What The Heck, Fintech

✨ 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬, 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞 𝐊𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐤𝐢 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 — 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐚𝐰, 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤, 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 🔥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐰, 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐌𝐋, 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬, 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭-𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬. 💡 𝐖𝐞...

In these powerful conversations, Cristina Palladino breaks down why compliance is no longer a back-office function — it’s a competitive advantage and a catalyst for innovation. From early-stage fintech startups to global digital asset ecosystems, Cristina explains how building a culture of compliance from day one fuels trust, accelerates growth, and protects consumers in today’s app-driven financi...

In these powerful conversations, Cristina Palladino breaks down why compliance is no longer a back-office function — it’s a competitive advantage and a catalyst for innovation. From early-stage fintech startups to global digital asset ecosystems, Cristina explains how building a culture of compliance from day one fuels trust, accelerates growth, and protects consumers in today’s app-driven financi...

🚀 AI, startups, financial innovation, and the future of fintech—all in one conversation. In this two-part episode, we sit down with Evan Schnidman, Head of Fidelity Labs, to explore a career that spans academia, artificial intelligence research, startup founding, and building new fintech businesses inside one of the world’s largest financial institutions. 💡 Evan’s journey perfectly illustrates a...

🚀 AI, startups, financial innovation, and the future of fintech—all in one conversation. In this two-part episode, we sit down with Evan Schnidman, Head of Fidelity Labs, to explore a career that spans academia, artificial intelligence research, startup founding, and building new fintech businesses inside one of the world’s largest financial institutions. 💡 Evan’s journey perfectly illustrates a...

🌐 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 — and Rich Napolitano lives it. In this dynamic two-part conversation, fintech entrepreneur and technology leader Rich Napolitano shares the real stories behind building companies, leading transformation, and reshaping the future of wealth-management technology. From startup survival moments to enterprise-scale innovation, Rich demonstrates how leadership, trust, and long-ter...

🌐 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 — and Rich Napolitano lives it. In this dynamic two-part conversation, fintech entrepreneur and technology leader Rich Napolitano shares the real stories behind building companies, leading transformation, and reshaping the future of wealth-management technology. From startup survival moments to enterprise-scale innovation, Rich demonstrates how leadership, trust, and long-ter...

✨ 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗵’𝘀 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. In this two-part conversation, Gene Yeboah shares his remarkable path from mathematics and theoretical physics to Wall Street quant leadership, global credit-markets innovation, and now shaping the next generation of fintech innovators through project-based education at WPI. 🚀 Real stories from the front lines of q...

✨ 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗵’𝘀 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. In this two-part conversation, Gene Yeboah shares his remarkable path from mathematics and theoretical physics to Wall Street quant leadership, global credit-markets innovation, and now shaping the next generation of fintech innovators through project-based education at WPI. 🚀 Real stories from the front lines of q...

✨ Where sports analytics meets financial innovation. In this dynamic conversation, Jiwon Choi shows how data-driven thinking is transforming industries—from the baseball field to the future of fintech—bringing to life the idea that 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞. What you’ll discover in these episodes: ⚡ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 — applying advanced analytics in professional baseball and beyond 🚀...

✨ Where sports analytics meets financial innovation. In this dynamic conversation, Jiwon Choi shows how data-driven thinking is transforming industries—from the baseball field to the future of fintech—bringing to life the idea that 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞. What you’ll discover in these episodes: ⚡ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 — applying advanced analytics in professional baseball and beyond 🚀...

🔥Join us on What the Heck, Fintech as we sit down with 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗻𝗴 — Associate Professor of Teaching in Computer Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and FinTech thought‑leader bridging finance, technology, and education. 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻 brings real‑world experience, and a passion for Fintech is FinLife — how financial technology isn’t just reshaping markets, but lives, careers, and the way we learn...

🔥Join us on What the Heck, Fintech as we sit down with 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗻𝗴 — Associate Professor of Teaching in Computer Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and FinTech thought‑leader bridging finance, technology, and education. 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻 brings real‑world experience, and a passion for Fintech is FinLife — how financial technology isn’t just reshaping markets, but lives, careers, and the way we learn...

In this 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫-𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝, 𝐭𝐰𝐨-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, I sit down with 𝐒𝐢𝐨𝐛𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐚, a leader known for putting 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 — 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 — and turning bold ideas into 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬. 💡 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞, 𝐰𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞: 🚀 Why 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 changes outcomes across industries 🔑 How 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 🧠 What it takes to lead w...

In this 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫-𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝, 𝐭𝐰𝐨-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, I sit down with 𝐒𝐢𝐨𝐛𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐚, a leader known for putting 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 — 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 — and turning bold ideas into 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬. 💡 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞, 𝐰𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞: 🚀 Why 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 changes outcomes across industries 🔑 How 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 🧠 What it takes to lead w...

💡 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭? 🎙️ 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐰𝐨-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐜𝐤, 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡, we sit down with 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐥 — fintech operator, CFA, and repeat builder with deep experience across financial services and technology. 🚀 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧: ⚙️ 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🏗️ 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐰𝐨𝐫...

💡 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭? 🎙️ 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐰𝐨-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐜𝐤, 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡, we sit down with 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐥 — fintech operator, CFA, and repeat builder with deep experience across financial services and technology. 🚀 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧: ⚙️ 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🏗️ 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐰𝐨𝐫...

🎓🌐 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭. 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. In this two-part episode of What the Heck Fintech, we sit down with Bernice H. Tsewole, an emerging fintech voice with a truly global perspective 🌍. A finance graduate of the University of Amsterdam, Bernice brings an international lens to fintech—shaped by her academic journey in Europe and hands-on experience interning in Washington, DC 🏛️. 💬 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭...

🎓🌐 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭. 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. In this two-part episode of What the Heck Fintech, we sit down with Bernice H. Tsewole, an emerging fintech voice with a truly global perspective 🌍. A finance graduate of the University of Amsterdam, Bernice brings an international lens to fintech—shaped by her academic journey in Europe and hands-on experience interning in Washington, DC 🏛️. 💬 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭...

💡🤖 𝙇𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 SunGard, HubSpot & 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙩 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 FinQore 📊 How does AI move finance from reporting the past to predicting the future? 🚀 What does true financial intelligence look like inside modern finance teams? In this 2-part series with Jim O'Neil on What the Heck, Fintech, Jim O’Neil shares his fintech journey—from SunGard to HubSpot, and now FinQore, where AI is reshaping how fin...

💡🤖 𝙇𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 SunGard, HubSpot & 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙩 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 FinQore 📊 How does AI move finance from reporting the past to predicting the future? 🚀 What does true financial intelligence look like inside modern finance teams? In this 2-part series with Jim O'Neil on What the Heck, Fintech, Jim O’Neil shares his fintech journey—from SunGard to HubSpot, and now FinQore, where AI is reshaping how fin...

💥 What happens when two freshman-year students from MIT and Stanford walk away from elite universities to fix one of the biggest problems in global finance? In this episode of What the Heck, Fintech (Fintech is FinLife), I sit down with Simmi Sen and Jensen Coonradt, the bold co-founders of Crebit, to unpack their journey from college dropouts to fintech disruptors. 🌍 We explore how Crebit is re...

💥 What happens when two freshman-year students from MIT and Stanford walk away from elite universities to fix one of the biggest problems in global finance? In this episode of What the Heck, Fintech (Fintech is FinLife), I sit down with Simmi Sen and Jensen Coonradt, the bold co-founders of Crebit, to unpack their journey from college dropouts to fintech disruptors. 🌍 We explore how Crebit is re...

🚀✨ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗰𝗸, 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 brings you an exclusive 2-part conversation with 💼 Scott Mills — President of 🏢 William Mills, Executive Board Member of the 🌐 National Fintech Organization (NFO), and a visionary voice shaping fintech from Atlanta to the national stage. From regional hubs to national strategies, Scott gives a 360° view of fintech growth, leadership, and innovation. 🔥 What We Dive I...

🚀✨ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗰𝗸, 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 brings you an exclusive 2-part conversation with 💼 Scott Mills — President of 🏢 William Mills, Executive Board Member of the 🌐 National Fintech Organization (NFO), and a visionary voice shaping fintech from Atlanta to the national stage. From regional hubs to national strategies, Scott gives a 360° view of fintech growth, leadership, and innovation. 🔥 What We Dive I...