The FinTech Report
The FinTech Report Podcast is a deep dive into the people, platforms and businesses in the fintech sector. Each episode, your host, Glen Frost, will be talking with a leading expert in the fintech field – discussing a broad range of topics from Ai, Core Banking, Payments, Wealth, Lending to FinTech-Bank Partnerships.
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The FinTech Report
The FinTech Report Podcast: Episode 6; Damir Cuca, Founder, Basiq
Damir Cuca is the founder and CEO of Basiq, an API platform providing the building blocks of financial services. Damir is a member of Australia’s Consumer Data Right Open Banking advisory committee and actively champions the importance of fintechs in an innovative and inclusive Open Banking ecosystem.
Basiq is the one of the leading API platforms for businesses to build innovative financial solutions. Basiq’s developer-friendly platform provides secure access to customer financial data and the ability to uncover valuable insights. Backed by AP Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Reinventure, NAB Ventures and Plaid, over 200 fintechs and banks rely on the Basiq platform to deliver solutions across lending, payments, wealth, and digital banking.
Welcome Damir, thanks for being our guest on The FinTech Report Podcast
In this episode we discuss:
Damir's background, and what led him to founding Basiq
What does Basiq do?
Who are Basiq's customers?
The evolution of data – from data aggregation to Open Banking
What is Open Banking? How does it work?
What is the future for Open Banking? From open APIs for Info & big data, to payments
What is Basiq business model? Fees, charges for providing access
Views on the Australian fintech ecosystem
