This is the final episode of the FinTech Growth Podcast. Duncan Currie, who has been the host behind 18 wonderful shows in the past year, walks through his reasons for starting and now pausing the podcast, such as re-evaluating measures of success and seeking other voices. But there is good news for the upcoming year. In 2020, there will be a fresh project that will feature a different format compared to FinTech Growth ..read more

In this episode of FinTech Growth, Duncan Currie chats with May Lam, Chief Information Officer at Assembly Payment. Today they discuss May's in-depth background in banking and technology and her eventual entry to FinTech with Assembly Payments.    May touches heavily on payments, how it is being disrupted today and how Assembly Payments is evolving to keep up with changing consumer demands. She also introduces the company's vision and how this influences product design, the partnerships they have made, and the evolution of the business moving forward ..read more

In this episode of FinTech Growth, Duncan chats with Dexter Cousins, Founder and Director of FinTech recruitment agency Tier One People. They talk about the company's approach to Design Hiring, the different stages of growth, and what you should be doing with your people at each stage.   Dexter also shares his insights on attracting and finding the best talent. He talks about common pitfalls with recruitment like "voodoo hiring," as well as actual tips to growing and scaling the businesses of his clients ..read more

This episode of FinTech Growth with Duncan Currie welcomes David Washbrook, Co-Founder of Look Who's Charging, an award-winning FinTech that simplifies the lives of consumers by identifying who has charged their card.    Duncan and David sit down to discuss the company's beginnings and growth, with a large part of it revolving around successfully proving their worth as a startup to the established banking industry. Also discussed is the recent acquisition by Experian and how this move has helped Look Who's Charging scale up and go international ..read more

In this episode of the Fintech Growth Podcast, Duncan talks to Fintech expert, Christian Westerlind Wigstrom. Christian is head of Monoova, a Sydney-based payment company that frees businesses to scale with end-to-end solutions.    In this podcast, Christian talks about how he came to be the head of Monoova. He describes the current need in the evolution of the payment situation which is what propelled Monoova’s focus on payment automation to be a winning service in the market. Christian explains what sets Monoova apart from other payment companies and how they developed their strategy and tar ..read more

In this episode of FinTech Growth, Duncan Currie sits down with Mereki Nieman, Co-Founder of Rensa Health, a health insurance startup formed in the first Australian cohort at global startup generator Antler. Mereki shares her inspiring shift from a corporate employee to the co-founder of her own startup with the support of Antler. Mereki also walks through the Antler business process, from joining to securing funding for Rensa Health ..read more

Today's episode of FinTech Growth with Duncan Currie features Joel Yarbrough, Vice President of Asia Pacific at Rapyd, the world's largest local payment network. They talk about the successes of the company on a global scale and the secrets of Rapyd's massive growth over the past couple of years.  Joel also gets down to the details of how Rapyd provides local solutions to the global gig economy, a massive space that requires dedicated solutions at every step. He also provides a rich pool of knowledge and experience in localizing payments to make transactions seamless for 2 billion people ..read more

This episode of FinTech Growth with Duncan Currie features Justin de Lisle, Co-Founder of social analytics platform Slix Social and Head of Technology and Analytics at Melbourne-based travel card startup Pelikin Money.  Duncan and Justin have a candid chat on the differences of a tech founder from a product founder. They discuss the importance of surrounding one’s self with people who add value to the business. They also explore the nature of startups, the central role that a business advisor provides, and the nuances of securing funding in the tech world ..read more

This episode features Peter Colbert, founder and CEO of INAMO, a wearable payment startup and its genesis and push into America. Peter describes the ups and downs and the lessons he picked up on the way to offer INAMO in the US, his home country of Australia, and eventually the rest of the world ..read more

Today's episode features Siobhan Hayden, Chief Operating Officer of HashChing. She speaks about evolving their FinTech product offerings through customer feedback, their approach to scaling, and the company's double-sided platform. The episode also tackles the Royal Commission and how recent developments have impacted the mortgage broker industry. In particular, Siobhan talks about the shock and dismay that mortgage brokers experienced ..read more