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Disruption Talks by NetguruEp. 153. What’s Ahead: The Evolving Landscape of UX Research – with iwoca and UnqorkExplore new work methods including AI generated research.Speakers:– Carlos F. Wydler, Head of Design at iwoca– Joe Cahill, Experience Design Manager at UnqorkHost: Agata Rączewska, Innovation Consultant & Client Partner at NetguruThis session was a part of Disruption Forum Design Horizons.2024-11-2027 min
Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FSNews: LATAM fintech is booming, Metrobank slapped with a hefty fine, and why Klarna chose NYC for its IPOJoin hosts Laura Watkins and Benjamin Ensor alongside some great guests as we look at the biggest financial services and fintech stories of the past week.Topics covered include: a LATAM fintech roundup featuring news from Nubank, Ualá, and Tako; Klarna announcing plans to IPO in the US; UK SME lending fintech iwoca raising £200M in funding; Metro Bank facing a substantial fine; and GoHenry advocating for improved financial education for children in schools.This week's guests:
Miguel Armaza - Co-Founder and General Partner at Gilgamesh Ventures & Fintech Le...2024-11-181h 08
Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FSInsights: Can fintech plug the SME funding gap?On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, host Kate Moody is joined by some great guests to take a look at SMEs.It's a tough funding landscape for SMEs in the UK and beyond right now, and the downturn in funding from big banks despite increasing demand.But it’s not all doom and gloom, the big banks’ hesitancy is creating an ideal opportunity space for fintechs, neobanks and alternative lenders to play in and become market leaders, further disrupting the banks, and furthering their growth journeys.We're joined by a fantastic panel of gu...2024-07-1149 min
Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FSNews: Zopa reaches profitability, Chime get fined and Ant goes to SaudiBenjamin Ensor and Jamie Campbell are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week, including: Zopa reach profitability and £4bn in deposits, Chime get fined for late refunds, iwoca reach £1bn in total funding and Ant Financial enter Saudi. And we discuss whether you should join an online community to help you save.This week's guests include:
Sam Maule, Head of Business Development at Moov
Kate Drew, Director of Research, CCG Catalyst
We cover the following st...2024-05-1359 min
Startup InsiderWayve erhält größte KI-Investition in Europa • Zalandos Umsatz erneut gesunken • Stipendium: Berlin fördert Gründerinnen • Gründer-Buyout bei Finabro • General Motors • Kompass Group • WhatAVenture • Iwoca • Insempra • Everyone EnergyHeute u.A. mit diesen Themen:Wayve erhält größte KI-Investition in EuropaLyriq: GM zurück in DeutschlandGründer oft aus AkademikerhaushaltenGründer-Buyout bei FinabroApple: Gerüchte über Rivian-PartnerschaftZalandos Umsatz erneut gesunkenStipendium: Berlin fördert GründerinnenStreit bei Kompass Group eskaliertMario Eibl startet bei WhatAVentureIwoca: Kreditlinie über 175 Millionen EuroInsempra erhält 20 Millionen US-DollarSiebenstelliger Betrag für Everyone Energy Du bist nur an spezifischen Formaten des Podcasts interessiert? Kein Problem! Dann abonniere hier die einzelnen Formatkanäle: Startup News, Investments & Exits, Startup Spotlight Über Startup Insider: Startup Insider ist fest entschlossen, das f...2024-05-0815 min
Finance Forward – der Podcast für die neue FinanzweltFinanceFWD #212 mit Iwoca-Gründer Christoph Rieche
Schon vor zehn Jahren gab Christophe Rieche seine Karriere bei der Investmentbank Goldman Sachs auf, um unter die Fintech-Gründer zu gehen. Seit 2012 vergibt er nun mit dem deutsch-britischen Startup Iwoca Kredite an kleine und mittlere Unternehmen. Zuletzt erhielt das Fintech eine Kreditlinie über 200 Millionen Dollar. Auch die Commerzbank ist über ihren Fonds Commerzventures bei Iwoca investiert, über die Bank erhalten Firmenkunden Zugang zu Darlehen. Über das aktuelle profitable Wachstum, die schwierige Coronazeit und das Durchhalten im Job hat der deutsche Gründer im Podcast gesprochen.2023-11-0841 min
Digital Business Podcast#Folge 133 - Fabian Platzen über neunstellige Kredite, seine Karriere in der Finanzbranche und die Entwicklung der deutschen Wirtschaft aus Perspektive eines Kreditgebers mit Matthias Walter Eser💸 Kredit von IWOCASichtbarerWerden GmbH ist unser Exklusivpartner im Digital Business Podcast und hilft No-Name-Anbietern mit starken Produkten zu mehr Sichtbarkeit und konstanten Premiumanfragen.📈 Qualität sichtbar machen: Nutze deine Homepage als “digitales Schaufenster”, um Kunden magnetisch anzuziehen und das Interesse zu wecken.📈 Pole Position Sichtbarkeit: Werde dort gefunden, wo Personen nach Lösungen für ihre Probleme suchen - und dich dann finden.📈 Verlässliche Akquisemaschine: Deine Website wird zum besten Vert...2023-09-171h 17
The EcoSend PodcastS3 #1 'Optimising and Normalising Donating to Charity', with Raoul BoströmWe're so happy to back with the third Season of the EcoSend Podcast!And who better to kick off the new Series than our good friend Raoul Boström, CEO at Tyve. Raoul has really seen it all - from running product teams at high growth startups, to his latest work at the helm of Tyve; Raoul offers rich insights for anyone interested in the Tech for Good scene. In this episode Raoul spoke to James about- His journey from the commercial sector to the third sector.- Applying growth l...2023-08-0236 min
The 3Bz PodcastEP08 - Payment Palooza: Exploring the Best Payment Solutions for UK Business OwnersIn this episode of The 3BZ Podcast with Stephanie, we dive into the world of payment solutions and unveil the top contenders for UK business owners. Join Stephanie as she discusses the pros and cons of more than 5 payment solutions either she uses or her clients use, including, SumUp, Square, GoCardless, Crezco, Apron and IWOCAPay. Whether you're a small business owner or an aspiring entrepreneur, this episode will equip you with valuable insights to make an informed decision for your payment processing needs. Get ready to level up your business with the perfect payment solution (or solutions).
Apron: https://getapron...2023-05-2516 min
Redefining AI - Artificial Intelligence with SquirroNeil Leiser - AI Stories RevealedIn this episode Lauren Hawker Zafer is joined by Neil Leiser
Who Can Benefit From This Conversation?
Having had a number of representative discussions with a variety of individuals from differing tech angles, Neil joins Redefining AI to provide us with a alternative revelation window: what is, and is not being spoken about in the field and how have his own experiences with AI Stories bolstered these revelations.
Who is Neil Leiser?Neil is a civil and environmental engineering who mastered in Data Science and Machine Lear...2023-05-1633 minRedefining AI - Artificial Intelligence with SquirroSpotlight Eight: AI Stories Revealed - Out Soon!Spotlight Eight is a snippet from our upcoming episode: Neil Leiser - AI Stories Revealed. Listen to the full episode, as soon as it comes out by subscribing to Redefining AI.
Who is Neil Leiser?Neil is a civil and environmental engineering who mastered in Data Science and Machine Learning from the University College London. At present, he holds a data scientist position at Iwoca, where he specialises in building complex machine learning models for credit risk including credit scoring, affordability assessment, prediction of losses. In addition to his professional responsibilities as a data...2023-05-1001 min
Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS732. Insights: Is the future of SME banking specialisation?
Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Is the future of SME banking specialisation?”
This week's guests include:
Atif Siddiqi, Founder/CEO, Branch
Lara Gilman, Head of New Ventures, Iwoca
Peter Beckman, CEO, Treyd
Whether you prefer the abbreviation ‘SME’ or ‘SMB’ - the truth is that there is a vast collection of businesses wrapped up in those three letters.
The World Economic Forum estimates that 90% of businesses globally can be categorised as SMEs. That’s a lot of businesses to cover with the same financial services offerings...2023-04-2843 minFintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS718. News: The ultimate Silicon Valley Bank explainer
Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week.
We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space:
Silicon Valley Bank closed by regulators, FDIC takes control - 4:55
HSBC buys Silicon Valley Bank's UK unit for £1 in rescue deal - 18:30
Under legal threat from GOP lawmakers, Mastercard and Visa pause plan to track gun sales - 31:10
Iwoca introduces open banking-powered instant decisions for SME loans - 41:00
Central Bank of Nigeria publishes open b...2023-03-2059 min
Leap Into HR ConsultingCash flow is kingCash flow is king as a business owner and consultant and especially in the New Year.It is so important you have your cash flow flowing. If you don’t have this, the whole business can grind to a halt. It’s not only a problem if you are starting up, but also if you have clients and are growing rapidly. Sarah will give you her top tips on cash flow, including ways that you can improve it proactively. You will hear about IWOCA – take a listen to find out what it is and how this can be...2023-01-1316 min
Alles top. Gerne wieder! Der eBay Podcast rund um Handel & E-CommerceEin Jahr des Wandels - eBay Geschäftsführer Oliver Klinck schaut zurück und nach vorn
„Ich habe noch nie ein Jahr erlebt mit so viel Wandel“, sagt Oliver Klinck, Geschäftsführer eBay Deutschland. Das Geschäftsjahr 2022 neigt sich dem Ende zu. Zeit, um mit Oliver Klinck auf das Jahr zurückzuschauen und einen Ausblick auf 2023 zu wagen. Was haben wir gemeinsam für Händlerinnen und Händler bewegt? Welche Projekte konnten wir erfolgreich abschließen? Wo müssen wir nachbessern und was wollen wir im nächsten Jahr erreichen? In dieser Folge erhalten unsere Zuhörer*innen spannende Einblicke in die Pläne von eBay Deutschland.
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eBay-Programme f...2022-12-2126 min
Building Digital ProductsProduct Scalability with Avi AshkenaziToday we will try to get the most exciting moments of professional life of Avi Ashkenazi, a product designer, who has worked for Deutsche Telekom on variety of media products, who has created digital products for Samsung, led the design team for fintech platform Iwoca, and is currently working as a UX designer at the No.1 e-commerce platform for businesses – Shopify. He will talk about product scalability. We hope everyone will enjoy knowing about our guest and his experience.
Avi Ashkenazi started his career as a musician. Then, he dealt with festivals, music, technology projects and installations. Ne...2022-09-0842 min
Building Digital ProductsMastering Product Scalability: Avi Ashkenazi's Key InsightsToday we will try to get the most exciting moments of professional life of Avi Ashkenazi, a product designer, who has worked for Deutsche Telekom on variety of media products, who has created digital products for Samsung, led the design team for fintech platform Iwoca, and is currently working as a UX designer at the No.1 e-commerce platform for businesses – Shopify. He will talk about product scalability. We hope everyone will enjoy knowing about our guest and his experience.
Avi Ashkenazi started his career as a musician. Then, he dealt with festivals, music, technology projects and installations. Ne...2022-09-0844 min
AI StoriesMarguerite Graveleau - Technical Product Manager at Iwoca | Ex Data Scientist at Lyft #18Our guest today is Marguerite Graveleau, Technical Product Manager at Iwoca; a Fintech company lending money to small and medium businesses; and Ex Data Scientist at Lyft, one of the main competitors of Uber. In our conversation, Marguerite first explains how she got into the field. We talk about her Master at Stanford and give advice on how to get a first job after university. We discuss the importance of cold emails and building a portfolio of Data Science projects. We then explore Data Science at Lyft where Marguerite explains how she used data and...2022-06-2959 min
The PFF21 F in Tech Podcastiwoca Co-founder & CEO, Christoph Rieche [PFF2021/31]When Christoph Rieche told colleagues at Goldman Sachs he was leaving to set up iWoca, some of them thought he was crazy. Others were jealous. Ten years later, the second group would appear to have been right: iwoca has now helped more than 65,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) gain access to capital. It’s building out new products all the time, raising $350m in debt and equity capital along the way. And although Christoph’s creative talents may not have come up to snuff for him to have become an architect, the businesses iwoca has helped people to build may...2021-10-2233 min
The F in Tech Podcastiwoca Co-founder & CEO, Christoph RiecheWhen Christoph Rieche told colleagues at Goldman Sachs he was leaving to set up iwoca, some of them thought he was crazy. Others were jealous. Ten years later, the second group would appear to have been right: iwoca has now helped more than 65,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) gain access to capital. It's building out new products all the time, raising $350m in debt and equity capital along the way. And although Christoph's creative talents may not have come up to snuff for him to have become an architect, the businesses iwoca has helped people to build may end...2021-10-2233 min
Searching for Mana with Lloyd WahedPowering fintechs behind the scenes | Myles Stephenson, ModulrMyles Stephenson (Founder & CEO, Modulr) sits down with Lloyd to talk about how his company provides payments infrastructure to the likes of Revolut, Sage, Liberis, iwoca or Salary Finance, enabling them to efficiently automate and embed payments transactions.After receiving a biochemistry degree at the University of Oxford, Myles developed his expertise in finance and retail building up the charge and credit facility for Marks and Spences in London and Ireland. In the midst of the financial crisis in 2008, he founded CorporatePay offering pre-paid card programs for corporates, turned into supplier payments and supplier disbursement platform. Fast...2021-09-2159 min
My Startup Podcastनोएडा में दो एमएसएमई पार्क गति प्राप्त करते हैंन्यू ओखला में दो सूक्ष्म, लघु और मध्यम उद्यम (एमएसएमई) पार्कों का निर्माणगौतमबुद्धनगर जिले के औद्योगिक विकास प्राधिकरण (नोएडा) क्षेत्र ने रफ्तार पकड़ ली है812 निवेशकों ने प्रस्तावित स्थलों पर 2,345 करोड़ रुपये की लागत से इकाइयां स्थापित करने के लिए जमीन खरीदी है।ग्लोबल एलायंस फॉर मास एंटरप्रेन्योरशिप (GAME) ने इसके लिए आवेदन प्रक्रिया शुरू कर दी हैग्रोथरेटर लुधियाना का दूसरा समूह। कार्यक्रम का उद्देश्य पंजाब को आगे बढ़ाना हैपरिवर्तन 'सादा करोबार पंजाब दी शान' और सूक्ष्म, लघु और मध्यम उद्यमों की मदद करना(MSME) अपने व्यवसाय को कुशलता से बढ़ाएँ.क्रेडिट लिंक्ड कैपिटल सब्सिडी योजना और प्रौद्योगिकी उन्नयन योजना (सीएलसीएस-टीयूएस) औरएमएसएमई को इंक्रीमेंटल क्रेडिट के लिए इंटरेस्ट सबवेंशन स्कीम अब काम नहीं कर रही है।यूरोप के सबसे बड़े लघु व्यवसाय ऋणदाताओं में से एक, iwoca के नए डेटा से पता चलता है कि वित्त कैसे अंतर्निहित हैछोटे व्यवसायों के लिए एक महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाएंगे क्योंकि वे महामारी से उबरने की कोशिश कर रहे हैं।SKALE का ऑल-इन-वन मार्केटिंग टूल SME रिटेलर्स को a . का निर्माण करके लचीला रहने में मदद करने के लिए डिज़ाइन किया गया .मल्टीबैगर स्टॉक्स: यदि किसी निवेशक के पास लंबी अवधि के लिए अपनी वैल्यू पिक होती है, तो वह कामयाब हो सकता हैइन बीएसई एसएमई शेयरों में अपने निवेश पर कई गुना रिटर्न प्राप्त करें।बेंगलुरु स्थित एग्री-स्टार्ट अप अघी ने मंगलवार को कहा कि उसे बायोटेक्नोलॉजी इग्निशन मिला हैइसके प्रमुख उत्पाद 'सीडविजन' के लिए 70,000 अमेरिकी डॉलर (करीब 52 लाख रुपये) का अनुदान।लॉजिस्टिक्स टेक्नोलॉजी स्टार्टअप स्मार्ट एक्सप्रेस ने सीड फंडिंग में 100 करोड़ रुपये जुटाए हैंआगामी त्योहारी सीजन के दौरान लॉन्च।क्लब, एक फिनटेक स्टार्टअप, जो राजस्व-आधारित वित्तपोषण प्रदान करता है, ने $20 मिलियन की सीड फंडिंग जुटाई है(लगभग ₹150 करोड़) इक्विटी और ऋण के मिश्रण में।बेंगलुरु स्थित Frshr टेक्नोलॉजीज स्टार्टअप्स को कस्टम सॉफ्टवेयर उत्पाद बनाने में मदद करती है, जिससे उन्हें मदद मिलती हैकम समय में अपने सपनों का उत्पाद एमवीपी बनाने में। #MSME #MSMEs #MSMEindia #MSMEnews #MSMEsector #MSMEparks #SIDBI #CLCS-TUS #MSMEministry #Entrepreneurship #entrepreneurs #iwoca #smallbusinesses #SME #SMEretailers #eCommerce #Agdhi #agriculture #SmartExpress #logisticsstartup #Klub #fintech #FrshrTechnologies #startup #startups #askmentor #mystartuptv #majorsunilshetty #startupchannel #startupnews #startupindia #makeinindia2021-08-1903 min
Business Finance BulletinBusiness Growth Prospects; Unsecured Business Finance Demand; and Latest Insolvency FiguresTo start this week’s Business Finance Bulletin podcast, research from Hitachi Capital Business Finance has revealed that businesses are now less fearful of contraction or collapse compared to last year. The swing in confidence is a signal that businesses are seeing growth prospects again.
When businesses get back into a growth phase, that typically brings with it a need for additional working capital. This has been borne out in a survey from unsecured business finance provider Iwoca. We look at the findings which highlight an increase in demand for short term, unsecured finance.
Wrapping up this Bulletin, we have ou...2021-07-1805 min
TrueNorth: The Python People PodcastEP 18 | The Python People Podcast - William Hayes - Pivoting in a Pandemic➡️➡️➡️ NEW EPISODE - The Python People Podcast with William Hayes, Head of Engineering for Iwoca.This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Will about how he has navigated the last 12 months as a leader through the turbulent times of the pandemic. In this episode, Will and I discuss:✅ How the pandemic impacted companies's business models✅ Effective ways to inspire and manage teams during periods of transition✅ Key things to be aware of as a leader when pivoting focus✅ Frame...2021-02-1844 min
Searching for Mana with Lloyd WahedImproving founders' mental health | Matus Maar, Talis CapitalThis week, Lloyd delves into entrepreneurship and mental health as he welcomes Talis Capital's Matus Maar.As Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Talis, Matus has overseen early-stage investments in such FinTech giants as Onfido, iwoca, PriceFX and many more. Talis is also a leader in mental health amongst VCs. Recently, the firm announced a new initiative that offers mental health support to founders at its portfolio companies.On this episode, Matus tells Lloyd why Talis is such an unconventional fund, why the company has focused largely on infrastructure investments, and why he avoids investments in...2021-02-0955 min
The Live Series PodcastRoundtable: Building Out an Engineering Team at the Right PaceIn our latest Round Table event as part of The Live Series, we had an in-depth conversation with some of London’s most experienced technical leaders about some of the issues they came across when trying to scale the team.
Topics we covered include:
- How big is the team that you manage now & how is it structured?
- How have you found hiring to be over the last year & how did that change because of the pandemic?
- What are some of the issues you can come across when taking on too many developers at once?
- Is it...2020-10-141h 07
Wharton FinTech PodcastLeading a Public VC with Tim Levene, CEO of Augmentum FinTechOn today's episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Tim Levene, Co-Founder & CEO of Augmentum Fintech.
Augmentum invests in fast-growing fintechs disrupting financial services and is the UK's only publicly listed investment company focusing fintech in Europe. Launched on the London Stock Exchange in 2018, Augmentum gives businesses access to patient capital and support unrestricted by conventional fund timelines. This structure also gives public market investors access to a largely privately held investment sector during its main period of growth. Their portfolio of 19 fintech companies includes Tide, interactive investor, iwoca, Zopa, Monese, BullionVault and Farewill.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Getting...2020-08-2143 min
London Fintech PodcastLFP159 – “Payments Terms As A Service” w/Lara Gilman iwocapayIwocapay is a new business venture from iwoca, one of London’s leading Fintechs, to offer payment terms as a service. Metaphorically this is a cross between a domestic version of trade finance – helping finance a supply chain – with an oldschool (and rather harder to get these days) bank overdraft – ie a flexible […]2020-07-2335 min
Searching for Mana with Lloyd WahedIssuing £1 billion on funding SMEs | Lara Gilman, iwoca4:10 how was iwoca in 2014 at Series A and the power of people behind creating products and innovations (guest Mimi Nguyen)7:21 iwoca in 2020 funding last year over 1 billion. Culture being a big part of iwoca9:45 Mission of SME lending and what is iwocaPay?22:45 How is technology supporting the underwriting process? The balance between machines and humans in the decision process.24:50 How did COVID-19 affected iwoca and it’s clients?30:00 Fintech 2.032:32 Lara’s background and what brought her to fintech39:15 Lara’s mana - what has shaped her care...2020-07-2158 min
9 to when?Week 33: How a bad family holiday inspired a passionate entrepreneur | Emma Watson, Little Hotdog WatsonWe've been away for a little while!
Before the world was rudely interrupted by coronavirus, the 9 to When? podcast had a bit of a switch-up. Our beloved host, Jamie, moved onto pastures green and Tom – a member of our accountants team – kindly offered to take over the show. Unfortunately, Tom only got to record one episode before we had to cancel our other guests due to lockdown restrictions.
This was the first episode of Tom's series – a fantastic interview with Emma Watson, proud owner of children's hats company – Little Hotdog Watson. We loved Emma, and were keen...2020-06-0828 min
Paymentandbanking FinTech PodcastDer Newsrückblick im Februar - FinTech Podcast #251In der letzten Woche haben wir noch ausgiebig unsere 250ste Folge FinTech Podcast als Jubiläum zelebriert. Doch in Zeiten von Corona, Wahldebakeln, Machtkämpfen und anderen Krisen widmen wir uns wieder ersteren Themen. Vielmehr unser "Altherren-Duo" Bajorat und Siegert, die in fast schon bundesligareifer Kommentator-Manier sich die wichtigsten Meldungen des vergangenen Monats vorknöpfen und unter die Lupe nehmen.
Und darüber haben sie unter anderem gesprochen:
Revolut steigt zum wertvollsten Fintech in Europa auf
N26 sagt „bye bye“ zu Großbritannien
Holvi sagt „hello“ zu Großbritannien
ING führt Kontoführungsgebühr ein
Geld für die DHB
Ready2order au...2020-03-061h 01
9 to when?Week 32: How to launch a subscription box business in three months | Ahlam Alharthy, Grow With MeIn this episode of 9 to when? Jamie speaks with Ahlam Alharthy of Grow With Me.
Ahlam’s story:
‘I really wanted to know how I could best nurture my daughters brain development and wanted her to have good quality toys that were open ended so she can learn whilst playing. But it was extremely difficult to find the time to do that at the early stages of motherhood. Once life got less crazy, I became completely obsessed with baby development and play and that’s when Grow With Me was born. I wanted to create a play...2020-03-0530 min
9 to when?Week 31: Why the best discussions don't happen in meeting rooms | Nigel Berman, School of the WildIn this episode, Jamie chats with Nigel Berman from School of the Wild — a different kind of team building company. They discuss the power of the great outdoors, Nigel’s path to becoming a business owner, and how nature itself can be used to reset teams.2020-02-2729 min
9 to when?Week 30: Running London's most coveted cat cafe | Lauren Pears, Lady Dinah's Cat EmporiumShow notes
Lauren Pears is the proud owner of Lady Dinah's cat Emporium – an Alice in Wonderland themed cat cafe based in Bethnal Green, London. They currently have 16 cats and an enormous waiting list for weekend visits.
Starting out
- Lady Dinah’s has been running for around six years. The first two years were stressful!
- When starting out, Lauren faced a lot of challenges. One of these was a disconnect between herself and investors
- Lauren also underestimated the hype – when she opened her booking...2020-02-1939 min9 to when?Week 29: N26’s Brexit, cat jumpers and the glorification of failureNearly seven months in now, Jamie and Mat get chatting again after an extended break from talking to each other in the Alps. They discuss the challenges of family business, what can be learned from digital bank N26’s exit from the UK, spotlight an entrepreneur making mementos from dead pets before concluding with the timeless Brilliant or Bonkers – where Mat has a tough time tricking Jamie about who said this week's quote
If you've got any feedback, or want to be featured on the show then send your thoughts to podcast@iwoca.co.uk or visit our...2020-02-1233 min
9 to when?Week 28: How to go after hyper growth | James Gibson, RevolutShow notes
In an info-packed interview, James Gibson – Lead Product Owner at Revolut – runs Jamie through the principles and processes the global money app have used to build and sustain their growth, which last year topped The Tech Track 100 (with an 507.56% annual sales rise over three years).
They cover roadmapping done right, hiring the right people and finding the balance between robust stretch targets and unrealistic expectations of success.
Of course, there’s also the big biz whizz quiz for James to fight his way through, before at last concluding on Brilliant or Bonker...2020-02-0631 min
podformation - Service & Tipps1. Quartal 2020: Warum viele Selbständige und kleine Unternehmen knapp bei Kasse sindDer 10. Februar ist für viele Selbständige und kleine Unternehmen ein wichtiger Stichtag, denn genau dann ist die Umsatzsteuer fällig. Und nur ein paar Tage danach ist die Gewerbesteuer dran. Viele Selbständige und kleine Unternehmen kämpfen besonders zwischen Januar und März mit knapper Liquidität. Laut Statistischem Bundesamt geht dann der Umsatz beispielsweise in Einzelhandel oder Gastronomie stark zurück. Was getan werden kann, erklärt im Podcast Oliver Schmid vom Kreditanbieter iwoca, der auf Selbständige und kleine Unternehmen spezialisiert ist.2020-02-0601 min
9 to when?Week 27: Jess Stern, Mustard MadeThis week, Mat sits down with Jess Stern, co-founder of Mustard Made. Mustard sell great looking, easy to assemble lockers in a variety of colours. They talk about the difficulties of a business partner on the other side of the world, the importance of attention to detail and dropping her product off two meter cherry pickers.
2020-01-2931 min9 to when?Week 26: Is an unexamined business worth running?In their six month milestone episode, Mat and Jamie go head to head on the topics of falling bank lending to UK businesses, a hammock that hangs from your desk, the fad of multi-use products, abseiling water-bottles, and a quote so old Mat can’t place it for love nor money.
Show Notes
https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone/scrappage-scheme
https://www.iwoca.co.uk/insights/regional-lending/
https://www.upliftdesk.com/under-desk-hammock-uplift-desk/
Quote
"An unexamined life is not worth living."
Music: Death of Loves | Jo...2020-01-2332 min
9 to when?Week 25: Julian Fisher, jispHow do businesses connect their online and offline customer offerings? This week, Jamie interviews Julian Fisher of jisp to understand how his company is redefining the retail experience as we know it. 2020-01-1532 min9 to when?Week 24: Stock, Shoeblast, and the decline of Christmas (pudding)In the second show of the third decade of the second millennium, Mat talks about the supply chain and coping with changing consumer interests, Jamie gets Sports Direct and JD Sports royally mixed up, and neither of them can agree on a quote by the 20th century’s greatest fighter.
News
Christmas pudding sales slump in challenging festive period
From JD Sports to Games Workshop: best market performers of decade
Business spotlight
Shoeblast! The smart shoe care system
Brilliant or bonkers
“The successful warrior is the...2020-01-0937 min
9 to when?Week 23: Aimée Ramos, GoodEye VintageThis week, Jamie talks to Aimée Ramos, owner of GoodEye Vintage (https://goodeyemarket.com/) about her attempt to put a stop to fast fashion. They discuss growing up in New York, tarot card readings and her biggest business challenges.2020-01-0236 min
9 to when?Christmas Special: Festive shopping stats, slanting toilets, and the big biz quiz(mas).In a special edition of 9 to when? Jamie surprises Mat with a Christmas quiz (how many festive businesses can you guess are real or fake?), they discuss employees taking the pee with excessive toilet breaks, and both can’t decide if small business owners should be more Santa or more Scrooge.
Show notes
Shoppers to spend £4.4bn with small retailers this Christmas
Toilet designed with ‘inconvenient slope’ could wipe out extended loo breaks taken by workers
Music by:
Death of Lovers by John Hall
Christmas by Blowfelt
OPSOUND2019-12-1833 min
9 to when?Week 21: William Adoasi, Vitae LondonIn this episode, Jamie chats with William Adoasi of Vitae London, a unique watch company that doesn't break the bank. Vitae is Latin for life, and the business' aim is to be the fashion brand changing lives: for every watch they sell, they help support a child in sub-saharan Africa through education. Find out more at https://vitaelondon.com/. 2019-12-1131 min9 to when?Week 20: Light-harvesting helmets, lead gen, and Lord of the RingsIn the latest episode, Jamie talks about extreme capitalism and whether a business should always have a social purpose, Mat looks at a new invention to charge your phone on the go – from your head – and they both geek out over Lord of the Rings, but get a bit stuck on how it best relates to small business.
Show notes:
UK 'has particularly extreme form of capitalism'
Light-harvesting helmets promise to deliver 'endless power'
“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old...2019-12-0433 min
9 to when?Week 19: David Brear, 11:FSToday, Jamie chats with David Brear of 11:FS, a challenger consultancy with big plans to revolutionise the world of digital banking.
2019-11-2735 min9 to when?Week 18. Start-up funding, head-buzzers and the supposed unchangeability of the selfMat and Jamie reunite to talk about start up funding options, slick new channels for social media pioneers to explore, concluding with an all round discussion about the merits of what Eminem thinks about his past.
Show notes
North West named biggest start-up region outside of London
SOMNIBEL, the new device for the treatment of sleep apnea
“People can try to reinvent themselves. I don’t think you can really change who you are, though, because who you are is pretty much where you came from and what you’ve done up to now.”
– 2019-11-2032 minFintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS374. Insights: The importance of cashflow for SMEs - Live at Xerocon
On this week's combined news and insights show, David Brear hosts a live panel at Xerocon London 2019! On the first part of the show, David is joined by a couple of special guests to discuss some of the announcements that were made at Xerocon:
Xero Pay partners with Transferwise for bill and reconciliation payments (03:32)
Craig Walker - Co-founder and Executive GM of Payments & Billing Solutions at Xero
Nilan Peiris - Vice President of Growth at TransferWise
Iwoca and Xero working together to improve SME lending solutions (08: 52)
Ben Johnson - Payments & Lending Partnerships Lead at...2019-11-1551 min9 to when?Week 17: Alex Angel-Benscher, Vurchoo JewelleryThis week on the podcast Jamie interviews founder of Vurchoo Jewellery, Alex Angel–Benscher. Alex runs an ethical jewellery company that takes designs from drawings done by children in Rwanda, Guatemala, India and Cambodia, and turns them into beautiful jewellery. Alex kindly gave listeners 15% off anything on his website so go and check it out as he has some really great pieces. His website is:
www.vurchoo.co.uk
www.iwoca.co.uk/insights/podcast-17/
2019-11-1436 min9 to when?Crowdfunding for businesses | 2019 guideRead the article here: https://www.iwoca.co.uk/finance-explained/business-crowdfunding/2019-11-1325 min9 to when?Week 16: Government grants, self-cleaning door handles and HamletIn an after-hours special, Jamie explains word of mouth marketing for small businesses, Mat goes growth, growth, growth with the government’s new grant and they both look into one very specific line of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, but are they overthinking it?
Government announces £35m fund to grow rural businesses
Small business grants: what's on offer and how to get it
James Dyson Award: Fish-scale plastic and self-disinfecting door handle could net award for top invention
The complete guide to creating customers with word of mouth
“And thus the native hue of resolution
I...2019-11-0734 min9 to when?Small business grants: what's on offer and how to get itRead the article here: https://www.iwoca.co.uk/finance-explained/small-business-grants/2019-11-0616 min
The Small Business Retail SessionsS4 E7: All you need to know about alternative financeThe Small Business Sessions, Enterprise Nation's podcast powered by Xero, is back for another episode. Series four, hosted by Enterprise Nation head of content Dan Martin, features a brilliant line-up of entrepreneurs and experts sharing insights and inspiration on how to start and grow a brilliant business.Gone are the days when businesses only had one or two options for funding; there are now lots of choices. One of them is Iwoca, which provides business loans of £1,000 - £200,000 without long waits and endless paperwork. In this week's podcast, Colin Goldstein, Iwoca's commercial growth director, joins Edwards Berks, at Xero, to discu...2019-11-0628 min9 to when?Week 15: Email marketing, anti-nightmare mist and the spy, Coco ChanelIn this latest and greatest episode, Jamie talks about the new trend of allowing the customer to split payments, Mat banishes halloween nightmares away with a brand new spray, and both of them disagree with good old Coco.
MS launches buy now pay later service
Parents can now buy a £4.95 ‘anti-nightmare mist’ to help children sleep at night
Philosophy of Debt Part 1
Philosophy of Debt Part 2
The Ultimate Guide to Email Marketing
The best things in life are free. The second best things are very expensive.
Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel
2019-10-3132 min9 to when?Week 14. Business theft, flying taxis and the origins of cynicismThis week, Jamie’s poorly but talks about content marketing, Mat examines crimes against small business, and both of them get to grips with the topic of jealousy and whether it’s ever of any use.
Show notes
Call for help in tackling small business crime
The race to build a flying electric taxi
What is content marketing?
As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.
Antisthenes2019-10-2436 min9 to when?Week 13. Dishwasher whisky, SEO and George MalloryWith his co-host’s return, Jamie takes the opportunity to talk about cute sofa names (and why they sell so well), Mat explains the intricacies of whisky in a dishwasher tablet format, SEO comes up squarely on the 1st page, and both of them gush over Mt Everest’s most enigmatic pioneer.
Show notes:
Sofa maker Loaf bakes in growth plans as sales rise
Whisky firm release new dishwasher tablet-shaped cocktail capsules
“People ask me, 'What is the use of climbing Mount Everest?' and my answer must at once be, 'It is of...2019-10-1734 min9 to when?Business overdrafts – what you need to knowRead the article here: https://www.iwoca.co.uk/finance-explained/business-overdraft/2019-10-1615 min9 to when?Week 12: Sno-flex, retiring retirement, and the fastest man in Raynes Park.Stepping up to the plate, Mark covers for Mat this week, Jamie gets Northwich and Norwich mixed up, we cover why being front of mind is one of the most important laws of marketing, and we also head to Japan for today's brilliant or bonkers quote.
Show notes
Northwich business owner turns 80 and says she's no plans to slow down yet
Meet the Sno-flex
“I no naka no kawazu, taikai wo sirazu”
A frog in a well never knows the vast ocean
Music: Death of Lo...2019-10-1033 min9 to when?Working capital: an essential guide for small businessRead the full article here: https://www.iwoca.co.uk/finance-explained/working-capital/2019-10-0919 min9 to when?Week 11. Clam pillows, Hunter S. Thompson, and the beauty of being unique.
Shadow Chancellor John Mcdonnell vows to shorten the working week to 32 hours with no reduction to pay
The Clam Pillow
“A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.”
― Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-19672019-10-0241 min9 to when?Week 10. Vampire plastic, disappearing banks and Dante’s 9th circle of bonkers.In our 10th ‘anniversary’ episode Mat correctly guesses the only county in England that doesn’t have a McDonald’s, Jamie tries to explain why plastic that only comes out at night is a good idea, and they both fail to agree if teleportation is a good idea or not.
News
More than a third of UK bank branches have closed since 2015
England's only county without a McDonald's
Innovation
Vampire plastic
Reasons not to buy hoverboards
Finance explained
What is a credit facility?
B...2019-09-2639 min9 to when?Week 9. Rockit rockers, Ernest Hemingway, and did someone say recession?Today, Mat runs us through the ins and outs of hunting licenses (the auction finance kind), a joke about helium balloons goes straight over Jamie’s head, and Saint Augustine weighs in on the topic of trying new things.
News
Recession, what recession? Small businesses are doing good
Helium shortage: 'Prices just keep going up and up'
Innovations
Wearable diabetes sensor
Rockit Rocker
Finance Explained
Auction finance explained
Quotes
“Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will t...2019-09-1935 min9 to when?Week 8. Railways guardians, off-road high heels and Abe LincolnNow with exciting new recording equipment, Jamie gets stuck into the pros and cons of a cashless society, Mat explains another unusually named device – which is most definitely not a black box for your phone – and both of them can’t figure out when Leonardo Da Vinci went dinosaur hunting.
News
Network Rail’s property sell-off is causing an uncertain future for Britain's small businesses
The Daily Mail talks to traders affected by the push for a cashless society
Inventions
LynQ
Off road high heels
Finance Explained
Compare...2019-09-1239 min9 to when?Week 7. Welsh business, self-watering plants and Maya Angelou.In this evening edition of 9 to when? Mat discusses why employed people think businesses are important, Jamie attempts to explain what happens to sound when you turn a piano on its nose, and both of them agree (for once) on whether mixing untruths into business practice is ever a good thing.
News
Small business in Wales are the UK’s most ‘community conscious’
Company reputation matters for three in four brits
Innovations
Meet the Standing Grand - a brand new piano invention
The indoor smart plants that water themselves.
Finance explain...2019-09-0538 min9 to when?Week 6. Remote working, robot golf balls and Vincent Van G—Today, Jamie talks about the National Living Wage, Mat wants an AI contact book with a camera and the most unusual of unusual names and absolutely no one can remember what exactly Michelangelo painted.
News
Four in ten small firms increasing prices due to higher wages amid calls for Low Pay Commission independence
How Companies Benefit When Employees Work Remotely
Innovations
Robot golf ball knows where the hole is, and rolls in no matter where it’s aimed
OrCam MyMe
Finance explained
What is peer to peer lending?2019-08-2933 min9 to when?Week 5. Movie-making, vegan meat, and Dolly PartonIn this episode, Jamie acts out bits of Quenton Tarantino’s new movie (badly), Mat examines Amazon’s good small business behaviour, and both of them can’t agree on the business use-case for a bionic zoom lens.
News
Amazon has done more good than bad for small business
Streaming could kill UK independent film industry, experts say
Inventions
Could we all be vegan in the future?
Contact Lens That Zoom in the Blink of an Eye
Finance explained section
What’s a bridging loan?
Brilliant or bonkers
Marvin Schwarzs...2019-08-2237 min9 to when?Week 4: Missing holidays, Romeo’s bad advice and the salmon cannonAfter a slight timetable change, Mat mulls over business owners too busy to go on holiday, Jamie questions the poor planning of the Post-It Note's creator, and absolutely no-one can agree if the term "bronkers" accurately describes Ernest Shackleton.
Business News
More than 500,000 SME owners 'have not had a holiday since 2014'
UK retailers demand business rate cuts to save high street stores
Innovation
Inventions that were created by accident
Why we’re all obsessed with the fish tube
Mat’s meme about the salmon cannon
Finance explained
How does a business know i...2019-08-1537 min9 to when?Week 3: Rental clothes, hoverboards and Henry FordIn the latest episode, Mat discusses rental caravanning and the gig economy, Jamie goes back to the future with high-flying hoverboards, the topic of merchant cash advances is casually advanced and absolutely no one seems to know what Henry Ford invented.
Show Notes:
Business News
”We've made £10k from renting caravans”
FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2020
Innovations
Hire calling: why rental fashion is taking off
French inventor Franky Zapata successfully crosses the English Channel on a flying hoverboard
Finance explained
What’s a Merchant Cash Advance?
Brilliant or bonkers?
"Do...2019-08-0630 min9 to when?Week 2: Spectachrome turkeys, gin and JuneThis week, Mat talks about how July is killing our Christmas dinner, Jamie explains how a business lets you see the world like a Wes Anderson movie, the mammoth topic of managing cash-flow is broached, and absolutely no-one can agree who said these famous inspirational quotes…
Show Notes
Hot hot Europe might result in UK shortage of turkeys for Christmas
UK experiences expectedly strong retail sales in June, kick-started by "secondhand goods at charity shops and antique dealers"
Sunglasses that let you see the world like a Wes Anderson movie
Scottish Island gets a b...2019-07-2631 min9 to when?Week 1: Fish shops, olderpreneurs, and debenturesIn our inaugural episode, Jamie manages to get the name of the podcast wrong within the first 30 seconds, Mat explorer the ethics of shooting inanimate objects, there's a bit of business news – Richard Branson gets the okay, but Jeff Bezos doesn't. We're still learning, so please send (constructive) feedback to podcast@iwoca.co.uk or visit iwoca.co.uk/insights for more even more small business news and features.
Show Notes
Business news
Fish and chip restaurant closes because the owners don't believe in fishing anymore
The UK's first parcel postboxes are launched - goo...2019-07-2230 min
RebankThe Shifting Competitive Landscape in SME BankingSME banking is a particular interest of mine, as long-time listeners know. We've covered it from a number of angles on Rebank, including challenger banking with OakNorth, digital lending with iwoca and Spotcap, payments with GoCardless and support services with Xero, to name a few. If one area of fintech has been getting increasing interest lately, it's SME banking, and it's about time. Last week, Pool A of the RBS Capability & Innovation Fund was allocated, with massive cash grants going to winners Metro Bank, Starling and ClearBank to enhance existing business current account offerings. The...2019-03-0537 min
Rebank: Fintech AnalysisThe Shifting Competitive Landscape in SME BankingSME banking is a particular interest of mine, as long-time listeners know. We've covered it from a number of angles on Rebank, including challenger banking with OakNorth, digital lending with iwoca and Spotcap, payments with GoCardless and support services with Xero, to name a few. If one area of fintech has been getting increasing interest lately, it's SME banking, and it's about time. Last week, Pool A of the RBS Capability & Innovation Fund was allocated, with massive cash grants going to winners Metro Bank, Starling and ClearBank to enhance existing business current account offerings. The...2019-03-0537 min
Fintech Insider by 11:FSEp. 272. Insights: Live! From Xerocon 2018In this week's insights show we're bringing you a supersized episode of the best content from Xerocon 2018. A conference like no other is their tagline and this proved to be true, as we bring you some of our highlights from our Xerocon 2018 experience.
First off, Sarah Kocianski sat down with some fantastic industry experts from across the world of SMB finance and accounting to get some great insights.
You will hear from:
Gary Turner - Co-founder and UK CEO, Xero
Sian Kelly - MD, Inform Accounting
Alexis Prenn - CEO, Receipt Bank
Will...2018-11-231h 41Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FSEp. 272. Insights: Live! From Xerocon 2018
In this week's insights show we're bringing you a supersized episode of the best content from Xerocon 2018. A conference like no other is their tagline and this proved to be true, as we bring you some of our highlights from our Xerocon 2018 experience.
First off, Sarah Kocianski sat down with some fantastic industry experts from across the world of SMB finance and accounting to get some great insights.
You will hear from:
Gary Turner - Co-founder and UK CEO, Xero
Sian Kelly - MD, Inform Accounting
Alexis Prenn - CEO, Receipt Bank
Will Farnell...2018-11-231h 41
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Rebank: Fintech AnalysisAlternative Lending with Spotcap & iwocaToday the focus is on alternative lending, one of the original fintech verticals. Surprisingly, in nearly 80 episodes, we've never gotten deep into alternative lending. After holding off for so long, today we're hitting you with two interviews, one with Jens Woloszczak, the founder and CEO of Spotcap, and the second with Christoph Rieche, founder and CEO of iwoca. As one of the earliest areas of fintech focus, lending has come a long way, and certainly had it's ups and downs - perhaps more to come when we hit a less happy place in the credit cycle. We talk about that wi...2018-03-0657 min
RebankAlternative Lending with Spotcap & iwocaToday the focus is on alternative lending, one of the original fintech verticals. Surprisingly, in nearly 80 episodes, we've never gotten deep into alternative lending. After holding off for so long, today we're hitting you with two interviews, one with Jens Woloszczak, the founder and CEO of Spotcap, and the second with Christoph Rieche, founder and CEO of iwoca. As one of the earliest areas of fintech focus, lending has come a long way, and certainly had it's ups and downs - perhaps more to come when we hit a less happy place in the credit cycle. We talk about that wi...2018-03-0657 minKanzleifunkKanzleifunk 58: Miss Management
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Fintech Insider by 11:FSEp. 144. Live from Xerocon: part 1This week's special edition of Fintech Insider Insights was recorded live at Xerocon 2017 from London's Excel Centre. David hosts a panel on Frictionless Finance, discussing how technology is lowering barriers to entry and we hear how the panelists are tackling friction in finance.
David talks to Caroline about Fluidly's intelligent cashflow technology and her experience at Xerocon, plus we hear from Shachar about the problem that Curve is trying to solve, connecting all cards and accounts in one app, using one card. Next up, Colin talks to us about iwoca, an online lender specialising...2017-10-251h 00
Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FSEp. 144. Live from Xerocon: part 1
This week's special edition of Fintech Insider Insights was recorded live at Xerocon 2017 from London's Excel Centre. David hosts a panel on Frictionless Finance, discussing how technology is lowering barriers to entry and we hear how the panelists are tackling friction in finance.
David talks to Caroline about Fluidly's intelligent cashflow technology and her experience at Xerocon, plus we hear from Shachar about the problem that Curve is trying to solve, connecting all cards and accounts in one app, using one card. Next up, Colin talks to us about iwoca, an online lender specialising in small businesses...2017-10-251h 01
American Banker PodcastInnovations in Lending at LendIt2017This week, Brett and Breaking Banks were onstage with Antony Jenkins, CEO of 10x Future Technologies at the LendIt conference in NY! While we were at the conference, we decided to talk to some others that were making new waves in the lending space. We talked to Brock Blake, CEO of Lendio about their new “franchising” model to expand their reach in the US. We caught up with Christoph Reiche, CEO of iwoca about the affects of Brexit on the lending space for small business through the EU, and what kinds of data are proving useful to create new...2017-03-111h 00
MatSlammers - An Iowa High School Wrestling PodcastMatSlammers Season 10 show 5Jan and Mark talk big matches, getting ready for state tournament run and Jan goes off on the complainers of IWOCA dual team rankings.2016-01-2539 minLondon Fintech PodcastLFP036 – The Direct Lending Model with Chris Rieche CEO of iwoca
I am delighted to be joined by Chris Rieche CEO and co-founder of iwoca. Iwoca is a Fintech lender but not a P2P. They raise finance and then can lend it out themselves – a direct lending model which has many advantages as we will hear.
iwoca lends up to £100k to small businesses in the UK, Poland, Spain and Germany at rates varying from around 13-40% p.a and has around 100 employees in London.
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