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Founder and Managing Partner of Alpine Investors Graham Weaver — An Entrepreneurial Journey | by James Chin | Wharton FinTech | Apr, 2024 | Medium
In today’s episode, Wesley Aster and Djavaneh Bierwirth hosts Graham Weaver, the Founder and Managing Partner of Alpine Investors, a software and services focused private equity firm that stands out…
Reflections on my conversation with Tess Bloch, Head of Operations & Co-Founder at Spade | by Rhea Advani Bobba | Wharton FinTech | Feb, 2024 | Medium
Spade tackles a longstanding issue in the fintech space: the obscurity of transaction data. By providing real-time merchant intelligence, Spade links any card transaction to a real merchant identity…
Mastercard, President & CTO Ed McLaughlin — Emerging Technologies in Payments | by Kailee Costello | Wharton FinTech | Feb, 2024 | Medium
In today’s episode, Kailee Costello hosts Ed McLaughlin, the President & Chief Technology Officer of Mastercard. Tune in to hear about: Ed McLaughlin: That is a really broad sweep. I will start all…
Airwallex CEO and Co-Founder Jack Zhang — empowering businesses to grow beyond borders | by Kailee Costello | Wharton FinTech | Jan, 2024 | Medium
Airwallex is a fintech company that revolutionizes the way that businesses operate globally. Their financial infrastructure provides a modern tech stack for businesses of all sizes to operate…
2023 Wharton FinTech Podcast Wrapped: A Year of Fintech Insights and Global Connections 🌐🎙️ | by Wharton FinTech | Wharton FinTech | Jan, 2024 | Medium
As we wrap up an exciting year at Wharton Fintech Podcast, we’re thrilled to take a moment and reflect on the incredible journey we’ve shared with our listeners and partners. Here’s a snapshot of our…
11:FS CEO David M. Brear — the banking battlefield, fintech for SMEs & financial ecosystems globally | by Kailee Costello | Wharton FinTech | Dec, 2023 | Medium
In today’s episode, Kailee Costello hosts David Brear, the CEO and co-founder of 11:FS and one of the hosts of the Fintech Insider podcast. David Brear is the CEO and co-founder of 11:FS and one of…
Bridging the Gap: A Collaborative Approach to Blockchain & Crypto Partnerships with Shayaan Khanna at Mastercard | by Josh Benadiva | Wharton FinTech | Nov, 2023 | Medium
As recently as 2022, it seemed as though blockchain and cryptocurrency companies were about to reshape large swathes of the global financial sector right away. However, macroeconomic shifts and…
David Haber, General Partner at a16z— Fintech through the lens of an operator, entrepreneur & investor | by Kailee Costello | Wharton FinTech | Nov, 2023 | Medium
David: There’s still a tremendous amount of opportunity for FinTech across a lot of different categories. Obviously, with this current rate environment, FinTech companies that are more balance sheet…
Blythe Masters, Founding Partner at Motive Partners — On the evolution of financial services | by Rhea Advani Bobba | Wharton FinTech | Nov, 2023 | Medium
In today’s episode, I host Blythe Masters, Founding Partner at Motive Partners. Having had the pleasure of working with Blythe at Motive Partners this summer, I can guarantee this is will be a…
Narmi’s Co-Founder Nikhil Lakhanpal — building an API-driven digital banking platform | by Kailee Costello | Wharton FinTech | Oct, 2023 | Medium
In today’s episode, Kailee Costello hosts Nikhil Lakhanpal, Co-Founder at Narmi. Narmi’s mission is to offer financial institutions the best digital banking platform in the industry. Narmi does this…
Highnote’s John MacIlwaine — On Unlocking the Embedded Finance Opportunity | by Rhea Advani Bobba | Wharton FinTech | Oct, 2023 | Medium
In today’s episode, Rhea Advani hosts John MacIlwaine, Co-Founder & CEO at Highnote. They delve into the evolving payments processing space, emphasizing the rise of innovative embedded finance…
DailyPay’s COO Stacy Greiner — on bringing Earned Wage Access everywhere | by Kailee Costello | Wharton FinTech | Oct, 2023 | Medium
In today’s episode, Kailee Costello sits down with Stacy Greiner, Chief Operating Officer at DailyPay. DailyPay offers an on-demand pay solution that helps employers to improve the financial…
Finley CEO Jeremy Tsui — on modernizing debt capital management | by Nathan Gee | Wharton FinTech | Oct, 2023 | Medium
Jeremy: I remember back in 2019, I was in the Special Situations group at Goldman Sachs. And we did a wide range of lending and investing — so everything from software companies, to sports franchises…
Emerging Fintech: Powering the Indian startup ecosystem through Venture Debt | by Tarang Gupta | Wharton FinTech | Aug, 2023 | Medium
Venture debt is an instrument that combines venture capital and traditional debt to provide startups with a financing that has been tailor-made for their needs. This model of financing was originally…
Eric Satz, Founder and CEO of Alto — Expanding access to alternative investments | by Nathan Gee | Wharton FinTech | Aug, 2023 | Medium
Eric: …We started an online organic home delivery grocery business, which was going just fabulously until 2008…but that led me to start Tennessee Community Ventures, which was a Tennessee based…
Oak HC/FT’s Matt Streisfeld (General Partner) — on M&A in FinTech, AI/ML & Digital Assets | by Kailee Costello | Wharton FinTech | Aug, 2023 | Medium
In today’s episode, Kailee Costello sits down with Matt Streisfeld, General Partner at Oak HC/FT. Oak is a venture and growth equity firm investing in companies driving transformation in healthcare…
Wise, Harsh Sinha (CTO) & Steve Naudé (Head of Wise Platform) — Building a leading cross-border payments network | by Kailee Costello | Wharton FinTech | Jul, 2023 | Medium
In today’s episode, Kailee Costello sits down with Harsh Sinha and Steve Naudé from Wise. Harsh is the Chief Technology Officer, and Steve is Head of Wise Platform. Wise has built a leading…
Annie Delgado, Chief Compliance Officer at Upstart — Expanding access to affordable credit | by Kailee Costello | Wharton FinTech | Jul, 2023 | Medium
In today’s episode, Kailee Costello sits down with Annie Delgado, the Chief Compliance Officer of Upstart. Upstart is a leading AI lending marketplace, partnering with banks and credit unions to…
Boris Alergant, Head of DeFi at Ripple — On traditional finance going digital and decentralized | by Nathan Gee | Wharton FinTech | Jul, 2023 | Medium
In today’s episode, Nate Gee sits down with Boris Alergant, who leads Decentralized Finance at Ripple. Ripple’s origins — how it focused on cross-border payments to address inefficiencies that…
Emerging Fintech: Leveraging tech to make investment advisory accessible, understandable, and quick in India | by Tarang Gupta | Wharton FinTech | Jul, 2023 | Medium
The global wealth management market has been growing steadily, it was valued at USD 2.64 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach USD 6.29 billion by 2029, which translates to a CAGR of 13.2% over…
Financial Wellness: How OneEleven is helping people build healthy money habits that maximize happiness! | by Tarang Gupta | Wharton FinTech | Jul, 2023 | Medium
Forbes states that financial wellness is a relative measure of how well a person manages their financial life. Improving financial wellness is about practicing better money habits, setting goals and…
Optimizing VC Fund Performance with Effective Forecasting and Planning | by Kailee Costello | Wharton FinTech | Jun, 2023 | Medium
This article is a collaboration between Wharton FinTech and Tactyc, a platform that enables GPs to construct and manage venture portfolios. The team at Tactyc share their insights on the best…
Decoding Embedded FinTech: A Conversation with Sankaet Pathak, Synapse’s CEO | by Josh Benadiva | Wharton FinTech | May, 2023 | Medium
In the dynamic world of FinTech, Synapse is making a significant mark. In today’s episode of the Wharton FinTech podcast, Joshua Benadiva had the opportunity to sit down with Sankaet Pathak, CEO and…
Omry Ben David, General Partner at Viola Ventures — Uncovering Top Entrepreneurs and Guiding Them To Build Generational Enterprises | by Josh Benadiva | Wharton FinTech | May, 2023 | Medium
In today’s episode, Josh Benadiva sits down with Omry Ben David, General Partner at Viola Ventures, to discuss how Omry identifies top entrepreneurs and how to think about investing in early-stage…
Alex Johnson, Creator of Fintech Takes — The Creative Process and a Fintech 2023 Rapid Fire | by Andrew Janssens | Wharton FinTech | Apr, 2023 | Medium
In today’s episode, Andrew Janssens sits down with Alex Johnson, Creator of Fintech Takes, a biweekly newsletter bringing thoughtful takes and deep dives on the industry. Alex Johnson has been…
Jesse Greif, COO of OneChronos — Optimizing for execution quality in electronic trading markets | by Kailee Costello | Wharton FinTech | Apr, 2023 | Medium
In today’s episode, Kailee Costello sits down with Jesse Greif, the COO of OneChronos. OneChronos pioneered the technology to run a unique kind of optimization in electronic trading markets; their…
5 Ways for the Belgian Government to Make some Easy Money | by Thomas Guenter | ILLUMINATION | Apr, 2023 | Medium
Last summer, former CD&V Minister Koen Geens stated that serious measures have become virtually impossible at the federal level in Belgium: “Only spending increases are feasible.” If Koen Geens is…
Dovi Frances, Group 11 — Breaking Barriers in Fintech and Venture Capital | by Josh Benadiva | Wharton FinTech | Apr, 2023 | Medium
In today’s episode, Josh Benadiva hosts Dovi Frances, the founding partner of Group 11. Dovi and Group 11 have backed several unicorns in the Fintech space from Navan, Tipalti, Sunbit, Homelight and…
Kurt Lin, Co-Founder & CEO of Pinwheel — creating a fairer financial system | by Kailee Costello | Wharton FinTech | Apr, 2023 | Medium
In today’s episode, Kailee Costello sits down with Kurt Lin, Co-Founder & CEO of Pinwheel, a leading payroll connectivity API provider. Pinwheel’s mission is to create a fairer financial system, by…
How to Decide between Multiple Consulting Companies | by Thomas Guenter | Fortune For Future | Mar, 2023 | Medium
Are you a student or experienced professional looking to enter the consulting industry? Or do you already have multiple job offers and don’t know which one to accept? If so, this article is for you…
Rex Salisbury, Cambrian — Why now is the best time to start a fintech | by Andrew Janssens | Wharton FinTech | Apr, 2023 | Medium
In today’s episode, Andrew Janssens hosts returning guest, Rex Salisbury, in his second appearance on the Wharton Fintech podcast. Rex Salisbury has had a busy few years since his last appearance in…
How Taktile enables banks, fintechs, and insurers to build automated decision flows, refine risk models, and run more profitably | by Kailee Costello | Wharton FinTech | Mar, 2023 | Medium
In this post, we look at the risk decision models that underlie banking and insurance operations. Kailee Costello spoke to the Co-Founder and CEO of Taktile, Maik Taro Wehmeyer, about how Taktile has…
The Rise and Fall of Silicon Valley Bank: Explained in Simple Terms | by Thomas Guenter | Mar, 2023 | DataDrivenInvestor
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was the 16th largest bank in the US. It catered specifically to tech companies and startups, meaning that many of SVB’s depositors were startup companies. Tech boomed during…
Caesar Sengupta, Co-Founder & CEO of Arta Finance — Enabling access to the ‘financial superpowers of the rich’ | by Kailee Costello | Wharton FinTech | Mar, 2023 | Medium
In today’s episode, Kailee Costello sits down with Caesar Sengupta, Co-Founder and CEO of Arta Finance. Caesar founded Arta, a digital family office, after working as a VP & GM at Google. “We’re…
Spaarboekje overheid brengt meer op dan beste spaar- en termijnrekening | by Thomas Guenter | Mar, 2023 | Medium
Iedereen kan bij de Deposito- en Consignatiekas een speciale rekening openen met een nettorendement dat hoger is dan de rente die banken aanbieden op spaar- en termijnrekeningen op één jaar. De…
How Collective Liquidity is enabling unicorn shareholders to diversify and obtain liquidity tax-free | by Kailee Costello | Wharton FinTech | Feb, 2023 | Medium
In this post, we look at trends and opportunities in the private capital market, including growth in the number of unicorn companies and unresolved problems in the market for private company shares…
Michael Gilroy — Co-Head of Growth Investing, Head of Fintech at Coatue — On his investing philosophy | by Andrew Janssens | Wharton FinTech | Feb, 2023 | Medium
In today’s episode, Andrew Janssens sits down with Michael Gilroy,Co-Head of Growth Investing, Head of Fintech at Coatue. “We firmly believe there’s a lot of room for innovation from here to go out…