Fintech Chatter: Conversations with Fintech Leaders
autor: Dexter Cousins | Founder, Tier One People
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Why AI startups may not need VC: Michael Batko - Hourglass AI
Why AI startups may not need VC: Michael Batko - Hourglass AI
O tomto podcastu
370+ episodes. 40+ countries. The podcast fintech leaders actually listen to.
Fintech Chatter is where founders, executives, and investors behind the world's most ambitious fintech companies share their journey.
We cover topics like raising capital, scaling internationally, hiring leadership teams, and the challenges of building with emerging technologies across payments, crypto, AI, wealth, insurance. If it's in Fintech we've got you covered.
Hosted by Dexter Cousins, founder of Tier One People, Australia's dedicated executive search firm for fintech and and the Digital Economy.
With 200+ executive hires across the sector and a decade of running his own business, Dexter brings an operator's lens to every conversation.
New episodes biweekly. If you're building, investing, or leading a fintech company - this is your podcast.
Follow Dexter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dextercousins/
Follow Tier One People: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tier-one-people
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- Why AI startups may not need VC: Michael Batko - Hourglass AI · 41 min · Epizoda 382Looking to scale your fintech leadership team? Start at tieronepeople.com Michael Batko is the founder of Hourglass AI, which helps Australian companies find, build and run the…
- How to Build a Resilient FinTech Company | Soraya Alali - Zip Co · 32 min · Epizoda 381Looking to scale your fintech leadership team? Start at tieronepeople.com After 7 years of asking we finally have Zip on the show! And it is definitely worth the wait. Zip Co is…
- Embedded FX for Enterprise: Matt Barr - Send Payments · 41 min · Epizoda 380Looking to scale your fintech leadership team? Start at tieronepeople.com Matt Barr is CEO of Send Payments, the Australian company that embeds cross-border FX into enterprise…
- Creating a Bank People Love: Xavier Shay - Up · 36 min · Epizoda 379Looking to scale your fintech leadership team? Start at tieronepeople.com Xavier Shay is the CEO of Up, the Australian digital bank that reached a million customers on word of…
- Intersekt Chats: Caroline on HelloClever's remarkable growth across Asia · 3 min · Epizoda 378If you're looking to scale your executive leadership team - start at tieronepeople.com Welcome to our series recorded live from Interesekt/26. Dexter Cousins catches up with…
- Intersekt Chats: Piers Cracknell - Banking Circle Australia · 12 min · Epizoda 377If you're looking to scale your executive leadership team - start at tieronepeople.com Welcome to our series recorded live from Interesekt/26. Dexter Cousins catches up with…
- Intersekt Chats: Ben Ford - MogoPlus · 6 min · Epizoda 376If you're looking to scale your executive leadership team - start at tieronepeople.com Welcome to our series recorded live from Intersekt. Dexter Cousins catches up with friends…
- Aaron Violi - From Fintech startup to Canberra Politician. · 44 min · Epizoda 375Scaling your Fintech executive team? Start at tieronepeople.com Can Australian startups thrive under current policy? Shadow Minister Aaron Violi discusses the future of our tech…
- Stripe Tour Sydney 2026 - Karl Durrance · 23 min · Epizoda 374If you're scaling a fintech leadership team, start at tieronepeople.com Karl Durrance is Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand at Stripe, the payments infrastructure…
- Exclusive! Constantinople and MOVE Bank Migration · 41 min · Epizoda 373If you're building an executive team to scale your Fintech, start at tieronepeople.com Move Bank has become the first bank in the world to move its entire operation, technology…
- Sam Everington and Mark Bernhardi: How Starling's Tech Now Runs Other Banks · 35 min · Epizoda 372If you're building a fintech leadership team, start at tieronepeople.com - executive search for Fintech. Sam Everington joined Starling Bank ten years ago as one of its first…
- Peter Jones - Nimo Industries: Breaking into Mutual Banks · 45 min · Epizoda 371Looking to take your leadership team to the next level? Start at tieronepeople.com Peter Jones co-founded Nimo Industries with Leann Jones after living the core banking problem…
- Andy Taylor - Stakk: The Ten Year Overnight Success. · 39 min · Epizoda 370If you're scaling a fintech leadership team, start at tieronepeople.com Andy Taylor is the founder and CEO of ASX-listed Stakk Limited (ASX: SKK), an embedded trust and fraud…
- Steve Hind | Lorikeet: The $50m AI Startup Every VC Wanted In. · 46 min · Epizoda 369If you're looking for AI Native leaders - start at www.tieronepeople.com Steve Hind is the co-founder and CEO of Lorikeet, an Australian AI startup that has raised more than $50…
- Clayton Howes - MoneyMe: The leadership shift every founder must make to scale · 43 min · Epizoda 368If you're scaling a fintech leadership team, start at tieronepeople.com Clayton Howes is the CEO of MONEYME (ASX: MME), an Australian non-bank lender that has originated over $5…
- $480 - $4.7bn Australia's OG Peer to Peer Lender: Michelle Bagnall - Bank First · 44 min · Epizoda 367Looking to upscale your fintech leadership team? Start at tieronepeople.com Michelle Bagnall is the CEO of BankFirst, a mutual bank with 92,000 members and $4.7 billion in assets…
- Why AI Will Rewire the Entire Finance Sector. Jamie Twiss - Beforepay Group · 40 min · Epizoda 366Fintech Chatter is presented by www.tieronepeople.com - executive search for Fintech. In this episode Dexter chats to Jamie Twiss CEO of Beforepay Group (ASX: B4P) and Carrington…
- Fred Schebesta: 20 Years of Finder, Beating ASIC, and Why Stablecoins Already Won · 37 min · Epizoda 367Fred Schebesta co-founded Finder in 2006, grew it to five markets over 20 years, won a landmark Federal Court case against ASIC over the Finder Earn product, and is CEO of Finder…
- Chris Brycki - Stockspot: Building Australia's Largest Robo-Adviser · 42 min · Epizoda 366If you're scaling your fintech leadership team, start at tieronepeople.com Chris Brycki founded Stockspot in 2013 with no income, no office and no VC, and built it into…
- 10 Years of Raiz: $2.1 Billion - What's next? CEO, Brendan Malone · 34 min · Epizoda 365Brendan Malone, CEO of Raiz Invest, joins Dexter Cousins to mark 10 years since Raiz launched to Australian retail investors. From a joint venture with US micro-investing app…
- David Hyman- MonoAI · 49 min · Epizoda 364David Hyman co-founded Lendi Group in 2013 and built it into Australia's largest non-bank mortgage platform with a $107 billion loan book, 5 million customers, and $350 million…
- 4000 Jobs Gone. What to do next. · 10 min · Epizoda 363Block Just Cut 4,000 Jobs. WiseTech Cut 2,000. Here's What To Do Next. Last week was a wake-up call for anyone working in fintech and tech in Australia. Block — the company…
- Checkbox AI CEO: $23M Series A After 9 Years Bootstrapping · 47 min · Epizoda 362🔥 We find the 1% who redefine what's possible - Executive search for fintech → https://tieronepeople.com Checkbox AI just raised $23M at $100M valuation serving enterprise…
- One Million Aus Customers - Matt Baxby, Revolut · 33 min · Epizoda 361Tier One People placed Matt Baxby as Revolut Australia's founding CEO. Six years later: 1M customers, profitable. The right leader changes everything. Looking for your next hire?…
- Networking | Finding Your Next Job In Fintech part 3 · 17 min · Epizoda 360Most people treat networking like fitness - they lie on the sofa for three years, then panic when they're out of shape. In this episode, Dexter Cousins breaks down the 95-5…
- Building Your Professional Brand in Fintech · 14 min · Epizoda 359🚀 Hire outstanding Fintech talent - https://tieronepeople.com ✅ Follow Dexter on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dextercousins/ ⬇️ Download the worksheet…
- Finding Your Next Role in Fintech - Episode 1 · 10 min · Epizoda 358Thinking about your next career move in 2026? Maybe you're actively hunting for your next role in Fintech? This is Episode 1 of a 5-part series that completely flips the script…
- Weekly Insight: The Silent Crisis of Job Seekers · 10 min · Epizoda 357In this episode, Dexter discusses the silent crisis affecting job seekers, highlighting the alarming rates of burnout and mental health issues before employment. He explores the…
- Dexter's Weekly Insight - Why Being A Fractional Exec Sucks! · 10 min · Epizoda 366Dexter Cousins brings a new weekly insight on Fintech careers and hiring. In this episode he explores the growing trend of C-suite professionals contemplating a shift from their…
- Where Defi Meets Tradfi - Dan Jowett, OpenMarkets Group · 33 min · Epizoda 355In this episode of Fintech Chatter, host Dexter Cousins speaks with Dan Jowett, CEO of OpenMarkets Group, about the rapid convergence of Tradfi and DeFi About OpenMarkets Group…
- Unlocking Crypto Compliance with AI - Joni Pirovich, Crystal AOS · 30 min · Epizoda 354In this episode of Fintech Chatter, host Dexter Cousins speaks with Joni Pirovich, a crypto compliance expert and founder of Crystal AOS. They discuss Joni's journey from being a…
- Ethereum Staking with Jake Denny - Pier Two · 59 min · Epizoda 353Is Ethereum the layer to exchange value via the internet? In this episode of Fintech Chatter, host Dexter Cousins speaks with Jake Denny, Chief Commercial Officer of Pier Two…
- Bridging the Gap Between Tradfi and Digital Assets - Morty Tollo, Fastables · 29 min · Epizoda 352In this episode of Fintech Chatter, Dexter Cousins speaks with Morty Tollo, co-founder of Elbaite and Faststables.com, about the intersection of traditional finance (TradFi) and…
- Giving 100% selling certainty to home sellers - Dean Fraser, Brickfloor · 22 min · Epizoda 351In this final episode on Housing Affordability, Fintech Chatter host, Dexter Cousins speaks with Dean Fraser, founder of BrickFloor. BrickFloor aims to help "Forever Renters"…
- Nuj Super - Matt McKenzie · 39 min · Epizoda 350In this episode of Fintech Chatter, host Dexter Cousins speaks with Matt McKenzie, CEO and co-founder of Nuj, a Regtech company making serious strides in the Aus$ 4trn…
- Building the Internet of Debt - Stuart McGregor, OSQO · 25 min · Epizoda 349Another instalment of our series on Housing Affordability! In this episode, Dexter speaks with OSQO CEO Stuart McGregor on how they're using Blockchain technology to solve…
- From Employee 2 to 10,002: Alan Costello on the Afterpay Story · 35 min · Epizoda 348Kicking off a new career series on Fintech Chatter, Dexter Cousins speaks with Alan Costello, employee number two at Afterpay, about his journey from the early days of the…
- Giving First time Buyers a Leg Up - Michael Ragavan · 18 minIn this episode of Fintech Chatter, we continue our series on the challenges of housing affordability in Australia. Dexter Cousins speaks with Michael Ragavan, founder of Our Leg…
- Co-Operty: A New Path to Homeownership · 25 minIn this episode of our special series on Housing Affordability, Dexter speaks with Lynda Coker, co-founder of Co-Operty, about their innovative solution enabling fractional…
- 10 Years of Valiant With Ritchie Cotton · 51 min · Epizoda 345In this episode of Fintech Chatter, host Dexter Cousins speaks with Ritchie Cotton, co-founder of Valiant Finance, about the company's journey over the past decade. Key Talking…
- Downsizer - The Role of Downsizing in Addressing Housing Affordability · 25 minIn this episode of Fintech Chatter, Dexter Cousins speaks with Mark Macduffie of Downsizer about the pressing issue of housing affordability in Australia. They discuss the…
- Frontya - Fixing Housing Affordability Ep3 · 20 minIn the third part of our Fixing Housing Affordability series, host Dexter Cousins speaks with Nir Golan and Robbie Baskin from Frontya. We showcase another innovative approach to…
- Innovating Home Ownership: James Bowe from OwnHome · 45 minIn this episode of Fintech Chatter, host Dexter Cousins chats with James Bowe, CEO and co-founder of OwnHome, about the innovative solutions his company is bringing to the…
- Mondus Capital - Aussie Fintech's Fixing Housing Affordability · 22 minWelcome to Fintech Chatter Podcast. We're dedicating the month of August to showcase the Australian founders passionate about solving the housing affordability crisis. Dexter…
- Fintech is only 1% Finished - David M. Brear 11:FS · 1 h 0 min · Epizoda 216Welcome back to Fintech Chatter Podcast! In this episode your host Dexter Cousins invites guest No2 back onto the show. David M. Brear is CEO of 11:FS Group and 11:FS Holdings…
- Indebted, Global Expansion, Series C and Lessons Learned - Josh Foreman · 51 min · Epizoda 215Dexter welcomes back Josh Foreman to discuss their global expansion and recent Series C capital raise. Josh first appeared on the show in 2020 and he shares the lessons he has…
- Global Bank CEO Turns Fintech Founder - Antony Jenkins, 10x Banking · 36 min · Epizoda 214Dexter Cousins interviews Antony Jenkins, the CEO and founder of 10X Banking, the core banking platform that makes banking ten times better. Antony stands out in Fintech as the…
- Antony Jenkins, 10x Banking - Trailer · 3 minAntony Jenkins, CEO and Founder of 10x Banking joins Dexter Cousins to talk about the Future of 10x and the Fintech Industry - Full interview available Monday 7th April Send us…
- The Bootstrap Journey of a Fintech Founder - Julian Fayad, LoanOptions.ai · 53 min · Epizoda 213In this episode of Fintech Chatter, Dexter Cousins interviews Julian Fayad, CEO of LoanOptions.ai about the challenges and advantages of bootstrapping a fintech company from the…
- Athena, The Heroes Journey - Michael Starkey and Nathan Walsh · 53 min · Epizoda 212In this episode of Fintech Chatter, Dexter Cousins chats to Nathan Walsh and Michael Starkey, Co-Founders of Athena Home Loans. Making their long awaited return to the show…
