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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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00:42:22

Sean Salas, Co-Founder/CEO of Camino Financial –...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2021/08/11

Miguel Armaza sits down with Sean Salas, Co-Founder and CEO of Camino Financial, a Fintech company pioneering access to affordable credit to underbanked Latino businesses. Since inception, the company has raised over $125 in debt and equity from top industry investors. Sean grew up in between Mexico and the US and holds and got his MBA at Harvard Business School. In this episode, we discuss: - Sean’s journey between the US and Mexico - Launching Camino Financial while at Harvard Business School

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00:27:31

Patrick Burns, CEO/Co-Founder of Spruce –...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2021/08/06

I sit down with Patrick Burns, CEO and Co-founder of Spruce, a proptech powering online real estate transactions that’s on a mission to build a one-click checkout experience for real estate transactions. Spruce has raised more than $50M from investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, Scale Venture Partners, and Third Prime. Mr. Burns is based in NYC and holds an MA in Statistics from Yale and a BA in Physics from Oxford. We discuss - Patrick’s journey from Scotland to the heart of fintech

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00:27:48

Peter Sanborn, Head of Corporate Development at...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2021/08/04

Anirudh Singh sits down with Peter Sanborn, Head of Corporate Development at PayPal and Managing Partner of PayPal Ventures. In this episode they discuss: - Peter’s early career at HSBC - Transitioning to PayPal and launching PayPal Ventures - Developing a thematic investing approach - Leveraging PayPal’s broader network to invest globally And much more! Peter Sanborn: Peter Sanborn serves as Vice President, Head of Corporate Development at PayPal and Managing Partner of PayPal Ventures,

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00:32:54

Sebastian Kreis, Co-Founder of Xepelin – Blitzcaling...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2021/08/02

Miguel Armaza sits down with the amazing Sebastian Kreis, Co-Founder/Co-CEO of Xepelin, a Latin American fintech company that aims to be the leading SME digital bank in the region. Founded in 2019 by Sebastian and Nicolas de Camino, they are one of the fastest growing fintechs in the history of Latam, having loaned more than $400 million in the last couple of years, onboarded over 4,000 clients, and have been doubling in size every three months throughout the last year. They are also backed by

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00:36:55

Howard Mergelkamp, Founding Partner of Mosaik Partners

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2021/08/01

Franz Rassman sits down with fintech venture capitalist Howard Mergelkamp. In 2011, Howard Mergelkamp and Miles Kilburn co-founded Mosaik Partners, an expansion-stage venture capital firm investing in commerce-enabling technology companies. Since its founding, Mosaik has invested roughly $150 million in early-stage enterprise fintech companies solving major pain points in large, B2B markets, such as payments, banking, and insurance. We discuss: - Howard’s path to becoming a venture capitalist,

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00:38:59

Oportun CEO, Raul Vazquez – Democratizing Credit,...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2021/07/28

Miguel Armaza sits down with the very genuine Raul Vazquez, CEO of Oportun, a Nasdaq-listed company that provides responsible consumer credit. Founded 15 years ago, Oportun has extended more than 4 million loans and over $10 billion in affordable credit. Raul has been Oportun’s CEO since 2012 and previously served as CEO of Walmart.com. Currently, he also serves on the board of Intuit and the National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders. He is also a proud MBA graduate of our very own

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00:31:38

David Nangle, CEO of VEF – Unlocking Fintech...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2021/07/26

Miguel Armaza sits down with the fascinating David Nangle is CEO of Vostok Emerging Finance, an investment company listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market in Sweden that invests in growth stage private fintech companies across the emerging world. Born and raised in Ireland, Dave has spent his career focused on emerging markets having worked in places like Moscow and London, and has backed some of the top fintech names across Brazil, Mexico, Turkey, India, Kenya, and beyond. Some of VEF’s

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00:26:23

Tosin Osibodu, CEO of Chaka - Building the African...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2021/07/23

Miguel Armaza sits down with Tosin Osibodu, Co-Founder and CEO of Chaka, a Nigerian digital investment platform that is bringing access to trade over 4000 Nigerian and US stocks. Tosin is a fintech veteran, serial entrepreneur and also a proud alum of our very own Wharton School. In this episode, we discuss: - Chaka’s journey and what it means to be the first Nigerian Fintech to receive a license by the Securities & Exchange Commission of Nigeria (SEC). - Challenges and opportunities of building

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00:37:59

Fabrice Grinda, Founding Partner at FJ Labs – Serial...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2021/07/21

Miguel Armaza sits down with the legendary tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist, Fabrice Grinda, Founding Partner at FJ Labs, a stage-agnostic Venture Capital fund that focuses on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. Born and raised in France, Fabrice is amongst the world’s leading tech leaders. As an investor, he has over 250 exits on almost 700 investments. With impressive investments such as Alibaba, Lending Club, Delivery Hero, Betterment, Klarna, Stripe, Palantir and Rappi. As an

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00:28:38

Adam Green, CEO & Co-Founder of YieldX -...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2021/07/19

Anirudh Singh sits down with Adam Green, co-Founder and CEO of YieldX. In this episode they discuss: - Adam's experience at MoneyLion - Founding something new at YieldX - Lessons learned from growing during the pandemic - Arbitraging Spice Girls concert tickets And more! Adam Green: Adam Green is a technology innovator, founder and capital markets veteran. He is currently the CEO and co-Founder of YieldX, a breakthrough technology infrastructure that is reimagining fixed income. The company

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00:21:16

TechCrunch's Mary Ann Azevedo - Covering the Pulse of...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2021/07/16

Miguel Armaza sits down with the talented Mary Ann Azevedo, Senior Reporter at TechCrunch covering all things Fintech and Latin America Tech. Mary Ann is a seasoned reporter, who’s been covering tech for 25 years! She’s seen and heard it all and this was a great conversation where we cover a ton of ground, including: - Mary Ann’s writing and creative process - Some of the biggest trends she’s seeing in the fintech space - Managing the insane volume of industry news on a daily basis - The main

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00:36:39

Powering The Alts Revolution with Leore Avidar, CEO...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2021/07/14

Ryan Zauk sits down with Leore Avidar, CEO & Founder of Alt. Alt has created a marketplace for sports cards that authenticates its transactions & provides buyers with the peace of mind that the card they’re dropping thousands on is no fake! Leore himself is a card collector and trader fanatic, having been deep in this asset class for years. Leore is also the CEO of Lob, a direct mail marketing & address verification API company on the path to going public. (Pretty good track record) They cover: -

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00:29:31

Kimwood Mott of the Central Bank of the Bahamas -...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2021/07/12

Anirudh Singh sits down with Kimwood Mott, project manager at the Central Bank of the Bahamas. In this episode they discuss: - Kimwood's transition to the central bank - The primary goals of the project including: 1. Increasing the efficiency of the Bahamian payments systems through more secure transactions and faster settlement speed. 2. Providing non-discriminatory access to payment systems without regard for age, immigration or residency status. 3. Achieving greater financial inclusion,

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00:43:55

Mahmoud Abdelkader, CEO/Co-Founder of Very Good...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2021/07/11

Miguel Armaza sits down with the inspiring Mahmoud Abdelkader, serial entrepreneur and CEO/Co-Founder of Very Good Security, a company that’s on a mission to protect the world’s information by providing essential security and compliance infrastructure for other businesses. In this episode, we talk about: - Mahmoud’s journey – moving from Egypt to New York City and how he found his love for entrepreneurship - Launching Balanced Payments, his first startup over a decade ago, getting into Y Combinator

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00:47:07

Chad Byers, Susa Ventures - Starting a VC,...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2021/07/09

Ryan Zauk brings you a great episode today with Chad Byers, Partner & Co-Founder of Susa Ventures. Susa is a sector-agnostic early-stage VC investing in areas like Enterprise Software, Fintech, Logistics, Healthcare, Consumer & Frontier Tech. Notable investments include Robinhood, Fast, Flexport, PolicyGenius, Okra, LendUp, Nova Credit, Railz, Treasury Prime, and Expanse. Chad was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 for VC in 2015. Prior to Susa Ventures, Chad was the senior director of platform at

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00:36:16

Anthony ‘Pomp’ Pompliano: Going All in On Bitcoin and...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2021/07/06

Ryan Zauk sits down with none other than Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano. Anthony Pompliano is an entrepreneur and investor who has built and sold numerous companies, managing a portfolio valued at more than $500 million in early-stage companies. His investments include Coinbase, eToro, BlockFi, Airbnb, and many more. He has a fantastic newsletter, podcast, and social platform anchored by his 1M+ followers on Twitter. He is known for his extreme passion for bitcoin, having been a major part of the

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00:39:15

Amy Nauiokas, Anthemis CEO/Founder-Cultivating Change...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2021/07/02

Miguel Armaza sits down with the fascinating Amy Nauiokas, Founder and CEO of Anthemis, a Venture Capital firm founded in 2008 that aims to cultivate change in the financial system by investing in, growing, and sustaining businesses committed to resiliency, transparency, access and equity. Some of their most notable investments include Carta, Betterment, Pipe, Rally Rd, Simple, and Backstage Capital. Amy is also Founder/CEO of Archer Gray, a media production and content company. In this great

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00:38:08

Kai Cunningham, Limited Ventures – Bridging the Gap...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2021/06/30

Ryan Zauk sits down with Kai Cunningham, the youngest founding General Partner at Limited Ventures. Limited Ventures is a fund created alongside titans of industry like the Forbes & Rockefeller families, and counts numerous athletes and entertainers as LPs. Kai serves two critical roles: 1. Helping family foundations + institutions satisfy their Diversity and Inclusion Mandates without sacrificing returns 2. Bridging the gap between athletes/entertainers and the billionaire families of the

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00:28:30

Nathaniel Harley, CEO and Co-Founder of MANTL --...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2021/06/28

Gabriela Ariana Campoverde sits down with Nathaniel Harley, CEO and Co-Founder of MANTL, a software platform specializing in online account opening and deposit growth strategies for community banks and credit unions. Founded in 2016, MANTL has helped banks raise more than $1 billion in core deposits -- with the highest performing account opening solution on the market. This past spring, this fintech raised $40MM in a Series B round. MANTL is on a mission to expand access to financial services by

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00:50:59

Stephany Kirkpatrick, Founder & CEO of Orum, the...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2021/06/25

In this content-rich episode, Ally McCloskey sits down with Stephany Kirkpatrick, Founder & CEO of Orum. Orum is building new and frictionless financial infrastructure to power smart, real-time, and fully-automated money movement across accounts, products, and financial institutions. Backed by Bain Capital Ventures, Inspired Capital, Homebrew, Acrew, Primary, Clocktower, Box Group, SVB Capital, AmEx Ventures, and an impressive angel network. Orum has 2 signature products in market: 1) Orum’s

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