CEO Interviews

One of the most “disrupted” markets of the last ten years has been the money transfer industry. Money transfer apps, peer-to-peer currency networks, and off the rack white label solutions from a new nimble breed of fintechs have reduced customer fees, improved exchange rates and speeded up transfer times. But when it comes to money,

Pensions are big business at the moment. Partly because people are generally taking more interest in their finances, but also because there is a convergence of technology and service. Pensions have always been seen as a background investment, one not to be tinkered with. But as technology helps highlight the excessive costs from legacy platforms

Why did you set up Multiply.ai? Before I set up Multiply I was a derivatives trader for many years. The last two years I spent in the banking industry, I got very close to the retail side of the business, back at RBS, so I covered NatWest in Coutts in Addlestone. I saw first-hand the

Since this interview Global Reach has been acquired by Corpay How did you get started in foreign exchange? In 2005 four of us founded FC Exchange, then in 2010, I bought out two of the others.  From then, my business partner, Martin Steenkamp, and I ran the business together until 2016. For 11 years, we

James Pinkney, CEO of Key Currency tells us about what makes them different, the biggest mistakes he has seen people make over the years, and what they can do about them. Plus what they should look for when choosing a currency broker. What’s makes Key Currency different from other currency brokers? Key Currency is owner-operated.

One of the major frustrations for private investors is that it’s hard to invest in early-stage fintech firms.  Sometimes by the time a company has listed on the stock exchange, a large part of the exponential growth has already taken place. There is of course equity crowdfunding, but most of those companies are either pre-revenue

There is a big push at the moment for investing for good. Not just ethical investing, where you try not to invest in bad things, but rather only investing in good things. Being responsible and sustainable is hard,  the CMA has reported that 40% of green claims companies make on their websites are not true

With currency brokers seemingly growing on trees thanks to the advance of fintech solutions we talk to Cedric Menager, the seasoned tech entrepreneurs about why PagoFX does things better. What separates PagoFX from all the other currency transfer providers out there? PagoFX is an international payment service for customers now in the UK, Belgium and

Mark Slater, Chairman of Slater Investments tells us about the highs and lows of being a fund manager, his best and worst investments and what private investors can do to become better investors. How did you get into fund management? I was always interested in investment from a young age because my father would talk