Fintech Business Weekly

Oct 04 2024 77 ep. 43 mins 23
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The Business of Fintech: a once-a-week newsletter offering in-depth analysis on trends and stories in banking, fintech, and crypto.

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Fintech Recap: Return to BaaS Island As FDIC Proposes "Synapse Rule"

Oct 04 2024 48 mins  
Alex Johnson, creator of the Fintech Takes newsletter, and I are happy to bring you the latest episode of our monthly podcast, Fintech Recap, where we unpack some of the biggest stories in fintech, banking, and crypto.This month we had the chance to talk about:* A return to BaaS Island: the FDIC’s proposed “Synapse Rule,” Five Star Bank quits BaaS, and the evolving (ha) econo

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

Fintech Recap: Klarna Balance, Affirm Earnings & Apple Opens NFC (Sort Of)

Sep 06 2024 56 mins  
Alex Johnson, creator of the Fintech Takes newsletter, and I are happy to bring you the latest episode of our monthly podcast, Fintech Recap, where we unpack some of the biggest stories in fintech, banking, and crypto.This month we had the chance to talk about:* The launch of Klarna’s bank account gift card* Affirm’s killer earnings* Are niche neobanks back?* Apple opening up N

Fintech Recap: Mercury Cleans House

Aug 07 2024 73 mins  
Alex Johnson, creator of the Fintech Takes newsletter, and I are happy to bring you the latest episode of our monthly podcast, Fintech Recap, where we unpack some of the biggest stories in fintech, banking, and crypto.This month we had the chance to talk about:* Mercury, which partners with Evolve Bank & Trust and Choice Bank, informed users based in or with ties to certain countri

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

Fintech Recap: Pirates Invade BaaS Island

Jul 10 2024 60 mins  
This month Alex Johnson and I had the chance to talk about:* Jason’s special news: I wrote a book! The book, Banking as a Service: Opportunities, Challenges and Risks of New Banking Business Models, will be available toward the end of the year — but you can preorder now, and if you order directly from the publisher here and use promo code “BAASISLAND,” you get 20% off!* Pir

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