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Welcome to Purpose Driven FinTech! I'm your host, Monica Millares - Product Leader and fellow FinTecher. These days, with the rising cost of living, financial stress among customers, loss of trust in banks, speculation of crypto, and uncertainty, we're facing unprecedented challenges. But there is hope. We as FinTechers have the power to make a positive impact. Our products, the how we do product, and our people can make a difference on customers’ financial lives - and as a result, in the quality of their lives. However, more than ever Founders, CEOs, Leadership teams and all FinTechers have a ton of pressure to build solutions that actually solve customer problems, that people want, that are differentiated And profitable Yes that's you and me too! That's why I've created this podcast! I speak with FinTech CEOs, Founders, and Csuites to uncover their stories, challenges, and lessons learnt in building products with impact. You'll get to hear real-life conversations, and you’ll walk away with practical questions, frameworks and insights that you can apply to your own FinTech products. So, are you ready to make a bigger difference in FinTech? Let's come together and discover how Purpose, Product, and People can help us create a future of better financial wellbeing while building sustainable and profitable FinTechs. Follow me on LinkedIn, TikTok, and  YouTube to stay connected and be part of the conversation. Cheers to making better FinTech and making FinTech better! Love, Moni

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Episode thumbnail for Agentic Payments: The Questions the Industry Needs to Answer Before Scaling | Robert Kraal, Co-Founder at Silverflow

June 22, 2026

Agentic Payments: The Questions the Industry Needs to Answer Before Scaling | Robert Kraal, Co-Founder at Silverflow

<p>Everyone is talking about Agentic Payments! So I sat down with Robert Kraal, Co-Founder of Silverflow, live at Money20/20 Asia and we had a chat. Robert brings a commercial perspective to the conversation, and we focus on the what are the hard commercial questions the industry still needs to answer before agentic payments can truly scale.</p><p>We cover:</p><p>(00:00) Is the card system ready for agents?</p><p>(01:00) The commercial model nobody is talking about</p><p>(02:30) Neutral agent vs. paid agent: the Spotify analogy</p><p>(04:00) What happens when your agent talks to another agent?</p><p>(06:00) Liability: who's responsible when the agent gets it wrong?</p><p>(08:00) The tokenization gap in emerging markets</p><p>(10:00) Where to start: simple use cases first</p><p>(12:00) What Silverflow is doing to prepare for agentic transactions</p><p>(14:00) What excites Robert most about this space</p><p>(16:00) What payment professionals should be doing right now</p><p></p><p>👉 Connect with Robert:</p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertkraal/</p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.silverflow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.silverflow.com/</a></p><p>👉 Connect with Monica</p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicamillares/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicamillares/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moni_millares" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@moni_millares</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@moni_millares" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@moni_millares</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.purposedrivenfintech.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.purposedrivenfintech.com/</a></p><p>—</p><p>Disclaimer: This episode does not constitute professional nor financial advice and does not represent the opinion nor views of my current, past or future employers. The guest has agreed to record and release our conversation for the use of this podcast and promotion in social media.</p>

Episode thumbnail for You Can't Beat Wise on FX. So Now You Partner With Them | Samarth Bansal, General Manager at Wise Platform

June 9, 2026

You Can't Beat Wise on FX. So Now You Partner With Them | Samarth Bansal, General Manager at Wise Platform

<p>If you can't beat Wise on FX, and reality is most fintechs can't; then the smarter move is to partner with them. Let’s go into the why!</p><p>In this episode recorded live at Money20/20 Asia, I speak with Samarth Bansal, General Manager at Wise Platform.</p><p>We go behind the scenes and I ask the questions I’ve always had hypothetical answers to. For years my mandate as a Neobank Product leader was to beat Wise, and I knew unless we were to change our business model to properly compete, the answer is we can’t.</p><p>But now, FinTechs and banks can partner with Wise through Wise Platform. It’s a fascinating conversation!</p><p>We cover:</p><p>[01:00] How Wise approaches cost efficiency: the obsession behind the pricing model</p><p>[02:30] What actually drives Wise's infrastructure advantage</p><p>[04:30] Going direct into local payment rails and optimising treasury FX forecasting</p><p>[08:30] How embedding Wise Platform made life easier for banks and their customers</p><p>[09:30] Standard Chartered, Bank Mandiri, Morgan Stanley: who's using Wise Platform and why</p><p>[17:00] How Wise prioritises market expansion, and what drives corridor decisions</p><p>[19:00] Instant payment rails in APAC: PayNet, PromptPay, and what sits on top</p><p>[21:00] How Wise achieves sub 20 second transfers: compliance, liquidity, and rail access</p><p>[23:00] Where AI fits, and where Wise is being deliberate about deployment</p><p>[25:00] Why APAC will redefine global cross border payments standards within three years</p><p></p><p><strong>👉 Follow Samarth: </strong></p><p>LinkedIn: <u><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/samarthbansal/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/samarthbansal/</a></u></p><p>Website:<a href="https://www.quantumchain.io" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><u><a href="https://wise.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wise.com</a></u></p><p></p><p><strong>👉 Connect with Monica </strong></p><p>LinkedIn:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicamillares/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><u><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicamillares/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicamillares/</a></u></p><p>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moni_millares" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moni_millares" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@moni_millares</a></u></p><p>TikTok:<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@moni_millares" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><u><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@moni_millares" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@moni_millares</a></u></p><p></p><p>Production and marketing by Monica Millares. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email Monica at fintechwithmoni@gmail.com</p><p><strong>Disclaimer:</strong> This episode does not constitute professional nor financial advice and does not represent the opinion nor views of my current, past or future employers. The guest has agreed to record and release our conversation for the use of this podcast and promotion in social media.</p>

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May 21, 2026

55X in 12 Months: The Clearing and Settlement Layer No One Is Rebuilding Till Now | George Davis, CEO and Co Foudner of Lorum

<p>Most fintechs treat cross border payments as a cost centre. George Davis built a business that treats it as the $100B infrastructure opportunity nobody else is rebuilding, and grew 55X in 12 months doing it.</p><p>In this episode I speak with George Davis, Co-Founder and CEO of Lorum, a global clearing and settlement infrastructure business serving financial institutions across the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and beyond. George is a serial founder who previously co-founded BVNK before leaving to rebuild the layer of the payments stack that big banks have left untouched.</p><p>Key takeaways:</p><ul><li>The payment system isn't broken; banks running it are wrongly incentivised</li><li>Why stablecoins add friction to cross border payments rather than removing them</li><li>How mid market fintechs can access wholesale treasury rates and turn FX into a profit centre</li><li>What access to clearing infrastructure actually means for remittance, payroll, and import-export businesses</li><li>Why Lorum 55X'd in 12 months by going after the bottom of the payments stack</li></ul><br/><p>George also shares the founder mindset behind Lorum's growth: first principles thinking, radical adaptability, and hiring for obsession over experience.</p><p><strong>👉 Connect with George: </strong></p><p>LinkedIn: <u><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgedavis-lorum/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgedavis-lorum/</a></u></p><p>Website: <u><a href="https://www.lorum.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lorum.com/</a></u></p><p><strong>👉 Connect with Monica: </strong></p><p>LinkedIn:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicamillares/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><u><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicamillares/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicamillares/</a></u></p><p>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moni_millares" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moni_millares" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@moni_millares</a></u></p><p>TikTok:<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@moni_millares" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><u><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@moni_millares" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@moni_millares</a></u></p><p>Website:<a href="https://www.purposedrivenfintech.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><u><a href="https://www.purposedrivenfintech.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.purposedrivenfintech.com/</a></u></p><p>[00:00:00] Why clearing and settlement is the real barrier to cross border payments</p><p>[00:01:00] George's journey: machine learning startup to co-founding BVNK to Lorum</p><p>[00:04:00] Why big banks are wrongly incentivised</p><p>[00:07:00] What clearing and settlement actually means in plain English</p><p>[00:10:00] Access is the real problem; not speed, not cost</p><p>[00:18:00] How to turn FX and clearing into a profit centre, not a cost centre</p><p>[00:26:00] Why stablecoins don’t fix cross border payments</p><p>[00:35:00] The founder mindset: first principles thinking and obsession as a superpower</p><p>[00:46:00] Lorum's OCC banking licence application and the road to $100B</p><p>[00:49:00] Why the opportunity outside the US is bigger than inside it</p><p>Production and marketing by Monica Millares. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email Monica at fintechwithmoni@gmail.com</p><p><strong>Disclaimer:</strong> This episode does not constitute professional nor financial advice and does not represent the opinion nor views of my current, past or future employers. The guest has agreed to record and release our conversation for the use of this podcast and promotion in social media.</p>

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What is Purpose Driven FinTech?

Welcome to Purpose Driven FinTech!

I'm your host, Monica Millares - Product Leader and fellow FinTecher.

These days, with the rising cost of living, financial stress among customers, loss of trust in banks, speculation of crypto, and uncertainty, we're facing unprecedented challenges. But there is hope. We as FinTechers have the power to make a positive impact.

Our products, the how we do product, and our people can make a difference on customers’ financial lives - and as a result, in the quality of their lives.

However, more than ever Founders, CEOs, Leadership teams and all FinTechers have a ton of pressure to build solutions that actually solve customer problems, that people want, that are differentiated And profitable

Yes that's you and me too!

That's why I've created this podcast!

I speak with FinTech CEOs, Founders, and Csuites to uncover their stories, challenges, and lessons learnt in building products with impact.

You'll get to hear real-life conversations, and you’ll walk away with practical questions, frameworks and insights that you can apply to your own FinTech products. So, are you ready to make a bigger difference in FinTech?

Let's come together and discover how Purpose, Product, and People can help us create a future of better financial wellbeing while building sustainable and profitable FinTechs.

Follow me on LinkedIn, TikTok, and  YouTube to stay connected and be part of the conversation.

Cheers to making better FinTech and making FinTech better!

Love, Moni

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