Wharton FinTech Podcast

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Connecting you with the people, companies, and ideas revolutionizing global financial services. Our guests are the leading fintech founders, investors, and thinkers in the world.

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Wharton FinTech Podcast episodes:

04.22.2024
Plaid COO Eric Sager – On Fintech Innovations at Plaid and Beyond
Nate Gee hosts Eric Sager, COO of Plaid, whose technology links fintech apps and financial institutions in a network empowering the fintech solutions that millions of people use. In this episode, they discuss: - How Plaid has transformed the fintech landscape...
03.26.2024
Jon Zanoff Founder of Empire Startups - Building the NY Fintech Community
Zoey Tang sat down with serial Investor, VC, Former Techstars Exec Jon Zanoff. Previously featured on the Wharton Fintech Podcast before, Jon is the founder of Empire Startups, one of the the largest FinTech communities of entrepreneurs, investors, bank innovators,...
03.18.2024
Graham Weaver - Founder & CEO, Alpine Investors - On Finding Purpose & Exceptional Investing
In today's episode, Wesley Aster and Djavaneh Bierwirth host Graham Weaver, the founder and managing partner of Alpine Investors, a people-driven private equity firm that invests in software and services businesses. Tune in to hear about: - Graham's journey from starting Alpine...
03.08.2024
John Beccia - Co-Founder and CEO, FS Vector & Edin Trto - Managing Director, Canaccord Genuity
Trevor Prince sits down with John Beccia, the Co-Founder and CEO of FS Vector, and Edin Trto, a Managing Director at Canaccord Genuity. FS Vector is a strategic consulting firm in the FinTech industry, focused on regulatory issues and other...
03.07.2024
dLocal, SVP Head of Americas Justo Benetti - Payment Processing in Emerging Markets
In today's episode, Wesley Aster hosts Justo Benetti, SVP Head of Americas at dLocal. Justo formerly served as VP of Strategic Solutions at Worldpay. In this episode you will hear about: - Justo's background and new role at dLocal - Payment processing in...
03.04.2024
BILL Chief Product Officer, Irana Wasti - Building Finance Solutions for Small Businesses
In today’s episode, Joshua Benadiva hosts Irana Wasti, Chief Product Officer at BILL. Irana was previously the Chief Product Officer at Typeform and President of GoDaddy EMEA. In this episode you will hear about: - How to be a successful product manager...
02.29.2024
Spade, Co-Founder & Head of Operations Tess Bloch: Pioneering the Future of Merchant Intelligence
Rhea Advani Bobba hosts Tess Bloch, co-founder and Head of Operations of Spade, a fintech startup reshaping the card ecosystem with real-time merchant intelligence. They delve into how Spade is revolutionizing transaction data clarity, enabling FIs to enhance fraud detection,...
02.26.2024
Mastercard, President & CTO Ed McLaughlin: Emerging Technologies in Payments
Kailee Costello hosts Ed McLaughlin, the President & Chief Technology Officer of Mastercard Tune in to hear about: - Evolution of payment systems: Mastercard's journey into the digital era - Adapting to the digital payment landscape: Mastercard's evolution and innovations - Navigating quantum...
02.19.2024
John Mitchell, CEO of Episode Six – Customized Payments Infrastructure
Trevor Prince sits down with John Mitchell, the Co-Founder and CEO of Episode Six. Episode Six is a provider of payments infrastructure to firms across the financial services industry seeking to build customized products for their customers. In this episode, John...
02.16.2024
Nik Milanovic & Rex Salisbury - From Fintech Builder to Solo GP
Zoey Tang and Rocky Gowni sat down with Rex Salisbury and Nik Milanovic. In today’s episode, we discussed -Latest updates from This Week in Fintech and Cambrian -Nik and Rex’s experiences as solo GP -Their perspectives of the latest fintech ecosystem...
02.08.2024
Pagaya CEO Gal Krubiner – Transforming consumer lending with AI
Nate Gee hosts Gal Krubiner, Co-founder and CEO of Pagaya, whose AI-driven network of investors, lenders, and borrowers aims to reshape the credit underwriting process and extend financial opportunity to more consumers. In this episode, they cover: - Gal’s motivation for...
02.06.2024
Dan Kimerling - Founder & Managing Partner of Deciens - Insights From The Most Honest Man In Fintech
In today’s episode, Joshua Benadiva hosts Dan Kimerling, founder and Managing Partner of Deciens, a leading early-stage fintech venture capital firm. Dan shares insights into the fintech industry, emphasizing the importance of timing in entrepreneurship and the need for businesses...
02.01.2024
Sarah Hinkfuss and Saanya Ojha, Partners of Bain Capital Ventures - Fintech Revolutionized
Zoey Tang sits down with Sarah Hinkfuss and Saanya Ojha from Bain Capital Ventures. At BCV, Sarah and Saanya partner with growth-stage founders building the next generation of software products, with a particular focus in Fintech. Before joining Bain...
01.25.2024
Asaf Horesh - Value Across the Fintech Landscape in Europe & Israel
In today’s episode, Joshua Benadiva hosts Asaf Horesh, Managing Partner at Vintage Investment Partners. Asaf recently co-led a $200m raise for Vintage's new growth fund. In this episode, he discusses the importance of building meaningful relationships in venture and the...
01.22.2024
Wemimo Abbey & Samir Goel, Esusu - Expanding access to credit using on-time rental payments
Russell Matambo hosts Wemimo Abbey and Samir Goel, co-CEOs and co-founders of Esusu, a leading Fintech platform that reports on-time rental payments to credit bureaus so renters can build credit while building owners and property managers maximise their portfolio health. They...
01.18.2024
Airwallex CEO and Co-Founder Jack Zhang - empowering businesses to grow beyond borders
Kailee Costello hosts Jack Zhang, the CEO and co-founder of Airwallex. Airwallex is revolutionizing the way that businesses operate globally; their financial infrastructure provides a modern tech stack for businesses of all sizes to operate internationally without the challenges of...
01.08.2024
Shopify Chief Revenue Officer, Bobby Morrison - The Future of E-Commerce, Cracking The Enterprise
In today’s episode, Joshua Benadiva hosts Bobby Morrison, Chief Revenue Officer at Shopify. Bobby was previously the Chief Revenue Officer at Intuit and a Senior Vice President at Verizon. In this episode you will hear about: - What makes Shopify unique...
01.05.2024
Matt Watson, Origin Co-Founder and CEO - Financial Advice for Everyone
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12.29.2023
Risk Evaluation and Monitoring for Banks and FinTechs – Tommy Nicholas, CEO of Alloy
In our final episode of 2023, Trevor Prince sits down with Tommy Nicholas, the Co-Founder and CEO of Alloy. Alloy is a platform that provides banks and FinTechs with a unified operating system for risk, fraud, and credit evaluation and...
12.19.2023
Sunil Sachdev, Head of Embedded Finance @ Fiserv - How the Fintech Giant Approaches Embedded Finance
In previous episodes we’ve touched on emerging fintech payments products that are attempting to take a piece of the payments pie. Today, we’re going to talk about Fiserv with Sunil Sachdev on the fintech giants’ approach to Embedded Finance and...
12.06.2023
11:FS CEO David M. Brear — the banking battlefield, fintech for SMEs & financial ecosystems globally
In today’s episode, Kailee Costello hosts David Brear, the CEO and co-founder of 11:FS and one of the hosts of the Fintech Insider podcast. In today’s episode, David shares his insights on 3 topics: 1. How digital technologies and fintechs have...
12.04.2023
Henry Ward, CEO & Co-founder of Carta - Democratizing equity ownership in private markets
Russell Matambo hosts Henry Ward, CEO and co-founder of Carta, a global equity management platform on a mission to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places. They discuss Henry’s entrepreneurial journey, the challenges of simultaneously innovating...
11.30.2023
Serigne Dioum, Group CEO of MoMo from MTN - Delivering Fintech services at scale across Africa
Russell Matambo hosts Serigne Dioum, Group CEO of MTN Fintech, an African mobile financial services platform and subsidiary of MTN, Africa’s largest mobile network operator. With a footprint of 16 countries, over 69 million customers, and an annual transaction value...
11.23.2023
Vinay Nair, Founder and CEO at TIFIN - From Wharton professor to serial entrepreneur
Zoey Tang sits down with Vinay Nair, founder and CEO of TIFIN, a fintech platform that drives personalization for wealth using AI and investment intelligence. TIFIN operates a collection of fully-owned subsidiaries in wealth and investments that are shaping the...
11.20.2023
Anthony Scaramucci – On lessons learned from FTX
Nate Gee hosts Anthony Scaramucci, Founder and Managing Partner of SkyBridge Capital, an alternative investment firm with a significant focus on digital assets. In this episode, they cover: - Anthony’s partnership with FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried - What led to FTX’s 30%...
11.13.2023
David Haber, a16z General Partner - Fintech through the lens of an operator, entrepreneur & investor
In today’s episode, Kailee Costello hosts David Haber, General Partner at a16z. David focuses on technology investments in financial services.David was previously a senior executive in Firmwide Strategy at Goldman Sachs where he helped lead partnerships, new ventures and M&A....
11.07.2023
Mark Fiorentino, Partner at Index Ventures - Turning Real Life Financial Hurdles into Fintech Vision
Zoey Tang sits down with Mark Fiorentino, partner at Index Ventures. Founded in 1996, Index Ventures is a global Venture Capital firm with offices in San Francisco, New York City, and London. Index Ventures has previously invested in prominent fintech...
11.02.2023
Blythe Masters, Founding Partner at Motive Partners - On the evolution of financial services
In this episode, Blythe Masters reflects on her career that spans three decades within financial services. She discusses pivotal moments, from navigating through major mergers and market upheavals to becoming a mother at an early age. Addressing the evolving landscape...
10.30.2023
Narmi’s Co-Founder Nikhil Lakhanpal - building an API-driven digital banking platform
In today’s episode, Kailee Costello hosts Nikhil Lakhanpal, Co-Founder at Narmi. Narmi’s mission is to offer financial institutions the best digital banking platform in the industry. Narmi does this through an API-driven platform that layers on top of existing banking...
10.23.2023
John MacIlwaine, Co-Founder & CEO at Highnote - On unlocking the embedded finance opportunity
In today’s episode, Rhea Advani hosts John MacIlwaine, Co-Founder & CEO at Highnote. They delve into the evolving payments processing space, emphasizing the rise of innovative embedded finance platforms like Highnote. The conversation also unveils insights into Highnote's latest Credit...
10.12.2023
Finley CEO Jeremy Tsui – on modernizing debt capital management
Nate Gee hosts Jeremy Tsui, co-founder and CEO of Finley, which simplifies and streamlines companies’ debt capital raise and management. In this episode, they discuss: -Finley’s inspiration from innovations in consumer credit and equity capital management -Trends in private credit and Jeremy's original...
10.09.2023
DailyPay's COO Stacy Greiner - Bringing Earned Wage Access Everywhere
Kailee Costello sits down with Stacy Greiner, Chief Operating Officer at DailyPay. DailyPay offers an on-demand pay solution that helps employers to improve the financial well-being of their workforce. DailyPay has over 1000 enterprise clients, and over 4 million of...
10.05.2023
Liberis, CEO - Rob Straathof - Embedded Finance and Small Business Lending
Rob Straathof, CEO of Liberis - Embedded Finance and Small Business Lending Trevor Prince sits down with Rob Straathof, CEO of Liberis, an embedded finance platform that partners with companies like Klarna, Barclaycard, and Worldpay to empower small businesses with funding...
09.28.2023
Sunbit, Founder and CEO - Arad Levertov - The Sweet Spot For Point-of-Sale Financing Solutions
Joshua Benadiva sits down with Arad Levertov, founder and CEO of Sunbit, a pay-over-time, point-of-sale financing solution for everyday expenses such as auto-repair, dental care, vet care, and more. Sunbit offers a no-fee credit card, as well as a point-of-sale...
09.18.2023
Anthony Noto, CEO of SoFi - Empowering consumer financial independence
Russell Matambo hosts Anthony Noto, CEO of SoFi, a member-centric one-stop shop for digital financial services in the US. In this episode you will hear about: - SoFi’s trajectory since Anthony took over as CEO 5 years ago - the background to...
09.12.2023
Bill Capuzzi - Breaking Down Wealth-tech with the CEO of Apex Fintech Solutions
Joshua Benadiva hosts Bill Capuzzi, the CEO of Apex Fintech Solutions, a leading provider of custody and clearing services for the financial industry. Apex's powerful brokerage solutions and APIs serve over 300 customers including Betterment, SoFi, and Public.com. Bill is...
09.07.2023
Urvashi Barooah, Principal at Redpoint Ventures - From Wharton to Venture Investing
Zoey Tang hosts Urvashi Barooah, a fellow Wharton alum and Principal at Redpoint Ventures. At Redpoint, Urvashi specializes in early-stage fintech investments, and her portfolio includes ventures such as Dune Analytics, Offchain Labs, XMTP, Flexe, among others. In our conversation, we...
08.28.2023
Kan Liu, VP of Product at Google - Building fintech products at scale
“We build the monetisation engine for Google. We build the entire stack that moves money and we do it at Google scale. The reason we have to build it internally is (because) at our scale and with all our different...
08.24.2023
Kevin Zhang, Partner at BCV - Investing in the next generation of fintech and business software
Zoey Tang hosts Kevin Zhang, partner at Bain Capital Venture. At BCV, Kevin partners with inception-stage entrepreneurs at the intersection of business software and financial services, with particular emphasis on finserv enablement, productivity & automation, and data infrastructure. During our...
08.21.2023
Eric Satz, Founder and CEO of Alto – Expanding access to alternative investments
Nate Gee hosts Eric Satz, Founder and CEO of Alto, a self-directed IRA custodian that facilitates individuals’ tax-advantaged investments in alternative asset classes. With the goal of “alternatives for all,” Alto aims to be the world’s premier alternative assets marketplace. In...
08.17.2023
Gary Hoberman, Founder and CEO at Unqork - Pioneering codeless revolution
Zoey Tang hosts Gary Hoberman, Founder and CEO at Unqork. Unqork provides a codeless enterprise application platform designed for customers in financial services, insurance, health care, government, and others. Throughout our conversation, we explored Gary's career journey and the motivation...
08.16.2023
Itzik Cohen, CEO and Co-Founder of Payzen - The Future of Buy-Now-Pay-Later in Healthcare
Joshua Benadiva hosts Itzik Cohen, Co-Founder and CEO of PayZen, a patient financing platform for healthcare. PayZen helps hospitals, health systems, and physicians groups of all sizes to offer affordable payment plans to their patients, while funding providers up-front for...
08.07.2023
Oak HC/FT’s Matt Streisfeld (General Partner) - on M&A in FinTech, AI/ML & Digital Assets
Kailee Costello hosts Matt Streisfeld, General Partner at Oak HC/FT. Oak is a venture and growth equity firm investing in companies driving transformation in healthcare and fintech. Oak was one of the earliest venture investors in fintech, and now has...
07.31.2023
Ariel Cohen, CEO and Co-Founder of Navan - Building a Unicorn with Customer-Centric Design
"Every time we scale, I rethink the problem and how we are solving it…” Listen in as Josh Benadiva hosts Ariel Cohen, CEO and Co-Founder of Navan. This episode is a riveting exploration of Ariel's journey in tackling evolving challenges...
07.25.2023
Wise, Harsh Sinha & Steve Naudé - Building a leading cross-border payments network
Kailee Costello hosts Harsh Sinha and Steve Naudé from Wise. Harsh is the Chief Technology Officer, and Steve is Head of Wise Platform. Wise has built a leading cross-border payments network and processes £9B in cross-border payments every month on...
07.20.2023
Khalid Meniri, Co-Founder & CEO at Selfbook - On hospitality & what the tech ecosystem gets right
Nihar Bobba hosts Khalid Meniri, Co-Founder and CEO of Selfbook, a fintech startup bringing modern payments innovation to the world of hospitality. Prior to Selfbook, Khalid built and ran a digital agency, Six, where he and his team combined data...
07.18.2023
Chen Amit - CEO of Tipalti - Building B2B Fintech From Scratch
Joshua Benadiva hosts Chen Amit, the founder and CEO of Tipalti. We deep-dive into Chen's journey, from finding initial success in tech and product management, to his role today as the leader of a billion-dollar company. Chen offers fascinating insights on...
07.13.2023
Annie Delgado, Upstart, Chief Risk Officer - Expanding access to affordable credit
Kailee Costello hosts Annie Delgado, the Chief Risk Officer of Upstart. Upstart is a leading AI lending marketplace, partnering with banks and credit unions to expand access to affordable credit In this episode you will hear about: - How Upstart’s use of...
07.10.2023
Boris Alergant, Head of DeFi at Ripple — On traditional finance going digital and decentralized
Nate Gee hosts Boris Alergant, Ripple’s Head of DeFi. Ripple has operated in the crypto space for over a decade and offers a range of blockchain-based solutions for businesses. In this episode we cover: - Ripple’s original solution addressing cross-border payments inefficiencies -...
06.29.2023
David Mercer, CEO of LMAX Group - Crypto & FX Innovations
Josh Benadiva converses with David Mercer, CEO of LMAX Group, about the evolution of fintech, and his journey in leading a foreign and crypto exchange. A seasoned leader in the derivatives industry, Mercer shares his insights on the essence of...

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Wharton FinTech Podcast episodes:

Plaid COO Eric Sager – On Fintech Innovations at Plaid and Beyond

Jon Zanoff Founder of Empire Startups - Building the NY Fintech Community

Graham Weaver - Founder & CEO, Alpine Investors - On Finding Purpose & Exceptional Investing

John Beccia - Co-Founder and CEO, FS Vector & Edin Trto - Managing Director, Canaccord Genuity

dLocal, SVP Head of Americas Justo Benetti - Payment Processing in Emerging Markets

BILL Chief Product Officer, Irana Wasti - Building Finance Solutions for Small Businesses

Spade, Co-Founder & Head of Operations Tess Bloch: Pioneering the Future of Merchant Intelligence

Mastercard, President & CTO Ed McLaughlin: Emerging Technologies in Payments

John Mitchell, CEO of Episode Six – Customized Payments Infrastructure

Nik Milanovic & Rex Salisbury - From Fintech Builder to Solo GP

Pagaya CEO Gal Krubiner – Transforming consumer lending with AI

Dan Kimerling - Founder & Managing Partner of Deciens - Insights From The Most Honest Man In Fintech

Sarah Hinkfuss and Saanya Ojha, Partners of Bain Capital Ventures - Fintech Revolutionized

Asaf Horesh - Value Across the Fintech Landscape in Europe & Israel

Wemimo Abbey & Samir Goel, Esusu - Expanding access to credit using on-time rental payments

Airwallex CEO and Co-Founder Jack Zhang - empowering businesses to grow beyond borders

Shopify Chief Revenue Officer, Bobby Morrison - The Future of E-Commerce, Cracking The Enterprise

Matt Watson, Origin Co-Founder and CEO - Financial Advice for Everyone

Risk Evaluation and Monitoring for Banks and FinTechs – Tommy Nicholas, CEO of Alloy

Sunil Sachdev, Head of Embedded Finance @ Fiserv - How the Fintech Giant Approaches Embedded Finance

11:FS CEO David M. Brear — the banking battlefield, fintech for SMEs & financial ecosystems globally

Henry Ward, CEO & Co-founder of Carta - Democratizing equity ownership in private markets

Serigne Dioum, Group CEO of MoMo from MTN - Delivering Fintech services at scale across Africa

Vinay Nair, Founder and CEO at TIFIN - From Wharton professor to serial entrepreneur

Anthony Scaramucci – On lessons learned from FTX

David Haber, a16z General Partner - Fintech through the lens of an operator, entrepreneur & investor

Mark Fiorentino, Partner at Index Ventures - Turning Real Life Financial Hurdles into Fintech Vision

Blythe Masters, Founding Partner at Motive Partners - On the evolution of financial services

Narmi’s Co-Founder Nikhil Lakhanpal - building an API-driven digital banking platform

John MacIlwaine, Co-Founder & CEO at Highnote - On unlocking the embedded finance opportunity

Finley CEO Jeremy Tsui – on modernizing debt capital management

DailyPay's COO Stacy Greiner - Bringing Earned Wage Access Everywhere

Liberis, CEO - Rob Straathof - Embedded Finance and Small Business Lending

Sunbit, Founder and CEO - Arad Levertov - The Sweet Spot For Point-of-Sale Financing Solutions

Anthony Noto, CEO of SoFi - Empowering consumer financial independence

Bill Capuzzi - Breaking Down Wealth-tech with the CEO of Apex Fintech Solutions

Urvashi Barooah, Principal at Redpoint Ventures - From Wharton to Venture Investing

Kan Liu, VP of Product at Google - Building fintech products at scale

Kevin Zhang, Partner at BCV - Investing in the next generation of fintech and business software

Eric Satz, Founder and CEO of Alto – Expanding access to alternative investments

Gary Hoberman, Founder and CEO at Unqork - Pioneering codeless revolution

Itzik Cohen, CEO and Co-Founder of Payzen - The Future of Buy-Now-Pay-Later in Healthcare

Oak HC/FT’s Matt Streisfeld (General Partner) - on M&A in FinTech, AI/ML & Digital Assets

Ariel Cohen, CEO and Co-Founder of Navan - Building a Unicorn with Customer-Centric Design

Wise, Harsh Sinha & Steve Naudé - Building a leading cross-border payments network

Khalid Meniri, Co-Founder & CEO at Selfbook - On hospitality & what the tech ecosystem gets right

Chen Amit - CEO of Tipalti - Building B2B Fintech From Scratch

Annie Delgado, Upstart, Chief Risk Officer - Expanding access to affordable credit

Boris Alergant, Head of DeFi at Ripple — On traditional finance going digital and decentralized

David Mercer, CEO of LMAX Group - Crypto & FX Innovations

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