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Chris Brummer, Professor at Georgetown Law - Money, Power, and Respect in Fintech from 2022-02-22T06:00:33
In today's episode, Olamide Williams catches up with Professor Chris Brummer of Georgetown Law to discuss fintech regulation, balancing that with innovation, the unique connection between fintech a...
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Arvind Purushotham, Managing Director and Global Head of Venture Investing at Citi Ventures from 2022-02-21T06:00:34
Anirudh Singh sits down with Arvind Purushotham, Global Head of Venture Investing at Citi Ventures. The two discuss Arvind's early career at Menlo Ventures, developing partnerships between portfoli...
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Mike de Vere, CEO of Zest AI -- Making Fair Credit Available to Everyone from 2022-02-16T06:00:24
Gabriela Ariana Campoverde sits down with Mike de Vere, CEO of Zest AI. Zest helps lenders make better credit decisions -- increasing revenue, reducing risk, and automating compliance. The company ...
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Nathan McCauley, Co-Founder and CEO of Anchorage Digital - Becoming the First Chartered Crypto Bank from 2022-02-14T06:00:57
Anirudh Singh sits down with Nathan McCauley, Co-Founder and CEO of Anchorage Digital, a leading digital asset platform for institutions. Previously, Nathan worked as an early employee at Square an...
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Christina Melas-Kyriazi, Partner at Bain Capital Ventures - Finding the Next Great FinTech Founders from 2022-02-07T06:00:35
In today's episode, Anirudh Singh sits down with Christina Melas-Kyriazi, Partner at Bain Capital Ventures. Previously, Christina served as Head of Product for Consumer Foundations at Affirm and Se...
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Liran Zelkha, Co-Founder and CTO of Lili - Upgrading the Financial Stack for Freelance Workers from 2022-01-31T06:00:45
In today's episode, Anirudh Singh sits down with Liran Zelkha, Co-Founder and CTO of Lili, an all-in-one banking app designed for freelance workers. In this episode, they discuss the thriving start...
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Altruist CEO & Founder, Jason Wenk - What Financial Advice Should Be from 2022-01-28T19:45:55
In today's episode, Ally McCloskey sits down with Jason Wenk, Founder & CEO of Altruist. Altruist is an all-in-one digital platform for Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) and their clients that ...
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Eddie Serrill, Business Lead for Stripe Capital - Using Future Performance to Unlock SMB Growth from 2022-01-24T06:00:34
In today’s episode, Anirudh Singh sits down with Eddie Serrill,
Business Lead for Stripe Capital and the site lead for Stripe’s New York office. In the episode, they discuss what makes Stripe ...
Ronen Assia, Managing Partner at Team8 -- Co-Founding Transformative Companies from 2022-01-19T12:52:01
Gabriela Ariana Campoverde sits down with Ronen Assia, Managing Partner at Team8 Fintech Foundry, a venture fund within Team8 that partners with entrepreneurs to build companies in the fintech spac...
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Basil Darwish, Managing Director at Wells Fargo Strategic Capital-Promoting Fintech Growth Via CVC from 2022-01-17T06:00:28
In today’s episode, Anirudh Singh sits down with Basil Darwish, Managing Director and Fintech & Enterprise Tech lead at Wells Fargo Strategic Capital. Basil joined as the team’s first hire in March...
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Raghu Yarlagadda, CEO of FalconX -- Delivering the Crypto Industry's Best Point-in-Time Execution from 2022-01-12T06:00:22
Gabriela Ariana Campoverde sits down with Raghu Yarlagadda, CEO and Co-Founder of FalconX. The company is a digital assets brokerage that provides a single account connected to global crypto liquid...
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Daniel Vogel, Co-Founder and CEO of Bisto – Fundamentally Changing Financial Services via Crypto from 2022-01-10T06:00:12
Anirudh Singh sits down with the one and only Daniel Vogel, Co-Founder and CEO of Bitso, the leading crypto-services provider in Latin America. Bitso is committed to the development of efficient, c...
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Lightspeed's Justin Overdorff: Empowering The Next Generation of Fintech Unicorns! from 2022-01-05T06:44:30
In his final episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with none other than Justin Overdorff, former Stripe exec and now Lightspeed's newest Fintech partner, based in New York City.
Justin joined Light...
Douglas Landy, Partner at White & Case - On Banking Charters, Crypto, and CBDCs from 2022-01-03T06:00:22
Anirudh Singh sits down with Douglas Landy, Partner at White & Case, a leading law firm serving companies, governments, and financial institutions worldwide. They discuss the neobank decision makin...
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Nitin Gupta, Founder and CEO of Uni - Launching a Pay-Later Product in India from 2021-12-27T06:00:36
Anirudh Singh sits down with Nitin Gupta, Co-Founder and CEO of Uni, one of the fastest growing pay-later card providers in India. They discuss Nitin's past work at PayU and Ola Financial Services,...
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Matan Bar, Co-Founder and CEO of Melio - Building a Unicorn by Prioritizing the Journey from 2021-12-20T06:00:26
Anirudh Singh sits down with Matan Bar, Co-Founder and CEO of Melio. They discuss the thriving startup ecosystem in Israel, building a streamlined B2B payments product for SMBs, Matan's personal gu...
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Andrei Cherny, Co-Founder and CEO of Aspiration - Fighting Climate Change Through Fintech! from 2021-12-13T08:00:30
On today’s episode, ’21 host Ryan Zauk comes back to the show to host Andrei Cherny, Co-Founder & CEO of Aspiration, a budding financial services platform for people who want to save the planet by ...
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Rohit Mittal, Co-Founder and CEO of Stilt - Loans for Immigrants and the Underserved from 2021-12-06T06:00:32
Anirudh Singh sits down with Rohit Mittal, co-founder and CEO of Stilt. They discuss the difficulties Rohit faced when looking to rent an apartment in New York City, why United States immigrants ar...
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Harshul Sanghi, Founder & Global Head of Amex Ventures -- Reflecting on 10 Years of Investing from 2021-12-01T06:00:44
Gabriela Ariana Campoverde sits down with Harshul Sanghi, Founder and Global Head of Amex Ventures. Harshul has over thirty years of operating experience, and for the past 10 years has led the vent...
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Xochitl Cazador, Head of Ecosystem Growth at Celo - Making Defi Mobile First from 2021-11-29T12:57:17
Anirudh Singh sits down with Xochitl Cazador, Head of Ecosystem Growth at Celo. In this episode, they discuss:
- Social impact through blockchain technology
- Disrupting blockchain through...
Jimmy Chen, Founder & CEO of Propel -- Making America's Safety Net More User-Friendly from 2021-11-24T06:00:39
Gabriela Ariana Campoverde sits down with Jimmy Chen, CEO of Propel, a software company dedicated to helping low-income Americans improve their financial health. Propel’s mobile app provides Supple...
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Aaron Schumm, Founder & CEO of Vestwell - Powering Modern Day Workplace Savings from 2021-11-22T06:00:19
Anirudh Singh sits down with Aaron Schumm, Founder and CEO of Vestwell. In this episode they discuss:
- Aaron's first company, FolioDynamix
- Launching Vestwell 6 days after selling Foli...
Ryan George, CMO of Docupace -- Modernizing and Digitizing the Back Office from 2021-11-17T06:00:21
Gabriela Ariana Campoverde sits down with Ryan George, Chief Marketing Officer of Docupace. Founded in 2002, Docupace is a solutions provider focused on digitizing and automating operations in the ...
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Sherwin Gandhi, Co-Founder and President of Jeeves - Providing Borderless Business Banking from 2021-11-15T06:00:21
Anirudh Singh sits down with Sherwin Gandhi, co-founder and President of Jeeves. In this episode, they discuss:
- Sherwin's early career in financial services
- Launching Jeeves to provid...
Mike McFadgen, Partner and Co-Founder of Element Ventures - The Nuances of Investing Across Europe from 2021-11-08T06:00:34
Anirudh Singh sits down with Mike McFadgen, Partner and Co-Founder of Element Ventures. In this episode, they discuss:
- Mike's early career at Barclays
- Launching Element Ventures to fo...
Michael Bourque, CEO of LendingHome - Closing Deals, Opening Doors from 2021-11-03T05:00:34
Gabriela Ariana Campoverde sits with Michael Bourque, CEO of LendingHome. Since 2013, LendingHome has offered thousands of real estate investors fix-and-flip bridge loans and rental loans. Today, i...
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Brett Crosby, CCO of PeerStreet - Building a Two-Sided Marketplace from 2021-11-01T05:00:44
Anirudh Singh sits down with Brett Crosby, CCO of PeerStreet. In this episode they discuss:
- Brett's entrepreneurial past
- Joining PeerStreet after a decade at Google
- The challenge...
Prashant Fuloria, CEO of Fundbox - Promoting the Post-Pandemic SMB Recovery from 2021-10-25T05:00:42
Anirudh Singh sits down with Prashant Fuloria, CEO of Fundbox. In this episode they discuss:
- Prashant's early career with big tech companies
- Navigating SMB lending during the covid-19...
Sarah Hammer & Sameer Gupta - Introducing Cypher, Penn's New Blockchain Accelerator from 2021-10-18T05:00:30
Anirudh Singh sits down with Sarah Hammer and Sameer Gupta to discuss launching the Cypher Accelerator. Topics include:
- Sameer's work at Point72
- Why Sarah is well-positioned to le...
James Garvey, CEO and Founder of Self Financial -- Empowering Consumers to Build Credit & Save Money from 2021-10-13T05:00:37
Gabriela Ariana Campoverde sits down with James Garvey, the CEO and Founder of Self Financial. Since 2015, Self has helped hundreds of thousands of people build a strong financial future. It provid...
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Meka Asonye, Partner at First Round Capital - Taking a Founder First Approach to Investing from 2021-10-11T05:00:57
Anirudh Singh sits down with Meka Asonye, Partner at First Round Capital. In this episode they discuss:
- Meka’s early career, including spending time with the Cleveland Indians
- Head...
Renaud Laplanche, CEO & Co-Founder of Upgrade - Launching the Fastest Growing Card in the US from 2021-10-04T05:00:30
Anirudh Singh sits down with Renaud Laplanche, CEO and Co-founder of Upgrade. In this episode they discuss:
- Launching Upgrade after the success of Lending Club
- Upgrade's unique pro...
NYC FinTech Women Co-Founders, Michelle Tran & Sasha Pilch -- Promoting gender equality in FinTech from 2021-09-27T05:00:29
Gabriela Ariana Campoverde sits down with Michelle Tran and Sasha Pilch, co-founders of NYC Fintech Women, an organization which promotes gender equality through diversity in the fintech community....
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Phillip Klein, CEO and Co-Founder of FinLync - Driving the Treasury Renaissance from 2021-09-15T05:00:27
Anirudh Singh sits down with Phillip Klein, CEO and co-founder of FinLync. In this episode they discuss:
- Phillips background in consulting and financial services
- The transition tow...
Sameer Gulati, COO of Plastiq -- Addressing the Working Capital Gap for Businesses from 2021-09-08T05:00:27
Gabriela Ariana Campoverde sits down with Sameer Gulati, Chief Operating Officer of Plastiq, a fintech company that makes it easier for cardholders to earn credit card rewards, tap early-payment di...
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Ben Miller, CEO and Co-Founder of Fundrise - Democratizing Real Estate Investing from 2021-09-06T13:48:25
Anirudh Singh sits down with Ben Miller, CEO and co-founder of Fundrise. In this episode they discuss:
- His career in real estate investing
- Growing Fundrise into the 20th largest real es...
Carey O’Connor Kolaja, Chief Executive Officer of AU10TIX - Fostering Identity Literacy from 2021-08-23T05:00:45
Anirudh Singh sits down with Carey O’Connor Kolaja, CEO of AU10TIX. In this episode they discuss:
- Her background at PayPal and Citi
- Key leadership lessons she has picked up over the pas...
Lightspeed Ventures Partner, Alex Taussig – At the Intersection of Fintech and Online Marketplaces from 2021-08-18T04:01:04
Miguel Armaza sits down with Alex Taussig, Partner at Lightspeed Ventures, a global multi-stage VC with over $10B in AUM, focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends in the Enterprise...
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Sean Salas, Co-Founder/CEO of Camino Financial – Catalyzing Economic Growth for US Small Businesses from 2021-08-11T03:59:52
Miguel Armaza sits down with Sean Salas, Co-Founder and CEO of Camino Financial, a Fintech company pioneering access to affordable credit to underbanked Latino businesses. Since inception, the comp...
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Patrick Burns, CEO/Co-Founder of Spruce – Transforming & Modernizing Online Real Estate Transactions from 2021-08-06T05:00:54
I sit down with Patrick Burns, CEO and Co-founder of Spruce, a proptech powering online real estate transactions that’s on a mission to build a one-click checkout experience for real estate transac...
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Peter Sanborn, Head of Corporate Development at PayPal and Managing Partner of PayPal Ventures from 2021-08-04T05:00:14
Anirudh Singh sits down with Peter Sanborn, Head of Corporate Development at PayPal and Managing Partner of PayPal Ventures. In this episode they discuss:
- Peter’s early career at HSBC
- T...
Sebastian Kreis, Co-Founder of Xepelin – Blitzcaling your Startup & Empowering LatAm’s SMBs from 2021-08-02T05:00:34
Miguel Armaza sits down with the amazing Sebastian Kreis, Co-Founder/Co-CEO of Xepelin, a Latin American fintech company that aims to be the leading SME digital bank in the region.
Founde...
Howard Mergelkamp, Founding Partner of Mosaik Partners from 2021-08-01T04:55:41
Franz Rassman sits down with fintech venture capitalist Howard Mergelkamp. In 2011, Howard Mergelkamp and Miles Kilburn co-founded Mosaik Partners, an expansion-stage venture capital firm investing...
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Oportun CEO, Raul Vazquez – Democratizing Credit, Compassionate Leadership, and Navigating an IPO from 2021-07-28T05:00:21
Miguel Armaza sits down with the very genuine Raul Vazquez, CEO of Oportun, a Nasdaq-listed company that provides responsible consumer credit. Founded 15 years ago, Oportun has extended more than 4...
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David Nangle, CEO of VEF – Unlocking Fintech Investment Opportunities in Emerging Markets from 2021-07-26T05:00:41
Miguel Armaza sits down with the fascinating David Nangle is CEO of Vostok Emerging Finance, an investment company listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market in Sweden that invests in growth stage ...
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Tosin Osibodu, CEO of Chaka - Building the African Robinhood from 2021-07-23T05:00:51
Miguel Armaza sits down with Tosin Osibodu, Co-Founder and CEO of Chaka, a Nigerian digital investment platform that is bringing access to trade over 4000 Nigerian and US stocks.
Tosin is...
Fabrice Grinda, Founding Partner at FJ Labs – Serial Entrepreneur & Investor in 700 Startups! from 2021-07-21T05:00:20
Miguel Armaza sits down with the legendary tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist, Fabrice Grinda, Founding Partner at FJ Labs, a stage-agnostic Venture Capital fund that focuses on marketplaces ...
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Adam Green, CEO & Co-Founder of YieldX - Democratizing Fixed Income Investing from 2021-07-19T05:00:30
Anirudh Singh sits down with Adam Green, co-Founder and CEO of YieldX. In this episode they discuss:
- Adam's experience at MoneyLion
- Founding something new at YieldX
- Lessons learne...
TechCrunch's Mary Ann Azevedo - Covering the Pulse of Fintech & Latin America's Tech Scene from 2021-07-16T05:00:56
Miguel Armaza sits down with the talented Mary Ann Azevedo, Senior Reporter at TechCrunch covering all things Fintech and Latin America Tech.
Mary Ann is a seasoned reporter, who’s been co...
Powering The Alts Revolution with Leore Avidar, CEO of Alt ! from 2021-07-14T05:00:32
Ryan Zauk sits down with Leore Avidar, CEO & Founder of Alt. Alt has created a marketplace for sports cards that authenticates its transactions & provides buyers with the peace of mind that the car...
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Kimwood Mott of the Central Bank of the Bahamas - Launching the First Nationwide CBDC from 2021-07-12T05:00:32
Anirudh Singh sits down with Kimwood Mott, project manager at the Central Bank of the Bahamas. In this episode they discuss:
- Kimwood's transition to the central bank
- The primary goals o...
Mahmoud Abdelkader, CEO/Co-Founder of Very Good Security – Safeguarding the World’s Data from 2021-07-11T05:00:22
Miguel Armaza sits down with the inspiring Mahmoud Abdelkader, serial entrepreneur and CEO/Co-Founder of Very Good Security, a company that’s on a mission to protect the world’s information by prov...
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Chad Byers, Susa Ventures - Starting a VC, Robinhood's Seed Round, & A WFT Exclusive Announcement! from 2021-07-09T05:00:42
Ryan Zauk brings you a great episode today with Chad Byers, Partner & Co-Founder of Susa Ventures.
Susa is a sector-agnostic early-stage VC investing in areas like Enterprise Software, Fin...
Anthony ‘Pomp’ Pompliano: Going All in On Bitcoin and Backing Industry-Changing Companies! from 2021-07-06T05:00:10
Ryan Zauk sits down with none other than Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano.
Anthony Pompliano is an entrepreneur and investor who has built and sold numerous companies, managing a portfolio valued ...
Amy Nauiokas, Anthemis CEO/Founder-Cultivating Change & Building Resiliency in the Financial System from 2021-07-02T05:01:20
Miguel Armaza sits down with the fascinating Amy Nauiokas, Founder and CEO of Anthemis, a Venture Capital firm founded in 2008 that aims to cultivate change in the financial system by investing in,...
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Kai Cunningham, Limited Ventures – Bridging the Gap Between VC and Pro Athletes + Entertainers from 2021-06-30T05:00:30
Ryan Zauk sits down with Kai Cunningham, the youngest founding General Partner at Limited Ventures.
Limited Ventures is a fund created alongside titans of industry like the Forbes & Rocke...
Nathaniel Harley, CEO and Co-Founder of MANTL -- Expanding Access to Financial Services from 2021-06-28T05:00:39
Gabriela Ariana Campoverde sits down with Nathaniel Harley, CEO and Co-Founder of MANTL, a software platform specializing in online account opening and deposit growth strategies for community banks...
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Stephany Kirkpatrick, Founder & CEO of Orum, the 'Amazon of Money Movement' from 2021-06-25T06:55
In this content-rich episode, Ally McCloskey sits down with Stephany Kirkpatrick, Founder & CEO of Orum. Orum is building new and frictionless financial infrastructure to power smart, real-time, an...
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Brianne Kimmel, Founder of Worklife Ventures - 6 Unicorns, Solo Capitalists, & the Future of Work! from 2021-06-23T07:23:51
In today's episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Silicon Valley investor, entrepreneur, angel, community builder, and super-connector Brianne Kimmel. Brianne is the Founder of Worklife Ventures, a futu...
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BlackRock's Salim Ramji, Global Head of iShares & Index Investments – Serving 100 Million Investors from 2021-06-21T05:00:39
Miguel Armaza sits down with Salim Ramji, BlackRock Senior Managing Director and Global Head of iShares and Index Investments and a member of the firm’s Global Executive Committee.
Founded...
Jarrid Tingle, Managing Partner of Harlem Capital – Transforming the Face of Entrepreneurship from 2021-06-19T05:00:19
Miguel Armaza sits down with Jarrid Tingle, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Harlem Capital, an early-stage, diversity-focused venture capital firm that was founded in 2015 with the specific miss...
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Angel Investing with Jeff Seltzer of the NY Angels & Founder of Pierce Yates Ventures from 2021-06-18T14:46:04
Ryan Zauk sits down with Jeff Seltzer, Managing Partner of Pierce Yates Ventures and former board member of the New York Angels. Pierce Yates provides early-stage funding and advice to emerging com...
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Billionaire Investor, Activist, & Educator Tim Draper - China, Bitcoin, and Free Societies from 2021-06-16T08:00:23
Ryan Zauk hosts legendary venture capitalist, billionaire, bitcoin investor, activist, and educator, Tim Draper. Tim Draper helps entrepreneurs drive their visions through funding, education, media...
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Quicken CEO Eric Dunn – Pioneering Fintech and Transforming Personal Finance Technology from 2021-06-11T05:01:03
Miguel Armaza sits down with Eric Dunn, CEO of Quicken, one of the largest personal finance software companies in the US with over 17 million clients and also one of the original fintech brands, la...
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Jeff Immelt, Former GE CEO - Globalization, Crisis Leadership, & 16 Years as CEO from 2021-06-09T06:00:43
Ryan Zauk sits down with world-renowned former GE CEO Jeff Immelt. Fresh off the release of his book, "Hot Seat: What I Learned Leading a Great American Company," Jeff comes on to discuss his caree...
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Scott Sobel, Co-founder of Valor Capital – Investing in Brazil’s Startup Boom from 2021-06-04T05:01:21
Miguel Armaza sits down with Scott Sobel, Co-founder & Managing Partner of Valor Capital Group, a cross-border venture fund focused on Brazil and United States opportunities, with offices in New Yo...
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Charlie Javice, Founder/CEO of Frank – Unlocking Financial Aid for Millions of Students from 2021-06-02T05:00:33
Miguel Armaza sits down with Charlie Javice, Founder and CEO of Frank, a company that aims to make the application process for student loans faster and easier.
Charlie founded the company ...
Republic Founder Kendrick Nguyen: Empowering 1 Million People with Private Investing! from 2021-05-31T06:00:43
Ryan Zauk sits down with Kendrick Nguyen, Co-Founder & CEO of Republic.
In 2016, Ken co-founded Republic, a platform empowering everyday people, both accredited and not accredited, to inve...
Kelly Fryer, Head of FinTech Sandbox – Driving Inclusive Fintech & Democratizing Data Access from 2021-05-30T05:00:23
Miguel Armaza sits down with Kelly Fryer, Executive Director of FinTech Sandbox, a nonprofit that promotes innovation in the financial sector worldwide by providing FinTech entrepreneurs and startu...
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Oxygen's Hussein Ahmed (Founder/CEO) & Ryan Conway (BusDev/Partnerships) - Banking a Creator Economy from 2021-05-28T12:29:49
In today's episode, Ally McCloskey sits down with Hussein Ahmed, Founder & CEO, and Ryan Conway, Head of Business Development & Strategic Partnerships, at Oxygen. Oxygen is a modern financial platf...
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Kevin Busque, Founder/CEO of Guideline – Serial Entrepreneurship & Disrupting US Retirement Savings from 2021-05-26T04:00:50
Miguel Armaza sits down with the amazing Kevin Busque, Founder and CEO of Guideline, a modern 401(k) provider for small businesses. Under Kevin’s leadership, Guideline has grown to be the retiremen...
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Michael Sidgmore, Partner at Broadhaven Ventures: Why Alts Are Going Mainstream! from 2021-05-24T06:00:20
Ryan Zauk sits down with fintech investor & frequent Wharton Fintech collaborator, Michael Sidgmore!
Michael is a Partner at Broadhaven Ventures, part of Broadhaven Capital Partners, a lea...
Anna Irrera, Reuters Fintech Chief Correspondent – At The Intersection of Wall St & Silicon Valley from 2021-05-21T05:01
Miguel Armaza sits down with Anna Irrera, Chief Correspondent at Reuters in London where she covers fintech and tech-related developments at some of the world’s largest financial institutions. In h...
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Ali Tamaseb, Partner at DCVC - What Does It Really Take to Build a Unicorn? from 2021-05-19T05:00:36
Miguel Armaza sits down with Ali Tamaseb, Partner at DCVC, a VC fund that backs teams applying deep tech to transform giant industries. Ali is also a published author, having recently authored Supe...
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Burnmark Co-Founder and CEO Devie Mohan - Promoting Global Fintech Collaboration from 2021-05-17T05:00:36
Anirudh Singh sits down with Devie Mohan, CEO and Co-Founder of Burnmark. In this episode they discuss:
- Founding Burnmark
- The changing relationship between fintechs, incumbents, and r...
Harry Hurst, Co-Founder & CEO of Pipe: Unlocking Revenue as an Asset Class! from 2021-05-16T06:00:06
Ryan Zauk sits down with none other than Harry Hurst, Co-Founder & CEO of Pipe.
Harry Hurst is a serial entrepreneur who developed a passion for technology early in life, graduating high s...
Coen Jonker, Co-Founder of Africa’s Tyme – Fintech for Inclusion & Importance of Persistence from 2021-05-14T05:00:56
Miguel Armaza sits down with Coen Jonker, Executive Chairman and Co-founder of Tyme, a digital banking business operating in Africa and Southeast Asia. Tyme’s flagship project is TymeBank in South ...
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Sallie Krawcheck, CEO/Co-Founder of Ellevest – Wall Street Tales, Building Grit, & Overcoming Bias from 2021-05-12T05:00:26
Miguel Armaza sits down with the legendary Sallie Krawcheck, Co-founder and CEO of Ellevest, an innovative digital investment platform built by women, for women, providing solutions for all stages ...
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Demystifying SPACs: FinServ Acquisition Corp CEO & Former Barclays Vice Chair, Lee Einbinder from 2021-05-10T06:00:30
SPACs, SPACs, and more SPACs. It has been a SPAC mania over the last year, catapulting a fringe financial transaction to the front page of the Journal as hundreds of SPACs went public.
Ry...
Balderton Capital GP & Former GS Partner Rana Yared - Fintech Investing in Europe! from 2021-05-09T06:00
Ryan Zauk sits down with Rana Yared, Partner at Balderton Capital, one of Europe’s most storied venture capital firms.
Rana is a former partner at Goldman Sachs, and helped lead the firm's...
Titan Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Clayton Gardner - 'Courtside Seats' to Active Money Management from 2021-05-07T05:01:10
In a long-anticipated episode for her, Ally McCloskey sits down with Titan Co-CEO & Co-Founder and fellow Wharton alum, Clayton Gardner. Clay and team set out to democratize active money management...
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Former Vanguard CEO & Chairman Bill McNabb: The Future of Finance, Leading in Crisis, & ESG from 2021-05-05T06:00:22
In today's special episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Bill McNabb, former Chairman & CEO of Vanguard, one of the world's largest and most important financial institutions with over 7 Trillion AUM.
First Boulevard's Asya Bradley and Anthemis' Amy Nauiokas - Community-Based Neobanking from 2021-05-03T13:55:02
This one-of-a-kind episode brings you inside the recent Wharton FinTech Conference for evergreen access to a raw and informative conversation between Asya Bradley, COO & Co-Founder at First Bouleva...
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Openly CEO and Co-Founder Ty Harris - Bending the Insurance Curve from 2021-05-02T05:00:12
Anirudh Singh sits down with Ty Harris, CEO and Co-Founder of Openly. In this episode, they discuss:
- Openly's origin story
- Inefficiencies in the insurance market
- Openly's ...
TaxBit Brothers Austin & Justin Woodward - Solving Crypto's Tax Problem & A $100M Series A! from 2021-04-30T06:00:12
Ryan Zauk sits down with TaxBit Co-Founders, Austin and Justin Woodward, in the wake of their $100M Series A! If you did a double-take at the last name - yes, these cofounders are brothers!
Petal CEO/Co-Founder, Jason Gross – Democratizing Credit Access & Transforming an Industry! from 2021-04-28T05:00:11
Miguel Armaza sits down with Jason Gross, Co-Founder and CEO of Petal, a new kind of credit card company that has pioneered the Cash Score – an alternative measure of creditworthiness based on inco...
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Yan Wu, Co Founder of Bond Financial Technologies – Embedding Financial Services in Everyday Brands from 2021-04-26T05:00:41
Anirudh Singh sits down with Yan Wu, Co Founder of Bond Financial Technologies. In this episode, they discuss:
- Yan's career journey
- Why all brands will become fintechs
- How...
ARK Invest’s Fintech Analyst Max Friedrich — His Square Thesis, US SuperApps, and Big Ideas! from 2021-04-25T06:00:11
Ryan Zauk sits down with Max Friedrich, Fintech Analyst at ARK Invest! Ryan & Max cover a great deal in today's episode, including:
- ARK's 5 "Big Ideas" that they believe future historian...
Transition Special! Lessons Learned With Miguel Armaza, Ryan Zauk, Ally McCloskey, and Anirudh Singh from 2021-04-23T05:00:51
In today's special episode, Miguel Armaza and Ryan Zauk are joined by new hosts, Ally McCloskey and Anirudh Singh, to discuss their incredible journey as hosts of the Wharton Fintech Podcast. Over ...
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Greycroft Partner, Alison Lange Engel – Backing Unicorns, Building Trust, & Fintech VC! from 2021-04-21T04:01:11
Miguel Armaza sits down with Alison Lange Engel, Venture Partner at Greycroft, a leading venture capital firm focused on investments in the Internet and mobile markets, with offices in New York Cit...
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Jon Zanoff, Founder of Empire Startups & Stella Ventures - YOLO Fintech and the Get Sh*t Done KPI from 2021-04-19T06:00:39
"We're in the YOLO era of fintech...it will lower CAC, but also LTV"
The always entertaining and insightful Jon Zanoff joins Ryan Zauk on today's fun episode.
Jon Zanoff is the Fo...
Unqork's Head of Solutions, Jane Tran - Leading The No-Code Revolution & Scaling a Unicorn! from 2021-04-18T06:00:19
On today's episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Jane Tran, Head of Solutions at Unqork, one of New York’s newest tech unicorns.
Unqork is a completely visual, no-code application platform tha...
Tosin Eniolorunda, Founder & CEO of TeamApt – Delivering Financial Happiness from 2021-04-16T05:01:16
Miguel Armaza sits down with Tosin Eniolorunda, Founder and CEO of TeamApt, a financial software company focused on building solutions and running infrastructure for African banks, businesses and p...
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Anthony Scaramucci, Founder of SkyBridge – Entrepreneurship, Bitcoin Investing, & Public Service from 2021-04-14T05:00:36
Miguel Armaza sits down with none other than Anthony Scaramucci, Managing Partner & Founder of SkyBridge, a $10 billion global alternative investments firm specializing in a wide array of investmen...
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How Community Banks Fight Back - Ron Shevlin, Forbes Columnist & Director at Cornerstone from 2021-04-12T06:00:31
In today's episode, the ever-snarky Ron Shevlin, Director of Research at Cornerstone Advisors and frequent columnist at Forbes, sits down with Ryan Zauk.
Cornerstone is a leading research ...
Shamir Karkal, Co-Founder/CEO of Sila – Pioneering and Reimagining Financial Innovation from 2021-04-11T05:00:11
Miguel Armaza sits down with Shamir Karkal, Co-Founder and CEO of Sila, a banking and payments platform that aims to break open the Financial System and make it easy for any company to offer out-of...
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moov Founder Wade Arnold - Building for Developers at the Core of Fintech! from 2021-04-09T06:00:21
In today's episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Wade Arnold, Founder & CEO of moov. moov raised a $27M Series A from a16z in December 2020, following a $5M seed round led by Bain Capital Ventures.
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Fin VC Founder, Logan Allin - Fueling Fintech Enablers and Transforming the Industry from 2021-04-07T05:00:32
Miguel Armaza sits down with Logan Allin, Founder and Managing General Partner at Fin VC, a Venture Capital firm focused on Enterprise SaaS FinTech companies in the US, UK and Europe, with a portfo...
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Charles Moldow, General Partner at Foundation Capital – Investing in Fintech Gems from 2021-04-05T05:00:40
Miguel Armaza sits down with Charles Moldow, General Partner at Foundation Capital, a legendary Venture Capital firm founded in 1995 that has raised nine funds, received over $3B in committed capit...
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Yoco Co-Founder, Carl Wazen - Revolutionizing South Africa's Digital Payments from 2021-04-04T05:00:20
Miguel Armaza sits down with Carl Wazen, Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer at Yoco, South Africa’s leading payments platform for small businesses offering a convenient way to accept card payments...
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Lex Sokolin, ConsenSys CMO & Fintech Futurist - Fintech Trends, Defi, & Digital Collectibles from 2021-04-02T06:00:30
On today’s episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Lex Sokolin, CMO, Chief Economist, and Global Fintech Co-Head at ConsenSys, the world’s leading Ethereum software company.
Lex also runs the Fi...
S&P Global CEO, Doug Peterson - The Future of Finance, Power of Data, and Global Business Trends from 2021-03-31T05:00:30
Miguel Armaza is joined by Doug Peterson, President and CEO of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), one of the largest companies in the US that specializes in providing ratings, benchmarks, analytics and data ...
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Upstart CEO Dave Girouard - Revolutionizing Lending and Taking a Fintech Public on the Nasdaq! from 2021-03-29T06:00:19
In today's episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Dave Girouard, Founder & CEO of the recently IPO’d Fintech, Upstart.
Upstart is an online lending marketplace that provides personal loans usi...
Rally Co-Founder, Rob Petrozzo - Investing in Collectibles & Building a 21st Century Portfolio from 2021-03-28T05:00:19
Miguel Armaza is joined by the talented Rob Petrozzo, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Rally, a groundbreaking platform for buying & selling equity shares in collectible assets, that aims to...
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Apply Now! Techstars & Western Union Accelerator Lead Elle Bruno from 2021-03-26T05:00:40
Miguel Armaza sits down with Elle Bruno, Managing Director of the Techstars & Western Union Accelerator.
Armed with 19 years of experience as a founder, startup operator, and angel investo...
Bessemer Venture Partners' Charles Birnbaum - Fintech Infra, Wealth Management, and Thesis Investing from 2021-03-24T06:00:30
In today's episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Charles Birnbaum, Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, one of the world’s oldest & most successful venture capital firms. Charles joins the show fresh ...
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NFL Star + Penn Professor Brandon Copeland - Tackling Financial Literacy through "Life 101" from 2021-03-22T06:48:34
Today, Ryan Zauk sits down with NFL Player and UPenn Professor Brandon Copeland. Formerly on the Patriots, Jets, and Titans Brandon just signed with the Atlanta Falcons this past Friday! But this e...
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Everett Cook, CEO & Co-Founder of Rho - Modernizing Business Banking from 2021-03-21T05:00:10
Miguel Armaza sits down with Everett Cook, Co-Founder & CEO of Rho Business Banking, a NYC-based company offering banking services to SMBs, including corporate cards, payments and expenses.
Smart US CEO Jodan Ledford - The Future of US Retirement, PEPs, and The SECURE Act from 2021-03-19T06:00:33
In today's episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Jodan Ledford, CEO of Smart USA. Smart is a retirement tech provider and one of the largest global recordkeepers with strategic investors J.P. Morgan, L...
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SoftBank COO Marcelo Claure – Investing, Dreaming Big, and the Golden Era of Entrepreneurship! from 2021-03-17T05:00:53
Miguel Armaza is joined by the one and only, Marcelo Claure, CEO of SoftBank Group International, and all-around fascinating business leader and entrepreneur.
Born and raised in La Paz, Bo...
Robinhood’s COO, Gretchen Howard – Democratizing Finance, Navigating a Crisis, & Embracing Change from 2021-03-15T05:00:48
Miguel Armaza is joined by the very interesting Gretchen Howard, Chief Operating Officer at Robinhood, one of the most defining fintech companies of 2021, best known for aiming to democratize inves...
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Richard Sarkis, Co-Founder of Reonomy - Revolutionizing Commercial Real Estate from 2021-03-14T06:00:18
Miguel Armaza is joined by Richard Sarkis, serial entrepreneur, Executive Chair, and Co-Founder of Reonomy, a commercial real estate data and analytics platform. Since inception in 2013, the compan...
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Wealthfront’s Andy Rachleff — On Lifelong Learning and the Future of Wealthfront from 2021-03-12T06:01:18
Former podcast host, Daniel McAuley, is joined by former podcast guest, Andy Rachleff — Co-Founder & CEO of Wealthfront, the only company that integrates banking and investing to automate your savi...
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Atom Finance Founder Eric Shoykhet - Building For The Retail Investor and Debating PFOF from 2021-03-10T07:00:28
In today's episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Eric Shoykhet, Founder & CEO of Atom Finance.
Atom Finance is the fastest-growing investment research & portfolio management platform, backed b...
The Broken Credit Reporting System - National Consumer Law Center Attorney Chi Chi Wu from 2021-03-08T07:00:32
Happy International Women's Day! In today's episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Chi Chi Wu, Attorney at The National Consumer Law Center. Since 1969, the nonprofit National Consumer Law Center has us...
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Gamifying Millenial Personal Finance - Lindsay Holden, Co-Founder & CEO of Long Game from 2021-03-07T07:00:12
In today's episode of the Wharton Fintech Podcast, Anchit Gupta (WG'21) is joined by Lindsay Holden, Co-Founder & CEO of Long Game. Long Game is a gamified personal finance app for Millenials that ...
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Fintech Collective's Brooks Gibbins & Gareth Jones - Partnering with Persistent Visionaries from 2021-03-05T06:01:32
Miguel Armaza is joined by two great guests, Brooks Gibbins and Gareth Jones - Managing Partners and Co-Founders of Fintech Collective, a global early-stage venture capital firm focused on technolo...
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Commonstock CEO David McDonough - Empowering Everyday Investors and Building An Investing Community from 2021-03-03T07:00:32
“If Robinhood exists to democratize markets, Commonstock exists to democratize information.”
Ryan Zauk sits down with Commonstock Founder & CEO David Mcdonough to learn how Commonstock is ...
Milind Mehere, YieldStreet Founder/CEO - Transforming Digital Wealth Management from 2021-03-01T06:00:52
Miguel Armaza is joined by the fascinating Milind Mehere, serial entrepreneur, and Founder/CEO of YieldStreet, a digital wealth management platform that aims to transform the investing landscape by...
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Aquiline’s Vincenzo La Ruffa - Driving Value Creation in Financial Services from 2021-02-28T06:00:12
Aquiline’s Vincenzo La Ruffa - Driving Value Creation in Financial Services
Miguel Armaza sits down with Vincenzo La Ruffa, President of Aquiline Capital Partners and head of their financi...
Corvus Insurance CEO Phil Edmundson - Making Commercial Insurance Smarter through AI from 2021-02-26T07:00:22
In our latest episode of the Wharton Fintech podcast, Anchit Gupta (WG'21) is joined by Phil Edmundson, CEO & Founder of Corvus Insurance. Founded in 2017, Corvus is a leading provider of smart com...
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11:FS Co-Founder Simon Taylor - The State of Crypto, CBDCs, NFTs, and Clubhouse! from 2021-02-24T07:00:28
Worlds collide today as the two gold-standards of fintech content come together on the Wharton Fintech Podcast.
Ryan Zauk sits down with Simon Taylor, Co-Founder and Head of Ventures at 1...
Y Combinator's Michael Seibel & Dalton Caldwell - Lessons from 5000 Entrepreneurs from 2021-02-22T05:08:21
Miguel Armaza is joined by Michael Seibel and Dalton Caldwell, Managing Directors and Group Partners at Y Combinator (YC).
YC is one of the most successful startup accelerators and venture...
Manuel Silva, General Partner at Mouro Capital - Fueling the Fintech Innovators from 2021-02-21T06:00:05
Miguel Armaza sits down with Manuel Silva, General Partner at Mouro Capital, a venture capital fund with $400m assets under management, looking to back the most innovative fintech innovators and st...
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Dan Rosen, Founder of Commerce Ventures - Powering the Future of Commerce from 2021-02-19T06:00:55
Miguel Armaza sits down with Dan Rosen, Partner and Founder of Commerce Ventures, a sector-focused VC fund, investing in infrastructure and enablers for the Commerce Continuum
Dan is also ...
Mike Dudas, 'The Block' Founder and Paxos VP: Crypto, Venmo vs. CashApp, Andrew Yang, and More from 2021-02-17T07:00:22
Ryan Zauk sits down with one of the crypto world's most popular figures, Mike Dudas.
Mike navigated a long career spanning Disney, Google, Venmo, and Circle before founding The Block, one ...
Alexa von Tobel, Co-Founder at Inspired Capital - Bucking the Status Quo from 2021-02-15T06:00:52
Miguel Armaza sits down with the talented and energetic Alexa von Tobel, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Inspired Capital, a $200M early-stage venture capital firm based in New York City, focuse...
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From LendIt Fintech LatAm 2020: Pierpaolo Barbieri, Founder & CEO of Ualá from 2021-02-14T06:00:42
This episode comes from the LendIt Fintech Latam 2020 conference. It features Miguel Armaza’s conversation with Pierpaolo Barbieri, Founder & CEO of Ualá, one of the fastest-growing fintechs in Lat...
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Valentine's Special: Couples Finance 101 - Strategies, Wisdom, Prenups, and More with Neale Godfrey from 2021-02-12T07:00:52
Welcome to a very special Valentine’s Day episode of the Wharton FinTech Podcast!
Today, Ryan Zauk sits down with the always-entertaining NYT Bestseller and Oprah collaborator, Neale Godfr...
Ben Narasin, Venture Partner at NEA – Navigating IPOs, Fintech Investing, & Guiding Founders from 2021-02-10T06:00:42
Miguel Armaza sits down with the fascinating Ben Narasin, Venture Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA), a global venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs build transformational b...
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Farewill CEO Dan Garrett - Revolutionizing Wills, Probates, and How We Deal With Death from 2021-02-08T07:00:38
On today’s episode, WFT covers one of the two certainties of life…and no, we’re not talking about taxes. Ryan Zauk is joined by Dan Garrett, Founder & CEO of Farewill, the UK fintech radically chan...
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US Credit Market Year in Review with Erin (Welter) Lyons, Head of US IG at CreditSights from 2021-02-07T07:00:18
In today's episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Erin (Welter) Lyons, W'01, Head of US Investment Grade Credit at CreditSights.
Creditsights is one of the top credit research firms in the worl...
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez – Bringing Silicon Valley to Miami! from 2021-02-05T07:00:28
In today’s episode, co-hosts Ryan Zauk and Miguel Armaza sit down with tech’s most beloved politician, Mayor Francis Suarez of Miami.
For those not familiar, in 2020 numerous prominent VCs...
Entrepreneurship Lessons with Brian Requarth, Co-Founder of VivaReal & Latitud from 2021-02-03T04:55:32
Miguel Armaza sits down with Brian Requarth, a seasoned entrepreneur who in 2009 launched the Brazilian real estate marketplace, Viva Real, successfully grew the business over the following decade,...
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James Paris, CEO of Avant - Pioneering Online Credit from 2021-02-01T15:12:29
Miguel Armaza sits down with James Paris, CEO of Avant, one of the pioneer in online lending dedicated to providing banking solutions for the US middle. Since 2012, Avant has served over 1.5 millio...
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Ben Savage & Adriana Saman from Clocktower Technology Ventures – Reinventing Financial Services from 2021-01-31T04:00:07
Miguel Armaza sits down with Ben Savage and Adriana Saman, from Clocktower Technology Ventures, a fintech-focused venture capital fund that’s also the technology investing affiliate of Clocktower G...
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Did Fintech Save Minority-Owned Businesses in the PPP? With NYU's Dr. Sabrina Howell from 2021-01-29T05:05:07
Ryan Zauk sits down with NYU Stern's Dr. Sabrina Howell to discuss her most recent paper titled 'Which lenders had the highest minority share among their PPP loans?' Though the answer may not surpr...
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Jackie Reses - Leadership Lessons, Fintech Innovation, & Helping Small Businesses from 2021-01-27T04:42:32
Miguel Armaza sits down with Jackie Reses, former Head of Square Capital, current Chairman of the Economic Development Council of the Federal Reserve of San Francisco, board member of Affirm and Wi...
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Sam Bobley, Co-Founder and CEO of Ocrolus - Transforming Documents into Data Analytics from 2021-01-25T05:00:39
Miguel Armaza sits down with Sam Bobley, Co-Founder and CEO of Ocrolus, an infrastructure company that transforms documents into data analytics with incredible accuracy designed to help financial s...
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Samir Chaïbi, Investor at Insignia Ventures - Fintech in Southeast Asia from 2021-01-22T06:00:59
Miguel Armaza sits down with Samir Chaibi, investor at Insignia Ventures Partners, a Southeast Asian growth and venture investing fund with over $350 million in assets under management, where he sp...
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Eyal Shinar, Co-Founder of Fundbox - Disrupting B2B Financing from 2021-01-20T05:00:49
Miguel Armaza sits down with Eyal Shinar, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Fundbox, a company focused on disrupting the $21 trillion B2B commerce market by launching the world’s first B2B payme...
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Fractional Trading 101 with Apex Chief Product Officer Dustin Kirkland from 2021-01-18T06:00:19
What happens after you hit “buy” on that $300 order of Shopify stock (worth over $1,100 as of the day of the episode)?
Fractional trading has become one of the hottest product features in ...
Kathleen Utecht, Managing Partner at Core Innovation Capital - Unlocking Upward Mobility from 2021-01-17T05:00:19
Miguel Armaza interviews Kathleen Utecht, Managing Partner at Core Innovation Capital, a venture capital firm, with offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco, investing in high-growth financial tech...
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Laura González-Estéfani, Founder & CEO of The Venture City - From Miami to the World! from 2021-01-15T05:02:46
Miguel Armaza sits down with Laura González-Estéfani, Founder and CEO of The Venture City, a global accelerator and venture capital fund of emerging ecosystems specialized in growth with the missio...
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Dan Henry, CEO of Green Dot - Modern Banking for Everyone from 2021-01-13T05:00:47
Miguel Armaza sits down with Dan Henry, CEO of Green Dot (NYSE: GDOT), a 20-year-old company focused on making modern banking and money movement accessible for everyone. Green Dot also recently lau...
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Public's Leif Abraham on FinTech Marketing, Choosing Values, and Changing the Culture of The Market from 2021-01-11T06:00:30
What do you think of when you hear “stock trading”? For most of us in 2020, we thought of YOLO Calls, Tesla Bulls, Robinhood, Wall Street Bets, and Day Trading. Going back to earlier days, you migh...
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Andrew Lerner, Managing Partner of IA Capital Group – Investing in the Future of Mass Markets from 2021-01-08T05:30
Miguel Armaza sits down with Andrew Lerner, Managing Partner of IA Capital Group, a New York-based private investment firm and manager of the Inter-Atlantic funds, that’s dedicated to partnering wi...
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Dave Unsworth & Kerri Golden from Information Venture Partners - Investing in Tomorrow's Leaders from 2021-01-06T06:00:24
Miguel Armaza sits down with Dave Unsworth and Kerri Golden from Information Venture Partners, a Canadian Venture Capital firm that primarily invests in early-stage North American B2B FinTech and e...
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Noah Kerner, CEO of Acorns - Leveling the Investment Playing Field from 2021-01-04T05:00:24
Miguel Armaza sits down with Noah Kerner, CEO of Acorns, a mobile savings and investment platform that has raised hundreds of millions of dollars from PayPal, Bain Capital Ventures, DST Global, NBC...
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2020 End of Year Special from 2020-12-30T06:00:24
As 2020 comes to a close, we bring you a special episode featuring our hosts, Miguel Armaza and Ryan Zauk.
You will finally get to hear from the hosts themselves as they share:
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Upending the $15B Debt Collection Industry with Ohad Samet, Founder of TrueAccord from 2020-12-28T06:00:44
"The most contrarian take I have is that there is value in working with consumers in debt."
Here are a few stats for you:
- The average US household as of November pays almost 9% of it...
Rohit Arora, CEO and Co-founder of Biz2Credit - Building the Next Generation of Business Lending from 2020-12-23T05:33:34
Miguel Armaza sits down with Rohit Arora, CEO and Co-Founder of Biz2Credit, a New York based company that offers financing, research, and educational resources to small businesses. Rohit and his br...
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AWS FinTech's Kathryn Van Nuys on Empowering The World's Top Startups from 2020-12-21T06:00:38
On today’s episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Kathryn Van Nuys, Head of Business Development for AWS FinTech. Kathryn was just named one of the Top 50 Women in FinTech by NYC FinTech Women, highligh...
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Santiago Suarez, Co-Founder/CEO of Addi - Financing for the Digital Age from 2020-12-20T05:00:58
In this episode, my guest is Santiago Suarez, Co-Founder & CEO of Addi, the leading POS financing platform in Latin America, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Foundation, Monashees, Quona, and Village...
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Jan Bellens, EY Global Banking & Capital Markets Head – Advising & Digitizing Banks Worldwide from 2020-12-18T05:03:29
Miguel Armaza sits down with Jan Bellens, Global Head of EY’s Banking & Capital Markets Group. In his role, Jan counsels banks in defining their strategies and supports their implementation with in...
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The Evolution of Private Investing with Griffith Norville of Hamilton Lane + Cobalt LP from 2020-12-16T06:00:40
In today’s episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Griffith Norville, Managing Director at Hamilton Lane.
Over the last decade, the scope of private investments has exploded across products, ass...
Crypto Comes to India with Neeraj Khandelwal, Co-Founder of CoinDCX from 2020-12-13T02:00
In today’s episode, Anchit Gupta (WG’21) is joined by Neeraj Khandelwal, Co-Founder of CoinDCX. Started in 2018, CoinDCX is India’s largest and safest cryptocurrency exchange and liquidity aggregat...
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Reinventing Financial Systems – Henrique Dubugras, Co-Founder/Co-CEO of Brex from 2020-12-11T05:01:06
In this episode, my guest is Henrique Dubugras, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Brex, a financial operating system for startups and growing companies, with services including a charge card, cash management,...
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Building Big Things and Moving Fast - Allison Barr Allen, Co-Founder/COO of Fast from 2020-12-09T05:30:05
Miguel Armaza sits down with Allison Barr Allen, Co-founder and COO of Fast, an online login and checkout platform on a mission to make buying online faster, safer and easier. The company is backed...
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Frank Rotman, Founding Partner at QED Investors - Past, Present, and Future of Fintech! from 2020-12-07T04:30:05
Miguel Armaza interviews Frank Rotman, Founding Partner of QED Investors, a Venture Capital fund that invests in early-stage, disruptive financial services companies around the world. Frank focuses...
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The Future of Financial Advice with Jess Liberi, Head of Product at eMoney from 2020-12-04T06:01:15
On today’s episode, Ryan Zauk is joined by Jess Liberi, Head of Product for eMoney, a Fidelity-owned company.
eMoney is a company most people aren’t familiar with, but many have been affec...
Building Unicorns and Redefining Online Banking - Renaud Laplanche, Upgrade CEO/Co-Founder from 2020-12-02T05:50:28
Building Unicorns and Redefining Online Banking - Renaud Laplanche, Upgrade CEO/Co-Founder
I sat down with Renaud Laplanche, co-founder and CEO of Upgrade, a neobank that offers affordable...
Anish Acharya, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz - Doubling Down on Fintech from 2020-11-30T05:56:34
Miguel Armaza sits down with Anish Acharya, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (A16Z), where he invests primarily in financial services and adjacent technologies.
Prior to joining A16...
The Latin American Opportunity - Hernán Fernández, Founder of Angel Ventures from 2020-11-29T15:32:47
Miguel Armaza sits down with Hernan Fernandez, Founder and Co-Managing Partner at Angel Ventures, one of the oldest and most active Venture Capital funds in Latin America investing in early-stage t...
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Entrepreneurship, Stand-up Comedy, & Investing – Eric Satz, Founder/CEO of AltoIRA from 2020-11-25T05:56:12
Miguel Armaza sits down with Eric Satz, Founder and CEO of AltoIRA, a company on a mission to help individuals in the US access and execute investments in alternative assets using their retirement ...
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Financial Regulation for the Digital Age – Jo Ann Barefoot, CEO & Founder of AIR from 2020-11-24T07:00:22
In this episode, Miguel Armaza sits down with Jo Ann Barefoot, CEO & Founder of the Alliance for Innovative Regulation and host of the podcast Barefoot Innovation.
Jo Ann is a famous advo...
B2B Venture Investing with Evgenia Plotnikova, Partner at Dawn Capital from 2020-11-23T06:00:43
Ryan Zauk sits down with Evgenia Plotnikova, Partner and Investor at Dawn Capital in the wake of Dawn's $400M raise in September.
Dawn Capital is one of the premier venture firms in Europe...
Transforming Banking for Immigrants – Matt Oppenheimer, Co-Founder & CEO of Remitly from 2020-11-22T05:00:23
In this episode, Miguel Armaza sits down with Matt Oppenheimer, Co-Founder and CEO of Remitly, a Seattle-based mobile payments platform enabling consumers to send and receive payments around the wo...
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Empowering the Vulnerable with Financial Tools - Claire McDonnell, Co-Founder of True Link from 2020-11-20T06:01:01
Miguel Armaza sits down with Claire McDonnell, Co-founder and COO of True Link Financial, a company that aims to make life better for people with disabilities, vulnerable elders, individuals in rec...
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M&A Special - CB Insights buys Blockdata with Founders Anand Sanwal and Jonathan Knegtel from 2020-11-18T06:00:41
In this Wharton Fintech exclusive, Ryan Zauk went behind the scenes with CB Insights’ Anand Sanwal and Blockdata’s Jonathan Knegtel to discuss their recent transaction.
The three of them w...
Building a Global Payments Powerhouse – Kamran Zaki, COO of Adyen from 2020-11-16T05:46:43
In this episode, I sit down with Kamran Zaki, COO of Adyen (AMS:ADYEN), a Dutch payments company that allows businesses to accept and receive payments across multiple channels and platforms. Public...
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Innovation for the Emerging Middle Class - Christine Kenna, Partner at IGNIA from 2020-11-15T04:38
Miguel Armaza interviews Christine Kenna, Partner at IGNIA, a Venture Capital firm that invests in innovative solutions for the emerging middle class in Latin America.
Christine joined IGN...
Building the FedEx of Financial Data with Crux CEO Philip Brittan from 2020-11-13T05:42:46
“To someone who’s not involved in this business you might think what's the big deal? But if you're in this business you think oh my god this is a big deal...but it really shouldn't be...and that's ...
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Steve Sarracino, Founder of Activant - Fintech Investing, Driving Growth, and Staying Vigilant! from 2020-11-11T06:00:58
“I always get most nervous when things are going really well, I think that's when you need to be the most vigilant.”
In this episode, Miguel Armaza interviews Steve Sarracino, Founder of A...
Financial Literacy, Mocking Oprah, and Life Lessons with Neale S Godfrey from 2020-11-09T07:00:29
On today's episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with legendary entrepreneur, author, and financial literacy advocate Neale S Godfrey. How do you summarize the background of someone like Neale? Let’s give i...
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Creating an African Fintech Giant - Olugbenga Agboola, Co-Founder & CEO of Flutterwave from 2020-11-06T04:09:59
In this episode, Miguel Armaza sits down with Olugbenga “GB” Agboola, Co-Founder and CEO of Flutterwave, a revolutionary company building the digital payments infrastructure for Africa that’s enabl...
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Embracing Math for Daily Decision Making – Sebastian Ceria, CEO of Qontigo from 2020-11-02T07:00:24
Miguel Armaza sits down with Sebastian Ceria, CEO of Qontigo, a NY-based global company that combines the most sophisticated risk analytics and portfolio-construction tools in the market, while als...
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InsurTech Trends and Opportunities – Steve Pretre, Partner at World Innovation Lab from 2020-11-01T07:00:24
In this episode, Miguel Armaza interviews Steve Pretre, Partner at World Innovation Labs, a US and Japan-based venture capital fund with investors from governments and corporations in Japan and thr...
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Empowering India's Next Generation with Rajan Bajaj, Founder & CEO of Slice from 2020-10-30T06:22:43
In our latest episode of the Wharton Fintech Podcast, Anchit Gupta (WG’21) is joined by Rajan Bajaj, Co-Founder and CEO of Slice.
Slice is a fintech startup that offers payment and credit ...
Chris McCann & Edith Yeung of Race Capital – Why Now is the Best Time to Invest in VC! from 2020-10-28T06:00:32
Miguel Armaza interviews Edith Yeung and Chris McCann, General partners of Race Capital, a Venture Capital fund looking for market-transforming companies.
Edith is also an author and creat...
Revolutionizing Working Capital Financing - Sandy Kemper, Founder & CEO of C2FO from 2020-10-26T09:00:46
In this podcast, Miguel Armaza sits down with Sandy Kemper, Founder & CEO of C2FO, the world’s largest platform for working capital financing. C2FO serves over a million businesses representing ove...
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Fueling Fintech's Growth - Sheel Mohnot, Co-Founder of Better Tomorrow from 2020-10-25T06:00:16
In this episode, Miguel Armaza sits down with Sheel Mohnot, Co-Founder of Better Tomorrow, a $70 million venture capital fund that invests in seed-stage Fintech companies around the world. His own ...
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Plaid's John Pitts on the Current Regulatory Landscape, COVID FinTech Adoption, and More from 2020-10-23T06:00:26
It's no secret that FinTech has boomed during COVID as workers, companies, and everyday people were forced to digitize their lives. But by how much is FinTech changing people's lives, and are they ...
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Rewriting the History of Banking - Stefan Möller, Co-Founder & CEO of Klar from 2020-10-21T06:00:26
In this episode, Miguel Armaza interviews Stefan Möller, Co-Founder and CEO of Klar, a Mexican challenger bank working to democratize debit and credit in Mexico. Klar is making credit accessible to...
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Driving Innovation for Inclusion – Irene Arias Hofman, CEO of IDB Lab from 2020-10-19T06:00:34
Miguel Armaza sits down with Irene Arias Hofman, CEO of IDB Lab, the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank Group, the leading source of development finance for Latin America ...
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FinTech Investing with Michael Sidgmore, Partner at Broadhaven Ventures from 2020-10-16T07:01:14
In our latest episode, Hinal Shah (WG’20) is joined by Michael Sidgmore, a Partner at Broadhaven Ventures. Broadhaven is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investment opportunities at th...
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Creating Pathways to Better Financial Health - Anu Shultes, CEO of LendUp from 2020-10-14T05:00:24
In this episode, Miguel Armaza sits down with Anu Shultes, CEO of LendUp, a mission-driven fintech company focused on expanding access to credit and creating pathways to better financial health.
FinTech Goes Open Source with Rob Underwood, Chief Development Officer of FINOS from 2020-10-12T09:00:25
In today’s episode of the Wharton FinTech Podcast, Ryan Zauk sits down with Rob Underwood, Chief Development Officer of FINOS.
FINOS, short for the FinTech Open Source Foundation, is a glo...
Building a Banking Legend – Greg Krasnov, Founder & CEO of Tonik from 2020-10-11T13:17:22
In this episode, Miguel Armaza sits down with Greg Krasnov , Founder & CEO of tonik, a digital bank in the Philippines with a mission to revolutionize the way money works in Southeast Asia. Tonik i...
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Launching a Fintech PE Fund – Sean Collins & Bill McNichols of Goldfinch from 2020-10-09T08:00:37
In this episode, Miguel Armaza sits down with Sean Collins and Bill McNichols, Co-Founders of Goldfinch Partners, a Private Equity firm focused on enterprise technology companies that power digital...
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Investing in Transformational Technologies - Raj Ganguly, Co-Founder of B Capital Group from 2020-10-07T08:00:37
In this episode, Miguel Armaza sits down with Raj Ganguly, Co-founder and Managing Partner at B Capital Group, a global growth equity firm with $1.5 billion in assets under management, focused on i...
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Helping Banks Build Flexible + Scalable Solutions - Elliott Limb, Chief Customer Officer of Mambu from 2020-10-05T06:00:17
In our latest episode of the Wharton Fintech Podcast, Anchit Gupta (WG’21) is joined by Elliott Limb, Chief Customer Officer of Mambu.
Founded in 2011, Mambu is a cloud-native software-as...
Driving Entrepreneurship in the Heartland – Erika Lucas Co-Founder of StitchCrew from 2020-10-04T10:00:17
In this episode, Miguel Armaza sits down with Erika Lucas, Co-Founder of StitchCrew and VEST.
StitchCrew, in partnership with the NBA team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, runs an accelerator p...
Refinancing your Education with David Green, Chief Product Officer at Earnest from 2020-10-02T08:00:37
In this podcast, Miguel Armaza is joined by David Green, Chief Product Officer at Earnest, where he oversees Product Management, Product Design, User Research, Data, and Analytics. Earnest is a com...
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From Poker Star to Unicorn Founder – Nima Ghamsari, CEO & Co-Founder of Blend from 2020-09-30T08:00:24
Miguel Armaza is sits down with Nima Ghamsari, CEO and Co-Founder of Blend, a company transforming the $40+ trillion consumer lending industry, by delivering speed and efficiency to mortgage lender...
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Redesigning the Asset Management Experience – Brian Barnes, Founder & CEO of M1 Finance from 2020-09-28T08:00:24
Miguel Armaza interviews Brian Barnes, Founder and CEO of M1 Finance, a money management platform that combines investing, borrowing, and banking into a single app.
Brian launched M1 in 2...
Pioneering Angel Investing in Africa - Tomi Davies from 2020-09-27T08:00:24
Tomi Davies. A systems Analyst turned Tech Strategy Advisor, Public Speaker and Angel Investor, Tomi Davies is Collaborator-in-Chief at TechnoVision, co-founder of the Lagos Angel Network and Presi...
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Investing for 2 Billion Muslims with Kareem Tabbaa, Chief Product Officer of Wahed from 2020-09-25T07:00:44
We hear a lot about ESG investing, Catholicism-based investing, and more in the wealth & asset management world. But what about Earth’s 2 billion Muslims? In a religion that disallows interest and ...
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The Future of Fintech with Bo Brustkern, Co-Founder & CEO of LendIt Fintech from 2020-09-22T09:00:28
Miguel Armaza sits down with Bo Brustkern, Co-Founder & CEO of LendIt Fintech, one of the world’s leading fintech events and media companies. In this episode, we talk about Bo’s career, LendIt’s jo...
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Creating a Financial Ecosystem for Mexican SMBs - David Poritz, Co-Founder of Credijusto from 2020-09-21T08:00:38
Miguel Armaza sits down with David Poritz, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Credijusto, a company focused on lending to the underserved and rapidly growing small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) market in...
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Leading Innovation in the Mortgage Industry - Kenon Chen, Corporate Strategy at Clear Capital from 2020-09-18T06:00:28
In our latest episode of the Wharton Fintech podcast, Anchit Gupta (WG’21) is joined by Kenon Chen, Head of Corporate Strategy at Clear Capital, a leading real estate valuation, analytics and platf...
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How Entrepreneurs Can Avoid Legal Mistakes with Daniel Green, Partner at Gunderson from 2020-09-17T08:00:28
In this episode, Miguel Armaza sits down with Daniel M. Green, Partner and Co-head of Gunderson Dettmer’s Latin America practice group, an international elite law firm focused on startups and ventu...
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Disruptive Entrepreneurship with Alexis Pantazis and Emilios Markou from Hellas Direct from 2020-09-15T08:00:28
Miguel Armaza sits down with Alexis Pantazis and Emilios Markou, Co-Founders of Hellas Direct, a digital-first, full-stack insurance company located in Greece.
Modeling itself on Amazon, ...
Developing Talent & Culture with Crystal Williams, Chief HR Officer at FLEETCOR from 2020-09-13T08:00:23
Miguel Armaza sits down with Crystal Williams, Chief Human Resources Officer for FLEETCOR (NYSE: FLT), a leading payments company that aims to simplify the way businesses manage and pay their expen...
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Avoiding Career Inertia & Pursuing a 3rd Act - Caribou Honig, Investor Extraordinaire from 2020-09-10T08:00:23
In this Wharton Fintech Podcast, Miguel Armaza is joined by Caribou Honig, Chairman & Co-founder of InsurTech Connect, as well as Co-founder of the HR Transform Conference, focused on the impact of...
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Fintech Trends and Opportunities with Donna Parisi, Global Head of Finance at Shearman & Sterling from 2020-09-08T08:00:10
Miguel Armaza is joined by Donna Parisi, Global Head of the Finance Business Unit for Shearman & Sterling, a global law firm with over 850 lawyers in 24 offices worldwide. Donna is one of the firm’...
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Fintech for the Future of Work with Craig J. Lewis, CEO & Founder of GigWage from 2020-09-04T08:00:44
Miguel Armaza sits down with Craig J. Lewis, Founder and CEO of Gig Wage, a company building modern payment tools for the future of work. Gigwage’s innovative vision aims to modernize an antiquated...
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Simplifying India's Payments with Nitya Sharma, CEO & Co-Founder of Simpl from 2020-09-02T07:00:27
In our latest episode of the Wharton Fintech podcast, Anchit Gupta (WG '21) sits down with Nitya Sharma, CEO and Co-Founder of Simpl. Simpl is a technology company that offers Pay-later solutions i...
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Join us at the Wharton Hackathon with Sarah Hammer from the Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance from 2020-09-01T09:00:17
Miguel Armaza sits down with Sarah Hammer, Managing Director of the Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The Stevens Center is the premi...
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Solving Consumer Financial Needs with Lupina Iturriaga, Founder & Co-CEO of Fintonic from 2020-08-31T08:00:37
Miguel Armaza sits down with Lupina Iturriaga, Founder and Co-CEO of Fintonic, the leading financial platform in Spain, solving the main financial needs more than 1 million users, by enabling them ...
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Digitizing Japan’s Status Quo with Shinichi Takatori, Founder/CEO of Kyash from 2020-08-28T08:00:37
Miguel Armaza is joined by Shinichi (Shin) Takatori, Founder and CEO of Kyash the largest digital bank in Japan offering digital wallet, mobile payments, and credit card services.
Launche...
Unlocking Entrepreneurial Progress with Vanessa Colella, Head of Citi Ventures from 2020-08-26T08:00:27
Vanessa Colella is Citi’s Chief Innovation Officer (CIO), Head of Citi Ventures, and Head of Citi Productivity. She is focused on harnessing the power of Citi to help people, businesses, and commun...
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Simplifying Small Business Payments with Veem's Co-Founder & CEO, Marwan Forzley from 2020-08-24T14:07:46
In our latest episode of the Wharton Fintech podcast, Anchit Gupta (WG’21) is joined by Marwan Forzely, co-founder and CEO of Veem, a global payments company helping small businesses transfer money...
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Making Fintech Possible with Iñigo Rumayor, Co-Founder and CRO of Arcus from 2020-08-23T07:00:26
In this Wharton Fintech Podcast episode, Miguel Armaza is joined by Iñigo Rumayor, Co-Founder and CRO of Arcus, the leading platform making fintech possible for everyone in the Americas. Arcus’ fin...
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Leading a Public VC with Tim Levene, CEO of Augmentum FinTech from 2020-08-21T07:00:35
On today's episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Tim Levene, Co-Founder & CEO of Augmentum Fintech.
Augmentum invests in fast-growing fintechs disrupting financial services and is the UK's onl...
Impact-Driven VC with Emmalyn Shaw, Managing Partner of Flourish from 2020-08-19T07:00:25
In our latest podcast, Peter Jankovsky (WG'20) is joined by Emmalyn Shaw, Managing Partner at Flourish, a $500 M global venture fund whose investments leverage technology to advance financial healt...
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Transforming Debt Collections with Hanif Joshaghani, Co-Founder & CEO of Symend from 2020-08-17T09:00:35
In today's episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Hanif Joshaghani, Co-Founder & CEO of Symend. Symend is a Calgary-based FinTech helping transform the impersonal, outdated, and inefficient problem of d...
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Breaking Currency Borders with Prajit Nanu, CEO and Co-Founder of NIUM from 2020-08-16T09:00:15
In this episode, Miguel Armaza is joined by Prajit Nanu, CEO and Co-Founder of NIUM, a global fintech platform that aims to break currency borders by allowing businesses and consumers to send, spen...
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Empowering Mexican Businesses with Adolfo Babatz, Founder & CEO of Clip from 2020-08-14T09:00:45
In this podcast, Miguel Armaza is joined by Adolfo Babatz, Founder and CEO of Clip, the leading solution in Mexico for small and medium businesses to accept digital payments. Founded in 2012, Clip ...
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Leading Russia’s Fintech Innovation with Oliver Hughes, CEO of Tinkoff from 2020-08-12T09:00:23
In this podcast, Miguel Armaza sits down with Oliver Hughes, CEO of Tinkoff Bank- the leading Neobank in Russia and one of the largest fintechs in the world. The Tinkoff ecosystem offers a full ran...
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Building a Financial Giant with Lex Greensill, Founder and CEO of Greensill Capital from 2020-08-10T09:00:22
Miguel Armaza sits down with Lex Greensill, founder and CEO of Greensill Capital, a leading provider of working capital and supply chain finance solutions for businesses and individuals around the ...
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Reimagining Small Business Insurance with Jay Bregman, CEO and Founder of Thimble from 2020-08-07T09:00:22
In this podcast, Miguel Armaza sits down with Jay Bregman, Founder and CEO of Thimble, an on-demand insurance startup for small businesses and independent workers. Thimble is the first company to o...
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Growth Equity FinTech Investing with Chris Sugden, Managing Partner at Edison Partners from 2020-08-05T09:00:16
In our latest podcast, Peter Jankovsky (WG'20) is joined by Chris Sugden, Managing Partner of Edison Partners. Edison Partners is a 32-year old tech investment firm specializing in fintech, healthc...
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Enabling E-Commerce Across Africa with Daniel Yu, Founder CEO of Sokowatch from 2020-08-03T09:00:36
In this episode, Miguel Armaza is joined by Daniel Yu, Founder and CEO of Sokowatch, a B2B e-commerce platform with integrated financial services and logistics transforming access to essential good...
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Future of Wealth Management and Investment – Future of Banking Week from 2020-08-02T09:00:16
On this episode, Miguel Armaza moderates the Wealth Management and Investment panel as part of the Future of Banking Week, joined by three excellent guests:
• Ed Robinson, President and c...
P2P Lending in Southeast Asia with Kelvin Teo, Co-Founder of Funding Societies from 2020-07-31T09:00:26
Miguel Armaza is joined by Kelvin Teo, Co-founder of Funding Societies (Modalku in Indonesia), the largest SME digital financing platform in Southeast Asia, licensed in Singapore, Indonesia and Mal...
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Securing Your Digital Identity With Vinny Lingham, Civic CEO from 2020-07-29T09:00:06
In today's episode, Ines Gonzales Del Mazo sits down with Vinny Lingham, CEO of Civic. Civic is a personal identity protection and management service that allows banks, financial institutions, and ...
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Data-Driven Lending in Latin America with Tarek El Sheriff, Founder and CEO of Zinobe from 2020-07-27T09:00:19
Miguel Armaza is joined by Tarek El Sheriff, Founder and CEO of Zinobe, a Colombian fintech specialized in online lending. Founded in 2012, Zinobe has made almost 1.3 million loans and uses technol...
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Helping SMBs stay afloat during COVID - Jared Hecht, Co-founder & CEO of Fundera from 2020-07-24T15:21:28
In our latest episode of the Wharton Fintech podcast, Anchit Gupta (WG’21) is joined by Jared Hecht, Co-founder & CEO of Fundera, an online marketplace that matches SMB to lenders.
Fundera...
Solving Payments in Emerging Markets with Sebastian Kanovich, CEO & Founder of dLocal from 2020-07-22T08:59:59
In our latest episode of the Wharton Fintech podcast, Miguel Armaza is joined by Sebastian Kanovich, CEO of dLocal, a 360 payments technology company which handles payins and payouts in emerging ma...
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Innovation & Entrepreneurship Beyond Silicon Valley with Alex Lazarow from 2020-07-20T09:00:30
Miguel Armaza is joined by Alex Lazarow, Investment Director at Cathay Innovation, Kauffman Fellow, Professor, and recent author of Out-Innovate: How Global Entrepreneurs?-?from Delhi to Detroit?-?...
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Stopping Financial Crime with Charlie Delingpole, CEO and Founder of ComplyAdvantage from 2020-07-17T09:00:36
In our latest podcast, Peter Jankovsky (WG'20) sits down with Charlie Delingpole, the CEO and Founder of ComplyAdvantage. ComplyAdvantage is a FinTech start-up disrupting the compliance space using...
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Accelerating Global Fintech Ecosystems - Maelis Carraro, Director of Catalyst Fund from 2020-07-15T09:00:26
Miguel Armaza is joined by Maelis Carraro, Director of Catalyst Fund and the Impact Ventures Practice at BFA Global. The Catalyst Fund is an inclusive fintech accelerator supporting early-stage inc...
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Roger.ai's Cathrine Andersen on Optimizing Accounting & Finance from 2020-07-13T09:00:24
In today's episode of the Wharton FinTech Podcast, Anchit Gupta sits down with Cathrine Andersen, Co-Founder and CEO of Roger.ai.
Founded in 2017, Roger's accounting and finance automation...
Scaling a Payments Business with Mike Vaughan, former COO of Venmo & Exec-in-residence at Oak HC/FT from 2020-07-09T13:00:14
In our latest podcast, Peter Jankovsky (WG'20) is joined by Mike Vaughan. Mike is currently an Executive in Residence at Oak HC/FT, a leading venture capital firm investing in early to growth-stage...
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Building a Customer-Centric Culture with David Vélez, Founder and CEO of Nubank from 2020-07-07T09:00:01
Miguel Armaza is joined by David Vélez, Founder and CEO of Nubank, the largest independent digital bank in the world. Nubank has over 25 million clients and has raised $1.2 billion from some of the...
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Modernizing Life Insurance with Melbourne O’Banion, CEO and Co-Founder of Bestow from 2020-07-06T09:00:31
Miguel Armaza is joined by Melbourne O’Banion, CEO and Co-Founder of Bestow, a digital life insurance company leveraging technology to make protection accessible and affordable. Bestow has received...
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Increasing Shopping Cart Conversion & Managing Credit - Brad Paterson, CEO of Splitit (ASX: SPT) from 2020-07-02T14:00:11
Miguel Armaza is joined by Brad Paterson, CEO of SplitIt (ASX: SPT), a global payment platform that enables shoppers to pay installments via their credit cards, by splitting credit card purchases i...
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Streamlining Client Experience and Fighting Fraud — Laura Spiekerman, Co-Founder and CRO at Alloy from 2020-07-01T09:00:01
In our latest episode of the Wharton Fintech podcast, Miguel Armaza is joined by Laura Spiekerman, She’s the Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer at Alloy, an operating system for identity in finan...
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Building a Financial Communications Unicorn - David Gurle, Founder and CEO of Symphony from 2020-06-29T09:00:12
In today's episode of the Wharton FinTech podcast, Miguel Armaza is joined by David Gurle, Founder and CEO of Symphony, a financial services communications company that's helping individuals, teams...
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Current CEO Stuart Sopp on Banking the Under-Banked During Covid-19 from 2020-06-26T09:00:22
In this episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Stuart Sopp, Founder and CEO of Current.
Current is a leading U.S. based challenger bank enabling access to affordable and premium financial serv...
Empowering Black Millennials with Ras Asan, Co-Founder of BREAUX Capital from 2020-06-24T09:00:22
On today’s episode of the Wharton FinTech Podcast, Ryan Zauk sits down with Ras Asan, Co-Founder of BREAUX Capital.
BREAUX Capital is the first fintech built by and for Black Male Millenni...
The Future of Payments with Frank Young, President of VMSS at Global Payments from 2020-06-22T09:00:22
In our latest podcast, Peter Jankovsky (WG'20) is joined by Frank Young, President of Vertical Market Software Solutions at Global Payments, a leading worldwide provider of payment technology servi...
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US Open Banking with Susan French, Head of Product at BBVA Open Platform from 2020-06-19T14:33:02
In our latest episode of the Wharton Fintech podcast, Miguel Armaza (WG’21/G’21) is joined by Susan French, Head of Product at BBVA Open Platform where she leads the design and development of Open ...
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Pooling Career Risk with Charlie Olson, Co-Founder & CEO of Pando from 2020-06-17T09:00:14
In our latest podcast, Peter Jankovsky (WG’20) is joined by Charlie Olson, CEO and co-founder of Pando. Pando is an innovative new income pooling solution that allows people in high volatility care...
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Investing in Latin American Unicorns. Hernan Kazah, Managing Partner & Co-Founder of Kaszek Ventures from 2020-06-15T09:00:20
In our latest episode of the Wharton Fintech podcast, Miguel Armaza is joined by Hernan Kazah, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Kaszek Ventures, the largest venture capital firm in Latin America,...
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Investing in The Blockchain with Jalak Jobanputra, Founding Partner of Future Perfect Ventures from 2020-06-12T09:00:10
In this episode, Ines Gonzales Del Mazo sits down with Jalak Jobanputra, Founding Partner of Future Perfect Ventures to discuss her investing career across FinTech, software, and the blockchain.
Tackling Big Hairy Problems with Marc Weiser, Founder & Managing Director of RPM Ventures from 2020-06-11T09:00:18
In our latest episode of the Wharton Fintech podcast, Miguel Armaza (WG’21/G’21) is joined by Marc Weiser, Founder & Managing Director of RPM Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm. Marc is ...
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Analyzing the SoFi-Galileo Acquisition with Anthony Noto-SoFi CEO, & Clay Wilkes-Galileo Founder/CEO from 2020-06-09T09:00:18
In a Wharton Fintech exclusive podcast interview, Miguel Armaza and Guillermo Gonzalez went behind the scenes of one of the most transformational acquisitions in the fintech space to date. We sat d...
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Investing in Fintech Opportunities with Ryan Falvey, Managing Partner of Financial Venture Studio from 2020-06-05T09:00:07
In our latest episode of the Wharton Fintech podcast, Miguel Armaza (WG’21/G’21) is joined by Ryan Falvey, Managing Partner of Financial Venture Studio, a venture capital firm that invests in early...
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The Current State of Payments with Eric Rosenthal, VP & MD of Rapyd from 2020-06-03T14:20:24
Eric Rosenthal is a Vice President and Managing Director of Rapyd, managing their North American Business Unit.
Rapyd is the world's largest global payment network, accepting and disbursin...
Digitizing Financial Services with David Brear, CEO of 11:FS from 2020-06-01T09:00:27
In our latest episode of the Wharton Fintech podcast, Miguel Armaza (WG’21/G’21) is joined by David Brear, CEO of 11:FS, a challenger consultancy building out new propositions and ventures in the U...
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Entering the US Consumer Banking Market with N26's US CEO, Nicolas Kopp from 2020-05-28T10:00:37
In our latest podcast, we're excited to speak with Nicolas Kopp, the US CEO of N26. In Europe, N26 is a fully licensed mobile bank offering an effortless, sleek user experience with no hidden fees....
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Inclusive Banking with Pierpaolo Barbieri, Founder & CEO of Ualá from 2020-05-26T09:10:03
In our latest episode of the Wharton Fintech podcast, Miguel Armaza (WG’21/G’21) is joined by Pierpaolo Barbieri, Founder & CEO of Ualá, one of the fastest growing fintechs in Latin America.
Empowering Underserved Markets with Monica Brand Engel, Co-Founder & Partner at Quona from 2020-05-21T11:43:21
In our latest episode of the Wharton FinTech Podcast, Miguel Armaza (WG'21/G'21) is joined by Monica Brand Engel, Co-Founder and Partner at Quona, a venture capital firm that invests in growth-stag...
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Ron Quaranta, Founder & Chairman of The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance from 2020-05-18T18:30:09
Ron is the Chairman and CEO of the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance, the world’s leading non-profit trade association promoting the comprehensive adoption of blockchain technology and crypto-assets ...
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Solving Credit Access for Immigrants with Nicky Goulimis, COO & Co-Founder of Nova Credit from 2020-05-14T11:37:35
In our latest episode of the Wharton Fintech podcast, Miguel Armaza (WG'21/G'21) is joined by Nicky Goulimis, COO & Co-Founder of Nova Credit, a mission-driven company solving the problem of credit...
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Andrée Simon - President and CEO of FINCA Impact Finance from 2020-05-11T18:59:36
Andrée is the President and Chief Executive Officer of FINCA Impact Finance, or FIF, a global network of microfinance banks and institutions. FIF’s network of 20 community-based banks provides resp...
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Omri Dahan, Chief Revenue Officer at Marqeta from 2020-05-06T20:40:54
Omri serves as Marqeta’s chief revenue officer and is accountable for the company’s growth and financial performance. After joining Marqeta’s early team, he helped pioneer the organization’s custom...
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Rachna Ahlawat, co-founder and EVP of Ondot systems from 2020-05-01T15:33:08
Rachna Ahlawat is co-founder and executive vice president of Ondot systems, a leading mobile payment service provider. Ondot Systems is the creator of Mobile Card Services, a white-label solution t...
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Arpit Ratan, Co-Founder and Head of Business Development of Signzy from 2020-04-28T11:00:38
In our latest podcast, recorded late last summer, Shompa Choudhury (WG ’20) is joined by Arpit Ratan, Co-Founder and Head of Business Development of Signzy (https://signzy.com/). Signzy is a FinTec...
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Alok Mittal, Founder & CEO of Indifi from 2020-04-24T11:00:43
In this podcast, recorded late last summer, Shompa Choudhury (WG ’20) is joined by Alok Mittal, Co-Founder and CEO of Indifi (https://www.indifi.com/).
Indifi is a leading online lending ...
Terry Angelos - SVP and Global Head of FinTech at Visa from 2020-04-21T14:41:07
In our latest podcast, Keane Ehsani (WG ’20) is joined by Terry Angelos, SVP and Global Head of FinTech at Visa (NYSE: V) (https://usa.visa.com). In this interview, Terry explains how Visa uses its...
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Tradeblock: Nitai Bran, CEO, and John Todaro, Director of Research from 2020-04-18T13:00:13
In this podcast, Ines Gonzalez del Mazo speaks with Nitai Bran, CEO of Tradeblock and John Todaro, Director of Research.
Tradeblock is a company leader in the provision of institutional tr...
Pedro Conrade, CEO & Founder of Neon and Marcelo Haddad Silva, Group Product Manager at Neon from 2020-04-15T12:01:05
In our latest episode of the Wharton Fintech podcast, Miguel Armaza (WG’21/G’21) is joined by Pedro Conrade and Marcelo Haddad Silva from Neon Bank, one of the fastest growing Neobanks in Brazil an...
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Steve McLaughlin, Founder, CEO, and Managing Partner of FT Partners from 2020-04-09T12:30:03
In our latest podcast, Miguel Armaza (WG’21/G’21) is joined by Steve McLaughlin. He is the founder, CEO and managing partner of FT Partners. Steve started his investment banking career at Goldman S...
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Podcast with Alexander Lebow, Co-Founder of Say from 2020-04-05T20:26:06
In this podcast, Sam Werther (WG ’20) is joined by Alexander Lebow, co-founder of Say. Alex talks about how he and his co-founders came up with the idea for Say. As a lawyer specializing in M&A tr...
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Anoushka Vaswani, Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners from 2020-03-31T12:00:32
In our latest podcast, Shayaan Khanna (WG '20) is joined by Anoushka Vaswani, Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. Anoushka is an investor in growth-stage companies in the enterprise software an...
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Husayn Kassai, Co-Founder and CEO of Onfido from 2020-02-07T06:30:57
In our latest podcast, Shayaan Khanna (WG ’20) is joined by Husayn Kassai, CEO and Co-Founder of Onfido (onfido.com). Husayn talks about the inspiration behind founding Onfido: his own experience w...
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From Money20/20 USA: Adam Hughes - President & COO of Amount from 2020-01-25T06:38:17
In our latest live interview from Money2020, Peter Jankovsky (WG'20) is joined by Adam Hughes, the President and COO of Amount. Amount is a leading-edge technology company dedicated to creating and...
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From Money20/20 USA: Jeffery Kendall – EVP, North America Sales and Distribution at Temenos from 2020-01-16T18:14:09
In our latest podcast, Keane Ehsani (WG ’20) is joined by Jeffery Kendall, Executive Vice President of North America Sales and Distribution at Temenos (https://www.temenos.com/us/). In this extensi...
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From Money20/20 USA: Jay Dearborn - President of WEX Corporate Payments from 2020-01-10T20:35:11
In our latest interview from Money20/20, Peter Jankovsky (WG'20) is joined by Jay Dearborn, the President of WEX Corporate Payments. Jay joined WEX in 2016, bringing to the company more than 15 yea...
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Richie Serna - CEO of Finix from 2020-01-04T21:29:11
In our latest podcast, Meghna Sreenivasan (WG ’20) is joined by Richie Serna, CEO and Co-Founder of Finix (https://finixpayments.com). Richie discusses the inspiration behind Finix: seeing the diff...
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From Money20/20 USA: Rob Krugman - Chief Digital Officer At Broadridge from 2019-12-23T13:37:30
In our latest podcast, Keane Ehsani (WG ’20) is joined by Robert Krugman, Chief Digital Officer at Broadridge (https://www.broadridge.com). In this extensive interview, Robert explains how Broadrid...
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From Money20/20 USA: Tim Chen - Co-Founder and CEO of NerdWallet from 2019-12-17T18:47:37
In our latest podcast, live from Money20/20, Peter Jankovsky (WG'20) speaks with Tim Chen, the CEO and co-founder of NerdWallet. NerdWallet is a leading personal finance content platform with over ...
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Luvleen Sidhu - Co-Founder and CEO at BankMobile from 2019-12-15T17:29:27
In our latest podcast, Shompa Choudhury (WG ’20) is joined by Luvleen Sidhu, Co-Founder and CEO (formerly Chief Strategy Officer) at BankMobile (https://www.bankmobile.com/index). In this extensive...
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Sergio Furio - Founder and CEO of Creditas from 2019-12-09T20:18:06
In our latest podcast, Ronak Mehta (WG ’20) is joined by Sergio Furio, Founder and CEO of Creditas (www.creditas.com.br). In this extensive interview, Sergio explains how Creditas improves the live...
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Amias Gerety - Partner at QED Investors from 2019-11-26T19:20:44
In our latest podcast, Keane Ehsani (WG ’20) is joined by Amias Gerety, Partner at QED Investors (https://qedinvestors.com). In this extensive interview, Amias describes QED’s investment philosophy...
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Dr. Jing Wang - Assistant Professor Of Interactive Media & Business At NYU Shanghai from 2019-11-22T20:22:42
In our latest podcast, Anna Li (WG’20) is joined by Dr. Jing Wang, the Assistant Professor of Interactive Media & Business at NYU Shanghai. As China has been in the forefront of financial innovatio...
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Sankaet Pathak – CEO Of Synapse from 2019-11-19T21:36:08
In our latest podcast, Meghna Sreenivasan (WG ’20) is joined by Sankaet Pathak, CEO of Synapse (https://synapsefi.com). In this extensive interview, Sankaet explains how Synapse offers developer-f...
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Pranav Barthwal - Co-Founder of SaveAbhi from 2019-11-12T02:17:06
In our latest podcast, Shompa Choudhury (WG ’20) is joined by Pranav Barthwal, Co-Founder of Save Abhi. In this extensive interview, Pranav discusses the evolution of payments in India and how Sav...
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Omer Ismail - Head of Marcus U.S. (Goldman Sachs' Consumer Business) from 2019-09-15T18:34:03
In our latest podcast, Peter Jankovsky (WG'20) is joined by Omer Ismail, the head of Goldman Sachs' US consumer business. In this role, Omer oversees the Marcus by Goldman Sachs and Clarity Money b...
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Andrew Endicott - CFO, Co-Founder, & President of Petal from 2019-08-27T11:56:40
In our latest podcast, Peter Jankovsky (WG'20) is joined by Andrew Endicott, the CFO, President, and Co-Founder of Petal. Petal is a new kind of credit card company on a mission to make credit hone...
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David Lessing – Chief Revenue Officer at Addepar from 2019-08-20T17:22:07
In our latest podcast, Keane Ehsani (WG ’20) is joined by David Lessing, Chief Revenue Officer at Addepar (https://addepar.com). In this extensive interview, David explains how Addepar empowers fin...
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Chris Britt, CEO and Co-Founder of Chime from 2019-08-12T00:13:36
In our latest podcast, Peter Jankovsky (WG'20) is joined by Chris Britt, the Co-Founder and CEO of Chime. Chime is a challenger bank that was founded with the mission of helping its members achieve...
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Thomas Sponholtz, CEO and Chairman at Unison Home Ownership Investors from 2019-08-07T14:00:01
In our latest podcast, Keane Ehsani (WG ’20) is joined by Thomas Sponholtz, CEO and Chairman at Unison Home Ownership Investors (https://www.unison.com). In this extensive interview, Thomas explain...
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LendIt Fintech USA: Ryan Rugg, Global Head of Industry Verticals at R3 from 2019-07-28T18:07:11
In this broadcast from LendIt Fintech USA in April 2019, recent alumna Dipika Sen (WG'19) speaks with Ryan Rugg, R3's Global Head of Industry Verticals.
In this role, Ryan oversees the gl...
FinTech Innovation Lab for New York 2019 Demo Day from 2019-07-15T16:50:52
In our latest podcast, Keane Ehsani (WG ’20) attends the FinTech Innovation Lab 2019 Demo Day in New York, where 11 enterprise tech companies got to showcase innovative products and services. In t...
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Dov Marmor, GM & Head of Banking as a Service at Green Dot from 2019-07-02T18:32:18
In our latest podcast, Keane Ehsani (WG ’20) is joined by Dov Marmor, GM & Head of Banking as a Service at Green Dot (https://www.greendot.com). In this extensive interview, Dov dives into the pro...
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Ray Martinez, Co-Founder and President of EVERFI from 2019-06-26T03:02:17
In our latest podcast, Peter Jankovsky (WG'20) speaks with Ray Martinez, the Co-Founder and President of EVERFI. EVERFI is a recognized leader in financial literacy education that uses digital lear...
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Colin Walsh, CEO and Co-Founder of Varo Money from 2019-06-05T02:14:41
In our latest podcast, Peter Jankovsky (WG'20) is joined by Colin Walsh, the CEO and Co-Founder of Varo Money. Varo Money is on track to become the first mobile-centric national bank in US history ...
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Gerry Tsai, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco from 2019-05-10T16:56:38
In our latest podcast, Keane Ehsani (WG ’20) is joined by Gerry Tsai, Director of Applications and Fintech in the Financial Institution Supervision and Credit Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of S...
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Zor Gorelov, CEO and Co-Founder of Kasisto from 2019-05-06T19:43:45
In our latest podcast, Keane Ehsani (WG ’20) is joined by Zor Gorelov, the CEO and Co-Founder of Kasisto. In this extensive interview, Zor dives into Kasisto’s sophisticated conversational AI platf...
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Karn Saroya, CEO and co-founder of Cover from 2019-04-30T13:38:51
In our latest podcast, Keane Ehsani (WG ’20) is joined by Karn Saroya, the CEO and co-founder of Cover. In this extensive interview, Karn dives into Cover’s sophisticated customer-centric and elega...
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Clay Wilkes, CEO and Founder of Galileo Processing from 2019-04-08T11:04:54
In our latest podcast, Keane Ehsani (WG ’20) is joined by Clay Wilkes, the CEO and founder of Galileo Processing. In this extensive interview, Clay dives into Galileo’s sophisticated payments plat...
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Braden More, Head of Partnerships and Industry Relations at Wells Fargo from 2019-03-29T16:50:57
In our latest podcast, Keane Ehsani (WG ’20) is joined by Braden More, Executive Vice President and Head of Partnerships and Industry Relations at Wells Fargo. In this extensive interview, Braden ...
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Dan Westgarth, North America General Manager for Revolut from 2019-03-26T02:53:27
In our latest podcast, Peter Jankovsky (WG'20) is joined by Dan Westgarth, head of Revolut's North America expansion. Revolut is a UK challenger bank that launched in 2015 with the mission to build...
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Frank Rotman, Founding Partner of QED Investors from 2019-02-26T01:14:59
In our latest podcast, Christian Rolon (WG '19) is joined by Frank Rotman, one of the founding partners of QED Investors. QED Investors invests in early-stage Fintech companies based in the US, UK,...
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Blockchain Applications in Capital Markets with Michael Tae, Head of Strategy and M&A at Broadridge from 2019-02-22T22:28:17
In our latest podcast, Vivek Chauhan (Wharton MBA '19) chats with Michael Tae, Head of Strategy and M&A at Broadridge. Broadridge Financial Solutions, a $4 billion global fintech leader, provides i...
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Brandon Krieg, CEO and Co-Founder of StashInvest from 2019-02-19T02:12:28
In our latest podcast, Keane Ehsani (WG ’20) and Peter Jankovsky (WG ’20) are joined by Brandon Krieg, the CEO and Co-Founder of StashInvest. In this extensive interview, Brandon dives into StashIn...
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Mary-Catherine Lader, COO of Digital Wealth at BlackRock from 2019-02-14T23:18:42
In our latest podcast, Christian Rolon (WG ’19) is joined by Mary-Catherine Lader, the Chief Operating Officer of Digital Wealth at BlackRock. In this expansive interview, Mary-Catherine dives into...
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Tom Fortin, COO and Managing Partner of iCapital Network from 2019-02-12T06:02:53
Caroline Kremer (WG '19) speaks with Tom Fortin, the Chief Operating Officer and Managing Partner of iCapital Network. iCapital is an alternative investments technology platform that serves investo...
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Lowell Putnam, CEO and Co-Founder of Quovo from 2019-02-06T07:44:20
Jeff Leathers (WG ’19) interviews Lowell Putnam, the co-founder and CEO of Quovo, a financial data platform that provides companies with connectivity and insights for millions of consumer financial...
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Jamie Finn, President and Co-Founder of Securitize from 2019-01-28T06:01:42
Christian Rolon (WG '19) is joined by Jamie Finn, the co-founder and President of Securitize. Securitize is a platform for digitizing securities, facilitating the issuance of securities for assets ...
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Rex Salisbury, Founder of Fintech Dev and PMs from 2018-12-11T23:01:08
Christian Rolon (WG '19) is joined by Rex Salisbury, the founder of the Fintech Devs and PMs Meetup based in San Francisco. The Fintech Devs and PMs community has roughly 2,000 members, hosting mon...
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Jason Brown, CEO and Co-Founder of Tally Technologies from 2018-12-03T04:40:36
Christian Rolon (WG '19) is joined by Jason Brown, the co-founder and CEO of Tally Technologies. Tally is the first automated debt manager, helping consumers pay down high interest rate credit card...
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Nick Shalek, General Partner at Ribbit Capital from 2018-11-12T00:02:35
In our latest podcast, Christian Rolon (WG ‘19) is joined by Nick Shalek, a general partner at Ribbit Capital. Ribbit Capital is a leading venture capital firm focused on early stage firms across f...
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Garry Reeder, Vice President of Innovation and Policy at Center for Financial Services Innovation from 2018-11-11T23:04:58
In this podcast, Christian Rolon (MBA '19) interviews Garry Reeder, Vice President at the Center for Financial Services Innovation. This episode was recorded live at the Financial Inclusion Summit....
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Jennifer Fitzgerald, CEO and Co-Founder of Policygenius from 2018-06-12T02:40:44
In this podcast, Jacob Decter (Wharton MBA ’19) speaks with Jennifer Fitzgerald, CEO and Co-founder of Policygenius. Policygenius is an online insurance marketplace that aims to streamline and simp...
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Tayo Oviosu, Founder and CEO of Paga from 2018-05-07T15:40:33
In this podcast, Justin Karfo (WG ’19) chats with Tayo Oviosu, Founder and CEO of Paga. Founded in 2009, Paga is a Nigerian mobile payments company that allows users to send money, pay bills and r...
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Eghosa Omoigui, Founder and Managing General Partner of EchoVC from 2018-05-07T15:32:02
Justin Karfo (WG ’19) chats with Eghosa Omoigui, the founder and Managing General Partner of EchoVC Partners, a seed and early-stage venture capital firm. Based in Silicon Valley, EchoVC has invest...
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Abby Chao, Co-Founder and COO of CollegeBacker from 2018-04-22T13:56:58
Fei Ye (WG ’19) chats with Abby Chao, Co-Founder and COO of CollegeBacker. CollegeBacker helps parents open a tax-advantaged 529 College Savings Plan in minutes, and then invite family and friends ...
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Michael Sonnenshein, Managing Director at Grayscale Investments from 2018-04-14T00:07:08
Wharton Alternative Investments Initiative and the Penn Blockchain Club hosted a fireside chat with Michael Sonnenshein, Managing Director at Grayscale Investments. With $3bn AUM, Grayscale Investm...
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Joel Frisch, Head of Americas at Prodigy Finance from 2018-04-09T00:04:49
Vivek Chauhan (Wharton MBA ’19) chats with Joel Frisch, Head of Americas at Prodigy Finance. Prodigy Finance is a peer-to-peer platform offering loans to international post graduate students using ...
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Colleen Briggs, Executive Director of Community Innovation at JP Morgan Chase & Co from 2018-04-02T05:04:38
Caroline Kremer (WG '19) speaks with Colleen Briggs, Executive Director of Community Innovation at JP Morgan Chase & Co, about JP Morgan's approach to incubating and growing new financial technolog...
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Jungwon Byun, Head of Growth at Upstart from 2018-03-21T20:29:53
Dipika Sen (Wharton MBA '19) chats with Jungwon Byun, Head of the Growth Team at Upstart, the first lending platform to leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to price credit and aut...
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Marc Andrews, Vice President of IBM Watson Financial Services Solutions from 2018-03-15T19:57:30
Justina Gallegos (WG '19) speaks with Marc Andrews, Vice President of IBM Watson Financial Services Solutions. Marc has led the creation of a new organization within IBM to build industry specific ...
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Andrew Robinson, Senior Executive Insurance, Oak HC/FT from 2018-02-12T15:00:13
Kylie Francis(Wharton MBA'18) chats with Andrew Robinson, Executive in Residence at Oak HC/FT, a premier venture growth equity firm investing in healthcare and financial service technology, where h...
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Julien Courbe, PwC U.S. Financial Services Advisory Leader from 2018-02-06T01:48:24
Fei Ye (WG '19) speaks with Julien Courbe, Partner and Head of PwC's U.S. Financial Services Advisory practice. Fei and Julien discuss PwC's top 8 digital predictions in financial services for 2018...
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Dan Aisen, Co-Founder and Head of Quantitative Strategy at IEX from 2018-01-30T05:43:30
Brian Shah (WG '18) speaks with Dan Aisen, Co-Founder and Head of Quantitative Strategy at IEX. Dan discusses the founding of IEX and the future of high frequency trading. IEX is the subject of Mic...
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Jani Valjavec, Co-founder of ICONOMI and Chairman of Columbus Capital from 2018-01-28T22:24:09
John Pennington (WG '19) speaks with Jani Valjavec, co-founder and CTO (Trading) of ICONOMI, the world’s first blockchain-based digital asset management platform for the decentralized economy.
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Catherine Flax, CEO of Pefin from 2017-12-16T20:43:55
Elena Gerasimova (Wharton 2018) and Nipun Jasuja (Wharton 2018) chat with Catherine Flax, CEO of Pefin, the world’s AI financial advisor. Established in 2011, Pefin is a fintech company based in Ne...
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Charles Birnbaum, Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners from 2017-12-08T21:18:52
David Gogel (WG'18) speaks with Charles Birnbaum (WG'11), Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. BVP is a multi-stage venture capital firm that invests across enterprise, consumer and healthcare. Ch...
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Amy Nauiokas, Founder and President of Anthemis Group from 2017-11-28T20:43:19
Brian Shah (WG '18) chats with Amy Nauiokas, Founder and President of Anthemis Group, a leading financial technology investment and advisory firm. In this podcast, Amy discusses why she started Ant...
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Sarina Siddhanti, Head of Direct Business, Funding Circle (US) from 2017-10-26T15:47:17
Jess Douglass, Wharton MBA 2018, chats with Sarina Siddhanti, Head of Direct Business, Funding Circle US. Funding Circle is a peer-to-peer lending marketplace that allows investors to lend money di...
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Bastiaan de Goei, Director New Ventures at AXA Next from 2017-10-16T12:47:11
Antonio Munoz chats with Bastiaan de Goei, Director of New Ventures at AXA Next. In this informative podcast, Bastiaan demystifies the insurance industry, talking about emerging trends, and the nee...
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Tobin McDaniel, President of Schwab Wealth Investment Advisory from 2017-09-19T14:59:49
Nipun Jasuja (Wharton 2018) chats with Tobin McDaniel, president of Schwab Wealth Investment Advisory, a registered investment advisor and the sponsor of Schwab Intelligent Portfolios, Charles Schw...
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Matt Miller, Founder and CEO of Embroker from 2017-07-23T17:36:20
Antonio Munoz (Wharton MBA’17) chats with Matt Miller, founder and CEO of Embroker, which is a leading tech-enabled commercial insurance broker. Embroker’s new, all-digital approach to business in...
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Arthur Hayes, CEO and Co-Founder of BitMEX from 2017-07-10T14:08:19
David Gogel chats with Arthur Hayes, CEO and Co-Founder of BitMEX, aka the Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange, a cryptocurrency-based derivatives exchange based in Hong Kong. They discuss Arthur’s backgro...
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William Hockey, Co-founder and CTO of Plaid from 2017-07-02T12:19:29
Ruhi Dang (Wharton MBA '18) chats with William Hockey, co-founder and CTO of Plaid. Plaid is the tool that empowers a large number of applications you use today. In very simple terms, Plaid allows ...
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Iwan Kurniawan, Co-founder and COO of Modalku from 2017-06-13T08:00:26
Happy Summer! Volunteering, internships, and general travel has taken Wharton students to all corners of the world this summer. Wharton FinTech has also made its first foray into Southeast Asia. Ch...
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David Klein - Co-founder and CEO, Common Bond from 2017-05-12T16:48:57
David Gogel (MBA '18) chats with David Klein, co-founder and CEO of CommonBond. David discusses a wide range of topics in FinTech, student lending, and entrepreneurship. He goes deep on CommonBond’...
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Kaz Nejatian - Co-founder and CEO, Kash from 2017-05-03T15:01:26
Nipun Jasuja (Wharton MBA 2018) chats with Kaz Nejatian, Co-founder and CEO of Kash, a Y Combinator Summer 2014 payments startup. Kash's mission is to make payments simple by getting rid of interch...
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Will Janensch, Co-Founder of Concur Reference Data, on Blockchain and Capital Markets from 2017-04-24T21:10
Matt Applegate chats with Will Janensch, Co-Founder and COO of Concur Reference Data, about blockchain solutions for capital markets. Will has over 15 years of experience in market and reference da...
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Andy Rachleff, Co-founder and CEO, Wealthfront from 2017-04-18T11:45:18
Christophe Williams (MBA '18) chats with Andy Rachleff, co-founder and CEO of Wealthfront. Andy discusses a wide range of topics in FinTech, investing, and how to grow tech companies. He goes in-de...
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Michael Tannenbaum, Chief Revenue Officer, SoFi from 2017-04-10T12:39:46
Brian Shah (MBA '18) chats with Michael Tannenbaum, Chief Revenue Officer of SoFi. As CRO, Michael is responsible for driving successful execution and growth across SoFi’s core lending products. In...
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Ram Ahluwalia, Co-founder and CEO, PeerIQ from 2017-03-22T13:21:04
Aditya Goel chats with Ram Ahluwalia, Co-founder and CEO, PeerIQ. This New York-based financial information services company is creating tools to analyze, access, and manage risk in the peer-to-pee...
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Brandon Yahn, Founder of Student Loans Guy from 2017-03-16T19:31:09
Nipun Jasuja chats with Brandon Yahn, Founder of Student Loans Guy - a brand new FinTech startup. Brandon started Student Loans Guy to help people better understand their student loans and more eas...
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Virraj Jatania, Co-founder and CEO, Pockit from 2017-03-13T13:05:53
Ruhi Dang chats with Virraj Jatania, Co-founder & CEO of Pockit. Pockit is a digital banking alternative for the unbanked, underserved and low income consumers in the UK. Virraj talks about his jou...
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FinTech - Opportunities and Challenges Ahead with Howard Lindzon from 2017-01-28T21:32:01
Uday Seth chats with Howard Lindzon, a Canadian author, financial analyst, technical analyst and super angel investor. Lindzon manages a hedge fund, serves as managing partner of the holding compan...
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Future of Financial Advice with Ed O'Brien, CEO of eMoney Advisor from 2017-01-19T17:43:38
Bobby Rosenbleeth chats with Ed O’Brien, CEO of eMoney Advisor, a financial technology company serving more than 40,000 financial professionals nationwide. Featuring an industry leading client port...
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Insurtech Trends with Drew Aldrich of ASV from 2016-12-23T12:03:30
Adam Chadroff chats about insurtech trends with Drew Aldrich, Associate at AXA Strategic Ventures (ASV). ASV is a $250 venture fund that makes seed and growth equity investments in enterprise softw...
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Wharton FinTech Lemonade FinTech Interview from 2016-12-19T13:46:09
David Gogel chats with Daniel Schreiber, CEO and Co-Founder of Lemonade, an insurtech startup based in New York. The property and casualty insurance company offers fast and low cost homeowners and ...
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Maex Ament, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Taulia from 2016-11-15T23:06:50
Uday Seth chats with Maex Ament, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Taulia. Taulia works with the world's largest and most innovative companies to transform the way they partner with their su...
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Colin Walsh, Co-Founder and CEO of Varo from 2016-11-03T02:39:09
Christophe Williams chats with Colin Walsh, Co-Founder and CEO of Varo. Varo is redesigning mobile banking and the personal financial management experience. Before founding Varo, Colin held a numbe...
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Atish Davda, CEO and Co-Founder of EquityZen from 2016-10-03T16:13:18
Katie Koh chats with Atish Davda, CEO and Co-Founder of EquityZen. Atish received an undergraduate degree in Economics from Wharton. EquityZen is an online marketplace for trading pre-IPO employee ...
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Aaron Frank and Ben Apel, Co-Founders of Final from 2016-09-21T19:36:16
Abhi Agrawal spoke with the co-founders of Final: Aaron Frank, CEO, and Ben Apel, VP of Marketing. Final's mission is to eliminate the hassle associated with credit card cancellations, fraud, and t...
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Gary Lieberman, Chairman of DRB from 2016-07-05T15:42:01
Gabriele Pigoli chats with Gary Lieberman, Chairman of the Board of Darien Rowayton Bank (“DRB”). With over three decades of experience building and restructuring businesses in the financial indust...
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Dan Burkhart, Co-Founder and CEO of Recurly from 2016-05-23T14:40:29
Matt Applegate chats with Dan Burkhart, Co-Founder and CEO of Recurly. Recurly was born in 2009 from the changing needs of businesses. With the industry’s movement to subscription-based models, the...
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Patricia Kemp, General Partner at Oak HC/FT from 2016-05-11T04:01:59
Neha Goel chats with Patricia Kemp, General Partner at Oak HC/FT. Patricia focuses on growth equity and early-stage venture opportunities exclusively in financial services technology. Since Oak HC/...
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Jeff Stewart, Founder and Chairman of Lenddo from 2016-04-20T13:35:36
Uday Seth interviews Jeff Stewart, Founder and Chairman of Lenddo. Founded in 2011, Lenddo leverages non-traditional data for credit scoring and social verification. Lenddo partners with financial ...
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Phin Upham, Principal at Thiel Capital from 2016-03-31T14:17:24
Wharton FinTech President Uday Seth interviews Phin Upham, Wharton MBA and PhD alumnus and principal at Thiel Capital. Phin has spent the last 8 years at Thiel Capital working on investments in the...
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Hardeep Walia, Founder and CEO of Motif from 2016-03-24T19:47:22
Matt Applegate chats with Hardeep Walia, Founder and CEO of Motif and Wharton MBA ’01. Motif offers baskets of up to 30 stocks or ETFs intelligently weighted to reflect an investment theme, market...
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Alex Sion, President and Co-Founder of Moven from 2016-03-10T07:23:46
Matt Applegate chats with Alex Sion, President and Co-Founder of Moven - a company that's reinventing retail banking for the mobile age. Moven provides a digital bank account, paired with an innova...
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Asad Ramzanali, Financial Solutions Lab at Center for Financial Services Innovation from 2016-02-25T14:43:13
Matt Applegate chats with Asad Ramzanali, Manager of the Financial Solutions Lab at the Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI). CFSI's Financial Solutions Lab, in partnership with JPMorga...
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David Klein, CEO and Co-Founder of CommonBond from 2015-12-21T20:42:06
David Klein, CEO and Co-Founder of CommonBond by Wharton Fintech Podcast
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Leigh Drogen, Founder and CEO of Estimize from 2015-11-29T00:00
Daniel sits down to chat with Leigh Drogen, Founder and CEO of Estimize, to hear what it's like launching a venture in the FinTech space and what Estimize is doing to help fix a broken financial sy...
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Drew Kese, Managing Partner at MissionOG from 2015-11-21T00:00
Daniel sits down to chat with Drew Kese, Managing Partner at MissionOG, to talk the early stage FinTech landscape, the history of finance in technology, and where the biggest opportunities are for ...
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Gautham Sastri, CEO of iSENTIUM from 2015-11-06T00:00
Nikhil Srivastava talks with Gautham Sastri, CEO of iSENTIUM - a NYC-based FinTech startup that measures sentiment in Twitter data to predict stock prices. Nikhil and Gautham discuss iSENTIUM's tec...
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Doug Nelson, F-Prime Capital Partners from 2015-10-26T00:00
Daniel McAuley chats with Doug Nelson from F-Prime Capital Partners, Fidelity's venture capital group. F-Prime invests in healthcare (formerly Fidelity Biosciences) and in technology (formerly part...
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Sarah Millar on Financial Inclusion and FinTech in Latin America from 2015-10-18T00:00
Daniel McAuley sits down with Sarah Millar to discuss financial inclusion and the entrepreneurial ecosystems in Latin America. Sarah Spent her summer working with both Petsy.mx and IGNIA in Mexico ...
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Matt Carey and Nimish Shukla of Abaris from 2015-09-28T16:53:46
Daniel McAuley sits down with Matt Carey and Nimish Shukla of https://www.myabaris.com/ to discuss InsuranceTech, the experience of being student founders and what the startup has in store to disin...
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FinTech Startup Internships and Recruiting from 2015-09-19T00:00
In this pilot episode of the Wharton FinTech podcast Eva Wei, Sasha Dobrolioubov and Daniel McAuley chat about startup recruiting at Wharton and share their experiences working at FinTech startups ...
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