Sarah Kocianski
Independent fintech consultant and advisor with experience working across financial services, offering market insight and strategic guidance to large and small firms.
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Sep 29, 2025 • 59min
1001. News - After Dark: Starling's glow-up, Gen Z’s saving streak and WhatsApp moves into SME payments
Charlotte Crosswell, Chair of Raidiam and expert in open banking, joins Marcin Glogowski, UK CEO of Marqeta, and fintech consultant Sarah Kocianski. They dive into Starling's bold rebranding aimed at improving financial literacy and discuss how Gen Z's saving habits are evolving, influenced by social media. The panel analyzes Meta's new in-WhatsApp payment feature for SMEs, exploring its implications for small businesses. They also reflect on the need for personalized services to meet the demands of younger consumers in a changing fintech landscape.
Feb 2, 2026 • 1h 2min
1034. News: Was Brex a bargain buy for Capital One?
Matthew Ford, CEO of Sidekick, builds wealth tools for the mass affluent. Sarah Kocianski is a fintech strategist with market-savvy insight. Ziad Mabsout, CEO of Vennre, opens private markets to high earners in MENA. They debate Capital One’s $5.15bn Brex takeover, Vennre’s $9.6m raise and private-market access, JP Morgan’s WealthOS buy, ClearScore’s mortgage push, and Revolut’s shifting US plans.
Jan 12, 2026 • 60min
1028. News: Flutterwave buys Mono, PicPay files for a US IPO, and Jamie Dimon is ready to share JPMorgan’s ‘secret sauce’
Sarah Kocianski, a fintech consultant, joins Benjamin Dada, founder of Condia, and Miguel Armaza, General Partner at Gilgamesh Ventures. They explore Flutterwave's acquisition of Mono and its implications for Nigeria's open banking landscape. JPMorgan’s new Special Advisory Services initiative aiming to enhance client relations and highlight its AI expertise sparks debate. The trio also discusses PicPay's recent US IPO filing and the rapidly evolving Brazilian fintech ecosystem, alongside thoughts on Mercury's pursuit of a national bank charter.
Mar 11, 2024 • 1h 9min
833. News: Monzo and PensionBee target the US, while J.P. Morgan doubles down in France
Fintech news highlights include Monzo and PensionBee's US expansion plans, J.P. Morgan's partnership in France, gender disparities in workplace financial support, UK angel investment rule reversal, Indonesia's fintech success, Unicorn Council formation in the UK, and a dementia debit card winning on Dragon's Den.
Sep 4, 2023 • 1h 9min
778. News: JP Morgan invests in Brazil, African funding passes £2bn, and M-Pesa enter Ethiopia
Topics discussed in this podcast include JP Morgan's investment in Brazilian digital bank C6, Goldman Sachs' sale of its personal financial management unit, African startups raising $2.7bn in VC funding, Safaricom's mobile money rollout in Ethiopia, a new fintech accelerator called Archie launching in London, X gaining payment licenses in seven US states, open banking reaching 11 million+ payments, and Venmo allowing users to gift money using Hallmark greeting cards.
