Searching for Mana with Lloyd Wahed
Welcome to the Searching for Mana show in association with the London Stock Exchange, the leading podcast that interviews tech's most influential leaders, innovators and disruptors to discover their mana – the superpower that has helped them to succeed. Hosted by Lloyd Wahed, co-founder of the Mana group, which is focused on building the future of work via their search, lab and venture business, the podcast is a must-see/listen for industry insiders, established or budding entrepreneurs, or anyone with an interest in the most exciting and dynamic sector in the world.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 163
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
The last thing we want to do is chase a fad or chase some hype | Julian Sawyer, Bitstamp
This week, Bitstamp CEO Julian Sawyer comes back to Searching for Mana to join Lloyd for an enlightening chat about fintech, crypto, altcoins and so much more! A financial veteran with over 20 years’…
Hacking into blockchain due diligence | Kamil Gorski, Tokenguard
This week, TokenGuard CEO and Founder Kamil Gorski joins Mimi Nguyen, our R&D Head for an enlightening chat about due diligence in blockchain, smart contracts, ICOs and many more!
Tokenguard is the f…
Enabling the future: Green Finance | Fireside Chat Fintech Week London 2021 | Romina Savova, PensionBee | Joe Parkin, Blackrock
This week we are presenting a very special Fireside Chat as part of Fintech Week London 2021 broadcasted live from Barclays Rise. Joining Lloyd Wahed, we’ll have special guests from PensionBee and Bl…
What is Next For Blockchain in Financial Services? Fintech Week London 2021 Panel | Chris Skinner, The Finanser | Marcus Treacher, Clear Bank / Ripple | Haydn Jones, PwC | Simon Taylor, 11:FS | Erlang Solutions
Speculations, hypes, doges, icos, nfts aside.. what’s next for blockchain in financial services? How can this underlying technology disrupt the banking system?
This week we are presenting a very spec…
The crypto platform with 8 million customers | Sam Kopelman, Luno
This week, Luno’s UK Country Manager Sam Kopelman joins Ollie Brown, our Blockchain Associate Director for an enlightening chat about crypto, entrepreneurship, career progression and so much more!
Aft…
Why is the mortgage industry so archaic? | Richard Hayes, Mojo Mortgages
Mojo Mortgages CEO and co-founder Richard Hayes tells Lloyd Wahed how he went from a studying music to founding a leading UK online mortgage broker, that disrupts the sector through its hybrid of sma…
Do you know where your pension is invested? | Chris Eastwood, Penfold
Chris Eastwood, co-founder and co-CEO at Penfold, sits down with Lloyd to talk about how his digital-based pension platform for self-employed workers and SME’s.
After entering the industry as a consu…
Fintech London Week: Fintech for the public good | Lord Holmes, MBE, House of Lords
This week, Lord Holmes, MBE joins Lloyd in this special episode, within the Fintech Week London 2021, for an enlightening chat about fintech, financial inclusion, crypto and so much more! Lord Holmes…
Should DeFi be regulated? | Jakub Zakrzewski, Kraken
This week, Kraken’s Managing Director Jakub Zakrzewski joins Lloyd for an enlightening chat about crypto, fintech, angel investment, career progression and so much more! A Forbes 30 under 30 supersta…
The future of software development | Nicholas Mills, CircleCI
Nick Mills, CircleCI GM EMEA, joins Lloyd to discuss the future of tech and software engineering. The company, which is a software delivery platform automating development workflows and IT operations…
UK banking's most eccentric founder/ceo opens up | Mark Mullen, Atom Bank
Mark Mullen (CEO anad co-founder of Atom Bank) joins Lloyd to discuss the state of UK fintech, mortgage and SME lending and what it takes to disrupt UK banking.
And he should know. Throughout his 30 y…
For entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs (a Silicon Valley VC & a Dragon Den’s Investor) | Andrew D'Souza, Clearco
We’ve got startup lending on the brain this week as serial VC Andrew D’Souza sits down with Lloyd to talk working capital, angel mentorship and so much more.
As Founder and CEO of Clearco, Andrew made…
"All you need is curve" - the world's slimmest wallet | Shachar Bialick, Curve
Shachar Bialick (Founder and CEO of Curve) joins Lloyd to discuss how Curve helps its users consolidate multiple cards, and even allowing them to switch pre-COVID-19 purchases back onto a different c…
Embedded finance to the moon | Rob Straathof, Liberis
Rob Straathof (CEO, Liberis) sits down with Lloyd to talk about how his company offers pre-approved revenue-based SME financing.
After entering the industry as an investment banker, Rob developed his …
Raising the stakes in finance | Jed Rose, Airwallex
The future of finance is here as Airwallex’ Jed Rose sits down with Lloyd to discuss how he plans to expand the UK operations of this $2.6B valued fintech unicorn.
After starting his career in product…
And the Oscar Goes To... | Jacqueline Dewey, British Bank Awards (Smart Money People)
Jacqueline Dewey (CEO, Smart Money People, British Bank Awards) sits down with Lloyd to talk about how her company is helping to build trust and transparency in financial services. Run by Smart Money…
The Currency Cold War | Dave Birch, author, advisor and commentator
Dave Birch is an internationally-recognised thought leader in digital identity and digital money. He joins Stefan Ciecierski from Mana Search for a far-reaching conversation that covers the future of…
The finance community with one million subscribers | Max Rofagha, Finimize
Finimize is building the world's largest and most engaged finance community, with over one million subscribers across their app. Max Rofagha, its co-founder and CEO sits down with Stefan Ciecierski t…
Post-Easter Economic Outlook for Q2 2021 | Michael Brown, Caxton FX
Michael Brown (Senior Market Analyst, Caxton FX) joins Lloyd for a special Post-Easter episode tackling the latest economic developments in the UK.
Since joining Caxton FX in 2016, Michael has shown a…
Life insurance that inspires life and employee wellbeing | Sammy Rubin, YuLife
Sammy Rubin (Founder and CEO of YuLife) sits down with Lloyd to talk about how his company brings together life insurance, wellbeing & rewards in one simple app.
After entering the industry with his C…