Fintech Business Podcast

A monthly(ish) podcast featuring fintech news recaps, with Alex Johnson of Fintech Takes, and interviews with leaders in fintech, banking & crypto. fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com

Fintech Business Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Jason Mikula, with 129 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 82. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Jason Mikula hosts Fintech Business Podcast, a business show with 129 episodes published.

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  Exclusive: Neobank Current Raises $80M Series E

  Jun 11, 202627 minS0

  <p>In this episode, I had the exclusive chance to chat with Current’s CEO Stuart Sopp and CTO Trevor Marshall on the company’s $80 million Series E, led by Springcoast Partners, announced earlier today. We also discussed:</p><p>* Current’s expanded product suite and impressive 70% growth for the third year in a row</p><p>* The role AI has played across the company’s business and how Stu and Trevor think about cost discipline and “return on tokens”</p><p>* Current’s expanded financing facility with bank partner Cross River and General Catalyst</p><p>* How Stu and Trevor think a...

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  Fintech Recap: Everyone Wants To Be A Bank

  Jun 3, 20261h 11mS0

  <p>In this episode, Alex and I had the chance to discuss:</p><p>* Why seemingly every bank, crypto, and stablecoin company wants to become a bank (and what it could mean for their valuations)</p><p>* A return to BaaS Island: CFSB’s consent order, and how it compares to those of other fintech partner banks</p><p>* President Trump’s fintech- and banking-related executive orders</p><p>* And, as always, what Alex and I just can’t let go of</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Fintech Business Weekly at fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/subscribe

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  Interview: zerohash's Founder & CEO Edward Woodford

  May 27, 202649 minS0

  <p>In this episode, I had the chance to chat with Edward Woodford, the founder and CEO of crypto, stablecoin, and tokenization infrastructure platform zerohash. Edward and I had the chance to talk about:</p><p>* Why zerohash is applying for a national trust bank charter</p><p>* How the CLARITY Act (crypto market structure legislation) may impact the U.S. crypto industry</p><p>* What Edward is hearing from non-financial industry execs about crypto, stablecoins, tokenization, and blockchain</p><p>* Thinking about crypto as an “asset class” vs. crypto as “software”</p><p>* The potential synergies between crypto/stablecoins and AI a...

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  Interview: Knot CEO Rory O'Reilly

  May 21, 202636 minS0

  <p>In this episode, I had the chance to chat with merchant connectivity platform Knot’s cofounder and CEO Rory O’Reilly. Rory and I had the chance to discuss:</p><p>* Rory dropping out of Harvard to start his first company</p><p>* How Knot became the industry’s go-to solution for card switching</p><p>* Expanding from its initial card switching product to building the merchant connnectivity layer, and how Knot complements other core fintech infrastructure</p><p>* Hitting a 100 million API call per month milestone</p><p>* Knot’s international expansion to Canada and Latin America</p><p>* And...

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  Fintech Recap: Is AI the Unlock PFM Has Been Waiting For?

  May 6, 20261h 12mS0

  <p>In this episode, Alex and I had the chance to discuss:</p><p>* If there’s one idea fintech founders can’t quit, it’s solving personal financial management. There’s a new wave of AI-powered tools. But can they solve some of the fundamental challenges that have prevented a breakout company from emerging in the category?</p><p>* Bolt, the one-click checkout turned financial “super app,” is in headlines, again, with further layoffs and as it struggles to pay its vendors. Why Americans don’t really want a “super app.”</p><p>* Congress actually tries to legislate: the bipartisan PACE Ac...

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