What The Heck, Fintech

🔥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...

💬 In this special two-part episode of What the Heck, Fintech? (Fintech is FinLife), Robert Sarnie sits down with Chris Houlihan, a 35-year veteran of Fidelity Investments and now a global innovation leader at MassChallenge. 💼 Chris unpacks how Massachusetts is a powerhouse for fintech, why startup ecosystems matter, and how talent, technology, academia, and transformation collide to shape the fu...

💬 In this special two-part episode of What the Heck, Fintech? (Fintech is FinLife), Robert Sarnie sits down with Chris Houlihan, a 35-year veteran of Fidelity Investments and now a global innovation leader at MassChallenge. 💼 Chris unpacks how Massachusetts is a powerhouse for fintech, why startup ecosystems matter, and how talent, technology, academia, and transformation collide to shape the fu...

In this episode of What the Heck, Fintech, we sat down with Mike Nugent and had a Fin-tastic time as he unpacked the forces shaping tomorrow’s fintech. With a career spanning NASDAQ, HarbourVest, SVG Capital, and the founding of Bison. Co, Mike has lived every side of finance — from analyst to entrepreneur to venture capitalist. Today, as Co-Founder & General Partner of BPS Ventures, he’s back...

In this episode of What the Heck, Fintech, we sat down with Mike Nugent and had a Fin-tastic time as he unpacked the forces shaping tomorrow’s fintech. With a career spanning NASDAQ, HarbourVest, SVG Capital, and the founding of Bison. Co, Mike has lived every side of finance — from analyst to entrepreneur to venture capitalist. Today, as Co-Founder & General Partner of BPS Ventures, he’s back...

In this episode of What the Heck, Fintech, we sit down and have a Fin-tastic discussion with Mark Zheng, Founder & Executive Director of TopContenders Network, a dynamic platform dedicated to empowering transformative startups. Mark explains how TopContenders identifies and scales breakthrough ventures by providing mentorship, funding opportunities, and access to industry leaders, while also s...

In this episode of What the Heck, Fintech, we sit down and have a Fin-tastic discussion with Mark Zheng, Founder & Executive Director of TopContenders Network, a dynamic platform dedicated to empowering transformative startups. Mark explains how TopContenders identifies and scales breakthrough ventures by providing mentorship, funding opportunities, and access to industry leaders, while also s...

In this episode of What the Heck, Fintech, we sit down with the Fin-tastic leadership team from Gemsen — Charlie Ko (Co-founder & CEO), Aoife Manley (Co-founder & COO), and Ezra Levine (Chief Strategy Officer). Financial institutions are swimming in data but starving for insights. Gemsen is solving this paradox by helping organizations unlock data faster, cheaper, and more securely. Gemsen...

In this episode of What the Heck, Fintech, we sit down with the Fin-tastic leadership team from Gemsen — Charlie Ko (Co-founder & CEO), Aoife Manley (Co-founder & COO), and Ezra Levine (Chief Strategy Officer). Financial institutions are swimming in data but starving for insights. Gemsen is solving this paradox by helping organizations unlock data faster, cheaper, and more securely. Gemsen...

In this episode, we had a Fin-tastic talk with Austin Zhou. Austin was not only a standout fintech student but also a dedicated basketball player at WPI. After earning both his BS & MS, he went pro in Fintech at Fidelity Investments. You will hear his great stories, insights, and learnings on growing up in fintech. Hearing Austin share his stories, amazing approaches, and thoughts on how he le...

In this episode, we continued our talk with Austin Zhou. Austin was not only a standout fintech student but also a dedicated basketball player at WPI. After earning both his BS & MS, he went pro in Fintech at Fidelity Investments. You will hear his great stories, insights, and learnings on growing up in fintech. Hearing Austin share his stories, amazing approaches, and thoughts on how he learn...

In this episode, we had a Fin-tastic talk with Marcel Blais. Marcel shares his great perspectives and stories as a 20+ year professor at WPI in Mathematical Sciences, Data Science, and as an advisor for many capstone fintech student projects. He also explains the importance of quantitative finance and project-based learning in real-world industry environments, and how this approach is deeply conne...