Fintech Chatter: Conversations with Fintech CEOs and Founders

In episode 125 of Fintech Chatter, Dexter is joined by David Washbrook to talk about the story of Look Who's Charging, one of Australia's Fintech success stories.David shares his journey from bootstrapping to a successful exit and helping the next generation of Fintech founders through Centauri Ventures.About Look Who's ChargingAlong with Stuart Grover and Nicole Grover, David was the co-founder of Look Who's Charging ("LWC").  LWC's technology was adopted by every major banking group in Australia and tech giants like Apple.  LWC's service touched >70% of the Australian population and the business processed 8x the volume of transactions of Visa, Mastercard and EFTPOS combined (>4bn a month).  LWC was sold to Experian PLC (FTSE 100 company) and David left the business at the end of 2021.Since leaving LWC, David has set up a venture fund, Centauri Ventures, which has made over a dozen direct investments primarily in early-stage high-growth companies (see here for portfolio).   In addition, David is the Founder of Helios Technologies, a technology-driven company working on a number of projects to help drive the transition to clean energy including myenergyguide.com.au, solarisedenergy.com and hems.energy.  David has also recently become a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.Connect with David on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidtwashbrook/How you can support the show."follow" on your podcast player and leave a five-star review onApple: Scroll to the bottom of the page (iphone or ipad only), hit 5 stars and write a review - https://apple.co/3D7NsPtSpotify:  in the app click 5 stars - https://spoti.fi/3IzSViQSubscribe and like on Youtube - https://bit.ly/3tBlRmEThanks for your support.About Tier One PeopleFounded by Dexter Cousins in 2016, Tier One People is on a mission to help Australia become the world leader in Fintech innovation.Connect on Linkedin - https://bit.ly/3DsCJBpTier One People helps companies like Revolut, TrueLayer and 10x build founding teams for launch in Australia. And series A+ / ASX Listed Aussie Fintech like Lendi, Afterpay and 86 400 hire executive talent capable of delivering growth and scale. If you are building a world-class Fintech venture and need help in hiring tier-one people contact us - https://bit.ly/3Dc1p0BSend us Fan MailContact: info@tieronepeople.comConnect on with Dexter Cousins on LinkedinHire Exceptional Fintech TalentSubscribe on LinkedIn

In episode 124 of Fintech Chatter Dexter Cousins is joined by Mark Nagy, CEO and Founder of Datamesh.Mark has 31 years of experience in the technology and payments industry. A proven innovator of new technologies Mark has founded, built and profitably exited three technology companies to date. Mark also has deep experience in corporate management, capital raising and IPO strategies.About DataMeshDataMesh Group is an Australian-based technology company with deep payments experience. Datamesh is revolutionising the current payment systems available to banks, acquirers, and merchants across the globe. DataMesh delivers next-generation, fully integrated payment capabilities, through its proprietary EMV-compliant financial switching platform (UnifyTM). Unify is the world’s most modern and powerful cloud and terrestrial-based financial switching solution available in the market today. Datamesh has commenced the global rollout of its platform, creating a worldwide, interconnected network of processing capabilities that will be offered as a white-label or SAAS model. How you can support the show."follow" on your podcast player and leave a five-star review onApple: Scroll to the bottom of the page (iphone or ipad only), hit 5 stars and write a review - https://apple.co/3D7NsPtSpotify:  in the app click 5 stars - https://spoti.fi/3IzSViQSubscribe and like on Youtube - https://bit.ly/3tBlRmEThanks for your support.About Tier One PeopleFounded by Dexter Cousins in 2016, Tier One People is on a mission to help Australia become the world leader in Fintech innovation.Connect on Linkedin - https://bit.ly/3DsCJBpTier One People helps companies like Revolut, TrueLayer and 10x build founding teams for launch in Australia. And series A+ / ASX Listed Aussie Fintech like Lendi, Afterpay and 86 400 hire executive talent capable of delivering growth and scale. If you are building a world-class Fintech venture and need help in hiring tier-one people contact us - https://bit.ly/3Dc1p0BSend us Fan MailContact: info@tieronepeople.comConnect on with Dexter Cousins on LinkedinHire Exceptional Fintech TalentSubscribe on LinkedIn

It has been a MASSIVE week for the Aussie Fintech Industry. Intersekt 22 was bigger and better than ever.Almost 1000 people attended the sell-out event and Dexter Cousins chatted to founders, CEOs, Board advisors and investors to get an accurate pulse on the marketSo instead of our usual weekly news round-up in this show, Dexter shares his insights from those conversations and what it might mean for Fintech over the next 12 months or so.Ben Ford from Frollo also joins Dexter later in the show to give an Intersekt review. You can connect with Ben https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-ford-142a027/Listen to the UK Fintech delegation podcast - https://tieronepeople.com/2022/09/06/uk-fintech-companies/Interviews at Intersekt with Cape, MyGigsters, Super Fierce, Paypa Plane, Monoova and others are available to listen - pod.link/1486716249How you can support the show?"follow" on your podcast player and leave a five-star review onApple: Scroll to the bottom of the page (iphone or ipad only), hit 5 stars and write a review - https://apple.co/3D7NsPtSpotify:  in the app click 5 stars - https://spoti.fi/3IzSViQSubscribe and like on Youtube - https://bit.ly/3tBlRmEThanks for your support.About Tier One PeopleFounded by Dexter Cousins in 2016, Tier One People is on a mission to help Australia become the world leader in Fintech innovation.Connect on Linkedin - https://bit.ly/3DsCJBpTier One People helps companies like Revolut, TrueLayer and 10x build founding teams for launch in Australia. Send us Fan MailContact: info@tieronepeople.comConnect on with Dexter Cousins on LinkedinHire Exceptional Fintech TalentSubscribe on LinkedIn

It has been a MASSIVE week for the Aussie Fintech Industry. Intersekt 22 was bigger and better than ever.  Two days of conversations, insights, friendships being formed and connections being made. Along with lots of reunions, laughs, hugs and parties!Out of the hundreds of conversations, I managed to record a few to share with you.I speak to a few Fintech legends as well as founders from the next wave of fintech startups.And I also chat with some of the unsung heroes behind the scenes.Here’s a chat with Jennifer Harrison, Partner at Reputation Edge. Jennifer is one of the characters behind the scenes of the Australian Fintech community. She’s been instrumental in supporting the industry through her PR and media work.  Connect with Jennifer - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferjoinsthedots/How you can support the show."follow" on your podcast player and leave a five-star review onApple: Scroll to the bottom of the page (iphone or ipad only), hit 5 stars and write a review - https://apple.co/3D7NsPtSpotify:  in the app click 5 stars - https://spoti.fi/3IzSViQSubscribe and like on Youtube - https://bit.ly/3tBlRmEThanks for your support.About Tier One PeopleFounded by Dexter Cousins in 2016, Tier One People is on a mission to help Australia become the world leader in Fintech innovation.Connect on Linkedin - https://bit.ly/3DsCJBpTier One People helps companies like Revolut, TrueLayer and 10x build founding teams for launch in Australia. And series A+ / ASX Listed Aussie Fintech like Lendi, Afterpay and 86 400 hire executive talent capable of delivering growth and scale. If you are building a world-class Fintech venture and need help in hiring tier-one people contact us - https://bit.ly/3Dc1p0BSend us Fan MailContact: info@tieronepeople.comConnect on with Dexter Cousins on LinkedinHire Exceptional Fintech TalentSubscribe on LinkedIn

It has been a MASSIVE week for the Aussie Fintech Industry. Intersekt 22 was bigger and better than ever.  Two days of conversations, insights, friendships being formed and connections being made. Along with lots of reunions, laughs, hugs and parties!Out of the hundreds of conversations, I managed to record a few to share with you.I speak to a few Fintech legends as well as founders from the next wave of fintech startups.And I also chat with some of the unsung heroes behind the scenes.Here’s a chat with Christian Westerlind Wigstrom, CEO of Monoova, Australia’s Fintech of the year. We chat about the launch of the PayTo sandbox and the evolution of Intersekt Festival over the last 5 years.  Check out the Monoova Sandbox - https://www.monoova.com/apiHow you can support the show."follow" on your podcast player and leave a five-star review onApple: Scroll to the bottom of the page (iphone or ipad only), hit 5 stars and write a review - https://apple.co/3D7NsPtSpotify:  in the app click 5 stars - https://spoti.fi/3IzSViQSubscribe and like on Youtube - https://bit.ly/3tBlRmEThanks for your support.About Tier One PeopleFounded by Dexter Cousins in 2016, Tier One People is on a mission to help Australia become the world leader in Fintech innovation.Connect on Linkedin - https://bit.ly/3DsCJBpTier One People helps companies like Revolut, TrueLayer and 10x build founding teams for launch in Australia. And series A+ / ASX Listed Aussie Fintech like Lendi, Afterpay and 86 400 hire executive talent capable of delivering growth and scale. If you are building a world-class Fintech venture and need help in hiring tier-one people contact us - https://bit.ly/3Dc1p0BSend us Fan MailContact: info@tieronepeople.comConnect on with Dexter Cousins on LinkedinHire Exceptional Fintech TalentSubscribe on LinkedIn

It has been a MASSIVE week for the Aussie Fintech Industry. Intersekt 22 was bigger and better than ever.  Two days of conversations, insights, friendships being formed and connections being made. Along with lots of reunions, laughs, hugs and parties!Out of the hundreds of conversations, I managed to record a few to share with you.I speak to a few Fintech legends as well as founders from the next wave of fintech startups.And I also chat with some of the unsung heroes behind the scenes.Here’s a chat with Benjemen Elengoven Founder of MyGigsters a financial services platform for gig workers. It’s an early stage startup that I’m really excited about as it addresses a huge problem in a holistic way.   Find out more https://www.mygigsters.com.au/How you can support the show."follow" on your podcast player and leave a five-star review onApple: Scroll to the bottom of the page (iphone or ipad only), hit 5 stars and write a review - https://apple.co/3D7NsPtSpotify:  in the app click 5 stars - https://spoti.fi/3IzSViQSubscribe and like on Youtube - https://bit.ly/3tBlRmEThanks for your support.About Tier One PeopleFounded by Dexter Cousins in 2016, Tier One People is on a mission to help Australia become the world leader in Fintech innovation.Connect on Linkedin - https://bit.ly/3DsCJBpTier One People helps companies like Revolut, TrueLayer and 10x build founding teams for launch in Australia. And series A+ / ASX Listed Aussie Fintech like Lendi, Afterpay and 86 400 hire executive talent capable of delivering growth and scale. If you are building a world-class Fintech venture and need help in hiring tier-one people contact us - https://bit.ly/3Dc1p0BSend us Fan MailContact: info@tieronepeople.comConnect on with Dexter Cousins on LinkedinHire Exceptional Fintech TalentSubscribe on LinkedIn

It has been a MASSIVE week for the Aussie Fintech Industry. Intersekt 22 was bigger and better than ever.  Two days of conversations, insights, friendships being formed and connections being made. Along with lots of reunions, laughs, hugs and parties!Out of the hundreds of conversations, I managed to record a few to share with you.I speak to Fintech legends, founders from the next wave of fintech startups and some of the unsung heroes behind the scenes.Here’s a chat with Trenna Probert from Super Fierce. We featured Trenna earlier this year and support her mission to close the gender wealth gap. Trenna shares her Super fierce progress and we also discuss the mental health challenges for founders - remember it’s okay to not be okay and if you ever want to chat, just reach out to me 🤗Find out more https://superfierce.com.au/Play Blingo - https://www.growgold.com.au/How you can support the show."follow" on your podcast player and leave a five-star review onApple: Scroll to the bottom of the page (iphone or ipad only), hit 5 stars and write a review - https://apple.co/3D7NsPtSpotify:  in the app click 5 stars - https://spoti.fi/3IzSViQSubscribe and like on Youtube - https://bit.ly/3tBlRmEThanks for your support.About Tier One PeopleFounded by Dexter Cousins in 2016, Tier One People is on a mission to help Australia become the world leader in Fintech innovation.Connect on Linkedin - https://bit.ly/3DsCJBpTier One People helps companies like Revolut, TrueLayer and 10x build founding teams for launch in Australia. And series A+ / ASX Listed Aussie Fintech like Lendi, Afterpay and 86 400 hire executive talent capable of delivering growth and scale. If you are building a world-class Fintech venture and need help in hiring tier-one people contact us - https://bit.ly/3Dc1p0BSend us Fan MailContact: info@tieronepeople.comConnect on with Dexter Cousins on LinkedinHire Exceptional Fintech TalentSubscribe on LinkedIn

It has been a MASSIVE week for the Aussie Fintech Industry. Intersekt 22 was bigger and better than ever.Two days of conversations, insights, friendships being formed and connections being made. Along with lots of reunions, laughs, hugs and parties!Out of the hundreds of conversations, I managed to record a few to share with you.I speak to a few Fintech legends as well as founders from the next wave of fintech startups.And I also chat with some of the unsung heroes behind the scenes.Here’s a chat with Gus Quiroga from Mobiquity. Mobiquity does really cool stuff like building Sharia law compliant banks.This was his first time coming to Intersekt and I was keen to get his thoughtsFind out more https://www.mobiquity.com/locations/australiaHow you can support the show."follow" on your podcast player and leave a five-star review onApple: Scroll to the bottom of the page (iphone or ipad only), hit 5 stars and write a review - https://apple.co/3D7NsPtSpotify:  in the app click 5 stars - https://spoti.fi/3IzSViQSubscribe and like on Youtube - https://bit.ly/3tBlRmEThanks for your support.About Tier One PeopleFounded by Dexter Cousins in 2016, Tier One People is on a mission to help Australia become the world leader in Fintech innovation.Connect on Linkedin - https://bit.ly/3DsCJBpTier One People helps companies like Revolut, TrueLayer and 10x build founding teams for launch in Australia. And series A+ / ASX Listed Aussie Fintech like Lendi, Afterpay and 86 400 hire executive talent capable of delivering growth and scale. If you are building a world-class Fintech venture and need help in hiring tier-one people contact us - https://bit.ly/3Dc1p0BSend us Fan MailContact: info@tieronepeople.comConnect on with Dexter Cousins on LinkedinHire Exceptional Fintech TalentSubscribe on LinkedIn

It has been a MASSIVE week for the Aussie Fintech Industry. Intersekt 22 was bigger and better than ever.  Two days of conversations, insights, friendships being formed and connections being made. Along with lots of reunions, laughs, hugs and parties!Out of the hundreds of conversations, I managed to record a few to share with you.I speak to a few Fintech legends as well as founders from the next wave of fintech startups.And I also chat with some of the unsung heroes behind the scenes.Here’s a chat with the Superwoman of Fintech Simone Joyce, CEO of Paypa Plane, self-proclaimed payments nerd and Chair of Fintech AustraliaFind out more https://www.paypaplane.com/How you can support the show."follow" on your podcast player and leave a five-star review onApple: Scroll to the bottom of the page (iphone or ipad only), hit 5 stars and write a review - https://apple.co/3D7NsPtSpotify:  in the app click 5 stars - https://spoti.fi/3IzSViQSubscribe and like on Youtube - https://bit.ly/3tBlRmEThanks for your support.About Tier One PeopleFounded by Dexter Cousins in 2016, Tier One People is on a mission to help Australia become the world leader in Fintech innovation.Connect on Linkedin - https://bit.ly/3DsCJBpTier One People helps companies like Revolut, TrueLayer and 10x build founding teams for launch in Australia. And series A+ / ASX Listed Aussie Fintech like Lendi, Afterpay and 86 400 hire executive talent capable of delivering growth and scale. If you are building a world-class Fintech venture and need help in hiring tier-one people contact us - https://bit.ly/3Dc1p0BSend us Fan MailContact: info@tieronepeople.comConnect on with Dexter Cousins on LinkedinHire Exceptional Fintech TalentSubscribe on LinkedIn

It has been a MASSIVE week for the Aussie Fintech Industry. Intersekt was bigger and better than ever.Two days of conversations, insights, friendships being formed and connections being made. Along with lots of reunions, laughs, hugs and parties!Out of the hundreds of conversations, I managed to record a few to share with you.I speak to a few Fintech legends as well as founders from the next wave of fintech startups.And I also chat with some of the unsung heroes behind the scenes.Here’s a chat with Ryan Edwards-Pritchard, the Founder and CEO of Cape the expense management platform. Ryan shares his journey of landing in Australia two months before lockdowns and building a Fintech startup.https://www.getcape.io/Connect with Ryan https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanedwardspritchard/Find out more https://www.linkedin.com/company/tanookiventures/about/How you can support the show."follow" on your podcast player and leave a five-star review onApple: Scroll to the bottom of the page (iphone or ipad only), hit 5 stars and write a review - https://apple.co/3D7NsPtSpotify:  in the app click 5 stars - https://spoti.fi/3IzSViQSubscribe and like on Youtube - https://bit.ly/3tBlRmEThanks for your support.About Tier One PeopleFounded by Dexter Cousins in 2016, Tier One People is on a mission to help Australia become the world leader in Fintech innovation.Connect on Linkedin - https://bit.ly/3DsCJBpTier One People helps companies like Revolut, TrueLayer and 10x build founding teams for launch in Australia. And series A+ / ASX Listed Aussie Fintech like Lendi, Afterpay and 86 400 hire executive talent capable of delivering growth and scale. If you are building a world-class Fintech venture and need help in hiring tier-one people contact us - https://bit.ly/3Dc1p0BSend us Fan MailContact: info@tieronepeople.comConnect on with Dexter Cousins on LinkedinHire Exceptional Fintech TalentSubscribe on LinkedIn