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Meet The Recruiter: Jamie McMath, CEO, FinEx
Welcome to the first in a series of profiles focusing on the people behind the scenes helping to drive change across the FinTech ecosystem: Recruiters! I'm delighted to be featuring Jamie McMath here on FinTech Profile. Jamie is the CEO and Founder of FinEx (LinkedIn page), a technology-first recruitment firm
Selling to Banks: What Most Teams Get Wrong (And How to Fix It)
Over the past few months, I’ve been running private sessions for FinTech sales and marketing teams, helping them understand how to sell into banks, navigate complex decision-making structures, and earn the trust of senior executives. Why? Because selling to banks is not like selling to startups. Or even to
My Fireside Chat with David Jarvis, CEO of Griffin Bank at the Banking Transformation Summit
Next week, 18th of June, mark your calendar! I'm going to be sitting down with David Jarvis, CEO of Griffin Bank ('the bank you can build on'), to talk about their journey as one of the ecosystem's leading banking-as-a-service players. Only this morning, David posted this update on his LinkedIn
Forbes McKenzie, CEO, McKenzie Intelligence Services
Today we're meeting Forbes McKenzie, CEO at McKenzie Intelligence Services Ltd. They specialise in providing geospatial and intelligence-focused insurtech solutions for the global financial services sector. Over to you Forbes - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? People often ask how I fell into
Colin Hewit, CEO, Float
Today we're meeting Colin Hewit, CEO at Float. They specialise in providing 13 week cashflow forecasts for Xero and QuickBooks, and using to data to provide businesses with Cashflow Intelligence. Over to you Colin - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? Originally from Belfast,
Joseph Twigg, CEO, Aveni
Today we're meeting Joseph Twigg, CEO at Aveni. They specialise in developing award-winning AI solutions to automate risk and compliance, and adviser workflows for financial services. Over to you Joseph - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? I'm Joseph Twigg, CEO and co-founder of
Laura Hutton, Chief Customer Advocate, Quantexa
Today we're meeting Laura Hutton, Chief Customer Advocate at Quantexa. They specialise in AI, data and analytics software pioneering Decision Intelligence to empower organizations to make trusted operational decisions. Over to you Laura - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? I'm Laura Hutton, and
Lyall Cresswell, CEO and Founder, TEG & Trustd
Today we're meeting Lyall Cresswell, CEO and Founder at TEG & Trustd. They specialise in fintech-enabled logistics platforms simplifying transport sourcing, operations, and payments along with digital identity verification. Over to you Lyall - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? I'm the founder and CEO
Benjamin Avraham, Founder and CEO, okoora
Today we're meeting Benjamin Avraham, Founder and CEO at okoora. They specialize in providing businesses worldwide with the financial infrastructure needed to scale their global operations, seamlessly collect and send payments, manage multi-currency accounts, and hedge FX risks. Over to you Benjamin - my questions are in bold: Who are
Aidana Zhakupbekova, Chief Financial Officer, Rydoo
Today we're meeting Aidana Zhakupbekova, Chief Financial Officer at Rydoo. They specialise in expense management solutions for businesses. Over to you Aidana - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? My name's Aidana Zhakupbekova, I am the Chief Financial Officer at Rydoo, which is an
Andrew Hocking, CEO, Tribe Payments
Today we're meeting Andrew Hocking, Chief Executive Officer at Tribe Payments. They specialise in issuer and acquirer processing. Over to you Andrew - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? I've always been fascinated by the mechanics of finance and the transformative power of strategy.
Aran Brown, Founder and CEO, Navro
Today we're meeting Aran Brown, Founder and CEO at Navro. They specialise in helping fast-growth businesses to scale globally by simplifying international payments for them. Over to you Aran - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? My route into fintech started at Travelex, where
Jacob Bennett, CEO and Co-founder, Crux Analytics
Today we're meeting Jacob Bennett, CEO and Co-founder at Crux Analytics. They specialise in relationship intelligence platforms that transform how financial institutions engage with small businesses. Over to you Jacob - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? I'm Jacob Bennett, Co-founder of Crux Analytics.
Carl Hazeley, CEO, Finimize
Today we're meeting Carl Hazeley, CEO at Finimize. They specialise in empowering retail investors with concise insights from world-class analysts and supporting financial institutions in engaging modern investors. Over to you Carl - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? I'm Carl Hazeley, Chief Executive
Why MiCA may be good for the UK’s crypto space
I'm pleased to bring you this opinion piece on the topic of crypto-asset regulation from Peter Curk, CEO of leading digital asset management platform, ICONOMI. There are understandably quite a variety of opinions on the topic. I've seen the issue up close in my time as a Group Chief Digital
Vincent Audoire, CTO & Co-Founder, Feather
Today we're meeting Vincent Audoire, CTO & Co-Founder at Feather. They specialise in providing digital insurance solutions for European expats. Over to you Vincent - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? I've always had an entrepreneurial streak – I put this down to an early childhood
David Jarvis, Founder/CEO, Griffin
Today we're meeting David Jarvis, Founder/CEO at Griffin. They specialise in banking fintechs and platforms as the UK's first full-stack BaaS platform and bank. I've been following them for the longest time, so it's fantastic to be able to feature David's interview here on FinTech Profile. Over to you
Jack Kudale, Founder & CEO, Cowbell
Today we're meeting Jack Kudale, Founder & CEO at Cowbell. They specialise in harnessing technology, data and AI to provide SMEs with advanced warning of cyber risk and customized cyber insurance adaptable to the threats of today and tomorrow. Over to you Jack - my questions are in bold: Who are
Phil Cotter, Chief Executive Officer, SmartSearch
Today we're meeting Phil Cotter, Chief Executive Officer at SmartSearch. They specialise in digital compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) solutions. Over to you Phil - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? Believe it or not, despite now having more than 40 years of experience
Louise Stewart, CEO and Founder, ProjectPay
Today we're meeting Louise Stewart, CEO and Founder at ProjectPay. They specialise in providing digital payment systems for the construction industry to make payments simple, fast and guaranteed. Over to you Louise - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? I am a former technology
Gareth Lewis, Founder & Co-CEO, Delio
Hello! Today we're meeting Gareth Lewis, Founder and Co-Chief Executive at Delio. The company offers the digital rails for building and strengthening private markets capabilities (e.g. asset managers, distributors, ecosystem providers). My questions are in bold - over to you Gareth! Who are you and what's your background? My
Haroon Rana, CEO, Easykonto
Today we're meeting Haroon Rana, CEO at Payroute Technology ApS (otherwise known as Easykonto!). They specialise in providing dedicated local business IBAN details and managing business payments with digital IBAN wallets. Over to you Haroon - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? I am
Mariia Menahem, CEO, Clarity Global Inc
Today we're meeting Mariia Menahem, CEO at Clarity Global Inc. They specialize in cross-border money transfers and provide tailored payment solutions that bridge the gap between traditional banking and modern fintech services. Over to you Mariia - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? I
Boris Bialek, Field CTO, MongoDB
Today we're meeting Boris Bialek, Field CTO at MongoDB. The company specialises in providing the leading database for modern applications – and chances are, every engineer in your company knows them! Over to you Boris - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? I'm Boris Bialek,
Gunnar Már Gunnarsson, CTO, PAYSTRAX
Today we're meeting Gunnar Már Gunnarsson, CTO of PAYSTRAX. They are a fast-growing FinTech company specialising in card payment solutions for merchants across Europe and the UK. Over to you Gunnar - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? I'm Icelandic and a second-generation FinTech
Claire Mongeau, FinTech Investor, Fintech, Founders Factory
Today we're meeting Claire Mongeau, Investor, Fintech at Founders Factory. They specialize in building and funding startups together with exceptional entrepreneurs and the world's leading companies. Over to you Claire - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? Can you tell us about how your
Dave Smallwood, MD UK & Ireland, Mollie
Today we're meeting Dave Smallwood, Managing Director for the UK and Ireland of Mollie. They are one of Europe's fastest-growing financial service providers, offering a single platform for businesses to get paid and manage their money. Over to you Dave - my questions are in bold: Who are you and
Yuval Samet, CEO and co-founder, RiseUp
Today we're meeting Yuval Samet, CEO and co-founder at RiseUp. They specialize in financial wellbeing tools that help customers increase their monthly disposable income. Over to you Yuval - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? I am Yuval Samet, CEO and co-founder of RiseUp.
Lisa Miles-Heal, CEO, Silverfin
Today we're meeting Lisa Miles-Heal, CEO at Silverfin. The company provides an innovative, AI-enabled SaaS platform for accountants that significantly enhances their compliance and advisory Client Accounting services. Over to you Lisa - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? My name is Lisa (people
Aleksandra Medina, Co-Founder and CPO, Frich
Today we're meeting Aleksandra Medina, Co-Founder and CPO at Frich. They specialize in the fastest-growing Gen Z money community, using real-time data to show users how people just like them spend, earn, invest, and save. Over to you Aleksandra - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's
Joe Rohrlich, CEO, Recurly
Today we're meeting Joe Rohrlich, CEO of Recurly. They are a subscription management platform that helps businesses of all sizes by providing a simple repeat payment program so that companies can increase their user base and maintain their subscribers. Over to you Joe - my questions are in bold: Who
Do you get our LinkedIn Newsletter?
I spoke with a reader who's been following FinTech Profile since when we began publishing interviews back in the mid-20s (2014, I think it was). I happened to mention our LinkedIn newsletter and the reader was astonished I hadn't mentioned it. It was a good point. The LinkedIn newsletter is
Jens Podewski, CEO & Co-Founder of FinXP Ltd
Today we're meeting Jens Podewski, CEO & Co-Founder of FinXP Ltd.. They are the leading provider of B2B project and payment solutions in the FinTech space. Over to you Jens - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? I'm Jens Podewski, co-founder and CEO of FinXP,
Arjun Kumar, Founder, Taxd
Today we're meeting Arjun Kumar, Founder of Taxd. They specialize in simplifying the daunting process of tax filing for the average UK taxpayer. Over to you Arjun - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? I started out working at PwC, a big four accountancy
Paul Holland, CEO, Beyond Encryption
Today we're meeting Paul Holland, CEO of Beyond Encryption, the leading secure digital communications provider. Over to you Paul - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? I'm Paul Holland, CEO and Founder of Beyond Encryption, a leading secure digital communications provider in the financial
Gary Ross, Founder & CEO, blip Insurance
Today we're meeting Gary Ross, Founder and CEO of blip Insurance, the leading provider of digital-first insurance solutions for small businesses with a pioneering profit-share model. Over to you Gary - my questions are in bold. Who are you and what's your background? I'm Gary Ross, the Founder and CEO
Bruce Martin, CEO, Tax Systems
Today we're meeting Bruce Martin, the CEO of Tax Systems, the leading provider of tax compliance software across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. Over to you Bruce - my questions are in bold. Who are you and what's your background? My name is Bruce Martin, and I'm the CEO of
Gordon Tveito-Duncan, CEO, GaiaLens
Today we're meeting Gordon Tveito-Duncan, CEO of GaiaLens. The company specialises in AI-powered sustainability analytics for institutional investors and financial services companies. Over to you Gordon - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? I am the CEO and Co-Founder of GaiaLens, an AI-powered sustainability
Ben Swails, GM Northern Europe, Pleo
Today we're meeting Ben Swails, GM Northern Europe at Pleo. The company specializes in business spend management solutions including smart company cards, automated expense reporting, and invoice management. Over to you Ben - my questions are in bold: Who are you and what's your background? I serve as Pleo's General