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In episode 185 of Fintech Chatter Dexter Cousins is joined by Andrew Ward, CEO and Founder of Liquidise.

Hi, Dexter here with another great episode with another great Aussie Fintech founder. This week I chat with Andrew Ward about the launch of his latest venture, Liquidise. I'm excited to bring you this chat as Andrew has developed a solution that almost all of our listeners will benefit from!

And as this isn't Andrew's first Rodeo, he shares some honest and candid advice for founders who may be a little earlier in the journey.

About Liquidise

Recorded in the week Liquidise launched into the Aussie market, Andrew shares how Liquidise is unlocking private equity for company owners, investors and employees. 

Liquidise is a unique platform, giving shareholders and investors access to guaranteed cash and equity with instant cash settlements.
Company owners retain complete control over their cap table, and can reward employees meaningfully. Investors get access to pre-vetted unlisted company opportunities, with direct ownership on the Liquidise share registry.
Using blockchain technology, Liquidise is revolutionising the way founders and private companies can grow their companies, attract the best talent and keep control of their business.

About Andrew Ward
The inspiration for Liquidise came from Andrew's own experience of launching, growing and listing SelfWealth. 

His shareholders, like those in all unlisted companies, had to wait for either a public listing, company sale or change of control, or transact at a buyer’s set price – if a buyer could be found. 

These options for private shareholders can be expensive and value destroying. In founding Liquidise, Andrew and his team are intent on solving this problem to unlock the value in private companies.

Find out more - https://liquidise.com/

Or watch Andrew tell you all about Liquidise in this promo video - https://youtu.be/QbqOklgComM?si=PWZZ4t2oj_88TxCX
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Meet Australia's newest bank CEO, Peita Piper of Avenue Bank.

Avenue were recently granted a full ADI banking license and Dexter Cousins chats to Peita about their journey.

In this episode Peita shares the strategy of Avenue and their focus on a niche business banking product neglected by banks, the bank guarantee.

Avenue have digitised this paper process which takes up to 60 days to offer a bank guarantee in 24 hours!

We also talk about the challenges of dealing with regulators in the aftermath of failed digital banks Xinja and Volt, while also looking at the big successes like Judo.

Peita also shares her personal experience as we talk about the 'glass cliff'. Peita shares her own inspiring story of backing herself and taking on the CEO role at a very difficult time in the business.

I also get the chance to ask Peita about what I believe is the hardest part of being a scale up CEO, taking the reigns from founders whilst they remain in the business.

Finally I just want to say a MASSIVE well done to everyone involved in the Avenue journey. There is no tougher startup challenge than building a bank - it's the Everest of startup mountains to climb.

You can find out more about Avenue Bank and careers https://www.avenuebank.com.au/careers

Until the next episode, keep well!

Dexter.


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In episode 182 of Fintech Chatter Podcast Dexter Cousins is joined by Pål Krogdahl, Director of Advisory at Samlink and co-host of Fintech Daydreaming Podcast.

In this episode, Dexter chats with Pål Krogdahl about the Fintech scene in the Nordics. They talk through the latest customer trends and research based on 40-plus banks, revealing the key themes and areas for innovation.

Covering everything from AI to Open Banking,  Banking as a Service to Embedded Finance, and everything in between the research reveals where customers are shifting their focus and expectations from their bank.

Pål also shares some key findings on the major issues keeping banking execs awake at night, giving some clear indications on where the next wave of Fintech entrepreneurs should focus their energy.

The Nordics is the birthplace of Fintech OG's like Klarna and Tink. It is a region with a rich history of innovation and Pål gives a rundown on the Fintech scene in his native Finland. There are some startling similarities to the Fintech scene down under and lessons can be learned from our European cousins.


You can follow Pål on LinkedIn  - https://www.linkedin.com/in/krogdahl/

Download the report - https://samlink.fi/news/the-samlink-equation-2024-navigating-the-transformative-trends-in-banking/

Listen to Fintech Daydreaming - https://fintechdaydreaming.com/



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Stake Co-Founders Matt Leibowitz and Dan Silver join Dexter Cousins in episode 182 of Fintech Chatter Podcast.

In another one of our 'Origin Stories' Matt and Dan share their incredible journey from becoming friends to becoming business partners. Stake is one of Australia's most successful Fintech. They have raised US $93.5m to date with Tiger Global investing in their $50m Series A in March 2022.

Their international success and growth has led Matt and Dan to see a much bigger opportunity ahead of them than they first envisaged in 2017 when Stake launched

Entrepreneurs are often known for their adaptability in driving scaleups, but many find it difficult adapting to someone else at the helm. For many scaleups, the CEO shuffle is a key part of long term success, but why?

Stake is the latest scaleup to appoint a new CEO,  Jon Howie, seeing Matt return to his roots in product and business strategy.

But for many founders, the thought of letting go of their baby is unfathomable. Dexter chats to Matt and Dan about their thinking in bringing in Jon and their appointment last year of Chair, Geoff Lloyd. 

Tune in for an honest, thoughtful and candid discussion on life as co-founders and 'letting go of the baby' as we celebrate the first seven years of Stake.

Dan and Matt share lessons they've learned, the decisions they've made and the people they've brought on board as they Stake a market leading position in the next seven years.
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Dexter Cousins is joined by Chris Jewell, the CEO and Co-Founder of Zepto, one of an emerging number of Fintechs to base themselves from Regional Australia.

Zepto creates real-time, account-to-account [A2A] payment solutions for business. Founded in 2016 and backed by Airtree Ventures, Zepto is one of Australia's fastest growing Fintech.

In this first episode of 2024 Chris chats to Dexter about:

- The opportunities Payto presents emerging Fintech like Zepto to totally redefine the payments landscape
- The origins of Zepto and how a problem in an existing business turned into a whole new opportunity
- Why Australia is perfectly poised to lead global innovation in payments
- The challenges and benefits of being based from Byron Bay
- The pressure of leaving the safety of a banking job and put your life savings into a new business

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Join us for a live recording of Fintech Chatter recorded at the CreditorWatch offices in Sydney.

In part one Dexter Cousins is joined by guests from the podcast to review 2023 as we look back at the key events and share the amazing stories of fintech founders.

Hear from Constantinople, Parpera, LoanOptions, Primer and Prospend.

In part two CreditorWatch CEO, Patrick Coghlan unveils their latest Business Risk Index report and gets expert commentary from Prospa CEO, Greg Moshal and Lendi Group COO, Sebastian Watkins.

Each share their insights on consumer behaviour in small business and the home loan market providing an accurate insight into what we can expect in 2024.

Will there be a rebound or is Fintech in for another tough year? Tune in as we celebrate the year that was 2023 and get set for another rollercoaster ride in 2024!

Check out the CreditorWatch BRI report

Thanks to CreditorWatch for making this live recording possible and a special thanks to the audience for making this such a great event.
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