Fintech Cappuccino

Most of us have ‘played’ with ChatGPT, prompting it on a wide range of subjects concerning fintech, finance, tech and even our personal lives. But none of us have actually engaged with ChatGPT as a full-time partner on a single project. Angelique Schouten, our guest in this episode has. She wrote the book ‘Rising AI, Tech Demystified’ with ChatGPT, not in months, but in one long and intense week. We talk to her about the process, how it was to treat ChatGPT as a real-life co-author. She dives into the lessons learned. How to go from copy writing  to prompt writing. Has it changed her mind on the power of AI. Can one combine human creativity and AI? And, would she ever do it again?

In this episode of Fintech Cappuccino we're fortunate to have a chat with Miklós Dietz, a respected fintech expert and senior partner at McKinsey & Company. Our discussion will revolve around the tangible changes fintech has brought to the world, backed by facts and insightful observations. Throughout his career, Miklós has been deeply invested in understanding the role and impact of fintech. In this podcast, we'll reflect on the past decade, examining how fintech has managed to make a difference in the banking sector and address evolving customer needs. We'll also consider the potential disruptive technologies on the horizon and discuss prudent strategies for banks and fintech companies. So, grab your favourite beverage and join us for a thoughtful conversation to see if the fintech industry has lived up to the expectations.

In this new episode of Fintech Cappuccino we are talking “embedded” with our guests Hessel Kuik, CEO of Bizcuit and Thomas Horn, Strategy Lead Embedded Lending at Rabobank. Embedded banking, payments, services - hype or relevant reality?  Is it about banks scraping around to compete with big techs embedded themselves into every company’s and consumers life? Or is it about staying relevant in an era of innovation where all see that it is not about “who owns the customer” but “who serves him best”. Bizcuit offers near instant lending to business customers through a model and with rating technology banks cannot match. Rabobank, eager to do the best for its SME clients, picked up the phone and nine months later the partnership was live. Listen to the what and how, the hurdles and the glory.

In this special episode, live from Money 20/20 Europe, we are joined by Jane Loginova, Chief Strategy Officer at BPC and Anand Sambasivan Co-founder & CEO of PrimaryBid.  As a lot has happened in the last 4-6 weeks we will focus primarily on the new reality; “baby it’s cold out there”. What is the impact of the public market correction on the (European) private market, which fintech segments will feel this most, what happens to valuations, which segments are still ‘hot’ and why, which and which type of exits (if any) will we see? And most importantly for you, our audience, what to focus on as a founder/fintech?

In this new episode of Fintech Cappuccino we are talking “where’s the money” with Tim Levene, Co-founder and CEO of Augmentum Fintech, which backs fintechs like Tide, Zopa, Onfido, Interactive Investor and Grover and is the UK’s only publicly listed fintech-focused investment company. We are talking the pros and cons of a listing, where the money is flowing in UK, Europe and beyond, is the appetite moving from b2c to b2b, what does ‘patient capital’ mean and more. We drill down on “being a non-executive board member is all about being pre-emptive” and “when it comes to raising growth money, the company has to sell the story by itself”.