Fintech Leaders
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FinTech's Multi-Billion Comeback: Steve McLaughlin (FT Partners), From Darkest Days to Record Deals
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza recorded this episode at FinTech Nerdcon in Miami with Steve McLaughlin, Founder and CEO of FT Partners, the largest finte...
How René Lacerte Built Bill.com into a Multi-Billion FinTech Powerhouse that Processes 1% of US GDP Annually
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with René Lacerte, founder and CEO of Bill, one of the fintech industry’s most successful and enduring leader...
Nigel Morris, Capital One & QED Co-Founder - Transforming Financial Services for a Billion People
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text[Original air date, November 19, 2024] Miguel Armaza travels to Alexandria, Virginia for an in-person interview with a fintech legend:...
Valon's CEO Sold $100M Without a Sales Team. Now They're Building a Multi-Billion Mortgage Platform
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Andrew Wang (CEO) and Linda Du (COO) of Valon, the AI-native infrastructure platform transforming mortgage ...
How Addi Reached $200M ARR with Better Margins Than Nubank, Affirm, and Klarna
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Santiago Suárez, Co-Founder & CEO of Addi, one of Colombia’s fastest-growing fintech and commerce pl...
Clair CEO - From Swiss Fencing Champion to Fintech Founder
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Nico Simko, CEO and co-founder of Clair, for an inside look at the journey, pivots, and insights behind one...
50 Years Of VC: Lessons From Howard Morgan and Alan Patricof
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Alan Patricof and Howard Morgan, two of the most influential figures in the venture capital industry. From the ...
The Brex Growth Strategy: From Startup to Multibillion Fintech
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Art Levy, Chief Business Officer of Brex. Brex has scaled to over $100 billion in processed transactions while ...
Shift4 CEO on Building an $8B Empire
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews the CEO of Shift4. Shift4 has been at the forefront of the global payments industry for 26 years—and they’r...
From Zero to $120M: How Cashea Rebuilt Credit And Trust in Venezuela
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews the CEO of Cashea. In a country where credit vanished, Cashea built a new system from scratch. CEO Pedro Vallen...
Steve Stagner on Building Crete's $500 Million AI Roll-up to Modernize Accounting
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Steve Stagner, CEO of Crete, an AI-powered roll-up deploying $500+ million to modernize the accounting industry...
Jack Zhang, Airwallex CEO - A $6 Billion Powerhouse Solving Global Payments for Companies
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text[Original air date, April 9, 2024] Miguel Armaza interviews Jack Zhang, CEO & Co-Founder of Airwallex, a global payments and treas...
Eynat Guez, Papaya Global CEO - From 1,000 Rejections to $34 Billion in Annual Payments
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Eynat Guez, CEO and Founder of Papaya Global. She has built an HR and payroll platform that has transformed how...
Chen Amit, Tipalti CEO - A $100 Billion Opportunity, Why 'Once-in-a-Decade' Crises Now Happen Every 6 Months, Achieving 99% Revenue Retention
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Chen Amit, CEO and Co-Founder of Tipalti, a global fintech platform processing billions in payments and serving...
Anré Williams, American Express – From Intern to Bank CEO, a 35-Year Journey at a Global Powerhouse
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down in NYC with Anré Williams, Senior Executive Advisor at American Express. Anré has spent over 35 years at Amex,...
Eduardo Chedid, CEO of PicPay: 60M Users, $1B Revenue, From Brazil’s Digital Wallet to a Banking Giant
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza travels to Sao Paulo for an interview with Eduardo Chedid, CEO of PicPay, a Brazilian fintech giant that has quietly becom...
Yoshi Yokokawa, CEO of Alpaca – 5 Million Accounts in 40 Countries, A Vision for Borderless Investing, Decision Frameworks & The API Sandwich Strategy
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza stops by the New York Stock Exchange to interview Yoshi Yokokawa, CEO & Co-founder of Alpaca, an API-first brokerage i...
Daniel Vogel, CEO of Bitso – Serving 12 Million Customers and Building a Crypto Giant Through Innovation, Transparency, and a Curious Mind
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Daniel Vogel, CEO & Co-Founder of Bitso, one of Latin America's leading cryptocurrency platforms servi...
Bam Azizi, CEO of Mesh Connect - From Credit Card Debt to $130M, Building the Rails for a $37T Market, Executing a Wild Pivot
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Bam Azizi, Co-Founder and CEO of Mesh Connect, a fintech infrastructure company that has transformed from a con...
Johnny Ayers, CEO of Socure - Building a Giant that Protects Billions of Identities, and How to Turn a Crisis into an Advantage
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Johnny Ayers, CEO and Co-Founder of Socure, a leader in digital identity verification that has transformed the ...
Shensi Ding, Merge Co-Founder - Lessons for First-Time Founders, $75M to build API Infrastructure in an AI World, The Truth About Fundraising
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Shensi Ding, Co-Founder of Merge, an integrations infrastructure platform that has quickly grown from serving e...
David Magerman, Differential Ventures - How to Fix the Internet, Risks of GenAI, Pioneering Quant Trading
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text[Original air date, February 6, 2024] Miguel Armaza sits down with David Magerman, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Differential Ven...
Ryan Graciano, Credit Karma Co-Founder - Scaling to 140 Million Users, Turning Crisis into Opportunity, Leading Product Innovation From CTO to CPO
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Ryan Graciano, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Credit Karma, one of the most successful fintech compani...
Jackie Reses, Lead Bank CEO - Lessons from Tech Titans, Why Regulators Might Finally Be Ready for AI, Building Modern Financial Rails
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza welcomes back Jackie Reses, CEO and Co-Founder of Lead Bank, a pioneering bank reimagining modern financial infrastructur...
John Waldmann, CEO of Homebase - Serving 3.8M SMB Workers, Why AI Will Create More Small Business Owners, Importance of High-Velocity Decision Making
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews John Waldmann, Founder & CEO of Homebase, a company on a mission to help modernize local business teams in ...
Howard Lindzon: The Rise of the Degenerate Economy, Why Markets Are Rigged, Web2 Failed, and It’s still a Great Time to Invest
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Howard Lindzon, a seasoned investor, entrepreneur, and founder of StockTwits, the largest social network for in...
Ali Hamed, Founder of Treville - From Cold Emails to $2B AUM, How Michael Ovitz Taught Ali to Move Mountains, Rejecting Work-Life Balance
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Ali Hamed, Co-Founder of Treville (formerly CoVenture), a $2 Billion investment firm that's breaking tradi...
Savneet Singh, CEO of PAR Technology - The $3B Turnaround: Transforming a Failing Company into a Tech Leader
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Savneet Singh, CEO of PAR Technology (NYSE: PAR), a company he helped transform from a struggling legacy hardwa...
Best of 2024 - From the Leaders of Kaspi, Xero, dLocal, Addepar, QED, Zip, and Airwallex
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe bring you a compilation of some of the best and most popular episodes of 2024. The guests of this episode have either founded or held...
Adam Nash, CEO of Daffy – The Future of Charitable Giving, Lessons for CEOs, & Staying Bullish on Consumer Fintech
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text[Original air date, March 21, 2023] For this Christmas Eve episode, I revisit my 2023 interview with Adam Nash, Co-Founder and CEO of ...
Daragh Murphy, CEO of Imprint - $200M to Disrupt Co-Branded Credit Cards with a Customer-First Approach
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Daragh Murphy, CEO & Co-Founder of Imprint, a fast-growing and leading fintech in the co-branded credit car...
Kamran Zaki, ICONIQ Growth Partner - From Building a $50Bn Global Payments Giant to Fintech Investor
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Kamran Zaki, Partner at ICONIQ Growth and former COO of Adyen. ICONIQ growth is a multi-billion fund that has b...
Josh Reeves, CEO of Gusto – Building a $9.6 Billion Company to Serve Small Businesses
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text[Original air date, October 10, 2023] Miguel Armaza sits down with Josh Reeves, CEO & Co-Founder of Gusto, one of the largest HR &...
Alan Patricof – Tech & VC Legend. 90-Years-Old: Fit, Focused and Closing Deals
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Alan Patricof, Co-Founder of Primetime Partners, Greycroft, and Apax Partners. It’s hard to explain just how ...
Nigel Morris, QED and Capital One Co-Founder - Transforming Financial Services for a Billion People
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza travels to Alexandria, Virginia for an in-person interview with a fintech legend: Nigel Morris, Co-Founder of QED and Capi...
Howard Morgan - From Ham Radio to GenAI: A Remarkable Journey in Tech
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Howard Morgan, Chair at B Capital, and also co-founder of Renaissance Technologies and First Round Capital.Howa...
Jouk Pleiter, CEO of Backbase – Bootstrapping to €2.5 Billion, Scaling Worldwide, Simplifying Banking Technology
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Jouk Pleiter, CEO & Founder of Backbase, a global fintech that’s modernizing software and infrastructure ...
Benjamin Fernandes, CEO of NALA - From Africa to the World, The Power of Perseverance, From TV Host to Fintech Founder
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Benjamin Fernandes, CEO & Founder of NALA, a global, cross-border payments company that helps customers sen...
Richie Serna, CEO of Finix - The Key to Great Products, Fundraising Stories, Building a Payments Powerhouse
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Richie Serna, CEO & Co-Founder of Finix, a US full-stack payment processor and infrastructure provider that...
Pedro Arnt, CEO of dLocal – From MELI CFO to Leading a Multi-Billion Dollar Giant, Lessons from a Serial Builder
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Pedro Arnt, CEO of dLocal (NASDAQ:DLO), a multi-billion dollar payments company that specializes in cross-borde...
David Fortunato, CEO of Wealthfront - $70Bn AUM & Climbing, From Engineer to CEO, Relentless Focus on Automation, The Future of Wealth Management
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza travels to San Francisco for an interview with David Fortunato, CEO of Wealthfront, an asset management giant with $70+ bi...
Abdon Nacif, Co-Founder of Nexu - Building a Profitable Fintech, The Power of Servant Leadership, Developing Mental Toughness
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Abdon Nacif, Co-Founder of Nexu, the leading auto financing and dealership software platform in Mexico and one ...
Rujul Zaparde, CEO of Zip - Building a $1.5B SaaS, Velocity as a Core Value, How to Validate a Big Business Idea
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza travels to SF for an interview with Rujul Zaparde, CEO & Co-Founder of Zip, a leading SaaS & Fintech platform rece...
Michael Tannenbaum, CEO of Figure - From SoFi to Brex to Figure: Lessons from a Fintech Leader Who Knows Founder Mode
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Michael Tannenbaum, CEO of Figure, one of the largest US fintech platforms building infrastructure and embedded...
Diya Jolly, CPO & CTO of Xero - $22Bn and Growing. Leading Product and Tech for a Global Fintech Giant
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Diya Jolly, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Xero (XRO.AX), a $22Bn tech giant that offers accounting an...
Raimundo Morales, CEO of Yape - The SuperApp for 16 Million Peruvians Redefining Financial Inclusion
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Raimundo Morales, CEO of Yape, the dominant fintech app in Peru and certainly one of the biggest consumer finte...
Darian Shirazi from Gradient Ventures - Empathy, Curiosity, and the Immigrant Mindset
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Darian Shirazi, General Partner at Gradient Ventures, an early-stage venture fund focused on AI and data-rich c...
Dynasties in the Making: 15 Companies Cultivating Tomorrow’s Fintech Leaders
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, I sit down with Andrew Endicott, who’s my co-founder at Gilgamesh Ventures and who also previously built Petal, a New...
Battling Billion-Dollar Scams: 5 Leaders Reveal the Future of Fraud-Fighting & Digital Identity
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza brings you a deep dive into one of the most pressing issues facing the financial industry today: consumer fraud prevention...
Mercedes Bent, Partner at Lightspeed – Unlocking Fintech’s Potential Across the Americas & Balancing Priorities in Venture Capital Investing
06 Aug 2024
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Send us a text[Original air date, March 28, 2023] Miguel Armaza interviews Mercedes Bent, Partner at Lightspeed, a global venture capital firm founded...
Alex Konrad, Forbes Senior Editor - Covering the Pulse of Tech, Fintech, and Venture Capital
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Alex Konrad, Senior Editor at Forbes, where he covers venture capital and startups. Alex also edits and curates...
Melissa Guzy, Arbor Ventures Co-Founder – Global Fintech Investing, Generating Liquidity for LPs, What Makes Emerging Market Founders Special
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Melissa Guzy, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Arbor Ventures, a global fintech-focused fund with offices acr...
David Haber, a16z General Partner - Building Fintech Giants, Leading With Software, What Makes a Truly Great VC
16 Jul 2024
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Send us a text[Original air date, May 9, 2023] Miguel Armaza sits down with David Haber, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), one of the lar...
Rakefet Russak-Aminoach, Managing Partner at Team8 - Building Massive Companies, The Future of Fintech, Transforming a Company Culture
09 Jul 2024
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Rakefet Russak-Aminoach, Managing Partner at Team8, a global Venture-Creation and VC Fund with over a 1 billion...
So You Want to Raise Venture Capital? 9 Founders Who've Raised $1.8 Billion in Collective Funding Share Lessons
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text[Original air date, July 4, 2023] Miguel Armaza brings you a curated selection of the best lessons, stories, and candid reflections abou...
Anthony Denier, Webull President - Building a $7Bn Disruptor, Expanding US Markets Access Globally, What Makes a Great Trader
25 Jun 2024
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Anthony Denier, Group President of Webull Corporation, a global digital investment platform serving 20 million ...
Mikhail Lomtadze, Kaspi.kz CEO - Building a $24Bn Tech Titan, From Kazakhstan to the World
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Mikhail Lomtadze, CEO of Kaspi.kz (NASDAQ:KSPI), one of the largest publicly traded fintechs in the world and t...
Blake Hall, CEO of ID.me – From Battlefields to Boardrooms, How Combat Gave This Veteran the Drive and Experience to Build a Tech Giant
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Blake Hall is the CEO & Co-Founder of ID.me, one of the leading US companies in identity verification with ...
Vishal Garg, CEO of Better.com - Tough Lessons, Rebuilding a Company Culture, Pioneering the One Day Mortgage
04 Jun 2024
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Vishal Garg, CEO & Founder of Better.com (NASDAQ: BETR), a publicly traded online mortgage lender that has ...
Charles Moldow, Foundation Capital – Data: The New Gold in FinTech, Secrets Behind Successful VCs, Importance of Founder-Market-Fit
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Charles Moldow, General Partner at Foundation Capital, a 30-year old venture capital firm with $3+ billion in A...
Oliver Hughes, Leader at TBC Bank and ex Tinkoff CEO - Building The Most Profitable Digital Bank Worldwide and the Future of Personal Banking
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Oliver Hughes, Head of International Business at TBC Bank, a Central Asian leading bank that’s publicly trade...
Rodger Desai, CEO of Prove - The Billion Dollar Firm Building the Future of Identity Verification Using Smartphone Data
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Rodger Desai, CEO & Founder of Prove, one of the leading global companies in identity verification and frau...
Doug Ricket, CEO of PayJoy – The $300 Million Revenue Global Juggernaut with a Mission to Empower a Billion Clients Around the World
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Doug Ricket, CEO & Co-Founder of PayJoy, a global fintech with $300+ million in annualized revenue that pro...
Rebecca Lynn, Co-Founder of Canvas Ventures - Building a Billion Dollar Brand, Why Everything is Always on Sale, Building Data-Driven Marketing Engines
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Rebecca Lynn, Co-Founder & General Partner at Canvas Ventures, an early-stage VC with almost $900 million A...
Asaf Horesh, Managing Partner of Vintage Investment Partners – $4Bn AUM & 20 Years of VC Investing Data, Why the Best Investors Master Self-Awareness
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Asaf Horesh, Managing Partner of Vintage Investment Partners, a $4B global fund investing in VC funds, growth c...
Mike Seckler, CEO of Justworks - Building a $300M Revenue SaaS Company, Surviving the Dot-Com Crash, The Power of Long-Term Focus
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Mike Seckler, CEO of Justworks, one of the largest platforms for SMBs providing HR, Tax, and payroll services i...
Jack Zhang, CEO of Airwallex - A $5.5 Billion Powerhouse Solving Global Payments for Companies
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Jack Zhang, CEO & Co-Founder of Airwallex, a global payments and treasury giant that moves $7 billion in mo...
Alberto Dalmasso, CEO of Satispay – Building Italy's Everyday Fintech App, Serving 4M Users & 330k Merchants, Early Failures and Successes
02 Apr 2024
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Alberto Dalmasso, CEO & Co-Founder of Satispay, the largest fintech in Italy and one largest fintechs in Eu...
Nick Peddy, CTO of Clear - The Future of Digital Identity, Why AI WILL NOT Take Our Jobs, & Secrets to Great Management
26 Mar 2024
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Nick Peddy, CTO of Clear (YOU:NYSE), a publicly traded company with over 20 million members that’s built one ...
Lauren Kolodny, Co-Founder of Acrew Capital - The Case for Consumer FinTech, Lean into Your Strengths, Traits of Rising Star VCs
19 Mar 2024
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Lauren Kolodny, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Acrew Capital, a multi-stage venture capital fund with ov...
Eric Poirier, CEO of Addepar – Powering $5 Trillion of Assets, Modernizing Investment Management, From Engineer to CEO & The Power of Bold Bets
12 Mar 2024
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with I sit down with Eric Poirier, CEO of Addepar, a global tech and data company with over $5 trillion in clien...
What Makes a Great Investor? Strategy Masterclass from 10 VCs with $160B in Collective AUM
05 Mar 2024
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Send us a textIn this special episode, Miguel Armaza brings you a compilation of the best insights and actionable learnings on what it takes to be a g...
Michael Blaugrund, CEO of DriveWealth – Powering 24/7 Investing Worldwide, The Next Gen of Embedded Finance, 3 Major Crises that Shaped the Industry
27 Feb 2024
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Michael Blaugrund, CEO of DriveWealth, a fintech platform and broker-dealer enabling investing products for...
Matt Harris, Partner at Bain Capital Ventures – Lessons From Three Decades of Fintech Investing, What Defines Great Founders, & Embedded Finance’s Massive Potential
20 Feb 2024
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Send us a text[Original air date, Nov 8, 2022] Miguel Armaza sits down with Matt Harris, Partner at Bain Capital Ventures and one of the Fintech OG le...
Sohail Prasad, CEO of Destiny - Democratizing Private Investing in Companies like SpaceX, Stripe, and OpenAI
13 Feb 2024
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Sohail Prasad, CEO and Co-Founder of Destiny and Co-founder of Forge (NYSE: FRGE). Destiny is creating a fa...
David Magerman, Co-Founder of Differential Ventures - Risks of Building with GenAI, Pioneering Quant Trading, & How to Fix the Internet
06 Feb 2024
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with David Magerman, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Differential Ventures, an early-stage fund that invests...
Shamir Karkal, Co-Founder of Sila – Selling Your Company to a Large Bank, A Bullish Case for Consumer Fintech, The Hard Parts of Entrepreneurship
30 Jan 2024
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Shamir Karkal, Co-Founder of Sila, a fintech company that’s raised over $20m to modernize payments. Shami...
Bill Capuzzi, CEO of Apex - Bringing Capital Markets Technology to the 21st Century
23 Jan 2024
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Bill Capuzzi, CEO of Apex, a company that’s built capital markets infrastructure to enable investing. Th...
Wayne Slavin, CEO/Founder of Sure – The Future of Insurance, Pulling off a Business Pivot, How the Immigrant Drive Helps Build Massive Companies
16 Jan 2024
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Wayne Slavin, CEO & Founder of Sure, a leading insurtech SaaS and infrastructure company powering embed...
Dan Rosen, Founder of Commerce Ventures - The Real Advantage of Repeat Founders, Qualities of Great Investors, How to Build a Top Performing VC
09 Jan 2024
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Dan Rosen, Founder of Commerce Ventures, a fintech and retail-focused fund that’s been building an impres...
Company Building Masterclass – Lessons From the CEOs of Ramp, Gusto, Figure, Upgrade, Melio, Fundrise, Sardine, and Many More
02 Jan 2024
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Send us a textIn this special episode, we explore valuable company-building lessons and mistakes shared by 18 of our guests from over last 2 years. So...
Nilan Peiris, Chief Product Officer at Wise – Building a Multi-Billion Fintech Powerhouse, Global Expansion Strategies, & Customer-Driven Innovation
26 Dec 2023
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Send us a textThis episode was the most popular one of 2023 - it first aired Apr 18, 2023. Enjoy and have a happy new year! Miguel Armaza sits down wi...
Maëlle Gavet, CEO of Techstars – Lessons from Backing 9000+ Founders, VC’s Dire Need for Reinvention, Why Nothing Worth Doing is Ever Easy
19 Dec 2023
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Maëlle Gavet, CEO of Techstars, a premier global accelerator and one of the world's most active pre-s...
Luis Silva, CEO/Founder of Cloudwalk – Building a Multi-planetary Fintech, Why GenAI is Your Ally (And Future Boss), Scaling to $400M+ in Revenue
12 Dec 2023
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Luis Silva, CEO & Founder of Cloudwalk, where they are building an interplanetary payment network. Head...
Sarah Hammer, Executive Director at the Wharton School – Accelerating Fintech and Leading Through Crisis
05 Dec 2023
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Sarah Hammer, Executive Director and Professor at the Wharton School. Sarah has a long history of leading m...
Ohad Samet, CEO & Co-Founder of TrueML – Re-Inventing a $20 Billion Industry, The State of BNPL, Why VCs Are Not Your Friends
28 Nov 2023
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Ohad Samet, CEO & Co-Founder of TrueML, a leading platform of fintech products to enable intelligent, d...
Jason Guss, CEO & Co-Founder of Octane - Building a Profitable Fintech, Capital Markets Lessons, The Future of Software in Fintech
21 Nov 2023
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Jason Guss, CEO & Co-Founder of Octane Lending, the leading software and credit provider for purchases ...
Emmalyn Shaw, Flourish Ventures Managing Partner – What Motivates Mission-Driven Founders, Why Specialist Funds Win Big, Investing in Global Fintech
14 Nov 2023
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Emmalyn Shaw, Managing Partner at Flourish Ventures, a global fintech-focused fund with over $850 million i...
Secrets to Managing Your Board of Directors - From Board Members of Nubank, Acorns, dLocal, Justworks, Upgrade, XP, Alibaba, & More Global Titans
07 Nov 2023
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Send us a textIn this episode (originally published Jan 3, 2023), Miguel Armaza brings you a curated selection from the best lessons, reflections, and...
Stuart Sopp, CEO of Current – Fintech’s ‘Era of Value’: Balancing Growth, Innovation, and Profitability
31 Oct 2023
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Stuart Sopp, CEO and Co-Founder at Current, one of the largest New York fintech platforms offering financia...
Howard Morgan, Tech & VC Pioneer – 50 Years of Shaping the Future, From ARPANET to Building RenTech, First Round, and B Capital
23 Oct 2023
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Send us a textToday we bring you a living legend. Miguel Armaza sits down with Howard Morgan, Chair and General Partner at B Capital, a global investm...
Ben Miller, CEO & Co-Founder of Fundrise – Serving 2 Million Clients, A Tough Business Pivot That Led to $3.3 Billion AUM, Building a Lasting Culture
17 Oct 2023
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Ben Miller, CEO & Co-Founder of Fundrise, the largest direct-to-investor alternative asset manager in t...
Josh Reeves, CEO & Co-Founder of Gusto – Building a $9.6 Billion Company to Serve Small Businesses
10 Oct 2023
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Send us a textIn this 100th Fintech Leaders episode, we bring you someone extra special. Miguel Armaza sits down with Josh Reeves, CEO & Co-Founde...
Tom Callahan, CEO of Nasdaq Private Market – Transparency, Innovations, and Challenges… State of the $3.5 Trillion Private Markets in 2023
03 Oct 2023
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Tom Callahan, CEO of Nasdaq Private Market, a secondary marketplace and liquidity provider for private comp...
Jean-Denis Greze, Plaid CTO – At the Cutting Edge of Privacy and Security, Powerful Network Effects, How LLMs Will Reshape Our Digital Experience
26 Sep 2023
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Jean-Denis Greze, CTO at Plaid, a data network and one of the foundational fintech companies that works wit...
Colin Walsh, CEO of Varo Bank - $1B to Create Better Banking, Securing a US Bank Charter, How to Build Trust With Customers
19 Sep 2023
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Colin Walsh, CEO & Co-Founder of Varo Bank, a neobank and the first consumer fintech to be granted a ba...
Ricardo Josua, CEO of Pismo – Visa’s $1B Acquisition, Going Global From Day One, Building Trust With Fintechs & Large Banks
12 Sep 2023
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Ricardo Josua, CEO/Co-Founder of Pismo, a global tech company that builds banking and cards solutions for d...
Brex COO, Michael Tannenbaum - Dreaming Big, Building a Global Financial Powerhouse, Seizing Opportunities in a High Interest-Rates Era
05 Sep 2023
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Michael Tannenbaum, COO at Brex, a $12 billion global spend platform for finance teams and founders to mana...
Pedro Conrade, CEO/Founder of Neon – From Startup to Titan, Behind Brazil's Fintech Revolution, Mastering Your M&A Strategy and Navigating Major Crises
29 Aug 2023
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Pedro Conrade, CEO/Founder of Neon, one of the largest digital banks in Brazil and Latin America. We sat do...
Gary Hoberman, CEO/Founder of Unqork - From 300 No's to a $2B Valuation, Pioneering Codeless Software, Erasing Corporate Technical Debt
22 Aug 2023
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Send us a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Gary Hoberman, CEO & Founder of Unqork, a revolutionary technology company that has pioneered a Codeles...