Founder and Managing Partner of Alpine Investors Graham Weaver — An Entrepreneurial Journey <iframe allow=”autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write” frameborder=”0" height=”175" style=”width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px;” sandbox=”allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation” src=”https://embed.podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/graham-weaver-founder-ceo-alpine-investors-on-finding/id1042827113?i=1000649576363"></iframe> In today’s episode, Wesley A ..read more

Check out the full podcast on Spotify | Soundcloud | Apple Spade tackles a longstanding issue in the fintech space: the obscurity of transaction data. By providing real-time merchant intelligence, Spade links any card transaction to a real merchant identity, offering detailed insights like merchant category and geolocation. This innovation enables banks, fintechs, and anti-fraud platforms to authorize more transactions, detect and prevent fraud, and create innovative products and services. Creating Spade’s comprehensive merchant database required forming robust partnerships across the fi ..read more

As we wrap up an exciting year at Wharton Fintech Podcast, we’re thrilled to take a moment and reflect on the incredible journey we’ve shared with our listeners and partners. Here’s a snapshot of our remarkable year in fintech: ? Expanding our Reach Monthly Listens: ~100,000 Top Listener Countries:1. ?? United States (~60%) 2. ?? United Kingdom (~10%) 3. ?? Canada (~4%) 4. ?? India (~2%) 5. ?? Saudi Arabia (~2%) 6. ?? Australia (~2%) Beyond the Top 6: Our podcast has reached numerous countries across Asia, Europe, and Africa, creating a truly global community ? ?️ Top 5 Episodes ..read more

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: How digital technologies and fintechs have unleashed innovation in commercial banking. We talk about the unmet needs of SMEs and why David expects to see a transition to more service-based models in the future. The banking battlefield. The competitive landscape is shifting from ..read more

Bridging the Gap: A Collaborative Approach to Blockchain & Crypto Partnerships with Shayaan Khanna at Mastercard As recently as 2022, it seemed as though blockchain and cryptocurrency companies were about to reshape large swathes of the global financial sector right away. However, macroeconomic shifts and company-specific missteps have spurred heated discussion around whether blockchain will transform the internet, global commerce and financial services. Despite recent challenges, the promise of this transformative technology remains too great to ignore. It is equally true that work still ..read more

David Haber, General Partner at a16z— Fintech through the lens of an operator, entrepreneur & investor In today’s episode, Kailee Costello hosts David Haber, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. https://medium.com/media/97805427bd089072042055be00483f2d/href In the episode, Kailee and David discuss: The outlook for FinTech: challenges and opportunities David: There’s still a tremendous amount of opportunity for FinTech across a lot of different categories. Obviously, with this current rate environment, FinTech companies that are more balance sheet intensive or more rate depe ..read more

Blythe Masters, Founding Partner at Motive Partners — On the evolution of financial services In today’s episode, I host Blythe Masters, Founding Partner at Motive Partners. Having had the pleasure of working with Blythe at Motive Partners this summer, I can guarantee this is will be a fascinating conversation. In this episode, we discuss Blythe’s 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 of financial services, she del ..read more

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 infrastructure to give these financial institutions access to Narmi’s products, including digital account opening, consumer and business digital banking, and an admin platform. https://medium.com/media/cbdbd33b64ae0cad863a7687dce65b35/href ..read more

Highnote’s John MacIlwaine — 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 Issuing product. Check out the episode on Spotify | SoundCloud | Apple Podcast Read on for a sneak peak: How have legacy players like FIS and Fiserv responded to non-financial institutions offering financial products ..read more

Finley CEO Jeremy Tsui — on modernizing debt capital management Today, Nate Gee hosts Jeremy Tsui, founder and CEO of Finley. Check out the Episode on Spotify | Soundcloud | Apple Podcasts https://medium.com/media/ebd6b20abf5ea69e112db13cd6e0ee85/href Nate and Jeremy discuss: The original idea for Finley Jeremy: I remember back in 2019, I was in the Special Situations group at Goldman Sachs. And we did a wide range of lending and investing — so everything from software companies, to sports franchises to waste management companies. I realized that regardless of the type of ..read more