Podcasts about Meniga

Við leitumst við að stunda líkamsrækt og hreyfingu til að halda líkamanum við, halda vöðvunum við, en skynfærin geta gleymst. Við fræddumst í dag um skynjun og skynfærin okkar. Berglind Indriðadóttir, iðjuþjálfi, stendur fyrir námskeiðinu Skynjun og skynörvun - leiðir að betri líðan notenda öldrunarþjónustu þar sem hún kennir leiðir til að halda skynfærunum við. Berglind fjallar um leiðir til þess að flétta örvun fyrir skynfærin inn í daglegar athafnir. Berglind var hjá okkur í dag og fór með okkur yfir það hvernig við getum örvað skynjun okkar og skynfærin. Georg Lúðvíksson er sérfræðingur í heimilisfjármálum og stofnandi Meniga sem sérhæfir sig í persónulegum fjármálum. Georg hefur haldið ógrynni námskeiða um mikilvægi þess að hafa fjármálin á hreinu og fjallað um heimilisbókhald, hvernig hægt er að halda eyðslunni í skefjum, borgað niður skuldir, hvernig lán á að taka osfrv. Við heyrðum í Georgi í dag, þegar heimilisbókhaldið hefur sjaldan skipt meira máli, enda hefur allt hækkað og vextir eru háir. Þegar Valgerður Jónsdóttir biskupsfrú (1771-1856) var borin til grafar voru þau orð látin falla að hún hefði verið í „öllu tilliti merkiskona“. Hún safnaði miklum auði, stóð í viðskiptum og var ein ríkasta kona Íslands á sínum tíma. Halldóra Kristinsdóttir starfar sem sérfræðingur á handritasafni Landsbókasafns Íslands – Háskólabókasafns sagði okkur nánar frá lífshlaupi Valgerðar í þættinum. Tónlistin í þættinum Með þér / Ragnheiður Gröndal (Bubbi Morthens) Í bláum skugga / Stuðmenn (Sigurður Bjóla Garðarsson) Let's keep dancing / Emilíana Torrini (Emillíana Torrini og Simon Byrt) Ég fer á Land Rover frá Mývatni á Kópasker / Helgi Björnsson (Helgi Björnsson, Guðmundur Óskar Guðmundsson og Atli Bollason) UMSJÓN GUÐRÚN GUNNARSDÓTTIR OG GUNNAR HANSSON

Georg Lúðvíksson, meðstofnandi Meniga, kom í virkilega skemmtilegt og fróðlegt viðtal í Frumkvöðlaseríuna! Hann hefur marga frumkvöðlafjöruna sopið og hefur mikla reynslu sem við fáum öll að læra af í þessum þætti. Við ræddum meðal annars heimilisbókhaldið, peningauppeldi, fjármálahegðun og margt fleira fáránlega nytsamlegt. Ef þú ert í veseni með sambandið þitt við peninga, eða vilt bara efla góða fjármálastöðu, þá veeerður þú einfaldlega að taka þér tíma í að hlusta.  

Find out more about this event on our website: https://bit.ly/3IiV9pQ With spring well underway and summer around the corner, many of us will have already booked our summer getaway. But how much do consumers think about their spending whilst on holiday; has the rise of digital banking impacted the way we make payments abroad?We know that cash is no longer king when it comes to spending in the UK, but are consumers using their everyday bank card whilst on holiday too? And if so, are they aware of any charges placed on each foreign transaction?GFT's latest Banking Disruption Index focuses on international transactions for retail banks and their customers. GFT and Currencycloud will be discussing the findings of the report in this webinar, and what the future holds for international transactions. Speakers: Richard Kalas is a Client Solutions Director at GFT, helping its retail banking clients address their strategic and operational challenges in the new digital economy with truly innovative solutions and services. Before GFT, Richard was a Solutions Architect with Meniga, having held similar roles at Ubiquem and Temenos, leading solutions for organisations such as Metrobank, JPMC, UBS and The Bank of England. Richard Stockley is Director of Partnerships at Currencycloud, a Visa solution. Richard drives the global partnership strategy at Currencycloud, connecting financial services customers with solution partners to create success. Richard has significant experience in commercialisation and scaling novel technology for startups as well as large corporate organisations.

Ef þið hafið velt fyrir ykkur spurningum eins og: Hvernig get ég aukið tekjurnar mínar og borgað niður skuldir? Og get ég það yfir höfuð? Hafa peningar áhrif á sambönd, uppeldi og hegðun? Georg Lúðvíksson, sérfræðingur í heimilisfjármálum, persónulegum fjármálum og stofnandi Meniga kom í þáttinn í dag og ræddi við okkur um fjármál. Við fengum vinkil frá Guðjóni Helga Ólafssyni í dag en hann hefur sent okkur pistla á mánudögum í vetur sem hann kallar vinkla. Í dag bar hann vinkilinn að geit nokkurri í Garðabænum og jólaljósum. Lesandi vikunnar í þetta sinn var Vala Jónsdóttir, sérfræðingur hjá mannréttinda- og lýðræðisskrifstofu Reykjavíkurborgar í jafnréttismálum. Við fengum að vita hvaða bækur hún hefur verið að lesa undanfarið og hvaða bækur og höfundar hafa haft mest áhrif á hana í gegnum tíðina. Vala talaði um eftirtaldar bækur: Kona í hvarfpunkti e. Nawal El Saadawi Don't call me inspirational e. Harilyn Rousso Flækingurinn e. Kristínu Ómarsdóttir Grettir sterki e. Þorsteinn Stefánsson Bárður Snæfellsás Tónlist í þættinum í dag: Er líða fer að jólum / Ragnar Bjarnason (Gunnar Þórðarson og Ómar Ragnarsson) Vertu ekki að kvarta / South River band (Ólafur Þórðarson og Kormákur Bragason) Merry christmas darling / Carpenters (Carpenters og Frank Pooler) UMSJÓN: GUNNAR HANSSON OG GUÐRÚN GUNNARSDÓTTIR

Ef þið hafið velt fyrir ykkur spurningum eins og: Hvernig get ég aukið tekjurnar mínar og borgað niður skuldir? Og get ég það yfir höfuð? Hafa peningar áhrif á sambönd, uppeldi og hegðun? Georg Lúðvíksson, sérfræðingur í heimilisfjármálum, persónulegum fjármálum og stofnandi Meniga kom í þáttinn í dag og ræddi við okkur um fjármál. Við fengum vinkil frá Guðjóni Helga Ólafssyni í dag en hann hefur sent okkur pistla á mánudögum í vetur sem hann kallar vinkla. Í dag bar hann vinkilinn að geit nokkurri í Garðabænum og jólaljósum. Lesandi vikunnar í þetta sinn var Vala Jónsdóttir, sérfræðingur hjá mannréttinda- og lýðræðisskrifstofu Reykjavíkurborgar í jafnréttismálum. Við fengum að vita hvaða bækur hún hefur verið að lesa undanfarið og hvaða bækur og höfundar hafa haft mest áhrif á hana í gegnum tíðina. Vala talaði um eftirtaldar bækur: Kona í hvarfpunkti e. Nawal El Saadawi Don't call me inspirational e. Harilyn Rousso Flækingurinn e. Kristínu Ómarsdóttir Grettir sterki e. Þorsteinn Stefánsson Bárður Snæfellsás Tónlist í þættinum í dag: Er líða fer að jólum / Ragnar Bjarnason (Gunnar Þórðarson og Ómar Ragnarsson) Vertu ekki að kvarta / South River band (Ólafur Þórðarson og Kormákur Bragason) Merry christmas darling / Carpenters (Carpenters og Frank Pooler) UMSJÓN: GUNNAR HANSSON OG GUÐRÚN GUNNARSDÓTTIR

Digital transformation is a difficult undertaking for any organisation. Many incumbents fail in their attempts to change the mindset, behaviour, practices and technology that will help them remain competitive, presenting a market opportunity for companies that can bring speed, technology and agility to service them. Fintechs have seized the opportunity to serve as surrogates for incumbents, helping them modernize their digital experiences and keep up with customer expectations. A company that has successfully equipped banks and other financial institutions, serving over 100 million customers worldwide, with state of the art digital experiences is Meniga out of Iceland. We had the opportunity to sit down with their founder Georg Ludvikson to understand how fintech are helping banks stay at the forefront of their business. In this session you'll learn more about how Meniga is ultraprersonalising experiences for millions of banking customers, making digital banking, smart, intuitive and relevant.  Our banking history tells a story about us, it's about time banks use that knowledge to help customers live better financial lives.

Chris Skinner is a bestselling author, independent commentator, and globally sought-after expert on financial markets and technology through his critically acclaimed website, The Finanser.More about our guest:Chris has been voted one of the most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News, and has been an advisor to the White House, the World Bank, the World Economic Forum, and the United Nations. He is a visiting lecturer with Cambridge University as well as a TEDx speaker and is Chair of Nordic Future Innovation and a non-executive director of 11:FS.  Chris is also the author of sixteen best-selling books, including Digital Bank, ValueWeb and Digital Human as well as a children's book series, Captain Cake and the Candy Crew. His newest book, Digital For Good: Stand for something…or you will fall has recently been released last June 1, 2022.  He is also a regular commentator on BBC News, Sky News, CNBC and Bloomberg, Chris serves on various financial and fintech advisory boards, including B-Hive, Bankex, empowr, IoV42, Innovate Finance, Life.SREDA, Moven, Meniga, Pintail, Project Exscudo and Token Fund.  ------------------------------------------------Episode Guide:1:34 - What is Innovation?3:12 - Innovation before primetime5:20 - Financial Services, 3G-to-5G evolution, cloud computing, 3d printing7:33 - Facial Recognition: Mastercard and Alipay8 :36 - Defining 'Innovation Reapplication'9:58 - Wallet applications14:19 - Cash Machines: Why online banks still open physical branches17:28 - Upcoming Trends: Technology in Financial Industry21:01 - Blog post: "The best job in banking: Chief Cannibal"23:24 - What isn't innovation?  26:12 - Changes in the music industry28:15 - FinTech: innovations behind the scenes29:35 - Brazil's Nubank31:01 - China's Alipay and WeChat Pay33:20 - "Bankenstien"3402 - Advice for innovators-------------------------Resources Mentioned: Companies/Institutions: AlipayWeChat PayBrazil's NubankBlogs:The FinanserThe best job in banking: Chief Cannibal by Chris Skinner--------------------------OUTLAST Consulting offers professional development and strategic advisory services in the areas of innovation and diversity management.

Hefurðu velt fyrir þér hvernig sé best að ræða fjármál við maka? Hvort sameiginleg fjármál henti eða ekki? Hvernig sé best að setja sér sameiginleg markmið? Eða ef þú átt ekki maka, hvort það séu engar pælingar fyrir þig í þessum þætti? Svarið er jú.Við fengum frábæran gest til okkar, hann heitir Guttormur og er vörustjóri hjá Meniga. Guttormur er með meistaragráðu í að ræða við maka sinn um fjármál - grín. Hann er samt reynslubolti í sameiginlegum fjármálum og stórskemmtilegur. Hér fáið þið enn einn þáttinn sem er stútfullur af fróðleik en á sama tíma mjög skemmtilegur (hlutlaust mat). Njótið!

Georg Ludviksson, CEO & Co-Founder, MenigaCarbon Insight is a new green banking solution offered by digital banking tools provider Meniga. It allows users to estimate and track the carbon footprint stemming from their spending patterns, allowing customers to alter their consumption habits and take steps to offset their emissions where such schemes are available. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses the pivotal role banks could hold in the fight against climate change with Georg Ludviksson, CEO and Co-Founder of Meniga.  

Chris Skinner is known as one of the most influential people in technology. He is an independent commentator on the financial markets and fintech, through his blog theFinanser.com and author of the bestselling books Digital Bank, ValueWeb and Digital Human. He is Chair of Nordic Future Innovation, is a non-executive director of 11:FS and on the advisory boards of various firms including Mode, Moven and Meniga. Mr. Skinner has been an advisor to the United Nations, the White House, the World Bank and the World Economic Forum and is a visiting lecturer with Cambridge University as well as a TEDx speaker. Chris is also a successful children's author with a series, focused upon Captain Cake and the Candy Crew, being released in 2021 Captain Cake. He is also co-founder with renowned artist Basia Hamilton of The Portrait Foundation, Portrait Foundation, a non-profit platform to encourage children and the arts. In recent years, he has been voted one of the UK's foremost fintech observers by The Telegraph and one of the most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News and Thomson Reuters. Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her most recently book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/

We catch up with Chris to discuss his latest thoughts on fintech, cryptos, NFTs, why we must do much more to look after the planet, and his latest literary ventures. Chris Skinner is known as one of the most influential people in technology, and as an independent commentator on fintech through his blog, the Finanser.com. His latest book (sixteenth!) is called Doing Digital, and shares the lessons of doing digital transformation learned through interviews with BBVA, China Merchants Bank, DBS, ING and JPMorgan Chase. He is Chair of Nordic Future Innovation, is a non-executive director of 11:FS and on the advisory boards of various firms including Mode, Moven and Meniga. Mr. Skinner has been an advisor to the United Nations, the White House, the World Bank and the World Economic Forum, and is a visiting lecturer with Cambridge University as well as a TEDx speaker. In recent years, he has been voted one of the UK's foremost fintech observers by The Telegraph and one of the most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News and Thomson Reuters. Chris is also a successful children's author with a series, focused upon Captain Cake and the Candy Crew, being released in 2021 Captain Cake. He is also co-founder with renowned artist Basia Hamilton of The Portrait Foundation, Portrait Foundation, a non-profit platform to encourage children and the arts.

Viðmælandi þessa þáttar er Georg Lúðvíksson, stofnandi og forstjóri hugbúnaðarfyrirtækisins Meniga en fyrirtækið býður upp á alls kyns stafrænar bankalausnir. Georg er fæddur árið 1976 og er alinn upp í Vesturbænum. Hann gekk í MR og þaðan lá leið hans í hugbúnaðarverkfræði í Háskóla Íslands og síðan Harvard háskóla þar sem hann lauk MBA gráðu. Georg stofnaði Meniga árið 2009 með bræðrunum Ásgeiri og Viggó Ásgeirssyni en í dag starfa um 150 manns hjá fyrirtækinu í fjórum löndum. Fyrirtækið hefur safnað 6,8 milljörðum íslenskra króna í hlutafé frá þekktum erlendum fagfjárfestum og eru með suma af stærstu bönkum Evrópu fyrir viðskiptavini. Þátturinn er kostaður af VÍS, Kaffitár og Bílaumboðinu Öskju.

Sveinn býr yfir áratuga reynslu og ástríðu fyrir fræðslu og skemmtun. Hann hefur starfað í 12 ár sem kennari í Bjórskólanum ásamt námskeiðahaldi í heimabókhaldskerfi Meninga. Sveinn hefur haft umsjón með samfélagsmiðlum fyrir Guðna Th. Jóhannessonar, forseta Íslands í framboðum hans 2016 og 2020. Sveinn bæði meðeigandi, situr í stjórn og starfar sem markaðsstjóri hjá Svarið ehf, sem er fyrirtæki með framúrstefnulega framtíðarsýn. Fyrirtæki sem Sveinn hefur unnið markaðsstörf fyrir eru ólík og reynslan því breið og fjölbreytt. Af fyrirtækjum má nefna Grey Line Iceland, Íslandsstofa - Inspired by Iceland, Meniga, Ölgerðin, 365 Birtingur og Credit info group.

Glen connects with leaders from his three favorite Finovate Europe solutions: Best of Show winner (and newly minted Unicorn) Quantum Metric, Iceland-based Meniga's green banking spin, and WUA's savvy twist on digital analytics. 

In Episode 75 Dexter Cousins is joined by Chris Skinner, author, commentator and (in his own words) "troublemaker"Chris Skinner is known as one of the most influential people in technology, and as an independent commentator on fintech through his blog, the Finanser.com. His latest book (sixteenth!) is called Doing Digital, and shares the lessons of doing digital transformation learned through interviews with BBVA, China Merchants Bank, DBS, ING and JPMorgan Chase. He chairs the Financial Services Club and Nordic Future Innovation, is a non-executive director of 11:FS and on the advisory boards of various firms including Mode, Moven and Meniga. Mr. Skinner has been an advisor to the United Nations, the White House, the World Bank and the World Economic Forum, and is a visiting lecturer with Cambridge University as well as a TEDx speaker. In recent years, he has been voted one of the UK’s foremost fintech observers by The Telegraph and one of the most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal’s Financial News and Thomson Reuters. He is also co-founder with renowned artist Basia Hamilton of The Portrait Foundation, http://portraitfoundation.com/, a non-profit platform to encourage children and the arts.Find out more about The Finanser Follow Chris on LinkedinLaunch, Scale, Innovate Leaders in Fintech Executive Search and RecruitmentJob Of The Week Be at the forefront of digital banking innovationDo you like the show? Please leave us a review

Meniga Co-Founder and CEO Georg Ludviksson sits down with Lloyd to outline how to found a successful FinTech.That’s a topic Georg has plenty of first-hand experience with. After developing one of Iceland’s most popular video games, Georg moved into tech, partnering with Nokia on an early mobile internet venture. That led him on to Harvard Business School before he founded Meniga, a digital banking company that boasts over 40 implementations with some of the world’s premiere retail banks.In his chat with Lloyd, Georg tells us why incumbents are actually making open banking possible and how the lines between banks and fintechs are blurring. Plus, he lays out how to have difficult conversations about founding equity, striking a balance between personal and business development, and how to maintain virtual relationships in a post-pandemic world.Follow Mana Search on Twitter: https://twitter.com/manasearchukFollow Mana Search on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mana-talent/Episode Highlights:06:34: How Meniga is so much more than a core banking solution09:20: Why financial literacy is the key to career advancement14:12: Why have incumbents been hesitant to embrace open banking?20:30: Maintaining sustainable growth at Meniga26:13: How Georg created one of Iceland’s most popular video games31:53: Georg’s biggest tip for nw founders36:55: How Georg deals with leadership stress43:55: The best ways to balance work and personal life47:47: The trait that helped Georg succeed51:30: How to maintain virtual relationships56:20: Teasing Europe’s next up-and-coming tech hotspot

This week we hear about an inspiring initiative in Italy, where publishers have been supporting independent bookshops throughout the lockdown. We also meet Alex Chua of the Goldbell Group in Singapore, which has created a €3.2m B2B lending scheme, and put questions to Georg Ludviksson, CEO of Reykjavik-based Meniga, on starting a business during a downturn. Plus: we cast an eye to the future of sustainable aviation with Connectjets founder Gabriella Somerville.

This week we hear about an inspiring initiative in Italy, where publishers have been supporting independent bookshops throughout the lockdown. We also meet Alex Chua of the Goldbell Group in Singapore, which has created a €3.2m B2B lending scheme, and put questions to Georg Ludviksson, CEO of Reykjavik-based Meniga, on starting a business during a downturn. Plus: we cast an eye to the future of sustainable aviation with Connectjets founder Gabriella Somerville.

In the latest of Nadia's Women of Fintech series, Nadia was joined (prior to lockdown) by the Head of Account Management at Meniga, Eleni Vlami.Eleni talks at length about her background, her achievements as well as Meniga's strong stance in the battle for equal pay and inclusivity.Make sure you subscribe for more episodes from our range of podcast series and please do leave a review wherever you get your podcasts if you like what you hear.

Georg Lúðvíksson er forstjóri og meðstofnandi Meniga sem við ættum nú öll að þekkja eftir fyrri þátt. Meniga varð til upp úr síðustu fjármálakrísu, en þau þróa í dag sjálfvirkt heimilisbókhald sem eitt stærsta tæknifyrirtæki landsins. Georg er mikill hugsuður og kemur oft með sterkt innlegg inn í almenna umræðu og því var mikill fengur að fá hann í þáttinn. Í þættinum ræddum við um mikilvægi þess að hafa auðmýkt fyrir óvissunni, spálíkanagerð, tækifæri leiðtoga til að segja satt og rétt frá og nauðsyn þess að horfa fram á vegin en þó í gegnum gleraugu raunsæisins.

Jón Heiðar Þorsteinson er vörustjóri hjá Meniga ásamt því að sinna vörumarkaðssetningu. Í gegnum árin hefur Jón Heiðar snert á allskonar tækni sem var á þeim tíma algjör nýjung á markaði. Hann hefur starfað meðal annars hjá almannatengslafyrirtækjum, í rafrænni þjónustu hjá banka og markaðsstjóri leikjafyrirtækis og ferðaþjónustufyrirtækis. Í þessu samtali ræddum við um heimilisbókhald og mikilvægi þess að hafa skýra yfirsýn yfir bæði útgjöld og innkomu, nýjar lausnir á fjártæknimarkaðnum, auðgun færslna, sóknarfæri Meniga og að lokum stöðu bankanna í gjörbreyttu neytendalandslagi.

Í þetta skiptið fékk ég til mín Renötu Sigurbergsdóttur hún starfar í dag hjá Krónunni og er yfir viðskiptaþróunn þar. Renata hefur einnig starfað hjá Landsbankanum, Meniga og CCP og segir hún okkur störfum sínum þar og ólíkri menningu þessara fyrirtækja.

Í þessum þætti spjalla ég við Kristínu Halldórsdóttur framkvæmdastjóra viðskiptaþróunar hjá FLOW. Kristín Hrefna er með MBA frá Háskóla Íslands og var í viðskiptaþróunarteymi Meniga í 5 ár en síðast var hún sérfræðingur í gagnagreiningu hjá Valitor. Á árunum 2007-2010 var Kristín Hrefna framkvæmdastjóri borgarstjórnarflokks Sjálfstæðisflokksins.

Orkuskipti eru mikið í umræðunni þessi misserin og um daginn heyrðum við af metnaðarfullum áætlunum ferðaþjónustunnar í þá veru. Lella Erludóttir markaðsstjóri hjá Hey Iceland / Ferðaþjónustu bænda lagði í gær af stað í prufuferð hringinn í kringum landið á rafbíl, þar sem markmiðið er að kynna sér hvernig er að ferðast um landið á slíku farartæki, með tilliti til aðstöðu, drægni og fleira. Við slógum á þráðinn til Lellu og heyrðum hvernig gengur. Meniga, sem rekur samnefndan fjármála hugbúnað, hefur opnað starfsstöðvar í Barcelóna og í Singapúr til að svara aukinni eftirspurn eftir þessu íslenska hugviti. Meniga hefur vaxið og dafnað á tíu árum sínum og rekur nú skrifstofur í sjö löndum. Bragi Fjalldal, forstöðumaður markaðsmála- og viðskiptaþróunar hjá Meniga, var gestur okkar. Svanhildur Daníelsdóttir og maður hennar Gunnar Jónsson hafa verið að koma upp rabbarbara akri í Hrísey í sumar og safnað saman rabbarbara hnausum héðan og þaðan í þeim tilgangi. Við hringdum í Svanhildi og heyrðum af rabbarbararækt í Hrísey. Viljastyrkur getur ráðið úrslitum um hvort fólk nær markmiðum sínum og upplifi drauma sína. Þetta segja þær Steinunn Magnúsdóttir og Stefanía Ólafsdóttir sem leiða vinnusmiðju í kvöld fyrir ungt fólk sem vill efla viljann. Þær heimsóttu okkur og sögðu okkur allt um hvernig maður eflir viljastyrkinn. Kona er nefnd er glænýtt hlaðvarp sem fékk nafn sitt eftir klassíska sjónvarpsþættinum Maður er nefndur. Þær Silja Björk Björnsdóttir og Tinna Haraldsdóttir stýra þessum þætti og við ræddum týndar konur sögunnar við þær stöllur. Tónlist: Magnús Þór og Jónas Sig - Ef ég gæti hugsanna minna. Chicago - Saturday in the park. Eddie Grant - Electric Avenue. Richard Hawley - Tonight the streets are ours. Sykurmolarnir - Deus. Ariana Grande - No tears left to cry. Mumford and sons - Beloved. Chaka Khan - Im every woman. Auður - Freðinn.

All the way from Sweden, our guest this week on #OTPBD is the first employee and former CTO of Spotify, Andreas Ehn! Whilst Andreas’ early education and career path started off in tech and engineering, he had always had an interest in business and entrepreneurship, which has made for an exciting and impressive career so far.Spotify has become one of the most popular music-streaming platforms of all time with over 200 million users to date. In Spotify’s formative years, Andreas brought together a world class technical team that designed and built the music-service product, however, the original genesis of this widely used app is an interesting startup story (and has much respect to timing). In a large part, illegal file-sharing company Pirate Bay (also Swedish born) helped paved a path for Spotify’s success in the music industry. Record labels were facing a time where piracy was at large more than ever, and at the time, Spotify’s music solution was the most promising to labels, and cheap and easily accessible to consumers.Post-Spotify, Andreas then co-founded and was CTO of his own business in 2011, Wrapp, a purchases and customer loyalty app which early this year was acquired by Meniga. Later on, he then became an active investor, with 15 investments typically early-stage. Andreas is currently a global Venture Partner with Antler, a global startup generator and early-stage VC that works by selecting talented individuals looking to start a business, connecting them with the right co-founder as well as a network of advisors worldwide.We’re thrilled to have Andreas on #OTPBD and hope you enjoy listening to this Ep!

Kristján is CEO & Co-Founder of 50skills.com which is transforming the way businesses find and hire people. Prior to 50skills, Kristjan was VP of Marketing Products at Meniga (2014-2017), which he helped grow into serving more than 50 million people in 20 countries. Before joining Meniga in early 2014 Kristján was CEO of Icelandic Startups, which focuses on empowering the Icelandic Entrepreneurial Eco-system. For several years, he has played a leading role in Iceland´s vibrant startup scene. He managed StartupReykjavik (2012-2013), the #1 Seed Accelerator in Iceland. He is also an accredited Global Facilitator for Startup Weekend (2009-), who has facilitated more than 10+ Startup weekends in diverse places, ranging from Reykjavík, Iceland to Tehran, Iran (2012-). He was the global partner for Global Entrepreneurship Week in Iceland (2009-2013), TEDxReykjavik licensee (2011-2013) and the former manager of Iceland’s largest idea competition, the Golden Egg (2009-2011).

Chris Skinner has a blog many of you are sure to know at www.thefinanser.com, it’s packed full of great insights into the financial world. He’s also 11FS’ very own advisor to special projects. Chris is Chair of the European networking forum: the Financial Services Club. He is on the Advisory Boards of many companies including Innovate Finance, Moven and Meniga. The big topic of his upcoming new book is Humanity’s Fourth Revolution and the next generation of finance. How it’s happening right now and soon 4.5 billion more people will be able to access banking services. Digital Humans exist on a Connected Planet, they discuss how those who pay the most to move money often have the least and how this is changing through connectivity. Star Wars vs Star Trek. In an unusual turn for Fintech Insider Chris and David discuss which one's more likely in the future, with a financial twist of course. What are Western companies missing out on and what can they learn from the East and the developing world on financial inclusion and accessibility? They take a close look at Ant Financial, their leap forward to fifth generation architecture and why regenerating every few years works. Are Fintechs just making faster horses? Does it work and should companies be creating something new? 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 and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News. Special Guest: Chris Skinner.

Kristín Hrefna Halldórsdóttir, viðskiptastjóra Meniga: Í hvað og hvar eyðir meðal Íslendingurinn pening? Samantekt á síðasta ári úr hagkerfi Meniga. Læknadagar: Sigurður Guðmundsson læknir og Helen Ólafsdóttir hjá læknum án landamæra: Hlutverk læknisins í aldanna rás og leitin að starfsfólki fyrir lækna án landamæra. Edda Olgudóttir. Vísindaspjall: áhrif þess að dvelja í geimnum á líkama mannanna.

Two Queens of Fintech, Duena Blomstrom and Liz Lumley, join us today for an insightful conversation about bank-fintech collaboration, plus an exclusive announcement from Duena. Duena headed sales for Meniga, a successful Icelandic fintech startup, from 2010-2015. Duena has been investing in and advising fintech startups since then, especially on commercial and go-to-market strategies. Liz ran StartupBootcamp Fintech's 2015 London program and then led ecosystem development for the accelerator. She is currently Managing Director for Thought Leadership at Rainmaking, one of the parent companies of StartupBootcamp. If you like today's show, reach out. Tweet at us @rebankpodcast or at me, your host, @will_beeson. Connect with us via Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or our website www.bankingthefuture.com. To find out more about Duena's exciting new endeavor, visit www.finwinners.com.

Duena Blomstrom is an independent digital banking consultant, entrepreneur, VC, speaker and, in her words, "uncomfortably opinionated blogger." For the past 18 years, Duena has worked across Telco and Finance on strategy and consulting for sales and marketing, including a 5-year stint as Head of Sales and Marketing for Meniga. During her time at Meniga, the company went from being a tiny Icelandic start-up to a market leader in customer engagement. Duena works at the intersection of technology and behavioral science. She's passionate about helping banks transition from thinking product set to thinking customer needs. She's a regular guest on blogs and podcasts including Breaking Banks, and we're lucky to have her with us today.

Chris Skinner is one of the world's most authoritative voices on the future of banking. Chris is a writer, speaker, analyst and commentator covering all things digital banking. Chris has published multiple books on the future of banking and fintech, including most recently ValueWeb, which in Chris's own words explores "the open-sourcing of financial services using apps, analytics, APIs...and blockchain." Chris is on the Advisory Boards of a number of companies including Innovate Finance, Moven and Meniga. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand, Next Bank, City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance. The Wall Street Journal named Chris one of "The Top 40 Fintech Influencers Globally." If that wasn't enough, Seth Wheeler, Brookings Guest Scholar and Former Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy at the White House, called Chris “one of the most authoritative voices on Fintech anywhere.”

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