This Week in Fintech

Welcome back to the TWIF podcast! We've got a streak of great interviews for you this fall, heading to Mexico today for a conversation with the Baubap co-founders. Baubap is Latin America's first AI-powered, credit-focused bank. Baubap was ahead of the AI boom, developing an AI-driven credit underwriting model since 2019. This early adoption allowed them to build a scalable model that co...

A quick, helpful summary of all the fintech news fit to print this week.

Welcome back – this week we're sitting down today with Leif Abraham , the cofounder and Co-CEO of investing platform Public.com ! Public is an investing platform that lets members invest in stocks, ETFs, crypto, Treasury bills, and alternative assets – and recently launched fractional investing in corporate and Treasury bonds in response to the increasing demand for fixed-income products from...

Welcome to October's episode of This Month in Fintech, just ahead of Money2020. Our guest today is Davi Strazza, President of North America at Adyen. Adyen is a global financial technology platform helping the world’s leading businesses achieve their ambitions faster. Since its founding in 2006, Adyen has built one of the world's leading platforms to help enterprises accept payments, pro...

Nik Milanovic sits down to talk with Jesse Mecham, the founder of personal finance app YNAB, about the state of fintech, consumer finances, raising seven kids, and why he hates the word 'budgeting.'

In an exclusive interview, MX's founder and returning CEO Ryan Caldwell opens up about 14 years as a fintech founder, why consumer-permissioned data is integral to MX's DNA, and the future of open banking.

In the podcast, Julie interviews Matt Austin and Ahmed Siddiqui. The conversation dives into their experiences in FinTech, how they got involved, and the lessons they learned along the way. Matt shares his journey from public accounting to FinTech, explaining how he entered the industry through a chance encounter with a VC. Ahmed talks about his accidental entry into FinTech via a connection at Ma...

TWIF's Weekly News Wrap-Up

Welcome back for Season Two of the Fintech OG series! We're kicking it off with fintech founders Jason Gardner and Ken Lin, who share their experiences building Marqeta and Credit Karma, highlighting both the challenges and successes they faced along the way. They discuss industry highs and lows, including regulatory hurdles and unexpected partnerships that shaped their companies. Both founde...

Welcome to the inaugural episode of This Month in Fintech, a new flagship podcast from the folks at This Week in Fintech. The show is hosted by Ryan Zauk , who will sit down monthly with some of the world’s most renowned tech and finance leaders, sharing their stories and products while unpacking their secrets to success. Our inaugural guest is none other than Zach Perret , Co-Founder and CEO of P...

Welcome to another episode of our payments series. This time we’re diving into all things fraud with Soups Ranjan of Sardine and Liran Amrany of Team8 This episode dives into the evolving landscape of fraud in the payments industry, with guests that are both experts in the space. Soups and Liran share insights on trends such as the rise of fraudsters exploiting loopholes in payments, advancements...

Welcome to another episode of our payments series. This time we’re diving into B2B payments with Brandon Lloyd of Forward, Bo Jiang of Lithic and Wade Arnold of Moov. These 3 are experts to say the least. We covered everything from the transformation of payments infrastructure, complexity of embedded payments, the regulatory environment, adoption (or lack of) of pay by bank and FedNow, and future...

In our third episode, we talked to Sophia Goldberg, Co-Founder and CEO of Ansa, and Eric Rosenthal, Chief Strategy Officer at Rapyd. These payments experts dove into the key differences in payments around the world, the biggest misunderstandings they see of how money moves, and what they think the biggest innovation in payments will be over the next 5 years. Don’t forget to rate and subscribe so y...

Hey everyone, welcome to the This Week In Fintech Payments podcast series hosted by Julie VerHage Greenberg and Matthew Goldman! In our second episode, we talked to Jeff Adamson from Neo Financial and Heather Ribbans, a UK payments consultant. We discuss Jeff’s transition from Olympic wrestler to fintech entrepreneur, founding one of Canada’s largest fintech companies, and Heather's extensive...

This week, we're thrilled to host Drew Edwards , the CEO of Ingo Payments , on The TWIF Podcast . In this episode, we dive into Drew's 25+ year history of founding and running fintech companies, how payments has evolved since the PayPal era, the most interesting challenges to tackle in American payments today, where Ingo sits in the fintech landscape, and whether Drew will ever run a pub...

Hey everyone, welcome to the This Week In Fintech Payments podcast series hosted by Julie VerHage Greenberg and Matthew Goldman! In our first episode, we talked to Kiaan Pillay of Stitch and Yele Oyekola of Duplo, both payments companies that have a strong African presence. We cover how different regions in Africa differ from one another, the most common misconceptions, and the latest trends and i...

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In this week's episode, Peter Renton, co-founder of FinTech Nexus/LendIt, and Simon Taylor, head of content and strategy at Sardine, discuss their professional journeys and the evolution of fintech over the past decade. They share insights into the industry's surprises, mistakes and milestones, and whether fintech remains an attractive field for new graduates. The discussion also delves...

In this episode, we cover the latest fintech news, including key events such as Wells Fargo's new rent rewards credit card, Santander's global tech platform rollout, and NatWest's generative AI chatbot upgrade. We also dive into our Fintechionary to explain Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending, highlighting its ease of access, better rates, and societal impact. Plus, our 'Signals' s...

In this episode we break down the latest news, articles, events, and dive into our Fintechionary—all in just 10 minutes! Don't miss out—stay informed and ahead in the fast-paced world of fintech with us!

Welcome back for the next episode of the Fintech OG series! This week I'm excited to have Laura Spiekerman of Alloy and Aaron Frank of Lightspeed on the podcast. With each of them having more than a decade of fintech experience, these two offered incredible insights and advice. From nearly dying to then selling their company to Goldman Sachs and creating the Apple Card, to making the controve...

In this episode we break down the latest news, articles, events, and dive into our Fintechionary—all in just 10 minutes! In this episode, we explore NFC (Near Field Communication) technology, explaining how it enables secure, fast, contactless payments and revolutionises data exchange. We also cover the latest fintech news and highlight this week's key fintech events. Plus, we dissect the dra...

In this episode, Helen and Jeremy Tsui delve into the intricate challenges of managing debt for startups, particularly the complexities and compliance issues involved. Jeremy discusses how Finley aims to revolutionise corporate lending by applying consumer finance tools to streamline and expedite the process. Key topics covered include: Modernising Debt Capital Management: Jeremy explains how Finl...

Welcome back for the next episode of the Fintech OG series! This week I'm excited to have Dan Rosen of Commerce Ventures and Luis Valdich of Citi Ventures on the podcast. Beyond their professional insights, both of them offered candid reflections on personal growth over their 10+ years in the space, what they thought would have been solved for by now but hasn't, and where fintech is head...

This week on the This Week in Fintech podcast, in just 10 minutes, we cover the downfall of brokerage apps post-pandemic, highlighted by Noah Weidner (@noahw) in his article "Signals: The Broker App-pocalypse Is Here," where once-popular platforms like Robinhood have seen a massive drop in active users while established firms like Fidelity and Vanguard continue to thrive. We dive into th...