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Fintech Nexus is the leading media and events company for innovation in financial services. This podcast feed contains audio from sessions held at past events, webinars, and news shows
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The Fintech Coffee break podcast is a relaxed, intimate take on fintech topics and sectors discussed with CEOs and founders or other leading roles of fintech businesses.
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Fintech is eating the world. Join Peter Renton, Co-Founder of Fintech Nexus, every week as he interviews the fintech leaders who are leading the transformation of financial services. If you want to understand what the future will look like for lending, payments, digital banking and more tune in to Fintech One•On•One (formerly the Lend Academy Podcast).
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Which early-stage fintech startup will become the next big thing? How do VCs pick the right startup? Join Todd Anderson, Chief Product Officer of Fintech Nexus, each week as he interviews the next class of fintech startups, the venture capitalists that invest in them, and has some fun along the way.
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Fintech One-on-One: David Marcus, Co-Founder & CEO of Lightspark
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When you stop and think about it, it is kind of crazy that we don't have a global network for moving money instantly and cheaply. The internet is more than 30 years old now and it seems to me that this should be a solved problem by now. But it isn't, at least not yet. My next guest on the Fintech One-on-One podcast is David Marcus, the CEO and Co-F…
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When you stop and think about it, it is kind of crazy that we don't have a global network for moving money instantly and cheaply. The internet is more than 30 years old now and it seems to me that this should be a solved problem by now. But it isn't, at least not yet. My next guest on the Fintech One-on-One podcast is David Marcus, the CEO and Co-F…
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Hi guys, welcome to the Fintech Coffee Break. I'm your host Isabelle Castro. This week I sat down with Josip Rupena, CEO and founder of Milo, to talk primarily about providing mortgages and other financing for foreign nationals. Foreign nationals looking to invest in US properties often met with roadblocks to get approved. US banks are often diffic…
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One of the richest areas of fintech innovation right now is in instant payments. The launch over the summer of FedNow has brought heightened awareness to instant payments but there have been other offerings available in this country for some time. My next guest on the Fintech One-on-One podcast is David Watson, the President and CEO of The Clearing…
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Fintech One-on-One: David Watson, President & CEO of The Clearing House
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One of the richest areas of fintech innovation right now is in instant payments. The launch over the summer of FedNow has brought heightened awareness to instant payments but there have been other offerings available in this country for some time. My next guest on the Fintech One-on-One podcast is David Watson, the President and CEO of The Clearing…
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The FCB - Daniel Ballen, Portage Capital Solutions
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Hi Guys, welcome to the Fintech Coffee Break. I'm your host, Isabelle Castro. This week, I sat down with Daniel Ballen, Co-Head and Partner at Portage Capital Solutions, to talk about the startup funding environment. Startups have been facing a frigid climate for funding, exacerbated by March's banking crisis and ongoing rate hikes. Demand is high,…
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Fintech One-on-One: Manu Smadja, Co-Founder & CEO of MPOWER Financing
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Much has been written about the student loan challenges for domestic students in this country. But what about international students, those people coming to the U.S. to study for a Master's or Bachelor's program? There are few good loan alternatives for international students as they are ineligible for federal student loan programs. My next guest o…
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Much has been written about the student loan challenges for domestic students in this country. But what about international students, those people coming to the U.S. to study for a Master's or Bachelor's program? There are few good loan alternatives for international students as they are ineligible for federal student loan programs. My next guest o…
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Hi guys, welcome to the Fintech Coffee Break. I'm your host, Isabelle Castro. This week, I sat down with Yaacov Martin, CEO and co-founder of Jifiti, an embedded lending platform offering embedded BNPL. Conditions for lending have become increasingly challenging as 2023 has rolled out. An uncertain economy and rate hikes have made lenders uneasy. B…
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Fintech One-on-One: Kevin Coop of DailyPay
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Why is it that, in 2023, we are still getting paid on a fixed schedule? It seems crazy to me that payroll systems that were built for batch processing on mainframe computers still maintain this batch mindset in a world where everything can be instant. We should be able to choose the exact cadence of when and how we want to be paid. My next guest on…
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Why is it that, in 2023, we are still getting paid on a fixed schedule? It seems crazy to me that payroll systems that were built for batch processing on mainframe computers still maintain this batch mindset in a world where everything can be instant. We should be able to choose the exact cadence of when and how we want to be paid. My next guest on…
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Hi guys, welcome to the Fintech Coffee Break. I'm your host, Isabelle Castro. This week, I sat down with Tim Astanov, SVP of product commercialization and partnerships at Tabapay to talk about the company's support of digital tipping platforms. This was a relatively new area for me. So, we delved into the importance tipping has on the economy, look…
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Fintech One-on-One: Rodney Williams of SoLo Funds
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The first wave of fintech focused on helping those people who already had money. The bottom half of the population was mostly ignored, and those companies that did try failed to get traction. But in recent years, there has been a new breed of fintech company emerging squarely focused on helping those people who are living on the financial edge. My …
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The first wave of fintech focused on helping those people who already had money. The bottom half of the population was mostly ignored, and those companies that did try failed to get traction. But in recent years, there has been a new breed of fintech company emerging squarely focused on helping those people who are living on the financial edge. My …
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Fintech One-on-One: Phil Goldfeder of American Fintech Council
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It seems like every day there is a story coming out of Washington that can have a major impact on fintech. Whether it is the CFPB, OCC, SEC, the Fed or new legislation being proposed, fintech companies can be profoundly impacted by what happens in our nation’s capital. That is why it is important to have an independent trade association making our …
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Hi guys, welcome to the Fintech Coffee Break. I'm your host Isabelle Castro. This week I sat down with Joe Robinson, co-founder and CEO of Hummingbird, to talk about generative AI and chat GPT and fighting financial crime. Hummingbird is on a mission to fight financial crime using better communications and technology. AI is a huge component. We spo…
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Phil Goldfeder of American Fintech Council
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It seems like every day there is a story coming out of Washington that can have a major impact on fintech. Whether it is the CFPB, OCC, SEC, the Fed or new legislation being proposed, fintech companies can be profoundly impacted by what happens in our nation’s capital. That is why it is important to have an independent trade association making our …
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Fintech One-on-One: Paul Ricci of Best Egg
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One of the early players in the fintech lending space is Best Egg, formerly known as Marlette Funding. At one stage they were the fastest-growing lender in the country. While their growth has slowed down they continue to be one of the largest online lenders by originations. My next guest on the Fintech One-on-One podcast is Paul Ricci, the new CEO …
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The FCB - Jonas Gross, The Digital Euro Foundation
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This week I sat down with Jonas Gross, Chairman of the Digital Euro Association. CBDCs are a touchy subject, sparking many opinions and concerns. The European commision is making significant headway with the exploration of a digital euro, recently publishing a proposal for regulation. The big descision on whether they will take investigation furthe…
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One of the early players in the fintech lending space is Best Egg, formerly known as Marlette Funding. At one stage they were the fastest-growing lender in the country. While their growth has slowed down they continue to be one of the largest online lenders by originations. My next guest on the Fintech One-on-One podcast is Paul Ricci, the new CEO …
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Fintech One-on-One: Stephany Kirkpatrick of Orum
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All areas of fintech are changing fast. But it is in payments where the most groundbreaking changes are happening right now. After years of development, we finally saw the launch of FedNow last month (on time!) as this country begins its transition to instant payments in earnest. My next guest on the Fintech One-on-One podcast is Stephany Orum, the…
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The FCB - Ralf Kubli, The Casper Association
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This week I sat down with Ralf Kubli from the Caspar association to talk about real world asset tokenisation. Real world asset tokenisation, Seen as a tool to improve efficiency and accessibility to financial instruments, is set to be a trillion dollar market. Despite the ‘crypto winter’, multiple instances of alleged fraud, and the US’ regulatory …
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All areas of fintech are changing fast. But it is in payments where the most groundbreaking changes are happening right now. After years of development, we finally saw the launch of FedNow last month (on time!) as this country begins its transition to instant payments in earnest. My next guest on the Fintech One-on-One podcast is Stephany Orum, the…
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Hi guys, welcome to the Fintech Coffee Break, I'm your host Isabelle Castro. This week I shared my coffee break with Stacy Greiner, Director of Product Management at DailyPay. DailyPay is a forerunner in the US and wage access space. Working with employers all over the country, they empower them to offer their employees access to wages they have al…
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Fintech One-on-One: Vikram Anreddy of Shopify
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When it comes to running an e-commerce store there is no bigger name than Shopify. They have been helping entrepreneurs run all aspects of their e-commerce business for well over a decade. And in recent years they have quietly built up an impressive suite of financial products. My next guest on the Fintech One-on-One Podcast is Vikram Anreddy. He i…
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When it comes to running an e-commerce store there is no bigger name than Shopify. They have been helping entrepreneurs run all aspects of their e-commerce business for well over a decade. And in recent years they have quietly built up an impressive suite of financial products. My next guest on the Fintech One-on-One Podcast is Vikram Anreddy. He i…
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Fintech One-on-One: Sarah Levy of Betterment
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It wasn't that long ago that robo-advice was this exciting new industry that was going to bring automated investing to the masses. Today, much of that initial promise has been realized and all the major investment firms have this as part of their offerings. But there is much more work needed to be done here. My next guest on the Fintech One-on-One …
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Hi guys, welcome to the Fintech Coffee Break, I'm your host Isabelle Castro. This week I shared my coffee break with Eric Satz, CEO and founder of Alto. Alto is an investment FinTech focused primarily on individual retirement accounts, so IRAs. The platform offers investors the opportunity to invest retirement money in alternative assets, moving aw…
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It wasn't that long ago that robo-advice was this exciting new industry that was going to bring automated investing to the masses. Today, much of that initial promise has been realized and all the major investment firms have this as part of their offerings. But there is much more work needed to be done here. My next guest on the Fintech One-on-One …
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Fintech One-on-One: Bo Brustkern of Fintech Nexus & Jon Lear of Fintech Meetup
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Last month we announced a groundbreaking partnership with Fintech Meetup that is going to transform the fintech space. With that in mind, I thought it would be helpful to dive more deeply into the partnership between Fintech Nexus and Fintech Meetup. So, on the next episode of the Fintech One-on-One podcast we have my good friend and partner, Bo Br…
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Hi guys, welcome to the Fintech Coffee Break, I'm your host Isabelle Castro. This week I shared my coffee break with Jonathan Dixon, Director of Regulatory Affairs at Eventus. This year, it has been difficult to ignore the mounting pressure on regulators regarding crypto. Whether it's been stonewalled or embraced the sector has been crying out for …
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Bo Brustkern of Fintech Nexus & Jon Lear of Fintech Meetup
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Last month we announced a groundbreaking partnership with Fintech Meetup that is going to transform the fintech space. With that in mind, I thought it would be helpful to dive more deeply into the partnership between Fintech Nexus and Fintech Meetup. So, on the next episode of the Fintech One-on-One podcast we have my good friend and partner, Bo Br…
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Hi guys, welcome to the Fintech Coffee Break. I'm your host, Isabelle Castro. So not that long ago I caught up with Novicap's founder and executive chairman Federico Travella in Paris. In a beautiful studio overlooking Montmarte, we sat down to discuss the topic of Supply Chain Finance. Now, while Novicap is focused on financing for the full supply…
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Hi guys welcome to the Fintech Coffee Break I'm your host Isabelle Castro This week I shared my coffee break with Craig Ramsey, Global Head of Real-Time Payments and Banking at ACI Worldwide. With the FedNow Network launching this month, real-time payments are front of mind. ACI Worldwide is a real-time payment solutions provider for businesses and…
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. That is pretty much how you could describe the environment for fintechs at the height of the pandemic. Some industries were booming while the world was reeling from the global pandemic. But in the fintech lending business, if you weren't involved in the PPP you were likely struggling. You would n…
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Fintech One-on-One: Alek Koenig of Settle
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. That is pretty much how you could describe the environment for fintechs at the height of the pandemic. Some industries were booming while the world was reeling from the global pandemic. But in the fintech lending business, if you weren't involved in the PPP you were likely struggling. You would n…
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Fintech One-on-One: Charles Rosenblatt of PayQuicker
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Where fintech has had a dramatic impact already is in international payments. Sure, there is still work to do but there are companies out there today facilitating payments, often instantly, to people all around the world. My next guest on the Fintech One-on-One podcast is Charles Rosenblatt, the President of PayQuicker. What PayQuicker does is help…
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Hey guys welcome to the Fintech Coffee Break I'm your host, Isabelle Castro. Back in May, I sat down and shared my coffee with Ben Borodach, co-founder and CEO of April. April focuses of the challenging task that faces all US adults every year- tax returns. Turning away from previous approaches that only digitise tax forms, April looks to make taxe…
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Where fintech has had a dramatic impact already is in international payments. Sure, there is still work to do but there are companies out there today facilitating payments, often instantly, to people all around the world. My next guest on the Fintech One-on-One podcast is Charles Rosenblatt, the President of PayQuicker. What PayQuicker does is help…
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Hi Guys, welcome to the Fintech Coffee Break, I'm your host Isabelle Castro. This week we have a recording from my trip to New York in May, where I sat down with Kevin Greene from Tassat. Tassat provides financial institutions with private permissioned blockchains, to facilitate transactions at any time of day, all through the year. Leveraging bloc…
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When I first heard that QED Investors and BCG were putting together a report on the future of fintech I knew it was going to be good. I was not wrong. Never before have we seen an in-depth and rigorous analysis of where the industry is today and more importantly where we are headed. The report is titled Global Fintech 2023: Reimagining the Future o…
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USA 2023: Fintech Islands: The Local Mission and Global Impact of Caribbean Fintech
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This recording is from Fintech Nexus USA held at the Javits Center in New York City on May 10-11, 2023. Session: "Fintech Islands: The Local Mission and Global Impact of Caribbean Fintech" from the Innovation Zone Featuring: Carmelle Cadet, EMTECH Christopher Burns, First Atlantic Commerce Pascale Elie, CellPay Andrew B. Morris, Fintech Islands…
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USA 2023: The Challenging Questions: Ask the Experts
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This recording is from Fintech Nexus USA held at the Javits Center in New York City on May 10-11, 2023. Session: "The Challenging Questions: Ask the Experts" from the Innovation Zone Featuring: Simon Taylor, Sardine Nicole Casperson, Fintech is Femme Miguel Armaza, Gilgamesh Lex Sokolin, Fintech Blueprint Julie Verhage-Greenberg…
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Fintech One-on-One: Nigel Morris of QED & Rishi Varma of BCG
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When I first heard that QED Investors and BCG were putting together a report on the future of fintech I knew it was going to be good. I was not wrong. Never before have we seen an in-depth and rigorous analysis of where the industry is today and more importantly where we are headed. The report is titled Global Fintech 2023: Reimagining the Future o…
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PitchIt Podcast 97: Kelly Fryer of FinTech Sandbox
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On today's episode, I talk with Kelly Fryer, Executive Director of the FinTech Sandbox. Kelly and I talk about the mission of the FinTech Sandbox, why she enjoys working with startups, current market conditions for fintech startups, why access to data is so critical for startups, the market shift to open banking, the banking crisis, horseback ridin…
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Investing in fintech companies is never dull. The last three-plus years have seen every type of investing environment there is. Are we edging toward a new normal? Probably not yet but investment demand could start to pick up within the next nine months. My next guest on the Fintech One-on-One Podcast is Mark Fiorentino, a partner at Index Ventures.…
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PitchIt Podcast 97: Kelly Fryer of FinTech Sandbox
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On today's episode, I talk with Kelly Fryer, Executive Director of the FinTech Sandbox. Kelly and I talk about the mission of the FinTech Sandbox, why she enjoys working with startups, current market conditions for fintech startups, why access to data is so critical for startups, the market shift to open banking, the banking crisis, horseback ridin…
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This week I turned my attention to Donor Advised funds (or DAFs) and shared my coffee break with Adam Nash of Daffy Daffy is a platform facilitating charitable giving by integrating it into consumers' regular budgets. Users set a yearly target and choose the regularity of the payments into a fund - putting their charitable donations to work and unl…
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USA 2023: States Picking up the Regulatory Slack To Create Clarity for Fintech
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This recording is from Fintech Nexus USA held at the Javits Center in New York City on May 10-11, 2023. Session: "States Picking up the Regulatory Slack To Create Clarity for Fintech" from the Engaging With Regulators Has Never Been More Important track - in partnership with the American Fintech Council Featuring: Christina Tetreault, CA DFPI Yana …
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USA 2023: Bank-Fintech Partnerships Are Under Scrutiny: What Happens Next?
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This recording is from Fintech Nexus USA held at the Javits Center in New York City on May 10-11, 2023. Session: "Bank-Fintech Partnerships Are Under Scrutiny: What Happens Next?" from the Engaging With Regulators Has Never Been More Important track - in partnership with the American Fintech Council Featuring: Brian Graham, Klaros Group Marc Franso…
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