On The Margin Podcast
1) How Digital Collateral is Revolutionising Credit in Emerging Markets
With Doug Ricket, founder & CEO of PayJoy. PayJoy pioneered the use of phone-locking technology as collateral, enabling them to extend credit to customers who lack traditional banking relationships or...Show More
2) Election, demographics and the cost of living
We spoke to Noa Cohen from Next Gen Tories on the cost of living, demographics and more.
3) On Payments: Alternative Payments
Samer Almousa joined us to discuss his extensive experience in alternative payments
4) On Payments: The need for e-Cash
Governments around the world have been cutting down on cash. But cash infrastructure has shrunk faster than consumer's need for it. We spoke to Filip Surowiak-Long on high risk payments, e-cash and mo...Show More
5) Sanctions and Iran
Iran has a highly developed economy and even a functioning stock market, yet it is cut off from global trade. We discussed the geopolitics behind the global sanctions programme against Iran with Esfan...Show More
6) How Informal Banking Networks Dictate Global Trade
In a conversation with Stephen Fallon we discussed how global trade is dictated by a few global banks. These banks may be headquartered in Asia or Europe, but they increasingly consider themselves US ...Show More
7) Why Everybody is a CFO in Argentina
In conversation with Martin Carrica, the founder of the Fintech company Mountain Protocol, about the economic realities of Argentina. What does it mean to live with a rapidly depreciating currency [&#...Show More
8) How to give away money efficiently
We spoke with Grace Jackson of GiveDirectly about poverty, international development, charities and some of the taboos around giving away money. We discuss evidence based charity, the role of developm...Show More
9) Taming the Fringe: Pawnbrokers and Payday Loans
In our second episode we interview Craig McMahon, author of the book “Taming The Fringe”. Taming The Fringe discusses the British payday lending and pawnbrokering markets from 1870 until t...Show More
10) On Venezuela, Junk Sovereign Debt & Bitcoin Bonds
In our first episode we discuss Bitcoin Bonds, the fall of Venezuela and the market for junk sovereign debt with Frank Muci.