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several high-growth internet startups . The company , he says , is built on the belief that “ it ’ s not so much a case of banks failing their customers , but more a case of technology failing banks . The systemic problems facing banks can be addressed almost entirely via technology .”
This approach , says Fennelly , was cemented during his previous interactions with the financial services sector . This includes five years running one of
Southeast Asia ’ s largest independent systems , integrations , and technology and software companies , where he worked on bank-to-bank systems integrations projects . “ We used that experience to develop a micro-billing software solution , which acted as a financial services layer between credit cards and gift cards and scaled very well ,” he adds . “ From there , I ’ ve also completed several core transformation projects in the sector and , through
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