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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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00:34:37

Building Big Things and Moving Fast - Allison Barr...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/12/09

Miguel Armaza sits down with Allison Barr Allen, Co-founder and COO of Fast, an online login and checkout platform on a mission to make buying online faster, safer and easier. The company is backed by Stripe, Index Ventures, Susa Ventures, Global Founders Capital, and Brian Sugar. Prior to Fast, Allison held senior product roles at Uber, where her team launched and scaled Uber’s payments, risk, and compliance products globally. Before that she was a strategy consultant at PwC. Allison is also a

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00:40:28

Frank Rotman, Founding Partner at QED Investors -...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/12/07

Miguel Armaza interviews Frank Rotman, Founding Partner of QED Investors, a Venture Capital fund that invests in early-stage, disruptive financial services companies around the world. Frank focuses on financial services and financial technology companies that are credit-oriented or have data analytics foundations at their core and his portfolio includes some of the fintech rockstars of our generation, including LendUp, Credit Karma, Avant, SoFi, and many more. We talk about: - Frank’s experience

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00:32:43

The Future of Financial Advice with Jess Liberi, Head...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/12/04

On today’s episode, Ryan Zauk is joined by Jess Liberi, Head of Product for eMoney, a Fidelity-owned company. eMoney is a company most people aren’t familiar with, but many have been affected by. eMoney is a software company that empowers financial advisors with the tools to create robust financial plans, set savings, investing, and spending goals, conduct cash flow analysis, and much more. eMoney is used by over 70,000 financial professionals across a wide variety of practices in the US, reaching

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00:30:05

Building Unicorns and Redefining Online Banking -...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/12/02

Building Unicorns and Redefining Online Banking - Renaud Laplanche, Upgrade CEO/Co-Founder I sat down with Renaud Laplanche, co-founder and CEO of Upgrade, a neobank that offers affordable and responsible credit to mainstream consumers. Since inception in 2017, Upgrade has surpassed $100 million in revenue run rate and a billion-dollar valuation. The company is backed by some of the best VCs in the industry and has raised over $200M dollars in debt and equity, including Mouro Capital, Ribbit

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00:29:53

Anish Acharya, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/11/30

Miguel Armaza sits down with Anish Acharya, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (A16Z), where he invests primarily in financial services and adjacent technologies. Prior to joining A16Z, Anish held multiple leadership roles at Credit Karma and before that he founded two different startups – SocialDeck (acquired by Google) and Snowball (acquired by Credit Karma). In this episode, we talk about his transition from operator investor; The evolution of his investing approach; Why all of his best

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00:37:57

The Latin American Opportunity - Hernán Fernández,...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/11/29

Miguel Armaza sits down with Hernan Fernandez, Founder and Co-Managing Partner at Angel Ventures, one of the oldest and most active Venture Capital funds in Latin America investing in early-stage to early-growth companies with business models tailored for the Latin American market. We talked about Hernan’s career, what drove him to leave the corporate world and launch one of the first VC’s in the region, his take on the entrepreneurial market in Latin America, and some of the trends and

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00:38:49

Entrepreneurship, Stand-up Comedy, & Investing – Eric...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/11/25

Miguel Armaza sits down with Eric Satz, Founder and CEO of AltoIRA, a company on a mission to help individuals in the US access and execute investments in alternative assets using their retirement savings. We cover: - Eric’s journey from investment banker, to coffee shop owner, to venture capitalist, to AltoIRA founder. - What influenced him to pursue entrepreneurship throughout most of his life. - Why he thinks this is now a great time to invest in private companies. - The advantages of launching

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00:32:33

Financial Regulation for the Digital Age – Jo Ann...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/11/24

In this episode, Miguel Armaza sits down with Jo Ann Barefoot, CEO & Founder of the Alliance for Innovative Regulation and host of the podcast Barefoot Innovation. Jo Ann is a famous advocate of “regulation innovation,” and is one of the most active and visible fintech leaders working to improve and modernize financial regulation around the world. She is also a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School Center for Business & Government and in the past was Deputy Comptroller of the Currency of

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00:31:36

B2B Venture Investing with Evgenia Plotnikova,...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/11/23

Ryan Zauk sits down with Evgenia Plotnikova, Partner and Investor at Dawn Capital in the wake of Dawn's $400M raise in September. Dawn Capital is one of the premier venture firms in Europe and is focused on B2B Software and FinTech, investing mostly in Series A and B rounds for high-growth companies across Europe. Evgenia is a seasoned investor in both venture and private equity. Prior to Dawn, she was a VC at Atomico, where she spearheaded the firm's entry into France and worked with a number of

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00:35:44

Transforming Banking for Immigrants – Matt...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/11/22

In this episode, Miguel Armaza sits down with Matt Oppenheimer, Co-Founder and CEO of Remitly, a Seattle-based mobile payments platform enabling consumers to send and receive payments around the world that aims to provide the full suite of financial services to immigrants and migrants. The inspiration behind Remitly came when Matt was working in Kenya in 2010 and saw how difficult it was to send and receive money overseas. He began working on the problem immediately and has since grown the

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00:26:17

Empowering the Vulnerable with Financial Tools -...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/11/20

Miguel Armaza sits down with Claire McDonnell, Co-founder and COO of True Link Financial, a company that aims to make life better for people with disabilities, vulnerable elders, individuals in recovery, and their families and professional support networks. At True Link, she focuses on growth, product, operations, and customer experience. There’s no doubt True Link is a transformative firm that is making the world a better place by serving and meaningfully helping some of the most vulnerable

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00:32:01

M&A Special - CB Insights buys Blockdata with...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/11/18

In this Wharton Fintech exclusive, Ryan Zauk went behind the scenes with CB Insights’ Anand Sanwal and Blockdata’s Jonathan Knegtel to discuss their recent transaction. The three of them walk through the details of the acquisition, the current state of global blockchain, and the cold email Jonathan sent that kicked off this entire deal. What was the email that caught Anand’s eye amongst a sea of inbounds? You can view it on our LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Medium - just search Wharton FinTech

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00:28:29

Building a Global Payments Powerhouse – Kamran Zaki,...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/11/16

In this episode, I sit down with Kamran Zaki, COO of Adyen (AMS:ADYEN), a Dutch payments company that allows businesses to accept and receive payments across multiple channels and platforms. Publicly listed in the Amsterdam Internet Exchange, the company has grown over 120% since the beginning of the year and has a current market cap of $50 billion. Prior to Adyen, Kamran worked in several tech and payments companies, including PayPal, Netflix, and Citigroup, where he headed global payments teams

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00:31:57

Innovation for the Emerging Middle Class - Christine...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/11/15

Miguel Armaza interviews Christine Kenna, Partner at IGNIA, a Venture Capital firm that invests in innovative solutions for the emerging middle class in Latin America. Christine joined IGNIA in 2011 and has been investing and working with entrepreneurs in strategic planning, critical problem solving, and operational issues. We discussed her background, investing approach, the evolution of the fintech ecosystem in the region, and the important efforts she leads to continue improving diversity and

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00:28:13

Building the FedEx of Financial Data with Crux CEO...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/11/13

“To someone who’s not involved in this business you might think what's the big deal? But if you're in this business you think oh my god this is a big deal...but it really shouldn't be...and that's why we exist.” In today’s episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Philip Brittan, Founder & CEO of Crux. You know that frustration when someone routinely sends you great data but they’ve added rows, changed date formats on you, or re-ordered tabs? Then all of your pulls, lookups, and macros need to be

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00:34:04

Steve Sarracino, Founder of Activant - Fintech...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/11/11

“I always get most nervous when things are going really well, I think that's when you need to be the most vigilant.” In this episode, Miguel Armaza interviews Steve Sarracino, Founder of Activant Capital, a growth equity fund with over $500 million in assets under management that partners with high-growth companies transforming the industrial complex. Steve has a great track record of investing in disruptive tech and places particular emphasis on data-heavy businesses that can act as the source of

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00:32:23

Financial Literacy, Mocking Oprah, and Life Lessons...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/11/09

On today's episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with legendary entrepreneur, author, and financial literacy advocate Neale S Godfrey. How do you summarize the background of someone like Neale? Let’s give it a try: - First female VP at Chase Manhattan Bank where she worked on some of the largest M&A deals in history - New York Times bestseller, but only after buying a publishing company because she couldn’t get a deal! - Founder of both the First Women’s Bank and the First Children’s Bank, the latter of

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00:17:59

Creating an African Fintech Giant - Olugbenga...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/11/06

In this episode, Miguel Armaza sits down with Olugbenga “GB” Agboola, Co-Founder and CEO of Flutterwave, a revolutionary company building the digital payments infrastructure for Africa that’s enabling businesses to receive or make payments across the continent and the entire globe. Launched in 2016, Flutterwave has grown at an astonishing rate and in 2019 processed 107 million transactions worth $5.4 billion. The company has also raised over $55 million in equity from a long list of top VCs,

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00:37:38

Embracing Math for Daily Decision Making – Sebastian...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/11/02

Miguel Armaza sits down with Sebastian Ceria, CEO of Qontigo, a NY-based global company that combines the most sophisticated risk analytics and portfolio-construction tools in the market, while also offering indexing services. Qontigo has over 550 employees, but it’s one of those revolutionary and successful companies most people haven’t heard of. Prior to launching his own venture, Sebastian was an Associate Professor of Decision, Risk and Operations at Columbia Business School. But after seeing

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00:46:58

InsurTech Trends and Opportunities – Steve Pretre,...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/11/01

In this episode, Miguel Armaza interviews Steve Pretre, Partner at World Innovation Labs, a US and Japan-based venture capital fund with investors from governments and corporations in Japan and throughout Asia. Steve is also a fintech veteran with particular expertise in the insurance space, having spent several years at RMS and Asurion as an operator and then co-founding Metromile, one of the very first insurtech innovators that leveraged technology to build a better and cheaper consumer

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