Podcasts about husayn kassai

Husayn Kassai, founder of Onfido and Quench.ai, suggests what the UK can do to attract more IPOs and build more scaleups, reflects on providing a 320x return on investment for the University of Oxford, and explains why people should be wary of the “excessive romanticisation” of unicorn success stories.  Kassai co-founded Onfido, a digital ID company, in 2012 straight out of studying at the University of Oxford. The startup, which uses AI to verify identities, has raised more than $200m and grown to over 500 people, generating more than £140m in revenue. Earlier this year, it was acquired by US-based payments company Entrust. During this episode, Kassai shares what he learnt while building the business and explains why he thinks policy decisions are putting the brightest talent off from working in the UK. Since stepping down as CEO of Onfido, Kassai has launched Quench.ai, a startup developing an AI coach to help workers learn new skills. Kassai explains what's next for the startup after raising £3.9m in pre-seed funding last year.

In this episode of The SaaS CFO Podcast, we sit down with Husayn Kassai, the CEO and founder of Quench. Husayn shares his journey from starting an eBay business at a young age to co-founding and leading Onfido, a successful startup, before taking on the challenge of launching Quench AI. He discusses the unique approach Quench takes towards corporate learning, utilizing AI to personalize the learning journey for individuals. Husayn delves into the challenges faced in the learning and development space, the vision for the future of learning, and the cultural shift needed in early-stage companies. Join us as we explore the innovative approach Quench is taking to revolutionize corporate learning and development. Show Notes: 00:00 Upskilling, training team, content creation, cost considerations. 04:11 Applying AI to filter educational video transcripts. 09:18 Flat fee for platform use, employee access. 12:42 Team building product; personalized learning, AI models. 15:39 AI enables personalized learning for business leaders. 17:12 Udemy and similar platforms are competitors in content. 21:05 Challenges in showing data driven ROI persist. 23:25 AI platform, easy sign-up, trial, feedback-driven development. Links: Husayn Kassai's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/husaynkassai/ QuenchAI's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/quenchai/ To know more about Ben check out the links below: Subscribe to Ben's daily metrics newsletter: https://saasmetricsschool.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to Ben's SaaS newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/df1db6bf8bca/the-saas-cfo-sign-up-landing-page SaaS Metrics courses here: https://www.thesaasacademy.com/ Join Ben's SaaS community here: https://www.thesaasacademy.com/offers/ivNjwYDx/checkout Follow Ben on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benrmurray

The BAE HQ welcomes Husayn Kassai, Founder of Quench.ai.Today we have a very special guest, who's the first ever unicorn founder on The BAE HQ podcast. Husayn Kassai is the exited founder of Onfido and is the current CEO and founder of Quench.ai. Hussain loves making online businesses as a kid and at Oxford he led the Entrepreneurs Society. From there he met people that he co-founded Onfido with, which you might have used if you've ever signed up to an account online and needed an identity check.As a second time founder Husayn focused his efforts on utilising AI (Quench.ai) to help empower smarter work via self-directed learning from your recordings. He really takes his time and puts in the effort to make it as relevant to you as an early stage founder or somebody thinking about starting a company. He gives you the numbers, too, which is a massive help.If you're listening to this and want to see the video, go to YouTube:https://youtu.be/EWX-cPveHNkVisit our website: http://thebaehq.com

In der Rubrik “Investments & Exits” begrüßen wir heute Otto Birnbaum, General Partner von Revent. Otto spricht über die Finanzierungsrunde von ConstellR und Quench.ai sowie den Exit von Opinary und den neuen Fonds von United Ventures. Das deutsche Startup constellr, das intelligente Landwirtschaftsdienste für den Agrarsektor anbietet, hat eine Seed-Finanzierungsrunde abgeschlossen und erhöhte damit den Gesamtbetrag der Seed-Runde auf 17 Millionen Euro. Die Finanzierungsrunde wurde von Karista angeführt, mit Beteiligung von Einstein Industries Ventures und bestehenden Investoren wie FTTF, Lakestar, Vsquared, Amathaon Capital, Natural Ventures, OHB Ventures und EIT Food. Das Unternehmen plant, die Mittel zu nutzen, um den Einsatz seiner Wärmesatelliten zu beschleunigen und seine Aktivitäten in Nordamerika auszuweiten. Die KI-Coaching-Plattform Quench.ai, gegründet von Husayn Kassai, dem Mitbegründer von Onfido, hat in einer Pre-Seed-Finanzierungsrunde 5 Millionen US-Dollar aufgebracht. Unter den Investoren sind Firstminute Capital, Tuesday VC (ehemals CrunchFund), BY Venture Partners, Ada Ventures, Plug and Play Ventures, Notion Capital, IFG, Antler, Ventures Together, Northzone scout und mehr als 50 Gründer. Die Plattform nutzt Künstliche Intelligenz als Coach und bietet den Nutzern geeignete Videos zum Erlernen neuer Fähigkeiten an. Ziel ist es, Probleme wie "Entscheidungsparalyse" und zeitraubende Ablenkungen zu vermeiden. Das Unternehmen plant, mit der Finanzierung sein Team zu erweitern und moderne Lernende, die ihre Fähigkeiten verbessern wollen, anzusprechen.Das indische Werbetechnologieunternehmen Affinity hat das Berliner Startup Opinary übernommen, wobei der Kaufpreis nicht bekannt gegeben wurde, aber geschätzt wird, dass es sich um eine einstellige Millionensumme handelt. Opinary, bekannt für seine Online-Umfragen zu aktuellen Themen, wird durch die Übernahme die Möglichkeit haben, international zu expandieren und neue Produkte von Affinity anzubieten. Die bestehende Geschäftsführung von Opinary bleibt erhalten, während das Unternehmen durch die Unterstützung von Affinity in den USA und Asien sowie in Deutschland und Europa wachsen soll. Die italienische Risikokapitalfirma United Ventures hat den ersten Abschluss ihres neuen Fonds in Höhe von 65 Millionen Euro bekannt gegeben, mit einem Ziel von insgesamt 150 Millionen Euro. Der Fonds wird sich in den nächsten fünf Jahren auf 15 bis 18 europäische Technologieunternehmen im Frühstadium konzentrieren, insbesondere im italienischen Ökosystem. 

In this episode, the former CEO and co-founder of Onfido, an AI-based ID verification, joins Jon Krohn to discuss his path to start-up success. Tune in to hear valuable information from Husayn Kassai. In this episode you will learn: • How Husayn's start-up journey began [5:55] • How Husayn determined that his challenge could be solved by machine vision [11:18] • Onfido's initial seed stages [18:23] • Launching and scaling your start-up in the U.S. market [22:00] • The most important component in building the best product [26:30] • Husayn's latest start-up [28:52] • Husayn's startup project decision-making process [37:49] • Choosing your co-founding team [44:04] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/577

On this episode of Think Like a Founder, SNP Co-Founder & CEO Maureen Taylor speaks with Husayn Kassai, Co-Founder of Onfido. They talk about humility, adaptability, and the importance of building the right team. Onfido is a tech company that helps people verify their identity in a matter of minutes using world-leading AI and identity experts. In 2016, Forbes named Husayn and his Onfido co-founders as part of their “30 Under 30” in European technology. Learn more about Onfido at https://onfido.com . Think Like A Founder is produced by SNP Communications in San Francisco, California. Learn more by visiting us at www.now.snpnet.com/tlaf or connect with Maureen Taylor on LinkedIn to continue the conversation there. Series Producer: Roisin HuntSound Design: Marc Ream Content and Scripting: Mike Sullivan and Jaselin DrownProduction Coordinator: Natasha ThomasThanks also to Selena Persiani-Shell, Eli Shell, Matt Johnson, John Hughes, and Renn Vara.

Fredua talks to Husayn Kassai, CEO and Co-Founder of software company Onfido as it prepares to go public. Husayn discusses his journey and his thoughts on tech’s diversity problem. He talks about how his family’s move from Iran to the UK became the driving force towards fixing the broken system of identity verification and providing wider financial access to those who need it most. Onfido helps businesses verify people’s identities using Artificial Intelligence. Founded by Husayn and his co-founders in 2012, the company has raised over $200 million in funding from the likes of Microsoft, Salesforce and TPG. It has over 1,500 clients including Square and Revolut and offices in San Francisco, London, New York, Singapore and other cities globally.

TECH.DELIVERED - your daily curated tech news.For a break-out of these headlines, listen to the 14-min podcast. CHINAChina's President Xi Jinping personally scuttled Jack Ma's Ant IPOU.S. backs down on TikTokBIG TECHCisco beats earnings, reports strong forecastGoogle apologizes to Thierry Breton over plan to target EU commissionerTHREAT LANDSCAPE Britain introduces rules to protect tech firms from overseas takeoversNorth Korean, Russian hackers target COVID-19 researchers, Microsoft saysEV AND AUTONOMOUS TECHTiny GM car passes Tesla to lead China's electric vehicle marketVW boosts investment in electric and autonomous car technology to $86BAt Disney, streaming soars as other businesses struggleMARKETS Palantir sales growth cheers Wall Street in debut earningsPersonal finance startup Truebill raises $17MOnfido's Husayn Kassai steps back, brings in new CEO ahead of a planned IPO WHAT A LIKE ABOUT YOU Panasonic appoints company veteran Kusumi as CEO, replacing TsugaHave a great weekend! See you next week! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit techdelivered.substack.com

This week, Charlotte Crosswell, CEO at Innovate Finance speaks to Husayn Kassai, the CEO and co-founder of Onfido. They discuss Onfido's expansion into the United States, their recent funding round and much more! This Episode features an introduction by William Russell, Lord Mayor of the City of London. Tune in for regular episodes every week! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innfin/message

Husayn Kassai is CEO and co-founder of Onfido and Oxford University alumnus. Onfido is a market-leading digital identity verification provider, based in London and San Francisco. We talk about how to verify the official documents remotely using Artificial Intelligence and the vision of digital identity in the future.

Our expert hosts, Sarah and Ross, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Sanjay Gupta VP and Global Head of Products and Corporate Development - Mitek US Rachael Pollard, Chief Growth Officer at Starling Anti-Jussi Suominen, CEO of Holvi We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Is now a good time to start a challenger bank? As Vivid Money launches in Germany and we hear from their co-founder Alexander Emeshev to give us his perspective Marcus shuts to new UK clients Fintech in the MENA region is hotting up as islamic finance start up Wahed raises $25m to grow it’s Saudi Arabia hub - and we hear from their Chief Product Officer Kareem Tabbaa to learn more Onfido, Deloitte and Evernym Prove that Re-usable Digital Identity is Market-Ready with the FCA Regulatory Sandbox - and we hear from Onfido CEO Hussayn Kussai to tell us more Mastercard, Axis Bank and Worldline unveil new payments solution in India Holidaymakers need to think like futures traders This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. This podcast is also brought to you by Equinix (https://equinix.com). Equinix is the world's largest data center & colocation provider, enabling fastest application performance, lowest latency and a digital ecosystem for financial services. Its platform of 200+ data centres worldwide protects, connects and empowers the mission-critical infrastructure for over 10,000 businesses. This podcast is also brought to you by Salesforce (https://www.salesforce.com/uk/?ir=1). Right now, business leaders are re-thinking, re-assessing and re-purposing business as usual to deal with this new crisis. It’s a global conversation Salesforce is having called Leading Through Change. And it’s all about businesses relying on each other to achieve one simple goal: Help. Learn more at salesforce.com (https://www.salesforce.com/uk/?ir=1) Small business financial services are only 1% finished. Our latest research examines the Jobs to be Done and cultural insights on what US business owners need, and the digital services that will help them meet their goals. Download the research for free by heading to bit.ly/digitalsmb (https://bit.ly/digitalsmb). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email podcasts@11fs.com! Special Guests: Alexander Emeshev, Antti-Jussi Suominen, Husayn Kassai, Kareem Tabbaa, Rachael Pollard, and Sanjay Gupta.

It's the Season One Wrap Party - and to celebrate we are releasing a 'Best of' episode featuring highlights from our wonderful guests.Including:Nick Ogden - Clearbank/WorldpayJulian Sawyer - Gemini/Starling BankCharlotte Crosswell - Innovate FinanceHusayn Kassai - OnfidoKeith Grose - PlaidDavid Brear - 11:FSEd Vaizey - Former Tech Ministerand the musical stylings of Ray Brash and The Love Detectives(and many more!)Thank you once again to all of our listeners and of course our fantastic guests.Fear not, Season Two is on the horizon - promising to be even bigger and better than ever!Please visit us at http://www.manasearch.co.uk and continue to like, share, subscribe and if you haven't already please do leave us a review on iTunes or Spotify

S04 E04 - Husayn Kassai - In this episode, Joyeeta is joined by Husayn Kassai, CEO and co-founder at Onfido, a London-based startup helping businesses verify identities using AI. Husayn talks about his tips for overcoming infomania, fundraising advice for founders, the importance of developing a long term strategy, how his upbringing has shaped his entrepreneurial spirit, and his own vision for the future of Onfido.

We are thrilled to have with Searching for Mana our next guest Husayn Kassai, CEO and co-founder of Onfido. He is sharing with us his 8-year journey from graduation from Oxford University to building up an AI company. He also explains the concept of "immunity passports" for governments battling coronavirus. Onfido has just raised $100 million, reaching a total funding amount of $200 million.Husayn Kassai, as a new machine age advocate, he is a believer in how technology can be used to build instant trust and power human interactions. In 2016, Husayn was named as one of Forbes’ ‘“30 Under 30”’, and as the Startups Awards’ ‘“Young Entrepreneur of the Year”’. ​Husayn sits on the Advisory Committee of the Oxford Seed Fund and the All Party Parliamentary Group on AI. He has a BA in Economics and Management from Keble​ ​College,​ ​Oxford.Onfido helps businesses identify their users using Government IDs and facial biometrics by deploying AI to ensure that IDs are genuine, and matching the users presenting them. Onfido powers over 1,500 fintech, banking and marketplace clients globally—helping them onboard more users while reducing risk. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2020/04/15/british-ai-startup-onfido-secures-100m-boost-tech-immunity-passports/

In this week's episode, Ross Gallagher and Sarah Kocianski are on hosting duties and are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Farhana Draine - Head of Legal and ComplianceFlux Husayn Kassai - CEO, Onfido Edward Berks - Global EGM of Financial Partnerships, Xero We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Robinhood faces outage as the Dow surges (02:15) BCR backlash mounts over Metro Bank and Nationwide (10:29) Thought Machine plans US expansion after $83-million raise (20:24) World Health Organisation calls for contactless amidst Coronavirus (28:21) Klarna posts first-ever deficit as buy now pay later grows (36:51) Greenpeace blockades Barclays branches (46:56) Payments boss pays his entire staff a $70k minimum salary (53:08) This podcast is brought to you by Stake (https://hellostake.com/), the digital brokerage app bringing you unrivalled access to the US market. Invest in over 3,500 US stocks and ETFs, including game-changing companies like Google, Amazon and Tesla. Trading is instant, direct and commission-free, and with a fully digitised sign-up, you’ll be in the market in minutes. Visit hellostake.com or search ‘Stake Trade’ to seize the US market’s 31 trillion dollars-worth of opportunity today. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email podcasts@11fs.com! Special Guests: Edward Berks, Farhana Draine, and Husayn Kassai.

In our latest podcast, Shayaan Khanna (WG ’20) is joined by Husayn Kassai, CEO and Co-Founder of Onfido (onfido.com). Husayn talks about the inspiration behind founding Onfido: his own experience when his parents moved to the UK which made him realize how broken the process of identity verification was. He discusses how Onfido, through identity verification, is enabling financial services players across the world to provide access to formal finance to the unbanked. He also shares his thoughts on the latest trends in FinTech and advice for students considering entrepreneurship in colleges / schools. Onfido is a software company that helps businesses verify people's identities using a photo-based identity document, a selfie and AI algorithms. Founded in 2012 by Husayn and his two co-founders while studying at Oxford, Onfido is taking on today’s sophisticated fraud landscape. It counts Square, Revolut and Zipcar among its 1,500 clients. Today it has over 250 employees across the world, with offices in London, San Francisco, New York, Lisbon, Paris, New Delhi and Singapore.

On today's episode we meet with Husayn Kassai, the CEO of the identity standard testing company Onfido. Founded in 2012, Onfido quickly expanded its offices outside of London, to include San Francisco, New York, Lisbon, Paris, New Delhi and Singapore. Husayn shares with us everything he's learnt on his journey of expansion, and things he wished he knew before making the move across the pond. Having offices on both sides of America gives Husayn two very different perspectives of running a business in the United States. He talks with us about the different benefits both spots have, and the importance of picking the right spot for your business's headquarters. From getting investors in America, to the importance of adapting to American culture, Husayn tells it all. “Frequent client feedback matters, and when you can't deliver something let it be known straight away.” - Husayn Kassai Time Stamps:  01:22 - What Onfido does. 02:44 - Who their clients are. 03:32 - How the software at Onfido works. 06:43 - How money laundering regulations change across the globe. 08:36 - How the business started. 09:17 - Why Husayn wanted to open an office in the US. 11:51 - The importance of doing business in the US. 12:44 - How operating in America is different to operating in the UK. 15:22 - The importance of having a trustworthy brand. 16:45 - How to build trust and the importance of being honest. 19:12 - The kind of clients Onfido was focusing on. 21:11 - The importance of being blunt and to the point. 24:06 - The prevalence of suing in America. 27:15 - Opening up an office in New York, and how it's different to San Francisco. 29:57 - The importance of picking the right location for your headquarters in America. 31:01 - Advice for companies that are looking for the right place in America to set up in. 33:57 - Getting seed investors in America. 37:30 - The key mistakes UK startups make when expanding to the US. 38:40 - Tips for dealing with American culture, and using your Britishness to your advantage. 41:05 - The importance of knowing local sports teams. Send us questions you want answered to info@mtbonnell.com Resources: https://onfido.com www.mtbonnell.com Episode Transcript Connect with Husayn Kassai: Twitter Connect with Nastaran Tavakoli-Far: LinkedIn Connect with Sebastian Sauerborn: Website

Originally operating in London, the identity standard testing company Onfido soon opened offices in San Francisco and New York. CEO Husayn Kassai shares what he’s learnt expanding into America.

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Sarah Kocianski, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Ben Chisell - Director of Digital product at OakNorth Husayn Kassai - CEO and Co-Founder at Onfido Bailey Kursar - CEO and Co-Founder of Toucan We also hear from US CEO of N26, Nicolas Kopp about their recent US launch We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: N26 moves out of beta and goes nationwide across the US (03:11) Numbrs joins the fintech unicorn club (09:25) Revolut’s new hires (16:45) Deutsche bank fined 16 million dollars over US corruption charges (23:51) Meeting of two marketplaces: Raisin acquires fairr A woman's bank sent her safe house address to her abusive ex India’s CRED raises $120M to help people improve their financial behavior K-Swiss just dropped a new line of sneakers - specifically designed for CEOs! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email podcasts@11fs.com! Special Guests: Bailey Kursar, Ben Chisell, Husayn Kassai, Nicholas Kopp, and Nicolas Kopp.

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The current system of identity verification is broken. With so many data breaches happening today most of our personal information is readily available on the dark web. We can no longer truly rely on any personal information as a way to verify identity. A completely new system is needed. Our next guest on the Lend […] The post Podcast 204: Husayn Kassai of Onfido appeared first on Lend Academy.

Onfido is the new identity standard for the internet. Their AI-based technology assesses whether a user's government-issued ID is genuine or fraudulent, and then compares it against their facial biometrics. That's how they give companies like Revolut, Zipcar and Bitstamp the assurance they need to onboard customers remotely and securely. Their mission is to create a more open world, where identity is the key to access. I had the pleasure to speak with the co-Founder and CEO of the company, Husayn Kassai who shared lots of great insights. Enjoy!

This special episode of DiverCity Podcast was recorded at the Innovate Finance Global Summit 2019 in London, featuring interviews with CEOs from across the industry, each offering insights and opinions about where to find the talent the industry needs. Hear highlights from Charlotte Croswell CEO of Innovate Finance and her further thoughts in her interview. Tom Bull of EY offers early insights into the fintech Census and Alison Rose of NatWest Holdings and RBS updates on the Prime Minister and Treasury’s review of female entrepreneurship ‘The Rose Review’. Tim Levine of Augmentum Capital, Karen Rudich of FireDrake, Adam Toms of Openfin, Ben Brabyn of Level39 and Husayn Kassai of Onfido each offer a wide range of perspectives including how we can best educate and attract young people into fintech, tap into diverse pools, how businesses can scale up and accelerate their pace of change, the changing face of leadership in tech, what we need post Brexit and more.

Husayn Kassai, OnFido  Moderator: Steve Cook, Biometrics for eCommerce

Our hosts, Simon Taylor and Leda Glyptis are joined by three great guests: Max Rofagha, CEO and Founder at Finimize, Husayn Kassai, CEO at Onfido and Lisa Jacobs, CSO at Funding Circle. First up, Banking services for the unbanked! Singapore-based Grab started as a taxi-booking app but is expanding into areas like parcel and food delivery and financial services. Grab's partnered with Mastercard to issue virtual and physical prepaid cards tailored to Southeast Asian consumers, with the aim of expanding use of Grab's digital wallet and helping its unbanked users transact online. The companies hope to leverage Grab's 110 million app users and Mastercard's network of 3 million merchant outlets. Customers can top up their cards using cash through agents, drivers and merchants on the GrabPay platform. Most banks will be made irrelevant by 2030-Gartner. Within 12 years time, 80% of “heritage financial firms” will either go out of business or be rendered irrelevant by new competition, changing customer behaviour and advancements in technology, according to forecasts by Gartner. They will be replaced by global digital platforms, fintech companies and other nontraditional players. U.S. state banking regulators sue government to stop “fintech charters”. A body of U.S. state banking regulators on Thursday sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) over its plan, to issue bank charters to online lenders and payment companies. The body, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS), said the so-called fintech charter was unconstitutional and puts consumers and taxpayers at risk. Follows a similar suit filed by the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) last month. Initiative Q: Scam, pyramid scheme or next PayPal? No one seems to have any idea if it’s a scam or not. Only detailed has come from David Gerard, author of Attack of the 50ft Blockchain. “It’s not impossible they’ll get something up … but pure ideas are near-worthless. The hard part is always execution.” Trendy challenger bank Monzo is Britain’s latest unicorn startup. Monzo secured a £85 million funding round, giving it a valuation of £1 billion, investors include Stripe, Accel Ventures, and General Catalyst. Most notably, the company has also relied on equity crowdfunding in the past and reportedly plans to raise a further £20 million from ordinary retail investors later this year. And finally, a special 50p coin will mark Brexit. A commemorative 50p coin will be issued to mark the UK's departure from the European Union (EU) next year. The coin would be made available in spring 2019 but it’s not yet known exactly what the new Brexit coins will look like. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and Petrit Berisha. Edited by Michael Bailey and written by Dhanum Nursigadoo. Special Guests: Husayn Kassai, Leda Glyptis, Lisa Jacobs, and Max Rofagha.

Today, we're launching Founder Sessions, a new series looking at the entrepreneurial process through the experiences of some of the most noteworthy fintech founders around the world. We've connected with a phenomenal selection of entrepreneurs over the years on Rebank, and we wanted to create a dedicated place to share their insights.   Each episode of Founder Sessions will take the form of a short, focused discussion of the most important insights, lessons and advice our guests have to offer around startup success, based on their own first-hand experience. We'll mix Founder Sessions into our regular episode release schedule, so watch your feed.   To kick things off, we connected with Husayn Kassai, founder of Onfido, one of the world's premier regtechs, specializing in customer authentication.   Let us know what you think of the new format on Twitter @rebankpodcast, and feel free to send any guest ideas to rebank@bankingthefuture.com.   Thank you very much for joining us today. Please welcome, Husayn Kassai.

Sarah and David sit down with Forbes and The Economist journalist, Monty Munford, and CEO of Onfido, Husayn Kassai. The panel discuss the latest news hitting the fintech space this week. Including: TSB could have up to $150m in debt after their IT systems meltdown back in April - the team discuss whether this amount is accurate (or indeed, even enough); Monzo's losses quadruple in 2017 - but is this in line with what our panel expected? They also take a look at the FCA's latest cohort for their 4th sandbox, their review into “unfair fees” and yet another massive data breach, from a data broker no one has heard of. We even have two "and finally" stories this week as we couldn't decide between them: Goldman Sachs is getting into EDM and rapper Big Sean raps about crypto on his latest album - has it finally gone mainstream?! All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com Special Guests: Husayn Kassai and Monty Munford.

In a series of one to one interviews from Innovate Finance Global Summit 2018, Ross Gallagher and Simon Taylor explore the ins and outs of some great fintechs with some exciting movements in the UK, Hong Kong, China, and the EMEA. Including: Benedetta Arese Lucini, Co-founder, Oval Money Charles d’Haussy, Head of Fintech, InvestHK Thomas Eyre, CEO and Co-founder LOQBOX Li Wang, Head of EMEA, Alipay James Mackonochie, COO and Co-founder, Pia Marieke Flament, Managing Director for Europe, Circle Sophie Winwood, Head of Partnerships, Innovate Finance Stephen Ingledew, CEO, Fintech Scotland Husayn Kassai, CEO and Co-founder, Onfido These fintech superstars give us the scoop on where they’ve been, what they’re doing, and where they’re going over the next year. We hope you enjoy the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode and if you really love us please leave us a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders or email podcasts@11fs.com. Special Guests: Benedetta Arese Lucini, Charles d'Haussy, Husayn Kassai, James Mackonochie, Li Wang, Marieke Flament, Sophie Winwood, Stephen Ingledew, and Tom Eyre.

Online transactions occur behind a veil of digital anonymity. As a result it is not always possible to ensure a person is who they claim to be. For many startups the problem of trust is even more pronounced, with early stage companies lacking the credibility or reputation of established competitors. So how do you build trust online? On that topic Seedcamp partner Carlos Espinal is joined by two entrepreneurs for whom trust lies at the very heart of their businesses: Philipp Man, founder and CEO of the luxury watch marketplace CHRONEXT, and Husayn Kassai, founder and CEO of Onfido, a software company providing the next generation of identity verification and background checks. Selling assets worth thousands, CHRONEXT must ensure trust across their entire platform and supply chain. Philipp notes their ‘whole business model is built on guaranteeing trust and preventing potential fraud’ and discusses some of the authentication mechanisms they rely on - from identity checks and due diligence on suppliers to manual inspection checks by expert watchmakers. Meanwhile Husayn explains how Onfido is essentially in the business of building trust and that the company was born out of the recognition that trust would be the ‘currency of the future’. He discusses Onfido’s early days, selling first to the on-demand sector and sharing economy, later to FinTech, and now online and retail banking. Tune in to learn how to build credence for your early stage business from entrepreneurs who’ve been there before, and how to balance converting customers with minimising fraud. Show notes: Carlos Medium: sdca.mp/2entVR3 Seedcamp: www.seedcamp.com Onfido: www.onfido.com CHRONEXT: www.chronext.com Related bio links: Carlos: linkedin.com/in/carloseduardoespinal / twitter.com/cee Husayn: linkedin.com/in/husaynkassai / twitter.com/HusaynKassai Philipp Man: linkedin.com/in/philippman / twitter.com/ManPhilipp

Husayn Kassai is the co-founder and CEO of Onfido, a service making background check screening and identity verification easy and cost effective. In this episode, Husayn shares how his own job hunting struggles led him to founding an indispensable service used by startups, governments, and banks worldwide. Integrate Onfido's identity & document verification, and background checks into your business. Apps Husayn can't live without: Blinkist, Trello, Slack, Lyft and Uber Husayn collects: Business cards & ideas Husayn hopes to be remembered for: Fostering a new generation of entrepreneurs.