How Do E-Wallets Make Money? ft Boost Group CEO Sheyantha Abeykoon (Fintech Fireside Asia)
Boost is deeply rooted in Malaysia’s fintech story as the company that pioneered e-wallets and laid the foundations for Malaysia’s cashless culture.Nearly a decade later, the company has evolved to of...
28 Elo 202543min
E-Wallets vs Digital Banks: What’s the Winning Fintech Model in Southeast Asia? (Fintech Fireside Asia)
We sat down with Jaykie Tan, Head of Business Development APAC at Mambu, and Cecilia Tan, Regional VP at Thredd, to unpack one of fintech’s biggest questions:Are e-wallets or digital banks better posi...
28 Elo 202530min
This Fintech Unicorn Almost Didn't Make It ft. Tessa Wijaya Co-Founder Xendit (Fintech Fireside Asia)
In this episode of Fintech Fireside Asia, I sit down with Tessa Wijaya, Co-founder and COO of Xendit, one of Southeast Asia’s leading fintech unicorns. Known by many as the “Stripe of Southeast Asia,”...
28 Elo 202516min
From Fisherman’s Son to Fintech Founder: How CapBay Grew RM 6,000 to RM 4 Billion (Fintech Fireside Asia)
What started as a RM6,000 loan funded out of their own pockets has grown into over RM4 billion disbursed to more than 2,000 SMEs. Xing Xian shares the raw, behind-the-scenes story. From an impromptu p...
21 Touko 202528min
The Truth About How AI Is Changing Our Lives ft. Foong Chee Mun, Chief Product Officer Ryt Bank (Fintech Fireside Asia)
After two decades of building AI systems from defense projects to billion-dollar banks, Foong Chee Mun has seen it all.In this episode, the Ryt Bank Chief Product Officer joins us to cut through the A...
17 Huhti 202547min
How Tyme's Coen Jonker Built a Billion Dollar Company (Fintech Fireside Asia)
Tyme Group, a digital banking group operating in South Africa and Southeast Asia has raised US$250 million in a round led by Nubank, the world's largest digital bank.Now valued at US$1.5 billion co-fo...
19 Maalis 202541min
Is Malaysia's Fintech Ready for Prime Time ft Wilson Beh (Fintech Fireside)
The fintech industry is about a decade old in Malaysia now, is it finally ready to shine?We are joined by Wilson Beh, President of Fintech Association of Malaysia and co-founder of PolicyStreet to dee...
27 Helmi 202538min
