CEO at IFX: How I went from lawyer to fintech CEO

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Jack Parsons

Business, Careers

4.2 • 5 Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

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Episode Guest

How does a barrister end up running a cutting-edge fintech company? Will Marwick, CEO of IFX Payments, shares his unique career journey from law to leading a $40M fintech business. In this candid interview, Will reveals how IFX Payments started in a farm stable and how their innovative fintech solutions are driving rapid growth. He also explains how his legal background has equipped him to navigate the fast-paced, ever-evolving world of finance.

Learn from Will’s story as he discusses the leap from law to fintech leadership, fun facts about IFX’s humble beginnings with horses, and practical career advice for young professionals looking to break into fintech. Will also shares how to build a business with strong culture, values, and vision. Are you ready duvet flippers? Let's explore Will's unconventional and exciting career journey!

Episode Timestamps

00:00 Authenticity and Self-Discovery

02:10 Career Beginnings and Lessons Learned

08:43 Emotional Awareness in Professional Life

13:04 Curiosity and Continuous Improvement

18:58 Effective Communication and Trust in Leadership

23:12 Job Interviews and Understanding Value

26:00 IFX Payments: A New Era in Fintech

33:09 Cultural Attitudes Towards Money

40:26 Investing in Yourself for Financial Freedom

42:24 Life Lessons and Future Aspirations

Episode Partner

Founded in 2005, IFX Payments is a leading global provider of foreign exchange, payment, and financial technology services. IFX offers advanced solutions for corporate payment, treasury, and financial management needs, as well as customised FX solutions for individuals seeking trusted partners for their unique exchange requirements. Their mission is to build an accessible, frictionless, and complete digital payments experience that removes the burden of managing complex treasury processes and empowers businesses to realise their true potential by focusing on the things that really matter to them

Transcript

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0:00.0	What has been your life lesson so far?
0:02.0	Know who you are, not what you want.
0:04.0	The most successful version of you is the best version of you, not the best version of someone else.
0:09.0	You pretending to be something you're not is, is mattered.
0:12.0	Whatever you're doing it needs to be authentic.
0:14.0	Don't focus on what you want to do, focus on who you are.
0:17.0	Yeah.
0:19.0	Hi, I'm Will Mara. I'm the CEO of IFX Payment, the global fintech company employing 200 people, and this
0:24.6	is my dupe-clim.
0:25.6	What is the secret ingredients that made you get the opportunities?
0:29.6	I think I always try and push myself into the forefront of everyone's mind.
0:32.6	Can I come to this meeting?
0:34.6	Can I do that bit of work?
0:35.6	How can I help?
0:36.6	What can I do? I want to learn more.
0:39.0	For me, that whole idea of getting better, what course is going to do outside of work,
0:43.0	whether that's full degrees or just sort of ad hoc things or just attaching yourself to people.
0:47.7	You learn either through books or through people, right? That's it.
0:49.8	What do you think is wrong when it comes to money here in the UK? On a personal level, I was always taught not to talk about money, it's just not what you do.
0:57.8	You create a relationship with money as a child and that then resonates about your entire life.
1:03.2	You should be able to ask for help.
1:04.6	Death, credit cards, keep you on top of those things.
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