June summary!

If you missed out on the June episodes of the Voice of FinTech podcast, here is your monthly roundup! You can listen to all the episodes on the Episodes pages of this website or when you subscribe to your favorite podcast apps under Subscribe.

How to win the war on talent with Cameron Peake, hosted by Wani Baumgartner

Cameron Peake, Partner at Financial Venture Studio, spoke to Wani Baumgartner, Finance and Life Sciences recruiter and Voice of FinTech host, about building and leading FinTech businesses, including attracting the right and diverse talent, getting ready for the opportunities in FinTech, including Web 3 and more.

Cameron is an entrepreneurial leader who has launched, built and scaled FinTech companies around the world. Previously, she was the CEO and Co-Founder of Azlo, a leading digital banking platform for small businesses in the US. There, she grew the company to 150 employees, $1B in deposits, supported the financial and business needs of hundreds of thousands of small entrepreneurs, and was recognized as one of Fortune Magazine's 40 under 40 for her work in delivering financial services to businesses impacted by COVID.

Topics discussed:

• Bridging the gap between founders and investors
• Experience and learnings having built a FinTech
• Challenges as a female founder and investor
• How to find the leadership style authentic to you
• Is Web 3 indeed the next big thing?
• How will the FinTech space change in the next few years?

Bitcoin and crypto outlook with Julian Liniger, CEO and co-founder of Relai

Julian Liniger, CEO and co-founder of Relai, spoke to Rudolf Falat, founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about all things bitcoin, rationale, outlook, holding and trading bitcoin.

Here is what they covered:

• Julian's entrepreneurial journey
• Should people invest in bitcoin, and why?
• What's the outlook for bitcoin this year?
• What does Relai provide?
• Overall, how does Relai differ from competitors?
• What's Relai's technology angle - it is run on the blockchain?
• Your clients are based worldwide - how do you deal with compliance?
• How do you make money?
• How big is your team, and where are you based?
• What's the best way to reach out? Julian's LinkedIn profile: Julian Liniger, and chat within the Relai app.

Leveraging technology to support the rise of private capital with Ian Lynch, CCO, Intertrust - Ireland

Ian Lynch, Chief Commercial Officer at Intertrust Group, spoke to Rudolf Falat, founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about using technology (in-house or through partnering with start-ups) to serve private capital (PE and VC) and corporate, capital markets or wealth managers.

Here is what they covered:

• Ian – what's your background? How did you get to what you do today?
• What does Intertrust provide? Corporate Client Services, Private Capital & Hedge Fund Services, Capital Markets and Private Wealth
• Your services include many smaller tasks, so I guess leveraging technology is the only way to do it at scale. So what's the technology behind your solution?
• What's your view on open innovation, or do you prefer to develop what you can in-house and the rest from well-established technology vendors? Can FinTechs help you?
• Overall, how do you distinguish yourself from your competitors?
• You work a lot with Private Capital players – I bet you have seen a steady increase in private capital vs. public over the years. Do you think this trend will also continue in the world of rising interest rates?
• Your clients are based worldwide - how do you deal with tax and other regulations?
• How do you make money?
• How big is your team, and where are you based?
• What's your favorite business book? Legacy - All Blacks, Michael O'Leary: A Life in Full Flight, Jim Collins's Good to Great. Check out the related micro-course inspired by Jim Collins's Built to Last on Emeritus Insights, presented by Rudolf Falat.
• Test way to reach out: LinkedIn - Ian Lynch.

Vesna, a holographic banker by Nettle, with co-founders Andrej Gregus and Richard Guga - Slovakia

Andrej Gregus and Richard Guga, co-founders of Nettle, a Slovak-based AI start-up, spoke to Rudolf Falat, founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about their holographic, smart, retail banker and leveraging AI and holograms in Financial Services and elsewhere.

Here is what they talked about:

• Andrej, Richard – what are your backgrounds? How did you get to what you do today, and how did you meet?
• You are co-founders of Nettle – what is Nettle about?
• You built a holographic banker for SLSP – how did this come about?
• Your holographic banker is called Vesna – why Vesna, and can a customer change the name and appearance as they prefer, like voices on your iPhone?
• What were customer reactions to Vesna?
• What can Vesna do in addition to greeting customers at the branch?
• What technology do you use to make Vesna appear natural and intelligent?
• Where do you see other potential use cases for holographic?
• Will we be able to use holograms at home soon - just like video calls today?
• What are your growth plans?
• What's your favorite business book? Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Y. N. Hariri and William Ury - Getting to Yes
• What's the best way to reach out (and what kind of parties would be most relevant for you)?

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Keep safe!

Sincerely,

Rudolf Falat