The Ledger

A. P. Why? What lenders need to know about API’s

Dancerace’s Jon Watts briefs Georgiana Campbell on what lenders need to know about API’s, and how to get the most from the Dancerace API.  This episode is perfect for lenders who keep hearing the term API and want to know what it means for their business. It's also ideal for Dancerace customers who are thinking about building bespoke functionality or integrating a system into the Dancerace platform using our API.   This podcast is not a technical deep-dive into our API. It's a conceptual overview. If you're a CTO or a CIO, please speak to us directly about our API.  Chapters  * 01:07: What is an API?  * 02:32: What makes API’s relevant for invoice finance lenders?  * 04:43: Why does Dancerace offer an API?  * 08:35: What type of data can lenders access with our API?    * 09:00: How are lenders using the Dancerace API?

Meet the team: Michael Ellis, Head of Sales

Welcome back to The Ledger! In this month's episode, we're 'meeting the team', a segment that gives listeners a window into what it's like to work at Dancerace and introduces the experts that our lenders work with every day.  We spoke to our head of sales, Michael Ellis about his international career and his predictions for the future of invoice finance. * 01:08:  Joining Lloyds Bank at a pivotal moment for UK finance * 03:29:  Going global at Bibby Financial Services * 06:14:   Returning to UK invoice finance, at Growth Street * 07:17:    Making the switch from lending to technology, at Riskfactor * 08:26:  Implementing embedded finance at Blackstar Capital * 09:48:  Culture, tech and customer-centricity: why Michael chose to work at Dancerace * 11:41:   Invoice finance technology predictions for the next five years * 16:23:  How Dancerace will drive key technology changes for the IF industry in coming years * 21:27:  On the importance of having in-house invoice finance expertise, for lending tech providers * 22:07:  Michael’s advice to his younger self * 24:00:  Michael’s desert island picks

Lessons learned from our first 800 borrowers: Open Accounting

In our latest episode of The Ledger, we heard from Louisa Templeton, our Head of Customer Success, and Phil Cannon, our Customer Success Manager. Louisa and Phil sat down to discuss the lessons we've learned from our first 800 borrowers using Open Accounting.   * 01:09: What is Open Accounting for invoice finance? * 02:26: What types of lending facility does Open Accounting work with? * 03:17: What are the benefits of Open Accounting for lenders and borrowers? * 05:54: What are the five things lenders should do to make it easy to implement Open Accounting for their IF business?   You can learn more about how Open Accounting works for different teams and lending businesses here [https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/1195904/episodes/11557311-special-tech-talks-episode-how-does-data-extraction-work-for-different-teams-in-lending-and-borrower-businesses].

Meet the team: James Bramham, Customer Success Manager

For the latest episode, we 'meet the team' - a segment that gives listeners a window into what it's like to work at Dancerace and introduces the experts that our lenders work with every day.  In this episode, Georgiana Campbell interviews James Bramham, customer success manager. James joined our UK team in July 2024, with his most recent role at Aldermore.

Meet the team: Phil Cannon, Customer Success Manager

For the latest episode, we 'meet the team' - a segment that gives listeners a window into what it's like to work at Dancerace and introduces the experts that our lenders work with every day.  In this episode, Georgiana Campbell interviews Phil Cannon, who joined our UK team in July 2024 as a customer success manager, following a fourteen-year career in the invoice finance industry.