This Week in Fintech's Podcast

🎧The Fintech OG Series: Max Levchin and Jackie Reses

Feb 27, 2024

In this podcast, Max Levchin and Jackie Reses shared their journey in fintech, discussing personal challenges and future innovations. They touched on algorithmic lending, Square's impact, and global money movement. The episode also included insights on starting a fertility tech company and staying active by cycling during lockdown.

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Jackie Reses

Max Levchin

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Max Levchin emphasizes solving complex problems and compliance in fintech startups.

Jackie Reses values trust and resilience in obtaining banking licenses for fintech companies.

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Max Levchin, founder of a firm and co-founder of GLOW, emphasizes the importance of solving complex problems and moving deliberately in financial services startups. He highlights the significance of compliance and building strong relationships with regulators. Max expresses a deep curiosity about financial systems and enjoys navigating large complex systems while aiming to bring positive impact to people.

Challenges in Small Business Lending

01:12

The Impact of Algorithmic Lending on Access to Credit

02:17

Focus on the Right Audience for Personal Financial Managers

01:38

Highlights and Low Points in Entrepreneurship

01:30

Introduction

5min

Evolution of Fintech: A Journey through Time and Innovations

9min

Empire Fintech Conference: Making a Difference in Financial Services

6min

Exploring a Data-driven Fertility Company and Deliberate Industry Selection

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Evolution of Fintech and Personal Finance Management

24min

Balancing Business and Cycling: Staying Active During Lockdown

2min

In episode number 2 of the Fintech OG series, we talk with Max Levchin, Co-Founder and CEO of PayPal, Affirm, and a number of other companies (Yelp, for instance) and Jackie Reses, best known for her time at Square helping Jack Dorsey's payments company get a banking license. Currently, she's the CEO of Lead Bank and sits on a number of company boards, including NuBank.

These two dove into how they got into fintech, their personal ups and downs (find out what sent Max to the floor in the early days of Affirm), and what they expect the biggest innovations to be over the next decade.

Also, huge thanks to our sponsors at FS Vector and Empire Startups! Go to fsvector.com/headmaster to learn more about their new compliance training platform, and if you still haven't bought your ticket to the Empire Startup Conference in NYC during New York Fintech week, go to empirestartups.com and use code "FintechOG" for a special discount!

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This Week in Fintech's Podcast

🎧The Fintech OG Series: Max Levchin and Jackie Reses

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Key Points about Max Levchin

Key Points about Jackie Reese's

Innovative Concepts in Fintech

Predictions for the Future of Fintech

Challenges in Small Business Lending

The Impact of Algorithmic Lending on Access to Credit

Focus on the Right Audience for Personal Financial Managers

Highlights and Low Points in Entrepreneurship

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts