Orbian Acquires Roger: Global SCF Giant Chairman on Buying Czech Fintech & Working Capital's Future

One of the world's largest supply chain finance platforms chose Brno. Why?Thomas Dunn, Chairman of Orbian — a global SCF platform serving Fortune 500 clients across more than 50 countries — spent six years watching Czech fintech company Roger before deciding to act. In this podcast he tells us what finally convinced him, why he picked a Czech company over competitors from Poland, Slovakia and Hungary, and what made Roger the right platform to build on.We talk about how Roger built a dominant position in receivables finance, why Orbian chose the Czech Republic as its springboard into Central Europe, and what a global platform can actually learn from a lean, fast-moving Brno fintech.Tom also shares the story behind his career at J.P. Morgan across London, Melbourne, Sydney and Tokyo, how he inherited a heavily loss-making business and turned it into a platform providing over 25 billion USD in financing annually, and what decisions actually made the difference.Topics covered:Why Orbian monitored Roger for six years before pulling the triggerWhy Czechia, and not Poland, Slovakia or HungaryWhat surprised Tom about doing business in the Czech Republic vs. the UKCultural vs. regulatory gaps in alternative finance adoptionHow to integrate a Czech company without breaking what made it workWhat Roger's team can now do with Orbian's global client relationshipsThe future of SCF in Central Europe: what success looks like in 3–5 yearsGuest: Thomas Dunn, Chairman, Orbian (https://orbian.com/)Podcast partners:https://www.roger.cz/https://www.pse.cz/https://pwc.cz/