Fintech Takes
Episodes
S4 Ep3: Not Fintech Investment Advice — Noodle.shop, Crux, Vesta, and Tint
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this month’s “Not Fintech Investment Advice” with Simon Taylor, where Alex and Simon dissect the latest and greatest fintech companies on the...
S4 Ep2: BNC: MOVEit’s Security Breach, Bank M&A, and the Hidden Risks of Faster Money Movement
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’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...
S4 Ep1: Fintech Recap: Goldman Offloads Apple/the Rise of Data Fraud Consortiums/Monetizing Outrage
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our 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 l...
S3 Ep6: BNC: Is Apple Card the End of Banks/Refinancing Commercial Mortgages/First Republic Bank
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when $270 billion of commercial mortgages expire and mature? In this week’s Bank Nerd Corner, Alex chats with Managing Editor at Bank...
S3 Ep5: Four of Fintech’s Most Disruptive Companies, with Simon Taylor
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On 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 ...
Exploring Payroll Connectivity: Emerging Use Cases, with Argyle
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this special, four-part series, Fintech Takes’ Alex Johnson explores payroll connectivity from a variety of perspectives. In this episode, A...
Exploring Payroll Connectivity: Mortgage, with Argyle
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this special, four-part series, Fintech Takes’ Alex Johnson explores payroll connectivity from a variety of perspectives. In today’s episode...
Exploring Payroll Connectivity: Lending, with Argyle
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this special, four-part series, Fintech Takes’ Alex Johnson explores the wide-reaching implications of programmatic, consumer-permissioned access...
S3 Ep4: Fintech Recap— Apple Savings, Bunq’s U.S. expansion, and Plaid RTP
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fintech Business Weekly publisher Jason Mikula joins Alex to discuss the latest news in fintech and banking. In this week’s episode, they dissect...
Exploring Payroll Connectivity - How Argyle is Redefining Income & Employment Verification, with Shmulik Fishman
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this special, four-part series, Fintech Takes’ Alex Johnson explores payroll connectivity from a lending, mortgage, and emerging technology persp...
S3 Ep3: Fintech’s Biggest Unsolved Problems with Nina Mohanty
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Co-founder of Bloom Money, Nina Mohanty, drops by the podcast to discuss just how many unsolved problems remain in fintech and financial services. ...
S3 Ep2: BNC: What Makes a Bank Safe, the Federal Discount Window, and Innovation in Banking
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the benefit of some hindsight (finally), what are the big takeaways from SVB? Kiah Haslett, managing editor of Bank Director, is in the studio...
S3 Ep1: NFIA: Ondorse, Parker, Getmomo, Portabl
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What fintech companies should you be keeping a close eye on? Kicking off season 3, Alex is joined once again by Simon Taylor, writer of the Fintech Br...
S2 Ep9: Fintech Recap: Live From the Fintech Meetup in Las Vegas.
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Alex and co-host Jason Mikula at the Fintech Meetup conference, live from Vegas. They get into conversation with a very special guest, Jon Lear, ...
S2 BONUS EPISODE: Fintech Takes X Fintech is Femme Crossover - Building The Fintech Community Through Real Talk
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This 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 news...
S2 Ep8: The Fintech Slow Down, With Sarah Kocianski
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why is fintech heading into a period of consolidation and contraction? Answering this question and more is Alex’s guest, Sarah Kocianski. Sarah is a...
S2 Ep7: BNC: Global Chip Shortage, ModernFi, and FIS’ acquisition of Worldpay
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How can you fix a broken financial model? This question and more answered in the latest Bank Nerd Corner episode. Alex is joined by Kiah Haslett, Mana...
S2 BONUS EPISODE: Fintech Recap x Fintech Layer Cake Crossover - Encouraging Competition Through Regulation
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is part two of a special crossover episode with fintech friends Reggie Young and Matt Janiga, hosts of the wonderful Fintech Layer Cake podcast. ...
S2 E6: NFIA: Noble, Clyr, Keyzy, Capitalize
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What fintech companies do you need to know about? Alex is joined by Simon Taylor, writer of the Fintech Brainfood newsletter, for another Not Fintech ...
S2 E5: Fintech Recap: Apple’s BNPL Moves Forward, Crypto Gets Stopped in its Tracks
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Take a look back at all the big developments in fintech over February, from BNPL to crypto to outright ponzi schemes! Alex is joined by Jason Mikula, ...
S2 Ep4: Cutting Through the Fintech Hype with Frank Rotman
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sorting out hype from reality is one of the hardest jobs in fintech. Frank Rotman, Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer at QED Investors, joi...
S2 Ep3: BNC: Bank Earnings, Jiko, and Why So Many Banks Have The Same Names
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How did banks do in Q4 2022 and how is 2023 shaping up? Alex is joined by Kiah Haslett, Managing Editor at Bank Director. They get into some of the ...
S2 Ep2: NFIA: Zerodha, Link, Ready Life, Goldenset Collective
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Which fintech companies do you need to know about? Alex and guest, Simon Taylor, turn the spotlight on four companies that caught their attention this...
S2 Ep1: Is Robinhood Going Off The Rails?
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kicking off season 2 Alex and co-host Jason Mikula get straight into the Fintech news making waves. From Revolut’s latest super-premium offer, what’...
Fintech Takes - Season 2 Trailer
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We live in the golden age of Fintech, with companies springing up all over the place. The pressure to stay ahead of the curve is immense and it’s ea...
S1 EP2 - October Recap: Why Money Lion’s Customers Bit Back
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this look back over October’s Fintech news, find out why Money Lion fell foul of regulators, and major takeaways from the CFPB’s Buy Now, Pay L...
FF Ep4: PayPal to MX: How Jim Magats is Building Trust in Open Finance
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An open finance economy has the potential to benefit millions of people. Find out how Jim Magats is building systems that change lives. Alex and Jim g...
S1 EP1 - Live From Fintech Devcon With Adam Naor and Jason Henrichs
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join 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 a...
FF Ep3: Building a Systemic Solution to Credit Invisibility, with Nova Credit
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When 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 equ...
FF Ep2: How to Prevent Identity Theft Without Losing Customers, With NeuroID
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Since 2013, 70 billion records have been stolen or compromised and that’s hit businesses hard. But NeuroID has a solution. One that does impact cust...
FF Ep1: How TripActions Liquid is Solving Expense Management
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How is TripActions Liquid giving employees the best travel experience possible? Meet Michael Sindicich, the GM taking his time to create frictionless...
FF - Trailer
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We live in the golden age of Fintech infrastructure and with a wealth of tools and APIs, it’s quick and easy to start a fintech company. But this lo...