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
S3 Ep1: NFIA: Ondorse, Parker, Getmomo, Portabl
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 Brainfood newsletter, for another Not Fintech Inves…
00:48:41 |
Tue 04 Apr 2023
S2 Ep9: Fintech Recap: Live From the Fintech Meetup in Las Vegas.
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, the President and Co-founder of Fintech Meetup ab…
00:58:09 |
Thu 30 Mar 2023
S2 BONUS EPISODE: Fintech Takes X Fintech is Femme Crossover - Building The Fintech Community Through Real Talk
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 newsletter.
Alex and Nicole talk community building a…
00:55:16 |
Mon 27 Mar 2023
S2 Ep8: The Fintech Slow Down, With Sarah Kocianski
Why is fintech heading into a period of consolidation and contraction? Answering this question and more is Alex’s guest, Sarah Kocianski.
Sarah is an experienced fintech strategist and research analy…
00:48:29 |
Wed 22 Mar 2023
S2 Ep7: BNC: Global Chip Shortage, ModernFi, and FIS’ acquisition of Worldpay
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, Managing Editor at Bank Director. They get into some …
01:15:33 |
Wed 15 Mar 2023
S2 BONUS EPISODE: Fintech Recap x Fintech Layer Cake Crossover - Encouraging Competition Through Regulation
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.
In this episode, Alex, Jason, Matt, and Reggie d…
01:02:03 |
Tue 14 Mar 2023
S2 E6: NFIA: Noble, Clyr, Keyzy, Capitalize
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 Investment Advice! podcast.
Discover why now is a…
00:57:49 |
Wed 08 Mar 2023
S2 E5: Fintech Recap: Apple’s BNPL Moves Forward, Crypto Gets Stopped in its Tracks
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, writer of the Fintech Business Weekly newsletter.…
00:54:26 |
Wed 01 Mar 2023
S2 Ep4: Cutting Through the Fintech Hype with Frank Rotman
Sorting out hype from reality is one of the hardest jobs in fintech.
Frank Rotman, Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer at QED Investors, joins Alex on today’s episode to do exactly that.
Al…
00:45:40 |
Wed 22 Feb 2023
S2 Ep3: BNC: Bank Earnings, Jiko, and Why So Many Banks Have The Same Names
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 headlines and news that have caught their attentio…
01:08:17 |
Wed 15 Feb 2023
S2 Ep2: NFIA: Zerodha, Link, Ready Life, Goldenset Collective
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 month and talk about the larger trends behind th…
00:49:59 |
Wed 08 Feb 2023
S2 Ep1: Is Robinhood Going Off The Rails?
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’s really behind Capital One’s layoffs, and why Robi…
00:49:32 |
Wed 01 Feb 2023
Fintech Takes - Season 2 Trailer
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 easy to lose track of your mission when you’re strugg…
00:01:09 |
Wed 25 Jan 2023
S1 EP2 - October Recap: Why Money Lion’s Customers Bit Back
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 Later report.
Alex is joined by Jason Mikula, writer o…
00:51:06 |
Thu 06 Oct 2022
FF Ep4: PayPal to MX: How Jim Magats is Building Trust in Open Finance
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 get into how he helped PayPal rebuild trust with t…
00:46:15 |
Wed 28 Sep 2022
S1 EP1 - Live From Fintech Devcon With Adam Naor and Jason Henrichs
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 and why he’s bought the hot sauce with him.
The sh…
00:41:14 |
Tue 20 Sep 2022
FF Ep3: Building a Systemic Solution to Credit Invisibility, with Nova Credit
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 equity to millions of Americans. Find out how.
Between 5…
00:51:14 |
Thu 15 Sep 2022
FF Ep2: How to Prevent Identity Theft Without Losing Customers, With NeuroID
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 customer experience.
How do you know someone is who th…
00:51:39 |
Thu 08 Sep 2022
FF Ep1: How TripActions Liquid is Solving Expense Management
How is TripActions Liquid giving employees the best travel experience possible? Meet Michael Sindicich, the GM taking his time to create frictionless solutions.
Welcome to the first episode of The Fi…
00:50:19 |
Wed 31 Aug 2022
FF - Trailer
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 low bar comes at a cost. When everyone’s using the sa…
00:01:17 |
Tue 26 Jul 2022
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