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Fintech Chatter: Insights From Fintech Leaders
350+ episodes. 40+ countries. The podcast fintech leaders actually listen to.
Fintech Chatter is where founders, executives, and investors behind the world's most ambitious fintech companies share what's actually working.
We cover topics like raising capital, scaling internationally, hiring leadership teams, and the challenges of building with transformative technologies across payments, crypto, AI, wealth, insurance. If it's in Fintech we've got you covered.
Hosted by Dexter Cousins, founder of Tier One People, Australia's specialist executive search firm for fintech and transformative technology.
With 17 years placing CEOs, CTOs, CPO's and country managers across the sector, Dexter brings an operator's lens to every conversation.
New episodes biweekly. If you're building, funding, or leading a fintech company - this is your podcast.
Follow Dexter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dextercousins/
Follow Tier One People: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tier-one-people
Episodes
360 episodes
Networking | Finding Your Next Job In Fintech part 3
Most people treat networking like fitness - they lie on the sofa for three years, then panic when they're out of shape. In this episode, Dexter Cousins breaks down the 95-5 principle: 95% of your job hunting success comes from 5% of your networ...
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Episode 360
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Building Your Professional Brand in Fintech
🚀 Hire outstanding Fintech talent - https://tieronepeople.com✅ Follow Dexter on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dextercousins/⬇️ Download the worksheet - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rkcgAsabfYtPrZw1owzg1BpsnUxvLCDR/view?usp=...
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Episode 359
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14:16
Finding Your Next Role in Fintech - Episode 1
Thinking about your next career move in 2026? Maybe you're actively hunting for your next role in Fintech?This is Episode 1 of a 5-part series that completely flips the script on job hunting in fintech. Whether you're looking for a perma...
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Episode 358
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10:25
Weekly Insight: The Silent Crisis of Job Seekers
In this episode, Dexter discusses the silent crisis affecting job seekers, highlighting the alarming rates of burnout and mental health issues before employment. He explores the current job market landscape, the challenges candidate...
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Episode 357
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10:00
Dexter's Weekly Insight - Why Being A Fractional Exec Sucks!
Dexter Cousins brings a new weekly insight on Fintech careers and hiring.In this episode he explores the growing trend of C-suite professionals contemplating a shift from their current roles to alternatives that better support their well...
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Episode 366
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9:42
Where Defi Meets Tradfi - Dan Jowett, OpenMarkets Group
In this episode of Fintech Chatter, host Dexter Cousins speaks with Dan Jowett, CEO of OpenMarkets Group, about the rapid convergence of Tradfi and DeFiAbout OpenMarkets GroupPower your Fintech, Advisory, or Trading busines...
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Episode 355
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33:11
Unlocking Crypto Compliance with AI - Joni Pirovich, Crystal AOS
In this episode of Fintech Chatter, host Dexter Cousins speaks with Joni Pirovich, a crypto compliance expert and founder of Crystal AOS. They discuss Joni's journey from being a crypto lawyer to a tech founder, the challenges of hiring in the ...
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Episode 354
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30:04
Ethereum Staking with Jake Denny - Pier Two
Is Ethereum the layer to exchange value via the internet? In this episode of Fintech Chatter, host Dexter Cousins speaks with Jake Denny, Chief Commercial Officer of Pier Two, about Ethereum staking and its commercial potential....
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Episode 353
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58:53
Bridging the Gap Between Tradfi and Digital Assets - Morty Tollo, Fastables
In this episode of Fintech Chatter, Dexter Cousins speaks with Morty Tollo, co-founder of Elbaite and Faststables.com, about the intersection of traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralised finance (DeFi). They discuss the evoluti...
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Episode 352
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29:08
Giving 100% selling certainty to home sellers - Dean Fraser, Brickfloor
In this final episode on Housing Affordability, Fintech Chatter host, Dexter Cousins speaks with Dean Fraser, founder of BrickFloor.BrickFloor aims to help "Forever Renters" through innovative property technology and fintech solutions, i...
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Episode 351
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22:16
Nuj Super - Matt McKenzie
In this episode of Fintech Chatter, host Dexter Cousins speaks with Matt McKenzie, CEO and co-founder of Nuj, a Regtech company making serious strides in the Aus$ 4trn Superannuation sector. Nuj’s plug-and-play solution streamlines workflows wh...
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Episode 350
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39:16
Building the Internet of Debt - Stuart McGregor, OSQO
Another instalment of our series on Housing Affordability! In this episode, Dexter speaks with OSQO CEO Stuart McGregor on how they're using Blockchain technology to solve housing affordability and the last frontier of finance yet to be adapted...
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Episode 349
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25:03
From Employee 2 to 10,002: Alan Costello on the Afterpay Story
Kicking off a new career series on Fintech Chatter, Dexter Cousins speaks with Alan Costello, employee number two at Afterpay, about his journey from the early days of the company to its current status as a global leader in the fintech space.&n...
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Episode 348
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35:16
Giving First time Buyers a Leg Up - Michael Ragavan
In this episode of Fintech Chatter, we continue our series on the challenges of housing affordability in Australia. Dexter Cousins speaks with Michael Ragavan, founder of Our Leg Up.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Housing Affordabi...
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18:04
Co-Operty: A New Path to Homeownership
In this episode of our special series on Housing Affordability, Dexter speaks with Lynda Coker, co-founder of Co-Operty, about their innovative solution enabling fractional co-ownership of property.Here's what's discussed.00:00 I...
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24:50
10 Years of Valiant With Ritchie Cotton
In this episode of Fintech Chatter, host Dexter Cousins speaks with Ritchie Cotton, co-founder of Valiant Finance, about the company's journey over the past decade. Key Talking PointsValiant connects small ...
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Episode 345
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51:25
Downsizer - The Role of Downsizing in Addressing Housing Affordability
In this episode of Fintech Chatter, Dexter Cousins speaks with Mark Macduffie of Downsizer about the pressing issue of housing affordability in Australia. They discuss the challenges faced by the downsizer segment, the innova...
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25:14
Frontya - Fixing Housing Affordability Ep3
In the third part of our Fixing Housing Affordability series, host Dexter Cousins speaks with Nir Golan and Robbie Baskin from Frontya.We showcase another innovative approach to tackling housing affordability in Australia. Frontya...
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20:21
Innovating Home Ownership: James Bowe from OwnHome
In this episode of Fintech Chatter, host Dexter Cousins chats with James Bowe, CEO and co-founder of OwnHome, about the innovative solutions his company is bringing to the housing market. James shares insights into the challe...
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45:09
Mondus Capital - Aussie Fintech's Fixing Housing Affordability
Welcome to Fintech Chatter Podcast. We're dedicating the month of August to showcase the Australian founders passionate about solving the housing affordability crisis.Dexter Cousins kicks off the series with Lucinda Hartley of Mondus Cap...
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21:41
Fintech is only 1% Finished - David M. Brear 11:FS
Welcome back to Fintech Chatter Podcast! In this episode your host Dexter Cousins invites guest No2 back onto the show.David M. Brear is CEO of 11:FS Group and 11:FS Holdings. The award winning digital consultancy has built digita...
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Episode 216
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1:00:50
Indebted, Global Expansion, Series C and Lessons Learned - Josh Foreman
Dexter welcomes back Josh Foreman to discuss their global expansion and recent Series C capital raise.Josh first appeared on the show in 2020 and he shares the lessons he has learned from writing Indebted's first line of code to l...
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Episode 215
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51:09
Global Bank CEO Turns Fintech Founder - Antony Jenkins, 10x Banking
Dexter Cousins interviews Antony Jenkins, the CEO and founder of 10X Banking, the core banking platform that makes banking ten times better.Antony stands out in Fintech as the global CEO of Barclays who decided to start a fintech....
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Episode 214
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35:49
Antony Jenkins, 10x Banking - Trailer
Antony Jenkins, CEO and Founder of 10x Banking joins Dexter Cousins to talk about the Future of 10x and the Fintech Industry - Full interview available Monday 7th April
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2:59
The Bootstrap Journey of a Fintech Founder - Julian Fayad, LoanOptions.ai
In this episode of Fintech Chatter, Dexter Cousins interviews Julian Fayad, CEO of LoanOptions.ai about the challenges and advantages of bootstrapping a fintech company from the ground up. LoanOptions.ai aims to revolutionise...
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Episode 213
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