Fintech Business Weekly

Mar 05 2025 84 ep. 43 mins 29
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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: Regulatory Remix

Mar 05 2025 72 mins  
In this episode, Alex Johnson and I discuss:* The chaos in DC. What might in mean for banking, fintech & consumers?* Varo Bank struggles on, with a new CEO and some additional capital.* A grab bag of BNPL topics.* And, as always, what Alex and Jason just can’t let go of. Get full access to Fintech Business Weekly at fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/subscribe

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

Fintech Recap: Live From Salt Lake City

Feb 05 2025 26 mins  
Hey all, Jason here.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.We recorded this ~very special episode~ live during the Fintech XChange event in Salt Lake City, Utah, late last month — and were joined by Allo

Fintech Recap: Chime IPO, CFPB Sues Walmart & Branch, CBW's CMP

Jan 08 2025 62 mins  
This month, Alex and I had the chance to talk about:* CBW Bank’s fights a $20.5 million civil money penalty that could “imperil” the bank’s existence* Will the IPO window open in 2025? Chime confidentially files to go public.* The CPFB’s parting shots: the bureau files suit against Walmart & Branch (but not partner Evolve Bank & Trust)* And, as always, what Alex & Jason j

Fintech Recap: Takeaways From A Week in DC

Dec 05 2024 60 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. This month we had the chance to talk about:* Our time in Washington, DC, to attend the American Fintech Council Policy Summit, FinRegLab’s AI Symposium, and a variety of other meetings* What’s been happening on “BaaS Island,” with the

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

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