Fintech Thought Leaders
Fintech Thought Leaders
QED Investors
Fintech Thought Leaders is your deep dive into the world of venture capital and financial services with today’s digital disruptors. It brings together the most talented entrepreneurs tackling today’s biggest problems. If you’re looking to learn more about the hottest trends in fintech, you’re in the right place. QED Investors is proud to provide the best fintech advice you can get. To learn more or to read the full show notes from today’s episode, check out QEDInvestors.com.
The hybrid future: How stablecoins will complement existing payment systems
Beyond the Noise: The Fintech Investor Series is a LinkedIn Live Series hosted by Bill Cilluffo, partner and head of global early stage investments, where Bill talks to industry experts to break down the most important topics in global fintech. In this episode, The hybrid future: How stablecoins will complement existing payment systems, Bill dives into a core belief shared during his last discussion with QED's Gbenga Ajayi and Adams Conrad: the future of payments is hybrid. Listen to learn wh...
Apr 3
34 min
QED LinkedIn Live Panel: Will stablecoins disrupt global finance?
Beyond the Noise: The Fintech Investor Series is a LinkedIn Live Series hosted by Bill Cilluffo, partner and head of global early stage investments, where Bill talks to industry experts to break down the most important topics in global fintech. In this episode, Will stablecoins disrupt global finance?, you can listen to Bill's discussion with QED's Gbenga Ajayi and Adams Conrad to explore emerging trends, including real-world use cases in emerging markets and the U.S., and what has been solve...
Mar 13
33 min
Aplazo's Angel Peña on tackling financial inclusion and expanding access to credit in Mexico with BNPL services
In LATAM countries, particularly Mexico, 10% of the population has a credit card. However, within credit card transactions, according to Mexico's central bank Banxico, around 65% of transactions from credit cards in any given year are installment-based. While working at Morgan Stanley in NYC, Angel Peña, co-founder and CEO of Aplazo, a modern payment network offering payment solutions and merchant tools to help merchants sell more and grow their brands, discovered Mexico's huge cultura...
Jun 18, 2024
28 min
Revolutionizing business banking: A deep dive into bank-fintech partnerships with Meow CEO Brandon Arvanaghi
Could the Costco model revolutionize business banking? Meow CEO Brandon Arvanaghi reveals how Meow is redefining the landscape by passing the majority of interest economics back to their customers, surpassing $1 billion assets on the platform with a lean team of appromimately 15 people. We'll uncover the critical role fintech and bank partnerships play, especially in the wake of significant events like the collapse of SVB and Synapse's bankruptcy and we'll share advice for finte...
Jun 11, 2024
22 min
Breaking new ground in fintech by reducing payment friction for SaaS companies with Capchase CEO Miguel Fernandez Larrea
Bill Cilluffo sits down with co-founder & CEO of Capchase, Miguel Fernandez Larrea, to discuss critical lessons learned from his early entrepreneurial ventures, creating a category with Capchase, the importance of talking to customers early-on and the importance of managing risk in lending in order to succeed.
May 13, 2024
44 min
QED's Ale Piedrahita on the European VC ecosystem and the competitive edge of its fintech market
Bill Cilluffo sits down with QED Principal, Ale Piedrahita, to discuss how living in multiple countries during her childhood has influenced her international life, her perspective on the European VC ecosystem, the competitive edge that Europe’s fintech sector has and the market trends she's most excited about.
May 7, 2024
43 min
Driving change in the automotive industry by redefining car financing with Aidan Rushby, CEO of Carmoola
Bill Cilluffo sits down with Aidan Rushby, founder and CEO of Carmoola, to discuss coming to terms with failure, the importance of taking care of one's mental health and founding Carmoola to enable cheaper, easier and faster car finance.
Apr 26, 2024
45 min
Loss as a catalyst for change: Betterfly CEO Eduardo della Maggiora discusses his journey to disrupting the delivery of both physical and financial wellbeing at scale
Bill Cilluffo sits down with Eduardo della Maggiora, founder and CEO of Betterfly, to discuss the life-altering events that catalyzed the birth of his company, the importance of social impact in Betterfly's business model and how the platform is integrating the worlds of insurance, well-being and purpose with a big mission to empower people to help them live longer, healthier, happier lives.
Apr 19, 2024
46 min
How QED's Mike Packer's eagerness to digitize corporate banking led him to fintech investing in Latin America
QED's Partner and Head of International Early Stage Investments Bill Cilluffo sits down with QED's Partner and Head of Latin America Mike Packer to discuss how Mike's eagerness to digitize corporate banking led him to fintech investing in Latin America.
Apr 15, 2024
39 min
Leveraging technology to simplify homeowners insurance with Kin CEO Sean Harper
Bill Cilluffo sits down with Sean Harper, CEO and co-founder of Kin Insurance to discuss how he's shaking up the homeowners insurance industry. Sean shares how Kin's cutting-edge direct-to-consumer model and data-driven techniques are setting new standards for pricing accuracy and customer satisfaction in the face of an industry traditionally dominated by agents.
Apr 8, 2024
44 min
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