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Every episode from Fintech Takes.
August 2023
- AUG 30S4 Ep8: Not Fintech Investment Advice: AI’s Fintech Footprint, PayPal’s Bold Stablecoin Move, Making Community Banks ProfitableIn 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.
- AUG 23S4 Ep7: Fintech Recap: How FedNow is Revolutionizing the Future of Instant PaymentChief 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.
- AUG 16S4 Ep6: BNC: Apple is Too Popular, Credit Card Balances Spike, Make CDs Sexy AgainIt’s time for another episode of Bank Nerd Corner with America’s favorite banking and fintech editor, Kiah Haslett, and there’s only been one bank failure since she Alex last talked!
- AUG 95: S4 Ep5: Fintech Recap: Instant Money Madness, Sam Altman’s Dystopian Future, and a Cannabis Debit Card KerfuffleWas Zelle a stupid way of introducing real-time payments? Is OpenAI’s CEO going all in on making Minority Report a reality? And has Alex secretly been a Swifty this whole time?
- AUG 24: S4 Ep4: The Opportunity to Help Independent Workers in Brazil, with Isaac MatznerThe number of independent workers in Brazil is surging, but still, full employment benefits elude most contract workers. How can this problem be fixed?
July 2023
- JUL 263: S4 Ep3: Not Fintech Investment Advice — Noodle.shop, Crux, Vesta, and TintIn this month’s “Not Fintech Investment Advice” with Simon Taylor, where Alex and Simon dissect the latest and greatest fintech companies on…
- JUL 192: S4 Ep2: BNC: MOVEit’s Security Breach, Bank M&A, and the Hidden Risks of Faster Money MovementIt’s time for another round of Bank Nerd Corner with Alex and special guest host Kiah Haslett, and thankfully, only one bank has collapsed since its return.
- JUL 121: S4 Ep1: Fintech Recap: Goldman Offloads Apple/the Rise of Data Fraud Consortiums/Monetizing OutrageOur favorite fintech obsessive is back from parental leave, and he’s ready to tackle all of the latest fintech news you might have missed from the last couple of weeks with fellow obsessive and fintech newsletter writer, Jason Mikula.
May 2023
- MAY 3110: S3 Ep6: BNC: Is Apple Card the End of Banks/Refinancing Commercial Mortgages/First Republic BankWhat happens when $270 billion of commercial mortgages expire and mature?
- MAY 249: S3 Ep5: Four of Fintech’s Most Disruptive Companies, with Simon TaylorOn this week’s podcast, Alex is joined by the wise and powerful Simon Taylor, who’s taking a break from the dreary UK weather to break down a few of the most promising fintech startups and banking as a service platforms.
- MAY 168: Exploring Payroll Connectivity: Emerging Use Cases, with ArgyleIn this special, four-part series, Fintech Takes’ Alex Johnson explores payroll connectivity from a variety of perspectives.
- MAY 97: Exploring Payroll Connectivity: Mortgage, with ArgyleIn this special, four-part series, Fintech Takes’ Alex Johnson explores payroll connectivity from a variety of perspectives.
- MAY 26: Exploring Payroll Connectivity: Lending, with ArgyleIn this special, four-part series, Fintech Takes’ Alex Johnson explores the wide-reaching implications of programmatic, consumer-permissioned access to payroll data.
April 2023
- APR 265: S3 Ep4: Fintech Recap— Apple Savings, Bunq’s U.S. expansion, and Plaid RTPFintech Business Weekly publisher Jason Mikula joins Alex to discuss the latest news in fintech and banking.
- APR 254: Exploring Payroll Connectivity – How Argyle is Redefining Income & Employment Verification, with Shmulik FishmanIn this special, four-part series, Fintech Takes’ Alex Johnson explores payroll connectivity from a lending, mortgage, and emerging technology perspective.
- APR 193: S3 Ep3: Fintech’s Biggest Unsolved Problems with Nina MohantyCo-founder of Bloom Money, Nina Mohanty, drops by the podcast to discuss just how many unsolved problems remain in fintech and financial services.
- APR 122: S3 Ep2: BNC: What Makes a Bank Safe, the Federal Discount Window, and Innovation in BankingWith the benefit of some hindsight (finally), what are the big takeaways from SVB?
- APR 41: S3 Ep1: NFIA: Ondorse, Parker, Getmomo, PortablWhat fintech companies should you be keeping a close eye on?
March 2023
- MAR 309: S2 Ep9: Fintech Recap: Live From the Fintech Meetup in Las Vegas.Join Alex and co-host Jason Mikula at the Fintech Meetup conference, live from Vegas.
- MAR 27S2 BONUS EPISODE: Fintech Takes X Fintech is Femme Crossover – Building The Fintech Community Through Real TalkThis is a special one as Alex gets into conversation with Nicole Casperson, host of podcast Humans of Fintech and founder of the Fintech is Femme newsletter.
- MAR 228: S2 Ep8: The Fintech Slow Down, With Sarah KocianskiWhy is fintech heading into a period of consolidation and contraction? Answering this question and more is Alex’s guest, Sarah Kocianski.
- MAR 157: S2 Ep7: BNC: Global Chip Shortage, ModernFi, and FIS’ acquisition of WorldpayHow can you fix a broken financial model? This question and more answered in the latest Bank Nerd Corner episode.
- MAR 14S2 BONUS EPISODE: Fintech Recap x Fintech Layer Cake Crossover – Encouraging Competition Through RegulationThis is part two of a special crossover episode with fintech friends Reggie Young and Matt Janiga, hosts of the wonderful Fintech Layer Cake podcast.
- MAR 86: S2 E6: NFIA: Noble, Clyr, Keyzy, CapitalizeWhat fintech companies do you need to know about?
- MAR 15: S2 E5: Fintech Recap: Apple’s BNPL Moves Forward, Crypto Gets Stopped in its TracksTake a look back at all the big developments in fintech over February, from BNPL to crypto to outright ponzi schemes!
February 2023
- FEB 224: S2 Ep4: Cutting Through the Fintech Hype with Frank RotmanSorting out hype from reality is one of the hardest jobs in fintech.
- FEB 153: S2 Ep3: BNC: Bank Earnings, Jiko, and Why So Many Banks Have The Same NamesHow did banks do in Q4 2022 and how is 2023 shaping up?
- FEB 82: S2 Ep2: NFIA: Zerodha, Link, Ready Life, Goldenset CollectiveWhich fintech companies do you need to know about? Alex and guest, Simon Taylor, turn the spotlight on four companies that caught their attention this month and talk about the larger trends behind these companies.
- FEB 11: S2 Ep1: Is Robinhood Going Off The Rails?Kicking off season 2 Alex and co-host Jason Mikula get straight into the Fintech news making waves.
September 2022
- SEP 283: FF Ep4: PayPal to MX: How Jim Magats is Building Trust in Open FinanceAn open finance economy has the potential to benefit millions of people. Find out how Jim Magats is building systems that change lives.
- SEP 201: S1 EP1 – Live From Fintech Devcon With Adam Naor and Jason HenrichsJoin Alex in the first of his live podcasts, with some seriously spicy takes from his guests. Find out why Jason believes banking as a service is BS and why he’s bought the hot sauce with him.
- SEP 153: FF Ep3: Building a Systemic Solution to Credit Invisibility, with Nova CreditWhen you don’t have enough credit data it’s impossible to get a mortgage, loan or even a credit card. Misha is on a mission to bring financial equity to millions of Americans. Find out how.
- SEP 83: FF Ep2: How to Prevent Identity Theft Without Losing Customers, With NeuroIDSince 2013, 70 billion records have been stolen or compromised and that’s hit businesses hard. But NeuroID has a solution. One that does impact customer experience.
