{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ab6fe42bb6ddf45527e077e/5f987734eabc64202d64f305?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Auka with Daniel Döderlein | E146","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ab6fe42bb6ddf45527e077e/1603827332736-95dd5f25658ec0ee0ab63c6a01f0ce65.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this 146th episode of <em>Fintech Impact</em>, Jason Pereira, award-winning financial planner, university lecturer, writer, and host interviews Daniel Döderlein, the Founder and CEO of Auka, the tech company that helped pioneer mobile-cash transfers in Europe!</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Highlights:</p><ul><li>0:37 – Daniel introduces Auka and its journey.</li><li>1:26 – Daniel talks about his history as an entrepreneur.</li><li>6:15 – Jason and Daniel dive into the regulations that technology companies face and how they are used as a cop-out.</li><li>11:03 – What was the genesis of Auka?</li><li>19:20 – Daniel talks about the introduction of the smartphone and how that changed the mobile-finance game.</li><li>22:32 – mCash lost its patent protection, leading to banks launching their own mobile-payment systems.</li><li>24:10 – Daniel talks about his decision to take their mobile-payment system to the international market.</li><li>27:02 – What does Settle, the next leg of the journey, look like?</li><li>31:57 – What is one thing that Daniel would change in the ecosystem of his industry?</li><li>33:53 – What was the biggest challenge for Daniel to get where he is today?</li><li>35:40 – What excited Daniel the most about what he is working on?</li></ul><p><br></p><p>3 Key Points</p><ol><li>Daniel began his entrepreneurial journey selling ice cream on a boat during summers in Norway, which led him to his entry into the world of technology.</li><li>Daniel designed a brand-new payment system from the ground up, using Python to write the first mobile-payment system in Norway, mCash.</li><li>Settle was designed as a mobile-payment business model to interconnect the #1 mobile-payment schemes in individual markets.</li></ol><p><br></p><p>Tweetable Quotes:</p><ul><li>“There are so many firsts that we have done in Auka. We wouldn’t be able to pull that off unless we had a vision, some really talented and dedicated people, and some hustling skills.” – Daniel Döderlein</li><li>“Move fast and break things does not work well in highly regulated markets, quite honestly.” – Jason Pereira</li><li>“There needs to be some tech involved in moving this money. Let’s replace this freight train with some fiber optics.” – Daniel Döderlein</li><li>“We believed firmly there would only be one domestic winner in the mobile-payment space in every individual market.” – Daniel Döderlein</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Resources Mentioned:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/jason.pereira\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a> – Jason Pereira’s Facebook</li><li><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/pereirajm?trk=org-employees_mini-profile_title\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a> – Jason Pereira’s LinkedIn</li><li><a href=\"https://www.fintechimpact.co/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">FintechImpact.co</a> – Website for Fintech Impact</li><li><a href=\"https://jasonpereira.ca\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">JasonPereira.ca</a> – Sign up for Jason Pereira’s newsletter</li><li><a href=\"https://www.woodgate.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Woodgate.com</a> – Website for Woodgate Financial</li><li><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/doderlein/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a> – Daniel Döderlein’s LinkedIn</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Jason Pereira"}