In this episode we get to listen to Gustaf and Johan talking with Magnus Dettmar directly from China. Magnus guides us through a full day, from waking up until going back to bed in Shanghai, China with a specific focus on the way he uses mobile payments and fintech solutions during a normal day in China. Discussions are around the big giants Alibaba and Tencent with their respective fintech "super-apps" Alipay and WeChat pay that have become very popular at a historical speed of innovation. Magn...
Jun 16, 2020•50 min
In this episode, Johan Lindskog and Gustaf Hård af Segerstad sat down with Chris Skinner to talk about his new book, Doing Digital. The book is about how fintechs and banks are actually doing digital. What are incumbents doing good and what do they not do so good? What is the best fintechs in the world doing and how have they become so successful? That and a lot more such as the future of banking and what the post-corona business as usual will look like in this top episode! Enjoy!
Jun 08, 2020•39 min
In this episode we are guested by Kristin Lindmark who is working as CIO / Head of Tech at SPP Storebrand. Kristins openly shares things she has learned from her long experience within the insurance industry ranging back manager position at Accenture and experience from If Insurance. We also discuss how traditional players within the insurance industry can collaborate with younger insuretechs and what needs to be done in order to make those kind of collaborations possible. We also touch upon top...
Jun 02, 2020•15 min
In the latest episode of Fintechpodden, we have the pleasure of Per Nordkvist from the Swedish FSA joining us. We talked about their innovation center and how they can help both large established players but also smaller new challengers to navigate the regulatory aspects of the financial industry. This episode was recorded during STHLM Fintech Week 2020.
May 29, 2020•13 min
In the latest episode of Fintechpodden, we have the pleasure of once again having John Erik Setsaas from Signicat joining us. We are doing a deep down in digital signatures, how they work, what kind of signatures are out there, and the future development within this area. Now more than ever has the importance for companies and organizations to start offering fully digital customer journeys increased. Digital signatures are an important part of this transformation. Listen in to learn more about t...
May 25, 2020•45 min
In this episode we had the chance to sit down and chat with Henrik Jönsson. Henrik has co-founded Betterwealth and is currently working in the position as Chief Investment Officer. Henriks background ranges from studies in mathematics and industrial engineering at Lund and Eidengenössische Universities to job as credit analyst at SEB Bank, and his most recent position before starting Betterwealth was at Blackrock, the worlds largest asset management firm where he worked with risk and quantitativ...
May 20, 2020•22 min
In this episode we got the chance to talk to Michael Grönroos about his career and his company called Wedevia. Wedevia has built a solution that gathers data from different insurance companies and compares insurances for the consumer. This is something new in the industry since it previously has mostly only been possible to compare on soft values, but with Wedevia solution the consumer can compare and insurance based on price, quality and what the insurance actually contains. We also has the cha...
May 15, 2020•13 min
In this episode we have a great discussion on the future of blockchain and cryptocurrencies with Totte Löfström and Eric Wall. Totte is the CEO of Swedish first crypto exchange Trijo and Eric Wall is working for the Human Rights Foundation and today more active as Chief Investment Officier at Arcane Crypto Fund. We also talk about privacy and what the different types of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) there are out there and what China and US is doing in this space. Enjoy this great disc...
May 11, 2020•29 min
In this episode, we sit down with Tryggvi Björn Davidsson COO, at the Icelandic neo bank indó. After the Icelandic banking crash in 2008 that turned the banking market upside down and impacted the Icelandic economy for a long time the idea behind indó was born. indó tries to redesign the traditional banking model and lets its users deposit money directly at the central bank. Listen in to this episode to hear more about the story behind indó and what services they offering. This episode was recor...
May 07, 2020•17 min
In this episode we talk with Nathalie Green from Doconomy and Madeleine Sandell from Ålandsbanken about the climate, how the Do App help consumers understand their CO2 footprint through their transaction data. We also talk about the collaboration between the new and young company Doconomy and the old and big institution Ålandsbanken - how does the collaboration work and what is important to think about when collaborating. Join us in this episode for an interesting discussion with one of the hott...
May 05, 2020•22 min
John Erik Setsaas has a long history within the area of Digital Identity, in fact he started working with this already back in 1995 and have had positions at SAP as senior architect and today he is the Vice President of Identity and Innovation at Signicat. Signicat is a pioneering, pan-European digital identity company with a unrivalled track record in the world’s most advanced digital identity markets. Its digital identity platform incorporates the most extensive suite of identity verification ...
Apr 30, 2020•20 min
In this episode Fintechpodden is joined by Michael O'Loughlin. Michael has a long background within finance, banking and payments. Since two years he is managing director at a young Open Banking company called Token. We talk with Michael about PSD2, Open Banking, Open Finance and its challenges and the opportunities that comes with it.
Apr 28, 2020•58 min
I det här avsnittet gästas vi av Henrik Gradin och snackar blockchain, kryptovalutor, bitcoin, betalningar och framförallt framtidens betalsystem. Henrik är en oerhört erfaren serieentreprenör som har startat hela 7 st IT-bolag tidigare i sin karriär. Sedan två år tillbaka är han grundare och VD på betalningsplattformen Centiglobe. Ett bolag som idag består av ca 20 personer med ambitionen att skapa ett globalt swish där alla betalinstitut och banker är sammankopplade med hjälp av blockchaintekn...
Apr 23, 2020•28 min•Ep. 30
In this episode, we had the pleasure of having Michael Pierce, sales director at the cloud core banking provider Mambu joining us. We talked about how fintechs and banks around the world use Mambu's services to faster and better deliver new services to their customers. We also talked about composable banking and how banks around the world create speed boat initiatives to better be able to innovate and explore new technologies.
Apr 06, 2020•30 min
In this episode, we have the pleasure of having Che Sidanius, Global Head of Financial Crime & Industry Affairs at Refinitiv with us. Che is an experienced leader with a variety of leadership roles within the areas of online crime prevention, regulation, financial crime, green grime and other types of cyber crimes from companies such as KMPG, PwC and Bank of England. In the episode we talk about many different kinds of crimes that can be done online. We also briefly talk about the crimes tha...
Apr 02, 2020•26 min
In this episode, we have the pleasure of having Eli Daniel Keren, Co-founder and head of strategy at P.F.C joining us. Eli tells us about his background, starting with studies in London and his entrepreneurial experience starting several ventures. How he got inspired and introduced to Fintech when he lived in New York right after the crash of Lehman Brothers and the following financial crisis. When he got back from New York he went around in Stockholm to pitch the idea of the company that we tod...
Mar 26, 2020•19 min•Ep. 27
In this episode we have the pleasure of having Morten Sønderskov, COO at Lunar joining us. Lunar is a fully digital Nordic bank that has the mission to really transform the way we bank and creating a financial super app. We get to listen to what challenges Morten sees for challenger banks and what they have learned so far building Lunar. We also talk about the financial eco system and how Lunar is combining financial and non-financial services simultaneously and integrated in their app. And of c...
Mar 19, 2020•24 min
In this episode we have the pleasure of having Sara Berg, COO at Trustly joining us. Sara gives us an introduction to Trustly and the services it provides. Trustly recently entered the US market so we discussed the differences in regulations between Europe and US. Sara also described her view on the PSD2 implementation and what is needed to really unlock the promises of PSD2. This and much more you can hear about in this episode.
Mar 11, 2020•19 min
In this special episode recorded live from Stockholm fintech week, we had the pleasure of having Roland Palmer from Alipay and Masood Arai from ePassi joining us. We talked about how the collaboration between Alipay and ePassi, has enable Chinese tourists to pay with their own Alipay app when they travel here in the Nordics. Roland and Masood openly shared interesting insights both about the collaboration between the two companies but also about the future of payments and they gave their thought...
Mar 04, 2020•18 min
During Stockholm Fintech Week 2020, we had the pleasure to interview Lars Sjögren CEO at P27. In this episode Lars openly shared the vision and ambitions behind P27 and he described the new payments platform as the first of its kind in the world. Described as a wonderful instant payments network which will function cross-border and multi-currency. P27 is a unique collaboration that unifies instant payments within the Nordic area. It is being built in different layers which will enable not just b...
Feb 26, 2020•20 min
I det här avsnittet intervjuar vi Siam och får höra om bakgrunden till varför han var med och startade regtechbolaget Pliance. Pliance erbjuder en tjänst som bland annat automatiserar fintechbolags AML-processer. Vi får en introduktion till regtech, KYC och AML och spanar vad som kommer hända inom området de kommande åren. Om det här och mycket mer får ni höra om i det här avsnittet. Mer info om Pliance hittar ni på länken nedan: https://pliance.io/...
Feb 10, 2020•33 min
I det här avsnittet intervjuar vi Mattias Eld som är VD och grundare av fintechbolaget Fidesmo som är ett ledande bolag inom utvecklingen av kontaktlösa betalningar och wearables. Fidesmo gör det möjligt att ansluta ditt betalkort och andra kontaktlösa tjänster till den wearable som du alltid bär med dig. Vi diskuterar bakgrunden till Fidesmo samt hur Mattias ser på marknaden för betalningar runt om i världen. Mattias berättar även om hur det har varit att samarbete med storbolag så som Masterca...
Feb 09, 2020•34 min
In this episode, we interviewed Anna Blyablina one of the co-founders of Sthlm Fintech Week, the largest fintech event in Sweden. Anna has a broad background within the fintech industry and has been involved in several different fintech initiatives. She will walk us through the background to Sthlm Fintech Week and explain why this type of event is important for the ecosystem. We will also discuss the European fintech landscape and the differences that exist between different markets in Europe. N...
Dec 16, 2019•26 min
I det här avsnittet får vi ett kärt återseende av en tidigare gäst, Hanna Johansson från Revolut. Hanna gästade Fintechpodden i våras och sedan dess har antalet användare av Revolut i Sverige mer än dubblerats och ett antal nya tjänster har lanserats. I avsnittet diskuterar vi Revoluts senaste utveckling i Sverige och världen samt vad det är som har gjort Revolut så framgångsrikt. Om det här och mycket mer får ni höra om i det här avsnitt. Har du inte testat Revolut sedan tidigare kan du beställ...
Nov 28, 2019•36 min
I det här avsnittet intervjuar vi Joakim Sjöblom, VD och grundare av fintechbolaget Minna Technologies. Vi får följa med på resan från att varit med i tv-programmet Draknästet till att lanseras hos en av Sveriges största banker och fått investering från världens största betalbolag Visa. Minna Technologies har vuxit från 3 till 55 personer på 3 år och har över en halv miljon användare i Sverige. Idag jobbar Minna Technologies med banker i 7 länder runt om i Europa. Minna Technologies är idag en a...
Nov 06, 2019•21 min
In this very special episode, we do a live podcast recording where we interview the mobile payment pioneer Daniel Döderlein the CEO and founder of the Norwegian fintech company Auka. The interview was recorded during a live event co-hosted by the Swedish fintech organization Findec and the global investment and trading platform Funderbeam. In the interview, Daniel will take us through the development of the mobile payment landscape in the Nordics and walk us through the latest decade’s developme...
Oct 25, 2019•1 hr 11 min
Del 2 av 2. I det här avsnittet intervjuar vi Ivan Liljeqvist känd som Ivan on tech och vi pratar om den viktigaste uppfinningen sedan internet, nämligen blockchain. Ivan har sedan flera år tillbaka utbildat världen om blockchain via sin Youtube-kanal med över 200 000 följare och via sin egen online utbildning. Ivan har även föreläst på konferenser och storföretag runt om i världen. Vi diskuterar blockchain, bitcoin och Libra och går in på hur tekniken fungerar. Detta och mycket mer får ni höra ...
Oct 22, 2019•30 min
Del 1 av 2. I det här avsnittet intervjuar vi Ivan Liljeqvist känd som Ivan on tech och vi pratar om den viktigaste uppfinningen sedan internet, nämligen blockchain. Ivan har sedan flera år tillbaka utbildat världen om blockchain via sin Youtube-kanal med över 200 000 följare och via sin egen online utbildning. Ivan har även föreläst på konferenser och storföretag runt om i världen. Vi diskuterar blockchain, bitcoin och Libra och går in på hur tekniken fungerar. Detta och mycket mer får ni höra ...
Oct 21, 2019•24 min
I det här avsnittet intervjuar vi Daniel Magnusson Community manager hos Lunarway. Från att ha varit en liten dansk utmanarbank så har Lunarway nu fått en riktig banklicens och vill erövra hela Norden. Hur lyckas Lunarway ta fram tjänster som användarna faktiskt uppskattar och vill ha? Hur skiljer sig Lunarways sätt att arbeta på mot storbankernas? Detta och mycket mer får ni höra om i det här avsnittet.
Oct 08, 2019•34 min
Den 14 september 2019 träder PSD2 i kraft. I dagens avsnitt inspelat 13 september, diskuterar vi hur marknadens olika aktörer kommer påverkas och vad är egentligen SCA?
Sep 13, 2019•25 min
