Fintech Chatter

Fintech Chatter is an Australian fintech podcast hosted by Dexter Cousins, a fintech headhunter at Tier One People. It claims to be Australia's number one fintech podcast, with more than 380 conversations with the founders and CEOs building the industry, and it has run for over seven years on a roughly fortnightly schedule.

Recent episodes

On 11 October 2026 Soraya Alali, CEO of Zip ANZ, talked about the Zip Co turnaround. An episode of 2 October collected interviews with fintech leaders at the Intersekt 2026 conference. On 28 September Matt Barr of Send Payments explained embedded FX for enterprise, and on 22 September Xavier Shay of Up Bank described building a bank people love. Earlier, on 10 September, Aaron Violi spoke about moving from fintech startup to Canberra politician.

Where to listen

Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and LinkedIn; the listener base is reported at 40+ countries.

Why payments people listen

Cross-border payment and card founders talk about pricing, hiring and funding in a small market. Merchants and PSPs entering Australia hear how local players think, and recruiters can hear who is hiring.