Fintech Business Podcast

Feb 12 2025 44 ep. 37 mins 6
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A monthly(ish) podcast featuring interviews with leaders in fintech, banking & crypto.

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Interview: Gigs' Head of Go-to-Market, Rafa Plantier

Feb 12 2025 39 mins  
In this episode, I had the chance to speak to Rafa Plantier, Head of Go-to-Market at Gigs, the world’s first operating system for mobile services, enabling companies, including neobanks, HR and travel platforms, and device manufacturers, to seamlessly embed phone and data plans into their products within weeks. Gigs provides an end-to-end connectivity platform with everything bra

Interview: Affirm CEO Max Levchin

Nov 14 2024 22 mins  
In this episode, I had the chance to sit down with an OG of fintech who really needs no introduction, cofounder and CEO of Affirm and PayPal Mafia member Max Levchin. Max and I had the chance to discuss:* How Affirm designs its systems and processes to mitigate third-party risks, including service interruptions and, yes, data breaches* How Affirm thinks about selecting its bank par

Interview: Synapse's Ex-CEO Says He Has A Plan To Get Depositors Their Money Back

Nov 12 2024 66 mins  
With the Synapse bankruptcy case seemingly nearing some kind of conclusion, impacted end users are left wondering, will they ever get their money back?While, at this point, Synapse cofounder and former CEO Sankaet Pathak can’t really answer that question, he is able to provide greater context on what happened and why.In this podcast, recorded as a X (formerly Twitter) livestream

Interview: Sinch's James Doherty, Head of Business Development, Financial Services EMEA

Oct 02 2024 32 mins  
In this episode, I had the chance to sit down with James Doherty, the Head of Business Development for Financial Services at Sinch, the customer communication cloud platform that includes mobile messaging, voice, email and other emerging channel capabilities. We had the chance to discuss:* Financial services’ key “jobs to be done” via communications channels, including acquis

Interview: Valor Capital's Michael Nicklas

Sep 25 2024 36 mins  
In this episode, I had the chance to sit down with Michael Nicklas, Managing Partner at Valor Capital Group, a Brazil-based cross-border venture fund. Valor’s fintech and crypto portfolio companies include cross-border payment and trade finance network Hamsa, crypto exchanges Bitso and Coinbase, and stablecoin infrastructure company Circle, among many others. Michael and I had th

Interview: Ampersand's Kelly Brown On Deposit Aggregation, Enhanced FDIC Coverage & More

Jul 31 2024 28 mins  
In this episode, I had the chance to sit down with Kelly A. Brown, Chairman and CEO at deposit management startup Ampersand. Previously, she spent 13 years at the American Deposit Management Company. Kelly and I had a chance to talk about:* What inspired Kelly to get into banking* The sudden attention paid to deposit insurance in the wake of SVB’s collapse* How FBO and deposit in

Balancing Growth With Risk In The Post-ZIRP Era

Jul 28 2024 34 mins  
Frank Rotman of QED, Jason Henrichs of Alloy Labs, and I discussed “Balancing Growth With Risk In The Post-ZIRP Era,” including touching on:* How the extended low-interest rate environment impacted venture capital and fintech* How the evolving regulatory climate is shaping fintechs’ and banks’ risk appetite and strategies* What the next 12 months will look like* And more!Re

Interview: Wade Arnold, Cofounder & CEO of Moov

Jul 17 2024 37 mins  
In this episode, I had the chance to sit down with Wade Arnold, cofounder and CEO of Moov, a fintech infrastructure company that enables and simplifies push and pull card payments. Moov also puts on the Fintech Devcon conference, which is August 7th-9th in Austin — more info and tickets here. We had a chance to talk about:* What to expect at (and what I should wear to) Fintech De

Interview: LoanPro's CEO & Cofounder Rhett Roberts

Jul 03 2024 37 mins  
In this episode, I had the chance to sit down with Rhett Roberts, cofounder and CEO of API-first lending and credit platform LoanPro. Rhett and I had the chance to talk about:* LoanPro’s recent announcement of integrating with Visa DPS (and some background for folks who might not know why that’s important!)* LoanPro’s journey from homegrown software to powering some of the bi

Interview: Current's CEO & Cofounder Stuart Sopp

Jul 01 2024 34 mins  
In this episode, I had the chance to sit down with Stuart Sopp, CEO and cofounder of Current. Stuart and I had the chance to talk about:* What’s change in fintech and banking since the last time we talked in 2023 (hint: a lot)* Current’s new products and features, including its credit builder card and an EWA-style offering* The challenges of state-by-state licensing and importa