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In this episode I sit down with Adrian Smith, founder and CEO of BlinkPay, a New Zeland based fintech startup that aims to revolutionize NZ's payments industry by offering seamless, cost-effective payment services. They are a kaupapa Māori kamupene, supported by strong relationships with NZ banks and the API Centre.
Adrian has multiple years of experience in Europe in the fintech industry, as a former executive of banking institutions such as Barclays and LLoyds, but also past experiences at Vodafone and Payment NZ. Blinkpay has recently being acquired by Bank of NZ, in one of the most interesting exit in the country
With him, we will speak about the transition from banking executive to being a founder, but also the differences between the open banking market in EU and in NZ, payments, and the whole experience of having an exit, from due diligence to the actual cash out.
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