The Financial Technology Report with RJ Lumba

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In this episode, we speak with Konstantin Kavvadias, Interim Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer at Solaris, Europe’s leading embedded finance platform. Solaris enables partners ranging from SMEs to multinationals to embed banking services through its modular B2B tech stack.
Konstantin brings more than 16 years of experience in investment banking, including senior leadership at HSBC as Managing Director and Head of Banks Germany and Austria. At Solaris, he is focused on building the company’s equity story and long-term growth strategy.
Backed by over €530 million in funding, Solaris continues to pioneer Banking-as-a-Service across Europe, supporting hundreds of partners with compliance, security, and customer-centric financial solutions.
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In this episode, we speak with Mo Al Adham, Founder and CEO of Frec, a company transforming complex financial products that have traditionally only been available through wealth advisors, into automated, easy-to-use technology.
Mo’s team has been funded by a long list of notable investors including Google, Meta, Brex, and others, with their biggest backer being Greylock.
Frec’s goal is for customers to reach financial independence. With modern day technology, financial control is shifting to the hands of everyday investors. Frec exists to enable that shift and give everyone the chance to create new opportunities for their wealth.
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In this episode, we speak with Doug Brien, President of Roofstock and Co-Founder and CEO of Mynd.  
Roofstock is building the world’s leading single-family real estate investment platform. It has surpassed $6 billion in transactions and continues to disrupt the industry, deploying technology and innovation to build a vibrant, data-rich service for real estate investing.
Doug is a former professional athlete turned entrepreneur on a mission to make investing in single-family real estate simple and accessible for all. He began his career as a NFL placekicker, playing for twelve seasons and winning one Super Bowl.
Doug supports Rivet. To learn more about this organization click here.
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In this episode, we speak with Jason Guss, Co-Founder and CEO of Octane, a financing platform assisting fast and confident powersports purchases by making financing as easy as cash and creating access through fair credit products.
Under Jason’s leadership, Octane has raised both debt and equity amounting to approximately  $2.6 billion.  Prior to Octane, Jason worked at Capital One in Corporate Strategy. 
Since 2014, Octane has partnered with dozens of manufacturers and thousands of powersports dealerships to help drive more sales with their platform. They are backed by Valar Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, IA Ventures, DreamIt Ventures, FinTech Collective, Third Prime Ventures and Citi Ventures.
Jason supports Baby2Baby. To learn more about this organization click here.
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In this episode. we speak with Jeremy Almond, the Founder and CEO of Paystand, whose software makes it possible to digitize receivables, automate processing, reduce time-to-cash, eliminate transaction fees, and enable new revenue.
In 2013, Jeremy was on a mission to create a more open financial system, starting with B2B payments. Using blockchain and cloud technology, Paystand pioneered Payments-as-a-Service to digitize and automate the entire cash lifecycle.
Jeremy has spent the last 15 years in the tech-industry as a serial entrepreneur, startup adviser, and occasional investor. He led global ERP implementation at nanotech startup Digital Instruments, where he got his first glimpse into the challenges of enterprise payments.
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In this episode, we speak with Chen Amit, the Co-founder and CEO of Tipalti, the only global payables automation solution to streamline all phases of the accounts payable and payment management workflow in one holistic cloud platform.
In 2010, Chen Amit and Orez Zeev created Tipalti to transform global payables with true, end-to-end automation that removes the pains and risks of paying suppliers around the world.  Tipalti has raised over $700 million from notable investors including Durable Capital Partners, G Squared and others.
Prior to Tipalti, Chen was CEO of Atrica, a Carrier Ethernet company that Nokia-Siemens acquired. Before Atrica, Chen was co-founder and CEO of Verix, a provider of business intelligence software.
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In this episode, we speak with Bill Martiner, the Co-Founder and CTO of Avenue One, a technology service platform and investment marketplace for institutional owners, buyers, and sellers of residential rental real estate.
With deep experience in driving growth and innovation for the financial services industry, Bill co-created Avenue One in 2020. The company’s platform connects local experts to institutional capital, making investing in housing debt and equity more efficient for institutions, while also supporting local businesses. 
With a highly impressive technical background, Bill was previously Head of Enterprise Technology at Compass, CTO at York Capital Management, a Founding Partner at VenturePM, and the Head of IT and Operations Strategy for Nomura Securities. 
Bill supports Electronic Frontier Foundation. To learn more about this organization click here.
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In this episode, we speak with the Co-founder and Co-CEO at Public.com, Leif Abraham. Public.com is an investing platform that helps people become better investors. Members can build a diverse portfolio of stocks, funds, and crypto within a single platform.
Launched in 2019, Leif and his team’s main vision started by introducing the world to fractional investing. Public.com became the first broker-dealer to introduce commission-free, real-time investing. Then, they set their sights on creating a new kind of multi-asset investing experience. They offer the tools, data, and AI-powered insights customers need to make informed investment decisions.
Prior to Public.com, Leif was the Co-Founder and CEO of AND.CO, which was acquired by Fiverr in 2019.
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In this episode, we speak with Dileep Thazhmon, the Founder and CEO of Jeeves, an all-in-one corporate spend and expense management platform for businesses in global markets. The platform allows clients to open multi-currency accounts, issue corporate cards, send cross-border payments, and manage expenses.
More than 3000 companies across the world trust Jeeves with their financial payment stack. Jeeves has raised $380 million from Andreesen Horowitz, CRV, GIC, and other notable investors.
Previously, Dileep was the Co-Founder & COO at Jeeng/PowerInbox, which he exited at $100 million.
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In this episode, we speak with Paul Zhang, the Co-Founder and leader of technology of Avant, a credit-first financial technology company that provides access to innovative financial solutions, including personal loans and credit cards.
Since its founding in 2012, the company has connected almost 3 million customers to $8 billion in loans and 1 million credit cards.  Avant has raised over $600 million of equity capital.
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