Interviews with Leaders in Fintech & Web3
Hear from industry leaders about what is fintech and web3, how to get into it and how to make a mark in the fastest growing sector in the world. Work in Fintech Founder Matt Cheung teams up with Founder Members to interview fintech and web3 founders, CEOs and CTOs about what you can do to gain an edge in fintech and web3. Essential listening for any student, young professional or curious person looking to secure a role in fintech, web3, banking or finance. #fintech #web3
Episodes
57 episodes
Mike Hudack on Building Fintech Unicorns: Lessons from Monzo, Facebook, and Deliveroo
Mike Hudak shares his journey from dropping out of high school to becoming a prominent figure in the fintech industry. He discusses his experiences at various startups, including Facebook, Monzo, Deliveroo, Blip TV and Sling Money, his latest v...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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51:18
Building Fintech Success: Christian Faes Shares Insights on Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Resilience
In this episode of Interviews with Leaders in Fintech & Web3, we sit down with serial entrepreneur Christian Faes, Co-Founder and Chairman of LendInvest and Founder of Faes & Co, to explore his remarkable journey from lawyer to...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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42:12
Unraveling Retail Trading: Insights from Elina Pedersen on Fintech Innovations and Leadership
Eager to unravel the intricacies of retail trading and fintech innovations? Join us as Elina Pedersen, the dynamic co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Your Bourse, shares her fascinating journey from the fast-paced world of Admiral Markets ...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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31:24
Secrets of Sales Leadership Revealed: Tamsin Hobley's Journey to the Top at SIX
SummaryTamsin Hobley, Country Head for UK and Ireland at SIX, shares her journey in the finance industry and the importance of sales leadership and strategic sales. She emphasises the value of curiosity, listening, and building relat...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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39:24
Surrounding Yourself With Exceptional People - William Quigley (Part 2), co-founder of Tether & Wax, first institutional investor in Paypal
In his second appearance on the Work in Fintech podcast William Quigley and Matt Cheung discuss career options, education, big companies vs startups and it what it takes to succeed when you start your own company.William Quigley, a long...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:04:07
Fintech Empowering Underserved Communities Thru P2P Lending - Rodney Williams, Co-Founder SoLo Funds
Rodney Williams, co-founder of SoLo Funds, shares his journey as a serial entrepreneur and fintech innovator. He discusses his first startup, LISNR, which used ultrasonic technology for seamless checkout experiences. Williams, an inspiring blac...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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43:21
The Role of Legal in Fintech: Insights from Revolut
SummaryIn this episode, Matt interviews Philippa Poole and Daniel Geller from Revolut, Europe's largest fintech company. They discuss their backgrounds and how they ended up working in the legal department at Revolut. They also t...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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40:46
From PayPal to Tether: William Quigley’s Journey in Fintech & Blockchain Innovation
SummaryWilliam Quigley, a long-time VC and entrepreneur, shares his journey from auditing failing financial institutions to becoming a venture capitalist and co-founding Tether and WAX. He discusses the challenges of investing in...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:02:34
Fintech payments: Swipe cards to Stablecoins, with Sean Forward, UK CEO of payabl
SummaryIn this conversation, Matt Cheung interviews Sean Forward, the UK CEO of payabl, a fintech company specialising in payments. They discuss the role of payabl in helping merchants accept payments, the concept of omni-channel...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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42:30
Role of Quants in Crypto: Javier Rodriguez Alarcon, XBTO Chief Commercial Officer & Head of Digital Investment Strategies
SummaryJavier Rodriguez Alarcon, Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Asset Management at XBTO, discusses the role of XBTO as a full service digital assets provider, focusing on institutional investors. He explains the three main busine...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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49:21
Shaping Tomorrow: The AI powered Metaverse with Alvin Wang Graylin
Alvin Wang Graylin, Global VP of Corporate Development for HTC, discusses the intersection of AI and the metaverse. Alvin shares his background and journey in the tech industry, highlighting the importance of hard work and the value of understa...
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1:04:28
Harnessing Data, Diving Deep, and Connecting Networks: Insights from Matt Ober of Social Leverage
Matt Ober, General Partner at Social Leverage, delves into the world of data, automation, networking, and early-stage investing.Matt shares his journey from specializing in equity derivatives at Bloomberg to hedge funds and then leveragi...
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Season 1
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Episode 43
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29:31
Acing the Startup Funding Process: Key Insights from Expert Jonathan Holis, Managing Partner, Mountside Ventures
Jonathan Holis is Managing Partner at Mountside Ventures. He joins Work in Fintech's Matthew Cheung to share insights about:-The steps from idea to funding-Breaking down the fundraising process-Tips to close funding quickly and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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41:27
Connecting Mindset to the Metaverse with CEO of Dig South, Stanfield Gray
Stanfield Gray is the CEO of Dig South: The South's Tech Hub and DIG SOUTH Tech Summit, the first and foremost event dedicated to growing the South’s tech economy, held April 26-27 in Charleston, SC. Visit digsum...
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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22:14
How to Break Into Web3 as a Non-Coder with Microsoft Global Lead Web3 Strategy & Business Development, Vassilis Tziokas
Vassilis Tziokas, the Global Lead for Web3 Business Development and Strategy at Microsoft joins Work in Fintech co-founder Matthew Cheung to talk about:-Opportunities in web3 for sales and marketing-GTM and sales enablement-Gene...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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38:47
How does Financial Regulation help Fintech and Web3? Dr Iwa Salami, Co-director of the Centre of Fintech, University of East London, Explains How!
Does financial regulation always play catch up to the fast moving world of fintech and web3? Does regulation hinder or help cultivate innovation?Dr Iwa Salami, Reader in Financial Law and Regulation, co-director at the Centre of Fintech...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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32:15
Opportunities in web3, blockchain and fintech with Robby Yung, CEO of Animoca Brands
Robby Young is CEO of Animoca Brands, a $6bln blockchain gaming company and one of the most prolific investors in web3 on the planet.Robby talks about:0:46 - His jo...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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38:27
William Entriken, Lead Author of ERC-721 - NFT Standard, Talks to NFT Prodigy Benyamin Ahmed
William Entriken is the lead author of ERC-721, the document that started NFTs as we know them, and changed the digital world. ERC-721 was made famous by CryptoKitties and it is the non-fungible token (“NFT”) standard that powers other ...
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Serial Fintech Entrepreneur Felicia Meyerowitz Singh > Skills & Mindset You Need To Build High Growth Fintech Companies
Felicia Meyerowitz Singh is a serial entrepreneur passionate about fintech, wealthtech, innovation and digital change. Her achievements include:- Founder and CEO of Akoni Hub, a UK wealthtech platform, where she recently exited- Co-...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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29:00
Metaverse Veteran Doug Thompson Talks About Opportunities in the Metaverse and How You Can Get Started
Doug Thompson has been working in and around the metaverse for the last 15 years.Doug is a serial entrepreneur running a metaverse strategy agency, co-founder of a NFT project called Echocore and is involved in DAOs such as the Open Met...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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36:18
From professional opera singing to a career in coaching: Elena Armijo discusses her career and DEI initiatives
Elena Armijo joins Work in Fintech to discuss her career, DEI initiatives and sense of belonging within organisations.Elena has been in coaching for 8 years now. Previously, she was a professional opera singer and she has recently launc...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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22:34
First Female Editor of the The Banker, Joy Macknight, in 95 Years talks about fintech and what it takes to become a female leader
Joy Macknight is first woman to lead The Banker, a Financial Times publication, in its 95-year history. She is uniquely positioned with a front-row seat of banking, technology and fintech by interviewing CEOs, CFOs and founders about th...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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34:51
Fintech & Web3 Career Advice from Simon Vans-Colina who was on the Founding team of Monzo, CTO and co-founder of Fronted, Founder of TreeDAO and now working at BigPay
Simon Vans-Colina has been at the forefront of fintech for over 20 years. He started coding at 11, he found working at a bank boring , he was on the founding team of Monzo (the UK neobank unicorn), he is CTO and co-founder of Fronted, F...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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35:25
From Investment Bank Intern to Head of Strategy at a Crypto Firm: 25 year-old Sebastian Widmann, Head of Strategy at Komainu
Sebastian Widmann, Head of Strategy at Komainu, joins Work in Fintech to discuss how finding a good mentor and manager will help careers, how passion for a subject (blockchain ) gave him an edge and offers graduates some great advice from movin...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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21:47
The Benefits of a Degree Apprenticeship in Investment Banking: Goldman Sachs launches Masters Degree Apprenticeship with Warwick University. Hear from Ayaz Haji, MD at GS, Stuart Croft, Warwick Vice Chancellor & Peter Estlin, Assc. of Apprentices
A new initiative between Goldman Sachs and Warwick University promotes equal access to opportunity and social mobility through a new Masters Degree Apprenticeship.Ayaz Haji, Global Head of Data Products for Core Engineering at Goldma...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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40:08