Fintech Recap

In this episode of Fintech Recap, Jason and I break down Apple’s ‘Breakout’ initiative, discuss why the credit bureaus’ recent changes for dealing with medical debt don’t far enough, and shed light on a very interesting change over at the CFPB.Our ‘can’t let it go’ topics for this week include the failure of Fast and the dystopian wonder that is Axie Infinity. Enjoy!Alex This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsletter.fintechtakes.com

Fintech Recap is back.This month, Jason Mikula of Fintech Business Weekly and I break down:* Citi’s decision to stop charging overdraft and NSF fees. * Chime’s (reported) decision to delay its IPO.* SoFi’s decision to acquire core banking provider Technisys.* Crypto companies advertising blitz in Super Bowl LVI.And on a more serious and important note, Jason and I also spent a few minutes at the top of the episode talking about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. If you are looking to learn more about the conflict and ways that you can help, I highly recommend starting with this piece written by Packy McCormick. If you are looking to understand how the conflict is impacting Ukrainian fintech companies, Nicole Casperson has done some excellent reporting that you should read. And if you’re curious to learn more about the mechanics of economic sanctions, take a look at Simon Taylor’s latest newsletter. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsletter.fintechtakes.com

In this episode of Fintech Recap, Jason Mikula (of Fintech Business Weekly) and I are joined by Lex Sokolin (of ConsenSys and The Fintech Blueprint) to talk about UBS’s acquisition of Wealthfront and a whole bunch of financial infrastructure topics.We also spent a few minutes at the end sharing crypto and fintech thoughts that we just can’t let go, including one that may end up inspiring the next big DAO (🥠, 🥠). Enjoy!Alex Johnson is a Director of Fintech Research at Cornerstone Advisors, where he publishes commissioned research reports on fintech trends and advises both established and startup financial technology companies.Twitter: @AlexH_JohnsonLinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/alexhjohnson/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsletter.fintechtakes.com

Welcome to another episode of Fintech Recap, a monthly podcast where Jason Mikula of Fintech Business Weekly and I try to figure out what happened in the worlds of banking, fintech, and crypto and what it all means.In this episode, Jason and I bid farewell to 2021 by discussing: * The credit bureaus’ long-time-coming embrace of BNPL.* The introduction of new products in the P2P payments space.* The tables turning on fintech SPACs and what to expect in 2022.And, as is quickly becoming tradition, we spent a few minutes at the end talking about the news stories and trends we just can’t let go of (spoiler alert — several web3 buzzwords are involved).Enjoy!Alex Johnson is a Director of Fintech Research at Cornerstone Advisors, where he publishes commissioned research reports on fintech trends and advises both established and startup financial technology companies.Twitter: @AlexH_JohnsonLinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/alexhjohnson/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsletter.fintechtakes.com

Welcome to another episode of Fintech Recap, a monthly podcast where Jason Mikula of Fintech Business Weekly and I try to figure out what happened in the worlds of banking, fintech, and crypto and what it all means.We were thrilled to be joined for this episode by Simon Taylor, Co-founder of 11:FS and publisher of the Fintech 🧠 Food newsletter.We didn’t plan it this way, but the theme of this month’s episode turned out to be: Calling It Quits. Jason, Simon, and I discussed:* Capital One’s decision to eliminate overdraft fees.* N26’s decision to exit the U.S. market.* David Marcus’s decision to leave Facebook/Meta.We also spent a few minutes at the end of the episode discussing El Salvador’s “Volcano Bonds” because, well, we couldn’t not.Enjoy!Alex Johnson is a Director of Fintech Research at Cornerstone Advisors, where he publishes commissioned research reports on fintech trends and advises both established and startup financial technology companies.Twitter: @AlexH_JohnsonLinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/alexhjohnson/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsletter.fintechtakes.com

Exciting news!Fintech Takes now includes a podcast — Fintech Recap.The purpose of the podcast is, as you might have guessed from the name, to recap the most interesting news, trends, and ideas in fintech on a regular basis.The best part of the podcast is that I get to collaborate on it with one of my favorite people in fintech — Jason Mikula, the publisher of the brilliant Fintech Business Weekly newsletter.In this inaugural episode, recorded at Money20/20, Jason and I break down the fintech trends that everyone was talking about at the show, including crypto (obviously), the intersection of payments, commerce, and social media, and the increasingly obsessive focus on fintech infrastructure.A couple housekeeping notes:* Subscribers to Fintech Takes and Fintech Business weekly will get new podcast episodes delivered straight to their email inboxes. However, this podcast will also be syndicated to your favorite podcast players (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, etc.) if you prefer to subscribe and listen there!* Jason and I are podcast novices, who will be learning as we go! Feedback, suggestions, ideas, and constructive critiques are welcome and encouraged. Hit us up on social or reply to our emails.Hopefully you subscribe to both my and Jason’s newsletters and, if so, I realize you may not want to receive emails for new podcasts from both of us. If that’s the case and you’d prefer a separate, optional subscription for Fintech Recap, please let us know!We hope you enjoy episode #1!Alex Johnson is a Director of Fintech Research at Cornerstone Advisors, where he publishes commissioned research reports on fintech trends and advises both established and startup financial technology companies.Twitter: @AlexH_JohnsonLinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/alexhjohnson/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsletter.fintechtakes.com