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 Featuring technologists at the UK’s most innovative companies, Demystifying Tech examines the impact of tech on industry & the world around us. Économie
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  • 6: Building a tech product - with Lara Gilman

    6: Building a tech product - with Lara Gilman
    Feb 12 2024
    This episode of Demystifying Tech features Lara Gilman, co-lead at iwocaPay.

    iwocaPay is a fast-growing B2B payments product which has been built within business loans platform iwoca, star of our FinTech 50 ranking last year.

    Lara joined iwoca as head of product and strategy after attempting to build a FinTech startup in the remittance space. The experience helped to shape her approach to building iwocaPay, which now employs 27 people.

    The episode covers:

    • What Lara learned from her failed startup Yooz (01:51)
    • How iwocaPay has been built (07:43)
    • Optimal ways for teams to work together (16:22)
    • Design sprints and their benefits (19:47)
    • Tips for building a tech product from scratch - 'Tech Takeaways' (26:07)
    • Why this isn't Lara's first rodeo - literally... (27:22)
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    30 min
  • 5: Special: The state of UK FinTech - with Collctiv & GFA Exchange

    5: Special: The state of UK FinTech - with Collctiv & GFA Exchange
    Dec 11 2023
    This episode of Demystifying Tech, co-hosted by Zoë Clark of Tyto PR, is a special feature on the state of UK FinTech.

    We are joined by founders at two companies which featured on our FinTech 50 - Collctiv and GFA Exchange.

    Manchester-based Collctiv, which topped the ranking, simplifies the money collection and payment process. Founded by former Twinkl executives Amy Whitell and Pete Casson, it is expanding rapidly in the United States and was recently the subject of a docuseries created by LinkedIn. CTO Casson joins us to discuss his experiences in the FinTech sector since launch.

    GFA Exchange, based in Birmingham, uses artificial intelligence to identify risk in B2B finance and has a clear mission around financial inclusion. Founder Joel Blake OBE explains his motivation for starting the business and how it works with incumbent institutions such as banks.

    Clark, head of media and influence at Tyto, has long experience in B2B FinTech and financial services.

    The episode covers:

    • How the FinTech industry has evolved (11:32)
    • Barriers to entry in FinTech & the failure of open banking to reach the end-user (19:28)
    • FinTech innovation away from the London bubble (24:43)
    • Challenges in the current investment market (31:23)
    • The importance of brand awareness and marketing for growing startups (39:38)
    • What's to come in 2024 (49:14)
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    59 min
  • 4: A fairer future through open finance – with Ali Hamriti

    4: A fairer future through open finance – with Ali Hamriti
    Nov 13 2023
    Ali Hamriti, CEO & co-founder of Rollee, considers how businesses can create fairer financial products in the latest episode of Demystifying Tech.

    The growing army of ‘gig economy’ freelance workers across sectors including taxis, deliveries, care, journalism, public relations and coding may have flexibility and independence, but an alarming 70% of them have been denied a loan despite having good credit scores. More than half have missed out on opportunities such as buying a new home due to being declined by building societies and banks.

    Hamriti witnessed this growing problem first-hand while working in FinTech and resolved to help change the out-of-date financial system and serve the changing employment landscape.

    His startup Rollee aims to improve financial inclusion for self-employed workers through an open finance solution.

    The episode:

    • Discusses the problems faced by those operating in the gig economy (01:35)
    • Explains how Rollee is helping them to access products such as credit and mortgages (05:35)
    • The importance of the UK market to French firm Rollee (15:23)
    • Reveals plans to expand its data sources (18:43)
    • Advises startups on how to improve financial inclusivity - 'Tech Takeaways' (22:17)
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    30 min
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