Get Started Podcast

S03E13: What do founders gain from fintech events? With Ali Al Marjibi, Founder, E&E Business Solutions, and Brett Pietersen, Co-Founder and MD, Bloxx

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Recorded live at Web Summit Qatar, Ali Al Marjibi and Brett Pietersen join Kimberley Waldron and Ryan Woods to explore what founders can genuinely gain from taking their business onto the international stage. From forging cross-border partnerships to finding the courage to pitch in rooms far from home, Ali and Brett bring contrasting perspectives, and a shared conviction that showing up in the right room can change everything. A grounded conversation about visibility, timing, and the kind of momentum that only comes from being there in person.

S03E12: What makes a good fintech event? With Malik Shishtawi, Founder & CEO, MANGUSTEEN

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Recorded live at Web Summit Qatar, Malik Shishtawi, Founder & CEO of MANGUSTEEN Middle East, joins Kimberley Waldron and Ryan Woods to unpack what actually makes a fintech event worth attending. From the deal-making that happens in the corridors to the growing weight of the Middle East on the global fintech map, Malik draws on his experience building at the intersection of finance and emerging markets to separate the signal from the noise. A candid conversation about community, content, and why the best events feel less like conferences and more like collisions.

S03E11: Fixing Europe’s Late Payment Problem - Filip Szczeciński, Co-Founder & CEO of sunbay.io

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:15:00 +0000

Recorded live at Slush in Helsinki, Filip Szczeciński shares how sunbay.io is tackling one of B2B’s least glamorous but most painful problems: late invoice payments. We discuss why founders often over-polish products before speaking to customers, the emotional and operational toll of chasing unpaid invoices, and how automation can unlock healthier cash flow for SMEs. A practical conversation about persistence, product–market fit and building infrastructure that quietly keeps businesses moving.

S03E10: Turning Idle Cash into Investment - Ilkka Puikkonen, Co-Founder & CEO of Perkly

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Recorded live at Slush in Helsinki, Ilkka Puikkonen discusses Perkly’s evolution from consumer app to B2B fintech, building an AI layer that helps banks move customers’ idle deposits into investments. We explore open banking’s role in enabling new business models, the challenge of finding true product–market fit, and why reducing wasteful spending can create both financial and environmental impact.

S03E9: Reframing Financial Confidence - Linda Du, Co-Founder & CEO of Moolah Money

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Recorded live at Slush in Helsinki, Linda Du shares the story behind Moolah Money, a platform designed to help individuals make confident, long-term financial decisions. We discuss the rise of “HENRYs” (High Earners, Not Rich Yet), money dysmorphia, and why personal finance should be about agency rather than restriction. Linda explains how Moolah combines AI, structured financial modelling and human coaching to move beyond budgeting and towards future-focused financial planning.

S03E8: AI for Novel Thinking - Maci Mechiche, Founder & CEO of Avexana

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Recorded live (and impromptu) at Slush in Helsinki, Maci Mechiche shares the story behind Avexana, an AI engine built specifically for ideation. We discuss the challenge of training models to uncover genuine research gaps, the breakthrough moment when the platform surfaced its first truly novel idea, and why we are still in the earliest stages of AI’s potential. A forward-looking conversation about originality, resilience and building technology that expands human creativity.

S03E7: Closing the SME Finance Gap - Rodrigo Malachias, Co-Founder & CEO of MedibleGo

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Recorded live at Slush in Helsinki, Rodrigo Malachias explores the structural challenges facing SMEs and why the traditional bank–small business relationship is under strain. He explains the $5 trillion global financing gap, how better data and deeper customer understanding can unlock smarter lending, and why AI must be applied with intention rather than hype. A thoughtful discussion on entrepreneurship, financial inclusion and building technology that serves the real economy.

S03E6: Building the Infrastructure Behind Modern Software with Shensi Ding, Co-Founder & CEO of Merge

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Recorded live at Slush in Helsinki, Shensi Ding joins the podcast to discuss building Merge into a 120-person global company powering integrations for over 400 enterprise customers. She reflects on scaling through Covid, market cycles and the AI boom, the importance of landing high-bar early customers, and the cultural differences between building in the US and Europe. A sharp conversation on startup resilience, product standards and why the only constant in company building is change.

S03E5: Own the Room: Making Fintech Stand Out at Big Events with Raf De Kimpe & Monica Millares

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Episode Five of the Started Advisory Board podcast series.

With fintech events bigger and noisier than ever, how do brands avoid getting lost in the crowd? Raf De Kimpe, organiser of Fintech Week London, and Monica Millares, CPO at BigPay discuss how fintechs can show up with impact, from smarter messaging to better on-the-ground execution. They share real tips on how to win attention without gimmicks, why PR must start before the badge is printed, and how to turn a stand into a stage.

S03E4: Cutting through hype and rebuilding meaningful, trustworthy fintech narratives with David M. Brear and Jason Mikula

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Episode Four of the Started Advisory Board podcast series.

The fintech space is filled with vision slides, future features, and inflated promises. But what happens when the hype fades? David M. Brear and Jason Mikula look at how fintechs can rebuild trust by speaking more honestly and realistically about what they do, and don’t, offer. This episode is a call for more grounded, authentic, and effective comms strategies in a sector that risks losing its audience if it doesn’t clean up its messaging.

S03E3: Talking to Regulators Without Getting Lost in Translation with Katie Ramsey and Susanne Chishti

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Episode Three of the Started Advisory Board podcast series.

Too often, fintechs pitch their innovation, but fail to communicate their credibility. In this episode, UK fintech policy lead Katie Ramsey and investor/author Susanne Chishti explore what effective communication with regulators looks like. They unpack common mistakes fintechs make when engaging with the government and outline how companies can build trusted relationships through clarity, transparency, and alignment with policy priorities.

S03E2: Speaking Human: Reaching Users Without Losing Depth with David Savage and Sarah Kocianski

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Episode Two of the Started Advisory Board Podcast is here!

Fintech often falls into the trap of overexplaining the tech while under-explaining the value. David Savage and Sarah Kocianski break down how to create messaging that real users can actually relate to, without sacrificing credibility. From Southeast Asia to the UK, they compare what resonates in different markets, how to communicate financial wellbeing in plain terms, and why human stories always land harder than features.

S03E1: The Relevance Test: What Media Really Wants From Fintech with Jason Williams and Jas Shah

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Episode One of the Started Advisory Board Podcast: How to align brand messaging with media priorities.

The media doesn’t care about your product, they care about your story. So how do you make sure you’re telling one that matters? In this episode, Jas Shah, Fintech Product Consultant, and Jason Williams of The Fintech Times explore the tension between internal messaging and editorial interest. They discuss why some fintechs fail to break through, how to package your narrative for press, and what founders and comms leads need to stop doing.

Live from Web Summit Lisbon: Katherine Chan (Juice)

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the Get Started Media Podcast, live from Web Summit Lisbon! Join us as we dive into the world of fintech, featuring candid insights from the industry's most exciting leaders, in one of the World's growing fintech hubs. In this live episode, we sit down with Katherine Chan, CEO and Co-Founder of Juice, to uncover her personal journey and unique perspective in reshaping financial services. Tune in for an engaging discussion, packed with valuable knowledge and inspiration straight from the Web Summit stage.

Live from Web Summit Lisbon: Lissele Pratt (Capitalixe)

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the Get Started Media Podcast, live from Web Summit Lisbon! Join us as we dive into the world of fintech, featuring candid insights from the industry's most exciting leaders, in one of the World's growing fintech hubs. In this live episode, we sit down with Lissele Pratt, Founder of Capitalixe, to uncover her personal journey and unique perspective in reshaping financial services. Tune in for an engaging discussion, packed with valuable knowledge and inspiration straight from the Web Summit stage.

Live from Web Summit Lisbon: Ugnė Buraciene (payabl) & Chris Smith (BLOXX)

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the Get Started Media Podcast, live from Web Summit Lisbon! Join us as we dive into the world of fintech, featuring candid insights from the industry's most exciting leaders, in one of the World's growing fintech hubs. In this live episode, we sit down with Ugnė Buraciene, Group CEO at payabl, and Chris Smith, Co-Founder and CEO of BLOXX, to uncover their personal journeys and unique perspectives in reshaping financial services. Tune in for an engaging discussion, packed with valuable knowledge and inspiration straight from the Web Summit stages.

S02E13: Kris Brewster, Director of Retail Banking at LHV Bank, Live at Money2020 Europe

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the Get Started Media Podcast, live from Money2020 Europe! Join us as we dive into the world of fintech, featuring candid insights from the industry's most exciting leaders, in one of the World's growing fintech hubs. In this episode, we sit down with Kris Brewster, Director of Retail Banking at LHV Bank, to uncover his personal journey and unique perspectives in reshaping financial services. Tune in for an engaging discussion, packed with valuable knowledge and inspiration straight from this rapidly evolving landscape.

Web Summit Rio Special: Federico Goldberg (Manteca), Kele Okafor (Straitpay), Tiago Galli (STRIVE)

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the Get Started Media Podcast, live from Web Summit Rio! Join us as we dive into the world of fintech, featuring candid insights from the industry's most exciting leaders, in one of the World's growing fintech hubs. In this bumper episode, we sit down with Federico Goldberg, CEO and Co-Founder of Manteca, Kele Okafor, Founder of straitpay, and Tiago Galli, Co-Founder of STRIVE, to uncover their personal journeys and unique perspectives in reshaping financial services. Tune in for an engaging discussion, packed with valuable knowledge and inspiration straight from this rapidly evolving landscape.

Web Summit Rio Special: Teófanes Oliveira & Guilherme de Sá, Volve

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the Get Started Media Podcast, live from Web Summit Rio! Join us as we dive into the world of fintech, featuring candid insights from the industry's most exciting leaders, in one of the World's growing fintech hubs. In this episode, we sit down with Teófanes Oliveira, CEO, and Guilherme de Sá, CTO and Co-Founders of Volve, to uncover their personal journeys and unique perspectives in reshaping financial services. Tune in for an engaging discussion, packed with valuable knowledge and inspiration straight from this rapidly evolving landscape.

Web Summit Rio Special: Dileep Thazhmon, Jeeves

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the Get Started Media Podcast, live from Web Summit Rio! Join us as we dive into the world of fintech, featuring candid insights from the industry's most exciting leaders, in one of the World's growing fintech hubs. In this episode, we sit down with Dileep Thazhmon, CEO and Founder of Jeeves, to uncover his personal journey and unique perspective in reshaping financial services. Tune in for an engaging discussion, packed with valuable knowledge and inspiration straight from this rapidly evolving landscape.

The Check Up: Money 20/20 Special – What’s the resilience reality in Europe?

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000

A little different from our usual programming, this short-form episode is part of The Check Up – our new series delivering quickfire insights from fintech’s frontline.

We sent Ellie Kirkman, FinTech PR Consultant at Started PR and host of the Get Started Podcast, to Money 20/20 to ask industry leaders a timely question: What’s the resilience reality in Europe?

Hear straight from the floor as Ellie speaks with Richard Mummery (Head of Customer Success, Illiad Solutions), Ayse Moudourou (CSO, Cali), Julian Wells (Director, Whitecap Consulting), Rachel England (Events Co-Ordinator, Fintech North), Calypso Harland (Founder, Fintech Fringe) and Matt Bird (CEO, Lemon).

Short, sharp and on-the-ground – it’s fintech insights, fast.

The Check Up: Money 20/20 Special – Is Europe’s cautious approach stifling or sustaining innovation?

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000

A little different from our usual programming, this short-form episode is part of The Check Up – our new series delivering quickfire insights from fintech’s frontline.

We sent Ellie Kirkman, FinTech PR Consultant at Started PR and host of the Get Started Podcast, to Money 20/20 to ask industry leaders a timely question: Is Europe’s cautious approach stifling or sustaining innovation?

Hear straight from the floor as Ellie speaks with Alessandro Hatami (Managing Partner, Pacemakers.io), Ayse Moudourou (CSO, Cali), Marko Koic (Senior Product Marketing Manager, CyberUpgrade), Kirill Lisistyn (CEO, Torus) and Kartik Dabbiru (CEO, ComplyStream).

Short, sharp and on-the-ground – it’s fintech insights, fast.

The Check Up: Money20/20 Special – Have Growth Expectations Changed in European Fintech?

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000

A little different from our usual programming, this short-form episode is part of The Check Up – our new series delivering quickfire insights from fintech’s frontline.

We sent Ellie Kirkman, FinTech PR Consultant at Started PR and host of the Get Started Podcast, to Money 20/20 to ask industry leaders a timely question: Have growth expectations changed in European fintech?

Hear straight from the floor as Ellie speaks with Oriol Badia (CEO, Bnka), Denis Reznik (CFO, Gemba), Shameer Sachdev (MD and Founder, Growth Gorilla), and David Dick (Co Founder, Monytri).

Short, sharp and on-the-ground – it’s fintech insights, fast.

The Check Up: Money20/20 Special – Have Growth Expectations Changed in European Fintech?

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000

The Check Up: Money 20/20 Special – Have Growth Expectations Changed in European Fintech?

A little different from our usual programming, this short-form episode is part of The Check Up – our new series delivering quickfire insights from fintech’s frontline.

Hear straight from the floor as Ellie speaks with Edoardo Barbi (Relations Manager, MIDAS), Ayse Moudourou (CSO, Cali), Malik Taro Wehmeyer (CEO, Taktile), Adam Hozaifa (Co-Founder, Pinnacle Payments Economics) and Wim Pard (Managing Director, Rapaydo).

Short, sharp and on-the-ground – it’s fintech insights, fast.

S02E12: Samuel Flynn: Co-founder and CEO of HandsIn

Thu, 29 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Welcome to Season 2 of the Get Started Media Podcast! Join us as we dive into the world of fintech, featuring candid insights from the industry's most exciting leaders. We cover emerging sectors, including investech, lendtech, paytech, wealthtech, digital banking, and subscription management.

Each episode uncovers the personal journey and unique perspective of leaders that are reshaping financial services. Tune in for engaging discussions and expert perspectives as our guests share valuable knowledge and inspiration in this rapidly evolving landscape.

S02E11: Tom Elsbury: Co-founder of Novel

Tue, 27 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000

S02E10: JP Fabri: Co-founder of AppleSeed and MyUbuntu

Tue, 27 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000

S02E09: Kiruba Shankar Eswaran: CEO and Founder of Eleos

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 09:05:00 +0000

S02E08: Chloe Coleman - CEO of Vouchsafe

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000

S02E07: James Crosby- CEO at Fencore

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 09:10:00 +0000

S02E06: Niek van Hoewijk - Founder of Blockwise and CPO at Ateaya Sustainable Financial Ecosystem

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 09:05:00 +0000

S02E05: Priya Vrat Misra - Founder of EKAI

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Slush Special, Episode 7: Eva Dobrzanska - Managing Director at fundraisingplaybooks.com

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 08:10:00 +0000

Welcome to Slush Special - the Get Started Media Podcast recorded live at the Slush 2024. Join us as we dive into the world of fintech, featuring candid insights from the industry's most exciting leaders. We cover emerging sectors, including investech, lendtech, paytech, wealthtech, digital banking, and subscription management.

In this episode, we talk with Eva Dobrzanska, Managing Direcotr at fundraisingplaybooks.com. Eva is hosting regular Fundraising Playbooks Masterclasses and Investor Sprint events, both online and F2F. She also shares various resources and investor lists with her mailing list - to add your name, head over to: https://forms.gle/aS7AfGh5zLaBVCrV9.

Slush Special, Episode 6: Nick Oynoyan - Co-Founder at &Volume

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 08:05:00 +0000

Slush Special, Episode 5: Cristian Gherhes, PhD - Founder & CEO at Lexverify

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 08:00:00 +0000

Slush Special, Episode 4: Topias Hänninen - Sales Executive & Business Development at Digital Labs OY

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 09:15:00 +0000

Slush Special, Episode 3: Patrick Smith - Founder of zally

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 09:10:00 +0000

Slush Special, Episode 2: Anastasija Plotnikova - CEO and Co-Founder of Fideum

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 09:05:00 +0000

Slush Special, Episode 1: Alireza Goudarzi - Co-Founder of CYVI

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0000

S02E04: Emily Pilsworth - Co-Founder at The Stream

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0000

S02E03: Sagi Avitan - Co-Founder and CEO of Paylow

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 08:02:00 +0000

S02E02: Daniel Gold - CEO of Stratiphy

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 08:01:00 +0000

S02E01: David Dick - Co-Founder of Monytri

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0000

BTC Special, Episode 3: Garret Kuljian - Founder at GMONEY

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 12:02:00 +0000

Featuring Garret Kuljian, founder of GMONEY, this is episode three of the 'BTC Special' series of Get Started - recorded live at The Bitcoin Conference in Nashville.

Listen in as we connect with some of the most influential voices in the fintech and crypto space. Our discussions dive deep into their perspectives on the evolving world of Bitcoin. Discover what drives these leaders, their visions for the future of digital finance, and how they aim to shape the growth of the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

BTC Special, Episode 2: Danny Baer - Director of Wealth & Asset Management at Meanwhile

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 12:01:00 +0000

Featuring Danny Baer, Director of Wealth and Asset Management at Meanwhile, this is episode two of the 'BTC Special' series of Get Started - recorded live at The Bitcoin Conference in Nashville.

BTC Special, Episode 1: Lisa Price & Brian Harstine - Co-Founders of Acquire Invest

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Featuring Lisa Price and Brian Harstine, co-founders of Acquire Invest, this is episode one of the 'BTC Special' series of Get Started - recorded live at The Bitcoin Conference in Nashville.

S01E10: Chantal Swainston - Founder of The Heard