Fintech Business Weekly

Covering fintech and banking without fear or favor: a once-a-week newsletter offering in-depth analysis on trends and stories in banking, fintech, and crypto. fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com

Fintech Business Weekly is a business podcast hosted by Jason Mikula, with 128 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Jason Mikula hosts Fintech Business Weekly, a business show with 128 episodes published.

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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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  Fintech Recap: Bilt's Rocky Transition

  Apr 1, 20261h 33mS0

  <p>In this episode, Alex and I had the chance to discuss:</p><p>* Rent rewards and neighborhood loyalty startup Bilt’s rocky transition from Wells Fargo to Column and Cardless</p><p>* The “graduation problem” in banking-as-a-service</p><p>* The New York legislature’s decision to</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: Tyler Allen, Unit21's Chief Operating Officer

  Mar 25, 202656 minS0

  <p>In this episode, I had the chance to chat with Tyler Allen, the chief operating offier at Unit21. We had the chance to discuss:</p><p>* How fintech, financial crimes compliance, and software engineering have evolved since Tyler joined Unit21 back in 2019</p><p>* The limitations of addressing compliance challenges by throwing bodies at them</p><p>* How regulators are thinking about agentic AI</p><p>* What an AI-first approach to compliance looks like</p><p>* And much more!</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Fintech Business Weekly at fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/subscribe

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