The Irish Tech News Podcast

Alan Jones is a serial entrepreneur who has been on the Irish Tech News twice before. He is now involved with Mascotte.AI as their Strategic Executive Partner. Mascotte.AI are building the next interface for human-AI interaction. To find out more about this I caught up with Alan and Mao Lao Lin the founder and CEO of Mascotte.AI.
Alan and Mao talk about their backgrounds, what Mascotte.AI does, AI companions, AI ethics, holo boxes and more.
More about Moscotte.AI:
Mascotte.AI was born out of a simple observation: The most critical business skills are the hardest to practice. For years, their team at Reblika built the world's most sophisticated digital humans for global icons like LVMH, Adidas, and David Guetta. They mastered the art of "High-Fidelity Identity."  and they realised that photorealism shouldn't just be for fashion and entertainment, it should be for growth.
They saw sales teams stumbling through high-stakes negotiations, healthcare providers struggling with bedside manner, and managers dreading difficult conversations. They were all practicing on the one thing they couldn't afford to lose: their people.
So, Mascotte.AI was built.

In this episode of One Vision, Theodora Lau hosts Angi Milano, Founder and CEO of Maven Advisory, about her diverse career journey in financial services. They discuss the challenges and rewards of embracing independence, the importance of saying 'no', as well as the complexities and the art of selling in regulated industries. Angi shares insights on current trends in fintech, emphasizing the need for relationship building and community engagement as the industry evolves.

Hot take: “… power of no and knowing when your limits really are hit and you have to turn somebody down is a powerful lesson that I wish I had learned.”
Hot take: “In sales, if you are not thinking ahead, you’re falling behind.” 

00:00 Welcome and Introductions
01:04 Angi’s Career Pivot 
05:39 Betting on Yourself
10:17 The Power of Saying No
13:24 The Art of Selling
21:12 Trends for 2026
25:18 Slow Down and Recharge
27:46 Magic Wand Wish

More about our guest 
🌐Angi Milano on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angimilano/ 

More about our host and One Vision Podcast 
🌐Theodora Lau on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodoralau/ 
🌐Banking on (Artificial) Intelligence (book): https://www.bankingonaibook.com/ 
🌐Unconventional Ventures (company): https://www.unconventionalventures.com/ 
🌐Listen to all One Vision Podcast episodes by visiting: https://shows.acast.com/one-vision 

#Fintech #BankingIndustry #Community #Empathy

SME’s face various challenges when adopting digital tools in Ireland, which is why empowering SMEs with accessible technology is critical to economic growth. A fast and  simple ERP can redefine the market dynamics for small business success and one man who knows all-out this is Morgan Browne founder and CEO  of Enterpryze. I recently caught up with Morgan to find out more.
Morgan talks about his background, cloud erp solution, AI  and more.
More about Morgan Browne:
Morgan Browne is the Founder and CEO of Enterpryze and is a highly regarded member of SAP’s Global Partner Executive Council and was a finalist in the EY (Entrepreneur of the Year Awards) in 2015.
He spent a year studying Computer Science at the Institute of Technology Tallaght before catching the entrepreneurial bug. An avid businessman and technology enthusiast, Morgan Browne is passionate about helping SMEs succeed financially, and empowering them to achieve their full potential.
With this in mind, Morgan purchased Milner Browne 10 years ago and developed it from a reseller business into a solutions company using SAP technology as a key platform provider.
The Milner Browne Group develops business management software to help SMEs work smarter and more effectively, Milner Browne is a Deloitte best managed companies platinum member and a fast 50 finalist.
In 2017, Morgan officially launched Enterpryze, the world’s first mobile-first solution for SAP Business One.

In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse podcast, Theodora Lau and Jas Randhawa discuss the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) and implications for agentic commerce. They explore the challenges of chargebacks, the need for regulatory clarity, and the importance of consumer independence in the evolving landscape of e-commerce. While adoption is likely to grow, major risks include consumer manipulation, monopolistic outcomes, and the amount of personal data agents may require (buying, browsing, health, and other patterns), increasing privacy and security concerns. Now is the time to engage with policymakers and advocate for regulatory clarity and for the well-being of consumers. 

00:00 Welcome Back to One Vision + Introducing Jas Randhawa (StrategyBRIX)
01:10 What Is the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP)? The Big Picture
03:27 How UCP Works: Product Cataloging for AI Shopping Agents
07:05 KYA (Know Your Agent): Identity, Authorization & Trust
08:58 Chargebacks in Agentic Commerce: Who’s Liable When Things Go Wrong?
12:02 Fraud Detection Breaks: Geolocation, New Signals & Re-Engineering Controls
13:44 Agent Independence & Consumer Protection: Bias, Collusion, and Oversight Gaps
21:28 Regulatory Clarity (or Lack Thereof): The ‘Wild West’ Phase + T&Cs Reality
28:06 Time to Get Ready: Travel Use Cases, Audit Trails, and Dispute Proof
33:26 Sanctions, VPNs, and High-Velocity Agent Behavior: Financial Crime Risks
37:12 Are We Too Early? Will Consumers Adopt—and at What Cost?
42:59 Privacy, Data Control & The Need for Neutral Standards Bodies (Wrap-Up)
47:45 Final Thoughts

#AI #AgenticCommerce #UCP #Agents #Fintech 

Hot take:  ”The amount of information this agent now needs to have about me is shocking and it scares me a little bit because you're talking about buying patterns, browsing patterns, sleeping patterns, health pattern. For this agent to be really effective, it just needs to know everything that's in my head, right? It's gonna be very effective, but that's again, a major risk because no one's watching out for the consumer.”
Hot take: “ The future of this world is unfortunately not you or me. It's a lot of these younger kids, their ecosystem is a lot different. These products are being designed for them."

More about our guest 
🌐Jas Randhawa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randhawajas/ 
More about our host and One Vision Podcast 
🌐Theodora Lau on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodoralau/ 
🌐Banking on (Artificial) Intelligence (book): https://www.bankingonaibook.com/ 
🌐Unconventional Ventures (company): https://www.unconventionalventures.com/ 
🌐Listen to all One Vision Podcast episodes by visiting: https://shows.acast.com/one-vision 
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Late last year MyCelsius launched their cooling bracelet in the UK and they are planning to launch it in Ireland this year. I recently caught up with Aonghus O’Donovan the CTO and Co-Founder of MyCelsius.
Aonghus spoke about his background, how MyCelsius was founded, the technology behind MyCelsius, their plans to launch the Cooling Bracelet in Ireland in 2026 and more.
More about MyCelsius:
MyCelsius Cooling Bracelet is a groundbreaking innovation developed to support people affected by heat and hot flushes.  At the heart of what they do, they developed one of the smallest and most powerful cooling systems in the world.
Founded with the mission to close the gap in women’s health innovation, the company has designed a stylish, science-driven wearable that brings comfort, confidence and wellbeing to women.