In this special episode, recorded at Rise London during 2019 London Tech Week, new host Magdalena chats with Ricky Knox, co-founder and CEO of Tandem, the UK's leading digital challenger bank.

In an entertaining and informative podcast, Ricky discusses what it takes to be the CEO of a challenger bank, if banking business models have really been disrupted, and how "big tech" companies will shape FinTech - all in Ricky's unique and engaging style.

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In this episode, Andy chats with Imran Gulamhuseinwala OBE, Implementation Trustee for Open Banking Ltd.

In a fascinating and wide ranging chat, they discuss how the open banking journey has gone so far, the impact of legislation on consumers and organisations, including the high points and lessons learnt, FinTech opportunities in Open Banking, and Imran shares some top tips for entrepreneurs.

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In this episode of Rise FinTech Podcast, Andrew Elphick interviews FinTech Influencer Chris Gledhill. 

In this special International Women's Day episode, Charlotte chats with Veronique Barbosa, Co-founder and COO of Flux, about liberating data, being a woman in FinTech, and top tips for realising career ambitions.

And we can't forget Soda the Norwich Terrier! Check out her Instagram page @smallsodabigcity!

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In this episode, our new host Charlotte chats with Brett King, FinTech futurist, co-founder of Moven, host of the radio show and podcast 'Breaking Banks', and best selling author of a number of books, including his latest release, 'Bank 4.0'. In their discussion, they take a look into the future of financial services, and talk about learning and advice for FinTech entrepreneurs and incumbents. 

In this episode, Andy chats with Megan Caywood, Head of Digital Strategy at Barclays. Listen in as they discuss Megan's career path, the rise of platforms (and what that actually means), as well as top tips for setting out in a career in FinTech, and top tips for entrepreneurs.

During a recent visit to Vilnius, Rise FinTech Podcast host Andy Elphick connected with Ieva Elvyra Kazakeviciute, Revolut's Community and PR manager for Northern Europe. They discussed Ieva's favourite app, how Revolut has grown organically and the emerging focus on the environment. 

In this episode of Rise FinTech Podcast, Andy catches up with Marius Bausys, Founder and CEO of ArcaPay, one of the FinTech startups who call Rise Vilnius their home. Tune in to hear Andy and Marius discuss international payments, currency risk and the Vilnius ecosystem at Rise.

Andy Elphick speaks with Justin Lyon CEO of Simudyne, and Ben Daley CEO of Barclays Ventures. In this episode, the guests talk about their time working on the Barclays Accelerator Programme, and how the working relationship with Barclays has developed.

Earlier this year we hosted a panel at Rise about payments.  Stacked with voices from all sides of transactions - from point of service to mobile payments to rails - we had a great time agreeing and sparring all about of that stuff we love to spend: money.  This panel, moderated by Kate Christensen, features Karl Kilb, CEO of Boloro; Norm Merritt, former CEO of ShopKeep; David True, GM of Seqr and Hassan Ahmed, Strategy and Operations Manager at Venmo.

R3 is a technology company out to establish a blockchain database upon which the financial system can rely and build.  They lead a consortium of 70+ financial institutions - including Barclays.  In this episode you'll learn the difference between a distributed ledger and a blockchain, what the global trading system could look like if it were blockchain-based, and how smart contracts work.

Have you ever found yourself on a retailer’s website, eyeing a new tennis racquet or pair of headphones then the next day been reading another website and seen that same exact tennis racket or pair of headphones advertised to you?  Well, that’s what Magnetic does - they harness big data and digital behavior to personalize the customer browsing experience, including retargeting and predictive marketing. 

James, their CEO, has a lot to say in this interview about big data from ethics and advertising to cultural differences and how those dictate legislation between countries and continents.  We get a little political, a little philosophical, and you, listeners, will get very informed and up-to-speed on what’s happening at the intersection of data, marketing and machine learning.

In this interview, Lowell Putnam, CEO and Founder of Quovo, postulates that startups will increase their advantage over banks as customers increasingly trust individual products over legacy institutions.  What about human nature deters individuals from investing and what about it incites competition and risk-taking?  Quovo is taking a data-driven approach to customize the experience of users in all sorts of fintech products in the wealth sphere and beyond.

Mid-economic crisis did not strike many as the time to start a company, but after years of running Amex’s innovation fund, Anand Sanwal and his co-founders were ready to strike out on their own.  Initially funded by National Science Foundation grants, they built CB Insights into one of the most trusted resources for research and data on emerging technologies and companies across the globe.  Listen to hear his thoughts on quarterly reporting, data-driven vs. decibel-driven decision making, and how banks are already beginning to unbundle.

In our first ever episode recorded in front of a live audience, Kate sits down with Jon Stein, Founder and CEO of Betterment.  With this hour-long feature, Jon discusses how Betterment interprets and applies principles of behavioral economics to their product.  What does investor behavior tell them about the current political climate?  Who does Betterment see as their competition, and what role do they see themselves taking in the unbundling of banks?  How do you scale a digital business that has historically been rooted in offline human relationships and interaction?  What is Jon’s home wifi network called?  Tune in as we discuss these questions and more in this special edition of Rise Radio.

There are nearly two million nonprofits in the United States, yet the options of not-for-profit-focused financial services remain minimal.  After spending over 15 years with various Wall Street firms - many of those spent also serving on nonprofit boards - Sharon Liebowitz set out to create a product to help nonprofits be more productive with their money.  With the rise of roboadvisors and robust fintech tools, her idea is coming of age at the perfect time.

Keith Mestrich, CEO of Amalgamated Bank, does not have the traditional rap sheet of your typical bank exec - he came from the worlds of organized labor and community organizing.  Amalgamated is a small, privately-held bank, and are among the most radical financial institutions in the United States – they’re not shy about pursuing their agenda of social progressivism and untraditional transparency.  They're in an interesting position at this point in history – their small size and private ownership means they’re much nimbler than the big banks, but they also carry with them nearly a century of legacy that they’re trying to figure out how to use in a way that propels them forward, rather than weighs them down, into this increasingly virtual and digital financial era.

When will we be able to send money across the world without losing any hard earned cash to fees?  We're getting close.  The international remittance payment industry is ripe for disruption.  With one of the most resourceful fintech products on the market, Transferwise has been bringing transparency and cost savings to its users at unprecedented levels.  No longer do individuals and corporations have to pay high fees to access and send their own money across borders.

CircleUp created a marketplace that combines the informative profile of a Kickstarter campaign with the due diligence of a venture capital firm - all to help the underserved segment of consumer product and retail entrepreneurs get the funding they need.

Why is the pursuit of funding so different for tech companies versus product companies?  What is the "job to be done" that investors hire an investment marketplace to do?

Ryan Caldbeck explains the landscape and profile of the players on all sides of the cap table, and why the process of funding startups is changing faster than you can say "unicorn."

Barclays Africa Group has a very young, very tight-knit set of data scientists, product managers and designers that make up its Big Data team.  In an industry known for its hierarchy, stiff structure and adherence to traditional operations, this group of data wunderkinds stands unique.  We discuss how their team operates, why they embrace and laud the energy of youth, and how big banks are wrangling big data and other tech innovations to improve the customer experience, hiring, team dynamics and more.

What is big data and what makes data "big"?  Yassi Hadjibashi, Chief Data Officer of Barclays Africa, and her colleague Kriti Sharma wax poetic on how corporates are using our data to make the customer experience faster, easier and more accurate in the realm of financial services.  Listen to part one of this two-part series on big banks using big data, and be sure to tweet questions for part two using the hashtag #riseradio.

Do customers want the products Fortune 500 companies design for them? Do customers even know what they want? Thor Ernstsson, founder of Alpha UX and formerly of Zynga, sees clients not as individuals but as entire product teams.  Value is brought to organizations through team buy-in around lightweight prototype testing and experimentation.  The underlying point isn’t to fail fast, it’s to learn quickly.

What's an accelerator and why is it such a successful model for venture capital?  Jenny Fielding joins Rise Radio this week to discuss founder-focused program design, the role of corporates as partners and purveyors, and the future of business schools.

Two of Alloy's co-founders sit down with Kate to discuss all things digital identity.  From fraud to prevention, there are seemingly countless moving parts in the machine trying to help people access their money in ways that are simultaneously more thorough and more seamless.