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
53 episodes since 2021
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...
September 05, 2024
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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...
August 19, 2024
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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...
August 12, 2024
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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...
August 01, 2024
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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...
July 06, 2024
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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...
April 09, 2024
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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...
March 17, 2024
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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...
May 12, 2023
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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 ...
May 03, 2023
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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...
February 14, 2023
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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...
December 17, 2022
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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...
October 01, 2022
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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...
September 06, 2022
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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 ...
August 09, 2022
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1:03:53
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-...
May 28, 2022
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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...
May 11, 2022
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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...
March 08, 2022
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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...
March 06, 2022
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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...
February 16, 2022
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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...
February 13, 2022
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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...
January 12, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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40:08
Diving into the World of Venture Capital: Career Insight and Advice from Founder Member of the Reuters Venture Capital Group Basil Moftah
In this episode of our interview series, Ying Cao is joined by Basil Moftah, general partner of Global Ventures and founder member of Reuters Venture Capital group. At Reuters Venture Capital group, he invested in leading global companies su...
December 17, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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30:28
Advocating for Your Career: Graduate Advice from Cofounder of NYC Fintech Women Michelle Tran
Michelle Tran, cofounder of NYC Fintech Women, joins Ying Cao to discuss how she pivoted from her traditional finance background to establishing her brand in the fintech space. Michelle started her career at Blackrock in t...
December 01, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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24:36
Taking the Reins of Your Career: Graduate Advice from Chief Data & Analytics Officer at UNICC Anusha Dandapani
Anusha Dandapani, Chief Data & Analytics Officer of UNICC joins Ying Cao to discuss her exciting career journey and how she has navigated herself toward her passions.Anusha Dandapani has had a long career in data science inspired by...
November 23, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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37:44
Pivoting to a Career in Cryptocurrency: Graduate Advice from Global Head of Institutional Account Management at Coinbase Sashi Dias Valtz
Global Head of Institutional Account Management at Coinbase, Sashi Dias Valtz, joins Ying Cao to discuss her career journey from working at an investment bank to her current position at Coinbase and give advice on how others can pursue their pa...
November 11, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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24:10