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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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00:28:46

Nelson Chu, Founder and CEO of Percent - Powering the...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/08/25

Tarang Gupta has a conversation with Nelson Chu, Founder and CEO of Percent, a disruptor unlocking exclusive access to private credit investments for accredited investors. In this episode you will hear about: - What inspired Nelson to launch Percent - How Percent manages risk-return for investors - Credit default swaps for the private market - Importance of culture in building a thriving organization And much more! About Nelson Chu Nelson is a serial entrepreneur with years of experience at Bank

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00:39:00

Steffen Pauls, Founder and CEO of Moonfare -...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/07/13

Tarang Gupta sits down with Steffen Pauls, Founder and CEO of Moonfare. Moonfare is a platform that is democratizing Private Equity, an asset class traditionally accessible to a select few individuals and organizations, by lowering investment minimums, conducting due diligence on funds, and eliminating barriers to entry for retail investors. In this episode you will hear about: - The inspiration behind starting Moonfare - Evolution of the global private equity market - Strategically approaching

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00:35:02

Victor Fimbres, Co-Founder & CTO of Forage - Building...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/07/06

Gabriela Ariana Campoverde sits down with Victor Fimbres, Co-Founder and CTO of Forage, a third-party payments processor which helps grocers accept Electronic Benefit Transfers, or EBT, online. Forage is on a mission to create a world where all families with any budget can afford a meal. Today over 42 million people receive EBT benefits or food stamps. This is government support to pay for groceries. 14% of all grocery spend is paid with EBT, but only 5% of this was online. When Forage first

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00:23:13

Anat Guetta, Chairwoman, Israel Securities Authority...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/07/05

Tarang Gupta has a conversation with Anat Guetta, Chairwoman of the Israel Securities Authority. The Israel Securities Authority (ISA) is the national securities regulator of Israel. Established by law in 1968, which defines the ISA's role "to protect the interests of the public investing in securities." ISA is active in two main areas: protecting investors; developing the regulatory infrastructure, tools and products for an advanced, diverse, competitive and innovative public capital market. In

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00:36:40

Steve Fredette, President, Co-Founder of Toast -...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/06/27

Gabriela Ariana Campoverde sits down with Steve Fredette, President, Co-founder and a Director of Toast. Toast is an all-in-one point-of-sale and restaurant management platform for businesses in the food service and hospitality space. Since its inception in 2011 it has helped clients delight their guests, do what they love and thrive. In this episode you will hear about: - Toast’s humble beginnings - What new features better served Toast clients during the pandemic - What innovation Steve is

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00:42:34

Startup Special! Wharton's Top Fintech Startups with...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/05/18

In today's special episode, Anirudh Singh sits down with classmates and fintech founders Gaby Campoverde, John Garner, and Nate Soffio. They discuss their rising startups, Miren, Card Curator, and Portabl, as well as the impact the Wharton MBA has had on their respective companies. Gaby Campoverde: Gabriela Ariana Campoverde is CEO and Founder of Miren. She is currently an MBA candidate at The Wharton School and Masters in Computer and Information Technology at Penn Engineering. Prior to her

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00:34:17

Brad Bernstein, Managing Partner at FTV Capital -...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/05/09

Anirudh Singh sits down with Brad Bernstein, Managing Partner at FTV Capital. Brad has been a growth equity investor at FTV Capital for over 18 years, leading investments in enterprise technology & services and financial services. In today's episode, they discuss what drives FTV Capital's success, investments in Enfusion, Plate IQ, Paddle, LoanPro and EBANX, and much more! Brad Bernstein: Brad is managing partner and has been a growth equity investor at FTV Capital for over 18 years, leading

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00:33:06

Gaurav Sharma, CEO & Co-Founder of Capitalize -...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/04/25

Anirudh Singh sits down with Gaurav Sharma, CEO and Co-Founder of Capitalize a venture-backed fintech company in New York focused on the retirement savings market. In today’s episode, they discuss the size of the 401K rollover issue in the United States, Capitalize being listed as one of TIME's best inventions of 2021, the fundraising process, and much more! Gaurav Sharma: Gaurav leads Capitalize's mission to help people save for retirement. Before founding Capitalize, he worked for some of the

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00:47:19

Christina Keitt Chaney, Head of Sales & Relationship...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/04/20

Gabriela Ariana Campoverde sits down with Christina Keitt Chaney, Head of Sales and Relationship Management of MoCaFi. MoCaFi is short for Mobility Capital Finance, and today the company helps over 70MM clients across the United States open a bank account, build credit, and support local businesses. The company was founded in 2015 with a mission to address social inequities by closing the racial wealth gap. In this episode, you will learn all about: - The MoCaFi products which help its clients

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00:25:28

Shimon Kogan, Associate Professor of Finance -...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/04/18

Anirudh Singh sits down with Shimon Kogan, Associate Professor of Finance, with positions at Arison School of Business, Reichman University and The Wharton School. The two discuss the shifting perspective around fintech companies after the financial crisis, why fintech is an excellent industry for new graduates to get into, exciting global trends in the industry, and much more! Shimon Kogan: Prof. Kogan is an Associate Professor of Finance, with positions at Arison School of Business, Reichman

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00:33:36

Sigal Mandelker, General Partner at Ribbit Capital -...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/04/11

Anirudh Singh sits down with Sigal Mandelker, General Partner at Ribbit Capital. The two discuss her career in both the public and private sectors, Ribbit’s investment in Chainalysis, cryptocurrencies and anti-money laundering, and much more! Sigal Mandelker: Sigal Mandelker joined Ribbit Capital as a General Partner in April 2020. Ribbit is an investment firm focused on financial services and technology. Prior to Ribbit, she served as Under Secretary of Treasury for Terrorism and Financial

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00:20:31

Katherine Salisbury, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Qapital...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/04/04

Anirudh Singh sits down with Katherine Salisbury, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Qapital. The two discuss Katherine’s early career, co-founding not one but two companies with her partner, Katherine’s views on the fintech industry overall, and much more. Hope you enjoy the show! Katherine Salisbury: Ten years ago, Katherine set out to find a solution to her family’s money management headaches - one that actually aligned with their motivations, goals and lifestyle. A few years later, Qapital was born

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00:31:29

Howard Katzenberg, CEO & Founder of Glean -...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/03/30

Gabriela Ariana Campoverde sits down with Howard Katzenberg, CEO and Founder of Glean, an accounts payable solution that combines smart automation with spend intelligence to drive material savings. Glean supercharges vendor decision making. This platform automatically detects duplicate invoices and overcharges; receives alerts on billing errors, anomalous spend activity, and available vendor savings; and leverages vendor benchmarking to see what other companies are paying. In this episode, you

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00:35:32

Amias Gerety, Partner at QED Investors - Helping...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/03/28

Anirudh Singh sits down with Amias Gerety, Partner at QED Investors. The two discuss the recent cryptocurrency executive order, QED's success over the past two years, investments into Tint, Atomic, and Ntropy, and much more. Amias Gerety: Amias joined QED as a Partner in 2017 focusing on supporting the portfolio and finding new investment opportunities with a focus on back office technologies and infrastructure companies. Amias brings a deep background in financial markets, compliance, and RegTech

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00:40:14

Adam Nash, CEO of Daffy - Making Giving a Habit

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/03/21

Anirudh Singh sits down with Adam Nash, CEO of Daffy. The two discuss Adam's career at Wealthfront, being a successful product manager, his motivations behind founding Daffy, the importance of choosing the right revenue model for your business, and much more. If you're interested in signing up for Daffy, you can use the below promo code to claim $25 for a charity of your choice. Promo Code: https://daffy.org/adamnash/invite For more FinTech insights, follow us below: Medium:

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00:35:39

Blair Silverberg, CEO & Founder of Hum Capital --...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/03/16

Gabriela Ariana Campoverde sits down with Blair Silverberg, Founder and CEO of Hum Capital, a funding platform connecting great companies with the right capital for their growth. Hum believes that every qualified company should be able to raise the capital they need to flourish without bias or friction. On Hum’s Intelligent Capital Market, companies are evaluated on fundamentals and performance, not on who they know. In this episode, you will learn all about: - The platform that Blair and his

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00:32:30

Rishi Khanna, CEO of Stocktwits - Facilitating a...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/03/14

Anirudh Singh sits down with Rishi Khanna, CEO of Stocktwits. The two discuss Rishi's lessons learned as a serial entrepreneur, the benefits of social trading, international expansion at Stocktwits, meme stocks, NFTs, and much more. Rishi Khanna: Rishi Khanna is the CEO of Stocktwits, the original social platform for individual investors and traders with 6M registered members. Before Stocktwits, Rishi was Managing Director at SS&C GlobeOp at SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc, where he had overall

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00:37:50

Ganesh Rao, Managing Director and Head of Financial...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/03/11

In today's episode, Ally McCloskey sits down with Ganesh Rao, Managing Director and Head of Financial Technology and Services at Thomas H. Lee Partners ("THL"), the $16B+ private equity firm. THL invests in middle market growth companies exclusively in three sectors: Financial Technology & Services, Healthcare, and Technology & Business Solutions. Since its founding in 1974, THL has raised more than $34 billion of equity capital, invested in over 160 companies, and completed more than 500 add-on

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00:40:49

Deven Parekh, Managing Director at Insight Partners -...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/03/07

Anirudh Singh sits down with Deven Parekh, Managing Director at Insight Partners. The two discuss what makes Insight such a successful investment firm, the evolution of fintech investing over the past 10 years, investments in Slice, GCash, Pomelo, and much more. Deven Parekh: Deven Parekh is a Managing Director at Insight Partners. Since joining Insight in 2000, he has made more than 130 investments in enterprise software, data, and consumer internet businesses globally, including in North

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00:27:25

Greg Schvey, CEO of Axoni - Harnessing the Power of...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2022/02/28

Anirudh Singh sits down with Greg Schvey, CEO of Axoni. The two discuss Greg’s introduction to bitcoin, the benefits of blockchain technology, public vs. private blockchains, and much more. Greg Schvey: Greg is a repeat entrepreneur and drives Axoni’s strategic execution. He previously co-founded TradeBlock and worked as a fixed income analyst at Citigroup. Greg holds a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University where he studied finance. Axoni: Axoni was founded in 2013 with the goal of overhauling

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