In life you often need to get your hands dirty - sometimes literally. In @fredkelly's case it meant blagging his way into an event with a chocolate cake he baked. He met @creditkudos's 1st investor there and his fintech was off to the races. anchor.fm/parisfintechforum/…

In its early days, banks tried to block @Bankin Some set up call centres to warn customers not to use it. One time they called @joanlive not realising he was the #fintech's CEO. Listen to Joan's story here, and wherever you get your podcasts. anchor.fm/parisfintechforum/…

Some people thought launching a #fintech during a pandemic was crazy. Then @banxware - a Germany-based, white-labelled #SME lending platform - saw its banking partner, #Wirecard, blow up. Since then, it's been relatively plain sailing! @WohlfarthMiriam anchor.fm/parisfintechforum/…

This week, how @iyoshyoshi is enabling the world to have @Robinhood-style access to financial markets and #crypto + why the @AlpacaHQ co-founder & CEO feels the camelid best symbolises this ambition. Listen wherever you get podcasts or here: anchor.fm/parisfintechforum

In our latest episode how @OJaillon cheated death, and survived the failure of his U.S. startup, to reinvent a 200-year old insurer-turned-#insurtech, @hello_wakam. Now available here, and wherever you get your podcasts #fintech @ParisFinForum @Bpifrance anchor.fm/parisfintechforum/…

Aged 14 @RadkoAlbrecht was 1 of Germany’s top figure skaters. A child of Slovakian refugees he could have been an Olympian. Instead, he founded @Bitbond, which helps #banks et al issue and securitize #bonds using #blockchaintechnology and #tokenization. anchor.fm/parisfintechforum/…

In this week's episode: why Christoph Rieche left @GoldmanSachs to found #SME lending #fintech, @iwoca , leaving his investment banking colleagues both bemused - and jealous. Now available wherever you listen to podcasts, as well as: anchor.fm/parisfintechforum

Buy-now-pay-later is on 🔥 right now. So it seems a good time to catch up with @holloman founder of @divido which connects banks to retailers to offer customers #BNPL. His other big passion is promoting #diversity in #fintech through Fintech Finishers. anchor.fm/parisfintechforum/…

This week, how Ali Niknam went all in with more than 100 million euros ($125m) of his OWN money to create the eco-friendly #neobank, @bunq (valued at nearly $2b), and why he doesn’t lose sleep over it - despite the high stakes (and steaks). anchor.fm/parisfintechforum #fintech #ESG

Great chat with @minnatech founder & CEO @JoakimSjoblom about his fantastic entrepreneurial journey, from selling skateboards, to becoming one of the leading lights of Sweden's #fintech scene - and facing down some Dragons along the way. Podcast now out: anchor.fm/parisfintechforum/…

Terrible film, great podcast. Hear how @nigelverdon survived THE perfect storm, and went on to found three successful #fintechs - his latest one, @railsbank anchor.fm/parisfintechforum/…

Tamas Giorgadse was a chess prodigy who survived civil war & hyperinflation. Aged 12: finished school. Aged 15: masters. Aged 18: TWO PhDs. He went to work for @McKinsey, before cofounding @Raisin_EN, Europe’s leading platform for savings and investments. bit.ly/36D59a7

Some overexuberant dancing at a wedding put @AnthonyBeilin's back out for 6 months - and led to him conceiving @_CollectiveUK, to give #freelancers and #gigworkers the same #benefits as employees. Check out his riveting story on all podcast platforms &: anchor.fm/parisfintechforum/…

Really enjoyed moderating this panel.

Ever wondered how startups get their names? @UbbleA - a (for now) French-focused, web-based #identity #verification #startup - is named after @NASAHubble (in French - and in space - Hs are silent!) anchor.fm/parisfintechforum/…

Fired by @Citi in '99, @NickBortot received some advice from his then boss: don't get another job in finance. Fortunately, he ignored it. His trading platform @bux is the EU's answer to @RobinhoodApp, yet also its antithesis. Now on podcast platforms and anchor.fm/parisfintechforum/…

Medicine's loss is retail investors' gain as Bombay-born banker-turned-entrepreneuer, Anand Sambasivan, ramps up his quest to put the P back into #IPO with his #fintech, @PrimaryBid Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or via: anchor.fm/parisfintechforum/… @ParisFinForum @LSEGplc

Balance, fearlessness & a determination to succeed are just some of the qualities needed to succeed at #eventing (🏇) and #fintech. @MoneyhubApp CEO Sam Seaton must be the only person who's done both. Hear her fascinating story on this week's podcast. anchor.fm/parisfintechforum/…

Farmer. Missionary. Hotelier. @kinglevi has done it all. After @Lendio he co-founded @navSMB to match #SMBs with loans + help improve their risk profile. It's raised $100m from investment royalty @kleinerperkins @GoldmanSachs & @Experian_US Quite the story anchor.fm/parisfintechforum/…