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Fintech Takes
Fintech Takes
Alex Johnson

Fintech moves fast. But here at Fintech Takes, Alex Johnson and his rotating panel of guests move faster so that you can... more

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Fintech Recap: Trump’s Return, BaaS Island Mysteries, and the CFPB’s New Flex

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

04 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Fintech in 2025: Where the Industry Goes Next - BNPL 2.0

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

02 Dec 2024 · 26 minutes
S9 E9: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Paydock, Bluespine, Astrada, and Rise

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

27 Nov 2024 · 58 minutes
Fintech in 2025: Where the Industry Goes Next - The State of Credit in 2025

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

25 Nov 2024 · 34 minutes
S9 E8: Special Solo Recap on Deregulation, Marqeta, and Crypto’s Paradox

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

20 Nov 2024 · 55 minutes
Fintech in 2025: Where the Industry Goes Next - The Optimists' Case for Fintech in 2025

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

18 Nov 2024 · 35 minutes
S9 E7: Bank Nerd Corner: CFPB, All Day, Every Day

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

13 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 30 minutes
S9 E6: Money20/20, 2024: BaaS and Open Banking and AI (Oh My!)

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

06 Nov 2024 · 28 minutes
S9 E5: The CFPB, Cash + Culture Party Podcast (Live from MX's Money Experience Summit)

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

30 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
S9 E4: Trust is a Two-way Street

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

23 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
S9 E3: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Kato, FlowX, Mesa, and Cavela—AI is Devouring Fintech

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

16 Oct 2024 · 56 minutes
What Customers Want: The AI Concierge Revolution & What’s Next for Fintech CX

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

10 Oct 2024 · 1 hour,
S9 E2: Bank Nerd Corner: Compliance, Complexity, and the Gray Areas of Fintech

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

09 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 19 minutes
What Customers Want: Navigating the Tension Between Innovation and Regulation

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

03 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
S9 E1: Fintech Recap: The New FDIC Rule, Visa's Antitrust Fight, and Open Banking's Next Steps

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

02 Oct 2024 · 52 minutes
What Customers Want: Scaling Fintech Customer Service

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

26 Sep 2024 · 44 minutes
The Future of Loan Servicing (Live from the Salt Flats)

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

25 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 37 minutes
What Customers Want: Fintech’s Complicated Relationship with Customer Service

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

19 Sep 2024 · 57 minutes
S8 E11: Not Fintech Investment Advice: 1: Agree, Revenew, Barq, and in Loving Memory of Tally

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

18 Sep 2024 · 1 hour,
S8 E10: Bank Nerd Corner: Why "FBO" is Out & Fintech Custody Accounts Are In, Rate Cut Buzz, and the FDIC’s New Rule

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

11 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 28 minutes
S8 E9: Fintech Recap: Klarna’s “Balance” vs. Banking, Affirm's Resilience, and Niche Neobanks Refuse to Die

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

04 Sep 2024 · 57 minutes
Money Talks: What do Gen Z and Boomers Hear?

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

28 Aug 2024 · 53 minutes
Not Fintech Investment Advice: Revenir, Summer, Jeff, and Axle

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

21 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Examining the Vicious Lifecycle of Fintech (ft. The Consumer Finance Podcast)

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

15 Aug 2024 · 37 minutes
S8 E6: Bank Nerd Corner: What is the BSCA and What Can It Do?

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

14 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
S8 E5: Fintech Recap: The BaaS Multiverse of Madness, the CFPB’s New Earned Wage Access Rule, and a Brief Conversation on Brokered Deposits

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

07 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
S8 E4: Fintech F*cks Around and Finds Out

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

31 Jul 2024 · 57 minutes
S8 E3: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Niva, OatFi, Tapi, and Aven

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

24 Jul 2024 · 54 minutes
S8 E2: Bank Nerd Corner: What Are Shadow Banks?

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

17 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
S8 E1: Fintech Recap: Evolve’s Massive Data Breach, Apple’s Bizarre Announcement, and Klarna Replaces Its Staff with AI

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

10 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
BONUS EPISODE: Terry Angelos on Visa’s Latest Announcements and the Future of Payments

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

03 Jul 2024 · 45 minutes
S7 E12: How Payment Insurance Enhances Consumer Financial Health

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

26 Jun 2024 · 59 minutes
S7 E11: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Frich, Constellation, daloopa and Block

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

20 Jun 2024 · 48 minutes
S7 E10: Dissecting Federal Preemption Laws, Citibank Dodges Consumer Protections, and Why We Don’t Have a National Fintech Charter

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

12 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
S7 E9: Fintech Recap: Synapse vs. the World, Visa Flex Credential, Buy Now Pay Later Reclassified as a Credit Card

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

05 Jun 2024 · 51 minutes
S7 E8: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Kudos, Azimuth, Layer, and Carputty

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

29 May 2024 · 56 minutes
S7 E7: What Large Language Models Mean for the Future of Fintech, with Rohan Ramanath of Hyperplane

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

22 May 2024 · 55 minutes
S7 E6: Bank Nerd Corner: Unpacking Federal Reserve Master Accounts with Julie Hill

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

15 May 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
S7 E5: Fintech Recap: Tipping is Bullshit, Synapse’s Final Chapter, & Pay By Bank’s Intriguing Future

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

08 May 2024 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
S7 E4: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Modak Makers, Casap, Silver, Elpha Secure

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

01 May 2024 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
S7 E3: The WILD Story of PayPal’s Origin, with Author Jimmy Soni

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

24 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
S7 E2: BNC: The Relationship Between Stock Prices and Bank Health, Tokenization’s Disruptive Potential, and Lots of FHLB Talk with Steven Kelly.

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

17 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
S7 E1: Fintech Recap: Consent Order Madness, Chime Prepares to IPO, and Fintech Twitter Trolls

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

10 Apr 2024 · 55 minutes
S6 Ep12: Workshopping Fintech Theses

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

27 Mar 2024 · 48 minutes
S6 Ep11: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Chipp.ai, Whop, Revenew, and NayaOne

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

20 Mar 2024 · 49 minutes
S6 Ep10: BNC: Unpacking the 1 Year Collapsiversary of SVB, Exploring Banking Deserts, and Is This the End of BaaS Innovation(?)

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

13 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 23 minutes
S6 Ep9: Fintech Recap: The Discover/Capital One Merger, Lineage’s Latest Consent Order, Inflation Affects Tooth Fairy Pricing

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

06 Mar 2024 · 48 minutes
Killing It! The Hidden Toll of Startup Success: Matt Harris on Founder Burnout

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

29 Feb 2024 · 54 minutes
S6 Ep8: Oh, What a Gorgeous Business Model! (A Deep Dive into ServiceTitan, AmEx, and The Bancorp

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

28 Feb 2024 · 46 minutes
Killing It! – Leaving the Hero Complex of Foundership Behind, with Shamir Karkal, CEO of Sila

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

23 Feb 2024 · 40 minutes
Killing It! –Fintech’s Biggest Disrupters on Startups, Success, and All the Hard Lessons In Between

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

22 Feb 2024 · 35 minutes
S6 Ep7: Bank Nerd Corner: New York Community Bank, Panacea Financial, the BSCA, and the State of Auto Lending

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

21 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
S6 Ep6: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Tip Top, Lucite, Rove, and Prosper AI

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

14 Feb 2024 · 55 minutes
S6 Ep5: Fintech Recap: Regulators Crack Down on BaaS, Buy Now Pay Later’s Newest Offerings, Paypal (Kind Of) Shocks the World

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

07 Feb 2024 · 55 minutes
S6 Ep4: The Nuances in Credit Underwriting that Most People Miss with Frank Rotman

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

31 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 31 minutes
S6 Ep3: Banks Gaming the Fed, The Fight Over ILCs Ramps Back Up, and Frequent Flyer Mile Madness

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

24 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 35 minutes
S6 Ep2: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Foyer, Claim, Crew, and Brico AI

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

17 Jan 2024 · 55 minutes
S6 Ep1: Fintech Recap: Revolut Cries Wolf, Tomo Boost’s Continued Craziness, and Tales from BaaS Island

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

10 Jan 2024 · 58 minutes
Fintech Predictions for the Not-So-Distant Future, with Frank Rotman

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

03 Jan 2024 · 31 minutes
S5 Ep12: 2023’s Most Compelling Fintech Stories

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

20 Dec 2023 · 57 minutes
S5 Ep11: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Wellahead, Increase, Ribbon, Conduiit

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

13 Dec 2023 · 51 minutes
S5 Ep10: BNC: If SoFi Looks Like a Bank and Quacks Like a Bank…, the CFPB’s New Oversight Rules, Fintech’s Savior Complex Problem

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

06 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
S5 Ep9: Fintech Recap: Fintech’s Reckoning, the Predatory Nature of Credit Building Products, and the Fyre Festival of NFTs

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

29 Nov 2023 · 58 minutes
S5 Ep8: Dadonomics: Mastering the Art of Fintech with Tom and Alex Johnson

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

22 Nov 2023 · 53 minutes
S5 Ep7: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Spreadsheets Never Say Die, HiFi Unifies Music’s Fractured Income Stream, and Subscription-Based Climate Tech

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

15 Nov 2023 · 56 minutes
S5 Ep6: BNC: The Debit Interchange Cap is Being Lowered Because … Reasons, Check Fraud, and the Implications of 1033

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

08 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
S5 Ep5: Live From Money 20/20

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

01 Nov 2023 · 27 minutes
S5 Ep4: Unpacking the Post-Pandemic Era’s Most Interesting Financial Health Trends, with Scott Sanborn

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

25 Oct 2023 · 45 minutes
S5 Ep3: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Layup Gamifies Savings, Series Set to Compete with Major ERPs, Can We Please Stop Focusing on LLMs

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

18 Oct 2023 · 52 minutes
S5 Ep2: The Role of Supervisors/Adverse Action Notices/Building a Better PFM

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

11 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
S5 Ep1: Fintech Recap: The Challenges of BaaS/The Drama of Interchange/The Final Death of NFTs

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

04 Oct 2023 · 52 minutes
S4 Ep12: Breaking Down the Five Waves of Fintech, with Charles Birnbaum

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

27 Sep 2023 · 52 minutes
S4 Ep11: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Generative AI & Compliance, Reinventing the ERP, The Case For CDs

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

20 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 1 minute
S4 Ep10: BNC: Why Fintech Can’t Get Charters, Compliance Expectations, Defining Risky Deposits

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

13 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
S4 Ep9: Fintech Recap: Current’s Credit Building Card, Plaid’s New Partnership, and Niche Neobanks Making It Work

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

06 Sep 2023 · 51 minutes
S4 Ep8: Not Fintech Investment Advice: AI’s Fintech Footprint, PayPal’s Bold Stablecoin Move, Making Community Banks Profitable

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

30 Aug 2023 · 57 minutes
S4 Ep7: Fintech Recap: How FedNow is Revolutionizing the Future of Instant Payment

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

23 Aug 2023 · 47 minutes
S4 Ep6: BNC: Apple is Too Popular, Credit Card Balances Spike, Make CDs Sexy Again

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

16 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
Instant Money Madness, Sam Altman’s Dystopian Future, and a Cannabis Debit Card Kerfuffle

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

09 Aug 2023 · 52 minutes
S4 Ep4: The Opportunity to Help Independent Workers in Brazil, with Isaac Matzner

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

02 Aug 2023 · 48 minutes
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In this month’s special episode of “Not Fintech Investment Advice,” Alex sits down with fintech guru Simon Taylor to talk through some... more