John Reynolds
Freelance business journalist @TheSundayIndo @thecurrency & sometimes others | Various other editing & writing | Opinions my own.
Appears in 28 Episodes
We are sprinting towards implementation of our first chip”, says UK startup in AI inference race
In the Tech.eu podcast, Fractile founder Walter Goodwin discusses Fractile's AI inference chips which he claims can run LLMs faster and more energy efficient than Nvid...
“Lot of work to be done” to achieve open banking success, says Volt CEO
In this episode, the co-founder and interim CEO of Volt, talks about Volt and open banking.
London’s fintech crown “under threat”, says Pockit CEO
The co-founder of Pockit talks about the fintech's future plans, the acquisition of Monese, and why he thinks the fintech sector is ripe for consolidation.
“There is still a lack of investment opportunities in Slovakia,” says Slovak fintech founder
Two Slovakia-based startup executives discuss the pros and cons of being located in the country.
Our future is predominantly American”, says founder of Nvidia-backed London startup PolyAI
Nikola Mrkšić talks PolyAI, the future of AI-powered voices, and the impact of AI on the workforce.
We will [still] be a unicorn today”, says CEO of Bulgaria’s first-ever $1bn startup
Hristo Borisov, CEO and co-founder of Payhawk, was speaking on the Tech.eu podcast, talking about the history of Payhawk and the challenges and opportunities it faces ...
AI grant applicants like "sizzle without the steak"
Speaking on the Tech.eu podcast, Payal Dalal, MasterCard, discusses the MasterCard Strive EU Innovation Fund.
“We see the Pluto, Lunar dynamic like N26 and Trade Republic”, says Pluto boss
Joakim Bruchmann, CEO & co-founder, Pluto.markets, and Ken Villum Klausen, the founder and CEO of Danish challenger bank Lunar, discuss Denmark as a tech hub.
Banking-as-a-Service will provide plumbing for half of future banking activity, says NatWest boss
Speaking on the Tech.eu podcast, George Toumbev, chief commercial officer, NatWest Boxed, talks about NatWest’s BaaS offering and some of the challenges and opportuni...
“Maybe some things got a little wobbly,” says Techstars CEO addressing criticism about its corporate culture
A podcast interview with David Cohen, the co-founder and CEO of Techstars, the startup accelerator, which has backed thousands of startups. In the episode, Cohen addre...
“Dead man’s shoes. Older VCs need to move to the side,” says top VC
Zoe Peden, partner, Ananda Impact Ventures, an impact VC fund and Eleanor Kaye, managing director, Newton Venture Progam, an education scheme for overlooked and under-...
University spinout numbers on the up after universities “drop” stakes
Doctor Peter Garraghan, co-founder and CEO, Mindgard and Kevin Berghoff, co-founder of Quantum Diamonds, discuss the virtues and challenges of university spinouts.
Northvolt VC backer "optimistic" about its future, despite laying off 1,600 workers.
An interview with Agate Freimane, general partner, Norrsken VC and Pablo Pederjon, partner at Madrid-based impact VC fund Seaya about impact investing.
No tech firm can say “software is never going to fail”, says ethical hacker, amid CrowdStrike fallout
An interview with two experts on the CrowdStrike fallout and how businesses can limit impact of outage or cyber attack.
One-third of trading on Robinhood’s UK app outside market hours, says UK boss
A podcast interview with the president of Robinhood UK. In the podcast, we discuss how the UK app is performing, the growth of the UK team, and future plans.
“This is the first of many of minority funds,” says Europe’s first black solo GP
Interview with Maria Rotilu, founder and general partner, Openseed, a fund which is raising $10m to invest in startups at the earliest stages in Europe and Africa.Roti...
25 per cent of fintechs pitching top VC are AI-first startups
Around 25 per cent of fintechs pitching a top VC for funding are AI-first startups, according to a top VC.Asked what per cent of fintechs pitching Breega, a European V...
“Never too late and never too early” to launch a startup, says founder of one of Finland’s biggest fintech
“It’s never too late and it’s never too early” to launch a startup, according to the co-founder and co-CEO of Enfuce, the payment startup and one of Finland’s biggest ...
BUX CEO says he wants to protect neobroker from “too much" ABN AMRO influence
The CEO of a European neobroker startup recently acquired by Dutch financial services giant ABN AMRO says it’s his job to keep BUX protected from “too much influence f...
“There is no entrepreneurial gene”, says top VC and author of Start-up Century
“There is no entrepreneurial gene, I don’t think,” says James Wise, partner at VC firm Balderton Capital and author of Start-Up-Century.He adds:“I don’t think it is in...
Middle East conflict is “horrible” and could drive a new inflation scare, says Zopa boss
The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is “horrible” and will “continue to create concerns” across the world, including the investment community, according to Jaidev Janarda...
London a fintech “behemoth”, says Plaid leader
Last month, Singapore-based Nium announced that it had chosen London as its European HQ while US fintech Plaid has dual European headquarters in London and Amsterdam.T...
Ten years ago VC funds in Sand Hill Road wouldn’t “even fly to Los Angeles”
Lucas Timberlake, general partner at Fintech Ventures Fund, the US VC that has a focus on fintech and insurtech, and Ricardo Schäfer,early-stage investor and partner a...
Scandinavian tech giants like Spotify and Klarna "have fostered a new generation of entrepreneurs”
Scandinavia is home to some of the most celebrated tech companies in recent years: Skype, Spotify, and Klarna. Cities like Stockholm and Copenhagen are also home to a ...
“No one should be a denied a bank account”, says Politically Exposed Persons expert amid Farage bank account row
This week the seldom talked about world of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) came into the spotlight after Nigel Farage claimed the banks did not want him as a custom...
🎙️Generative AI is an “absolute game-changer” and will be as revolutionary as email, say experts, but they caution it will take time for firms to reap the benefits
The fintech industry- and the business world- is grappling with generative AI, which experts say has the potential to revolutionise financial services. Spearheaded by ...
🎙️ Founder and CEO of Dutch challenger bank bunq reveals possible new funding round, profitability landmark and rubbishes claims he’s a bad boss
Niknam set up bunq in 2012, inspired to reinvent banking in the wake of the financial crisis. Today, bunq is one of the most well-known challenger banks across Europe,...