Fintech Family Hour

My guest this week is Jon Zanoff, Founder at Stella Ventures and Empire Startups. Helpful links: Jon on Twitter Jon on Linkedin Empire Startups Website Stella Ventures Website

My Guest today is Ronald Oliveira, CEO @ Revolut US. Revolut announced some big news today! Ron and Zach sit down to talk through the news and what it means for the future of Revolut and fintech in the US. Helpful Links: Revolut's US Website Revolut Careers Ron on Linkedin Empire Startups Website Full Press Release: Revolut submits application for US banking license and launches business accounts...

My guest today is Sean Hunter, CIO at OakNorth. OakNorth was founded as a commercially focused bank in the UK. They're now expanding across the world with their risk scoring and credit intelligence platform. We cover Sean's background from Palantir to Banking, how OakNorth was founded, and how the business has changed with the international expansion. Helpful Links: https://www.oaknorth.com/ (OakN...

My guest today is Aaron Shapiro, CEO at Carver Edison. Carver Edison is a Financial Technology company committed to revolutionizing Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPP). They've pioneered Cashless Participation. We dig into how the company was founded, what ESPPs are, and how Cashless Participation is revolutionizing the market. Helpful Links: Carver Edison Website Aaron Shapiro on Linkedin Carver...

Listen now | Hello again friends! Our guest this week is Greg Ott, CEO at Nav. Nav connects the small business ecosystem, powering transparency and efficiency for financial decision making. What does that mean exactly? We break it down in depth during the conversation, but to overly simplify, Nav is basically a financial solutions router for small business. They connect the small business owner wi...

Listen now | Hello friends, our guest this week is Ben White. Ben works on “Policy R&D” at Plaid. You may have heard of them. What’s “Policy R&D,” you ask? Don’t worry, we get into it. If you want to see the work in action, here’s Plaid’s comments to the CFPB on Dodd-Frank 1033 Get on the email list at www.forfintechsake.com

Listen now | Hello friends, I’m excited to share this week’s episode with you! We’re talking with Rob Petrozzo, Chief Product Officer at Rally. Rally is a platform for buying & selling equity shares in collectible assets. They’re on an absolute tear - consistently adding new collectible assets from a Jackie Robinson Rookie Card to a fossilized Triceratops Skull. Yes, a dino...

Listen now | Hello friends, welcome back to your fintech regular programming! You know how some of the most impactful and largest companies seemed boring at first? This week we’ve got a seemingly boring, but absolutely fascinating subject: the PDF! My guest this week, Get on the email list at www.forfintechsake.com

Listen now | Hello friends, we’re coming back with another dose of “everything is fintech,” this week. Specifically, we’re talking SaaS. We all have a SaaS problem. We’re not referring to your sister’s never ending *sass* at the dinner table (assuming you still live with you sister…just go with it). We’re talking about the Software as a Service subsc...

Listen now | A timely interview on the importance of government, regulation, and understanding our democracy with two of the smartest people thinking about regtech today, Jo Ann Barefoot and David Ehrich. David and Jo Ann run an organization called AIR, The Alliance for Innovative Regulation. In 2020, AIR published a manifesto outlining their hopes for the future of financial regulation. We dig in...

Listen now | An interview with Ahmed Siddiqui, Author of The Anatomy of the Swipe, Making Money Move. Helpful links: Buy the Book - Amazon Ahmed on twitter Branch Get on the email list at www.forfintechsake.com

Listen now | An interview with Eric Jorgenson, Author of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant. Helpful links: The Almanack Website The Almanack for Sale Eric on Twitter Evergreen - Eric’s digital hoarding Get on the email list at www.forfintechsake.com

Listen now (50 min) | An interview with Amy Friend and John Beccia from FS Vector, A strategic advisory firm offering a broad range of services to innovative financial institutions. Helpful links: FS Vector Website Amy Friend on Linkedin John Beccia on Linkedin Get on the email list at www.forfintechsake.com

Listen now (27 min) | An interview with Kathryn Van Nuys, Global Head, Fintech Business Development, Startups, and Venture Capital at Amazon Web Services. Some helpful links: Kathryn on Linkedin Fintech Startups - Amazon Web Services Get on the email list at www.forfintechsake.com

Listen now (56 min) | An interview with Dave and Tanner Mayo @ FedFis. FedFis Website. Get on the email list at www.forfintechsake.com

Listen now (45 min) | An interview with Rhian Horgan, CEO @ Kindur. Joined by co-host Jon Zanoff @ Empire Startups. Get on the email list at www.forfintechsake.com

Listen now (38 min) | A live crowdcast interview with Jenny Abramson at ReThink Impact, hosted by Kelly Fryer. Get on the email list at www.forfintechsake.com

Listen now (55 min) | An interview with Ryan Falvey, Managing Partner at The Financial Venture Studio. Get on the email list at www.forfintechsake.com

Listen now (42 min) | A live crowdcast interview with Jeremy Shure at Grasshopper Bank, hosted by Jon Zanoff. Get on the email list at www.forfintechsake.com

Listen now (48 min) | A live crowdcast interview with Jeremy Shure at Grasshopper Bank, hosted by Jon Zanoff. Helpful links: Empire Startups Grasshopper Bank Get on the email list at www.forfintechsake.com

Listen now (30 sec) | A live crowdcast interview with Alexa von Tobel, hosted by Jon Zanoff. Helpful links: Empire Startups Website Inspired Capital Get on the email list at www.forfintechsake.com

Listen now (54 min) | An interview with Charles Potts, Chief Innovation Officer @ ICBA. Links and Resources: ICBA Website ThinkTech Accelerator Get on the email list at www.forfintechsake.com

Listen now (56 min) | An interview with Ohad Samet, CEO at TrueAccord. https://www.trueaccord.com/ Get on the email list at www.forfintechsake.com

Listen now (48 min) | An interview with Jo Ann Barefoot and David Ehrich, Founders of AIR. Links and Resources: AIR Website Barefoot Innovation American Banker BankThink Piece Get on the email list at www.forfintechsake.com

Listen now (45 min) | An interview with Sandy Kemper, CEO @ C2FO. Links and resources: Link: C2FO Link: How to Solve the $16 Trillion Liquidity Trap Get on the email list at www.forfintechsake.com