Podcast
Every episode from Fintech Takes.
August 2025
- AUG 11Fintech Takes x FairPlay Presents Model Citizens: Ep 4: Customer Acquisition in the Age of AIWelcome back to Model Citizens: AI Compliance for Banks and Fintech Lenders , a six-part miniseries from the Fintech Takes podcast in partnership with FairPlay.
- AUG 6Not Fintech Investment Advice: Alix, Narrative, Ogment AI, & SOLOWelcome back to Not Fintech Investment Advice, where Simon Taylor and I riff about fintech companies we’re absolutely not giving investment advice on (though this one may test our willpower).
July 2025
- JUL 31Fintech Takes x FairPlay Presents Model Citizens Ep 3: Compliance Officers in the Age of AI: Creating Second Line 2.0Welcome back to Model Citizens: AI Compliance for Banks and Fintech Lenders , a six-part miniseries from the Fintech Takes podcast in partnership with FairPlay.
- JUL 30Fintech Recap: Chase vs. Data, Congress vs. CryptoWelcome back to Fintech Takes. I’m Alex Johnson, joined (as always) by my partner-in-recapping, Jason Mikula.
- JUL 29Fintech Takes x FairPlay Presents Model Citizens Ep 2: Credit Risk Analytics in the Age of AIWelcome back to Model Citizens: AI Compliance for Banks and Fintech Lenders , a six-part miniseries from the Fintech Takes podcast in partnership with FairPlay.
- JUL 28Fintech Takes x FairPlay Presents Model Citizens: Into the CFPB Void: Regulatory Free-for-All in Financial ServicesWelcome to Model Citizens: AI Compliance for Banks and Fintech Lenders , a six-part miniseries from the Fintech Takes podcast in partnership with FairPlay.
- JUL 23Fintech Takes: Chase Leads, the CFPB Retreats, and There’s Still No ThroughlineWelcome back to the Fintech Takes podcast. I’m Alex Johnson, joined by Evan Weinberger, Bloomberg Law reporter and bank regulation whisperer (and the rare guest who can quote both Caddyshack and Empire Strikes Back in a single episode, enjoy).
- JUL 16Fintech Takes: Cards, Rent, and CryptoWelcome back to the Fintech Takes podcast. I’m Alex Johnson, joined by Matthew Goldman — Totavi founder, serial fintech builder (Wallaby, Vertical), ex-Bankrate, and still rocking 30 credit cards.
- JUL 9Not Fintech Investment Advice: Polar, Multiply Mortgage, OpenTrade, & SpinwheelWelcome back to Not Fintech Investment Advice, where Simon Taylor and I talk about fintech companies that we’re definitely not giving investment advice on.
- JUL 2Fintech Recap: BNPL’s Black Box, Synapse’s Maybe-Bailout, and Crypto DreamsWelcome back to Fintech Takes. I’m Alex Johnson, joined (as always) with my partner-in-fintech-recapping, Jason Mikula. Let’s get into it.
June 2025
- JUN 25Fintech Takes: Credit Scores, Cash Flow, and the Coming Trust CollapseWelcome back to the Fintech Takes podcast. I’m your host, Alex Johnson, joined by Martin Kleinbard; advisor at Granular, ex-CFPB, and author of the absolute banger of a research report How Cash Flow Data Can Diffuse the Credit Score Time Bomb (which we just published on Fintech Takes!).
- JUN 18Fintech Takes: Are Stablecoins a Threat…or Just Better Infrastructure?Welcome back to Fintech Takes. I’m Alex Johnson, and today we’re lucky enough to dig into stablecoins (again!) with James Wester, co-head of payments research at Javelin Strategy & Research, who previously led strategic communications for blockchain, crypto, and digital currencies PayPal and served as a market research analyst at IDC.
- JUN 11Not Fintech Investment Advice: Nekuda, Vontive, Atticus, & AffinitiWelcome back to Not Fintech Investment Advice, where Simon Taylor and I talk about fintech companies that we’re definitely not giving investment advice on!
- JUN 4Fintech Recap: Chime’s Rorschach Test, Fintech vs. Sand, and Crypto’s Legislative MakeoverIn this week’s episode of Fintech Recap, Jason Mikula and I break down a surprisingly busy run of headlines. The IPO window is open after all: eToro priced above its range, Circle (the issuer of the USDC stablecoin) is eyeing a debut, and we can’t not dig into Chime’s S-1.
May 2025
- MAY 28Fintech Takes: Gambling, Finance, and the FalloutWelcome back to the Fintech Takes podcast.
- MAY 21Not Fintech Investment Advice: Cardamon, Sprive, Figg, & GlideWelcome back to Not Fintech Investment Advice, the podcast where Simon Taylor and I (Alex Johnson) talk through fintech companies we’re intrigued by, puzzled by, and occasionally want to manifest into existence (but definitely not invest in).
- MAY 14Fintech Takes: What the Hell’s Going On (Bank Regulation, Stablecoins, and Credit)Welcome back to Fintech Takes. I’m your host, Alex Johnson, and joining me for his second spin on the podcast merry-go-round is Rob Blackwell (Chief Content Officer at IntraFi and host of the Banking With Interest podcast).
- MAY 7Fintech Recap: BaaS Breakdown, Super App Déjà Vu, and the Tomo TrainwreckWelcome back to Fintech Takes. I’m Alex Johnson, joined by Jason Mikula, and we are once again unable to resist the siren call of Bass Island. Tour we must.
April 2025
- APR 30Fintech Takes: The Prodigal Return of Frank Rotman; On Financial Nihilism and Rebuilding The GameWelcome back to the Fintech Takes podcast. I’m your host, Alex Johnson, and today, one of our favorite guests is making a triumphant return visit—Frank Rotman, founding partner and CIO at QED Investors.
- APR 16Not Fintech Investment Advice: Ubyx, Codex, Agent AV, & ExperianWelcome back to Not Fintech Investment Advice, where Simon Taylor and I talk about fintech companies that we’re definitely not giving investment advice on! The theme of this episode is infrastructure galore.
- APR 9Fintech Recap: Klarna Goes Public, Mercury Splits, and Lending…Can HurtWelcome back to the Fintech Takes podcast. I’m Alex Johnson, and as always, I’m joined by my partner-in-crime, Jason Mikula. Today, we’re unpacking Klarna’s public debut, the growing rift between Mercury and Evolv, and why getting wrecked might just be the best education in lending
March 2025
- MAR 26Fintech Takes: Will Stablecoins Disrupt Retail…or Just Disappear?Welcome back to Fintech Takes! I’m Alex Johnson, and today we’re unpacking stablecoins with James Wester, co-head of payments research at Javelin Strategy & Research.
- MAR 19Not Fintech Investment Advice: Payma, Shiboleth, Stablecore, and AstradaWelcome back to Not Fintech Investment Advice! I’m Alex Johnson, creator of Fintech Takes, recording live (!) at Fintech Meetup with my co-host, Simon Taylor—the genius behind Fintech Brain Food—sitting right across from me. How lucky are we?! Wait… how lucky are you?!?
- MAR 59: Fintech Recap: Regulator Shuffle, Varo’s Struggles, and BNPL’s Dark SideWelcome back to the Fintech Takes podcast. I’m Alex Johnson, and as always, I’m joined by my partner-in-crime, Jason Mikula. Today, we’re unpacking the chaos around regulatory shifts, fintech’s shifting landscape, and the not-so-rosy reality of BNPL.
February 2025
- FEB 268: Fintech Takes: Regulatory Roulette on Capital HillWelcome to Fintech Takes! I’m Alex Johnson, and today we’re heading straight into the belly of the beast—Washington, D.C.—where regulators, banks, and fintechs are jockeying for position. Joining me is Rob Blackwell, a 20-year American Banker veteran, Intrafi’s Chief Content Officer, and host of the Banking with Interest pod.
- FEB 126: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Rail, Anchor, Sencillo, and ClosingLockWelcome back to Not Fintech Investment Advice, where instead of doling out investment advice (we’re not doing that), we spotlight interesting, new fintechs and share our perspectives. I’m Alex Johnson, creator of Fintech Takes, joined (as always) by my esteemed cohost Simon Taylor.
- FEB 55: Fintech Recap: The Fallout from Synapse, the Ramp Revolution, and the CFPB’s Latest PlayWelcome to a special live edition of Fintech Recap!
January 2025
- JAN 294: Navigating the Shifting Currents of Cash Flow UnderwritingIn this episode, Alex chats with Tim Bates, Principal at Efficient Frontier Risk Strategies, about his groundbreaking (forthcoming) report…
- JAN 223: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Dakota, ampersand, Auquan, & TymeBank (Digging into Supervisory Tech)Welcome back to Not Fintech Investment Advice, where Simon Taylor and I bounce through fintech companies that have recently caught our eye.
- JAN 8Fintech Recap: The Future of BaaS, IPOs, and Employer-Fintech Overlaps: A 2025 PreviewWelcome to the first Fintech Recap of 2025. As always, I’m joined by Jason Mikula, publisher of Fintech Business Weekly and author of the shiny new book Banking as a Service (which I’m loving, by the way), as we catch up post-holiday to dive into the fintech buzz.
December 2024
- DEC 18The Future of Financial Advice: Can AI Replace Humans (Without the Guilt Trip)?Financial advice: is it a human job or a tech problem?
- DEC 9Fintech in 2025: Where the Industry Goes Next – Bold Fintech Ideas and Predictions for 2025Hello and welcome back to our limited series podcast, Fintech in 2025, recorded live in Las Vegas during Money 20/20.
- DEC 410: Fintech Recap: Trump’s Return, BaaS Island Mysteries, and the CFPB’s New FlexIn this week’s episode of Fintech Recap, Jason Mikula and Alex Johnson unpack the latest in banking, fintech, and regulation after a trip to the American Fintech Council’s policy forum in D.C.
- DEC 2Fintech in 2025: Where the Industry Goes Next – BNPL 2.0Welcome to a live recording of the Fintech Takes podcast, coming to you from Money20/20. In this limited series with Marqeta, we’re diving into the aspects of fintech and financial services that we’re most optimistic about heading into 2025.
November 2024
- NOV 279: S9 E9: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Paydock, Bluespine, Astrada, and RiseWelcome back to Not Fintech Investment Advice, where we spotlight new and exciting fintechs.
- NOV 25Fintech in 2025: Where the Industry Goes Next – The State of Credit in 2025Welcome to the Fintech Takes Podcast, live from Money 2020.
- NOV 208: S9 E8: Special Solo Recap on Deregulation, Marqeta, and Crypto’s ParadoxWelcome to Fintech Takes, the podcast breaking down the latest in fintech news and trends. I’m Alex Johnson, your self-proclaimed Fintech nerd and creator of the Fintech Takes newsletter.
- NOV 18Fintech in 2025: Where the Industry Goes Next – The Optimists’ Case for Fintech in 2025In this episode, recorded live from Money 2020 with the CEO of Marqeta, Simon Khalaf, we’re breaking down why there’s actually plenty to be optimistic about in the world of fintech as we head into 2025.
- NOV 66: S9 E6: Money20/20, 2024: BaaS and Open Banking and AI (Oh My!)I’m Alex Johnson, just back from four intense days at Money20/20 in Las Vegas, and here to unpack it all with me is my friend Jason Henrichs, CEO of Alloy Labs and co-host of the Breaking Banks podcast.
October 2024
- OCT 305: S9 E5: The CFPB, Cash + Culture Party Podcast (Live from MX’s Money Experience Summit)Welcome to a special edition of Fintech Takes, recorded live from MX’s Money Experience Summit in beautiful Park City, Utah.
- OCT 23S9 E4: Trust is a Two-way StreetIn this special guest episode, Alex catches up with founder and CEO of Bloom Money, Nina Mohanty, about a pressing yet overlooked issue: first-party fraud.
- OCT 16S9 E3: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Kato, FlowX, Mesa, and Cavela—AI is Devouring FintechWelcome back to Not Fintech Investment Advice, where Simon Taylor and I spotlight new and exciting fintechs.
- OCT 10What Customers Want: The AI Concierge Revolution & What’s Next for Fintech CXWelcome back to the grand finale of What Customers Want, a limited 4-part series from the Fintech Takes podcast, hosted by me and Corey Besaw, President of APAC and co-founder of Ubiquity.
- OCT 3What Customers Want: Navigating the Tension Between Innovation and RegulationWelcome back What Customers Want , a limited 4-part series from the Fintech Takes podcast, hosted by me and Corey Besaw, President of APAC and co-founder of Ubiquity.
- OCT 2S9 E1: Fintech Recap: The New FDIC Rule, Visa’s Antitrust Fight, and Open Banking’s Next StepsAlex teams up with Jason Mikula, now Head of Industry Strategy for Banking & Fintech at Taktile (ooh la la!) to unpack the latest in fintech.
September 2024
- SEP 26What Customers Want: Scaling Fintech Customer ServiceWelcome to What Customers Want , a limited 4-part series from the Fintech Takes podcast, hosted by me and Corey Besaw, President of APAC and co-founder of Ubiquity.
- SEP 2512: S8 E12: The Future of Loan Servicing (Live from the Salt Flats)Welcome to a special edition of the Fintech Takes podcast. I’m Alex Johnson, here with Colton Pond, Chief Marketing Officer at LoanPro.
- SEP 191: What Customers Want: Fintech’s Complicated Relationship with Customer ServiceWelcome to What Customers Want, a limited series from the Fintech Takes podcast, hosted by yours truly.
- SEP 18S8 E11: Not Fintech Investment Advice: 1: Agree, Revenew, Barq, and in Loving Memory of TallyWelcome back to Not Fintech Investment Advice, where Simon Taylor and I spotlight new and exciting fintechs, minus the stock tips.
- SEP 4S8 E9: Fintech Recap: Klarna’s “Balance” vs. Banking, Affirm’s Resilience, and Niche Neobanks Refuse to DieIn this week’s episode of Fintech Recap, Alex is joined by Jason Mikula to dive into the latest on fintech.
August 2024
- AUG 288: S8 E8: Money Talks: What do Gen Z and Boomers Hear?Alex catches up with fintech storyteller Mary Wisniewski, Editor-at-Large at Cornerstone Advisors and host of the podcast Money Isn’t Everything.
- AUG 217: S8 E7: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Revenir, Summer, Jeff, and AxleIn this episode of Not Fintech Investment Advice, Alex and Simon spotlight the latest up and comers solving cool problems in fintech.
- AUG 15Examining the Vicious Lifecycle of Fintech (ft. The Consumer Finance Podcast)On this super special bonus ep from The Consumer Finance Podcast, Alex joins Chris Willis and Jesse Silverman at Troutman Pepper to dissect fintech’s volatile lifecycle and its effects on bank-fintech partnerships.
- AUG 7S8 E5: Fintech Recap: The BaaS Multiverse of Madness, the CFPB’s New Earned Wage Access Rule, and a Brief Conversation on Brokered DepositsIn this week’s episode of Fintech Recap, Alex is joined by Jason Mikula to discuss the latest news and trends in the fintech industry.
July 2024
- JUL 31S8 E4: Fintech F*cks Around and Finds OutCan you tell me how to get to FAFO Street?
- JUL 24S8 E3: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Niva, OatFi, Tapi, and AvenSimon Taylor’s back in action and ready to break down some of the hottest up and comers in the fintech world with Alex.
- JUL 10S8 E1: Fintech Recap: Evolve’s Massive Data Breach, Apple’s Bizarre Announcement, and Klarna Replaces Its Staff with AIHe’s been wise. He’s been powerful. But guess what? It’s the first episode we can officially call Jason Mikula an author!
- JUL 3BONUS EPISODE: Terry Angelos on Visa’s Latest Announcements and the Future of PaymentsIn this special end-of-season bonus episode, Terry Angelos, former SVP and Global Head of Fintech for Visa joins Alex to break down what Visa’s recent string of announcements might mean for the future of payments.
June 2024
- JUN 26S7 E12: How Payment Insurance Enhances Consumer Financial HealthAlex is joined by Danielle Sesko, Director of Product Management and Innovation at TruStage, to delve into the crucial role of embedded payment insurance in lending and its potential to enhance consumer financial health.
- JUN 20S7 E11: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Frich, Constellation, daloopa and BlockYou should never take fintech investment advice from podcasters— and thankfully, Alex and Simon are definitely not giving out fintech investment advice on this week’s podcast.
- JUN 12S7 E10: Dissecting Federal Preemption Laws, Citibank Dodges Consumer Protections, and Why We Don’t Have a National Fintech CharterSummer’s almost here, and Kiah Haslett is braving the swarms of Tennessee cicadas to join Alex for another session of Bank Nerd Corner.
- JUN 5S7 E9: Fintech Recap: Synapse vs. the World, Visa Flex Credential, Buy Now Pay Later Reclassified as a Credit CardWe won’t lie— we’re exhausted. Are you exhausted from keeping up with one of the most tiring stories in financial services?
May 2024
- MAY 29S7 E8: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Kudos, Azimuth, Layer, and CarputtyAnother day, another credit card reward app to unpack. But this time, is it actually possible we’ve found the one reward app to rule them all?
- MAY 22S7 E7: What Large Language Models Mean for the Future of Fintech, with Rohan Ramanath of HyperplaneYou can’t read anything these days without seeing something about how Chat GPT and large language models are the future of technology.
- MAY 8S7 E5: Fintech Recap: Tipping is Bullshit, Synapse’s Final Chapter, & Pay By Bank’s Intriguing FutureThe tulips are blooming and the windmills are churning—so where in the world is Jason Mikula this week? Jason calls into the pod live from the beautiful Netherlands to break down the latest in fintech news with Alex.
- MAY 1S7 E4: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Modak Makers, Casap, Silver, Elpha SecureAlex is back with the great and powerful Simon Taylor to unpack some of fintech’s most interesting fintech startups.
April 2024
- APR 24S7 E3: The WILD Story of PayPal’s Origin, with Author Jimmy SoniElon Musk, Amy Rowe Klement, Peter Thiel, Julie Anderson, Max Levchin, Reid Hoffman.
- APR 17S7 E2: BNC: The Relationship Between Stock Prices and Bank Health, Tokenization’s Disruptive Potential, and Lots of FHLB Talk with Steven Kelly.In this super special edition of Bank Nerd Corner, Alex and Kiah are joined by Steven Kelly, the Associate Director of Research at the Yale Program on Financial Stability.
- APR 10S7 E1: Fintech Recap: Consent Order Madness, Chime Prepares to IPO, and Fintech Twitter TrollsWelcome back to BaaS Island, where regulators keep throwing more bodies at the problem, hoping something will work.
March 2024
- MAR 27S6 Ep12: Workshopping Fintech ThesesThis week, Alex is joined by Gabby Cazeau (Partner at Harlem Capital) and Emily Man (Partner at Primary Ventures) to workshop some theories about the future of fintech.
- MAR 20S6 Ep11: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Chipp.ai, Whop, Revenew, and NayaOneSimon Taylor’s back on the podcast and he’s excited (but oh so exhausted) to be talking about some of fintech’s most promising startups with Alex.
- MAR 13S6 Ep10: BNC: Unpacking the 1 Year Collapsiversary of SVB, Exploring Banking Deserts, and Is This the End of BaaS Innovation(?)Just because Alex is finally leaving Las Vegas, doesn’t mean he’s escaping the banking desert back in Montana.
- MAR 6S6 Ep9: Fintech Recap: The Discover/Capital One Merger, Lineage’s Latest Consent Order, Inflation Affects Tooth Fairy PricingOn this week’s episode of Fintech Takes, Alex is joined by international man of mystery and publisher of Fintech Business Weekly, Jason Mikula, along with the Ghost of Fintech Future and cruise director of New York Fintech Week, Jon Zanoff.
February 2024
- FEB 29Killing It! The Hidden Toll of Startup Success: Matt Harris on Founder BurnoutFounding a startup is the thing so many fintech entrepreneurs dream about. So what happens when that dream turns into a nightmare?
- FEB 28S6 Ep8: Oh, What a Gorgeous Business Model! (A Deep Dive into ServiceTitan, AmEx, and The BancorpLet’s face it—profitability is in vogue in fintech again.
- FEB 23Killing It! – Leaving the Hero Complex of Foundership Behind, with Shamir Karkal, CEO of SilaWhat happens when entrepreneurs have to face down the most difficult decision there is — knowing when it’s time to sell, shut down, or exit?
- FEB 22Killing It! –Fintech’s Biggest Disrupters on Startups, Success, and All the Hard Lessons In BetweenThings in life rarely go as planned. But things in fintech? Well…
- FEB 14S6 Ep6: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Tip Top, Lucite, Rove, and Prosper AISimon Taylor’s back and fresh off writing his latest in-depth Q1 fintech report to chat with Alex about more potential fintech companies on…
- FEB 7S6 Ep5: Fintech Recap: Regulators Crack Down on BaaS, Buy Now Pay Later’s Newest Offerings, Paypal (Kind Of) Shocks the WorldJust sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip.
January 2024
- JAN 31S6 E4: The Nuances in Credit Underwriting that Most People Miss with Frank RotmanFrank Rotman, Chief Investment Officer at QED Investors, makes his triumphant return to the podcast to share his wisdom on all things…
- JAN 24S6 Ep3: Banks Gaming the Fed, The Fight Over ILCs Ramps Back Up, and Frequent Flyer Mile MadnessWe’ve all barely recovered from the frosty Arctic blast this past week, but that balmy -37-degree Montana weather isn’t slowing down our favorite fintech obsessive one bit. Alex joins banking and fintech editor at Bank Director, Kiah Haslett to discuss the latest and greatest news happening in the banking world.
- JAN 17S6 Ep2: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Foyer, Claim, Crew, and Brico AIIn this episode of Not Fintech Investment Advice, Alex is joined by the man, the myth, the legend, Simon Taylor, to discuss some of the latest, greatest fintech companies you should definitely not, but also maybe consider investing in.
- JAN 10S6 Ep1: Fintech Recap: Revolut Cries Wolf, Tomo Boost’s Continued Craziness, and Tales from BaaS IslandAlex and Jason are back at it again for the first time this year, and can we just say that it’s way too early for fintech to be doing so many crazy things already?
- JAN 3Fintech Predictions for the Not-So-Distant Future, with Frank RotmanWe know, we know… Prediction episodes are so cliché. And somehow, experts have an incredible way of dramatically overestimating what we, as an industry, can accomplish in the next year while also dramatically underestimating what we can do in the next ten.
December 2023
- DEC 20S5 Ep12: 2023’s Most Compelling Fintech StoriesWith the New Year quickly approaching, we’re finding it next to impossible to recall the sheer insanity that’s happened in the wild world of…
- DEC 13S5 Ep11: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Wellahead, Increase, Ribbon, ConduiitSimon’s out on paternity leave (don’t worry—it’s not like he’s catching up on any lost sleep), but thankfully, we’ve found an awesome substitute — the man, the myth, the early-stage investor extraordinaire, Jared Franklin, who’s helping Alex to break down some interesting fintech startups.
- DEC 6S5 Ep10: BNC: If SoFi Looks Like a Bank and Quacks Like a Bank…, the CFPB’s New Oversight Rules, Fintech’s Savior Complex ProblemAlex is joined by the one and only, Kiah Haslett to break down another month of bank and fintech news.
November 2023
- NOV 29S5 Ep9: Fintech Recap: Fintech’s Reckoning, the Predatory Nature of Credit Building Products, and the Fyre Festival of NFTsThanksgiving’s over and Christmas is almost here… so you know what that means! We’re checking our credit account once, checking it twice, and we’re gonna find out if Alex can stand to talk about credit building nice.
- NOV 22S5 Ep8: Dadonomics: Mastering the Art of Fintech with Tom and Alex JohnsonWith the smell of turkey, thanks, and pumpkin spice filling the air, what better way to celebrate the holiday season than having a candid sit-down conversation with the one man responsible for sparking Alex’s journey to fintech fanaticism?
- NOV 15S5 Ep7: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Spreadsheets Never Say Die, HiFi Unifies Music’s Fractured Income Stream, and Subscription-Based Climate TechSure Clippy may have died over a decade ago (RIP, little buddy), but some things in Microsoft Office just can’t seem to be killed off, no matter how hard fintech tries (*cough* Excel *cough*). Are spreadsheets simply too sticky to die? And who’s the new fintech company trying to make them marketable again?
- NOV 8S5 Ep6: BNC: The Debit Interchange Cap is Being Lowered Because … Reasons, Check Fraud, and the Implications of 1033This week we’re back with the fabulous Kiah Haslett for another round of Bank Nerd Corner.
- NOV 1S5 Ep5: Live From Money 20/20Live from Money 20/20 in Las Vegas, Alex is joined by co-host Jason Mikula for a special episode of Fintech Recap. They discuss the latest trends and developments in the fintech industry, including compliance and regulation, generative AI, and the impact of government regulations on banking and fintech.
October 2023
- OCT 25S5 Ep4: Unpacking the Post-Pandemic Era’s Most Interesting Financial Health Trends, with Scott SanbornThis week, Alex chats with Scott Sanborn, the CEO of Lending Club, to discuss the ever-evolving relationship between banks and consumers.
- OCT 18S5 Ep3: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Layup Gamifies Savings, Series Set to Compete with Major ERPs, Can We Please Stop Focusing on LLMsIt’s time for another episode of “Not Fintech Advice” with the inestimable, Simon Taylor! Or errr…. Whatever, that word actually means.
- OCT 11S5 Ep2: The Role of Supervisors/Adverse Action Notices/Building a Better PFMConference season is here and Kiah Haslett is here to break down all the latest news and events in banking and fintech, including all the hot conference goss and Alex’s big plans for coming out of an early retirement to play one last game of pickup basketball at Money 20/20.
- OCT 4S5 Ep1: Fintech Recap: The Challenges of BaaS/The Drama of Interchange/The Final Death of NFTsMatthew Goldman (founder of Totavi and author of CardsFTW ) joins Alex and Jason to talk through the never-ending challenges of banking-as-a-service, why Evolve hasn’t managed to earn itself a consent order yet, and the growing complexity of BaaS thanks to middleware platforms.
September 2023
- SEP 27S4 Ep12: Breaking Down the Five Waves of Fintech, with Charles BirnbaumYou can’t disrupt fintech unless you fully understand its storied history. So what are the biggest lessons we can take away from the past?
- SEP 20S4 Ep11: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Generative AI & Compliance, Reinventing the ERP, The Case For CDsGet ready for another episode of Not Fintech Advice with Simon Taylor!
- SEP 13S4 Ep10: BNC: Why Fintech Can’t Get Charters, Compliance Expectations, Defining Risky DepositsGet 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.
- SEP 6S4 Ep9: Fintech Recap: Current’s Credit Building Card, Plaid’s New Partnership, and Niche Neobanks Making It WorkOn this week’s Fintech Recap, Alex and Jason unravel the latest industry buzz and breakthroughs in fintech.
