Financial advice: is it a human job or a tech problem?  On this special episode of FinTech Takes, Alex sits down... more

Welcome to Bank Nerd Corner! This week, we’re making history. Our first-ever returning guest, Julie Hill—now Dean of the University... more

Hello and welcome back to our limited series podcast, Fintech in 2025, recorded live in Las Vegas during Money 20/20. Sponsored... more

In this week’s episode of Fintech Recap, Jason Mikula and Alex Johnson unpack the latest in banking, fintech, and regulation... more

Welcome to a live recording of the Fintech Takes podcast, coming to you from Money20/20. In this limited series with... more

Welcome back to Not Fintech Investment Advice, where we spotlight new and exciting fintechs. I’m Alex Johnson, creator of Fintech Takes,... more

Welcome to the Fintech Takes Podcast, live from Money 2020. Today, we’re diving into the state of credit—a topic I’m passionate... more

Welcome to Fintech Takes, the podcast breaking down the latest in fintech news and trends. I'm Alex Johnson, your self-proclaimed... more

Alright, folks—let’s ditch the doom and gloom.  In this episode, recorded live from Money 2020 with the CEO of Marqeta, Simon... more

Recording the day after the election, vibes are strange, and the future’s a question mark—but fintech regulation? Still full steam... more

Welcome to another special Fintech Takes episode.  I’m Alex Johnson, just back from four intense days at Money20/20 in Las Vegas,... more

Welcome to a special edition of Fintech Takes, recorded live from MX's Money Experience Summit in beautiful Park City, Utah.  Big... more

In this special guest episode, Alex catches up with founder and CEO of Bloom Money, Nina Mohanty, about a pressing... more

Welcome back to Not Fintech Investment Advice, where Simon Taylor and I spotlight new and exciting fintechs.  This time, we're diving... more

Welcome back to the grand finale of What Customers Want, a limited 4-part series from the Fintech Takes podcast, hosted... more

Welcome back to Bank Nerd Corner, featuring yours truly and #1 among all bank nerds, Kiah Haslett, Banking and Fintech... more

Welcome back What Customers Want, a limited 4-part series from the Fintech Takes podcast, hosted by me and Corey Besaw,... more

Alex teams up with Jason Mikula, now Head of Industry Strategy for Banking & Fintech at Taktile (ooh la la!)... more

Welcome to What Customers Want, a limited 4-part series from the Fintech Takes podcast, hosted by me and Corey Besaw,... more

Welcome to a special edition of the Fintech Takes podcast. I'm Alex Johnson, here with Colton Pond, Chief Marketing Officer... more

Welcome to What Customers Want, a limited series from the Fintech Takes podcast, hosted by yours truly. In this 4-part series,... more

Welcome back to Not Fintech Investment Advice, where Simon Taylor and I spotlight new and exciting fintechs, minus the stock... more

Welcome back to Bank Nerd Corner, featuring yours truly and the brilliant Kiah Haslett, Banking and Fintech Editor at Bank... more

In this week’s episode of Fintech Recap, Alex is joined by Jason Mikula to dive into the latest on fintech. With... more

Alex catches up with fintech storyteller Mary Wisniewski, Editor-at-Large at Cornerstone Advisors and host of the podcast Money Isn't Everything. In... more

In this episode of Not Fintech Investment Advice, Alex and Simon spotlight the latest up and comers solving cool problems... more

On this super special bonus ep from The Consumer Finance Podcast, Alex joins Chris Willis and Jesse Silverman at Troutman... more

This week on Bank Nerd Corner, special guest and partner at Arnold & Porter, Jim Bergin joins the pod. Having... more

In this week’s episode of Fintech Recap, Alex is joined by Jason Mikula to discuss the latest news and trends... more

Can you tell me how to get to FAFO Street? Jason Henrichs (CEO of Alloy Labs and host of the Breaking... more

Simon Taylor’s back in action and ready to break down some of the hottest up and comers in the fintech... more

What is shadow banking? It sounds nefarious… right? But what does it really mean?  Alex is joined by Kiah Haslett and... more

He’s been wise. He’s been powerful. But guess what? It’s the first episode we can officially call Jason Mikula an... more

In this special end-of-season bonus episode, Terry Angelos, former SVP and Global Head of Fintech for Visa joins Alex to... more

Alex is joined by Danielle Sesko, Director of Product Management and Innovation at TruStage, to delve into the crucial role... more

You should never take fintech investment advice from podcasters— and thankfully, Alex and Simon are definitely not giving out fintech... more

Summer’s almost here, and Kiah Haslett is braving the swarms of Tennessee cicadas to join Alex for another session of... more

We won’t lie— we’re exhausted. Are you exhausted from keeping up with one of the most tiring stories in financial... more

Another day, another credit card reward app to unpack. But this time, is it actually possible we’ve found the one... more

You can’t read anything these days without seeing something about how Chat GPT and large language models are the future... more

We have a lot of questions when it comes to Fed Master Accounts. And thankfully, Julie Hill, Vice Dean and... more

The tulips are blooming and the windmills are churning—so where in the world is Jason Mikula this week? Jason calls... more

Alex is back with the great and powerful Simon Taylor to unpack some of fintech’s most interesting fintech startups. We’re barely... more

Elon Musk, Amy Rowe Klement, Peter Thiel, Julie Anderson, Max Levchin, Reid Hoffman.  What do these powerhouse entrepreneurs all have in... more

In this super special edition of Bank Nerd Corner, Alex and Kiah are joined by Steven Kelly, the Associate Director... more

Another week, another consent order.   Welcome back to BaaS Island, where regulators keep throwing more bodies at the problem, hoping something... more

This week, Alex is joined by Gabby Cazeau (Partner at Harlem Capital) and Emily Man (Partner at Primary Ventures) to... more

Simon Taylor’s back on the podcast and he’s excited (but oh so exhausted) to be talking about some of fintech’s... more

Just because Alex is finally leaving Las Vegas, doesn’t mean he’s escaping the banking desert back in Montana. And for... more

On this week’s episode of Fintech Takes, Alex is joined by international man of mystery and publisher of Fintech Business... more

Founding a startup is the thing so many fintech entrepreneurs dream about. So what happens when that dream turns into... more

Let’s face it—profitability is in vogue in fintech again.  So this week, Alex is mixing it up by taking a deep... more

What happens when entrepreneurs have to face down the most difficult decision there is — knowing when it’s time to... more

Things in life rarely go as planned. But things in fintech? Well…  They almost never go as planned.  So how do you... more

America’s favorite banking and fintech Editor, Kiah Haslett, drops by to unpack the latest, craziest, and hottest news in the... more

Simon Taylor’s back and fresh off writing his latest in-depth Q1 fintech report to chat with Alex about more potential... more

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip. That started from this banking... more

Frank Rotman, Chief Investment Officer at QED Investors, makes his triumphant return to the podcast to share his wisdom on... more

We’ve all barely recovered from the frosty Arctic blast this past week, but that balmy -37-degree Montana weather isn’t slowing... more

In this episode of Not Fintech Investment Advice, Alex is joined by the man, the myth, the legend, Simon Taylor,... more

Alex and Jason are back at it again for the first time this year, and can we just say that... more

We know, we know… Prediction episodes are so cliché. And somehow, experts have an incredible way of dramatically overestimating what... more

With the New Year quickly approaching, we’re finding it next to impossible to recall the sheer insanity that’s happened in... more

Simon’s out on paternity leave (don’t worry—it’s not like he’s catching up on any lost sleep), but thankfully, we’ve found... more

Alex is joined by the one and only, Kiah Haslett to break down another month of bank and fintech news. They... more

Thanksgiving’s over and Christmas is almost here… so you know what that means! We’re checking our credit account once, checking... more

With the smell of turkey, thanks, and pumpkin spice filling the air, what better way to celebrate the holiday season... more

Sure Clippy may have died over a decade ago (RIP, little buddy), but some things in Microsoft Office just can’t... more

This week we’re back with the fabulous Kiah Haslett for another round of Bank Nerd Corner. Alex and Kiah catch up... more

Live from Money 20/20 in Las Vegas, Alex is joined by co-host Jason Mikula for a special episode of Fintech... more

This week, Alex chats with Scott Sanborn, the CEO of Lending Club, to discuss the ever-evolving relationship between banks and... more

It’s time for another episode of “Not Fintech Advice” with the inestimable, Simon Taylor! Or errr…. Whatever, that word actually... more

Conference season is here and Kiah Haslett is here to break down all the latest news and events in banking... more

Matthew Goldman (founder of Totavi and author of CardsFTW) joins Alex and Jason to talk through the never-ending challenges of... more

You can’t disrupt fintech unless you fully understand its storied history. So what are the biggest lessons we can take... more

Get ready for another episode of Not Fintech Advice with Simon Taylor!  In this episode, Alex and Simon dive into the... more

Get ready for another deep dive into the world of banking and fintech with this month’s “Bank Nerd Corner” with... more

On this week’s Fintech Recap, Alex and Jason unravel the latest industry buzz and breakthroughs in fintech. And in this episode,... more

In this month’s special episode of “Not Fintech Investment Advice,” Alex sits down with fintech guru Simon Taylor to talk... more

Chief Payments Executive of the Federal Reserve, Mark Gould, stops by the studio for this special episode of Fintech Recap... more

It’s time for another episode of Bank Nerd Corner with America’s favorite banking and fintech editor, Kiah Haslett, and there’s... more

Was Zelle a stupid way of introducing real-time payments? Is OpenAI’s CEO going all in on making Minority Report a... more

The number of independent workers in Brazil is surging, but still, full employment benefits elude most contract workers. How can... more

In this month’s “Not Fintech Investment Advice” with Simon Taylor, where Alex and Simon dissect the latest and greatest fintech... more

It’s time for another round of Bank Nerd Corner with Alex and special guest host Kiah Haslett, and thankfully, only... more

Our favorite fintech obsessive is back from parental leave, and he’s ready to tackle all of the latest fintech news... more

What happens when $270 billion of commercial mortgages expire and mature?  In this week’s Bank Nerd Corner, Alex chats with Managing... more

On this week’s podcast, Alex is joined by the wise and powerful Simon Taylor, who’s taking a break from the... more

In this special, four-part series, Fintech Takes’ Alex Johnson explores payroll connectivity from a variety of perspectives.    In this episode, Argyle... more

In this special, four-part series, Fintech Takes’ Alex Johnson explores payroll connectivity from a variety of perspectives.   In today’s episode, John... more

In this special, four-part series, Fintech Takes’ Alex Johnson explores the wide-reaching implications of programmatic, consumer-permissioned access to payroll data.    In... more

Fintech Business Weekly publisher Jason Mikula joins Alex to discuss the latest news in fintech and banking.   In this week’s episode,... more

In this special, four-part series, Fintech Takes’ Alex Johnson explores payroll connectivity from a lending, mortgage, and emerging technology perspective.    In... more

Co-founder of Bloom Money, Nina Mohanty, drops by the podcast to discuss just how many unsolved problems remain in fintech... more

With the benefit of some hindsight (finally), what are the big takeaways from SVB?   Kiah Haslett, managing editor of Bank Director,... more

What fintech companies should you be keeping a close eye on? Kicking off season 3, Alex is joined once again by... more

Join Alex and co-host Jason Mikula at the Fintech Meetup conference, live from Vegas. They get into conversation with a very... more

This is a special one as Alex gets into conversation with Nicole Casperson, host of podcast Humans of Fintech and... more

Why is fintech heading into a period of consolidation and contraction? Answering this question and more is Alex’s guest, Sarah... more

How can you fix a broken financial model? This question and more answered in the latest Bank Nerd Corner episode. Alex... more

This is part two of a special crossover episode with fintech friends Reggie Young and Matt Janiga, hosts of the... more

What fintech companies do you need to know about? Alex is joined by Simon Taylor, writer of the Fintech Brainfood newsletter,... more

Take a look back at all the big developments in fintech over February, from BNPL to crypto to outright ponzi... more

Sorting out hype from reality is one of the hardest jobs in fintech. Frank Rotman, Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer... more

How did banks do in Q4 2022 and how is 2023 shaping up?  Alex is joined by Kiah Haslett, Managing Editor... more

Which fintech companies do you need to know about? Alex and guest, Simon Taylor, turn the spotlight on four companies... more

Kicking off season 2 Alex and co-host Jason Mikula get straight into the Fintech news making waves. From Revolut’s latest super-premium... more

We live in the golden age of Fintech, with companies springing up all over the place. The pressure to stay... more

In this look back over October’s Fintech news, find out why Money Lion fell foul of regulators, and major takeaways... more

An open finance economy has the potential to benefit millions of people. Find out how Jim Magats is building systems... more