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September 27, 2023

S4 Ep12: Breaking Down the Five Waves of Fintech, with Charles Birnbaum

You can’t disrupt fintech unless you fully understand its storied history. So what are the biggest lessons we can take away from the past? Join Alex for a fascinating conversation with Charles Birnbaum, Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners and author of the article “The Five Waves of Fintech,” as they dive into the five major […]

September 20, 2023

S4 Ep11: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Generative AI & Compliance, Reinventing the ERP, The Case For CDs

Get ready for another episode of Not Fintech Advice with Simon Taylor! In this episode, Alex and Simon dive into the world of generative AI and its potential as a disruptive innovation. How is AI revolutionizing middle and back-office processes? Alex and Simon also divulge their thoughts on the corporate spend management space and the broader […]

September 13, 2023

S4 Ep10: BNC: Why Fintech Can’t Get Charters, Compliance Expectations, Defining Risky Deposits

Get ready for another deep dive into the world of banking and fintech with this month’s “Bank Nerd Corner” with the brilliant Kiah Haslett, the banking and fintech editor at Bank Director. In this episode, Kiah and Alex are diving into the challenges of defining unsecured deposits before tackling Alloy’s latest benchmark report, which revealed […]

September 6, 2023

S4 Ep9: Fintech Recap: Current’s Credit Building Card, Plaid’s New Partnership, and Niche Neobanks Making It Work

On this week’s Fintech Recap, Alex and Jason unravel the latest industry buzz and breakthroughs in fintech. And in this episode, they’re diving into neobank Current’s unique credit-building charge card— how is it reshaping spending dynamics, and how will regulators manage to prevent losses? Plus, discover the intricacies of Plaid’s partnerships with Pinwheel and Atomic. […]

August 30, 2023

S4 Ep8: Not Fintech Investment Advice: AI’s Fintech Footprint, PayPal’s Bold Stablecoin Move, Making Community Banks Profitable

In this month’s special episode of “Not Fintech Investment Advice,” Alex sits down with fintech guru Simon Taylor to talk through some fintech companies that have recently caught their attention. They delve into how AI is reshaping risk assessment and unpack how platforms like Chorus are utilizing custom GPT models to screen for risks, allowing […]

August 23, 2023

S4 Ep7: Fintech Recap: How FedNow is Revolutionizing the Future of Instant Payment

Chief Payments Executive of the Federal Reserve, Mark Gould, stops by the studio for this special episode of Fintech Recap with Alex and Jason to chat about the evolution of instant payment and how FedNow is attempting to make the clearing and settling of payments instant and final. Are checks obsolete? How much money does […]

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