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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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Brlog je podcast, ki ga ustvarjata Jan Kok in Samo R. Stergel z gosti. Jan je improvizator, ki se ga morda spomnite iz oddaje Slovenija ima talent in mladinske serije Razred zase, čeprav po vsej verjetnosti nimate pojma, kdo je, kar pomeni, da imate življenje in vas zato toliko bolj spoštuje. Je študent prava, ki ga zanimajo področje prehrane, evolucije, znanosti, prava in politike. Zgleda morda resno, ampak večino časa se rad zajebava. Samo R. Stergel je študent ekonomije, ki še bolj kot st ...
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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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PitchIt Podcast 96: PitchIt 2023 - Finals
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On today's episode, we conclude PitchIt 2023. Before we start, I wanted to share a special thanks to our judges and participating companies. You will hear from the following finalists: Boss Insights Calque Debbie FinGoal Grounded Technologies Momnt Neofin Uplinq PitchIt is a personal passion project for me; getting a peak into what’s coming next in…
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PitchIt Podcast 95: Gavin Nachbar, Co-Founder & CEO, Column Tax
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On today's episode, I talk with Gavin Nachbar, Co-Founder & CEO of Column Tax. Please note this episode was recorded live at Fintech Nexus USA 2023. Gavin and I discussed the founding story behind Column Tax, tax refunds versus more money per paycheck, why taxes are so interesting, embedded finance, raising capital, and much more. One quick PSA. If…
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PitchIt Podcast 94: Rodney Robinson, President & Co-Founder, TabaPay
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On today's episode, I am joined by Rodney Robinson, President & Co-Founder of TabaPay. Rodney and I discuss the shift toward faster payments, what that means for the overall payments market, and where the US sits today in payments innovation. TabaPay is a platform built for real-time money movement. One quick PSA. If you want to reach the best fint…
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PitchIt Podcast 93: Neha Narkhede and Sachin Kulkarni, Co-Founders, Oscilar
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On today's episode, I am joined by Oscilar's Co-Founders Neha Narkhede and Sachin Kulkarni. Neha, Sachin, and I talk about the founding story behind Oscilar, the importance of no code, the efficiency of out-of-the-box solutions, the benefits of engineering talent from all industries, the rising importance of fighting fraud, being married as co-foun…
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PitchIt Podcast 92: PitchIt 2023 - Semifinals Round 2
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PitchIt is back and better than ever for its 9th year! PitchIt, a competition for fintech startups, provides selected finalists unparalleled access to industry experts and invaluable exposure, branding, and more. 16 semifinalists. Best and Brightest VCs. 1 chance to Change your Future. Semifinal round 2 Ascent Calque Uplinq Neofin Debbie Glide Lama…
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PitchIt Podcast 91: PitchIt 2023 - Semifinals Round 1
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PitchIt is back and better than ever for its 9th year! PitchIt, a competition for fintech startups, provides selected finalists unparalleled access to industry experts and invaluable exposure, branding, and more. 16 semifinalists. Best and Brightest VCs. 1 chance to Change your Future. Semifinal round 1 Boss Insights Conductiv, Inc. FinGoal Grounde…
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PitchIt Podcast 90 - José Carlos, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Palenca
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On today's episode, I am joined by José Carlos, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Palenca. José and I talked about the differences between the US and LatAm fintech markets, how hard it is for lenders to get an accurate picture of a borrowers income, Palenca's pivot from a lender to a data provider, Mexico's fintech journey and where fintech is today in Mexico…
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On today's episode, I am joined by Ron Ross, Co-Founder, President & COO of Everee. Ron and I talk about his journey to starting a company, his CFO experience in raising capital, the problems with and incentives around payroll, the path to payday becoming every day, the Boston Red Sox, and much more. A couple of short PSAs: Applications for PitchIt…
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PitchIt Podcast 88: Ron Benegbi of Uplinq
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On today's episode, I'm joined by Ron Benegbi, Founder & CEO of Uplinq. Ron and I discuss his history of entrepreneurship and how it ties closely to his family's journey as immigrants. We talk about the SMB credit score, the shifting definition of small business, the overuse of as-a-service, getting more lenders to yes, fraud detection as a byprodu…
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PitchIt Podcast 87: Lamine Zarrad of StellarFi
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On today's episode, I'm joined by Lamine Zarrad, CEO and Founder of StellarFi. Lamine and I discuss his unique journey to the US and fintech, the inequities in the credit system, rebuilding your credit, why he chose to be a public benefit corporation, the health of the US consumer, banking regulation and failures, raising capital, and much more. A …
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PitchIt Podcast 86: Rujul Zaparde, Co-Founder & CEO of Zip
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On today's episode, I'm joined by Rujul Zaparde, Co-Founder & CEO of Zip. Rujul and I talked about the frustrations he and his co-founder encountered, which led to the idea behind Zip, the importance of a consumer-grade solution, the growth trajectory Zip is currently on, raising capital, Roger Federer, and much, much more. A couple of short PSAs: …
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PitchIt Podcast 85: Christian Maynard-Philipp of Pattern Financial
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On today's episode, I'm joined by Christian Maynard-Philipp, Founder & CEO at Pattern. Christian and I discussed Pattern's origin story, why Pattern is different from some of the investing apps in the market, scalability, and financial advisors, the investing education gap, her time in the public sector, the best fundraising story I've heard, and m…
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PitchIt Podcast 84: Susan Tanski of Sunstone Credit
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On today's episode, I'm joined by Susan Tanski, Co-Founder & Head of Strategy at Sunstone Credit. Susan and I talked about Sunstone's origin story, what drove her interest in the climate, how Sunstone is helping SMBs finance solar power, the 1 trillion dollar opportunity in commercial solar, raising capital, and much more. A couple of short PSAs: W…
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PitchIt Podcast 83: Olga Chin, Founder & CEO of InterPrice Technologies, Inc.
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On today's episode, I'm joined by Olga Chin, Founder & CEO of InterPrice Technologies, Inc. Olga and I discussed InterPrice's founding story, her path to financial services, how InterPrice helps corporate treasury teams, the most significant problems treasury teams face, an unlikely byproduct of their platform, raising capital, and much more. A cou…
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PitchIt Podcast 82: Marcos Fernandez, Managing Partner, Fiat Ventures
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On today's episode I am joined by Marcos Fernandez, Managing Partner of Fiat Ventures. Fiat Ventures is an emerging VC focused on supporting and growing the next generation of market leading early-stage companies in the fintech space. It's a fascinating time in fintech, one one hand, you have a lot of bad news with layoffs happening almost daily, b…
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PitchIt Podcast 81: Patrick Sells, Co-Founder, True Digital Group
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On today’s episode, I’m joined by Patrick Sells, Co-Founder of True Digital Group. True Digital Group's mission is to help financial institutions embrace digital innovation through investments in culture, capabilities, and capital. It really is a mission for Patrick and the team at True Digital Group. Over the last few years, he’s had the chance to…
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PitchIt Podcast 80: Joe Cianciolo, Co-Founder & CEO, HomePace
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On today’s episode, I’m joined by Joe Cianciolo, Founder & CEO of HomePace. HomePace's mission is to enable homeowners gain financial flexibility. They do this by allowing homeowners to unlock the equity in their homes. HomePace's innovation gives homeowners more financial freedom without taking on more debt and gives institutional investors access…
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PitchIt Podcast 79: Danielle Pensack, Co-Founder & CEO, Rightfoot
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On today’s episode, I’m joined by Dani Pensack, Co-Founder & CEO of Rightfoot. Rightfoot enables developers to add debt repayment to any application. Founding stories are always unique, but Dani and Rightfoot are thus far the most interesting to date. They moved into a retirement home to test out their initial idea. Yup, a retirement home, and only…
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PitchIt Podcast 78: Craig McLaughlin, Co-Founder & CEO, Finalytics.ai
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On today's episode, I’m joined by Craig McLaughlin, Co-Founder & CEO of Finalytics. Finalytics.ai is the first customer-centric data platform designed to help credit unions translate high-touch service onto the digital channel. I find the community bank and credit union space fascinating, they do not have the luxury of throwing money at problems as…
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PitchIt Podcast 77: Ben Weiss, Co-Founder & CEO, Coinflip
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On today's episode, I was joined by Ben Weiss, Co-Founder & CEO of CoinFlip. CoinFlip is the world's leading bitcoin ATM operator, making it easy to buy and sell bitcoin via cash, card, or bank transfer. This was a refreshing interview on many levels. Even though we are in the midst of the latest Crypto Winter, Ben and the CoinFlip team are as bull…
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PitchIt Podcast 76: Andrew Brown, Co-Founder & CEO, Check
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On today's episode, I was joined by Andrew Brown, Founder & CEO of Check. The Check platform makes embedded payroll possible. Check helps leading companies launch a successful payroll business in a fraction of the time for a fraction of the cost. Embedded products have taken off in recent years, which has helped enable companies like Check. Embedde…
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The Fintech Nexus weekly news show covers the top stories in fintech. Get ready for this week by catching up on last week's top stories: Bloomberg | Sam Bankman-Fried’s Path to Jail Took Just Weeks in Speedy US Probe NY Times | Prosecutors Say FTX Was Engaged in a ‘Massive, Yearslong Fraud’ Atlantic Council | It’s official: The United States is dev…
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PitchIt Podcast 75: Jean Smart, Founder & CEO, Penelope
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On today's episode, I sat down with Jean Smart, Founder & CEO of Penelope. Penelope is the retirement savings platform for small businesses & entrepreneurs. Small is the key term; Penelope focuses on the smallest of the small businesses. Penelope currently serves companies that have no more than 15 employees. A lot of these small firms are local mo…
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The Fintech Nexus weekly news show covers the top stories in fintech. With Fintech Nexus LatAm approaching, we focused on Latin American fintech news. Last week's top stories: MercadoLibre in talks with WhatsApp on business messaging payments -CFO PIX could go international as Brazil’s central bank shares protocols Brazil's Nubank announces $330 mi…
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PitchIt Podcast 74: Chip Castille, Founder & CEO, GoalBased Investors
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On this week's episode, I was joined by Chip Castille, Founder & CEO of GoalBased Investors. GoalBased Investors is the first goals-based investment community for investors and financial advisors. The real differentiator for GoalBased Investors is connecting to advisors. The retail investor has plenty of do-it-yourself options, with many fintechs f…
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The Fintech Nexus weekly news show covers the top stories in fintech. Get ready for this week by catching up on last week's top stories: Sam Bankman-Fried said he didn’t know about Alameda’s exposure Sam Bankman-Fried Blames ‘Huge Management Failures’ for FTX Collapse BlackRock CEO Says ‘Next Generation for Markets’ Is Tokenization BlackRock’s Larr…
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PitchIt Podcast 73: Perry Rahbar, Founder and CEO, dv01
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Thanks again for tuning into this week's episode of PitchIt. I recently sat down with Perry Rahbar, Founder & CEO of dv01. dv01 is a leading data intelligence platform with integrated loan-level consumer credit data and analytics that drives transparency in lending markets. Perry talks about his time in banking and some of the lessons learned from …
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The Fintech Nexus weekly news show covers the top stories in fintech. Get ready for this week by catching up on last week's top stories: New Chief Calls FTX’s Corporate Control a ‘Complete Failure’ Sam Bankman-Fried tries to explain himself Will the FTX crash hurt fintech overall? U.S. banks to pounce on fintech deals as valuations plunge Treasury …
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PitchIt Podcast 72: Diego Represas, Co-Founder, Able
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Thanks again for tuning into this week's episode of PitchIt. I sat down with Able's Co-Founder, Diego Represas. Commercial lenders use Able to quickly collect information from borrowers, streamline the loan process, and book loans faster. The commercial lending process is still very document-driven; while many documents have moved online, the overa…
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The Fintech Nexus weekly news show covers the top stories in fintech. Get ready for this week by catching up on last week's top stories: Binance Walks Away From Deal to Buy FTX FTX Tapped Into Customer Accounts to Fund Risky Bets, Setting Up Its Downfall Sam Bankman-Fried Says Alameda Winding Down, Promises FTX US Customers' Funds Are 'Fine' SEC, D…
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PitchIt Podcast 71: Bruno Chan, Co-Founder & CEO, Klavi
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Thanks again for tuning into this week's episode of PitchIt. I sat down with Klavi’s Co-Founder & CEO, Bruno Chan. Klavi is a SaaS platform that provides Open Finance (or Open Banking) solutions. The company has a mission of becoming a leader in Open Finance solutions in Brazil. Open finance has the potential to help reshape the financial services …
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PitchIt Podcast 70: Ben Soppitt, Unifimoney
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Thanks again for tuning into this week's episode of PitchIt. I sat down with Unifimoney's Co-Founder & CEO, Ben Soppitt. Unifimoney is a multi-asset investment and money management platform that makes building and protecting your wealth effortless. It is the only fully integrated digital consumer financial solution in the US. What Unifimoney does i…
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PitchIt Podcast 69: David McDonough, Commonstock
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Thanks again for tuning into this week's episode of PitchIt. I sat down with Commonstock's Founder & CEO David McDonough. Commonstock is a social network that amplifies the knowledge of the best investors, verified by actual track records for signal over noise. David describes it best during our conversation, investing has been democratized, but in…
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The Fintech Nexus weekly news show covers the top stories in fintech. Get ready for this week by catching up on last week's top stories: CFPB announces open banking rule Marqeta launches demand deposit accounts in banking push Payments Giant Adyen Starts Offering Banking Services, Going Head To Head With Stripe, Square And PayPal Cross River issuin…
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PitchIt Podcast 68: Ravi Sattuluri & Kate Hiscox, Sivo
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Thanks again for tuning into this week’s episode of PitchIt. I sat down with our 2022 PitchIt Winner Sivo. Joining me for our conversation was Sivo's CEO, Ravi Sattuluri, and Sivo's Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, Kate Hiscox. Sivo provides debt as a service for fintechs, neobanks, and gig platforms to lend money to their users at scale. Sivo…
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The Fintech Nexus weekly news show covers the top stories in fintech. Get ready for this week by catching up on last week's top stories: Goldman Plans Sweeping Reorganization, Combining Investment Banking, and Trading Also - NY Times Mastercard will help banks offer cryptocurrency trading Voyager crypto customers may recover 72% from a bankruptcy s…
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Thanks again for tuning into this week’s episode of PitchIt. I sat down with Alex Liegl, Co-Founder and CEO of Tenet. Tenet is changing the way consumers buy and finance electric vehicles. Financing through Tenet will enable consumers to save hundreds of dollars every month, track their carbon emission savings and vehicle performance, and help them…
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The Fintech Nexus weekly news show covers the top stories in fintech. Get ready for this week by catching up on last week's top stories: Under Pressure, Goldman CEO Ditches Dream of Consumer Domination Apple partners with Goldman Sachs to introduce high-yield savings accounts for Apple Card holders Neobank Step Raises $300 Million in Debt Financing…
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The Fintech Nexus weekly news show covers the top stories in fintech. Get ready for this week by catching up on last week's top stories: Crypto Could Threaten Financial System, Federal Risk Panel Warns What the White House's blueprint for an AI bill of rights means for banks Crypto Overhaul Fizzles in Congress, Leaving Industry and Investors in Lim…
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PitchIt Podcast 66: Demetrius Gray, Captain
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On episode 66 I talk with Demetrius Gray, CEO & Founder of Captain. Captain is a new fintech platform that helps homeowners rebuild 6x faster in the wake of natural disasters. Captain offers a solution, so homeowners do not have to pay their deductible upfront. Captain offers a reprieve — up to 36 months with 0% interest — to pay it back, so their …
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The Fintech Nexus weekly news show covers the top stories in fintech. Get ready for this week by catching up on last week's top stories. FTX in talks to raise up to $1 billion at valuation of about $32 billion, in-line with prior round Stash debuts its own core system Binance and FTX Make Top Bids for Bankrupt Lender Voyager Adyen Selected as Finte…
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PitchIt Podcast 65: Archie Ravishankar, Cogni
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On episode 65 I talk with Archie Ravishankar, Founder, and CEO of Cogni. Cogni is a next-gen platform that combines banking, commerce, and lifestyle. Cogni's mission is to offer personalized banking products suited to the lifestyles of those 18-to-35. Too many banking products talk with a single voice for all customers; Cogni is aiming to change th…
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The Fintech Nexus weekly news show covers the top stories in fintech. This week's list of top stories includes: Ethereum switches to proof-of-stake consensus after completing The Merge Milk, Diapers and Checking Accounts: Banking Comes to Walmart Embedded Finance Transactions Predicted to Jump to $7 Trillion by 2026: Report Varo’s CEO Addresses Mis…
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On episode 64 I talk with Lily Liu, Founder & CEO of Piñata. Piñata®, the reward and credit building program for renters, lets you earn rewards, save on everyday expenses and boost your credit score for a sweeter rental experience. The rental market is changing. There is still a large segment that wants to own a home eventually, but more people tha…
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PitchIt Podcast 63: Brendon Kensel, PrimaHealth Credit
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On episode 63 I talk with Brendon Kensel, CEO and Founder of PrimaHealth Credit. PrimaHealth Credit is a fintech company that's working to democratize access to healthcare by improving financing options available to patients Healthcare is one of the top reasons why people go bankrupt. People do not always understand the terms they agree to take on,…
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The Fintech Nexus weekly news show covers the top stories in fintech. This week's list of top stories includes: The 30-Year-Old Spending $1 Billion to Save Crypto Goldman may tap brakes, again, on consumer unit's next big thing Goldman Sachs Should Kill Its Planned Marcus Checking Account Fintech Ramp Dives Into ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Market With New…
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PitchIt Podcast 62: Charles Phillips, Sawa Credit
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On episode 62 I talk with Charles Phillips, Founder & CEO of Sawa Credit. Sawa Credit is creating a community debt servicing technology platform to help the underserved pay their bills so they don't lose their homes. Keeping people in their homes can have a profound impact, not only on the individual household but also on the community. Sawa ensure…
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The Fintech Nexus weekly news show covers the top stories in fintech. This week's list of top stories includes: Federal Reserve Finalizes Guidelines for Access to Its Payment Systems What Would A Bank Account From Apple Look Like? Can the Visa-Mastercard duopoly be broken? Affirm CEO Says Next Recession Will Silence Fintech Lender’s Doubters Rising…
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PitchIt Podcast 61: Stefanie Sample, Fundid
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On episode 61 I talk with Stefanie Sample, Founder & CEO of Fundid. Fundid is driven by a mission to empower business owners on their growth journeys by simplifying business finance and access to capital. I have to say this might be my favorite episode thus far. Stefanie was incredibly candid and engaging, she is as passionate a founder as I’ve com…
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