The FinTech Disrupticons: Recent Episodes
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The FinTech Disrupticons by Fathom4sight is our newest series that highlights new startups that are changing the market with different business models, and innovative incumbents who are making progress in future-proofing their companies. It used to be that hindset was 20:20. That was so 2020. In 2022 and beyond, now its foresight that we need in order to stay relevant.
More than 15 years since founding the company, Financeit has north of 250 employees and is an amazing Canadian success story. Michael's take on BNPL's future, open banking in Canada, the impact of generative AI, and overall business viability is so on-point and relevant. And, his wit and humour make for a very entertaining chat with this OG FinTech founder.
There is no denying Miro Pavletic is one of a small group of Canada's most accomplished challenger banking product creators. With the sale of Stack, a consumer product in Canada, to Credit Sesame, and the expansion of Stack's tech across North America as a result, Miro has honed the "white label" offering and is in expansion mode.
Andrew Moor, President and CEO of Canada’s Challenger Bank, Equitable Bank/EQ Bank, is Sue's guest on today’s episode of the FinTech Disrupticons. We recorded this episode a few days before EQB reported record quarterly earnings and very strong Q1 performance.EQ Bank has launched their EQ Bank card, expanded into Quebec and as you will hear on this podcast, will be launching their small business proposition in the fall. On the analyst call Andrew mentions they will soon be launching a mobile wallet as well. Their challenger bank strategy is bringing a ton of great technology and products to market in Canada. More to come I am sure!Enjoy!
Welcome to our new series - FinTech Week in 15 mins - where we'll cover major FinTech and Financial Innovation headlines from the week. This week we talk about:
- Phones as POS - Square launched Tap to Pay on Android, Fiserv integrates Clover with Apple Tap to Pay
- Shopify expanding its financial products suite with the launch of "Bill Pay" Tool
- DeFi gaining access to the mainstream financial services world with TransUnion now offering credit scoring to DeFi Apps.
- Friction between regulators and crypto platforms continues due to lack of clear regulations - Coinbase sues SEC, and some crypto platforms exit Canada
- RBC partnered with Conquest Planning, SEI Canada partners with CapIntel
- Executive changes at Wealthsimple - new CMO and CTO
- AI - Klarna announced new AI-powered features, Fairly AI raises $2.2M, KPMG partners with MindBridge for AI-powered smart audit platform "KPMG Clara"
- and more.....enjoy listening!
Welcome to our new series - FinTech Week in 15 mins - where we'll cover major FinTech headlines from the week. So sit back and enjoy the next few minutes of power-packed FinTech insights!
Are you ready for a deep dive into the world of Banking-as-a-Service? This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in the evolution of BaaS and embedded finance. Join us as we chat with Alistair Cotton, the co-founder of Integrated Finance, a FinTech Infrastructure Company that's working with some of the biggest names in the UK and Europe.In this episode, we'll explore how BaaS is changing the game for banks and fintechs, and we'll delve into the similarities and differences between the UK and the Canadian markets. Alistair brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the table, and we're excited to share his insights with our listeners.So, whether you're a seasoned fintech professional or just curious about the future of banking, be sure to check out our latest podcast episode. Trust us, you won't want to miss it!
On this podcast, Jeet talks with Cato Pastoll, a successful FinTech entrepreneur, and Co-Founder & CEO of Loop. Loop is a challenger banking platform for Canada-based businesses operating in Canada, the US, and around the world. Their mission is to make it simpler, faster, and cheaper for businesses to pay and get paid anywhere in the world. And their product stack is enabling that with multicurrency accounts, multicurrency corporate cards, SME lending, no-fee global payouts, and more! Cato has been a FinTech entrepreneur for a decade and brings in a wealth of knowledge in the space.
If you are a financial institution, trying to figure out how to better serve your small business clients, Cato has some great advice for you!
Tune in for an insightful conversation on challenger banking, lending, and other financial needs of Small Businesses in today's time.
On this special podcast, Peter Misek, Managing Partner, Framework Venture Partners, helps us understand what the SVB collapse means, what happens now and how this fundamentally changes things. If you are anyone in tech, banking, investing, fintech - you will want to listen and think about how your strategy will or should pivot. We have captured some very important signals within the noisy and confusing tech news space. Hope it helps.
Erin Bury, CEO & Co-Founder of Willful, is our guest on this podcast. Willful guides you through making your legal will online from the comfort of home. Erin’s co-founder Kevin Oulds had a very personal experience with the death of a family member that led to the idea for Willful. “How do we make it easier for people to record their choices but also reduce the stigma about talking about end-of-life” Erin Bury. The journey from retirement to end-of-life represents many friction points, both financially and physically, where innovation is needed, and cool new technologies like Willful are beginning to solve for.
On this podcast, Jeet talks all things WealthTech with Taran Singh Kainth, the CEO of Flahmingo. Taran shares his FinTech entrepreneurship journey and the origin story of Flahmingo. Flahmingo is an investment platform that allows individuals to invest in fractional shares with as little as $1 USD in more than 5,000 securities! The company is also focused on financial literacy and offers a video-based educational hub to empower Canadians to make informed investment decisions. Taran's vision for investing space in Canada & beyond is one to draw inspiration from. A truly amazing platform with an exceptional leader!
On this podcast we met James Rockwood, Co-Founder and CEO of Capintel, for the first time. We have been seeing this company partner and succeed and stand out in the startup ecosystem and wanted to understand what they do. James is a first-time entrepreneur but you wouldn't know that from talking to him. He is humble, confident, multi-dimensional, smart and clear on his vision. A recipe for success. The CapIntel platform now serves over 10,000 financial advisors across the country through partnerships with established financial service firms such as IG Wealth Management, Canada Life, and Equitable Life and more. Enjoy the podcast!
On this podcast, Sue talks with Ron Benegbi, experienced and successful entrepreneur and Founder and CEO of Uplinq. Uplinq empowers lenders to approve and manage risks on loans they would have otherwise declined based on traditional loan underwriting criteria, while incorporating environmental, market & community data to better understand the specific loan applicant. As an immigrant, Ron has a deep passion for solving this problem for small businesses, and also shares some lessons learned along his journey as an entrepreneur. The "who's who" of investors are involved in this company, and a large lender is signed up, so we think its a "sure thing"
On this podcast, Malik Yacoubi shares the story about Nesto and their journey over the past 5 years, their recent Series C raise, and partnerships with the likes of IG Wealth Management and EQ Bank. We also talk about nesto Mortgage Cloud and their direct to consumer play that is growing like crazy. Malik is humble, transparent and a pleasure to chat with. Oh and Malik believes Canada is a big market with tons of share to win for FinTechs with the right value prop, product/market fit and unit economics. Totally agree Malik!
An early 2023 podcast released by Scott Galloway (Prof G Pod) on the topic of the top 2023 geopolitical risks with guest Ian Bremmer, founder of Eurasia Group, led to Debbie and Sue talking about Digital ID, the ChatGPT phenom and AI generally, and the many reasons why we need this in Canada. AI is becoming one of the main topics and trends for 2023, and we need to find a way to make digital ID a priority and move faster in Canada.
On today's episode, Sue interviews Douglas Soltys, Editor-in-Chief of Betakit. As our first guest of the 2023 series, we couldn't think of anyone better to discuss a look back at 2022, today's happenings, and a few predictions for 2023. Betakit has been publishing a weekly FinTech newsletter since 2015 and has interviewed EVERYONE in Canadian Fintech! If you aren't a subscriber, check out https://betakit.com/.
We recorded this podcast in March, and had to hold on releasing it. Somehow, Onevest raising money and Amar sharing that news first was more important ha ha lol we kid of course https://betakit.com/onevest-secures-5-million-to-help-companies-like-neo-financial-launch-wealth-management-products/ Its an impressive raise with Luge Capital as the lead, and a ton of other high profile investors, and Onevest is off and running with Neo Financial and a bunch of other news. EY's Dana Ohab waited patiently, and as you will hear, has great insight to offer about how incumbents are driving innovation in her sector. Onevest is driving forward to be the embedded wealth provider, and with Dana's vision, EY is helping their clients transform to meet the technology needs of their clients. We hope you enjoy hearing from Dana and Amar on this podcast!
BuyProperly is an online marketplace for fractional real estate investments in Canada and the US. We are joined in this episode by the CEO & Founder of BuyProperly, Khushboo Jha. Khushboo shares about her professional journey leading up to starting a FinTech in Canada. With a minimum investment of $2500, BuyProperly is democratizing the access to real estate investment through a fully digital experience where you can leave the platform with a real estate investment in less than 5 mins!! Really excited about Khushboo's mission and her future plans for BuyProperly. Enjoy Listening!
Gabriel MacSweeney, Head of Communications for Codat is our guest on episode 7 of The FinTech Disrupticons. Codat is going to be a hit in Canada! Just in time for open banking, Codat provides "two-way connectivity to over 30 different accounting, banking, and commerce platforms used by SMBs". We are meeting Codat for the first time, and also meeting Gabby who is delightful, and shares with us more about the company and the product and the impact they are making in Canada. Its only Wednesday and this week has already been all about SME's and the huge embedded finance opportunity for this very hot and busy segment in FinTech. Enjoy!
Season 4, Episode 6 of the FinTech Disrupticons invites Celero back for a 2nd time to chat about open banking now that Canada has an Open Banking Lead: namely Abraham Tachjian. Celero is a leading provider of digital technology and integration solutions to over 115 credit unions and financial institutions across Canada. They are no stranger to #openbanking and have been busy building solutions for their clients. In this podcast, we asked Deborah Moore, who leads Celero’s open banking program and Celero’s Digital Transformation Consulting business; and Barb MacLean, Celero's VP Integration and Analytics and international fintech celebrity and influencer, to talk about their solutions and what their plans are for open banking. Looks like all is ready to go! Have a listen.
On this podcast we chat with Andrew Homan, VP Digital Product at Ficanex Technology. Ficanex was recently acquired by Prodigy Ventures, and also partnered with Ficonecta. Ficanex provides services and technology to over 160 Canadian FI's, and recently launched tunl, an open finance marketplace. Andrew isnt a stranger to launching new products, and even new banks such as Motusbank which he did prior to joining Andrew Obee's team. Open Banking is coming soon in Canada, but regardless of when that happens, there is a growing demand by FI's for help with partnering with FinTechs and other entrants. Have a listen to learn all about it!
Jeet and I couldnt have planned this podcast release today better if we tried. On IWD 2022, we had the pleasure of meeting Kristine Beese and hearing about how she and Untangle Money are on a mission to help women gain control over their money. No surprise that gender inequality has alot to do with why there is a big gap. Kristine has a great idea with this start-up, and is also a delightful person, and an expert on the topic. She will no doubt have a lasting impact on our financial future's. Have a listen and support Untangle Money on IWD 2022 #breakthebias
Wise is one of the most well known global payments technology companies in international payments, with a mission of building the best way to move money around the world. Wise launched a decade ago, has 12 M customers, moves $8 B dollars per month, saving $1.5 B compared to typical bank fees. The Wise Card launched in Canada very recently and with the mobile app is a great user experience from sign-up to usage. Nick Catino, Global Head of Policy & Campaigns, joined us for a chat about their plans for Canada, open banking and regulation, and how cool it is to work for Wise. They have a robust offering for both consumers and businesses! Pay employees or partners in their currency... for example. Lots of other great tidbits like their partnership with EQ Bank. Enjoy!
Founded in 2016 in BC, Canada, FISPAN was an early entrant in a space that open banking is now making table-stakes around the world - the ability for banks to embed applications like accounting or other enterprise platforms into their banking experience so their commercial clients have zero friction. Focussed mainly in the US banking and mid-market commercial segment today, this Canadian success story is over 100 employees and has tons of runway. We are joined by Clayton Weir, Co-Founder and CEO, join us for a 2nd time on The Disrupticons to chat about their progress and open banking in Canada and the US. Thanks for listening!
Swoop there it is! Daire Burke, Head of Swoop Canada, joins us for our 1st episode of Season 4, and 1st episode of The FinTech Disrupticons as Fathom4sight. Swoop is a new fintech entrant to Canada in late 2021 from the UK/Ireland. https://swoopfunding.com/ca/ Swoop is a one-stop-shop for SME's and their advisors to find funding such as loans, grants, equity, SR&ED and commercial mortgages. Canada has attracted many new fintechs with open banking on the horizon, among other reasons to be here. Daire and his team are a great addition!
To wrap our 2021 Foresight Series, our podcast guest is the "fintech famous" Barb MacLean, Vice President, Integration and Analytics at Celero Solutions. You didnt know Barb was famous? Just take a peek at her twitter @barbmaclean. Credit Unions are some of the most innovative FI's, and Barb shares a ton of great insights gained through her 20+ years in the space. A little bit of Star Wars, some Matrix and throw in a few future predictions....worth the time to listen. Happy 2022 everyone! Series 4 of our podcast will be launching next!
This episode is all about wealth management and tech innovation, with a focus on compliance and RegTech. Lori Weir,CEO & Co-founder of Four Eyes Financial joins us to discuss her growing successful business, and the problem her solution solves for wealth firms. Four Eyes Financial is a Regulatory Technology company providing wealth management firms with an innovative way to connect back, mid and front office experiences. Have a listen to understand more! And Happy New Year!
Sue is joined by Danish Yusuf to talk about Zensurance, an innovative startup in the commercial insurance space.
Plaid entered the Canadian market in 2018, and has been adding to its Canadian based team and is rumoured to be opening an office here. Ben and John have been very active in the open banking consultations with Finance Canada, the Advisory Committee on Open Banking and numerous industry groups such as FDX and Fdata. As our guests on this podcast, you can hear from Ben and John about their views on policy for Canada - both are very optimistic about Canada's opportunity. Plaid raised a $425m US Series D in April 2021 "financing to help scale our platform to support the massive growth in fintech, and enable the next generation of digital financial services. We brought on new investors Altimeter Capital, Silver Lake, and Ribbit Capital who joined existing investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, New Enterprise Associates, Spark Capital, and Thrive Capital," according to Zach Perret's blog https://plaid.com/blog/digital-finance-is-everywhere-but-its-just-getting-started/ Thanks for listening!
In this podcast, we had the opportunity of talking with Kris Hansen, a long-time core banking guru and architect of many innovations, to hear about Synctera and their experience working with community banks and FinTechs in the US. Synctera was launched in 2020, it enables banks and FinTechs to find their perfect match and work together! Exactly what the industry needs right now to move fast and launch new solutions faster! The co-founders of Synctera - Kris Hansen, Dominik Weisserth, and Peter Hazlehurst have tons of experience, and many investors, notably a few successful Canadian VCs like Portage Ventures, Diagram Ventures, and Lightspeed. Enjoy the discussion!
Jose Ribau, EVP Digital & Innovation at CF, shares his latest news about new products, learnings from the pandemic and advice for innovators. Jose created RavelbyCF, their digital business, and has launched several first-to-market apps and products designed to remove the friction from shopping and office to improve the commercial real estate experience. Cadillac Fairview is one of the world’s most innovative retail and commercial real estate companies with 68 landmark properties, including the Toronto-Dominion Centre, CF Toronto Eaton Centre and CF Pacific Centre - and because of their Board and CEO commitment to invest in innovation prior to the pandemic, Jose and his team have shifted and embraced “digital" for CF's clients with amazing speed.
This interview is with the Co-Founders of Zūm Rails, Miles Schwartz and Marc Milewski. Zūm just got started, and already powers Questrade's new instant deposit feature allowing millions of users to start trading instantly through real-time payments. One way they do this is through a partnership with Visa and solution enabled by Visa Direct, Visa’s real-time push payments platform and made available through Zūm’s financial institution, which allows users to send and receive payments quickly. Any payment rail, real-time. Miles and Marc are ones to watch (and genuinely awesome humans too) !
The Foresight Edition is our newest series that highlights new startups that are changing the market with different business models, and innovative incumbents who are making progress in future proofing their companies. It used to be that hindset was 20:20. That was so 2020! In 2021 and beyond, now its foresight that we need in order to stay relevant. Mike Bradley from Clik2pay joins co-hosts Sue Britton and Surinderjit (Jeet) Bhatti to tell us about his new venture and we learn how he is filling a key gap in the market.
What Canadians and businesses truly want to service their financial needs is not reflected in the banking space today. Andrew Chau, CEO and Co-Founder of Neo Financial and Co-Founder of SkipTheDishes took action with the people and businesses in mind in launching Neo Financial, with a mission to modernize everyday banking and rewards in Canada. Tune in to learn more about the innovation happening in financial services in Canada with Andrew with co-hosts Sue and Jeet!
Canadians rank money as their most significant life stressor, over health and relationships. In this episode Sue Britton, CEO & Founder of FGS is joined by Lucie Tedesco, Strategic Advisor and Counsel at McCarthy Tetrault - where they discuss the progress made in financial literacy over the decade, resources available for Canadians, consumer protection and more!
Did you know an average Canadian is just $200/month away from reaching a point of financial difficulty? In this episode, we are joined by Michelle Pommells, CEO of Credit Counselling Canada - a not for profit organization that has helped over 12.5 million Canadians deal with debt, teach financial literacy and provide support at little or no cost. We discuss topics related to debt, the importance of financial health, innovation and more! This episode is hosted by Mark Reisler, Managing Director at FGS.
If you are experiencing financial difficulties, you can call 1-866-398-5999 or visit creditcounsellingcanada.ca for help.
November is the financial literacy month in Canada! To have long term benefits of financial wellness is to learn about money at an early age. Textbook financial education taught in school is simply not enough. Rim Charkani, CEO & Co-Founder of Walo created a simple solution to teach kids about money - guiding them to make the right decisions and start saving at an early age. Tune in to this episode to learn more about the benefits of financial literacy for kids and their parents, forming positive financial habits at an early age, and her story as a first-generation female immigrant and entrepreneur in Canada. This episode is hosted by Surinderjit Bhatti (Jeet), Managing Director at FGS.
Now more than ever, the mortgage industry needs to adapt to the new digital world. Everyone who has ever applied for a mortgage in Canada knows the tedious steps involved. In this episode, we dive deep to identify the current pain points in the market for both borrowers and lenders.
Tune in with Chris Grimes, CEO and Co-Founder of Fundmore.ai and Mark Reisler, Managing Director, Lending at FGS to learn more about the digital transformation of the mortgage value chain.
Banks and businesses in the US and other regions around the world are already shifting towards integrating business applications with financial ones. With the emergence of Open Banking, banks and businesses will have a freer flow of information between them, allowing for the development of new apps and services which will kick start financial innovation and provide a better customer experience.
FISPAN (a rapidly growing Canadian FinTech based in BC) has found a market niche in the US where businesses are asking for more connectivity so that banking data can be integrated with finance, accounting or other operational applications. Canada's SMEs and large businesses will soon follow. FISPAN’s contextual business banking platform makes it possible for banks to offer commercial banking services embedded within ERP and business applications, removing friction and adding value to how clients operate their business.
In this episode, you'll hear insights shared by Clayton Weir, Co-Founder, Product & Strategy of FISPAN. This episode is hosted by Allan Levine, FGS' Managing Director of Open Banking and CEO, Sue Britton.
Find out what BNPL is and why it has dramatically increased in popularity here and all over the world. We think it is about time for interest-free payment solutions! The pandemic has changed the way people shop, where they spend their money and how they spend it - dramatically increasing the adoption of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) solutions online. Listen to Wayne Pommen, President & CEO of PayBright, the leading Canadian BNPL provider, talk about what happened during the pandemic with consumer spending, and what will happen in the next 6 months, with our host Sue Britton!
Wow - we are seeing so much innovation start to happen for digital solutions for businesses. And a ton of acquisitions and partnerships too. Why is this so relevant? Did you know that over 85% of Canadians work for small to medium-sized businesses in Canada? SMBs are the backbone of our economy and yet they are the most underserved segment in financial services, and the hardest hit by Covid-19 related economic factors.
In this episode we have the multitalented Melika Hope, a pianist turned Head of Product, Small Business & Self Employed Group at Intuit Canada, share her insight in building leading products for businesses and entrepreneurs with our host, Sue!
We kid of course. Although our guests appreciate a good blast of a classic song from 30 years ago, there is a reason we played AC/DC's Thunderstruck, so have a listen to find out why.
The financial services regulatory environment in Canada is complex for sure, and changing regulations to reflect the needs of stakeholders today is even more challenging. This is a real limiting factor for FinTechs and for competition. In this episode, we talk about all the important regulation topics in banking, payments, and open-banking with two special guests, Ana Badour, Partner Financial Services Group and co-head of FinTech at McCarthy Tétrault; and Mark Reisler, VP Innovation at FinTech Growth Syndicate. And our co-host Anna Foat as usual brings deep insights from the wilds of Northern Ontario.
Did you know that using banking credentials to log in somewhere has been happening for a long time, it is not a recent phenomenon? In this episode, we demystify the sharing of personal data and security with Clayton Feick, CRO at Flinks! Our fun co-hosts Sue and Anna lead the talk as we also chat about how there is a culture shift around data ownership and consent, the accelerated market-led future of data sharing technology as a result of COVID-19, and more!
In this episode, the very cool and very "techie" Pamela Steer, Chief Financial and Corporate Strategy Officer at Payments Canada, tells us how things are going with payments since the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen and hear about how the 2019 average daily transaction value of $189 Billion was blown away one day recently with a record-breaking $420 Billion in a single day, the innovation that is happening that is signalling future trends, and other big topics. Co-hosts Anna and Sue have a bit of fun as usual too.
Chris Briggs, VP Strategy & Planning and Julie Kuzmic, Director, Consumer Advocacy at Equifax join co-hosts Anna Foat and Sue Britton to discuss the changing consumer behaviour, how financial institutions are dealing with change and the increased emphasis on digital.
Sue Britton, CEO and Founder of FGS and Tal Schwartz, Strategy & Partnerships at Canadian Lenders Association cover the LendTech space in Canada, government relief for small business in light of COVID-19 and how FinTech platforms can be part of the solution.
A conversation about consumer and small business protection in the COVID-19 era and beyond with Steve Bom, Executive Director, FDATA and co-hosts Anna Foat and Sue Britton.
We talk about assessing risk in a time of crisis, innovating inside big companies and the importance of talent to make innovation happen quickly with Anna Foat, Director, and Hannah Ryan from the Global Digital Transformation Office at Sun Life Financial and Chanddeep Madaan, CEO and Co-Founder at Aya Payments.
Introducing our COVID-19 podcast series. Brought to you remotely, co-hosts Sue Britton, CEO and Founder of FGS and Anna Foat, Director, Global Digital Transformation Office at Sun Life Financial discuss working from home, the challenges of innovating in light of COVID-19, rebooting the Canadian FinTech ecosystem and what the future might look like post-COVID-19 - digital everything?
In this podcast, we discuss the difference between open and closed loop prepaid market, payment rails, prepaid as a tool that promotes financial health and financial inclusion, and financial habits of the new generation of Canadians with Karen Budahazy, VP of Digital Enablement and Issuing at Peoples Trust and CPPO Board Chair, Albert Lang, VP Cards and Payments at Payment Source, and Elena Litani, VP of Engineering at KOHO. Hosted by Kate Grant.
Find out the importance of partnerships, how to prepare for Open Banking, customer-centric innovation, payments modernization and more! Hear from our special guests Dan Dickinson, Chief Information Officer at Equitable Bank and Sue Britton, CEO & Founder of FGS hosted by Kate Grant, Director of FinTech ecosystem.
In this episode, we cover what consumer protection looks like in the digital space, the problems faced with disclosure, ways to leverage FinTech innovation to benefit consumers and more with Brigitte Goulard, Senior Counsel at Torys LLP and Kate Grant, FGS.
Discover how Payment Modernization and Open Banking will enable banks to innovate and build customer-centric solutions with Marko Pavlovic, Head of Digital Payments Practice at Prodigy Labs and Kate Grant.
Tune in to the conversation about the Canadian FinTech ecosystem; open banking versus consumer-directed banking, financial literacy and AI with Kate Grant and Roy Kao, FinTech advisor and connector.
Sue Briton, CEO and Founder of FGS and The Disrupticons host Kate Grant talk 2020 FinTech trends, including Open Banking, access to real-time rails and payment modernization.
We talk cryptocurrency and blockchain, FAANG companies, open banking and innovation in payments with Jared Hodgson of Coinsquare. Hosted by Kate Grant, Director of FinTech Ecosystem, FGS.
A conversation about consumer-centric banking, financial inclusion and the ongoing debate of build, partner or buy, collaboration with Robert Hyde of Payment Source. Hosted by Kate Grant.
We talk innovation and customer experience, community building, digital ID and Open Banking with Dinaro Ly, Head of Innovation and Partnerships at Interac Corp.
This week we talk about the importance of storytelling, building cross-functional teams and turning big ideas into products with Steve Demelo, Creative Director at FGS. Hosted by Kate Grant, Director of FinTech Ecosystem, FGS.
We explore the VC world, the importance of a talent roadmap, and the startup ecosystem with Peter Misek, Founding Partner at Framework Venture Partners and Sue Britton, CEO and Founder, FGS. Hosted by Kate Grant, Director of FinTech Ecosystem, FGS.
We discuss breaking up the silos in large organizations, partnering for innovation and solving the pain points of small businesses with Steve Miller, Senior Director Cash Management Product at RBC and Robert Bast, Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer at WayPay. Hosted by Kate Grant and Tyler Anderson from FGS!
We talk partnerships, measuring success and what FinTech will look like in 2020 with Jonathan Perez, Director of Global Innovation and FinTech Partnerships at Scotiabank.
A conversation about WealthTech, cryptocurrency, private-capital raising with Calvin Leyon, Co-Founder and CEO of Hodlbot and Trilliam Jeong, Founder and CEO of WealthBlock.
A conversation about financial health, using tech to promote financial inclusion and the role of friction in payments with Elvis Wong, Founder, Innovate Financial Health and Jérôme Malaise, CFA, Director of Client Engagement & Strategic Initiatives, FinTech Growth Syndicate (FGS).
We talk about urban tech innovation, pros and cons of cross-border investing and supporting women in tech and venture capitalism with Lauren Linton, Executive Director, Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) and Nicole LeBlanc, Director, Investments, Sidewalk Labs.
In this featured FinTech Spotlight, we discuss LendTech and ethically responsible investing with Mohamad Sawwaf, Co-Founder & CEO of Manzil.
In this featured FinTech Spotlight, we discuss FinTech in the US versus Canada, how startups can effectively work with banks and the value of work culture when partnering with incumbents, Holt Fintech Accelerator and LexAlign.
A conversation about the new digital era, the customer-centric movement in insurance, and the next generation of technology with Aly Dhalla, CEO and Co-Founder of Finaeo and Karim Gillani, General Partner at Luge Capital hosted by Kate Grant.
In this episode, we talk data, the customer experience and how it's cool to go to the mall again with John Maschke, Director of Data Analytics at FGS.
Sue Britton, CEO and Founder of FGS, and Kate Grant, Director of FinTech Ecosystem at FGS talk partnerships, exciting updates at FGS, friendly competitors and working towards a common goal - success in the Canadian FinTech ecosystem.
In this episode we chat with Anna Foat, Director, Global Digital Transformation Office at Sun Life Financial, about the value of innovation, prioritizing the customer, investing versus partnering and when a startup becomes an incumbent.
In this episode, we cover the exponential growth of technology, financial literacy and convenience versus data privacy with Sue Britton of FGS and Adar Kahiri, Research Intern at FGS and TKS Innovator.
In this episode, we chat with Hamed Abbasi, CEO & Co-Founder of Plooto and Claudio Rojas, CEO of National Angel Capital Organization on recent news, innovation in Quebec, angel investment, disruptive technology, instant payments, entrepreneurship, and data privacy.
Helen Kontozopoulos is a co-founder at ODAIA.ai, a customer journey analytics and prediction platform for enterprise companies. We chat about being an entrepreneur, how data and AI are changing the customer experience and journey and how to encourage gender diversity in AI and computer science.
This week we chat with Jen Couldrey, Executive Director of the Upside Foundation and Joshua Le, Director of Sales & Marketing at Balance about diversity in the tech space, data security and more.
This week we start off by talking about business model innovation, recent news, the relationship between banks and FinTechs, Canada as an innovation lab, UK FinTech ecosystem, and few points on Facebook's Libra and WeChat. Our guests this week are Laurence Cooke, Founder & CEO of nanopay Corporation, Iain Montgomery, Managing Director of Market Gravity, and Marc Shewchun, Founder of Blakes Nitro hosted by FGS's Sue Britton and Kate Grant!
Sue Britton, CEO and Founder of FinTech Growth Syndicate, sits down with Ranjit Sarai, Chief Product Officer at STACK to discuss Challenger Banks and what the future of banking services in Canada might look like.
In this inaugural episode of the Disrupticons, Sue Britton CEO and Founder of FinTech Growth Syndicate, and Kate Grant, Director of FinTech Ecosystem talk the founding of FinTech Growth Syndicate, intrapreneurs and entrepreneurs, enabling innovation and building a great team.