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How to Lend Money to Strangers

Brendan le Grange
Fintech
Financial Inclusion
Credit Risk
Artificial Intelligence
Financial Services
Consumer Credit Risk Assessment
Mifundo
Collections Strategy
Data Science
Small Business Lending
South Africa
Debt Collection
Cross-Border Lending
Illegal Money Lending
Loan Sharks
Credit Reporting Systems
Credit Scoring
Transunion
Estonia
Financial Exploitation

A podcast about lending innovation and lending leadership in all the markets in which it takes place, however diverse those markets may be. In fact, it’s a case of ‘the more diverse the better,’ with guests from New York to New Zealand discussing everything from crypto-backed mortgages to crowd-funded loans for refugees to gamified loan journeys to AI-powered credit scores.

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Recent Guests

Rafsun Faiz
CEO and Founder of Sahaj Mobile
Sahaj Mobile
Episode: Flexible smartphone financing in Bangladesh, with Rafsun Faiz (SahajMobile)
Tim Scheffmann
CEO at LTS Ventures
LTS Ventures
Episode: Taking digital lending across Laos, village by village, with Tim Scheffmann (LTS Ventures)
Leonard Burger
fintech investor and community builder in fintech space
Freelance investor and advisor to startups
Episode: Crowdfunding the fintech revolution, with Leonard Burger
Marc Gaudart
Founder and managing partner at Trent Advisory Services
Trent Advisory Services
Episode: Coaching beyond the models, with Marc Gaudart (Trent Advisory Services)
Christo Georgiev
CEO and Founder of LenderLink
LenderLink
Episode: Lending without guessing, with Christo Georgiev (Lender Link)
Josip Rupena
Founder and CEO of Milo
Milo
Episode: The house that bitcoin bought, with Josip Rupena (Milo)
James Tucker
CEO of Twenty7tec Group
Twenty7tec Group
Episode: Empowered brokers sell better mortgages and better mortgages are, well, better for everyone, with James Tucker (Twenty7tec)
David Silverstein
CEO and Founder of NED
NED
Episode: How lenders are navigating volatility in 2026, with David Silverstein (Ned)
Diederick van Thiel
An entrepreneur, academic, and author focused on AI and its impact on financial services.
CEO and founder at AdviceRobo
Episode: How AI and behavioural economics can re-humanize financial services, with Diederick van Thiel (AdviceRobo)

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Brendan le Grange
Host of the show, with extensive experience in lending across Africa, Asia, and Europe.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 268 ratings
  • Actual banking content

    One of the only shows I know of, that looks beyond the headlines at how the work is actually donw

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Representative Neil Abercrombi
    United States4 years ago
  • Great $$$ Pod

    I always learn something or find some inspiration here!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Tayla MacFarland
    Australia4 years ago
  • Lots of info

    I have been learning so much from the guests. I wish I had discovered this podcast years ago. Thanks!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Ava Chauvel 35
    Australia4 years ago
  • Great show!

    I love the show. It has truly helped change my life. Keep up the great work.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Declan Faucett 22
    Australia4 years ago
  •  A must subscribe!

    This podcast is 🔥for changing your mindset about money and how to get more of it!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Christian Schaaf25
    Australia4 years ago

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Production quality and guest variety make it a go-to for fintech and lending professionals.
Guests bring high-quality expertise and real-world relevance to lending tech and policy.
The host delivers practical, actionable insights with a global lending perspective.

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Flexible smartphone financing in Bangladesh, with Rafsun Faiz (SahajMobile)
Q: How does the repayment and settlement work between the shop, the OEM, and Sahaj Mobile, and what payment options do customers have?
Customers make a down payment at the shop, Sahaj funds either the merchant or the OEM, and repayments are collected via an app that can connect BKASH or other peer-to-peer payment methods. Repayment cycles are weekly or monthly, with a six-month term typically and renewal options for pricier devices.
Flexible smartphone financing in Bangladesh, with Rafsun Faiz (SahajMobile)
Q: What sparked the idea to bring device financing to Bangladesh, and how did you validate the concept in a market with limited traditional credit data?
The founder visited many shops, saw there was strong demand and little risk data, and realized there was a first-mover advantage. Merchants drive outreach with minimal costs, and instead of relying on credit cards or bank statements, the model leverages alternative data sources and a simple down-payment structure to assess creditworthiness.
Crowdfunding the fintech revolution, with Leonard Burger
Q: Tell us about your background and how it shaped your view of the lending industry today.
Leonard describes his international path, early interest in market research, and how investing in startups since 2015 led to focusing on crowdfunding and fintech products. He emphasizes the value of community, practical product experiences (Monzo, CrowdCube), and the ongoing evolution toward open and embedded finance.
Lending without guessing, with Christo Georgiev (Lender Link)
Q: Talk to me a little bit about the onboarding process for lenders and how much data preparation is required on their end.
The process has evolved from asking lenders to adapt to a fixed schema to offering flexible mapping via an AI onboarding tool. Early on, lenders prepared their databases to match a required schema; now, they can map fields with AI, and the system automatically handles data transformation, allowing onboarding in a matter of days.
Empowered brokers sell better mortgages and better mortgages are, well, better for everyone, with James Tucker (Twenty7tec)
Q: What are you doing for lenders as well as advisors, and how does your technology display products to the market?
The platform enables lenders to showcase products through advisor channels, helping them reach end customers by educating advisors on product fit and simplifying the process of finding and presenting suitable options.

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This show focuses on lending innovation and leadership across global markets, featuring interviews with founders, executives, and practitioners who are shaping how credit is sourced, scored, and delivered. Topics span crypto-backed lending, alternative data, fintech-enabled access to credit, and human-centered AI in underwriting, often exploring real-world use cases, regulatory considerations, and technology-enabled decisioning. The episodes tend to blend practical product insights with market context, highlighting unique regional challenges and the evolving role of data, platforms, and customer experience in lending. A standout trait is the diverse, globally minded guest mix that covers both traditional financial services and fintech disru... more

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6. Josip Rupena
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