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Fintech Leaders — 202 episodes

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Rob Heyvaert, Motive Partners Founder: Investing Billions to Build the Future of Finance

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Renaud Laplanche on Building Upgrade to a $7.3Bn Giant, Reinventing the Credit Card, and Shipping AI-Native Products

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The Trader Who Builds Billion-Dollar Companies: Tom Sosnoff on Thinkorswim, Tasty, and What Comes Next

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Is Finance Technology? How Founders Can Avoid the Mistakes That Kill Fintech Companies

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Lesaka - Building Africa's Leading Fintech as a Publicly Traded Company, with Ali Mazanderani

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Sequoia's George Robson: An Inside Look at Sequoia and What it Takes to Build Generational Companies

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Michael Calvey: The Investor Behind Multiple $20+ Billion Companies

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Why Zero Hash Rejected a $2Bn Offer to Build the Future of Financial Infrastructure - Edward Woodford, CEO

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Uzum, from 0 to $1.5Bn in Four Years. Building Uzbekistan's First Tech Unicorn. Nikolay Seleznev, Co-Founder

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How Deel Built a $17 Billion Company in 7 Years - Dan Westgarth, COO

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FinTech's Multi-Billion Comeback: Steve McLaughlin (FT Partners), From Darkest Days to Record Deals

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How René Lacerte Built Bill.com into a Multi-Billion FinTech Powerhouse that Processes 1% of US GDP Annually

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Nigel Morris, Capital One & QED Co-Founder - Transforming Financial Services for a Billion People

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Valon's CEO Sold $100M Without a Sales Team. Now They're Building a Multi-Billion Mortgage Platform

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How Addi Reached $200M ARR with Better Margins Than Nubank, Affirm, and Klarna

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Clair CEO - From Swiss Fencing Champion to Fintech Founder

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50 Years Of VC: Lessons From Howard Morgan and Alan Patricof

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The Brex Growth Strategy: From Startup to Multibillion Fintech

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Shift4 CEO on Building an $8B Empire

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From Zero to $120M: How Cashea Rebuilt Credit And Trust in Venezuela

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Steve Stagner on Building Crete's $500 Million AI Roll-up to Modernize Accounting

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Jack Zhang, Airwallex CEO - A $6 Billion Powerhouse Solving Global Payments for Companies

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Eynat Guez, Papaya Global CEO - From 1,000 Rejections to $34 Billion in Annual Payments

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Chen Amit, Tipalti CEO - A $100 Billion Opportunity, Why 'Once-in-a-Decade' Crises Now Happen Every 6 Months, Achieving 99% Revenue Retention

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Anré Williams, American Express – From Intern to Bank CEO, a 35-Year Journey at a Global Powerhouse

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Eduardo Chedid, CEO of PicPay: 60M Users, $1B Revenue, From Brazil’s Digital Wallet to a Banking Giant

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Yoshi Yokokawa, CEO of Alpaca – 5 Million Accounts in 40 Countries, A Vision for Borderless Investing, Decision Frameworks & The API Sandwich Strategy

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Daniel Vogel, CEO of Bitso – Serving 12 Million Customers and Building a Crypto Giant Through Innovation, Transparency, and a Curious Mind

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Bam Azizi, CEO of Mesh Connect - From Credit Card Debt to $130M, Building the Rails for a $37T Market, Executing a Wild Pivot

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Johnny Ayers, CEO of Socure - Building a Giant that Protects Billions of Identities, and How to Turn a Crisis into an Advantage

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Shensi Ding, Merge Co-Founder - Lessons for First-Time Founders, $75M to build API Infrastructure in an AI World, The Truth About Fundraising

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David Magerman, Differential Ventures - How to Fix the Internet, Risks of GenAI, Pioneering Quant Trading

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Ryan Graciano, Credit Karma Co-Founder - Scaling to 140 Million Users, Turning Crisis into Opportunity, Leading Product Innovation From CTO to CPO

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Jackie Reses, Lead Bank CEO - Lessons from Tech Titans, Why Regulators Might Finally Be Ready for AI, Building Modern Financial Rails

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John Waldmann, CEO of Homebase - Serving 3.8M SMB Workers, Why AI Will Create More Small Business Owners, Importance of High-Velocity Decision Making

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Howard Lindzon: The Rise of the Degenerate Economy, Why Markets Are Rigged, Web2 Failed, and It’s still a Great Time to Invest

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Ali Hamed, Founder of Treville - From Cold Emails to $2B AUM, How Michael Ovitz Taught Ali to Move Mountains, Rejecting Work-Life Balance

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Savneet Singh, CEO of PAR Technology - The $3B Turnaround: Transforming a Failing Company into a Tech Leader

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Best of 2024 - From the Leaders of Kaspi, Xero, dLocal, Addepar, QED, Zip, and Airwallex

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Adam Nash, CEO of Daffy – The Future of Charitable Giving, Lessons for CEOs, & Staying Bullish on Consumer Fintech

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Daragh Murphy, CEO of Imprint - $200M to Disrupt Co-Branded Credit Cards with a Customer-First Approach

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Kamran Zaki, ICONIQ Growth Partner - From Building a $50Bn Global Payments Giant to Fintech Investor

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Josh Reeves, CEO of Gusto – Building a $9.6 Billion Company to Serve Small Businesses

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Alan Patricof – Tech & VC Legend. 90-Years-Old: Fit, Focused and Closing Deals

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Nigel Morris, QED and Capital One Co-Founder - Transforming Financial Services for a Billion People

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Howard Morgan - From Ham Radio to GenAI: A Remarkable Journey in Tech

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Jouk Pleiter, CEO of Backbase – Bootstrapping to €2.5 Billion, Scaling Worldwide, Simplifying Banking Technology

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Benjamin Fernandes, CEO of NALA - From Africa to the World, The Power of Perseverance, From TV Host to Fintech Founder

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Richie Serna, CEO of Finix - The Key to Great Products, Fundraising Stories, Building a Payments Powerhouse

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Pedro Arnt, CEO of dLocal – From MELI CFO to Leading a Multi-Billion Dollar Giant, Lessons from a Serial Builder

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David Fortunato, CEO of Wealthfront - $70Bn AUM & Climbing, From Engineer to CEO, Relentless Focus on Automation, The Future of Wealth Management

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Abdon Nacif, Co-Founder of Nexu - Building a Profitable Fintech, The Power of Servant Leadership, Developing Mental Toughness

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Rujul Zaparde, CEO of Zip - Building a $1.5B SaaS, Velocity as a Core Value, How to Validate a Big Business Idea

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Michael Tannenbaum, CEO of Figure - From SoFi to Brex to Figure: Lessons from a Fintech Leader Who Knows Founder Mode

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Diya Jolly, CPO & CTO of Xero - $22Bn and Growing. Leading Product and Tech for a Global Fintech Giant

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Raimundo Morales, CEO of Yape - The SuperApp for 16 Million Peruvians Redefining Financial Inclusion

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Darian Shirazi from Gradient Ventures - Empathy, Curiosity, and the Immigrant Mindset

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Dynasties in the Making: 15 Companies Cultivating Tomorrow’s Fintech Leaders

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Battling Billion-Dollar Scams: 5 Leaders Reveal the Future of Fraud-Fighting & Digital Identity

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Mercedes Bent, Partner at Lightspeed – Unlocking Fintech’s Potential Across the Americas & Balancing Priorities in Venture Capital Investing

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Alex Konrad, Forbes Senior Editor - Covering the Pulse of Tech, Fintech, and Venture Capital

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Melissa Guzy, Arbor Ventures Co-Founder – Global Fintech Investing, Generating Liquidity for LPs, What Makes Emerging Market Founders Special

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David Haber, a16z General Partner - Building Fintech Giants, Leading With Software, What Makes a Truly Great VC

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Rakefet Russak-Aminoach, Managing Partner at Team8 - Building Massive Companies, The Future of Fintech, Transforming a Company Culture

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So You Want to Raise Venture Capital? 9 Founders Who've Raised $1.8 Billion in Collective Funding Share Lessons

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Anthony Denier, Webull President - Building a $7Bn Disruptor, Expanding US Markets Access Globally, What Makes a Great Trader

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Mikhail Lomtadze, Kaspi.kz CEO - Building a $24Bn Tech Titan, From Kazakhstan to the World

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Blake Hall, CEO of ID.me – From Battlefields to Boardrooms, How Combat Gave This Veteran the Drive and Experience to Build a Tech Giant

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Vishal Garg, CEO of Better.com - Tough Lessons, Rebuilding a Company Culture, Pioneering the One Day Mortgage

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Charles Moldow, Foundation Capital – Data: The New Gold in FinTech, Secrets Behind Successful VCs, Importance of Founder-Market-Fit

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Oliver Hughes, Leader at TBC Bank and ex Tinkoff CEO - Building The Most Profitable Digital Bank Worldwide and the Future of Personal Banking

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Rodger Desai, CEO of Prove - The Billion Dollar Firm Building the Future of Identity Verification Using Smartphone Data

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Doug Ricket, CEO of PayJoy – The $300 Million Revenue Global Juggernaut with a Mission to Empower a Billion Clients Around the World

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Rebecca Lynn, Co-Founder of Canvas Ventures - Building a Billion Dollar Brand, Why Everything is Always on Sale, Building Data-Driven Marketing Engines

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Asaf Horesh, Managing Partner of Vintage Investment Partners – $4Bn AUM & 20 Years of VC Investing Data, Why the Best Investors Master Self-Awareness

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Mike Seckler, CEO of Justworks - Building a $300M Revenue SaaS Company, Surviving the Dot-Com Crash, The Power of Long-Term Focus

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Jack Zhang, CEO of Airwallex - A $5.5 Billion Powerhouse Solving Global Payments for Companies

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Alberto Dalmasso, CEO of Satispay – Building Italy's Everyday Fintech App, Serving 4M Users & 330k Merchants, Early Failures and Successes

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Nick Peddy, CTO of Clear - The Future of Digital Identity, Why AI WILL NOT Take Our Jobs, & Secrets to Great Management

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Lauren Kolodny, Co-Founder of Acrew Capital - The Case for Consumer FinTech, Lean into Your Strengths, Traits of Rising Star VCs

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Eric Poirier, CEO of Addepar – Powering $5 Trillion of Assets, Modernizing Investment Management, From Engineer to CEO & The Power of Bold Bets

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What Makes a Great Investor? Strategy Masterclass from 10 VCs with $160B in Collective AUM

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Michael Blaugrund, CEO of DriveWealth – Powering 24/7 Investing Worldwide, The Next Gen of Embedded Finance, 3 Major Crises that Shaped the Industry

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Matt Harris, Partner at Bain Capital Ventures – Lessons From Three Decades of Fintech Investing, What Defines Great Founders, & Embedded Finance’s Massive Potential

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Sohail Prasad, CEO of Destiny - Democratizing Private Investing in Companies like SpaceX, Stripe, and OpenAI

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David Magerman, Co-Founder of Differential Ventures - Risks of Building with GenAI, Pioneering Quant Trading, & How to Fix the Internet

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Shamir Karkal, Co-Founder of Sila – Selling Your Company to a Large Bank, A Bullish Case for Consumer Fintech, The Hard Parts of Entrepreneurship

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Bill Capuzzi, CEO of Apex - Bringing Capital Markets Technology to the 21st Century

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Wayne Slavin, CEO/Founder of Sure – The Future of Insurance, Pulling off a Business Pivot, How the Immigrant Drive Helps Build Massive Companies

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Dan Rosen, Founder of Commerce Ventures - The Real Advantage of Repeat Founders, Qualities of Great Investors, How to Build a Top Performing VC

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Company Building Masterclass – Lessons From the CEOs of Ramp, Gusto, Figure, Upgrade, Melio, Fundrise, Sardine, and Many More

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Nilan Peiris, Chief Product Officer at Wise – Building a Multi-Billion Fintech Powerhouse, Global Expansion Strategies, & Customer-Driven Innovation

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Maëlle Gavet, CEO of Techstars – Lessons from Backing 9000+ Founders, VC’s Dire Need for Reinvention, Why Nothing Worth Doing is Ever Easy

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Luis Silva, CEO/Founder of Cloudwalk – Building a Multi-planetary Fintech, Why GenAI is Your Ally (And Future Boss), Scaling to $400M+ in Revenue

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Sarah Hammer, Executive Director at the Wharton School – Accelerating Fintech and Leading Through Crisis

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Ohad Samet, CEO & Co-Founder of TrueML – Re-Inventing a $20 Billion Industry, The State of BNPL, Why VCs Are Not Your Friends

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Jason Guss, CEO & Co-Founder of Octane - Building a Profitable Fintech, Capital Markets Lessons, The Future of Software in Fintech

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Emmalyn Shaw, Flourish Ventures Managing Partner – What Motivates Mission-Driven Founders, Why Specialist Funds Win Big, Investing in Global Fintech

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Secrets to Managing Your Board of Directors - From Board Members of Nubank, Acorns, dLocal, Justworks, Upgrade, XP, Alibaba, & More Global Titans

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Stuart Sopp, CEO of Current – Fintech’s ‘Era of Value’: Balancing Growth, Innovation, and Profitability

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Howard Morgan, Tech & VC Pioneer – 50 Years of Shaping the Future, From ARPANET to Building RenTech, First Round, and B Capital

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Ben Miller, CEO & Co-Founder of Fundrise – Serving 2 Million Clients, A Tough Business Pivot That Led to $3.3 Billion AUM, Building a Lasting Culture

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Josh Reeves, CEO & Co-Founder of Gusto – Building a $9.6 Billion Company to Serve Small Businesses

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Tom Callahan, CEO of Nasdaq Private Market – Transparency, Innovations, and Challenges… State of the $3.5 Trillion Private Markets in 2023

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Jean-Denis Greze, Plaid CTO – At the Cutting Edge of Privacy and Security, Powerful Network Effects, How LLMs Will Reshape Our Digital Experience

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Colin Walsh, CEO of Varo Bank - $1B to Create Better Banking, Securing a US Bank Charter, How to Build Trust With Customers

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Ricardo Josua, CEO of Pismo – Visa’s $1B Acquisition, Going Global From Day One, Building Trust With Fintechs & Large Banks

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Brex COO, Michael Tannenbaum - Dreaming Big, Building a Global Financial Powerhouse, Seizing Opportunities in a High Interest-Rates Era

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Pedro Conrade, CEO/Founder of Neon – From Startup to Titan, Behind Brazil's Fintech Revolution, Mastering Your M&A Strategy and Navigating Major Crises

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Gary Hoberman, CEO/Founder of Unqork - From 300 No's to a $2B Valuation, Pioneering Codeless Software, Erasing Corporate Technical Debt

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Stephany Kirkpatrick, CEO/Founder of Orum – Making Fast & Real-Time US Payments Accessible for All

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Alexis Pantazis, Co-Founder of Hellas Direct – A Contrarian Play That Led to $150M Annual Revenue, Mastering Product & Market Launches, The Future of Insurance

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Billy Libby, CEO/Co-Founder at Upper90 – The Future of Debt, Credit, & Venture Capital

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Chris Pento, Clear Street CEO/Co-Founder – Building a $2B Giant in 5 Years, Upgrading Wall Street's Technology, Strategy & Rapid Product Launches

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Salman Syed, CEO of Fidel API – Why CEO is a 24/7/365 Job, The Future of Financial Services, Leveraging Real-Time Transaction Data

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Adena Hefets, CEO/Co-Founder of Divvy Homes - Rent to Own: Reimagining Homeownership & Unlocking Wealth

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So You Want to Raise Venture Capital? Learn From 9 Founders Who Have Collectively Raised $1.8 Billion in Funding

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Soups Ranjan, CEO of Sardine – Navigating a Sea of Financial Fraud, Outsmarting Scammers, & The Need For Real-Time Fraud Detection

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Tommy Nicholas, CEO/Co-Founder of Alloy – From 100 No’s to a $1.55B Valuation, Company Building Struggles, & The Fascinating World of Anti-Fraud

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Trisha Kothari, CEO/Co-Founder of Unit21 – Battling Financial Crime, The Impact of AI on Fraud, & How to Land Your First B2B Clients

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Tidjane Deme, Partech Africa General Partner – From Africa to the World. How African Fintechs are Becoming Global Champions

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Luvleen Sidhu, CEO/Founder of BM Technologies – The Future of Banking Technology, Going Public on the NYSE, Navigating a Company Strategy Pivot

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Jorge Combe, CEO/Co-Founder of DD360 - Bootstrapping to a 91M Series A, The Intersection of PropTech & AI, Incredible Opportunities in Mexico & LatAm

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Daniel Cohen, Banking Leader & Entrepreneur – Fintech is Transforming the Financial Industry, but Banks Can Still Thrive

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David Haber, a16z General Partner - Building Fintech Giants, Leading With Software, What Makes a Truly Great VC

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Itai Damti, CEO/Co-Founder of Unit – The Future of Software-Driven Fintechs, Solving Atomic-Level Problems, & Founder Mistakes and Successes

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Jane Alexander, Carta CMO – Transforming Private Markets, How to Expand Your Product Suite, Crucial Productivity Hacks

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Nilan Peiris, Chief Product Officer at Wise – Building a Multi-Billion Fintech Powerhouse, Global Expansion Strategies, & Customer-Driven Innovation

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Leif Abraham, Co-Founder of Public.com – Building a Loyal User Base of 3 Million Users in 3 Years & The Future of Retail Investing

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Alex Prot, Qonto CEO & Co-Founder – €622 Million to Empower European SMEs, Building a Fintech Giant, & The Strategy to Reach One Million Clients

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Mercedes Bent, Lightspeed Partner – Unlocking Fintech’s Potential Across the Americas & Balancing Priorities in Venture Capital Investing

132

Adam Nash, CEO/Co-Founder of Daffy – The Future of Charitable Giving, Lessons for CEOs, & Staying Bullish on Consumer Fintech

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Zach Noorani, Foundation Capital Partner – The Future of Financial Services, Global Fintech Opportunities, & Lessons From Investing Mistakes

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Suni Lobo, Marqeta Chief HR/People Officer – Building a Culture of Innovation and Purpose, & Key Lessons For Leaders in Fast-Growing Companies

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Bruno Balduccini, Pinheiro Neto Partner – How Brazil Became a Global Fintech Leader & What Other Countries Can Learn From Their Success

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Denise Thomas, CEO of ApplePie Capital – Building a Franchise Loan Marketplace & The Surprising Impact of Tech Layoffs On Franchising

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Prajit Nanu, CEO/Co-Founder of Nium – Building a Billion Dollar Business, Startup Recruiting Mistakes, & The Power to Staying Lean and Scrappy

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Peter Hazlehurst, CEO & Co-Founder of Synctera - The Future of Banking as a Service & Lessons From 30 Years of Building Fintech & Tech Companies

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Bar Geron, CEO & Co-Founder of Balance – Future of B2B Payments, Risks of Landing Big Clients as a Small Startup, & Why Learning is Your Best Currency

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Rob Petrozzo, Co-Founder of Rally – The Fascinating World of Collectibles, Investing in Dinosaurs Fossils, & The Power of an Engaged Community

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Aron Schwarzkopf, CEO of Kushki - Ecuador's First Unicorn, Hidden Benefits of a Digital Economy, & Why We Should Get Rid of Cash

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Latif Peracha, General Partner at M13 - The Future of Money, Investing Frameworks, & Lessons From Working With Richard Branson

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Secrets to Managing Your Board of Directors - From Board Members of Nubank, Acorns, dLocal, Justworks, Upgrade, XP, Alibaba, & More Global Titans

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Steve McLaughlin, Founder of FT Partners – 2023 Predictions, Making Sense of the Global Fintech Market, & Valuable Founder Advice

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Medha Agarwal, Partner at Redpoint Ventures – Doubling Down on Fintech Investing, Modernizing the CFO Tech Stack, & The Power of Content Creation

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Ginger Baker from Plaid & Amit Parikh from Green Dot – Tech That Will Shape Fintech’s Future & The Evolution of Consumer Data Security

147

Ben Gleason, Kamino Co-Founder – Raising Capital in a Frozen Market, Tough Founder Lessons, & The Incredible Impact of Fintech in Brazil

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Katlego Maphai, Yoco CEO/Co-Founder – Building a South African Digital Giant, Empowering Small Businesses, & Founder Lessons to Overcome Adversity

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Patricia Kemp, Oak HC/FT Co-Founder & Managing Partner – The Future of Fintech, Crypto Regulation, & Why 2023 Could Bring a Wave of Fintech M&A

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Matt Harris, Partner at Bain Capital Ventures – Lessons From Three Decades of Fintech Investing, What Defines Great Founders, & Embedded Finance’s Massive Potential

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Matan Bar, CEO/Co-Founder of Melio – Always Remember to Keep The Main Thing, The Main Thing

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Hristo Borisov, CEO/Co-Founder of Payhawk – Building Bulgaria’s First Unicorn, Over-investing in Talent, & How to Keep Your Team Focused

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Stephanie Choo, Partner at Portage Ventures – Counter-Cyclical Fintech Opportunities, The Great Canadian Fintech Market, & The Future of Crypto

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Sergio Fogel, dLocal Co-Founder & Sergio Furio, Creditas Founder/CEO - The Fintech Revolution in Brazil, LatAm, and Beyond

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Immad Akhund, CEO/Founder of Mercury – Focus on Your Clients and Forget About Competitors, Planning for Startup Winter, & The Power of Networking

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Mary Ann Azevedo, Senior Reporter at TechCrunch – The Good and Ugly Sides of Fintech, What Great Journalism Really Means, & Why Startups Represent Hope

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Julio Vasconcellos, Atlantico Managing Partner – Rollercoaster Startup Stories, Making Hard Decisions, & Why Brazil is a World-Class Fintech Hub

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Alfonso De los Rios, CEO of Nowports - The College Dropout That Built a Global Unicorn by Age 23

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Nelson Chu, CEO of Percent – Disrupting a Multi-Trillion-Dollar Market, Building a Culture of Accountability and Transparency, & Why NYC is the Global Fintech Capital

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Laura Merling, Chief Transformation Officer at Arvest Bank – Driving Change in Large Organizations and Building Bank-Fintech Partnerships

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Mike Cagney, Founder of Figure & SoFi – Building Massive Transformational Companies, Key Founder Lessons, & How Blockchain is Revolutionizing Financial Services

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Amanda Abrams, CEO of Fintech Masala – The Future of SPACs and Public Markets, Analyzing the SPAC Boom of 2020/2021, & What Great CEOs Have in Common

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Anthony Scaramucci, Founder of SkyBridge & SALT – Riding his 9th Bear Market, Investing Strategies, & The Bright Future of Crypto

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Oded Zehavi, Co-Founder/CEO at Mesh – $60M to Build a Corporate Self-Driving Wallet, Lessons from PayPal, & the Fascinating Israeli Fintech World

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Sergio Fogel & Gonzalo Strauss – Building dLocal, Datanomik, and AstroPay. What’s the Secret to Scaling a Multibillion-dollar Company with Minimal Funding?

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Ankur Sinha, CTO of Remitly – Focusing on Customer Delight, The Wild World of Remittances, & How to Maximize Impact at a New Company

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Peter Lord, CEO/Co-Founder of Codat – Raising $160M to Unlock Small Business Data, How to Plan Your International Expansion, & The Future of Open Banking

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Dan Westgarth, COO of Deel – From $1 to $100 Million ARR in 20 months, Powering the Global Hiring Revolution, & What it Means to be COO

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Sophia Goldberg, The Field Guide to Global Payments – Unlocking Opportunities and Understanding the Complex and Fast-Changing World of Payments

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Arjun Sethi, Tribe Capital Co-Founder – The State of Crypto and How We Got Here, Pursuing N-of-1 Fintechs, & How Tribe Uses Data to Deploy Capital

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Jeff Tijssen, Bain Global Head of Fintech – Reimagining Financial Services for Incumbents and Fintechs & How Embedded Finance Will Transform the Industry

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Abby Levy, Co-Founder of Primetime Partners – Harnessing Fintech Innovation to Invest for Retirement & Improving the Quality of Life for Older Adults

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Jimmy Soni: The Inside Story of PayPal – Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Max Levchin, and the Company that Shaped the Modern Internet

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David Nangle, Managing Partner at VEF – Navigating a Bear Market, Running a Publicly Traded VC, & How to Invest in Emerging Markets

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Shmulik Fishman, CEO/Co-Founder at Argyle - What it Really Means to be CEO, The Future of Your Data, & Why You Should Lead with Laughter

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Alexa von Tobel, Co-Founder at Inspired Capital – The Future of your Wallet, Global Fintech Trends, & How to Look for Exceptional Founders

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Building Responsible Alternative Lending Products - Paulo Passoni (SoftBank), Alejandro Correa (Rappi), David Green (Earnest), & Alex Kostecki (Clair)

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Kurt Lin, Co-Founder/CEO of Pinwheel – Pushing the Frontiers of Fintech Innovation, How to Build an A+ Remote Team, & the Future of Credit Scoring

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Jackie Reses & Lauren Weinberg, Self-Made Bosses - Tools And Advice For Helping Small Businesses Start, Run, And Grow

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Renaud Laplanche, Co-Founder/CEO of Upgrade – Building Two Fintech Unicorns, The Evolution of the CEO Role, & Why your Company’s First Hires are Incredibly Important

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Soraya Darabi, Co-Founder/General Partner at TMV – Backing Purpose-Driven Unicorns, Changing the Face of VC, & Why Investors Ignoring Diverse Founders are Missing out on Huge Returns

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Paulo Passoni, SoftBank Latin America Managing Partner – Investing $8 Billion in 3 years, Navigating a Bear Market, & What SoftBank Looks for in Founding Teams

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Greg Krasnov, Founder/CEO at Tonik & Ukrainian Serial Entrepreneur – Lessons from 20+ Years of Building Fintechs & Staying innovative in a Remote World

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Alto CEO/Founder, Eric Satz – Strengthening Your Portfolio with Crypto & Alternative Assets, Balancing Hyper-Growth Amidst a Pandemic, and Building a Distributed World Class Team

185

Adalberto Flores, Founder/CEO of Kueski - Tequila, Mariachis, & Technology

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Dave Co-Founder/CEO, Jason Wilk – Going Public on Nasdaq via SPAC, Lessons for Overlooked Startups, & Why you Should Always Listen to Customer Feedback

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Balderton Capital General Partner, Rana Yared – Europe’s Massive Fintech Opportunity, Balderton’s Sustainable Future Goals, & Portfolio Reflections for VCs

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Gaston Irigoyen, Co-Founder/CEO of Pomelo – Fundraising Frameworks, Lessons for Emerging Markets Entrepreneurs, & How Pomelo is Building Modern Fintech Infrastructure

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Brad Levy, CEO of Symphony – Mastering your M&A Growth Strategy, Scaling a Global Powerhouse, & Why Generalists Thrive in a World of Specialists

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Maya Dadoo, Co-Founder & CEO of Worky – Benefits of a 4-Day Work Week, Why It’s Never Too Early to Hire a Head of People, & The Massive Opportunity at the Intersection of Fintech and HR Tech

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Eric Glyman, Ramp Co-Founder/CEO – From Zero to $4 Billion in 30 Months, The Future of Business Banking, & Why you need to Double Down on your Strengths and Hire for Your Weaknesses

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General Atlantic’s Martin Escobari – Three Traits of the Best Entrepreneurs, 42 years of Global Investment Lessons & How the Regret Minimization Framework Changed his Life

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Brian Barnes, Founder/CEO of M1 Finance – Scaling a Unicorn, How to Buy a Bank, and The Incredible Power of Compounding

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Money20/20 Special: Kristy Kim, Co-Founder/CEO of Tomo Credit and Justin Howell, Co-Founder/CEO of Rize

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Money20/20 Special: Dan Henry, CEO of Green Dot (NYSE: GDOT), and Jeanniey Walden, DailyPay Chief Innovation & Marketing Officer

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Money20/20 Special: Immad Akhund, CEO/Founder of Mercury Bank, and Tracey Davies, CEO Money20/20, & Scarlett Sieber, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer @ Money20/20

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Brynne McNulty Rojas, Co-Founder/CEO of Habi – Transforming a Trillion Dollar Real Estate Market & Harnessing Data to Power the Latin America PropTech Revolution

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TaxBit CEO/Co-Founder, Austin Woodward – Scaling a Crypto Unicorn, Future of Digital Assets, and Why Humility is the Most Important Trait for Founders

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Oliver Hughes, CEO of Russia’s Tinkoff Bank – Scaling to 17 Million Clients, The Future of Banking, and Building a Culture that Encourages Risk-Taking

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Andreessen Horowitz General Partner, Angela Strange and Jeeves Co-Founder/CEO, Dileep Thazhmon – The Incredible Fintech Opportunity in Latin America

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Laura Spiekerman, Alloy Co-Founder & CRO – Building a Unicorn, Re-inventing Your Job Every 3-6 Months, and Finding Optimism in the Face of Adversity

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Assaf Wand, Hippo Insurance Co-Founder & CEO – Going Public on the NYSE, Reimagining Home Insurance, and Always Doing Right by the Customer