Alex Johnson · Business

Fintech Takes

Fintech moves fast. But here at Fintech Takes, Alex Johnson and his rotating panel of guests move faster so that you can stay on top of the latest and greatest news in the industry without breaking a sweat. Welcome to Fintech Takes—the place where fintech’s biggest nerds come to sit back, relax, and completely geek out. Join Alex and a lineup of fintech’s brightest minds as they dissect what’s happening in fintech and banking. Each week, Alex and his guests recap the most interesting developments in fintech and explore the industry’s most pressing questions, diving headfirst into the intricate workings of some of the industry’s most ground-breaking business models and unpacking the emerging players that promise to shape fintech’s future. From riveting conversations with fintech’s most relevant operators to comprehensive recaps of the month's most compelling news stories and in-depth analyses of the latest regulatory developments, Fintech Takes is your one-stop-shop for navigating the fintech universe. Subscribe now to join fintech’s nerdiest podcast around!

Episodes

Fintech Recap: Whop, Revolut, and Chime Buys Stride

07 Oct 2026

1h 15m

Fintech Takes x C&R Software Presents: Fintech’s Next Test Across the U.S. and U.K.

05 Oct 2026

44m

Fintech Takes x Nova Credit Presents Cash Flow Conversations Ep 7: A Traveling Credit Score

01 Sep 2026

1h 1m

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The Cash App Score represents a fundamental shift in consumer credit underwriting by prioritizing real-time, first-party cash flow data over traditional, often stale, credit bureau metrics. Traditional credit scoring models, reliant on antiquated data and rigid, slow-to-update frameworks, frequently misprice risk for y...