FinHub
Welcome to the Finhub! Our goal is to promote and inform students, educators, and industry professionals in the Fintech industry. We aim to raise visibility with the broad financial and technological ecosystem bringing in experts and founders to share their experiences.
Episodes
23 episodes
Rob Khazzam - Float
In this episode we talk with Rob Khazzam, the CEO and founder of Float, an all-in-one card and spend management solution for Canadian businesses. We discuss Rob’s journey from launching Uber across Europe to founding Float, the challenges of bu...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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27:42
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Rainbow Chik - Data-driven Investing
In this episode, we interviewed Rainbow Chik, a Rotman Commerce alumna who has spent the past decade at the forefront of data-driven investing, alternative data, and ESG analytics. We discussed how data collection has evolved, the innovative ap...
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20:33
Danish Yusuf - Zensurance
In this episode, we spoke with Danish Yusuf, founder of Zensurance, Canada's biggest Insurtech that provides innovative insurance solutions for Canadian small businesses, offering amazing rates that can be up to 35% less than what competitors o...
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25:03
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David Excell - Featurespace
In this episode, we spoke with David Excell, founder of Featurespace, a leading company in the field of adaptive behavioral analytics. We explore Featurespace’s journey in revolutionizing fraud prevention and risk management, delve into their i...
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19:39
Mahima Poddar - EQ Bank
In this episode, we sit down with Mahima Poddar, SVP and Group Head of Personal Banking at EQ Bank. We dive into EQ Bank's challenger-bank approach, explore their innovative product development process, and discuss hot topics such as Open Banki...
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25:57
Jad Yaghi - Baselane
In this episode, Jad discusses how Baselane is revolutionizing the banking and real estate industry, helping landlords have tailored financial services, automated tools, and actionable data to save time, increase returns, and grow their investm...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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25:34
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Hamed Arbabi - Vopay
In this episode, we talked with Hamed, the founder and CEO of VoPay, a company revolutionizing the fintech landscape by offering data-driven API payment infrastructure and financial solutions across North America. Hamed shares his ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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22:31
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Lawrence Wan - BMO Financial Group
In this episode, we dive into the world of how tech is driving changes in enterprise architecture and fostering innovation within a large financial institution's customer strategy. Our guest, Lawrence, serves as the Chief Architect & Innova...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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22:28
Cato Pastoll - Loop Financial
In this episode, Cato discusses how Loop is enabling businesses to seamlessly manage money around the world. He also talks about the opportunities within the current financial system and how Loop has found ways to leverage them. Cato emphasizes...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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22:18
Jesse Abrams - Homewise
In this episode, Jesse discusses how Homewise is enhancing the ownership process for its customers. Jeff also talks about the challenges faced during this entrepreneurial journey and how they were able to mitigate them. He also emphasizes the s...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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21:46
Diederik van Liere - Wealthsimple
In this episode, we delve into Dr. Van Liere's remarkable journey in fintech, tracing his path from prestigious organizations like Shopify and the Wikimedia Foundation to his pivotal role at Wealthsimple. We explore how his expertise in data sc...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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21:32
Jeff Adamson - Neo Financial
In this episode, we had a discussion with Jeff about his journey from co-founding Skipthedishes to now co-founding NeoFinancial. We talked about the benefits of having multiple co-founders, and Jeff also shared his views on how having a multi-b...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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34:24
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Campbell Harvey - Professor of Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
In this episode, Professor Harvey talks about inverted yield curves, our current financial situation, and Decentralized Finance (DeFi). He also identifies the current issues in today's banks, and gives us an idea of how the future of finance sh...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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31:47
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Justin Herlick - Pine
In this episode, we delve into Justin's journey as a founder and how he met his co-founder. We also talk about Pine's growth and the fintech industry in Canada. Justin emphasizes the significance of having insights into the industry...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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21:46
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Michael Garrity - Financeit
In this episode, we discuss Financeit’s fascinating consumer lending business of partnering with retailers and vendors to offer a competing product that is better than HELOCs and personal credit. We also explore its inspiring journey from failu...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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35:34
Mike Dobbins - RBC Ventures
On this episode of the Canadian Founders Podcast, host Anagh Narain sits down with Mike Dobbins, founder of RBC Ventures and venture partner at Framework Ventures. Dobbins shares his experiences navigating the Canadian banking ecosystem and his...
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35:15
Daniel Eberhard - Koho
Daniel is the founder of Koho, a no-fee spending and savings account platform with the aim of helping Canadians change the way they save money.He has been an advocate for the start-up community in Canada throughout his career where he wa...
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25:20
Saroop Bharwani - Senso.AI
Saroop is the founder of Senso ai, Canada's mortgage tech platform that uses predictive artificial intelligence to provide lenders and financial institutions insights into their clients’ needs and strengthens relationships.He has been a ...
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28:32
Laura McKay - PolicyMe
Laura is the founder of PolicyMe, Canada’s Insurtech platform that provides customers with affordable and quick access to insurance policies.Over the years she has worked as a management consultant at Oliver Wyman, and has had extensive ...
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26:25
Kirk Simpson - Wave HQ
With Your Host: Priyanka VashisthMeet Kirk, the founder of Wave HQ, Canada’s bookkeeping and payments solutions software for small businessowners. As an entrepreneur, Kirk is passionate about building great teams and is focusing ...
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26:25
Sue Britton & Surinderjit Bhatti - Fathom4Sight
With Your Host: Priyanka VashisthMeet, Sue Britton and Surinderjit Bhatti, co-founders of Fathom4sight, a fintech knowledge-as-a-service platform that provides market intelligence and advisory solutions to financial institutions ...
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