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In the Hot Seat podcast asks tech and business leaders the questions you’ve always wanted to ask, from the f#ck ups to the fireworks.
What makes ‘In the Hot Seat’ sizzle?
In the Hot Seat is candid, irreverent and tackles top-of-mind topics from across tech, startups, and the payments landscape. Always straight-talking and always open-minded, this is a podcast that is conversational and uncensored, bold and unexpected, relevant and thought provoking.
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Season 2 - Episode 2: What if you could have it all? | Breaking myths of female tech leadersHaving it all does mean choosing. Join Sarah Greasley and Denise Johansson as they dive into the myth, break the cycle of mom-shaming, and invite more women into tech. Keep an ear out for tips on how to build the female leaders your organisation needs and what you should never say at work.
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Season 2 - Episode 1: Cracking the glass | Getting real about leadership challengesCharlotte Hogg, Visa’s European CEO, joins host Denise Johansson in a discussion on women’s leadership, breaking barriers, and seizing opportunities.
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Season 1 - Episode 1: Embedded Awesome | How embedded payments are changing the game.Embedded finance is the unsung hero of financial transactions. With guest Christoffer Malmer, we will look at who is getting embedded finance right, how to earn customer trust even in “invisible transactions”, and how banks and fintechs can leverage new technologies and avoid potential pitfalls.
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Episode 2: The Real F-Word | Female Founders Uncensored.For the first time ever, there are just as many female founders of Fortune 500 companies, but women still struggle to get an equal share of funding. In this episode, we have straight-talking chats with two dynamic female founders. Svitlanka Sergiichuk Romaniuk (Neofin) and Alexia do Broglie (Your Juno) share the sometimes harsh realities of being a groundbreaking female leader.
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Episode 3: The Dirty Laundry Comes Clean | How Not to F#ck Up Compliance.“Compliance IS sexy when it’s done right,” and this sentiment is at the heart of this episode with Erik Howell of Flagship Advisory Partners and Donald Riddick of Featurespace. They emphasised the critical role compliance and transparency play in the financial industry.
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Episode 4: The Force is With Fintech Trends | Trust, and the Rise of Digital Innovation.Join host Denise Johansson and special guest Christian Rau, Senior Vice President of Crypto and Fintech Enablement Europe at Mastercard, in a captivating exploration of fintech’s role in shaping a purpose-driven digital economy. Discover the key trends transforming the payment industry and the magic that happens when traditional banks and fintech innovators join forces. From connected finance to conscious consumerism, delve into the core of fintech’s impact on our financial future.
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Episode 5: The XXX factor | Unmasking the winning formula for startup resilience.
Join Mambu’s Ricardo Ribelles and Shuttel’s Wesley van Daijken as they explore courage, innovation, and collaboration. Learn how people and process shape great ideas for long-term success. Discover the key to bold leadership in growing companies.
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Episode 6: The Politics of Partnership | Navigating the path to partnership excellence.
Building strong partnerships takes a lot of work, Joe Samuel from VISA talks about being fearless, looking for open doors, and keeping a learning mindset. Listen in for tips on avoiding misfit partnerships, what it takes to league with giants, and how your management team dynamics can influence partner decisions.
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Christoffer MalmerChristoffer is the head of SEB Embedded, an in-house startup at SEB dedicated to commercializing Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS). The BaaS platform was born and developed in the SEB innovation studio SEBx.
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Svitlanka Sergiichuk RomaniukSvitlanka is the CEO and Co-founder of Neofin. Neofin is a no-code lending automation solution that serves financial institutions across Ukraine, Middle East and North America.
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Christian RauChristian is the Senior Vice President of Crypto and Fintech Enablement in Europe at Mastercard. Christian works in close cooperation with Mastercard’s European and global accounts and product teams as well as Mastercard customers and partners to design and deploy innovative digital payment propositions.
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Wesley Van DijkenWesley is a director at Enfuce’s partner Shuttel. Shuttel is a mobility-as-a-service company, which allows users to create and manage a mobility budget. The platform tracks the various transactions needed to get from A to B and then gives users one invoice to make the payment.
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Erik HowellErik is a Partner at Flagship Advisory Partners, a payments & fintech advisory boutique. He combines unique insights on payments and fintech growth strategy and M&A with practical experience as an operating executive.
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Don RiddickDon is the Company Secretary and Chief Legal Officer for Featurespace, responsible worldwide for all legal, IP, risk, governance, and regulatory affairs. Don’s a passionate thought leader on emerging AI trends and technologies.
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Joe SamuelJoe is VP and Head of Processor Partnerships, Europe at Visa. Leading business development teams, he forges partnerships with 3rd party issuers, program managers, and tech organisations. With Visa for 7 years, he launched this role in London in 2020, overseeing Europe and CEMEA.
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Charlotte HoggWith over three decades working in financial services, bank operations, and consulting, Charlotte brings her invaluable experience in the finance sector. Prior to joining Visa, Charlotte served as chief operating officer for the Bank of England, from 2013 to 2017. Her previous experience included impactful roles at Santander, Experian, and Goldfish Bank.
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Sarah GreasleySarah Greasley boasts nearly 40 years in the tech industry, including roles at IBM and as Group CTO at Direct Line Group. She was most recently the Director for Solutions Architecture for EMEA at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where she and her team supported customers across EMEA to create architectures, build solutions and deliver business value in the cloud. Her priorities included focusing on sustainability, industry and partners, and Generative AI.
Meet the host
Denise Johansson is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Enfuce, the first fintech in the world to put payment processing in the public cloud. Denise is a dynamic female innovator and leader with almost 20 years of experience in the payment industry.
Denise, whose expertise has been recognised by several initiatives including InspiringFifty, has helped numerous European fintechs and financial institutions enter new markets quickly with safe, secure, and scalable card products. She is committed to encouraging more women into fintech, inspiring them to set bold goals and work towards them.