Behind the Brand®

Neo Financial

Welcome to Behind the Brand® presented by Neo, hosted by Jeff Adamson, co-founder of Neo Financial and SkipTheDishes. On this podcast, we learn from leaders who are reimagining, innovating, and transforming the financial and retail industries across Canada.

  1. The Future of Global Banking with Miklós Dietz, Senior Partner, Managing Partner of Vancouver Office at McKinsey & Company

    2024-07-16

    The Future of Global Banking with Miklós Dietz, Senior Partner, Managing Partner of Vancouver Office at McKinsey & Company

    S02:E08: The Future of Global Banking with Miklós Dietz, Senior Partner, Managing Partner of Vancouver Office at McKinsey & Company Miklós Dietz | Senior Partner, Managing Partner of Vancouver Office | The Future of Global Banking “Winning business models are not stuck in one sector.” —  Miklós Dietz This time, on Behind the Brand, we sit down with Miklós Dietz. Miklós leads the Global Banking Strategy and Innovation team at McKinsey. He is also the managing partner of McKinsey’s Vancouver Office. Since joining McKinsey, Miklós has led more than 450 engagements across 40 countries and 100 financial institutions. It doesn’t stop at financial services.  Miklos has also served governments and regulators to support economic development, as well as helped telecom, technology, retail, consumer goods and energy companies in starting and scaling up digital businesses. Miklos has written over 200 articles and reports that span topics such as banking, strategy, and digital transformation including “Springtime for Canada’s fintech industry?”, and is the author of the book ‘The Ecosystem Economy’. We talk about what banking systems look elsewhere in the world, how Canada’s banking system is at its largest inflection point, and why ecosystems are the business model of the future.  Enjoy!  Looking for more? Discover more about Miklós Dietz here. Read ‘The Ecosystem Economy’ here. You can learn more about Neo Financial here. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Interested in joining Neo? Unlock a special offer for podcast listeners here: join.neo.cc/podcast50

    49 min
  2. Modernizing Payments Infrastructure with Ron Morrow, Executive Director at the Bank of Canada

    2024-07-02

    Modernizing Payments Infrastructure with Ron Morrow, Executive Director at the Bank of Canada

    S02:E07: Modernizing Payments Infrastructure with Ron Morrow, Executive Director at the Bank of Canada Ron Morrow | Executive Director at the Bank of Canada | Modernizing Payments Infrastructure “You want a system that is stable and reliable, but not one that is so stable and reliable that it stifles innovation and competition. So it's a challenge to find [the] trade off. I think a lot of what is going on in the world of payments right now is trying to ensure that we are striking that right balance.” —  Ron Morrow In this episode, we speak with Ron Morrow, the Executive Director of Payments, Supervision, and Oversight at the Bank of Canada. The Bank of Canada’s mandate is “to promote the economic and financial welfare of Canada.” In his role, Ron is responsible for the supervision of retail payment service providers and the oversight of financial market infrastructures. He also guides the Bank’s work to explore the potential design of a digital form of the Canadian dollar. We cover everything from the modernization of money movement to the productivity crisis in Canada, and get an understanding of the new payment provider supervision under the new Retail Payment Activities Act which will come into effect in November 2024.  Enjoy!  Looking for more? Discover more about Ron Morrow here. You can learn more about Neo Financial here. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Interested in joining Neo? Unlock a special offer for podcast listeners here: join.neo.cc/podcast50

    44 min
  3. Bringing Real-Time Payments to Canada with Donna Kinoshita, Chief Payments Officer at Payments Canada

    2024-06-04

    Bringing Real-Time Payments to Canada with Donna Kinoshita, Chief Payments Officer at Payments Canada

    S02:E05, Donna Kinoshita, Chief Payments Officer at Payments Canada Donna Kinoshita | Chief Payments Officer at Payments Canada | Bringing Real-Time Payments to Canada with Donna Kinoshita, Chief Payments Officer at Payments Canada “We call it… the three legged stool. You've got the Retail Payments Activities Act as the rules. The Canadian Payments Act is the who can be members and participants… Then the third leg of the stool is the infrastructure. And so we like to refer to the Real-Time Rails as that third leg… The ambition is the stars align and all three happen concurrently. That's the ambition. ” —  Donna Kinoshita In this episode, we speak with Donna Kinoshita, Chief Payments Officer at Payments Canada.  Payments Canada underpins the Canadian financial system and economy by owning and operating Canada’s payment clearing and settlement infrastructure.  As the Chief Payments Officer, Donna is responsible for managing Payments Canada's relationships with its members, stakeholders and regulators, and Payments Canada's communications, policy and research functions. As payments continue to rapidly evolve, Donna and her teams work closely with industry stakeholders to ensure the Canadian payment ecosystem is inclusive, enables fair competition and supports a thriving Canadian economy. Prior to Payments Canada, Donna led Symcor’s integrated sales, product and marketing strategy to support market expansion and revenue growth in the role of Senior Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer. Previous to Symcor, Donna held the role of Senior Vice President and Group Head of Global Products and Solutions at Mastercard Canada. In our conversation, we cover a wide variety of topics including the Retail Payments Activities Act, what that is, how it will impact the financial industry, and the progress of the Real-Time Rail.  Enjoy!  Looking for more? Discover more about Donna here. You can learn more about Neo Financial here. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Interested in joining Neo? Unlock a special offer for podcast listeners here: join.neo.cc/podcast50

    44 min
  4. Delivering Frictionless Financial Experiences for Canadian Enterprises with Rob Khazzam, Co-Founder and CEO at Float

    2024-05-21

    Delivering Frictionless Financial Experiences for Canadian Enterprises with Rob Khazzam, Co-Founder and CEO at Float

    S02:E04, Rob Khazzam, Co-Founder and CEO at FloatRob Khazzam | Co-Founder and CEO at Float | Delivering Frictionless Financial Experiences for Canadian Enterprises with Rob Khazzam, Co-Founder and CEO at Float "There's a million reasons for a company like Skip or Neo or Float or any business to not go anywhere. They get built by people who go 'I will go through every single rabbit hole, I will unearth every rock and I will prove that this business can exist or I will prove that it's impossible'" – Rob Khazzam On this episode of Behind the Brand, we speak with Rob Khazzam, Co-Founder and CEO of Float, an all-in-one corporate card & spend management solution that helps Canadian businesses control their spending. Float has raised a $37M Series A led by Tiger Capital and just announced $50M in Debt Financing in February of this year led by Silicon Valley Bank. Float enables businesses to eliminate employee reimbursements and expense reports, seamlessly pre-approve credit card expenses, and automatically collect receipts. Prior to Float, Rob was the General Manager of Uber for Central and Eastern Europe, then Canada. In this episode we cover a lot of topics from how to go about defining a mission and vision for your team, how Float builds their products, and why you shouldn’t wait for Open Banking legislation. Looking for more? Discover more about Rob here, and Float here.  You can learn more about Neo Financial here. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Interested in joining Neo? Unlock a special offer for podcast listeners here: join.neo.cc/podcast50

    45 min
  5. The Future of Open Banking in Canada with Abraham Tachjian, Canada's Open Banking Lead

    2024-04-09

    The Future of Open Banking in Canada with Abraham Tachjian, Canada's Open Banking Lead

    S02E01: Abraham Tachjian, Director of Digital Banking, PwC Episode Title:  Abraham Tachjian | Former Open Banking Lead to the Government of Canada “Consumers don’t care about open banking… It's an industry term… They care about the capabilities that come with it.” —  Abraham Tachjian   We’re speaking with Abraham Tachjian, Open Banking Lead to the Government of Canada and the self-described authority on Open Banking. In March 2022, the Government of Canada named him the country’s open banking lead. He was tasked with the mandate to empower Canadians and businesses with greater control over their financial data. Through a report that he provided to the Government of Canada, he established the foundation for Canada’s open banking system that will be implemented through legislation.  Currently he is a Director at PwC where he heads the firm’s Canadian open banking practice. Before joining PwC, he has been involved in FinTech as a founder of a digital bank in Hong Kong and as a director at a digital banking in Singapore.  In this episode we talk about Canada’s implementation of Open Banking, how it can help consumers, and how our system might look different then systems across the globe. Enjoy! Looking for more? Discover more about PwC here. Follow them on LinkedIn. You can learn more about Neo Financial here. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Interested in joining Neo? Unlock a special offer for podcast listeners here: join.neo.cc/podcast50

    41 min
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Welcome to Behind the Brand® presented by Neo, hosted by Jeff Adamson, co-founder of Neo Financial and SkipTheDishes. On this podcast, we learn from leaders who are reimagining, innovating, and transforming the financial and retail industries across Canada.