Not Fintech Investment Advice: Kontigo, Givefront, Beycome, & Cash App
14 Jan 2026
57m
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: The 2025 Themes That Will Define 2026
07 Jan 2026
1h 41m
AI processedThe Fintech Takes podcast kicks off 2026 with a recap of 2025's major themes in fintech and banking, featuring Jason Mikula of Fintech Business Weekly. The conversation highlights a radically different regulatory landscape, marked by centralized control at the Treasury Department and a weakened CFPB. Stablecoins emerge...
Diving Deep with Max Levchin
31 Dec 2025
1h 49m
AI processedIn this inaugural "Diving Deep" episode of Fintech Takes, Alex Johnson interviews Max Levchin, co-founder of PayPal and CEO of Affirm, about the history of fintech, product design, and the future of credit. Levchin discusses the importance of solving real problems and understanding customer needs, drawing from his expe...
A Very Die Hard Christmas
24 Dec 2025
1h 10m
Not Fintech Investment Advice: Trudenty, Tidalwave, Kaaj, & FinReach Solutions
17 Dec 2025
56m
Facing Credit: Pressure Points
10 Dec 2025
1h 3m
Fintech Recap: Open Banking, Digital IDs, and Green Dot’s Split
03 Dec 2025
1h 6m
Fintech Takes x Fundbox presents Engineering the SMB Capital Stack Episode 4: The Role of Banks (with Jackie Reses at Lead)
28 Nov 2025
51m
Facing Credit: When AI Broke the Marketing Machine
26 Nov 2025
1h 14m
Fintech Takes x Fundbox presents Engineering the SMB Capital Stack Episode 3: Data & Underwriting with Bernardo Martinez (SoFi)
25 Nov 2025
34m
The Future of Issuing with Marqeta’s CEO
19 Nov 2025
30m
The $455B Reality of Financial Health
12 Nov 2025
52m
Fintech Takes x Fundbox presents Engineering the SMB Capital Stack Episode 2: Distribution (with Tanay Jaeel at Stripe)
11 Nov 2025
48m
Fintech Recap: AI, Stablecoins, and Live Money20/20 Energy!
05 Nov 2025
28m
Fintech Takes x Fundbox presents Engineering the SMB Capital Stack Episode 1: The State of SMB Lending
04 Nov 2025
57m
Risk, Rules, and the Gaps in Open Banking
29 Oct 2025
56m
Fintech Takes x Pipe Vertical SaaS: Fintech Disruption by a Thousand Cuts Episode 6: Scaling Up
27 Oct 2025
45m
The Launch of Facing Credit
22 Oct 2025
1h 10m
Fintech Takes x Pipe presents Vertical SaaS: Fintech Disruption by a Thousand Cuts Episode 5: Go To Market
20 Oct 2025
43m
Not Fintech Investment Advice: EtherFi, Lunos AI, Circuit & Chisel, & Figure
15 Oct 2025
59m
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