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March 22, 2023

8: S2 Ep8: The Fintech Slow Down, With Sarah Kocianski

Why is fintech heading into a period of consolidation and contraction? Answering this question and more is Alex’s guest, Sarah Kocianski. Sarah is an experienced fintech strategist and research analyst, based in London with over a decade of experience in fintech. Alex and Sarah bounce around some ideas in the format of the game show, […]

March 15, 2023

7: S2 Ep7: BNC: Global Chip Shortage, ModernFi, and FIS’ acquisition of Worldpay

How can you fix a broken financial model? This question and more answered in the latest Bank Nerd Corner episode. Alex is joined by Kiah Haslett, Managing Editor at Bank Director. They get into some of the headlines and news that have caught their attention over the last few weeks, including a worldwide chip shortage […]

March 14, 2023

S2 BONUS EPISODE: Fintech Recap x Fintech Layer Cake Crossover – Encouraging Competition Through Regulation

This is part two of a special crossover episode with fintech friends Reggie Young and Matt Janiga, hosts of the wonderful Fintech Layer Cake podcast. In this episode, Alex, Jason, Matt, and Reggie dig into the weeds of the Durbin Amendment and its effect on competition, the harsh realities of account-to-account payments, and the changing […]

March 8, 2023

6: S2 E6: NFIA: Noble, Clyr, Keyzy, Capitalize

What fintech companies do you need to know about? Alex is joined by Simon Taylor, writer of the Fintech Brainfood newsletter, for another Not Fintech Investment Advice! podcast. Discover why now is an interesting time to build a credit workflow tool, why sometimes a corporate credit card isn’t necessary for an expense management product, and […]

March 1, 2023

5: S2 E5: Fintech Recap: Apple’s BNPL Moves Forward, Crypto Gets Stopped in its Tracks

Take a look back at all the big developments in fintech over February, from BNPL to crypto to outright ponzi schemes! Alex is joined by Jason Mikula, writer of the Fintech Business Weekly newsletter. They take a deep dive into Affirm’s horrific quarter, the state of Apple’s BNPL offering, and the latest round of enforcement […]

February 22, 2023

4: S2 Ep4: Cutting Through the Fintech Hype with Frank Rotman

Sorting out hype from reality is one of the hardest jobs in fintech. Frank Rotman, Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer at QED Investors, joins Alex on today’s episode to do exactly that. Alex and Frank dig into what went wrong with a recent fintech acquisition by JP Morgan Chase and how investors can do […]

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