tell.talks
tell.talks is the podcast for people who work in fintech, payments and financial services. We have honest, direct conversations with the founders, leaders and operators shaping the industry.
Each episode runs under 15 minutes. No fluff, no jargon for the sake of it. Just real conversations about what's working, what isn't, and where embedded finance, open banking, payments infrastructure and the future of money are actually heading.
Guests have included executives from TSB Bank, Railsr, SaaScada, Moorwand, Andaria and more. Covering everything from legacy core banking systems, Confirmation of Payee, BaaS regulation, to leadership, M&A and building without funding.
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Latest Episodes
18 - High-value payments need a different approach. David Hunter, HY10
For most people, making a payment is simple. But for ultra-high-net-worth individuals, the opposite is often true.In this episode of tell.talks, Rob speaks with David Hunter, CEO of HY10, about why traditional transaction b...
17 - Don't Make It a Sales Pitch, Carl Raven (Visa) on Winning Partnerships
In this episode of Tell Talks, we're joined by Carl Raven, Head of Issuer Enablers at Visa, to explore what makes partnerships successful in today's payments ecosystem.Carl shares how Visa works with more than over 65 enabler partners in...
16 - The biggest risk in open finance isn't fraud. It's losing trust. Jim Wadsworth, Invela
In this episode of tell.talks, we're joined by Jim Wadsworth, Chief Revenue Officer at Invela and former leader of Mastercard's open banking strategy. As open banking evolves into open finance, innovation continues to accelerate. But while the ...
15 - Payments isn’t just tech. Rob Darby, IDT Finance on 20 years in fintech
Twenty years ago, fintech looked completely different.Before smartphones, instant payments and digital wallets, payments relied on cheques, manual reconciliation and physical currency.Rob Darby from IDT Finance joins tell.talks to...
14 - Cash is dying and so are tips. Alan Smith on building worker-first fintech for the 91% cashless economy
Cash is disappearing, only 9% of UK retail transactions are now cash, and the workers who've always relied on tips are quietly losing out. Hotel cleaners, gym trainers, bar staff, mechanics: people giving great service in industries where there...