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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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00:35:19

Empowering Mexican Businesses with Adolfo Babatz,...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/08/14

In this podcast, Miguel Armaza is joined by Adolfo Babatz, Founder and CEO of Clip, the leading solution in Mexico for small and medium businesses to accept digital payments. Founded in 2012, Clip now has more than 400 employees across Mexico and the US and has raised close to $150 million in equity from leading investors, including SoftBank, General Atlantic, Google for Startups Accelerator, and Angel Ventures. Adolfo Babatz Adolfo is the founder and CEO of Clip, the leading solution in Mexico for

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00:46:06

Leading Russia’s Fintech Innovation with Oliver...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/08/12

In this podcast, Miguel Armaza sits down with Oliver Hughes, CEO of Tinkoff Bank- the leading Neobank in Russia and one of the largest fintechs in the world. The Tinkoff ecosystem offers a full range of financial services for individuals and businesses and has evolved into one of the largest super-apps of the region. Listed on the London Stock Exchange as well as the Moscow Stock Exchange, Tinkoff has a Market Cap of nearly $5 Billion with an ROE of 59%. Oliver Hughes, Tinkoff CEO At Tinkoff,

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00:42:43

Building a Financial Giant with Lex Greensill,...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/08/10

Miguel Armaza sits down with Lex Greensill, founder and CEO of Greensill Capital, a leading provider of working capital and supply chain finance solutions for businesses and individuals around the world. Founded in 2011, Greensill employs over 1,000 people worldwide and has raised close to $1.3 billion in equity from some of the largest funds in the industry, including SoftBank and General Atlantic. Lex Greensill Lex Greensill, Co-founder and CEO of Greensill Capital, saw first-hand the impact

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00:25:23

Reimagining Small Business Insurance with Jay...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/08/07

In this podcast, Miguel Armaza sits down with Jay Bregman, Founder and CEO of Thimble, an on-demand insurance startup for small businesses and independent workers. Thimble is the first company to offer on-demand insurance by the hour, day, or month to cover the 57 million people who work independently in the US. Jay is an accomplished entrepreneur who previously founded two successful startups, including Hailo, a London-based ridesharing company backed acquired by Daimler Mercedes-Benz in 2016. Jay

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00:25:27

Growth Equity FinTech Investing with Chris Sugden,...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/08/05

In our latest podcast, Peter Jankovsky (WG'20) is joined by Chris Sugden, Managing Partner of Edison Partners. Edison Partners is a 32-year old tech investment firm specializing in fintech, healthcare, IT, and enterprise solutions with $1.6 B in AUM. Chris leads the firm's FinTech practice and has led 32 financings including 20 new investments and has served as a Director of 21 companies. In this extensive interview, Chris shares: • Edison's storied history investing in growth equity and the

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00:31:52

Enabling E-Commerce Across Africa with Daniel Yu,...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/08/03

In this episode, Miguel Armaza is joined by Daniel Yu, Founder and CEO of Sokowatch, a B2B e-commerce platform with integrated financial services and logistics transforming access to essential goods for communities across Africa. With operations across Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda, Sokowatch provides free same-day delivery of essential goods to over 16,000 informal retail shops as well as additional services to help them grow. Daniel Yu is the founder and Global CEO of Sokowatch. Prior to

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00:38:35

Future of Wealth Management and Investment – Future...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/08/02

On this episode, Miguel Armaza moderates the Wealth Management and Investment panel as part of the Future of Banking Week, joined by three excellent guests: • Ed Robinson, President and co-founder of STASH, one of the fastest-growing consumer investing and banking platforms in the U.S., pioneering the future of personal finance. • Joe Percoco, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Titan, a digitally-native investment manager based in New York City backed by Y-Combinator, Box Group, Maverick, and others. •

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00:36:40

P2P Lending in Southeast Asia with Kelvin Teo,...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/07/31

Miguel Armaza is joined by Kelvin Teo, Co-founder of Funding Societies (Modalku in Indonesia), the largest SME digital financing platform in Southeast Asia, licensed in Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia, and backed by Sequoia, Softbank, and many more. In four years, Funding Societies has helped finance over 2 million business loans with over $1 billion in funding. About Kelvin Kelvin Teo is the co-founder of Funding Societies. Selected as one of the Top 200 FinTech Influencers in Asia and

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00:17:04

Securing Your Digital Identity With Vinny Lingham,...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/07/29

In today's episode, Ines Gonzales Del Mazo sits down with Vinny Lingham, CEO of Civic. Civic is a personal identity protection and management service that allows banks, financial institutions, and other merchants to confirm the usage of social security numbers with the true owner of that number before creating new accounts. Vinny is a South African Internet entrepreneur who is the co-founder & CEO of Civic. He was previously the founder and CEO of Gyft (acquired by First Data Corporation in 2014

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00:26:48

Data-Driven Lending in Latin America with Tarek El...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/07/27

Miguel Armaza is joined by Tarek El Sheriff, Founder and CEO of Zinobe, a Colombian fintech specialized in online lending. Founded in 2012, Zinobe has made almost 1.3 million loans and uses technology to develop online credit products for consumers and small businesses. Zinobe has developed a data-centric credit model to help target underserved markets in Colombia. In 2020, Zinobe was the highest-ranked Colombian company on the FT's fast-growing companies ranking with a compound annual growth rate

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00:27:34

Helping SMBs stay afloat during COVID - Jared Hecht,...

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2020/07/24

In our latest episode of the Wharton Fintech podcast, Anchit Gupta (WG’21) is joined by Jared Hecht, Co-founder & CEO of Fundera, an online marketplace that matches SMB to lenders. Fundera is a financial-services marketplace for small businesses, helping connect business owners with the right lenders. Fundera is helping thousands of SMBs right now to help them navigate the chaotic Paycheck Protection Program application process. Since inception, Fundera has facilitated close to 3Bn USD financing

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00:20:39

Solving Payments in Emerging Markets with Sebastian...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/07/22

In our latest episode of the Wharton Fintech podcast, Miguel Armaza is joined by Sebastian Kanovich, CEO of dLocal, a 360 payments technology company which handles payins and payouts in emerging markets for some of the largest global e-commerce and marketplace companies, including Amazon, Facebook, Netflix, and Google. As the CEO of AstroPay, prior to dLocal, he grew the company into a premier cross-border payment-card provider that processed millions of transactions daily. Sebastián holds a

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00:44:41

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Beyond Silicon Valley...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/07/20

Miguel Armaza is joined by Alex Lazarow, Investment Director at Cathay Innovation, Kauffman Fellow, Professor, and recent author of Out-Innovate: How Global Entrepreneurs - from Delhi to Detroit - Are Rewriting the Rules of Silicon Valley (HBR Press). Out-Innovate: How Global Entrepreneurs - from Delhi to Detroit - Are Rewriting the Rules of Silicon Valley In recent memory, the concept of entrepreneurship has been popularized by the explosive success of Silicon Valley startups. While the Valley's

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00:23:34

Stopping Financial Crime with Charlie Delingpole, CEO...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/07/17

In our latest podcast, Peter Jankovsky (WG'20) sits down with Charlie Delingpole, the CEO and Founder of ComplyAdvantage. ComplyAdvantage is a FinTech start-up disrupting the compliance space using AI and machine learning to detect money laundering. In 5 years, Charlie has grown the company from 5 people in a garage to 250 employees with 500 customers in over 50 countries. Charlie is a successful serial entrepreneur, with this being his third venture. In this interview, Charlie shares: - The

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00:33:18

Accelerating Global Fintech Ecosystems - Maelis...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/07/15

Miguel Armaza is joined by Maelis Carraro, Director of Catalyst Fund and the Impact Ventures Practice at BFA Global. The Catalyst Fund is an inclusive fintech accelerator supporting early-stage inclusive startups with flexible capital, bespoke venture building support, and connections to investors and corporate innovators. Maelis Carraro is the Director of Catalyst Fund and the Impact Ventures Practice at BFA Global. She spent her career working alongside fintech startups, investors, banks and

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00:30:13

Roger.ai's Cathrine Andersen on Optimizing Accounting...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/07/13

In today's episode of the Wharton FinTech Podcast, Anchit Gupta sits down with Cathrine Andersen, Co-Founder and CEO of Roger.ai. Founded in 2017, Roger's accounting and finance automation technology help organizations automate time-consuming and expensive manual tasks like bookkeeping and expense management. Before Roger, Cathrine also founded Assemblage, which offered developers a solution to add real-time collaboration apps such as shared whiteboarding to their products. Assemblage was acquired

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00:31:42

Scaling a Payments Business with Mike Vaughan, former...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/07/09

In our latest podcast, Peter Jankovsky (WG'20) is joined by Mike Vaughan. Mike is currently an Executive in Residence at Oak HC/FT, a leading venture capital firm investing in early to growth-stage companies in healthcare and fintech with ~$2 B in AUM. Prior to this role, Mike was the COO of Venmo, scaling the business from the ground floor to 40 M active users, a $300 M revenue run rate, and $100 B in payments in 2019. In this episode, Mike shares: - His background and why he jumped into

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00:30:01

Building a Customer-Centric Culture with David Vélez,...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/07/07

Miguel Armaza is joined by David Vélez, Founder and CEO of Nubank, the largest independent digital bank in the world. Nubank has over 25 million clients and has raised $1.2 billion from some of the most prestigious venture capital funds in the globe, including Sequoia, Ribbit Capital, DST, Kaszek Ventures, and QED. David grew up in a family of Colombian entrepreneurs. The concept of being your own boss was engrained in him daily and he always thought he would launch a company at an early age

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00:32:20

Modernizing Life Insurance with Melbourne O’Banion,...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/07/06

Miguel Armaza is joined by Melbourne O’Banion, CEO and Co-Founder of Bestow, a digital life insurance company leveraging technology to make protection accessible and affordable. Bestow has received over $68 million in equity financing from Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures, NEA, Morpheus Ventures, Core Innovation Capital, Abstract Ventures, Sammons Financial, 8VC. Melbourne O’Banion is the CEO and Co-Founder of Bestow, a digital life insurance company leveraging technology to make protection accessible

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00:21:30

Increasing Shopping Cart Conversion & Managing Credit...

Wharton FinTech Podcast ·

2020/07/02

Miguel Armaza is joined by Brad Paterson, CEO of SplitIt (ASX: SPT), a global payment platform that enables shoppers to pay installments via their credit cards, by splitting credit card purchases into interest and fee-free monthly payments. Splitit is a global payment platform that enables shoppers to pay installments via their credit cards, by splitting credit card purchases into interest and fee-free monthly payments. Splitit’s consumer solutions enable merchants to offer their customers an

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