How to Lend Money to Strangers

A podcast about lending in all its forms and in all the markets in which it takes place, however div

Episodes

Total: 165

Bartek Staszewski has seen the credit industry change during his career, but he's also seen his coun

“So how is it that we can make credit more equitable and affordable? The question hasn't changed, it

When I first conceived of this show, I actually assumed it would be more academic in nature, more ab

I've been an immigrant three times: into Denmark with Experian, into Hong Kong with HSBC, and most r

A credit risk specialist with over two decades in credit risk spread across Canada and the US, Frank

☝️ Click above ☝️ to follow the show, it is pretty much the only thing that keeps the show visible a

Stephen Hawking starts A Brief History of Time with an anecdote he attributes to Bertrand Russel who

Last week I compared credit bureaus to city walls, defensive structures that, because they’re solid

About five years into my time in Hong Kong, I slipped my foot into a shoe only to bump into a frog s

I scheduled this episode to follow the Honey Badger episode because I liked the alignment of their n

I'm bad at passing KYC checks. I know the classics, mother's maiden name, first pet, colour of my fi

When you lend someone money, you give up the usage of those funds - temporarily if things go well, p

When Naureen Hyat and Humza Hussain joined forces with Nadeem Hussain, the founder behind the world’

This whole show is built on the premise that lending money is a tricky endeavour, but, let's face it

Imagine you rent your home.  Now imagine your landlord gave you a straight choice: (1) pay

This is a special episode for two reasons: (1) it is my long-awaited debut in Australia, a market th

The fact that it takes 45 days to close a mortgage in America today is not just a one-time hassle fo

Alif Bank has grown into one of the leading fintechs in Central Asia; and with its portfolio of Shar

So you want to own a boat but you don't know how to finance it? Then we've got you covered. I'm in V

"Retailers are obsessed about consumers." And it is by leveraging the fruits of this obsession, thei