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Fintech Chatter: Insights From Fintech Leaders

Dexter Cousins | Fintech Headhunter and Founder

Fintech Chatter Podcast has been leading conversations with Fintech founders since 2019!Join the Fintech Chatter Podcast, where we dive into the world of fintech with industry leaders and innovators.Brought to you by Tier One People, Australia"s leading executive search and recruitment firm for fintech ventures.Each episode features an exclusive interview with a Fintech leader, uncovering their secrets to success and the lessons learned along the way. Fintech Chatter has become the archive for

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11:26

Finding Your Next Role in Fintech - Episode 1

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2025/11/14

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 permanent role or exploring fractional opportunities, this approach will transform your entire career conversation. Most job seekers approach their career transition completely backwards. They ask the wrong questions, compete on the wrong battlefield, and leave ...

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11:02

Weekly Insight: The Silent Crisis of Job Seekers

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2025/11/10

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 candidates face, and the impact of financial stress on mental health. Takeaways Two-thirds of job seekers are experiencing burnout.The average job hunt takes almost six months.Job seekers send an average of 294 applications before landing a job.Financial stres...

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10:44

Dexter's Weekly Insight - Why Being A Fractional Exec...

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2025/11/04

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-being. While at the same time executives who have made the shift by becoming self-employed or starting Fractional service offerings, are seeking permanent work again. Let s know what you think. What has been your experience in either offering Fractiona...

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34:12

Where Defi Meets Tradfi - Dan Jowett, OpenMarkets Group

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2025/10/27

In this episode of Fintech Chatter, host Dexter Cousins speaks with Dan Jowett, CEO of OpenMarkets Group, about the rapid convergence of Tradfi and DeFi About OpenMarkets Group Power your Fintech, Advisory, or Trading business with an end-to-end Wealth Management and Trading solutions. Openmarkets empowers financial institutions and advisers to deliver a seamless investment experience to their clients. They provide a comprehensive suite of trading, clearing and settlement, custody, and ...

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30:56

Unlocking Crypto Compliance with AI - Joni Pirovich,...

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2025/10/20

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 compliance space, and the role of AI in enhancing productivity and filling the compliance knowledge gap in the digital assets space. Joni and Dexter chat about the current state of play in the crypto industry in Australia, regulatory challenges, a...

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59:45

Ethereum Staking with Jake Denny - Pier Two

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2025/10/13

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. Tune in for a discussion on the differences between Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Solana, the future of money through smart contracts, and the real world use cases that are being delivered through stablecoin adoption. Find out more - https://piertwo.com/ Chapters 00:0...

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30:00

Bridging the Gap Between Tradfi and Digital Assets -...

Fintech Chatter: Insights From Fintech Leaders ·

2025/10/08

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 evolution of Elbaite, the importance of stablecoins in solving everyday business problems, and the challenges posed by regulation and banking in the crypto space. Morty shares insights on the future of crypto, and his observations from Token 2049 in Singapore....

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23:07

Giving 100% selling certainty to home sellers - Dean...

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2025/09/15

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, including a market price guarantee product that locks in a price for sellers before they go to market. Find out more - https://brickfloor.com.au/ Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Housing Affordability Solutions 02:39 Understanding BrickFloor's Business Model 05...

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40:08

Nuj Super - Matt McKenzie

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2025/09/08

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 while ensuring compliance with all current and upcoming regulations. The platform enables quick integration, with automated workflows, audit trails, and real-time updates. Nuj raised a $4m seed round in early 2025 and counts Bluechip names like MUFG and A...

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25:55

Building the Internet of Debt - Stuart McGregor, OSQO

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2025/09/03

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 for the internet - Debt! Starting with deposit gap loans - Stuart shares his bold and ambitious vision https://depositgaploans.com/ Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Housing Affordability Challenges 01:21 Osco's Innovative Approach to Home Ownership 02...

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36:07

From Employee 2 to 10,002: Alan Costello on the...

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2025/08/29

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. As Alan reflects on 10 years with the business he shares insights on the challenges of rapid growth, the importance of timing in business, and what it was like to meet founder Nick Molnar and join the rocket ship. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Af...

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18:55

Giving First time Buyers a Leg Up - Michael Ragavan

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2025/08/25

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. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Housing Affordability 02:48 The Concept of OurLegUp 05:37 Innovation in Financial Products 08:37 Challenges in Product Development 12:17 Investor Relations and Capital Raising 14:21 Legal Wins and Product Feasibility 16:08 Future Plans and Market Strategy Find out more: https://w...

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25:42

Co-Operty: A New Path to Homeownership

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2025/08/21

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 Introduction to Housing Affordability and Co-Opity 01:51 Understanding Co-Ownership as a Solution 04:48 The Role of Parents in Home Buying 07:42 Navigating the Lending Landscape 10:49 Challenges in Integrating with Lenders 13:03 Innovative Approaches to Property Own...

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52:16

10 Years of Valiant With Ritchie Cotton

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2025/08/18

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 Points Valiant connects small businesses with the right finance options.The company has helped nearly 25,000 small businesses with over $2bn in funding.How Ritchie and Co-founder Alex Molloy met and the genesis for Valiant.Building one of the best working environments in Fintech.Valiant's push into embedded finan...

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25:14

Downsizer - The Role of Downsizing in Addressing...

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2025/08/13

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 innovative solutions being implemented in the FinTech space, and the importance of collaboration within the industry to address these challenges. Downsizer helps baby boomers find properties with zero cash deposit.There are 1.9 million homeowners in Australia look...

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20:21

Frontya - Fixing Housing Affordability Ep3

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2025/08/06

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 have identified the challenges faced by first home buyers are amplified by the role of property investors. Frontya's innovative funding model aims to double deposits for home buyers, enabling them to access the property market more effectively. On the other side of...

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45:09

Innovating Home Ownership: James Bowe from OwnHome

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2025/08/03

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 challenges of housing affordability and accessibility in Australia, and how OwnHome is empowering families to own homes sooner by funding deposits and providing buyer's agent support. James discusses the genesis of OwnHome, highlighting the financial and legal structuring...

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21:41

Mondus Capital - Aussie Fintech's Fixing Housing...

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2025/07/30

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 Capital. Lucinda shares how she's leveraging her background as a City Planner and SaaS founder to bring a zero deposit home loan to market. Find out more - https://www.mymondus.com/ Watch out for their upcoming rebrand https://zeroo.com.au/ Send us a text Subscr...

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60:50

Fintech is only 1% Finished - David M. Brear 11:FS

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2025/06/09

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 digital banks all over the world and through 11:FS holdings, David and the team are finally going to build the next generation of financial services, this time for their own company! Having first appeared on the show in January 2020, David and Dexter talk about the evolut...

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51:09

Indebted, Global Expansion, Series C and Lessons...

Fintech Chatter: Insights From Fintech Leaders ·

2025/04/27

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 launching in 7 countries! Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Indebted and Its Mission 03:04 The Evolution of Technology in Debt Collection 09:08 Disrupting Traditional Debt Collection Models 15:00 The Future of Credit Infrastructure 18:03 Lessons Learned and Strategic ...

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