BANK ON IT

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Edward Woodford, Co-founder & CEO of Zero Hash.  Zero Hash is a B2B embedded infrastructure platform that allows any platform to integrate digital assets natively into their own customer experience. In this episode they discuss the role of crypto as a technology and its potential to disrupt multiple industries. Zero Hash focuses on the movement of value, allowing for the transfer of value between cryptocurrencies, stable coins, and fiat. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays e

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Joe Robinson, Co-founder & CEO of Hummingbird.  Hummingbird is a platform for investigating financial crime, working with financial institutions to power their investigation work and share information with law enforcement. Fraudsters and money launderers are highly professional and sophisticated, often operating like large corporations. The fight against financial crime is a constant cat-and-mouse game, with criminals finding creative ways to exploit and stay ahead of the system. Better regulations and technology adoption can help level the playing field

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with David Metz, Co-founder & CEO of Prizeout.  Prizeout is an ad-tech company that turns withdrawals into an engine for customer acquisition, retention, and loyalty..  From the inception of Prizeout to the pivot towards ad tech, David struggled trying to pivot towards a successful model. Well they did figure it out, hear that story now by listening to this interview Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with Joe Robinson from Hummingbird. About the host: John is the founde

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Nelson Chu, Founder & CEO of Percent.  Percent is a platform for sourcing, structuring, syndicating, monitoring, and servicing private credit transactions.  We candidly discuss his initial reluctance towards going into fintech in the first place, the conception and early challenges of building Percent, and his leadership style fostering a stable and efficient work environment.  Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with David Metz from Prizeout. About the host: John is

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with John Mitchell Co-founder & CEO of Episode Six.  They talked about creating and scaling an innovative payment platform and they go in depth regarding John’s journey, starting Episode Six in Hong Kong, building and testing platforms, and early successes that led to large accounts closed crucial for scaling Episode Six.  Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with Nelson Chu from Percent. About the host: John is the founder of ListenDeck a full-service podcast and video pr

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Guy Leibovitz Co-founder & CEO of Nominal. Nominal is a next-gen ERP system.  In this episode they discuss Guy’s past experience as a multi exited entrepreneur, the competitive landscape of ERP systems and challenges of developing a general ledger system.  Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with John Mitchell from Episode Six. About the host: John is the founder of ListenDeck a full-service podcast and video production company, which has produced over 1500 episodes

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Magnus Larsson Co-founder & CEO of Majority.  Majority is a platform for empowering immigrants through financial services and community support. Throughout their interview they discussed the hardships immigrants face, like gaining financial credibility, and from Magnus’s own experiences as a Swedish immigrant in the U.S. and they discussed Majority's growth strategy and the exciting future that brings.  Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with Guy Leibovitz from Nomi

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Blake West & Mike Sall, Co-founders of Warbler Labs.  Blake & Mike both joined us on this episode where they discussed leveraging blockchain for financial systems, their transition from Coinbase, and learning smart contracts. They talk about their ventures like Goldfinch Protocol and Heron Finance, aiming to make cryptocurrency more accessible while addressing challenges around stablecoin regulation and banks' acceptance of digital currencies.  Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Arad Levertov, Co-founder & CEO of Sunbit.  Sunbit offers two products: a point-of-sale financing solution for physical locations like car dealerships and dental offices, and a next-generation credit card that allows customers to choose how they want to pay for each purchase. The company's mission is to eliminate financial waste and pass savings back to customers and merchants.  Arad went deep into the importance of customer-centricity and the role it plays in building a successful company & culture treating each customer as if they were the only cus

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Adam Jackson, Founder & CEO of Braintrust.  Braintrust is a global talent marketplace that connects knowledge workers with jobs. The difference with Braintrust is that it’s owned and controlled by the talent themselves. The platform uses a native token which they get paid with as an incentive and governance mechanism. Throughout the interview Adam discusses his experiences as an entrepreneur and the challenges and successes he has faced building multiple companies.  Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartR

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Zuben Mathews, Co-founder & CEO of Brigit.  During this chat Zuben shares his personal experience of financial stress as an immigrant in college and how it inspired him to create Brigit. This experience gave him the conviction to build a successful and very difficult to build fintech company.   The company has been recognized as the number one downloaded app in the financial health category.    Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with Adam Jackson from Braintrust. Ab

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Lamine Zarrad, Founder & CEO of StellarFi.  In this interview John & Lamine chat about his startups before StellarFi, building Joust & Tokken and the valuable lessons Lamine learned from those startups which he used to build StellarFi.  His military experience changed him as a person and he evolved to the leader he is today.  We talk about his story and the future of credit reporting, tune in and listen.   Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with Zuben Mathew

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Renaud Laplanche, Co-founder & CEO of Upgrade.  Renaud was previously CEO of Lending Club where he is also a co-founder.  In this episode we go in depth about his journey from corporate lawyer, to MatchPoint (acquired by Oracle) and Lending Club which was created in a time when peer to peer lending was not even an idea.  Today at Upgrade he’s creating something that is not obvious yet.  Throughout the interview Renaud realizes that he loves to create non-obvious things that change industries.   Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher,

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Ankur Joshi, Founder & CEO of Nuclei.  Nuclei is platform that integrates ecosystems for various customer cohorts, such as retail customers, small and medium enterprises.  Nuclei works with banks and telecom companies to provide value-added services and non-banking products to their customers. We chat about insights on the company's expansion strategy, the importance of building a strong team to do so, and the balance between short-term and long-term goals.    Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio t

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Robert Kraal, Co-Founder of Silverflow.  In this interview they discuss the company's role as an acquirer processing platform, particularly the need for a modern technical solution to connect payment providers to card networks like Visa & MasterCard.  Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with Ankur Joshi from Nuclei. About the host: John is the founder of ListenDeck a full-service podcast and video production company, which has produced over 1500 episodes of various

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Elad Tsur, Co-Founder & CEO of Planck.  Planck is an AI-based data platform for commercial insurance that aims to provide accurate and relevant insights to carriers & they discuss the challenges of bridging AI and insurance. Extracting insights from unstructured data and the difficulty of predicting underwriting insights is a super fascinating topic. They discuss that and more on this episode!   Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with Robert Kraal from Silverfl

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Brent Jackson, Founder & CEO of Torpago.  Torpago is a financial technology company that provides corporate cards equipped with spend management software.  His experience in finance and fintech led him to identify this need for a better corporate credit card and expense management process. He built Torpago and shifted to powering bank credit cards programs, he came to this realization and more by listening to customers.   Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with E

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Oban MacTavish, Co-founder & CEO of Spade.  In this chat they discuss what Spade is doing, essentially a transaction data enrichment solution for merchants.  They talk about Oban’s background in rugby and how it shaped his competitive nature and his aversion to losing. All that and more!   Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with Brent Jackson from Torpago.   About the host:   John is the founder of ListenDeck a full-service podcast and video production company, whic

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Natasha Vernier, Co-founder & CEO of Cable.  Cable’s regulatory technology platform automates for financial institutions to test  the effectiveness of their financial crime controls.  In this interview they discuss Cable and the story of how her time at Monzo made her aware of the problem Cable is solving.     Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with Oban MacTavish from Spade.   About the host:   John is the founder of ListenDeck a full-service podcast and video prod

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Bam Azizi, Co-founder & CEO of Mesh.  Mesh’s mission is to create a modern connection layer for crypto assets that evolved from B2C to B2B. They discuss the potential of crypto in conjunction with the financial industry.    Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with Natasha Vernier from Cable.   About the host:   John is the founder of ListenDeck a full-service podcast and video production company, which has produced over 1000 episodes of various podcasts. He is the ho