Rebank: Fintech Analysis
Financial innovation, technology advances and social changes are sending shockwaves through the financial services industry.
In an age of increasingly rapid change, important questions, debates and developments are unfolding before our eyes. These ideas, and the choices we make in response to them, will shape our future.
Technology is vastly powerful, creating new industries in response to – or sometimes in anticipation of – changing customer expectations.
Rebank explores the trends, developments and challenges that define our age and shape the future role of money, banking and financial services.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 250
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Fintech Opportunities in LATAM with QED and Broadhaven Ventures
Mike Packer, Partner at QED, and Michael Sidgmore, Partner at Broadhaven Ventures, are active investors in Latin America, with collective portfolio companies including Credijusto, Loft, Nubank and ma…
WhatsApp Payments Halted in Brazil, Checkout.com is Worth $5.5 Billion, Wirecard Misplaces $2 Billion
Today, we’re joined by Lex Sokolin to talk through a few recent events that are indicative of what’s important in fintech right now.
And boy, is there a lot to talk about.
WhatsApp launches payments …
Building Self-Driving Money with Wealthfront
Andy Rachleff is the Co-Founder and CEO of Wealthfront, one of the world’s leading investments and personal finance companies.
Building around a core investments offering for young professionals, Wea…
How to Build a Profitable Digital Bank with Tinkoff
Oliver Hughes is the CEO of Tinkoff Group, one of the world’s most successful digital banking groups with over ten million customers.
Tinkoff is publicly listed, which brings clarity to its operating…
Varo and Marqeta Raise Rounds, Should Digital Banks Lend? and Fintech Gets Meta
We’re joined by Lex Sokolin to talk through a few recent events that are indicative of what’s important in fintech right now.
Varo raised $241 million in preparation to start operating under its own…
What Institutional Investors Did During the COVID Crash with Addepar
Eric Poirier is the CEO of Addepar, a leading investment technology company with a ten-year track record serving institutional clients.
With more than 400 institutional investor clients with approxim…
Cash App, Venmo, Digital Wallets and Challenger Banks with Max Friedrich
Today, we’re joined by Max Friedrich and Lex Sokolin.
Max is a fintech analyst a ARK Invest, a public markets investment manager focused on disruptive technologies including autonomous tech, robotics…
Powering 95% of US Digital Banking with Galileo
Clay Wilkes is the founder and CEO of Galileo, one of the leading digital banking and payments platforms in North America.
Galileo provides much of the technology that powers banking and payments for…
Brex Raises Again, Shopify Launches Bank Accounts and M&A Ideas for Goldman
Today, we’re joined by Lex Sokolin to talk through a few recent events that are indicative of the fintech world right now.
Brex raised an additional $150 million at a slightly improved valuation vs. …
What the COVID Crisis Means for Fintech Now and in the Years to Come with Radboud Vlaar
Radboud Vlaar is the Founding Partner at Finch Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm and one of Europe’s most active series A investors.
Prior to starting Finch in 2013, Radboud was a Partner …
Payments Dominance, $1 Billion in Strategic Investments and a Founding Role in Libra with Laurent Le Moal
Laurent Le Moal is the CEO of PayU, a leading emerging markets payments company.
As CEO of PayU, Laurent has grown annual volumes to nearly $30 billion and overseen close to $1 billion in strategic i…
Technology, Empathy and Finance in a Time of Crisis with TrueAccord
Ohad Samet is the Co-Founder and CEO of TrueAccord, a company using machine learning, behavioral economics and empathy to reimagine the debt collection process.
TrueAccord is a fantastic example of f…
The Present and Future of FX and Payments with Mike Laven
Today, Rebank co-host Aman Ghei of Finch Capital is joined by Mike Laven.
Mike is the CEO of CurrencyCloud, one of the leading FX and payments companies in Europe, powering some of the most successfu…
Libra, Stablecoins, CBDCs and the Need for Digital Money
Today, we’re joined by Lex Sokolin to discuss recent developments in digital money, including stablecoins, CBDCs and a new Facebook Libra proposal.
A digital world needs digital money, and a few infl…
Inside The Decision to Shutter Moven’s B2C Business with Brett King
Today, we’re joined by Brett King, founder and Executive Chairman of Moven, one of the original digital banks, and Lex Sokolin, Global Head of Fintech at ConsenSys.
Lex and I discussed Moven’s recent…
What’s Next in Insurtech? with Silvi Wompa
Today, Rebank co-host Aman Ghei of Finch Capital is joined by Silvi Wompa.
Silvi is the head of portfolio underwriting at Swiss Re, one of the largest reinsurers in the world with over $30B in revenu…
How is COVID-19 Changing Consumer and Business Behavior?
Today, we’re joined by Lex Sokolin to discuss the ways in which COVID-19 is influencing consumer and business behavior and what changes are likely to be permanent.
Digital is booming in areas where i…
SoFi buys Galileo, Moven shutters B2C business, Fintechs respond to COVID-19
In this special episode, we’re joined by Lex Sokolin for analysis of a few important recent fintech developments.
Lex is the author of the Future of Finance newsletter, the CMO & Global Fintech Co-He…
Banking-as-a-Service from the Incumbent’s Perspective with BBVA
Today we’re joined by Abhishek Gupta, Head of BBVA Open Platform, BBVA’s banking-as-a-service offering.
As most people listening this podcast know, BBVA is a leader in financial innovation among incu…
Waves of Consolidation: M&A, IPOs and Competitive Dynamics in a Maturing Fintech Industry
The fintech industry has rapidly matured in recent years. Once a collection of aspirational early stage founders catering to tech early adopters, fintech companies are increasingly offering highly re…