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This Week in Fintech
by This Week In Fintech
This Week in Fintech Podcast is where the decision makers shaping the future of finance come to talk candidly about what’s working, what’s breaking, and what’s coming next in fintech. Hosted by Nik Milanović, founder of This Week in Fintech and General Partner at The Fintech Fund, the show goes beyond headlines to unpack the real stories behind product decisions, regulation, and market shifts with leading founders, C-suite execs, and ecosystem veterans. This is your front-row seat to the people and ideas moving money into the future. ⭐Top 40 Best Financial News Podcasts! ⭐ according to https://blog.feedspot.com/financIf you’re looking to expand your network and knowledge of fintech, look no further than the This Week In Fintech podcast.
Episodes
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How PayJoy Turns Smartphones Into a Path to Credit
In this sponsored episode of This Week in Fintech Partnered, Katie Perry sits down with Doug Ricket, founder and CEO of PayJoy, to talk about how the company is expanding access to credit for people who have historically been left out of the formal financial system. PayJoy began with a simple…
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Can AI Catch Invoice Fraud? Plus, How Imprint Is Rebuilding Credit Cards
This week on This Week in Fintech, Sasha Pilch sits down with Daragh Murphy, co-founder and CEO of Imprint, to talk about how the company is helping major brands rethink credit cards, rewards, and customer loyalty. Imprint is building financial experiences directly into the brands consumers…
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What Happens to Your Money When an Account Goes Dormant? With Eisen CEO Allen Osgood
In this episode of This Week in Fintech Partnered, Nik Milanovic sits down with Allen Osgood, founder and CEO of Eisen, to unpack one of the seemingly least glamorous but most important parts of financial infrastructure: what happens when customer accounts go dormant. Allen explains the world of...
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Cute AI Avatars and How Arca Is Reinventing Wealth Management
This week on This Week in Fintech, Sasha Pilch sits down with Rron Rexha, founder and CEO of Arca, to talk about how AI could modernize one of the most traditional corners of financial services. Arca is using AI to take administrative work off financial advisors’ plates, from account opening and...
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Can Reusable Identity Fix Fintech’s Verification Problem? - With SOLO Founder Georgina Merhom
In this episode of This Week in Fintech Partnered, Katie Perry sits down with Georgina Merhom, founder and CEO of SOLO, to explore why financial services still asks customers to prove who they are over and over again — and what it would take to make identity verification reusable. Georgina…
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How Warp Raised $60M in Six Days - Plus the Kalshi Controversy
This Week in Fintech is back with a new look, a new host and a new weekly format. Hosted by Sasha Pilch, each episode will dig into one of the biggest stories moving fintech before sitting down with a founder, operator or investor helping shape where the industry goes next. For our first episode,...
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Rain is Building Embedded Financial Services for Your Global Brand
Host Justin Friedman sits down with Sophia Goldberg, Rain’s Head of Payments and founder of Ansa, the branded stored value platform acquired by Rain in 2026. They discuss how combining Ansa’s closed-loop, stored value infrastructure with Rain’s stablecoin-powered open-loop payment rails could...
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Circle's Arc: The Economic Operating System for the Internet
Host Justin Friedman sits down with Rachel Mayer, VP of Product at Circle and one of the masterminds behind Arc, to unveil Circle’s new layer one blockchain. Drawing on Rachel’s experience trading emerging-markets currencies on Wall Street, they start with the inefficiencies still embedded in...
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Nico Simko on Building Clair, Embedded Earned Wage Access and the Future of Payroll
Presented by Clair. What if the best financial product is the one users never have to go looking for? In this episode of This Week in Fintech, Clair founder Nico Simko joins us to explain how a personal frustration with the US credit system turned into a profitable earned wage access business...
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Alchemy Is Building the Wallet Layer for Agentic Commerce You Can Trust
Host Justin Friedman interviews Blake Duncan, Alchemy’s Lead Agent Experience Engineer, about what happens when AI agents replace humans as the economic decision-maker. They start with fundamentals: What makes a smart wallet “smart” and how the x402 protocol will enable the pay-per-use Internet…
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Sokin's Blueprint for Global Treasury
Host Sasha Pilch sits down with Vroon Modgill, Founder & CEO of Sokin, to explore how modern treasury infrastructure is transforming global payments. From slow settlement windows and fragmented banking relationships to stablecoins and real-time treasury management, Vroon breaks down why…
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How Pomelo Is Rebuilding Fintech Infrastructure in LATAM
Host Sasha Pilch sits down with Gaston Irigoyen, co-founder and CEO of Pomelo, to unpack why waiting a full year to launch a card program became the startup thesis behind one of Latin America’s fastest-growing fintech infrastructure companies. Drawing from his experience scaling fintech in LATAM,...
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PayPal’s Stablecoin Playbook
Presented by Rain. Host Justin Friedman sits down with Larry Wade to unpack how PayPal brought PYUSD from concept to real-world payments while balancing innovation, regulation, and consumer trust. The conversation explores PayPal’s early move into crypto, why on-chain transfers became critical…
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The Fintech OG Series: Shanthi Shanmugam and Natasha Vernier
Powered by Spade. Money moves faster than ever, but the hardest moments in fintech still happen when something goes wrong: a confusing transaction, a disputed charge, a fraud claim, or a control that fails when regulators come calling. Hosts Julie VerHage-Greenberg and Lauren Crossett talk with...
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How MoneyGram Is Modernizing Global Payments with Stablecoins
Host Justin Friedman sits dow with Luke Tuttle, Chief Product and Technology Officer at MoneyGram to talk about the realities of building global payments infrastructure at scale. The conversation explores how stablecoins are changing cross-border settlement, why trust and compliance remain…
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Coinbase Q1 '26 Earnings: A conversation with Coinbase Chief Business Officer Shan Aggarwal
This Week in Fintech’s Nik Milanovic sat down with Coinbase Chief Business Officer Shan Aggarwal to discuss Coinbase’s Q1 2026 earnings following the company’s latest earnings release. • Q1 highlights, including all-time high crypto trading volume market share • USDC growth on-platform and why...
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Western Union’s Stablecoin Moment
Presented by Rain. This episode of Crossing the Chasm, host Chiara Munaretto is joined by Malcolm Clarke to discuss how Western Union is bringing stablecoins into the real world with the launch of USDPT. Malcolm explains why Western Union believes the future of digital dollars is not about making...
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Stablecoins Are Going to Main Street
Presented by Rain. In this special series Crossing the Chasm, we explore when stablecoins stop being “crypto” and start functioning like real money, becoming familiar, fast, and cost-efficient. Justin Friedman is joined by Farooq Malik, founder and CEO of Rain, joins us to break down what true...
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BONUS: Reintroducing The Fintech OGs
Powered by Spade. Julie VerHage-Greenberg is back for Season 4 of The Fintech OGs, now joined by co-host Lauren Crossett, to sit down with the pioneers who built and transformed fintech. From the early days of digital finance to the innovations redefining money today, these are the stories behind...
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Credit Beyond The Score with Andrew Endicott
Credit scores feel like destiny, but they’re built on a thin record of borrowing and repayment while ignoring income, cash on hand, and real assets. That blind spot blocks credit for immigrants, younger consumers, gig workers, and anyone whose financial life doesn’t fit the classic bureau file.…
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Okay, So You've Got a Stablecoin… Bhau Kotecha on What Happens After You Go On-Chain
This week, Stablecon’s Justin Friedman was joined by Bhau Kotecha, co-founder and CEO of Paxos Labs, for a discussion on the transformative potential of stablecoins and tokenization. Bhau and Justin examine how these technologies are redefining the way we think about financial tools, usability,...
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Coinbase Q4 '25 Earnings: A conversation with Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas
This Week in Fintech's Nik Milanovic sat down on February 12th, 2026 to talk with Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas about 2025 year-end earnings. Some topics they covered: Market Expansion: Coinbase doubled trading volume and market share in 2025, diversifying beyond crypto with Deribit acquisition.…
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Revolutionizing Payroll: The Earnin Story with Ram Palanappian
In this episode, Nik Milanovic interviews Ram Palanappian, the CEO and Founder of Earnin, a fintech company that is revolutionizing how employees access their wages. Ram shares the origin story of Earnin, which began when he realized that many employees were struggling with cash flow issues,...
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Agentic Commerce is here w/ Michelle Gill, PayPal
An agentic future of commerce is coming faster than merchants think—and PayPal wants to make sure small businesses don’t get left behind. In this live Money20/20 2025 episode of This Week in Fintech, hosts Nik Milanović and Jillian Williams sit down with PayPal’s Michelle Gill, EVP and General...
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How Nubank Rewrote Brazil’s Banking Rules with Cristina Junqueira
We sit down with Nubank co-founder Cristina Junqueira for a candid look at how frustration with fee-first banking led to a product people loved, and how that vision scaled across Brazil. We explore hard-won lessons on leadership, communication, regulation, and why AI plus open finance will…
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Modern Treasury Unlocking Payment Innovation with Stablecoins
In this conversation, Nik Milanović discusses the evolving landscape of stablecoins and digital payments with Dan Mottice and Matt Marcus from Modern Treasury. They delve into the recent acquisition of Beam by Modern Treasury, the implications for the payments industry, and the potential of...
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Sierra CEO & OpenAI Chair Bret Taylor - Live at M20/20. AI Bubbles, SaaS Future, and Why Sierra Wins
In today’s episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Bret Taylor, Co-Founder & CEO of Sierra and Chairman of the Board at OpenAI. Bret’s career is the stuff of valley legend…he is the former Co-CEO of Salesforce, former CTO of Facebook, and has been credited with building products like Google Maps and...
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Unlocking Embedded Finance Opportunities with Adyen
In this episode, Nik Milanović hosts Natalie Wexler from Adyen and Jamey Kennedy from Jackrabbit Technologies to discuss the untapped opportunities in embedded finance, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses. They explore how SaaS platforms can leverage embedded finance to enhance...
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The Evolution of Open Banking: SOLO's Multi Lateral Data Sharing Network
In this conversation, Georgina Merhom, founder of SOLO, discusses the transformative potential of collaborative data sharing in the financial sector. She shares her journey from cybersecurity to fintech, emphasizing the importance of incentives, consumer experience, and the evolving regulatory...
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Building Monk: Re-Engineering Finance for Growth, Not Compliance
In this episode, Nik Milanović interviews George Kurdin, co-founder of Monk, a company focused on automating accounts receivable processes using AI. George shares his unique career journey from professional poker player to fintech entrepreneur, discussing the lessons learned along the way. He...
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Figure's Blockchain and the Impact on Capital Markets
"Buckle up because...the cuffs are off." In this conversation, Nik Milanović interviews Mike Cagney, co-founder and CEO of Figure, discussing the company's recent IPO, its innovative product Democratized Prime, and the implications of the Genius Act on capital markets. Cagney shares insights on…
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Anthropic's Kate Earle Jensen: Enabling AI in the Enterprise
In today’s episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Kate Earle Jensen, Head of Americas for Anthropic. Kate joined Anthropic in 2023 after 8 years helping scale GTM at Stripe. Over the last 2 years, she has had a front row seat to the AI revolution at one of the fastest-growing companies in history. In...
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Scaling Impact in Emerging Markets: Doug Ricket, PayJoy CEO, on Productivity Finance and Unlocking Credit Access
Hello fintech friends, Last week, I sat down with Doug Rickett, the founder and CEO of Payjoy. If you work in fintech and you don't know Payjoy, well, you should. The company's tagline is "finance for the next billion." And they're well on their way: As of 2025 they have brought 3 billion dollars...
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Figure's Michael Tannenbaum on Market Dynamics and Blockchain Adoption
This episode dives deep into the evolution of blockchain-powered lending and marketplaces in the FinTech sector, with guest Michael Tannenbaum, whose career has spanned senior roles at SoFi, Brex, and now Figure. Host Julie Verhage-Greenberg and Michael discuss how Figure’s vision—originally...
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🎧 Mesta CEO Sandeep Pyapali on how stablecoins are already changing the future of payments
This week, Nik Milanovic sits down with Sandeep Pyapali, Founder and CEO of Mesta, a global cross-border payment network combining traditional rails with stablecoin systems. Mesta allows sending USD and stablecoins in over 50 currencies, cutting international payment costs by over 50%. Pyapali,...
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🎧The Fintech OG Series: Jillian Williams and Dimitri Dadiomov
Welcome back to This Week in Fintech and another episode of the Fintech OGs! Today, I’m joined by two incredible voices who have helped shape the future of financial technology from both the founder and investor perspective. First up, Jillian Williams, co-founder of Field Ventures, a new…
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🎧 The Philosophy of Identity, a conversation with Footprint Co-Founder Eli Wachs
This week, I sat down with Eli Wachs, the Co-Founder and CEO of Footprint, a company building the identity infrastructure of the internet. It was a far-reaching conversation – Eli's an interesting guy – and we touched on everything from his deep-dives into identity in the Stanford library to...
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🎧The Fintech OG Series: Jack Zhang and Leif Abraham
Welcome back to another episode of Fintech OGs with This Week In Fintech! Today, I’m joined by two incredible founders who have each redefined their corner of the financial world: Jack Zhang, Co-founder & CEO of Airwallex, the global payments and banking platform powering 150,000+ businesses Leif...
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Alesia Haas, Coinbase CFO - On Q2 '25 earnings, stablecoins, and Coinbase's growing derivatives business
Nik sits down for 10 minutes with Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas to talk about the company's 2025 performance and where they are headed. Overview Coinbase is at inflection point, with strong Q2 performance including custody volumes and derivatives trading hitting all-time highs, and the USDC market cap...
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🎧The Fintech OG Series: David Haber and Owen Jennings
Welcome back to FinTech OGs! This week, I’m joined by two leaders whose careers have shaped the evolution of modern financial technology: David Haber, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz and co-lead of their AI Apps Fund, and Owen Jennings, an executive officer and Block’s Business Lead. From...
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🎧PayPal President & CEO Alex Chriss: Agentic Commerce, Stablecoins, AI, and Transforming a Global Tech Giant
In today's episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with PayPal President & CEO Alex Chriss. Alex took over as PayPal CEO in September 2023 after a nearly 20-year run at Intuit. Today, Alex (and PayPal) are at the epicenter of some of the most disruptive trends in global technology & commerce. Since joining...
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🎧The Fintech OG Series: Charles Birnbaum and Cynthia Loh
Welcome back to this week in FinTech and another episode of the FinTech OGs. This week I'm joined by two guests whose careers have helped shape. The evolution of modern wealth management. We have Charles Birnbaum partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, and Cynthia Loh, who is a senior vice…
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🎧FIS CTO Firdaus Bhathena: Closing 'The Harmony Gap' and Fostering Innovation at a Global Fintech Giant
In today's episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Firdaus Bhathena, CTO of FIS. FIS is one of the world's largest financial technology companies, building solutions for leading financial institutions, businesses, and developers. Their scale is incredible...Over $16Tn moves through their systems...
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🎧The Fintech OG Series: Amit Kumar and Sheel Mohnot
You know you’ve found true fintech OGs when your guests were almost roommates before “fintech” was even a buzzword. That’s exactly the case with today’s guests, Sheel Mohnot and Amit Kumar—two longtime friends and collaborators who’ve not only seen the fintech industry evolve over the last...
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🎧The Fintech OG Series: David Marcus and Daniel Kimerling
🎙️ Welcome back to Season 3 of the Fintech OG series on This Week in Fintech! To kick things off, we’re joined by two of the most influential voices shaping the future of financial infrastructure: David Marcus, CEO of Lightspark and former head of Libra at Facebook, and Dan Kimerling, founding...
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🎧Databricks' Global VP Junta Nakai: Transforming Global Finance From Its Core and Mega Trends for the Decade Ahead
"It's going to be a great decade to be a banker. But probably a better decade to be a customer of a bank." In today's episode, Ryan Zauk is joined by Junta Nakai, Global Vice President at Databricks. Junta leads the Financial Services, Cybersecurity, Sustainability, and Public Sector Go-To-Market...
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🎧 The Fintech and AI Series: Accounting
In the final installment of our AI series, we explore one of the most unexpected yet explosive areas for AI innovation: accounting. Julie and Jillian sit down with Alex Hagerup, CEO and co-founder of Vic.ai, and Chris Sluty, co-founder of FloQast, to discuss how automation is reshaping the…
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🎧Vanta CEO Christina Cacioppo Live at Newcomer's Breaking The Bank Summit: Turning Compliance Into a Competitive Advantage and Learnings From $0 to $100M ARR
In today's episode, Ryan Zauk is joined by Christina Cacioppo, Co-Founder & CEO of Vanta. Ryan and Christina recorded this episode live at Newcomer's Breaking the Bank Summit in San Francisco. The Summit was an invite-only, one-day summit for fintech founders, builders, and investors to explore…
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🎧Automating Everything - How Pontus Wants to Change Enterprise Organizations with AI
Welcome back to our weekly fintech podcast! This week, I had the chance to sit down with Sumant Shringari, the CEO and Co-Founder of Pontus, and Sandeep Sood, the Founder and CEO of Kunai. Pontus was established in 2023 to automate the large, difficult, and often fragmented back-office operations...
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🎧 The Fintech and AI Series: KYB
KYB might not be the buzziest acronym in fintech—but maybe it should be. In this episode, we’re joined by Will Lawrence, CEO of Greenlite, and Kurt Ruppel, CTO and Co-founder of Middesk, two leaders rethinking how financial institutions identify and monitor business customers. We cover the...
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This Week in Fintech Podcast is where the decision makers shaping the future of finance come to talk candidly about what’s working, what’s breaking, and what’s coming next in fintech. Hosted by Nik Milanović, founder of This Week in Fintech and General Partner at The Fintech Fund, the show goes beyond headlines to unpack the real stories behind product decisions, regulation, and market shifts with leading founders, C-suite execs, and ecosystem veterans. This is your front-row seat to the people and ideas moving money into the future.
⭐Top 40 Best Financial News Podcasts! ⭐ according to https://blog.feedspot.com/financIf you’re looking to expand your network and knowledge of fintech, look no further than the This Week In Fintech podcast.
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