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In this episode, we discussed:* Alex and I recorded this before “Liberation Day” and thus before Klarna chose to delay its IPO; that said, our analysis of Klarna's F-1 registration statement stands!* A return to BaaS Island: a first-hand account of Mercury and Evolve's abrupt public parting of ways; what other banks, fintechs, and regulators can learn from the chaotic split.* It's charter time: a brief discussion of SmartBiz, OakNorth, and OneMain's progress on charters; prescient, given the news this week that Stripe has applied for Georgia's merchant acquirer limit purpose bank (MALPB) charter (more on Stripe's news from me here, including a copy of the public portion of its application.)* And, as always, what Alex and I just can't let go of. Get full access to Fintech Business Weekly at fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/subscribe
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In this episode of The Unicorny Marketing Show, we welcome back Valentina Kristensen from OakNorth Bank. Since her first appearance, Valentina has taken on a broader role as Corporate Affairs Director and shares how OakNorth continues to disrupt the seemingly commoditised world of SME banking. From customer-centric strategies to the development of proprietary segmentation models, learn how OakNorth balances sustainability, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit.What you'll learn:The concept of the "missing middle" in SME banking.How granular market segmentation enables targeted opportunities.Ways OakNorth ensures transparency and speed in lending decisions.Insights into OakNorth's sustainability initiatives and climate risk management.Valentina's insights will inspire leaders to rethink traditional markets. Tune in and discover what makes OakNorth's approach a blueprint for future growth.About GuestValentina is OakNorth's Director of Growth and Communications. She's a self-professed FinTech nerd and a founding editorial board member of Influence Magazine, the CIPR's quarterly member magazine.LinksFull show notes: Unicorny.co.ukWatch the episode: https://youtu.be/axPqx90SuvwLinkedIn: Valentina Kristensen | Dom HawesWebsite: OakNorthSponsor: Selbey AndersonOther items referenced in this episode:Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank
In this episode of The Unicorny Marketing Show, we welcome back Valentina Kristensen from OakNorth Bank. Since her first appearance, Valentina has taken on a broader role as Corporate Affairs Director and shares how OakNorth continues to disrupt the seemingly commoditised world of SME banking. From customer-centric strategies to the development of proprietary segmentation models, learn how OakNorth balances sustainability, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit.What you'll learn:The concept of the "missing middle" in SME banking.How granular market segmentation enables targeted opportunities.Ways OakNorth ensures transparency and speed in lending decisions.Insights into OakNorth's sustainability initiatives and climate risk management.Valentina's insights will inspire leaders to rethink traditional markets. Tune in and discover what makes OakNorth's approach a blueprint for future growth.About GuestValentina is OakNorth's Director of Growth and Communications. She's a self-professed FinTech nerd and a founding editorial board member of Influence Magazine, the CIPR's quarterly member magazine.LinksFull show notes: Unicorny.co.ukWatch the episode: https://youtu.be/axPqx90SuvwLinkedIn: Valentina Kristensen | Dom HawesWebsite: OakNorthSponsor: Selbey AndersonOther items referenced in this episode:Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank
Valentina Kristensen is Corporate Affairs Director at OakNorth Bank, a fintech challenger that has rapidly grown into a financial legacy. With firsthand experience from OakNorth's early days, Valentina shares her journey of joining the company and how her role has evolved as the bank has scaled.Valentina offers valuable advice for those starting their careers and insights into how startups can effectively grow. She also provides her perspective on the future of fintech, drawing on her extensive experience in the industry.
Send us a Text Message.Valentina Kristensen, Corporate Affairs Director at OakNorth, talked about the value of communications in driving business growth in fintech.OakNorth was founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs who had bad experiences trying to secure a loan for their company. The company has lent over 10 billion pounds to businesses across the UK and a variety of sectors.At OakNorth, Valentina oversees external and internal communications, events, content, ESG/sustainability and helps set the strategic direction for stakeholder engagement globally.Cool fact: Valentina was named the Standout 35 of Innovate Finance's Women in Fintech Powerlist in 2018.Valentina and Shameer cover topics such as:Understanding the value of comms and PRThe importance of adapting to industry changesLeveraging communications to drive business growthCustomer advocacy and referralsHaving a strong narrative, product market fit, and consistent messaging across all channels and teamsAnd a lot more.Valentina says:“Make sure you create a fantastic customer experience. You want people to shout about you rather than at you.”Don't forget to subscribe to The Fintech Marketers and Leaders podcast so you never miss an episode!HELP US OUT!Help us reach new listeners and bring on your favourite guests by rating and reviewing The Fintech Marketers and Leaders Podcast here. We appreciate you.Subscribe here:WebsiteYouTubeAbout the showThe FML Podcast is brought to you by Growth Gorilla. To find out how our marketing experts can boost your fintech's growth, head to “growthgorilla.co.uk”. And make sure to search for “the fml podcast” in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or anywhere else podcasts are found. Don't forget to click follow to ensure you don't miss any future episodes. On behalf of the team here at Growth Gorilla, thanks for listening.
Andrew Hoban Partner in our Commercial Valuation Team chats to Greg Manson, Director of Debt Finance at OakNorth about the financing process including what steps a borrower needs to go through, how the lending process is structured, how pricing and leverage might differ depending on asset class, due diligence, ICR (Interest Cover Ratio) and risk factors to be considered that might affect the loan.Find out more about our Valuation Team and the services Allsop offer at https://www.allsop.co.uk/. Or follow Allsop or our speakers Andrew Hoban and Greg Manson on social media.Andrew HobanLinkedIn/Andrew HobanGreg MansonLinkedIn/Greg MansonAllsop LLPLinkedInFacebookXYouTubeInstagramDon't forget, if you've enjoyed listening, please rate us and consider writing a review.If you have a question relating to one of our podcasts or have any suggestions of themes you would like us to cover, please email podcasts@allsop.co.ukThe podcast presented here is for general guidance and represents opinions of our teams based on the property market at the time of recording.All details are correct at time of recording.
OakNorth Bank is a digital commercial bank founded by serial entrepreneurs who know firsthand the role advice and expertise plays in growing vibrant businesses. To that end, OakNorth has developed a special 'mentorpreneurship' program with the London School of Economics, all to help build socially-conscious businesses through mentoring. Meet the Leader talked to co-founder Rishi Khosla about what traits great mentors share and how anyone can make the most of the expertise around them. He also shared why it can be powerful to consider mentorship as a way to build your own personal board of directors, people who can give you the range of measured, honest insights that aren't often easy for top leaders to find any other way. To learn more: This episode's Transcript: "Mentorpreneurship" at the London School of Economics: OakNorth: Related podcasts: 9 leaders from Microsoft, IKEA and more share advice for new grads: Workers have changed - How leaders must adapt: Randstad's Sander Van't Launch your brainchild: Raise Our Voice Australia's Ashleigh Streeter-Jones:
OakNorth Bank is a digital commercial bank founded by serial entrepreneurs who know firsthand the role advice and expertise plays in growing vibrant businesses. To that end, OakNorth has developed a special 'mentorpreneurship' program with the London School of Economics, all to help build socially-conscious businesses through mentoring. Meet the Leader talked to co-founder Rishi Khosla about what traits great mentors share and how anyone can make the most of the expertise around them. He also shared why it can be powerful to consider mentorship as a way to build your own personal board of directors, people who can give you the range of measured, honest insights that aren't often easy for top leaders to find any other way. To learn more: This episode's Transcript: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/traits-great-mentors-share-oaknorth-rishi-khosla/ "Mentorpreneurship" at the London School of Economics: https://oaknorth.co.uk/mentorpreneurship-programme/ OakNorth: https://oaknorth.co.uk/ Related podcasts: 9 leaders from Microsoft, IKEA and more share advice for new grads: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/9-leaders-share-advice-for-new-grads-2024/ Workers have changed - How leaders must adapt: Randstad's Sander Van't Noordende: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/how-leaders-must-adapt-randstad-sander-vant-noordende/ Launch your brainchild: Raise Our Voice Australia's Ashleigh Streeter-Jones: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/raise-our-voice-australias-ashleigh-streeter-jones-launching-your-brainchild/
Today's grads will live longer, face faster cycles of technological change and drive careers like we've never seen. This special compilation episode taps top leaders from companies like Intel, Microsoft, Ingka Group and more on the unique ways they can make the most of the first days of their careers. From remembering to "take your space" to finding time to "browse", they share the advice that has shaped them and that they wish they knew sooner. In this episode: Olajumoke Adekeye, Founder, Young Business Agency; Ulrika Biesèrt, CHRO, INGKA Group; Sander van't Noordende, CEO, Randstad; Rishi Khosla, Co-founder and CEO of OakNorth; Annette Mosman, APG; Madison O'Brien, Teamgage; Christy Pambianchi, Chief People Officer, Intel; Brad Smith, President, Microsoft.
Today's grads will live longer, face faster cycles of technological change and drive careers like we've never seen. This special compilation episode taps top leaders from companies like Intel, Microsoft, Ingka Group and more on the unique ways they can make the most of the first days of their careers. From remembering to "take your space" to finding time to "browse", they share the advice that has shaped them and that they wish they knew sooner. In this episode: Olajumoke Adekeye, Founder, Young Business Agency; Ulrika Biesèrt, CHRO, INGKA Group; Sander van't Noordende, CEO, Randstad; Rishi Khosla, Co-founder and CEO of OakNorth; Annette Mosman, APG; Madison O'Brien, Teamgage; Christy Pambianchi, Chief People Officer, Intel; Brad Smith, President, Microsoft.
Ian King speaks to Rishi Khosla, the chief executive of challenger bank OakNorth about its rise in profits.Jay Wright, the CEO of Virgin Wines, talks about their strong earnings.While global resorts giant Merlin Entertainments reports record sales - we hear from chief executive Scott O'Neil.And with a roundup of the markets is Russ Mould, Investment Director at AJ Bell.
On this month's episode of The Missing Link, we're joined by Sidney Powell. Sid is the CEO & Co-Founder of Maple, and with his Co-Founder Joe Flanagan, launched Maple in 2021. Maple is transforming capital markets through technology having facilitated over $3b in loans since launch in 2021. During Sid's career in traditional finance, he participated in $3BN+ of corporate bond issuance, established and ran a $200M+ bond funding program, and managed Treasury at a commercial lending FinTech company. During the episode, Sid breaks down the web2 finance space as a tax on global gdp, the past and future of Maple, AI underwriting, and his opinion on a two-tiered missing link. Check it out! This podcast does not contain any financial or legal advice and you should not seek to rely on it as such. Opinions are the personal opinions of the speaker. The Missing Link is a podcast produced by Nayms, our partner in the Searching for Mana podcast. Nayms: https://nayms.com Mana: https://searchingformana.com Like this episode and subscribe to this channel if our content helped and inspired you! See you in our next episode! ___________________________________________ Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/2Hhg4gB Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3kKZQKl Searching for Mana is a UK-based podcast which focuses on tech innovation in finance, and features interviews with influencers, leaders and founders in the fintech space, from unicorn companies to financial disruptors. Previous guests have included the Director of Growth at Oaknorth, the CEO of BCB Group (the UK's first licensed crypto bank), the CEO of Innovate Finance (the industry body for UK fintech) and Ed Vaizey, the UK's longest serving Minister for Technology. Each hour-long episode gains insight into how the guest got into fintech, what they're currently focused on, what their companies are all about, as well as some of the important trends within the wider fintech sector. The show is presented by Lloyd Wahed, a London-born tech entrepreneur who has founded two recruiting firms, Athelstan Search and Mana Search and has successfully helped scale a number of unicorn technology companies. Follow Mana Search on Twitter: https://twitter.com/manasearchuk Follow Mana Search on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mana-talent/
On the first episode of 2024, Dan and Danielle reflect on ONE WHOLE YEAR of The Missing Link! With so many epic guests in 2023, we've had some wonderful conversations with industry leaders. They look back on all the "missing links" in the industry and how we can start to make some progress to promote mass adoption. There are several themes throughout the episode, and they even share what they think is the missing link (besides insurance!). Don't miss this episode with your favorite podcast hosts, it's a good one! This episode is a can't-miss! This podcast does not contain any financial or legal advice and you should not seek to rely on it as such. Opinions are the personal opinions of the speaker. The Missing Link is a podcast produced by Nayms, our partner in the Searching for Mana podcast. Nayms: https://nayms.com Mana: https://searchingformana.com Like this episode and subscribe to this channel if our content helped and inspired you! See you in our next episode! ___________________________________________ Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/2Hhg4gB Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3kKZQKl Searching for Mana is a UK-based podcast which focuses on tech innovation in finance, and features interviews with influencers, leaders and founders in the fintech space, from unicorn companies to financial disruptors. Previous guests have included the Director of Growth at Oaknorth, the CEO of BCB Group (the UK's first licensed crypto bank), the CEO of Innovate Finance (the industry body for UK fintech) and Ed Vaizey, the UK's longest serving Minister for Technology. Each hour-long episode gains insight into how the guest got into fintech, what they're currently focused on, what their companies are all about, as well as some of the important trends within the wider fintech sector. The show is presented by Lloyd Wahed, a London-born tech entrepreneur who has founded two recruiting firms, Athelstan Search and Mana Search and has successfully helped scale a number of unicorn technology companies. Follow Mana Search on Twitter: https://twitter.com/manasearchuk Follow Mana Search on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mana-talent/
Our expert hosts, 11:FS Ventures Director Ross Gallagher, is 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: Matt Cooper, Co-CEO at Crowdcube Valentina Kristensen, Director of Growth & Communications at Oaknorth Olivia Minnock, Senior Partnership Manager at mmob and formerly the editor of Fintech Alliance We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Investment platform Crowdcube acquires Semper OakNorth move into business banking Adyen and Plaid team up in the US German digital bank N26 pull out of Brazil after three years Klarna set up UK holding company as they eye IPO John Lewis launches new BNPL products Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you're already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com! Special Guests: Matt Cooper, Olivia Minnock, and Valentina Kristensen.
A top-tier panel of guests joins David Barton-Grimley to talk all things commercial banking in the wake of the release of our latest expert report - ‘Digital business ecosystems are reshaping commercial banking' which is available to download now. In this episode we unpack the six characteristics of digital commercial banking; real-time, standardised, automated, embedded, contextual, and extendable. We'll explore what they are and how they can (or can't) support a more efficient, reliable, and secure industry. To download our 70-page commercial banking report that features unique insights from 16 industry experts from every corner of financial services, visit 11fs.com/commercialbanking to get your copy today. This week's guests include: Pranav Sood - Executive GM, EMEA, Airwallex Sarah Kocianski - Fintech Consultant and Advisor Valentina Kristensen - Director, Growth & Communications at Oaknorth Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you're already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com! Special Guests: Pranav Sood, Sarah Kocianski, and Valentina Kristensen.
In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we're joined by Rajesh Gupta, CFO of UK business bank OakNorth, to chat about the UK's “missing middle” – established small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) that are looking to scale, but are overlooked or underserved by incumbent banks and alternative lenders – and what banks should be doing more of to ensure they're supporting their business clients through the current economic climate. Rajesh and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle also discuss the current business banking landscape in the UK, the impact factors such as rising interest rates are having on businesses looking to scale and the risks for lenders, as well as how banks such as OakNorth have been approaching their lending activities of late. And finally, we find out what fintech buzzword Rajesh wants to lock away in our Fintech Jail! Thanks as always to Orama for editing this podcast. You can find out more about Orama and the services they offer here. https://orama.tv/ Take a look at our catalogue of episodes on the What the FinTech? homepage. https://www.fintechfutures.com/content-hub/what-the-fintech-podcast/
In this episode of The Unicorn Podcast, Simon Squibb sits down with Rishi Khosla as they dive deep into the highs and lows of building a bank worth $5 BILLION, as well as what it takes to disrupt an industry that is stuck in its traditional ways.Rishi Khosla is the CEO and co-founder of OakNorth. He started his first business, Copal Partners, a financial research company, in 2002 with just $60k. Over 12 years, he and his co-founder, Joel Perlman, scaled it to a 3,000-employee organization across 13 markets, before selling it to Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) in 2014.They then set out to build their second business, OakNorth, a financial technology company with a mission to empower the ‘Missing Middle' - businesses that are the largest contributors of economic and employment growth, yet still struggle to access fast, flexible debt finance. OakNorth is addressing this funding gap with its Credit Intelligence software which it licenses to commercial lenders such as Fifth Third, PNC, and Old National, and that it uses within its own bank in the UK, OakNorth Bank.Rishi Khosla is an early-stage investor in a number of leading technology companies, including PayPal. In 2019, he was awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) from her Majesty The Queen for services to business.Rishi: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/rishikhosla1Oaknorth: https://oaknorth.co.uk/investors/our-cofounder-rishi-khosla/Get business help for free, and get rewarded for helping at HelpBnk!https://helpbnk.com
Interest rates are at their highest level for over 15 years, due largely to high inflation which recently has come down slower than anticipated. This has contributed to record low commercial property investment transaction volumes in Q4 2022 and reduced activity so far this year. Looking ahead, where are transactions continuing to take place? Which sectors remain liquid? Where has pricing strengthened, and most importantly, what are some of the key fundamentals that will continue to drive commercial real estate investment looking forwards? Commercial real estate investment is in part influenced by debt markets. Host, Oliver Deme, Senior Surveyor in the Investment Team at Fisher German, sat down with Greg Manson, Director of OakNorth Bank and specialist in real estate debt finance, to film and record an instalment of the third series of 'Fisher German LLP Talks', delving into the above, and much more. Together Ollie and Greg give us insights into the real estate market and explore the challenges and opportunities for commercial investment in the months and years to come.
A few weeks ago, Isabelle Castro sat down in London with Matt Bullivant, OakNorth's Director of ESG Strategy. Greenwashing has been cited as the ultimate enemy in the race to meet net zero targets, and a lack of transparency in ESGs has been fuelling the flames of skepticism. For fintech, scope three carbon emissions are an area where companies can significantly impact reaching sustainable goals.OakNorth has been particularly focused on supporting sustainable growth within its own company as well as providing tools to shed light on others' impact on the environment. They form a part of many international consortiums campaigning to do the same. I spoke to Matt about the issues with ESGs, the power of scope three emissions, and why fintech could be integral to meeting net zero goals.
A few weeks ago, I sat down in London with Matt Bullivant, OakNorth's Director of ESG Strategy. Greenwashing has been cited as the ultimate enemy in the race to meet net zero targets, and a lack of transparency in ESGs has been fuelling the flames of skepticism. For fintech, scope three carbon emissions are an area where companies can significantly impact reaching sustainable goals.OakNorth has been particularly focused on supporting sustainable growth within their own company as well as providing tools to shed a light on others impact on the environment. They form a part of many international consortiums campaigning to do the same. I spoke to Matt about the issues with ESGs, the power of scope three emissions, and why fintech could be integral to meeting net zero goals.
Rishi Khosla, the co-founder and chief executive of OakNorth, tells the story of how OakNorth bid for Silicon Valley Bank UK during a frantic weekend in March 2023 and why the eventual deal with HSBC could be bad for innovation and start-ups. Aside from recent events, Khosla talks about building OakNorth into the most valuable fintech in the UK, the challenges it has faced since then, and his concerns about listing in London. Finally, the OakNorth boss sets the record straight on whether he is a donor to the Conservative Party or not… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit offtolunch.substack.com
We dissect the AICPA's plan; Short seller Hindenburg Research reports that Adani Group had 23 and 24 year-old auditors sign off on financials. WSJ asks: "How can we make accounting cool?"; Biden vows to veto GOP plan to abolish the IRS; CPA exam takers down 25% since 2018; IRS too busy to replace old computers, suspends projectSponsorsOnPay - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/onpayRelay - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/relayFirst Republic Bank - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/firstrepublicNeed CPE? 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(59:46) - Classifieds (59:48) - Client Hub (01:00:24) - RightTool (01:00:46) - Federal Tax Updates Podcast (01:01:59) - How to advertise in these classifieds Show NotesHow Can We Make Accounting Cool? - WSJ https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-can-we-make-accounting-cool-11675973909 If You Let 23-Year-Olds Sign Off on Audits, You're Gonna Have a Bad Timehttps://www.goingconcern.com/adani-group-auditors/ Why there's a national shortage of accountants https://www.marketplace.org/2023/02/07/as-tax-season-approaches-accounting-firms-are-short-on-staff/ Biden Vows to Veto GOP Plan to Abolish the IRS https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2023/02/02/biden-vows-to-veto-gop-plan-to-abolish-the-irs/76458/ Controller - National Women's Soccer League (New York · NY) https://www.teamworkonline.com/soccer-jobs/nwslsoccer/nwsl-league-office/controller-2034269 What's New in FreshBooks – 2023 https://www.freshbooks.com/blog/product-updates-2023 Self-employed bookkeeping platform Hnry books $35 million Series Bhttps://www.startupdaily.net/topic/funding/self-employed-bookkeeping-platform-hnry-books-35-million-series-b/ McDonalds Presidents Says California FAST Act Will Kill Restaurantshttps://smallbiztrends.com/2023/01/mcdonalds-presidents-says-california-fast-act-will-hurt-small-business.html New York Requires Disclosure in Small Businesses Financinghttps://www.pymnts.com/news/regulation/2023/new-york-requires-disclosure-in-small-businesses-financing/ Almost 70K ‘questionable' Social Security numbers used for $5.4B in pandemic-related loans: watchdog https://thehill.com/policy/finance/3837329-almost-70k-questionable-social-security-numbers-used-for-5-4b-in-pandemic-related-loans-watchdog/ The 15 largest banks in the US https://finance.yahoo.com/news/15-largest-banks-us-160040404.html Football, lifeguarding, college and accounting https://hoganstand.com/article/index/326378 Password Managers – An Insightful Accountant Software Comparisonhttps://www.intuitiveaccountant.com/accounting-tech/vendor-news/password-managers-an-insightful-accountant-software-comparis/ IRS more likely to audit Black taxpayers https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-more-likely-to-audit-black-taxpayers Press Release- February 1, 2023: Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris Adopts Updated Regulation For Disclosure Requirements For Commercial Financinghttps://www.dfs.ny.gov/reports_and_publications/press_releases/pr202302011 Crypto's One-Time Favorite Bank Faces Federal Probe Into FTX Relationshiphttps://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2023/cryptos-one-time-favorite-bank-faces-federal-probe-into-ftx-relationship/ US Bank launches automated direct deposit switchinghttps://bankautomationnews.com/allposts/payments/us-bank-launches-automated-direct-deposit-switching/ Chase to Expand Small Business Banking Workforce by 20% https://www.pymnts.com/digital-first-banking/2023/chase-to-expand-small-business-banking-workforce-by-20-pct/ How Can We Make Accounting Cool? - WSJ https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-can-we-make-accounting-cool-11675973909 Passing or failing? Pass rates for CPA exam fell in 2022https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/passing-or-failing-pass-rates-for-cpa-exam-fell-in-2022 How inclusive is your accounting firm? https://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/how-inclusive-is-your-firm AICPA proposes extensive tax changes to Congresshttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/aicpa-proposes-extensive-tax-changes-to-congress Tether Releases Attestation Report Showing $960M Excess Reserveshttps://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2023/tether-releases-attestation-report-showing-960m-excess-reserves/ The Quickbooks And The Deadhttps://www.realclearmarkets.com/2023/02/09/the_quickbooks_and_the_dead_880636.html Tax Policy in Biden's 2023 State of the Union Address https://taxfoundation.org/biden-state-of-the-union-tax-proposals/ Watch for accidental fraud, forensic accounting expert says https://www.cfodive.com/news/watch-accidental-fraud-author-says/642358/ Accounting Services: The Talent War https://www.lanereport.com/162724/2023/02/accounting-services-the-talent-war/ Most accounting professionals want more mental health help: studyhttps://www.cfodive.com/news/most-accounting-professionals-want-more-mental-health-help-study/642315/ Finzly Launches API Giving Developers Access to FedNow Servicehttps://www.pymnts.com/news/faster-payments/2023/finzly-launches-api-giving-developers-access-to-fednow-service/ Growblocks Raises $6M to Help Businesses Forecast Revenueshttps://www.pymnts.com/news/investment-tracker/2023/growblocks-raises-6m-to-help-businesses-forecast-revenues/ Gusto lays off 5% of staff https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/gusto-lays-off-5-of-staff Students learn all about accounting at High School Leaders Conference at UM-Dearbornhttps://www.pressandguide.com/2023/02/08/students-learn-all-about-accounting-at-high-school-leaders-conference-at-um-dearborn Don't Let Clients Dictate Tax Workflow https://cpatrendlines.com/2023/02/07/dont-let-clients-dictate-tax-workflow/ Center Your Firm Around Your Client https://cpatrendlines.com/2023/02/03/center-your-firm-around-your-client/ How Marketing in Accounting Has Evolved https://cpatrendlines.com/2023/02/03/how-marketing-in-accounting-has-evolved/ Jobber fixes on $100M as its platform for home services pros hits ...https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/07/jobber-fixes-on-100m-as-its-platform-for-home-services-pros-hits-200k-users/ Are SMBs invited to the business intelligence (BI) party? https://www.cio.com/article/453900/are-smbs-invited-to-the-business-intelligence-bi-party.html H&R Block went through 6 CEOs in a decade. 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Today's guest is Jackson Hull. At the time of recording this interview, Jackson was the COO of OakNorth, but he now serves as the CEO of Elliptic. OakNorth is a financial services unicorn company based in the United Kingdom. In this episode, we explore a topic that is very pertinent to Jackson's former role: assessing the health of your loan portfolio. Understanding your loan portfolio's health is an essential skill for executives in the finserv industry, but right now, it is a sticky business and might be a place where artificial intelligence can add value. Jackson provides a high-level strategic perspective on the business and discusses an interesting use-case. To access Emerj's non-technical guide for getting started with AI deployment, check out emerj.com/beg1.
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OakNorth has rethought credit decisioning with their data-centric credit intelligence platform. Even more interestingly, their first real-life reference was their own bank. Be it the bank or the software provider, both OakNorth companies share a common focus topic: climate change. Listen in to learn what banks can do to address this global matter now!
In this episode, Kimberley speaks with Hugh Shannon. Hugh is Head of Sales and Customer Success at OakNorth.
Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here. Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to your daily FinTech news! In case you missed it, please see below today's most relevant news, or tune in to our Daily Fintech Podcast here. NEWS HIGHLIGHT Cameron Winklevoss steps down as director. Winklevoss ceased to be a director of the UK-incorporated Gemini Europe, the wider company's European arm, on 12 October. Link here INSIGHTS Goldman Sachs CEO is undoing some moves. He is embarking third major reorganization in just four years as CEO, undoing some of the signature moves he made as recently as 2020. Link here Singaporeans still visit ATMs and Branches. An inaugural national survey on digital inclusion and resilience found that three in four Singaporeans use ATMs several times a month. Link here From the smallest seeds - OakNorth talks sustainability in Fintech. Kimberley Waldron host of The Future of Banking sits down with Hugh Shannon, the Head of Sales & Customer Success at OakNorth and is based in NYC. Hugh spent 7y at Lazard. Link here FINTECH NEWS Solarisbank executive joins Coinbase. Daniel Seifert has joined Coinbase as vice president and regional managing director EMEA, as Coinbase plans an assault on Europe amid fears of further turbulence in the global crypto market. Link here Ex-Meta VP becomes Stripe's head of revenue. Sharma stepped down from his role as VP of Meta's virtual reality social platform Horizon Worlds a few months ago. Link here
Hugh Shannon, Director of Growth & Operations at OakNorth. OakNorth works with banks across the U.S., to lead businesses toward embracing the future of climate change. Shannon discusses both how banks are assessing climate risks in their loan portfolios, and educating entrepreneurs what are steps they need to take to demonstrate the viability to banks.
Artificial intelligence (AI)-based software can streamline the commercial loan process and remove inconsistencies in the traditional approach many financial institutions use today. Listen as Hugh Shannon, head of sales and customer success, at OakNorth discusses how AI can improve the commercial loan process in this episode of “The Buzz.”
Today's guest is Jackson Hull, former COO of OakNorth, a unicorn company recently listed in Forbes as Europe's most valuable fintech. In a financial services-focused discussion that echoes the theme of our recent Monday series on AI success factors, Jackson highlights a use case in helping banks analyze the risk of their loan portfolio. Jackson also advises business leaders on what they should keep in mind when deploying early AI projects, particularly for those enterprises with uniquely high levels of external demand. If you find yourself benefiting from the insights in today's episode, consider supporting us by leaving us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts and telling us what you'd like to hear more about in future episodes.
When Rajesh Gupta tells us that he likes change and fixing things that are broken, we can't help but wonder how a finance career that has encompassed more than 20 years with General Electric has come to satisfy that appetite. Certainly, we reason, this number of years with a single company is more likely to accent the resume of a change-averse executive than that of someone who actively pursues it. However, as we quickly learn, Gupta's GE years were spent across three continents, and 15 of them involved ever-acquisitive GE Capital. “Because GE Capital grew from a lot of different acquisitions, each of its new companies would in effect have its own culture—and rather than try to force their own culture on it, GE would instead introduce its leadership training and financial management approaches,” explains Gupta, whose career with GE began in India after he was first hired by a GE joint venture that was shortly thereafter acquired by GE Capital. “I was asked to join a leadership training program, which basically opened the door to opportunities through which I could take on different roles inside GE,” reports Gupta, whose vocational track quickly found traction inside GE's M&A and commercial business partnering activities. From restructuring acquisitions to dealing with credit card operations, Gupta tells us, his appetite for change found a wealth of avenues to pursue. “I was heading down a path that I felt would someday allow me to become a general manager of a GE business unit—but then 2008 happened,” comments Gupta, who notes that the economic downturn of the late 2000s became something of a wakeup call. “When I looked at my CV, I saw that I had had a career that was difficult to explain to people and that I needed to make a choice rather than continue to straddle the general manager and finance worlds, so I decided to go down the finance track,” recalls Gupta, who in short order was named CFO of a bank owned by GE Capital in the Czech Republic. “I took hold of the position with both hands,” remembers Gupta, who years later doesn't attempt to conceal the grave uncertainties of the time. Nonetheless, from that day forward—whether inside or outside of GE—Gupta has always had the CFO title preceding his name. Adds Gupta: “What became clear to me was that the outside world typically thinks about future roles based on the last role that you occupied.” –Jack Sweeney
Rishi Khosla, CEO and co-founder of OakNorth, took his own entrepreneurial experiences scaling a startup as inspiration to completely disrupt small to medium commercial debt financing. Along the way, he has helped transform how banks across the globe calculate risk. As a result, OakNorth Bank has reduced loan processing time by over 80% and helped create over 30,000 jobs. Rishi stopped by the New York Stock Exchange for an engaging conversation on improving the UK's support for entrepreneurs and how OakNorth's ON Credit Intelligence Suite is being used to improve outcomes for all stakeholders. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house
In this latest episode of Bricks & Mortar, Sarah Jackman speaks to Greg Manson, director of debt finance at OakNorth Bank. Manson practices within OakNorth's property finance team and recently received accreditation to become a chartered surveyor via the senior professional route. They discuss his motivation for seeking MRICS accreditation, how he managed studying alongside his day-to-day work and the benefits that his recent qualification has brought to his current role. Tune in to hear the full discussion.
Today we're talking about how banks are digitizing their commercial lending operations. If consumer lines took the front seat when it comes to innovation and digitization, commercial lines have been waiting quietly in the backseat but are now next to be brought forward with the latest technologies and underwriting efficiencies. My guests today are Dan O'Malley, CEO of Numerated, a SaaS digital loan origination system, and Peter Grant, the President of OakNorth, which aims to transform commercial lending with its Credit Intelligence software product.
Valentina tells the amazing growth story behind OakNorth and how, as communications lead, she's built an authentic and differentiating brand identity that communicates the rapidly expanding digital lender's core values.Valentina Kristensen has worked directly with OakNorth's co-founders, Rishi Khosla and Joel Perlman since June 2015 when the business launched. It's now a global multi-billion-dollar FinTech business so her insights come "straight from the unicorn's mouth".Valentina is OakNorth's Director of Growth and Communications. She's a self-professed FinTech nerd and a founding editorial board member of Influence Magazine, the CIPR's quarterly member magazine.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podder - https://www.podderapp.com/privacy-policyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Valentina tells the amazing growth story behind OakNorth and how, as communications lead, she's built an authentic and differentiating brand identity that communicates the rapidly expanding digital lender's core values.Valentina Kristensen has worked directly with OakNorth's co-founders, Rishi Khosla and Joel Perlman since June 2015 when the business launched. It's now a global multi-billion-dollar FinTech business so her insights come "straight from the unicorn's mouth".Valentina is OakNorth's Director of Growth and Communications. She's a self-professed FinTech nerd and a founding editorial board member of Influence Magazine, the CIPR's quarterly member magazine.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podder - https://www.podderapp.com/privacy-policyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsCfKLN1u1cL_luwY5qR4YwApple Podcast: https://apple.co/2Hhg4gB Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3kKZQKlSearching for Mana is a UK-based podcast which focuses on tech innovation in finance, and features interviews with influencers, leaders and founders in the fintech space, from unicorn companies to financial disruptors. Previous guests have included the Director of Growth at Oaknorth, the CEO of BCB Group (the UK's first licensed crypto bank), the CEO of Innovate Finance (the industry body for UK fintech) and Ed Vaizey, the UK's longest serving Minister for Technology. Each hour-long episode gains insight into how the guest got into fintech, what they're currently focused on, what their companies are all about, as well as some of the important trends within the wider fintech sector. The show is presented by Lloyd Wahed, a London-born tech entrepreneur who has founded two recruiting firms, Athelstan Search and Mana Search and has successfully helped scale a number of unicorn technology companies. Follow Mana Search on Twitter: https://twitter.com/manasearchuk Follow Mana Search on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mana-talent/
Neobanks are emerging rapidly across the world, all of them trying to solve many challenges that are preventing a seamless and safe digital banking experience. From government regulation to data confidentiality, multiple issues need to be solved so we can enter a new era of fully digital banking.That is why we invited Amir Nooriala on the couch - Chief Commercial Officer at Callsign, the global leading artificial intelligence-based authentication platform for enterprises, financial institutions and consumer-facing digital services.Our host Arjun Singh asked him about his previous experience as CSO at OakNorth and the unique authentication system that he is implementing into the digital banking sector with Callsign.In this great conversation with Amir find out more about:-Callsign's mission and vision between UX, fraud prevention and compliance-The new era of authentication-Government's regulations of digital banking.Check out Callsign: https://www.callsign.com/Follow 'Couchonomics with Arjun Singh' on any app you listen to podcasts.Check out Couchonomics website for all new updates: www.couchonomics.comHOSTBased in Dubai, Arjun is actively engaged with the Fintech & Start-up ecosystem across the MENA Region and beyond - as a passive investor, an advisory board member and as a commentator on the rapidly evolving scene.FINTECH NEWSSubscribe to Arjun's LinkedIn newsletter Daily Fintech Crunch to receive daily interesting news from the world of Fintech, DeFI, Crypto and beyond: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6899436665924837377/PARTNERSCouchonomics with Arjun Singh is brought to you by our partners from:Adyen, a reliable end-to-end payments solution that enables businesses to turn payments into a strategic growth driver: https://www.adyen.com/ LuLu Financial Group, a global financial services provider headquartered in Abu Dhabi and operating in 11 countries: https://www.lulufin.com/ M2P, Asia's leading payment infrastructure company that enables businesses of any scale to embed financial products: https://m2pfintech.com/ Connect with Couchonomics:Website https://www.couchonomics.com/ TikTok https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLQYGHoa/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/couchonomics/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/arjunvirsingh/ Our website
If you've ever heard of FinTech and wondered what it's all about, my guest on this episode, Hugh Shannon will give some great insights into how his organisation, OakNorth has applied digital transformation to something as traditional and staid as credit risk in financial institutions.Hugh generously shares his experiences not only with OakNorth but in senior finance roles on opposite sides of the planet. We'll also hear about the journey from Adelaide, South Australia to the bright lights of New York.Enjoy the episode and if you wish to find out more you can contact Hugh at: www.oaknorth.com
In this episode you will hear Hugh's insights on the current status of the Fintech and Credit Industries. Hugh is a Director of Growth and Operations at OakNorth. We discussed the following topics among others: Traditional banks are focusing on Risk avoidance instead of Risk managing. Possibilities of Instant loan application vs 40 days average approval process. Platform as Service Business model in Credit Risk and more... If you want to be our guest, or you know some one who would be a great guest on our show, just send your email to info@globalriskconsult.com with a subject line “Global Risk Community Show” and give a brief explanation of what topic you would like to to talk about and we will be in touch with you asap
This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you're looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode the host John Siracusa chats remotely with Rishi Khosla, Co-founder & CEO of OakNorth. OakNorth is the creator of the ON Credit Intelligence Suite - cloud software that transforms commercial lending payments, and investment accounts. Tune in and Listen. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google , Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Tuesdays episode with Brion Bonkowski from Tern. About the host: John, is the host of the ‘Bank On It' podcast recorded onsite in Wall Street at OpenFin and the founder of the remotely recorded, studio quality standardized podcast production system ListenDeck. Follow John on LinkedIn, Twitter, Medium
This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you're looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode the host John Siracusa chats remotely with Miles Paschini, Founder & CEO of FV Bank. FV Bank provides business and individual accounts, supports multiple currencies, international payments, and investment accounts. Tune in and Listen. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google , Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear Thursdays episode with Rishi Khosla from OakNorth . About the host: John, is the host of the ‘Bank On It' podcast recorded onsite in Wall Street at OpenFin and the founder of the remotely recorded, studio quality standardized podcast production system ListenDeck. Follow John on LinkedIn, Twitter, Medium
Businesses are becoming big business in banking. Unfortunately, most businesses have trouble getting fast and flexible financing. Founded in 2013, OakNorth is a fintech bank that focuses on making loans to small- to medium-sized businesses in the U.K. Beyond launching a neobank, OakNorth has also created lending technology for other financial institutions that delivers credit decisions up to ten times faster than traditional models. We are very fortunate to have Jackson Hull, COO of OakNorth on the Banking Transformed podcast. He will discuss the origin of OakNorth and how this fintech has grown to be one of the most valuable neobanks in the world. This episode of Banking Transformed is sponsored by mParticle. mParticle believes that better decisions start with better data. Cleanse, visualize, and connect your customer data from any source or system to any API. Better data, better decisions, better outcomes. Visit mparticle.com for more.
In this episode I'm chatting with Valentina Kristensen, Director of Growth and Communications at OakNorth. Valentina has helped grow OakNorth to the billion dollar company it is today, is a founding editorial board member of Influencer magazine and is a self-professed fintech nerd.What is OakNorth? OakNorth is a UK bank that provides fast, flexible and accessible debt finance to fast growing businesses. It's been nominated the fastest growing business in Europe by the Financial Times, has lent over £5bn to hundreds of UK businesses and has been turning a profit since 2017. It is currently valued at $2.8bn dollars.OakNorth: https://www.oaknorth.co.uk/Follow Valentina Kristensen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valentinakristensen/This episode is brought to you by VC Innovations. VC Innovations is a full-stack marketing services agency dedicated to innovation industries with a special focus on Fintech. They work with businesses across 3 key areas of marketing infrastructure, demand generation campaigns and event properties including the must-attend Fintech Talents Festival. Check out www.vcinnovations.co.uk to find out more.
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My guest today is Sean Hunter, CIO at OakNorth. OakNorth was founded as a commercially focused bank in the UK. They're now expanding across the world with their risk scoring and credit intelligence platform. We cover Sean's background from Palantir to Banking, how OakNorth was founded, and how the business has changed with the international expansion. Helpful Links: https://www.oaknorth.com/ (https://www.oaknorth.com/ )(OakNorth Website) https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-hunter-548358b/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-hunter-548358b/) (Sean Hunter on Linkedin) https://twitter.com/oaknorthbank (https://twitter.com/oaknorthbank) (OakNorth on Twitter)
BHN reporter Eloise Hanson speaks to Ben Barbanel, head of debt finance at OakNorth Bank, about the company's current and future lending under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, and the long-term financial support of banks to viable businesses. For further questions, Ben can be reached at ben.barbanel@oaknorth.com.
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In this episode, Anna and Ben discuss OakNorth's approach to lending and how they use a combination of data-driven and human decision-making processes. They look at how challenger banks are addressing the finance issues experienced by property investors and developers and why OakNorth's loan book currently stands at £2bn and rising, with continuing strong demand. Ben also shares some great advice for beginner investors and explains why there's plenty of reason for optimism in the face of uncertainty. Highlights include: Why property investors need to professionalise and learn the trade What lenders are looking for in successful applications Why no branches doesn't mean no human interaction How the use of technology and data benefits bank customers Resources: www.oaknorth.com
1) BT fault hits broadband users and banks http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36844712 2) Pokemon Go's McDonald's Partnership Points To A Promising Business Model http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2016/07/20/pokemon-go-mcdonalds-japan-nintendo-revenue/#3e0f226160d5 3) Apple Pay says bonjour to France and nei ho to Hong Kong http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-pay-says-bonjour-to-france/ 4) Oaknorth : first challenger bank to use Facebook at Work http://www.bankingtech.com/536972/oaknorth-first-challenger-bank-to-adopt-facebook-at-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oaknorth-first-challenger-bank-to-adopt-facebook-at-work 5) Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel is doubling down on a German fintech startup http://uk.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-billionaire-peter-thiel-increases-investment-in-germanys-deposit-solutions-2016-7 6) Google's DeepMind trains AI to cut its energy bills by 40% http://www.wired.co.uk/article/google-deepmind-data-centres-efficiency 7) Santander's fintech VC firm got another $100 million to invest http://uk.businessinsider.com/santander-innoventures-mariano-belinkey-new-fund-brexit-fintech-2016-7 8) A huge US bank is ignoring Brexit warning signs and is buying a new £300 million London HQ http://uk.businessinsider.com/wells-fargo-buys-new-london-office-despite-brexit-2016-7 9) Central Bank Digital Currencies Could Boost GDP, Bank of England Says http://www.coindesk.com/central-bank-digital-currencies-boost-gdp-bank-england-says/ 10) UK Legislators Cast Critical Eye on Bitcoin and Blockchain at Parliament Event http://www.coindesk.com/committee-talks-blockchains-government-ethics-house-lords-hearing/ We hoped you liked Episode 3 – Subscribe and follow @obussmann) Marcus Treacher (@marcus_treacher) who is the Global Head of Strategic Accounts at @Ripple and we also chat through the news with Oscar Willams Grut (@OscarWGrut) who is the FinTech reporter for Business Insider. We hoped you like Episode 3 – Follow us and tell us what you think of the show @FinTechInsiders and keep letting us know what you think. The post Ep103 – Blockchain, Blockchain, Blockchain. appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep103 – Blockchain, Blockchain, Blockchain appeared first on 11:FS.