Fintech Takes
Fintech moves fast. But here at Fintech Takes, Alex Johnson and his rotating panel of guests move faster so that you can stay on top of the latest and greatest news in the industry without breaking a sweat.
Welcome to Fintech Takes—the place where fintech’s biggest nerds come to sit back, relax, and completely geek out.
Join Alex and a lineup of fintech’s brightest minds as they dissect what’s happening in fintech and banking.
Each week, Alex and his guests recap the most interesting developments in fintech and explore the industry’s most pressing questions, diving headfirst into the intricate workings of some of the industry’s most ground-breaking business models and unpacking the emerging players that promise to shape fintech’s future.
From riveting conversations with fintech’s most relevant operators to comprehensive recaps of the month's most compelling news stories and in-depth analyses of the latest regulatory developments, Fintech Takes is your one-stop-shop for navigating the fintech universe.
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- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 160
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Fintech Recap: The Fallout from Synapse, the Ramp Revolution, and the CFPB’s Latest Play
Welcome to a special live edition of Fintech Recap! For the first time in 2025, your host Alex Johnson is joined IRL by Jason Mikula (Fintech Business Weekly) and Jason Henrichs (CEO of Alloy Labs an…
00:27:05 |
Wed 05 Feb 2025
Navigating the Shifting Currents of Cash Flow Underwriting
In this episode, Alex chats with Tim Bates, Principal at Efficient Frontier Risk Strategies, about his groundbreaking (forthcoming) report on cash flow underwriting—“Credit Risk Underwriting: A Pract…
00:44:29 |
Wed 29 Jan 2025
Not Fintech Investment Advice: Dakota, ampersand, Auquan, & TymeBank (Digging into Supervisory Tech)
Welcome back to Not Fintech Investment Advice, where Simon Taylor and I bounce through fintech companies that have recently caught our eye.
We’re kicking off with Dakota, a Brex-Wise hybrid for SMBs,…
00:58:29 |
Wed 22 Jan 2025
Bank Nerd Corner: Liability, Loopholes, and 2025 Crystal Balls
Hello, and welcome back to Bank Nerd Corner, the first Bank Nerd Corner of 2025. I’m Alex Johnson, joined as always by the brilliant Kiah Haslett, Banking and Fintech Editor at Bank Director.
Here’s…
01:25:49 |
Wed 15 Jan 2025
Fintech Recap: The Future of BaaS, IPOs, and Employer-Fintech Overlaps: A 2025 Preview
Welcome to the first Fintech Recap of 2025. As always, I’m joined by Jason Mikula, publisher of Fintech Business Weekly and author of the shiny new book Banking as a Service (which I’m loving, by the…
01:02:43 |
Wed 08 Jan 2025
The Future of Financial Advice: Can AI Replace Humans (Without the Guilt Trip)?
Financial advice: is it a human job or a tech problem?
On this special episode of FinTech Takes, Alex sits down with Amias Gerety, partner at QED Investors (and like-minded fintech and bank policy n…
01:00:43 |
Wed 18 Dec 2024
Bank Nerd Corner: Debanking and Reputation Risk: What’s Really on the Line?
Welcome to Bank Nerd Corner! This week, we’re making history. Our first-ever returning guest, Julie Hill—now Dean of the University of Wyoming College of Law—is back with Kiah and Alex to tackle a ho…
01:08:04 |
Wed 11 Dec 2024
Fintech in 2025: Where the Industry Goes Next - Bold Fintech Ideas and Predictions for 2025
Hello and welcome back to our limited series podcast, Fintech in 2025, recorded live in Las Vegas during Money 20/20.
Sponsored by Marqeta, today’s final episode ties it all together—with bold predic…
00:22:55 |
Mon 09 Dec 2024
Fintech Recap: Trump’s Return, BaaS Island Mysteries, and the CFPB’s New Flex
In this week’s episode of Fintech Recap, Jason Mikula and Alex Johnson unpack the latest in banking, fintech, and regulation after a trip to the American Fintech Council’s policy forum in D.C.
With T…
01:01:12 |
Wed 04 Dec 2024
Fintech in 2025: Where the Industry Goes Next - BNPL 2.0
Welcome to a live recording of the Fintech Takes podcast, coming to you from Money20/20. In this limited series with Marqeta, we’re diving into the aspects of fintech and financial services that we’r…
00:26:31 |
Mon 02 Dec 2024
S9 E9: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Paydock, Bluespine, Astrada, and Rise
Welcome back to Not Fintech Investment Advice, where we spotlight new and exciting fintechs.
I’m Alex Johnson, creator of Fintech Takes, joined by Simon Taylor who’s gracing us stateside in Washingto…
00:57:31 |
Wed 27 Nov 2024
Fintech in 2025: Where the Industry Goes Next - The State of Credit in 2025
Welcome to the Fintech Takes Podcast, live from Money 2020.
Today, we’re diving into the state of credit—a topic I’m passionate about—but I’ve brought in two experts to lead the way. Joining me are M…
00:34:21 |
Mon 25 Nov 2024
S9 E8: Special Solo Recap on Deregulation, Marqeta, and Crypto’s Paradox
Welcome to Fintech Takes, the podcast breaking down the latest in fintech news and trends. I'm Alex Johnson, your self-proclaimed Fintech nerd and creator of the Fintech Takes newsletter.
We’re shaki…
00:54:17 |
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Fintech in 2025: Where the Industry Goes Next - The Optimists' Case for Fintech in 2025
Alright, folks—let’s ditch the doom and gloom.
In this episode, recorded live from Money 2020 with the CEO of Marqeta, Simon Khalaf, we’re breaking down why there’s actually plenty to be optimistic …
00:35:03 |
Mon 18 Nov 2024
S9 E7: Bank Nerd Corner: CFPB, All Day, Every Day
Recording the day after the election, vibes are strange, and the future’s a question mark—but fintech regulation? Still full steam ahead.
This week on Bank Nerd Corner, Kiah and Alex welcome special …
01:29:16 |
Wed 13 Nov 2024
S9 E6: Money20/20, 2024: BaaS and Open Banking and AI (Oh My!)
Welcome to another special Fintech Takes episode.
I’m Alex Johnson, just back from four intense days at Money20/20 in Las Vegas, and here to unpack it all with me is my friend Jason Henrichs, CEO of…
00:27:30 |
Wed 06 Nov 2024
S9 E5: The CFPB, Cash + Culture Party Podcast (Live from MX's Money Experience Summit)
Welcome to a special edition of Fintech Takes, recorded live from MX's Money Experience Summit in beautiful Park City, Utah.
Big shout-out to MX for letting me squeeze in some live podcasting–my fav…
01:17:50 |
Wed 30 Oct 2024
S9 E4: Trust is a Two-way Street
In this special guest episode, Alex catches up with founder and CEO of Bloom Money, Nina Mohanty, about a pressing yet overlooked issue: first-party fraud.
They kick off by exploring the viral "infi…
01:07:46 |
Wed 23 Oct 2024
S9 E3: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Kato, FlowX, Mesa, and Cavela—AI is Devouring Fintech
Welcome back to Not Fintech Investment Advice, where Simon Taylor and I spotlight new and exciting fintechs.
This time, we're diving into how AI is shaking up customer service, banking, homeownershi…
00:55:12 |
Wed 16 Oct 2024
What Customers Want: The AI Concierge Revolution & What’s Next for Fintech CX
Welcome back to the grand finale of What Customers Want, a limited 4-part series from the Fintech Takes podcast, hosted by me and Corey Besaw, President of APAC and co-founder of Ubiquity.
In Episode…
01:00:00 |
Thu 10 Oct 2024
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