Fintech Takes

By: Alex Johnson
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  • Fintech moves fast. But here at Fintech Takes, Alex Johnson and his rotating panel of guests move faster so that you can stay on top of the latest and greatest news in the industry without breaking a sweat. Welcome to Fintech Takes—the place where fintech’s biggest nerds come to sit back, relax, and completely geek out. Join Alex and a lineup of fintech’s brightest minds as they dissect what’s happening in fintech and banking. Each week, Alex and his guests recap the most interesting developments in fintech and explore the industry’s most pressing questions, diving headfirst into the intricate workings of some of the industry’s most ground-breaking business models and unpacking the emerging players that promise to shape fintech’s future. From riveting conversations with fintech’s most relevant operators to comprehensive recaps of the month's most compelling news stories and in-depth analyses of the latest regulatory developments, Fintech Takes is your one-stop-shop for navigating the fintech universe. Subscribe now to join fintech’s nerdiest podcast around!
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Episodes
  • The Future of Financial Advice: Can AI Replace Humans (Without the Guilt Trip)?

    The Future of Financial Advice: Can AI Replace Humans (Without the Guilt Trip)?
    Dec 18 2024
    Financial advice: is it a human job or a tech problem? On this special episode of FinTech Takes, Alex sits down with Amias Gerety, partner at QED Investors (and like-minded fintech and bank policy nerd), to unpack this very question. Drawing on Amias’s compelling op-ed for Open Banking (“Freeing Financial Advice from Financial Advisors”), they dive into the challenges of scaling personalized advice. Is the real bottleneck the high cost of advisors, or the industry's sales-driven incentives? Could automation be the key to scaling advice—without sacrificing fiduciary standards? Join us for an honest conversation about the tools and methods currently available in fintech to tackle these issues. From the promise of robo-advisors 2.0 to the metaphor of self-driving money, can LLMs finally deliver accessible, unbiased financial guidance for all? While we’re not yet at a place where AI can fully replicate the nuanced judgments of a seasoned advisor, we’re getting closer—and Amias has some sharp insights on how the future could unfold. Tune in to hear how the system might be shifting under our feet—and where the big opportunities for change could be. Sign up for Alex’s Fintech Takes newsletter for the latest insightful analysis on fintech trends, along with a heaping pile of pop culture references and copious footnotes. Every Monday and Thursday: https://workweek.com/brand/fintech-takes/ And for more exclusive insider content, don’t forget to check out my YouTube page. Follow Amias: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amias-gerety/ Amias’s original op-ed: https://openbanker.beehiiv.com/p/amiasgerety Follow Alex: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgfH47QEwbQmkQlz1V9rQA/videos LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexhjohnson Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/AlexH_Johnson
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Bank Nerd Corner: Debanking and Reputation Risk: What’s Really on the Line?

    Bank Nerd Corner: Debanking and Reputation Risk: What’s Really on the Line?
    Dec 11 2024
    Welcome to Bank Nerd Corner! This week, we’re making history. Our first-ever returning guest, Julie Hill—now Dean of the University of Wyoming College of Law—is back with Kiah and Alex to tackle a hot topic: reputation risk. Is it the boogeyman of compliance, or a real force shaping banking decisions? Here’s the puzzle we’re unknotting: • When regulators say "reputation risk," do they mean actual threats to a bank's stability—or is it a way of saying, “Don’t do anything dumb”? • Can bad press really sink a bank, or are customers too sticky to care? (Looking at you, Wells Fargo.) • And why is the Supreme Court questioning whether this so-called "risk" even exists? Plus, we explore debanking—the practice where banks cut ties with customers. Is it actually about managing risk or…just controlling the narrative? Join us as we dig into the data, decode the headlines, and ask the uncomfortable questions regulators and banks wish we wouldn’t 😏 Sign up for Alex’s Fintech Takes newsletter for the latest insightful analysis on fintech trends, along with a heaping pile of pop culture references and copious footnotes. Every Monday and Thursday: https://workweek.com/brand/fintech-takes/ And for more exclusive insider content, don’t forget to check out my YouTube page. Follow Julie: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-hill-15929821/ Follow Kiah: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khaslett/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/khaslett Follow Alex: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgfH47QEwbQmkQlz1V9rQA/videos LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexhjohnson Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/AlexH_Johnson
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Fintech in 2025: Where the Industry Goes Next - Bold Fintech Ideas and Predictions for 2025

    Fintech in 2025: Where the Industry Goes Next - Bold Fintech Ideas and Predictions for 2025
    Dec 9 2024
    Hello and welcome back to our limited series podcast, Fintech in 2025, recorded live in Las Vegas during Money 20/20. Sponsored by Marqeta, today’s final episode ties it all together—with bold predictions and spicy takes! In prior episodes, we've talked about regulation and interest rates and new infrastructure. We've done deep dives into credit cards, BNPL, and the various ways those products are becoming fused together. But where is the industry as a whole going in 2025? What trends and technologies for the next year should we be most excited about? Which should we be most dubious of? What ideas in fintech are we still not talking enough about? From AI-powered workflows to rethinking customer support, it’s a no-holds-barred dive into what’s next for fintech. Join Jenny Johnston (OpenAI), Fouzi Husaini (Marqeta), Simon Taylor (Fintech Brain Food), Lucinda Shen (Axios), and Tony Tom (TBD) for strong opinions and surprising insights. Transform your business with Marqeta's modern card issuing platform. Our open API platform allows businesses to instantly issue cards and process payments. Integrate end to end credit and payment solutions into your business processes using our modern card issuing platform. Learn more at marqueta.com Sign up for Alex’s Fintech Takes newsletter for the latest insightful analysis on fintech trends, along with a heaping pile of pop culture references and copious footnotes. Every Monday and Thursday: https://workweek.com/brand/fintech-takes/ And for more exclusive insider content, don’t forget to check out my YouTube page. Follow Jenny: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennycolgate/ Follow Fouzi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fouzihusaini/ Follow Simon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sytaylor/ Follow Lucinda: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindashen/ Follow Tony: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-tom-17b7073/ Follow Alex: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgfH47QEwbQmkQlz1V9rQA/videos LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexhjohnson Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/AlexH_Johnson
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    23 mins

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