Talking Success | The Home of Fintech
Talking Success is the African FinTech leadership podcast powered by TITC - the specialist advisory firm for investors, regulators and operators across African financial services. Host Darren Franks engages founders, CEOs, investors and policymakers shaping the continent’s financial technology landscape. Each episode covers the strategies, governance challenges and market dynamics that matter to senior decision-makers. Presented by titc.io - independent intelligence at the intersection of African FinTech leadership, regulation and capital.
Episodes
Talent, culture, and the future of work take centre stage in this episode of Talking Success, recorded with Absa Group at the heart of Africa’s fintech ecosystem. Host Darren Franks sits down with KG Bako, Managing Executive for Talent Management & Transitions in Absa’s Human Capital leadership team, to explore how a leading Pan-African bank is innovating in talent management, AI readiness, and culture transform...
In this episode of Talking Success (Part 2), Darren Franks sat down with Kevin Odudoh, Ati Ngubevana and Peter Malebye from Vodacom Business. They tell us how they are approaching AI with a clear business lens, drawing on capabilities proven inside the Group and now offered to enterprise clients. The focus is practical: financial inclusion, fraud reduction, compliance and measurable ROI.
AI is on every exec...
In this episode of Talking Success, Darren Franks sat down with Kevin Odudoh, Ati Ngubevana and Peter Malebye from Vodacom Business. They tell us how they are approaching AI with a clear business lens, drawing on capabilities proven inside the Group and now offered to enterprise clients. The focus is practical: financial inclusion, fraud reduction, compliance and measurable ROI.
AI is on every executive age...
In this episode of Talking Success, Darren Franks sat down with Pauline Molloyi – Chief Product and Information Officer at OM Bank, for Part 2, to dig into cash realities, branch roles in a digital bank, what trust really means for customers, how onboarding can be both secure and simple, and how to keep innovating inside South Africa’s rigorous regulatory environment.
Pauline Molloyi's LinkedIn: https://www.lin...
In this episode(Part 2), Darren Franks sat down with Kevin Odudoh from Vodacom Business and Tapfuma Mvere from XLink to dig into a reality every African FinTech leader knows well: you have to build for a moving target without breaking customer experience.
Kevin Odudoh's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-odudoh/
Tapfuma Mvere's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tapfumamvere
In this episode (Part 1), Darren chats with Kevin Odudoh from Vodacom Business and Tapfuma Mvere from XLink to discuss how their collaboration is shaping Africa’s payments ecosystem.
Beyond sponsorships and partnerships, Vodacom’s involvement reflects a deeper commitment to help fintechs, financial institutions, and businesses build scalable, compliant, and trusted systems that move Africa closer to its di...
In this episode, of Talking Success, Darren Franks sat down with Pauline Molloyi - Chief Product and Information Officer at OM Bank, to unpack what it looks like behind the scenes of their journey (Part 1)
Pauline Molloyi's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauline-molloyi-7b76891/
OM Bank's Website: https://www.oldmutual.co.za/bank
Darren Franks' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darr...
In this episode of Talking Success, The Best Fintech Podcast, Darren Franks sat down with Jim Marous- global banking influencer, co-publisher of The Financial Brand, host of Banking Transformed, and one of the most respected voices in digital banking.
For decades, traditional banking has relied on physical presence - branches, tellers, and personal relationships. Yet as digital adoption accelerates and neob...
In this episode, "Building Trust in the Township Economy with Koola Capital", of Talking Success, The Best Fintech Podcast, Darren Franks sat down with Katie Dodge, Co-Founder of Koola Capital, to talk about breaking barriers in SME financing.
The informal economy, often called the township economy, is the backbone of South Africa’s entrepreneurial spirit. Despite its size and vibrancy, this mark...
In this episode, Darren Franks sat down with Theo Kitshoff, CEO of Sticcit, to unpack how to fix school payments and teaching money habits that actually matter..
Highlights:
Why school payments matter more than you think
Why this matters now in South Africa
The KPI shift schools and vendors need to make
Theo Kitshoff's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theo-kitshoff-b0b63b35/
In this episode, Darren Franks sat down with Jonathan Katende, CEO of Lipa World, to unpack how stablecoins are reshaping remittances, commerce, and financial access across Africa and beyond.
Highlights:
The Big Problem: Remittances and Off-Ramping
Navigating Regulation: The Elephant in the Room
Africa’s Leapfrog Moment: Lessons from Mobile Adoption
Highlights:
In this episode, we chat with Rinse Jacobs, Co-Founder and CEO, of Zazu, a new SME-focused FinTech platform launching in South Africa. We explore why Zazu chose South Africa as its starting point, what sets it apart from traditional banks and other neobanks and how it plans to simplify business banking for SMEs.
Highlights:
Customer experience - No more queueing for hours
Breaking down bundling and unbundling
Building t...
In this episode, we chat with Jonatan Allback, Co-Founder and CEO, of Njia Pay, a Cape Town-based startup. We unpack Njia Pay’s role in the ecosystem, and explore where the future of payments is headed - from stablecoins and PayShap to platform-level orchestration.
This is more than a story about a startup. It’s a lens into how global fintech experience can reshape payments in emerging markets, and why Afr...
In this episode, Darren chats with Trevor Gosling, Co-Founder and CEO of Lula.
It's Lula's tenth anniversary and when founded, South Africa's SME's had limited financing options, banks dominated the landscape, often leaving these businesses stuck in the lengthy approval process. Lula has become a cornerstone for SME finance, but where to from here?
Highlights:
The Changin...
In this episode with Angela Shurina, Executive High-Performance Coach, we unpack the human side of the FinTech journey, from cultural foundations and behaviour design to leadership transitions and accountability.
Highlights:
- Culture Evolves With the Business
- Transitioning From Founder to CEO: A Whole New Role
- Accountability Is a Human Motivator
Angela Shurina's LinkedIn: https://www.l...
In part two of our conversation with Nevellan Moodley, Head Financial Services Advisory, we go deeper into the evolving fintech landscape, the value of good advisory partners, and why customer experience is the new battleground for financial services.
Highlights:
- Why Early-Stage FinTechs Avoid Advisory Help
- Africa’s FinTechs: The Trends Worth Watching
- The Integration Advantage: Simplicity...
In this episode Darren Franks chats with Erin Louw, Chief People Officer at TymeBank, to discuss what it takes to build an agile, people-centric culture in a fast-growing FinTech. From harnessing people analytics with everyday tools to cultivating talent.
Highlights:
People-Centric Leadership in a Scaling FinTech
Harnessing People Analytics to Drive Organisational Health
Hiring and Cultivating ...
The evolution of payment systems is reshaping how businesses interact with consumers, and Pick n Pay, a stalwart in South African retail, is at the forefront of this revolution. In this episode of Talking Success, Devon Moodley, Head of Financial Services and Value-Added Services at Pick n Pay, provides fascinating insights into the company’s strategies, challenges, and vision for the future of payments.
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Mobile money has become a cornerstone of the financial technology (FinTech) sector. In this episode Darren Franks chats with Nikolai Barnwell, Founder and CEO of pawaPay about the world of mobile payments.
🌍 Mobile Money in South Africa: A Unique Challenge
💸 The Breadth of Mobile Money Across Africa
✅ Solving Multi-Jurisdictional Complexities
Nikolai's LinkedIn: https://www....
In this episode, Darren chats with Michael Yaacov Martin, Co-founder & CEO at Jifiti. Embedded finance and lending represent a paradigm shift in how consumers and businesses access financial services. From BNPL to long-term lending, these innovations are shaping the future of finance, making it more accessible and aligned with modern consumer behaviours.
Highlights:
🤯 Embedded Lending is Transformi...
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