How to Lend Money to Strangers

Consumer credit in the Nordics, with Jakob Færgeman (Experian)

The Vikings are coming! The Vikings are coming!For a long time, the Nordic financial services market was a geographically contained one, with just 25 million consumers spread across the four major Nordic nations, growth of even the best business models could be capped. But not anymore, with digital channels providing a route to the rest of the world, several Nordics fintechs are following in the wake of Klarna.So to get a better handle on the local forces shaping the Nordic consumer credit landscape, I spoke to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakob-f%C3%A6rgeman-3961b4/">Jakob Faergeman</a> of <a href="https://www.experian.dk">Experian</a>. We spoke about BNPL, Open Banking, and fintech in general; we spoke about the impact of COVID-19, and we spoke about regulation.You can also find out more about me on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanlegrange/">my LinkedIn page, here</a>If you have any feedback, questions, or if you would like to participate in the show, please feel free to reach out to me at <a>brendan@howtolendmoneytostrangers.show</a>A full written transcript with timestamps can be found on <a href="https://www.howtolendmoneytostrangers.show/episodes/episode-12">HowtoLendMoneytoStrangers.Show</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

A podcast about lending in all its forms and 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, talking about everything from crypto-backed mortgages to crowd-funded loans for refugees. I am the host, Brendan le Grange, and I have spent the last twenty years working in - or alongside - lenders across Africa, Asia, and Europe and I’ll be using that experience to find and learn from industry insiders in a series of weekly interviews. Sometimes, those interviews discuss the inspiration behind a new start-up, sometimes they look back at a career spent at the lending coal face, and sometimes they explore where the latest technologies might take us. In the end, if it shapes a lending decision, we’ll talk about how. You can join us every Thursday here, or wherever you prefer to find your podcasts. And you can find written transcripts and more content can be found at www.HowToLendMoneytoStrangers.show Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.