FINTECHTALK
Episodes
The AI-Orchestrated Enterprise: From ERP to On-Chain Value Exchange
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome FINTECHTALKERS!In this episode, I sat down with Brandon Card, Founder & CEO of Terzo, to explore one of the most overlooked foundations of ent...
On-Chain Finance: The New Convergence Era of TradFi and DeFi
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome FINTECHTALKERS!Our thesis from our piece earlier - “We’re moving from “features on legacy rails” to programmable, money on increasingl...
From Chatbots to Agents: How Google Cloud Is Powering the Next Wave of AI in Finance
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome FINTECHTALKERS!In this episode, I sat down with Toby Brown, who leads regulated industries at Google Cloud, to explore how AI in financial ser...
Fintech’s Comeback: Inside SVB’s 2025 Future of Fintech Report
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome FINTECHTALKERS!In this episode, I sat down with Nick Christian, Head of National Fintech and Specialty Finance at Silicon Valley Bank, to brea...
Inside the Velvet Rope: Money20/20 Preview with Zach Anderson Pettet
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome FINTECHTALKERS!The greatest show in financial services—Money20/20—raises the curtain in Las Vegas in less than a week. For over a decade—...
From Esports to Sports Tech: Han Park’s Play to Fix Global Payouts
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome FINTECHTALKERS!In this episode, I sat down with Han Park, Founder & CEO of Payment Labs, to explore how payments innovation is reshaping the w...
From Capital to Catalyst: How Beatrice Lion and True Global Ventures Are Redefining Venture Capital
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome FINTECHTALKERS!In this episode, I sat down with Beatrice Lion, CEO and General Partner at True Global Ventures (TGV), to explore how they are ...
Longevity Meets AI: How HighPeak is Reinventing Financial Planning
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello FINTECHTALKERS!In this episode, I sat down with Sharon Rodriguez, CEO of HighPeak AI and venture partner at 1843 Capital, to explore how data, A...
Inside the Sandbox: Gaming, AI, and the Future of the Metaverse - conversation with Sebastien Borget, Co-Founder & COO of The Sandbox
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
HELLO FINTECHTALKERS!In this episode, I sat down with Sebastien Borget, the visionary co-founder and COO of The Sandbox, a platform that has redefined...
EarnIn’s Early Pay is putting power back in your pocket — two days sooner. My conversation with CEO Ram Palaniappan
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
HELLO FINTECHTALKERS,In this episode, I sat down with Ram Palaniappan, CEO of EarnIn, to discuss something that touches all of us — getting paid. Bu...
How Ansel is Redefining Supplemental Insurance - conversation with CEO Veer Gidwaney
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
HELLO FINTECHTALKERS,In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Veer Gidwaney, founder and CEO of Ansel. With a strong entrepreneurial backg...
Agents at Work: How Auquan Is Turning Financial Data Into Decisions
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
HELLO FINTECHTALKERS,In this episode, I sat down with Chandini Jain, CEO of Auquan, to explore the real-world application of agentic AI in financial s...
The AI Arms Race: Foundational Models, Intelligent Agents, and the Future of Global Power
08 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
HELLO FINTECHTALKERS,In this episode, I sat down with an all-star panel featuring Amy Oldenburg, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, Lex Sokolin, Man...
A Small business co-pilot – A Conversation with Liberis CEO, Rob Straathof a pioneer in embedded finance
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome FINTECHTALKERS!In this episode, I sat down with Rob Straathof, CEO of Liberis, to explore how embedded finance is reshaping the lending landsc...
Uberizing Wealth Management: Disrupting the Industry with Steven Woods, CEO of Stirlingshire
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back and a BIG thank you FINTECHTALKERS!FINTECHTALK: A Top 10% Global Podcast Shaping the Future of Fintech, AI, and CryptoRanked by ListenNot...
From LendTech Pioneer to Banktech Powerhouse: Conversation with Adam Hughes, CEO of Amount
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back and a big Thank you FINTECHTALKERS! FINTECHTALK: A Top 10% Global Podcast Shaping the Future of Fintech, AI, and CryptoSince its inceptio...
Agentic AI: Revolutionizing Banking, Wealth and Commerce
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi FINTECHTALKERS,This year’s Money 20/20 was all about AI and generative AI. Last year, I wrote about the shift from "FINTECH" to "FINTEL"—a fusi...
The Rise of High-Touch VCs
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi FINTECHTALKERS, I sat down with Garnet Heraman Co-founder and Managing Partner at Aperture Venture Capital, and Dave Anderson Founding General Part...
Future of Fintech with AI - Rise of Verticalized embedded fintech and AI Agents in financial services
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
HI FINTECHTALKERS, (opinion below are my own not necessarily of my guests)I sat down with Tom Brown, partner and general counsel at NYCA Partners, and...
True Global Ventures - the global venture capital firm with a hyperlocal presence
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
HI FINTECHTALKERS, (follow me on Twitter (X) for lively discussions on these topics @PADDYRAMANATHAN),I sat down with Frank Desvignes, founding partne...
Is early stage venture capital not only biased but also a glorified lottery ticket selection?
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi FINTECHTALKERS, (These opinions are mine and not of the guests of my show)It is commonly accepted wisdom in Silicon Valley that venture capital (VC...
End-to-end Digital Transformation for Financial Services
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi FINTECHTALKERS, (follow me on Twitter (X)) for real-time discussions on these topics @PADDYRAMANATHAN),I sat down with Deep Varma, CTO of Alkami (0...
Real-Time Wage Access: How Earnin Is Transforming the Life of Its Customers By Providing Earned Wage Access
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi FINTECHTALKERS, (follow me on Twitter (X)) for lively discussions on these topics @PADDYRAMANATHAN),I sat down with Ram Palaniappan, CEO of Earnin,...
Artificial Financial Intelligence (AFI) With Zor Gorelov, CEO of Kasisto
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
HI FINTECHTALKERS, (follow me on Twitter (X) for lively discussions on these topics @PADDYRAMANATHAN),Happy New Year! I sat down with Zor Gorelov, CEO...
FINTECH Becoming FINTEL — Fin + AI
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
HI FINTECHTALKERS, (follow me on Twitter (X) for lively discussions on these topics @PADDYRAMANATHAN),I sat down with David Nohe, CEO of Fingoal, a Fi...
Why DeFI Matters: With Ian Horne
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
HI FINTECHTALKERS, (follow me on Twitter (X) for lively discussions on these topics @PADDYRAMANATHAN),I sat down with Ian Horne, author of Why DeFI Ma...
William Capuzzi - CEO of Apex - The Stripe of WealthTech That You Should Know; the Fintech for Fintechs
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
HI FINTECHTALKERS, (follow me on Twitter (X) for lively discussions on these topics @PADDYRAMANATHAN),I sat down with William Capuzzi, CEO of Apex Fin...
The Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) horizon
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
HI FINTECHTALKERS, ( follow me on Twitter for lively discussions on these topics @PADDYRAMANATHAN)Three years ago, in January 2020, we published our t...
South is the New North - Fintech Growth in Latin America
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
HI FINTECHTALKERS,This is one of the recordings from the sidelines of Money 2020 earlier this fall in Vegas. It was great to be back at this high ener...
Podcast: Embedded Finance and Evolution of Core Banking
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
HI FINTECHTALKERS,I was at Money 2020 in Vegas. It was great to be back at this high energy show, antithetical in some sense to the Vegas cliché - wh...
Podcast: The making of the autonomous Bank and frictionless cross-border payments
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
HI FINTECHTALKERS,It has been a while. I had some personal situations over summer and beyond for an extended time. Just getting back into rhythm.I sat...
Podcast: A Silent Banking Tsunami That Just Happened
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
HI FINTECHTALKERS,I sat down with Shamir Karkal (CEO of SilaMoney), Brion Bonkowski (CEO & Founder at Tern) to talk about Fintech, the Equity/Crypto m...
Podcast: The Beginning of the Beginning–Metaverse’s Promise of Infinite Possibilities
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
HI FINTECHTALKERS,I sat down with Ram Subramaniam (CEO of Guardianlink.io), Prakash Somosundram (CEO of Enjinstarter.com), and Matthew Gunnin (CEO of ...
Podcast: Modernization of Financial Services With Provenance Blockchain
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
HI FINTECHTALKERS,I sat down with Morgan McKenney, the CEO of Provenance Blockchain Foundation to talk about all things Blockchain, the future of DeFI...
Podcast: Are startup hubs coming to a city near you?
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recording of The FINTECHTALK™ Show on Clubhouse on Nov 18th, 2021.EPILOGUETo join iValley as it sculpts (build, write, and talk) the future of finte...
Podcast: Programing Money vs. Design Money Experience–Which is the Pen, and Which is the Sword and Which is Mightier?
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recording of The FINTECHTALK™ Show on Clubhouse on Oct 13th, 2021.Connect with us!iValley Innovation Center11040 Bollinger Canyon Rd, E-909San Ramon...
Podcast: The Changing Monetization Models in Financial Services
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recording of the FINTECHTALK(TM) Show on Clubhouse on Aug 25th, 2021.Connect with us!iValley Innovation Center11040 Bollinger Canyon Rd, E-909San Ramo...
Challenger Banks and Fintechs for Small Businesses | 28 July
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Small is Beautiful: Where Challenger Banks and Fintechs Really ScoreI was in a philosophical mood when I checked in to a Fintechtalk session on Clubho...