Interviews with Leaders in Fintech & Web3 – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Rodney Williams, co-founder of SoLo Funds, shares his journey as a serial entrepreneur and fintech innovator. He discusses his first startup, LISNR, which used ultrasonic technology for seamless checkout experiences. Williams, an inspiring black entrepreneur, explains the motivation behind later starting SoLo Funds, a peer-to-peer lending marketplace that provides access to capital and helps individuals create bigger yield on their savings. He highlights the challenges of regulatory actions and the importance of being a B Corp. Williams emphasises the need for financial literacy and the role of fintech in empowering underserved communities. He encourages aspiring entrepreneurs to pursue their passions and take risks.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background
02:57 From Listener to Solo Funds
08:32 The Problem of Limited Access to Capital
14:25 Challenges of Regulatory Actions
20:35 Go-to-Market Strategy and Product Differentiation
27:34 The Significance of Being a B Corp
31:33 Financial Literacy and Empowering Underserved Communities
36:58 The Future of Solo Funds and Advice for Entrepreneurs

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Summary

In this episode, Matt interviews Philippa Poole and Daniel Geller from Revolut, Europe's largest fintech company. They discuss their backgrounds and how they ended up working in the legal department at Revolut. They also talk about the differences between working in a law firm versus a fintech company, the challenges of scaling a legal team in a rapidly growing company, and the importance of automation and AI in their work. They emphasise the need for curiosity, embracing technology, and taking risks in one's career.

Takeaways

• There are many job roles in fintech beyond coding and development, including legal roles.
• Working in-house at a fintech company allows for a closer relationship with the business and a more strategic approach to legal advice.
• As a fintech company grows, the legal team must focus on scalability and automation to keep up with the demands of the business.
• Embracing technology, such as AI, can save time and improve efficiency in legal processes.
• Being curious, staying up to date with new developments, and taking risks are important for career growth in the fintech industry.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Revolut and the Legal Department
07:45 Comparison of Working in a Law Firm vs. Fintech
12:37 Scaling Challenges and the Importance of Automation
16:41 The Role of the Legal Department in Keeping Revolut Running
21:56 The Culture at Revolut and Working in a Fast-Growing Company
25:56 Hiring and Skills in the Legal Department
30:50 The Impact of Automation and AI in the Legal Department
36:13 Advice for Young Professionals and Embracing Technology

Philippa Poole - Head of Legal, Commercial
Daniel Geller - Deputy General Counsel
Matt Cheung - Founder Work in Fintech, CEO ipushpull 

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Does financial regulation always play catch up to the fast moving world of fintech and web3? Does regulation hinder or help cultivate innovation?

Dr Iwa Salami, Reader in Financial Law and Regulation, co-director at the Centre of Fintech at the Royal Docks School of Business and Law at University of East London joins Work in Fintech to discuss these topics as well as talk about her career and the state of financial regulation in fintech and web3. Iwa's research areas include:

• Mobile payments, crowd-funding;
• Crypto-assets, stablecoins, decentralised finance (DeFi), Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the metaverse, Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)

Dr Salami is keen to supervise potential PhD students interested in researching any of the areas listed above or other related aspects of fintech regulation.

Learn more about the Centre of Fintech and their BSc, MSc and MBA courses on fintech, blockchain and AI here https://www.uel.ac.uk/our-research/research-royal-docks-school-business-law-rdsbl/centre-fintech

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Robby Young is CEO of Animoca Brands, a $6bln blockchain gaming company and one of the most prolific investors in web3 on the planet.

Robby talks about:
0:46 - His journey to being CEO of Animoca
7:23 - Why luck played a part in Animoca's pivot into blockchain games from mobile games
14:08 - Why gaming is an on-ramp into blockchain and the metaverse
15:42 - What is the metaverse and how does web3 and NFTs intersect with the metaverse
18:23 - What drives Animoca Brands web3 investment strategy
23:16 - What are the biggest opportunities in web3 and the metaverse
26:09 - What skillsets and mindsets should people wanting to get into web3 strive towards
32:43 - Advice for anyone starting their career

Robby is interviewed by Matt Cheung (@matthew_cheung_) co-founder of Work in Fintech and Benyamin Ahmed (@obiwanbenoni), chief evangelist of Work in Fintech, creator of Weird Whales and 13 year old NFT prodigy.

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William Entriken is the lead author of ERC-721, the document that started NFTs as we know them, and changed the digital world.

ERC-721 was made famous by CryptoKitties and it is the non-fungible token (“NFT”) standard that powers other blockchain platforms such as Decentraland and OpenSea. William is a blockchain developer who continually contributes to the Ethereum open source project. William’s main focuses are on language design and interoperability and his other interests include corporate development and security research.

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Felicia Meyerowitz Singh is a serial entrepreneur passionate about fintech, wealthtech, innovation and digital change. Her achievements include:

- Founder and CEO of Akoni Hub, a UK wealthtech platform, where she recently exited
- Co-founder of Hive Founders, a global network of female entrepreneurs, supporting founders at any stage
- Managing Director of strategic relationships at leading wealthtech firm FNZ
- Fintech mentor for the UK Department of International Trade
- MBA from London Business School

She talks about:

- How entrepreneurs need grit, determination and perseverance
- How to use talent, energy and experience to build high growth companies
- Having a bias for action by spotting gaps in the market and solving for them

Felicia is a true fintech warrior.

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Doug Thompson has been working in and around the metaverse for the last 15 years.

Doug is a serial entrepreneur running a metaverse strategy agency, co-founder of a NFT project called Echocore and is involved in DAOs such as the Open Meta DAO.

He is a digital nomad and a true expert in all things related to the metaverse. His newsletter Out of Scope is a must read.

Hear Doug's thoughts on:
- How gaming is the onramp to the metaverse
- What is the definition of The Metaverse
- How big is the metaverse opportunity
- What and where are the metaverse jobs
- DAOs and NFTs
- How to get started in the metaverse
 
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Elena Armijo joins Work in Fintech to discuss her career, DEI initiatives and sense of belonging within organisations.

Elena has been in coaching for 8 years now. Previously, she was a professional opera singer and she has recently launched a new platform called C-Suite Collective which encourages DEI initiatives and helps companies create culture from the inside out.

Hear Elena's thoughts on:
- The value of diversity and inclusion
- The C-Suite Collective platform
- Are DEI initiatives worth it?
- Challenges in implementing DEI initiatives 
- Best practices within DEI
- What is your definition of belonging
- Future of C-Suite Collective

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Joy Macknight is first woman to lead The Banker, a Financial Times publication, in its 95-year history.

She is uniquely positioned with a front-row seat of banking, technology and fintech by interviewing CEOs, CFOs and founders about the transformative change and disruption brought on by innovations in fintech and a fundamental generational shift in preferences for managing money.

Hear her perspective on fintech based on 6 years of interviews from the hugely successful TechTalk series where she has met most of the world's fintech leaders. Joy also talks about diversity and inclusion in finance and fintech, how the fintech opportunity has evolved and what young people should do to start a career in fintech.

She joined The Banker in August 2015 as transaction banking and technology editor, which still remain her passion. She was previously Features Editor at Profit & Loss, an FX and derivatives publication and events company. Before that Joy was editorial director of Treasury Today following a period as editor of gtnews.com.  She has also worked on Banking Technology, Computer Weekly, and IBM Computer Today. Joy holds a BSc from the University of Victoria, Canada.

Joy is interviewed by Work in Fintech co-founder Matt Cheung and Work in Fintech member Yasmine Karimi.

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Chapters:

0:34

Joy Macknight and The Banker introduction

3:40

What is your definition of fintech

7:42

How fintech and the ecosystem has evolved over the last six years

9:21

How the fintech opportunity has grown from London and beyond

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Simon Vans-Colina has been at the forefront of fintech for over 20 years.

He started coding at 11, he found working at a bank boring , he was on the founding team of Monzo (the UK neobank unicorn), he is CTO and co-founder of Fronted, Founder of TreeDAO and is now moving to Singapore to join BigPay. He loves defi and web3.

Hear Simons thoughts on:
- Startups and why you need to be a generalist
- How the lines of fintech are blurring
- The massive opportunity in fintech, web3 and the metaverse
- DAOs and NFTs
- How to pick your 'elevator'
- What skills you should acquire to stand out
 
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