levels. How technology might be able to help put an end to this ‘white collar crime’, what politicians can or should do, how...2020-06-2034 minFintech CappuccinoThe Return of Chris SkinnerChris Skinner is a returning guest on Fintech Cappuccino and well known as an independent commentator on the financial markets and fintech through his blog The finanser.com and as the author of a range of bestselling books Digital Bank, Value Web, Digital Human and most recently Doing Digital 2020-04-1137 minFintech CappuccinoMark te Riele - Sustainable investing has gone from niche to mainstreamIn this new episode of Fintech Cappuccino Conny and Brian are joined by Mark te Riele, Head of Global Marketing at Robeco. Mark has been active in the asset management industry across the globe for over 20 years. He served in various senior executive roles based out of Amsterdam, Jakarta, Hong Kong and London. He covered asset management markets in Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin America. His experience in business development, marketing, corporate development and strategy has been instrumental in delivering excellence to his clients with state of the art solutions. He held Board positions at various asset management entities across...2020-01-2533 minFintech CappuccinoSanta ClausIn the last episode of Fintech Cappuccino in 2019 - a podcast on fintech and more! - Brian van Wachem and Conny Dorrestijn are joined by Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring gifts to the homes of well-behaved children on the night of Christmas Eve (24 December) or during the early morning hours of Christmas Day (25 December).
Santa Claus is said to make lists of children throughout the world, categorizing them according to their behavior, and to deliver...2019-12-2131 minFintech CappuccinoAllard LuchsingerFor the fifth episode of Fintech Cappuccino - a podcast on fintech and more! - Brian van Wachem and Conny Dorrestijn are joined by Allard Luchsinger, currently partner at Velocity Capital Fintech Ventures. Investing around the globe, Allard brings a broad view on the fintech industry and so much more. His resume reads like a “Wonderful Life of Allard Luchsinger" as he literally looked at business from every possible angle. He founded Zecco in the US and Tradingcars in The Netherlands. Zecco sold well, Tradingcars went bust and so he rebooted his career as a strategy consultant. Next he turned to...2019-11-0230 minFintech CappuccinoAnnemieke RoobeekIn this new episode of Fintech Cappuccino Brian van Wachem and Conny Dorrestijn are joined by Annemieke Roobeek. Annemiek brings a wealth of experience in (accelerating) innovation around complex issues in organizations in both the public and private domain. Inspiring people on stage, in lecture halls and in board rooms, she relentlessly pulls us in the direction of the future … lessons for fintech to be drawn.2019-09-2828 minFintech CappuccinoMark BuitenhekIn this third episode of Fintech Cappuccino Brian van Wachem and Conny Dorrestijn are joined by Mark Buitenhek. He is the global head of Transaction Services for ING, a bank Mark has worked for during his entire career. During that time he has been able to combine his job with board memberships at both Swift and the European Payments Council, as well as Advisory Board Member to Mastercard. More recently, Mark Buitenhek has been in non-executive positions for a string of fintech companies, such as Payconiq, Payvision and TradeIX.2019-07-2030 minFintech CappuccinoMatthias KrönerSecond episode of Fintech Cappuccino; a podcast show on fintech and more! At Money2020 Europe we meet up with Matthias Kröner, founder of Fidor Bank, a top gear fintech entrepreneur, and surely one of the first to move from strategy to action. He starts on reflecting how a services hotel based career turned into banking. The price, the reward and the future of our industry….2019-06-0828 minFintech CappuccinoChris SkinnerFirst episode of Fintech Cappuccino; a podcast show on fintech and more! Featuring fintech guru Chris Skinner. Hosted by Conny Dorrestijn, founding partner of BankiFi and Brian van Wachem, MD of RedSnap Inc., initiator of the show. Chris Skinner is one of the first movers worldwide on fintech. He is the absolute guru on fintech, writer, speaker, blogger and is travelling the world all the time to get to know the latest on what's happening in the industry. 2019-05-0431 min