The Ledger

Dancerace

Conversations on lending, technology and the future with world-leading experts in receivables finance and asset-based lending. Hosted by Elliot Avison – CEO of Dancerace, the receivables finance operating system.

  1. 04/06/2025

    A. P. Why? What lenders need to know about API’s 

    Dancerace’s Jon Watts briefs Georgiana Campbell on what lenders need to know about API’s, and how to get the most from the Dancerace API.  This episode is perfect for lenders who keep hearing the term API and want to know what it means for their business. It's also ideal for Dancerace customers who are thinking about building bespoke functionality or integrating a system into the Dancerace platform using our API.   This podcast is not a technical deep-dive into our API. It's a conceptual overview. If you're a CTO or a CIO, please speak to us directly about our API.  Chapters  01:07: What is an API? 02:32: What makes API’s relevant for invoice finance lenders? 04:43: Why does Dancerace offer an API? 08:35: What type of data can lenders access with our API?   09:00: How are lenders using the Dancerace API?

    11 min

  2. 07/01/2025

    Meet the team: Michael Ellis, Head of Sales

    Welcome back to The Ledger! In this month's episode, we're 'meeting the team', a segment that gives listeners a window into what it's like to work at Dancerace and introduces the experts that our lenders work with every day.  We spoke to our head of sales, Michael Ellis about his international career and his predictions for the future of invoice finance. 01:08:  Joining Lloyds Bank at a pivotal moment for UK finance03:29:  Going global at Bibby Financial Services06:14:   Returning to UK invoice finance, at Growth Street07:17:    Making the switch from lending to technology, at Riskfactor08:26:  Implementing embedded finance at Blackstar Capital09:48:  Culture, tech and customer-centricity: why Michael chose to work at Dancerace11:41:   Invoice finance technology predictions for the next five years16:23:  How Dancerace will drive key technology changes for the IF industry in coming years21:27:  On the importance of having in-house invoice finance expertise, for lending tech providers22:07:  Michael’s advice to his younger self24:00:  Michael’s desert island picks

    27 min

  3. 22/11/2024

    Lessons learned from our first 800 borrowers: Open Accounting

    In our latest episode of The Ledger, we heard from Louisa Templeton, our Head of Customer Success, and Phil Cannon, our Customer Success Manager. Louisa and Phil sat down to discuss the lessons we've learned from our first 800 borrowers using Open Accounting.   01:09: What is Open Accounting for invoice finance?02:26: What types of lending facility does Open Accounting work with?03:17: What are the benefits of Open Accounting for lenders and borrowers?05:54: What are the five things lenders should do to make it easy to implement Open Accounting for their IF business?  You can learn more about how Open Accounting works for different teams and lending businesses here.

    15 min

  4. 08/11/2024

    Meet the team: James Bramham, Customer Success Manager

    For the latest episode, we 'meet the team' - a segment that gives listeners a window into what it's like to work at Dancerace and introduces the experts that our lenders work with every day.  In this episode, Georgiana Campbell interviews James Bramham, customer success manager. James joined our UK team in July 2024, with his most recent role at Aldermore.

    4 min

  5. 24/10/2024

    Meet the team: Phil Cannon, Customer Success Manager

    For the latest episode, we 'meet the team' - a segment that gives listeners a window into what it's like to work at Dancerace and introduces the experts that our lenders work with every day.  In this episode, Georgiana Campbell interviews Phil Cannon, who joined our UK team in July 2024 as a customer success manager, following a fourteen-year career in the invoice finance industry.

    9 min

  6. 24/10/2022

    Special 'Tech Talks' episode: How does Data Extraction work for different teams in lending and borrower businesses?

    This episode is part of a special 'Tech Talk' series of bitesize interviews on key talking points within lending technology.  In this episode, Kristina and Louisa from the Dancerace team explore how borrower, sales, underwriting, take-on, relationship and risk teams use our Data Extraction technology to make everyday work easier. We hope you find it interesting!

    9 min

  7. 16/12/2021

    Special 'Tech Talks' episode: Boosting Borrower Experiences with Elliot Avison, Dancerace CEO

    This episode is part of a special 'Tech Talk' series of bitesize interviews on key talking points within lending technology.  In this episode, we take a look at boosting borrower experiences with Dancerace CEO Elliot Avison. In our short discussion, we ask what borrowers want, and how lenders can add value to their customer experience using software.  We hope you find it interesting!

    4 min

  8. 15/11/2021

    Special 'Tech Talks' episode: Optimizing Operational Efficiency with Elliot Avison, Dancerace CEO

    This episode is part of a special 'Tech Talk' series of bitesize interviews on key talking points within vending technology.  In this episode, we take a look at building operational efficiency with Dancerace CEO, Elliot Avison. In our short discussion, we explore what banks and lenders can do with software to optimise their everyday operations. We hope you find it interesting!

    8 min
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Conversations on lending, technology and the future with world-leading experts in receivables finance and asset-based lending. Hosted by Elliot Avison – CEO of Dancerace, the receivables finance operating system.

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  • Creator
    Dancerace
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Dancerace
  • Show Website
    The Ledger