Things I like to talk about: Open Banking • Charity fundraising • Yoga - especially ashtanga • Long-distance running • Travel • Moving abroad as a Brit • Music-making (from indie rock to deep house) • Third sector regulation • Starting, scaling and exiting • eCommerce and checkout optimisation I have an easy-going, but enthusiastic tone and genuine passion. I've included embedded players for some recent podcasts, along with an interview with BBC's Roger Johnson on the red sofa.
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Huge thanks to John and Connie Kuder for inviting Carmen and me onto their podcast last week. Show notes In this episode of Celebrating Small Family Businesses, hosts John and Connie Kuder interview Kieron and Carmen James, father and daughter co-founders of two businesses named Wonderful. Celebrating Small Family Businesses:
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I was delighted to join Dr Christopher H. Loo on his Financial Freedom podcast this week. Show notes In a recent enlightening conversation with Kieron James, the CEO and founder of Wonderful, we delved into how his innovative approach to payments is not only transforming the commercial payments landscape but
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Carmen and Kieron share how a game-changing fundraising platform paved the way to their market-disrupting payments solution, as well as their views on the trick a lot of their peers are missing (with Kieron paying homage to his punk-rock youth). They also discuss the accelerating adoption of Open Banking in
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A remedy for regulatory tension? Carmen and Kieron quickly recap the journey to date before describing the rigorous process of FCA authorisation; selling the telecoms business; moving the team to a completely new industry; and seamlessly replacing a third-party provider with their brand new, and recently approved, fintech. (Phew!) Along
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Lockdown, health crisis and the platform reopens. In this episode, Carmen touches on her experience of being diagnosed with cancer on the cusp of her 28th birthday in October 2020. She reflects on how the diagnosis shifted her outlook on life and wellbeing. She and Kieron also reflect on what
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Wonderful revolutionises payments with Open Banking. Huge thanks to Michael Bernzweig for inviting me to guest on his show, Software Spotlight last week. Show notes In 2016, Kieron James, now CEO and Co-Founder of Wonderful, was running a telecoms business when he encountered a problem that would spark the idea
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Published today, my interview on the Victor Dedaj podcast, Entrepreneurs Visiting Victor. Show notes: Interview with Kieron James, who is an entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in launching and scaling start-up businesses in the ICT sector. He is the CEO and Founder of Wonderful, a company that provides simple,
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Carmen and Kieron remember the moment they discovered Open Banking - and the apple fell from the tree. Demand and pressure had forced the fundraising platform to close as card processing fees began to outstrip their corporate sponsorship. Could this be the silver bullet? Plus, a listener’s question takes
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It was lovely to guest on Neil's show this week. He's a tremendous host. Great questions delivered with a gentle style. Show notes Neil Wilkins talks to Wonderful Founder and CEO, Kieron James about his disruptive fintech business that is taking the charity world by storm, with fee-less donation processing.
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In the episode, Carmen and Kieron share how they built their free charity fundraising platform on a shoestring, with the support of staff from their telecoms company. They also describe how they eventually secured generous corporate sponsorship. But despite these successes, they were struggling to spread the word and get
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The latest episode of Think Richa w/ Andrés Richa “where you can learn to take ownership of your life and lead life with conviction.” Show notes In this episode, join Andres as he explores the journey of Kieron, a visionary entrepreneur whose adventures span from web design to online banking
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Big thanks to Jennifer Loehding for inviting me to guest on her podcast, "Behind the Dreamers" and for her very kind words in the show notes. Show notes In this episode, I sit down with Kieron James, the esteemed CEO and founder of Wonderful, a trailblazer in the realm of
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Carmen and I are so excited to launch the first episode of our brand new podcast! Exploring the intersection between doing good, doing well and being well. Daughter and father co-founder team, Carmen and Kieron James describe their shared journey, from the highs and lows of launching their free charity
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Big thanks to David and Ken for inviting me to guest on their podcast "Firing the Man." It was a great chat though I fear their very kind show notes set the bar way too high! Show notes Unlock the door to e-commerce mastery with our inspiring guest, Kieron James,
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Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series .. On this episode, we talk with Seasoned Entrepreneur Kieron James .. He is an entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in launching and scaling start-up businesses in the ICT sector. These days he is the CEO and Founder
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Avik Chakraborty, host of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life - the podcast that explores the connection between our mental wellbeing and our overall health - welcomed me on to his show today: “I'm excited to welcome a very special guest who's making a real difference in the world of fintech and