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Wharton FinTech Podcast

Wharton Fintech Podcast

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. Subscribe and follow us for more FinTech content by searching @whartonfintech on your preferred platform!

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00:37:13

TX Zhuo & Gabriella Brignardello, Fika Ventures -...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2023/01/24

Tarang Gupta hosts TX Zhuo, General Partner, and Gabriella Brignardello, Vice President at Fika Ventures, a seed-fund investing in fintech, enterprise software, and marketplaces. In this episode you will hear about: - Fika Ventures' manifesto of "whole stories, not headlines" - How to be an effective investor - Interesting startups that Fika has invested in - Segments that TX and Gabriella believe will drive the growth of fintech And much more! About Gabriella Brignardello Gabriella began her

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00:41:32

Vishal Garg, Founder & CEO at Better - Making...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2023/01/18

Tarang Gupta hosts Vishal Garg, Founder and CEO at Better, the #1 digital mortgage lender in the US. In this episode you will hear about: - Vishal's belief that credit is a great socio-economic equalizer - How trying to get a mortgage turned into the inspiration behind Better - The unique thing about Better that makes it a true marketplace - One professional decision that Vishal would like to change And much more! About Vishal Garg Vishal is the Founder and CEO of Better. At 21 years old, Vishal

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00:26:32

Seema Amble, Partner at a16z - On fintech and her...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/12/19

Nihar Bobba hosts Seema Amble, a partner focused on fintech investments at a16z. She primarily focuses on B2B fintech, such as payments, CFO tools, and vertical software, globally. She serves on the boards of Mvmnt and Stoik. Prior to joining Andreessen Horowitz, Seema had been investing in fintech for over a decade. She was a vice president at Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, a venture growth fund, where she focused on leading investments in fintech and Latin America. Previously, she worked at

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00:47:54

Alfred Chuang, General Partner at Race Capital -...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/12/15

Tarang Gupta hosts Alfred Chuang, Founder and General Partner at Race Capital, a venture capital firm that invests, builds, and partners with exceptional founders building the future. In this episode you will hear about: - What Alfred loves about a venture's journey from zero to one - Web3 and its influence on the future of fintech - Achieving repeated success as an entrepreneur - Economic downturns and its hidden opportunities for VCs And much more! About Alfred Chuang Alfred is the Founder and

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00:41:01

Patrick Gauthier, CEO of Convera - Making global...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/12/07

Tarang Gupta hosts Patrick Gauthier, CEO at Convera, the largest non-bank B2B cross-border payments company in the world. In this episode you will hear about - What makes Convera the dominant player in cross-border payments - Countries that are going to drive the future of fintech - Operational differences in B2B vs B2C financial services organizations - What working with Jeff Bezos is like And much more About Patrick Gauthier Patrick joined as the CEO of Convera in 2021 after having held senior

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00:27:50

Gayathri Rajan, Chief Product Officer of DriveWealth...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/11/30

Tarang Gupta hosts Gayathri Rajan, Chief Product Officer at DriveWeath, a pioneer in fractional investing and brokerage infrastructure. In this episode you will hear about: - Fractional investing and its role in attracting retail investors - Identifying a great product-market fit - Future of embedded finance and its potential to spawn business opportunities - Why building B2B products is exciting And much more! About Gayathri Rajan Gayathri currently serves as DriveWealth’s Chief Product Officer,

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00:25:52

Andy Bromberg, CEO of Eco - Putting your money back...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/11/24

Tarang Gupta hosts Andy Bromberg, CEO of Eco, a consumer fintech company that lets you spend, send, save, and make money, all in one app. In this episode you will hear about - Building an open rewards system - Working towards maximizing wealth of the community - Navigating market cycles in crypto - Choosing the right investors and colleagues And much more! About Andy Bromberg Prior to joining Eco as the CEO, Andy was Co-founder and President of CoinList, a leading platform for token sales,

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00:36:23

Ashwin Kumar, Stripe Head of Startups for...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/11/22

Andrew Janssens hosts Ashwin Kumar, Head of Startups for Banking-as-a-Service at Stripe. Ashwin is the former CEO and co-founder of Y Combinator-backed Sway Finance, and now helps Stripe's customers to use their BaaS APIs to embed financial products. Ashwin’s startup roots help him guide fintech founders as they work with Stripe to solve complex financial problems. He’s designed products from scratch, taught himself to code, won several hackathons to support his entrepreneurial endeavors, and was

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00:43:54

Andrew Jamison, CEO and Co-Founder of Extend -...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/11/14

Tarang Gupta hosts Andrew Jamison, the CEO and Co-Founder of Extend, an innovative platform that is redefining how credit cards are issued. In this episode you will hear about: - Leaving leadership positions in corporate and start a venture - Navigating the tricky small and medium business segment - Why building relationships is so important in business - How to assess potential investors And much more! About Andrew Jamison A virtual card expert, Andrew was the head of B2B Corporate Payments

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00:33:04

Dimitri Dadiomov - Founder & CEO of Modern Treasury -...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/11/10

Andrew Janssens hosts Dimitri Dadiomov, Founder & CEO of Modern Treasury. In this episode we cover topics including: - Dimitri and Modern Treasury's Y combinator journey - Building a culture at a new company - Dimitri's outlook on Real-Time Payments - Modern Treasury's reverse interview of Acquired - And much, much more! About Dimitri Dadiomov: Dimitri founded Modern Treasury in 2018 alongside his co-founders, Matt Marcus and Sam Arons. Prior to Modern Treasury Dimitri was a Principal PM at

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00:18:08

Danielle Cohen-Shohet, CEO & Founder at GlossGenius -...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/11/07

Tarang Gupta has a conversation with Danielle Cohen-Shohet, CEO and Founder at GlossGenius, one of the quickest growing solutions powering small business owners across the US in the beauty & wellness space with powerful SaaS and fintech functionalities. In this episode you will hear about - How GlossGenius is building fintech solutions for the beauty industry - Why optimizing ease of use for consumers is paramount - Danielle’s experience as a female entrepreneur - Why she recommends people to take

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00:37:03

Latif Peracha, General Partner at M13 - Investing in...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/11/02

Tarang Gupta sits down with Latif Peracha, General Partner at M13, a venture capital firm investing in enabling technologies that will power the future of work, health, commerce, and money. In this episode you will hear about - The interesting world of Web3 investing - M13’s unique Propulsion Platform for startups - Exciting Web3 startups backed by M13 - What working with Sir Richard Branson was like And much more! About Latif Peracha Latif manages the overall investing strategy for M13 and has

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00:41:07

Nik Milanović, Founder of This Week in Fintech, GP of...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/10/27

Andrew Janssens hosts Nik Milanović, Founder of This Week in Fintech, a digest of global FinTech news, and General Partner of The Fintech Fund. In this episode we cover topics including: - How This Week in Fintech evolved from Nik's weekly updates to his teammates and friends - Nik's early start in microfinance and how it has affected his philosophy on fintech - How we can build more diverse communities in fintech - Nik's love of music (specifically DJ-ing) About Nik Milanović Nik Milanovic, is

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00:44:21

Philip Belamant, Co-Founder & CEO of Zilch - Creating...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/10/26

Tarang Gupta has a conversation with Philip Belamant, Co-Founder and CEO of Zilch, a UK-based payment and BNPL provider that is Europe’s fastest-ever company to go from launch to unicorn. In this episode you will hear about - Philip's entrepreneurial journey from Africa to the UK - How Zilch's ad-subsidized payments network is changing the way consumers access credit - Why Zilch decided to take a different approach than conventional “checkout” finance - What it takes to build a 'customer-first'

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00:26:35

Alex Zinder, Global Head of Ledger Enterprise -...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/10/19

Tarang Gupta has a conversation with Alex Zinder, Global Head of Ledger Enterprise, the B2B division of Ledger, a leader in crypto-asset management. In this episode you will hear about: - Ledger’s pioneering offerings in Web3 hardware and software - Witnessing the dotcom bubble and the evolution of internet companies - What's it like working at NASDAQ vs at a high-growth startup - How to get involved in Web3 if you are not from a tech background And much more! About Alex Zinder Alex joined Ledger

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00:32:27

Mark Higgins, Co-Founder & Chief Analytics Officer of...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/10/13

Andrew Janssens hosts Mark Higgins, Co-Founder and Chief Analytics Officer of Beacon, an end-to-end development platform for financial markets that allows traders and quants to build and share code and applications across the front and back office. In this episode you will hear about: - How Mark went from his PhD in physics to the world of finance - How Goldman's Sec DB contributed to their trading edge - Whether finance and FinTech are still appealing for today's PhDs - Some of the latest

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00:27:43

Robert Pitti, Partner at Liquid Stock - Unlocking...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/10/10

Tarang Gupta has a conversation with Robert (Bob) Pitti, Partner at Liquid Stock, an investment firm providing liquidity to employees and stockholders of privately held companies. In this episode you will hear about: - How Liquid Stock is enabling liquidity for shareholders of pre-IPO companies - How companies can leverage tax arbitrage to retain talent - Robert's outlook on the recent economic uncertainty - Liquid Stock’s growth and expansion plans About Robert (Bob) Pitti Robert is a founder of

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00:31:12

Joe Robinson, Co-Founder & CEO of Hummingbird -...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/10/04

Andrew Janssens hosts Joe Robinson, Co-Founder and CEO of Hummingbird, a regtech helping banks and fintechs fight financial crimes with better communications and platforms to investigate Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) incidents. In this episode you will hear about: - How Joe came to found Hummingbird after experiences at Square and Circle - How fintechs can stay ahead of the newest forms of financial crime - How banks and fintechs are navigating the crypto universe and

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00:29:12

Ben Verschuere, Co-Founder & CIO of Treasure...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/09/29

Tarang Gupta has a conversation with Ben Verschuere, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Treasure Financial, a cash management platform designed to help businesses transform idle cash into revenue. In this episode you will hear about: - What motivated Ben to launch a fintech startup - How good treasury management can help companies become more profitable - Why banks are disincentivized to offer attractive yields on deposits - His opinion on the next revolution in banking About Ben

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00:35:42

Lizzie Chapman, Co-Founder & CEO of ZestMoney - New...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/08/30

Tarang Gupta has a conversation with Lizzie Chapman, Co-Founder & CEO of ZestMoney, India’s largest EMI financing and Buy Now, Pay Later Network. In this episode you will hear about: - What fascinates Lizzie about the Indian fintech industry - Her experiences as a female entrepreneur - Her outlook on the future of the global buy now, pay later industry - Why Lizzie is excited about the Global Fintech Fest 2022 And much more! About Lizzie Chapman Lizzie started her career as an equity research

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