We are all keenly aware that the world's forests are under attack. Essential to the survival of over 8000 species, including for example, all species of Orangutan, and indispensable for the absorption of greenhouse gasses, the rainforests are being destroyed at the rate of 69 football fields per minute. Anyone who has a concern for the planet will find these stats truly alarming and the team at Fintech headhunting firm, EC1 Partners are no exception. Employees were keen to play their part in tackling the issue, so EC1 joined up with tree-planting start-up Treeapp to plant 20 trees for every placement they make - a total of over 6000 new trees over the next year. So now there's even more reason to celebrate when a candidate lands their dream job! If you would like to get involved and plant some trees, Treeapp's mobile app (available on iphone and android) enables anyone to plant a tree for free, every day, in less than a minute [UK Only]. The trees are funded by eco-conscious organisations that advertise their products and services on the platform. To date, Treeapp's partners have funded the planting of hundreds of thousands of trees across Africa, the Americas and Asia.

Even though banks and financial institutions are adopting crypto, we are still very much in the early stages of the market. Today’s guest, Richard Byworth, is the CEO of the EQONEX Group, which provides crypto and digital assets to institutions and individuals at any level. In this episode, Richard shares why he left the world of banking for Fintech. Having built his wealth through traditional means, he realized that protecting it conventionally was not going to work. This sparked his interest in Bitcoin, and has even led to a career pivot. We hear about EQONEX’s products and services, what you need to keep in mind if you want to work in crypto, and the effects the pandemic has had on the market. Unlike many industries, lockdowns have greatly benefited crypto. This timely conversation is well worth tuning in for!

In this episode we are joined by Ulisse Dell’Orto, the MD of APAC for blockchain data company Chainalysis. Ulisse explains what Chainalysis does and how its services have evolved, why its such an exciting place to work and grow, and how Chainalysis attracts and maintains talent in light of its rapid growth.

In today’s show, we are joined by Myles Bertrand, Mambu’s Managing Director of APAC, who gives us the inside scoop on what’s going on behind the scenes; from their unusual approach to scaling, to the lack of hierarchy and politics, to their focus on financial literacy and inclusion. Mambu was ahead of the game in the shift to digitization in the banking industry, and it sounds like the only direction they are going is up!