Fintech Family Hour

Our guest on Fintech Family Hour is Adam Nash from Daffy.  We roll out of the gates talking about Adam’s career at NASA, Fintech, and the influence of growing up in Silicon Valley before deep diving into Daffy’s mission of being generous more often. Adam breaks down Donor Advise Funds, the founding thesis for Daffy and we wrap up with discovering how to scale the concept of giving.  Have...

We’re back! New brand, who dis? For Fintechs Sake is now officially the Fintech Family Hour! Scream it from the rafters! Tell your fintech friends, tell your barista, tell your mom :) We are kicking this re-brand off in the best way possible by sharing a live interview with THE Vinod Khosla. We talk about his work with Sam Altman and solving proof of personhood through their Worldcoin cryptocurren...

This is a special episode with Jon Zanoff , Founder of Empire Startups & Stella Ventures. New York Fintech Week is next week! We cover what's happening next week, the most exciting events, and have some fun covering the history of New York Fintech. New York Fintech Week Website: https://empirestartups.com/events/fintech-conference/ Get 15% off to the Empire Fintech Conference next Wednesday, A...

This is a special episode that was initially recorded for Smart Friends with Eric Jorgenson . The conversation covered enough financial topics that it felt irresponsible not to share it here as well. Simply irresponsible. Thanks, Eric! Check out Smart Friends . Omar ElNaggar is a hedge fund quant and data nerd. He is the founder and CEO of Weavechain . Weavechain is a platform that gives enterpris...

This is a special Episode. It's timely and yet it was recorded last October LIVE at Money20/20. Some lessons are Evergreen. Our guests Kaitlin Asrow at NYDFS and John Pitts at Plaid go deep on their personal experience while providing high level lessons we can all apply today in the midst of a strange time for banking. We also have a guest host this week, Ally McCloskey. Ally was the host of The W...

What a weekend! Kristen Anderson and Alex Johnson join the show to unpack what was, what is, and what will be. Connect with Zach: ForFintechsake.com Follow Zach on Twitter Connect with Zach on LinkedIn

We're coming in hot with an Emergency Pod this week covering the SVB Receivership that has taken over the headlines of the financial world and beyond. Rachel Morrissey , Micky Tesfaye , and Sanjib Kalita join me for this conversation. Don’t expect some magical breakdown of events or a crystal ball, though. I think we’ve all got more questions than answers at this point. Friday felt like a monument...

¡Bienvenido de nuevo! I mean, welcome back! This episode we are excited to bring you Andrew Endicott, Co-Founder and General Partner at Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh is an early-stage fintech venture capital fund that invests across the Americas, that’s right: THE. Americas. He’s also the Co-Founder at Petal, which was created to help more people access and build credit using data from their personal banki...

Welcome back! This episode we’re stoked to have on Eli Wachs, Co-founder of Footprint, providing frictionless identity verification and PII vaulting. We talk about Eli’s love for writing, trying to read history that doesn’t make us cry, how he met his co-founder, building Footprint, and fighting fraud. We also go into the fun stuff like Eli’s experiences doing stand-up, opening for Sam Morril, the...

Happy Valentine’s Day LOVERS! Kristen Anderson is the only guest we’d allow to go live on this day of adoration, and she didn’t disappoint. We cover Kristen’s past lives as a cog in the tech machine, Tech layoffs, and the philosophy behind building early stage startups. “But Zach! Why aren’t you talking about Fintech??” Because that’s what you think about 24/7, Kristen and I decided to discuss mon...

We're back, folks! On this episode we welcome Rishi Khanna, CEO of Stocktwits, to discuss how the company came to be, his experience as CEO, and the challenges within maintaining Stocktwits' unique brand and voice through hypergrowth. Rishi also dishes on the Hedge Fund world, how New York City shaped him into the man he is today. Enjoy! Helpful Links:  Stocktwits Rishi on Twitter Connect with Za...

Welcome back! On this episode we welcome Lee Taylor, CFO of OnlyFans, to discuss how the company has VASTLY improved relationships with financial institutions and its goal of becoming the world’s safest social media platform.  We cover why OnlyFans prioritizes safety, influencers vs. creators, content moderation policies, and some fun stuff like Lee’s wicked martial arts resume and some paren...

Happy New Year! With the first episode of 2023, we welcome Michael Sindicich, EVP of TripActions Liquid to discuss how the organization has grown from a start up to a major incumbent in our budding universe of Fintech.  We cover the nitty gritty of how the product was developed, and how the org was able to maintain it’s startup-like culture despite being over 3,000 team members. We dive into...

This episode was made possible by our friends at Neuro-ID! Go to neuro-id.com to learn more, book a demo, and meet some wonderful humans from Neuro-Id. This week's guest is Wayne Chang. Wayne is a Serial Entrepreneur, Film Producer, and Angel Investor. Wayne is the CEO & Co-Founder of Digits. Helpful links: Digits Website Wayne on Twitter Chang.com Neuro-ID Expert Predictions Series Neuro-ID W...

This episode was made possible by our friends at Neuro-ID! Go to neuro-id.com to learn more, book a demo, and meet some wonderful humans from Neuro-Id. This week's guest is David Ikenna Adams. David is an expert on all things cryptocurrency and cannabis. He runs a Venture Syndicate and he's starting company that's currently still in Stealth. Helpful links: If_Then Ventures David on Twitter David o...

This episode was made possible by our friends at Neuro-ID! They've just released a new report on fraud rings. It's an important read! Check it out and learn more in general at neuro-id.com/ffs This week's guestS are Jason Mikula (Fintech Business Weekly) and Alex Johnson (Fintech Takes). They're both out here leading thoughts in the world of fintech. Helpful links: Fintech Takes Fintech Business W...

This week's guest is Dimitri Dadiomov, CEO at Modern Treasury. Modern Treasury’s payment operations platform and flexible APIs enable you to add money movement and tracking to your products without the heavy lifting. And ya know, stuff like that. We're welcome a new supporter for this season. Neuro-ID! Go to Neuro-ID.com/ffs to learn more and schedule a demo. Helpful links: Modern Treasury Website...

This week's guest is Don Muir, CEO at Arc. Arc does full service non-dilutive financing for SaaS companies. Helpful links: Arc Website Don on Linkedin Subscribe to For Fintech's Sake here.

This week's guest is Albert Saniger, CEO at Nate. Nate's revolutionizing e-commerce payments in a beautiful way. Helpful links: Nate Website Albert on Twitter (@AlbertSaniger) Subscribe to For Fintech's Sake here.

Lindsay Davis is back on the show to cover the news, or something like that...ya know, news(ish). In this episode of a show that claims to be somewhat related to fintech news, we cover a multitude of important topics: Fintech Fridays, The Atomic Fundraise, & a Swift Take on Swift Helpful Links: Atomic Fundraise Lindsay on Linkedin Atomic Website Money2020 Website Subscribe to For Fintech's Sak...

This week's guest is Matthew Spoke, CEO at Moves. Moves is an all-in-one financial app helping gig workers manage their business and get ahead. Helpful links: Moves Website Matthew on Twitter (@MattSpoke) Matthew on Linkedin Subscribe to For Fintech's Sake here.

This week's guest is Steve McLaughlin, Founder & CEO at FT Partners. FT Partners was recently recognized as "Dealmaker of the Year"​ and "Investment Banking Firm of the Year"​ by The M&A Advisor. They're damn good at what they do. Helpful links: FT Partners Website Steve on Linkedin Steve on Twitter (@FTPartners) Subscribe to For Fintech's Sake here.

This week's guest, Ryan Falvey, Managing Partner at Financial Venture Studio, returns to grace us with his presence for the second time on FFS. Helpful links: FinVenture Studio Website Ryan on Linkedin Ryan on Twitter Episode One with Ryan Subscribe to For Fintech's Sake here.

Lindsay Davis is back on the show to cover the news, or something like that...ya know, news(ish). We cover a range of topics from NYDIG's BTC Payroll Announcement to making it clear that we had foresight about overdraft fees going the way of steam engine. Helpful Links: Lindsay on Linkedin Atomic Website Money2020 Website Subscribe to For Fintech's Sake here.

We have two esteemed guests this week: Craig J. Lewis (CEO) & Ethan Austin (CSO) at GigWage, a payments company revolutionizing the way contractors are paid. Helpful links: gigwge website Craig on Linkedin Ethan on Linkedin Subscribe to For Fintech's Sake here.