Fintech Business Podcast

Hey all,Alex Johnson and I are pleased to bring you the latest monthly installment of Fintech Recap.Congratulations are in order, as Alex’s Fintech Takes has been acquired by Workweek — if you don’t already subscribe, you should do so here.We’ll continue distributing the podcast here, so as long as you’re subscribed to Fintech Business Weekly, it will be in your inbox automatically — no action needed.This month, Alex and I discuss Stripe’s launch of Financial Connections, a collection of stories about countries’ crypto ambitions (for better or worse), the CFPB’s push to supervise fintechs and Big Tech, Robinhood’s layoffs, and the Bored Ape Yacht Club ‘crashing’ ethereum.Existing subscriber? Please consider supporting this newsletter by upgrading to a paid subscription. New here? Subscribe to get Fintech Business Weekly each Sunday: Get full access to Fintech Business Weekly at fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to Fintech Business Weekly at fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/subscribe

Hey all, Jason here with the latest episode of Fintech Recap, the podcast in which I join Alex Johnson of Fintech Takes (if you don’t subscribe aleady, fix that!) to breakdown some of the biggest (and/or weirdest) stories in fintech, banking & crypto.In this episode, we break down Apple’s ‘Breakout’ initiative, discuss why the credit bureaus’ recent changes for dealing with medical debt don’t far enough, and shed light on a very interesting change over at the CFPB.Our ‘can’t let it go’ topics for this week include the failure of Fast and the dystopian wonder that is Axie Infinity.Existing subscriber? Please consider supporting this newsletter by upgrading to a paid subscription. New here? Subscribe to get Fintech Business Weekly each Sunday: Get full access to Fintech Business Weekly at fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to Fintech Business Weekly at fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/subscribe

Hey all, Jason here with the latest episode of Fintech Recap, the monthly-ish podcast where Alex Johnson, creator of Fintech Takes newsletter, and I talk through some of the biggest stories in banking and fintech.This month, we’re talking about:Citi’s decision to stop charging overdraft and NSF fees.Chime’s (reported) decision to delay its IPO.SoFi’s decision to acquire core banking provider Technisys.Crypto companies advertising blitz in Super Bowl LVI.And, on a more serious and important note, Alex and I also spent a few minutes at the top of the episode talking about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.If you are looking to learn more about the conflict and ways that you can help, I highly recommend starting with this piece written by Packy McCormick.If you are looking to understand how the conflict is impacting Ukrainian fintech companies, Nicole Casperson has done some excellent reporting that you should read.And if you’re curious to learn more about the mechanics of economic sanctions, take a look at Simon Taylor’s latest newsletter.Existing subscriber? Please consider supporting this newsletter by upgrading to a paid subscription. New here? Subscribe to get Fintech Business Weekly each Sunday: Get full access to Fintech Business Weekly at fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to Fintech Business Weekly at fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/subscribe

Hey all, Jason here, bringing you the latest episode of Fintech Recap, the monthly(ish) podcast I host with Alex Johnson of Fintech Takes analyzing current events in banking, fintech, and crypto.Joining us this month is Lex Sokolin, Head Economist at blockchain infrastructure company ConsenSys and creator of the Fintech Blueprint newsletter and podcast.We discuss UBS’ acquisition of roboadvisor Wealthfront, the future of financial infrastructure, and more.Existing subscriber? Please consider supporting this newsletter by upgrading to a paid subscription. New here? Subscribe to get Fintech Business Weekly each Sunday: Get full access to Fintech Business Weekly at fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to Fintech Business Weekly at fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/subscribe

Hey all, Jason here.I’m pleased to present the third installment of Fintech Recap, the monthly-ish podcast I host with Alex Johnson, author of Fintech Takes newsletter and Director of Fintech Research at Cornerstone Advisors.In this episode, Alex and I bid farewell to 2021 by discussing:The credit bureaus’ long-time-coming embrace of BNPL.The introduction of new products in the P2P payments space.The tables turning on fintech SPACs and what to expect in 2022.And, as is quickly becoming tradition, we spent a few minutes at the end talking about the news stories and trends we just can’t let go of (spoiler alert — several web3 buzzwords are involved).Enjoy!Existing subscriber? Please consider supporting this newsletter by upgrading to a paid subscription. New here? Subscribe to get Fintech Business Weekly each Sunday: Get full access to Fintech Business Weekly at fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to Fintech Business Weekly at fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/subscribe

Hey all, Jason here.You asked, we delivered. Welcome to the 2nd episode of Fintech Recap, the (approximately!) monthly podcast, where I join Alex Johnson of Fintech Takes to analyze the biggest, most interesting, or just plain bizarre stories in banking, fintech, and crypto and the trends behind them.This month, special guest Simon Taylor, co-founder of 11fs, joins. Topics covered include:Capital One’s announcement it will eliminate overdraft feesN26’s decision to exit the US marketMeta’s exec behind Facebook’s crypto projects decides to quitEl Salvador’s “Volcano Bonds”Give it a listen and let us know what you think!Existing subscriber? Please consider supporting this newsletter by upgrading to a paid subscription. New here? Subscribe to get Fintech Business Weekly each Sunday:Contact Fintech Business WeeklyLooking to work with me in any of the following areas?New: Product strategy or go-to-market consultingSponsoring this newsletterContent collaboration or guest postingNews tip or story suggestionEarly stage startup looking to raise equity or debt capitalFeel free to reach out to me: jason@fintechbusinessweekly.com Get full access to Fintech Business Weekly at fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to Fintech Business Weekly at fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/subscribe

Hey all, it’s Jason.Exciting news — Fintech Business Weekly now includes a podcast, Fintech Recap. The purpose of the podcast is, as you might have guessed from the name, to recap the most interesting news, trends, and ideas in fintech on a regular basis.The best part of the podcast is that I get to collaborate on it with one of my favorite people in fintech — Alex Johnson, the creator of the Fintech Takes newsletter (which you should definitely be subscribed to).In this inaugural episode, recorded live at Money20/20, Alex and I break down the fintech trends that everyone was talking about at the show, including crypto (obviously), the intersection of payments, commerce, and social media, and the increasingly obsessive focus on fintech infrastructure.A couple housekeeping notes:For now, subscribers to Fintech Takes and Fintech Business weekly will get new podcast episodes delivered straight to their email inboxes. However, this podcast will also be syndicated to your favorite podcast players (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, etc.) if you prefer to subscribe and listen there!Alex and I are podcast novices, who will be learning as we go! Feedback, suggestions, ideas, and constructive critiques are welcome and encouraged. Hit us up on social or reply to our emails.As I realize many of you may subscribe to both of our newsletters, complete this one-question survey to help me determine if you’d prefer to continue automatically receiving the podcast as part of your Fintech Business Weekly subscription, or if you’d prefer it to be a separate, optional subscription (to help you avoid getting two copies of it):We hope you enjoy episode #1! Get full access to Fintech Business Weekly at fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to Fintech Business Weekly at fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/subscribe