Fintech Mavericks

Welcome to a special live episode of Fintech Mavericks 🎙️ recorded at Money20/20 Las Vegas. Hosts Nicole Casperson and Drew Glover sit down with Garima Shah, Co-Founder & President of Biller Genie, to unpack one of the least glamorous but most critical problems in finance: getting small businesses paid on time. Garima shares how Biller Genie cuts payment cycles from 47 to 50 days down to about...

Welcome back to Fintech Mavericks 🎙️ This live episode goes inside one of the most urgent problems in America: student debt, and what it really takes to build infrastructure that can unlock wealth instead of killing it. Hosted by Nicole Casperson and Drew Glover, this conversation features Laurel Taylor, Founder & CEO of Candidly. Laurel is not just talking about student debt reform. She is bu...

Welcome to a new episode of Fintech Mavericks! 🎙️ This time, we’re diving into what it really takes to build financial infrastructure for billions at venture scale. Hosted by Nicole Casperson and Drew Glover, this episode features Shivani Siroya, Founder & CEO of Tala. Shivani has raised nearly $500M to build a financial system that serves the global majority, and Tala has now disbursed $6B+ i...

Welcome to a new episode of Fintech Mavericks! 🎙️ This time, we’re diving into the future of mission-driven fintech, the lessons from one of the biggest success stories in the space, and what’s next for founders navigating today’s market. Hosted by Nicole Casperson and Drew Glover, this episode features Emmalyn Shaw, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Flourish Ventures, an $850M early-stage fund b...

Welcome to a new episode of Fintech Mavericks! 🎙️ This time, we’re diving into the partnerships powering fintech’s future and why collaboration between startups and giants has never mattered more. Hosted by Nicole Casperson and Drew Glover, this episode features Stefany Bello, Senior Vice President of Digital Partnerships, Fintechs & Enablers at Mastercard. Since joining Mastercard in 2009, St...

Welcome to a groundbreaking episode of Fintech Mavericks! 🎙️ Nicole Casperson and Drew Glover sit down with Cindy Gallop, advertising icon, founder of Make Love Not Porn, and now fintech disruptor, to unpack her fearless journey of breaking rules, challenging stigma, and building businesses no one else dared to. From walking away from corporate advertising to launching a global social sex-tech mov...

Welcome to a new episode of Fintech Mavericks! 🎙️ This time, we’re diving into one of the most under-discussed but life-changing chapters in a founder’s journey: selling your company. Hosted by Nicole Casperson alongside Drew Glover, this episode features the founder who made startup exits a product—and a conversation worth having. Andrew Gazdecki, Founder & CEO of Acquire.com, has helped thou...

Welcome to a new episode of Fintech Mavericks! 🎙️ Today, we’re diving into what it takes to scale world-changing products from zero to obsession-worthy. Hosted by fintech journalist and Fintech Is Femme founder Nicole Casperson, alongside Drew Glover, co-founder of Fiat Growth, this episode features an operator who’s helped shape the fintech ecosystem as we know it: Cristina Cordova, COO at Linear...

Welcome to a live episode of Fintech Mavericks! 🎙️ Recorded at the Fintech Summit, this conversation brings sharp insight and refreshing transparency straight from the heart of the startup economy. Nicole Casperson and Drew Glover are joined by Peter Walker, Head of Insights at Carta, where he translates data from over 45,000 U.S. startups into narratives that founders, operators, and investors ca...

Welcome back to Fintech Mavericks! 🎙️ This week, hosts Nicole Casperson and Drew Glover sit down with Laura Bock, Partner at QED Investors, one of the most active and forward-thinking VC firms in fintech today. With a background in biophysics and a career that spans global finance and data-driven investing, Laura brings a rare blend of scientific rigor and startup intuition to every deal she backs...

In this episode of Fintech Mavericks, Nicole Casperson and Drew Glover sit down with Kevin Jurovich—former NFL player, wealth manager, and now founder of hubble—for a powerful conversation about the evolving value of expertise in the digital age. Kevin’s journey is anything but traditional. After navigating the highs of professional sports and the fast-paced world of wealth management, he turned h...

In this episode of Fintech Mavericks , Nicole Casperson and Drew Glover sit down with Haley Bryant, Principal at Hustle Fund, for a high-energy conversation on backing overlooked talent, building fast with purpose, and redefining what makes a founder investable. Haley brings deep operator experience—from scaling teams at Apple to helping agencies grow—and now channels that drive into writing early...

In Episode 2 of Fintech Mavericks Season 2, hosts Nicole Casperson and Drew Glover sit down with Ryan Breslow, Founder and returning CEO of Bolt, for a raw and revealing conversation about founder identity, public perception, and what it really takes to rebuild after controversy. Known for pioneering one-click checkout and stirring up headlines with his unfiltered takes, Ryan is back at the helm o...

In this episode of Fintech Mavericks, Nicole Casperson and Drew Glover kick off Season 2 with none other than Adam Nash, Co-Founder and CEO of Daffy—a platform transforming how we think about giving. From leading product at LinkedIn to scaling Wealthfront into a major fintech player, Adam has long been at the intersection of innovation and impact. Now, with Daffy, he’s bringing that expertise to c...

In this episode of Fintech Mavericks , Nicole Casperson and Drew Glover sit down with Elizabeth Gore, Co-Founder and President of Hello Alice, for a powerful live conversation recorded at the Fintech Is Femme Leadership Summit at The Times Center Mainstage. Elizabeth has helped grow Hello Alice into a $130 million fintech platform serving over 1.5 million small business owners—providing access to...

In this episode of Fintech Mavericks , Nicole Casperson and Drew Glover sit down with Emily Green , Head of Wealth Management at Ellevest , to talk about bold pivots, purpose-driven leadership, and the future of wealth for women. Since joining Ellevest in 2017, when the company had just $40 million AUM, Emily has helped scale the platform to over $2 billion, all while staying rooted in one mission...

📢 What happens when a bank insider becomes one of fintech’s boldest builders and most trusted voices? In this episode of Fintech Mavericks , Nicole Casperson and Drew Glover sit down with Simon Taylor , Head of Content & Strategy at Sardine, and the mind behind some of fintech’s most influential platforms - from Fintech Insider to Fintech Brainfood . Simon’s journey spans traditional finance,...

📱What if the key to closing the wealth gap starts with teaching kids how to save, spend, and invest—before they even hit high school? In this episode of Fintech Mavericks , Nicole Casperson and Drew Glover sit down with Tanya Van Court, Founder and CEO of Goalsetter , the award-winning fintech platform empowering families to build generational wealth through financial literacy. Tanya’s path to fi...

💳 What if businesses could launch their own digital wallets to keep customers engaged and drive new revenue? In this episode of Fintech Mavericks, Nicole Casperson and Drew Glover sit down with Sophia Goldberg, Co-Founder & CEO of Ansa, the payments startup redefining how merchants interact with their customers. Since launching in 2022, Ansa has been making waves, earning a spot on The Inform...

💸 What if getting paid instantly was the norm? In this episode of Fintech Mavericks, Nicole Casperson and Drew Glover sit down with Stephany Kirkpatrick, Founder & CEO of Orum, the company redefining how money moves with instant access to all major payment rails. Since launching in 2019, Orum has raised $82M+ and built an API that enables seamless, real-time payouts for businesses and consume...

🚀 Fintech Mavericks is back with another game-changing conversation! In this episode, Nicole Casperson (Fintech Is Femme) and Drew Glover (Fiat Growth) sit down with Hussein Fazal, Co-founder & CEO of Super.com, the mobile commerce giant that’s reshaping travel, retail, and fintech. What started as a simple hotel deal app has exploded into a savings-driven platform with 30M+ users, $2B+ in sa...

Welcome to the first-ever episode of Fintech Mavericks! 🎙️ Recorded live from Brex HQ in NYC, we’re kicking off Women’s History Month with a powerhouse convo about disruption, innovation, and the future of fintech. Hosted by fintech journalist and Fintech Is Femme founder Nicole Casperson, alongside Drew Glover, co-founder of Fiat Growth, this episode brings together two incredible founders who ar...

Join fintech journalist Nicole Casperson and prolific investor Drew Glover as they chat with some of the most innovative fintech founders around. Each week, we’re diving into the strategies and insights behind scaling a business while staying true to purpose—and, of course, making a profit. Sponsored by Brex. ► Brex has been redefining how financial services and software work together since 2017—b...