CEO of Plaid, Zach Perret, discusses his background, early days of Plaid, leadership, visa transaction, self-care, and the future of fintech in an engaging interview.

We’re back with another family episode of Are You Human! This go-round Kristen and I are joined in-studio with Eli “Hard Stop” Wachs, who returns for his second appearance on the show. These are so much fun to do face to face and you’ll be able to tell we had a blast recording this for you.Eli is the Co-Founder and CEO of Footprint as well as an avid haberdashery connoisseur. We deep dive into Eli’s youth, his first credit card and bank, we find out if he is actually “Fintech”, we test his frugality and find out the happiest day of his life among other things. Enjoy!Links:Eli on TwitterFootprintKristen’s PERSONAL PHONE NUMBERCobalt Red by Siddharth KaraTopics:(00:02:49) Introducing Eli and Footprint(00:03:42) Eli’s youth(00:18:16) Eli’s First credit card and bank(00:20:15) Are you actually fintech?(00:25:43) Are you Frugal?(00:47:11) Eli’s standard date night & Doing stand up comedy(00:56:58) Best vacation(00:57:56) What was the happiest day of your life?(01:05:50) Daily Habits(01:07:41) What’s the meaning of life?

We tried something a little bit different this episode, and brought back some old friends of the show to ring in the newest addition to the Fintech Family Hour weekly content!Introducing: Are You Human?Kristen Anderson and Alex Johnson return to the Podcast to answer some of the deeper questions the listeners may not know about us. This show is ever-evolving so PLEASE hit us up with any and all feedback you may have. We answered questions like:Fitness routines.Are you frugal?What Fintech apps are you using?What’s your go-to credit card and why?Are you the person who’s ordering food at the airport and bringing it on the plane??Plus a ton more!This was the most fun I’ve had recording a podcast and I’m excited to share it with you. Links:Fintech TakesAlex Johnson on TwitterKristen’s PERSONAL PHONE NUMBERCelestial Seasonings Tea CompanyDigitTaylor Swift - The ManTopics:(00:01:57) Introducing the crew(00:04:05) Alex’s childhood and upbringing(00:13:22) Money mentality as a youth(00:19:07) Coffee orders!(009:27:07) Fitness Routines and Money 20/20 Hoops(00:39:39) Mini-game: Are You Frugal?(00:54:24) What fintech apps do you use?(00:59:47) What’s your favorite credit card?(01:07:16) Travel frugality(01:14:38) Weirdest foods!(01:18:26) What is the meaning of life

It’s been four months since the madness surrounding Silicon Valley Bank, time flies right?It was fascinating seeing the world react, and while thousands were doing their absolute best, many were running around like chickens with their heads cut off. While the financial world reeled, one company stood out, standing strong and head fully intact: Modern Treasury.This episode features Dimitri Dadiomov, the Co-Founder & CEO, and Julie Mullins, Head of Marketing & Communications, to discuss how they were able to expertly navigate the situation. We talk about the emotions on the ground, how they gather information, and the impact on their internal culture. and we wrap up talking about their Transfer conference they held back in June.Special thanks to our exclusive sponsor: FS Vector - https://fsvector.com/Links:Modern TreasuryDimitri on TwitterWatch the MT Transfer PanelsThe Transfer ConferenceTopics:(00:01:31) Reflecting on the Silicon Valley Bank receivership(00:11:27) Creating status pages during a crisis(00:16:02) Emotions on the ground at MT during the run(00:28:55) Who are the people you’re calling at a time like this to develop a point of view and gather information?(00:37:11) The importance of being multi-bank(00:41:14) What has the impact been on internal team culture?(00:45:11) MT’s user conference

Balance CEO, Bar Geron, discusses his upbringing in Israel, his career in Fintech, and the challenges of B2B e-commerce. He shares insights on operating a tank, fixing the dumpster fire of e-commerce, and the grand vision for Balance.

Our guest on Fintech Family Hour is Adam Nash from Daffy. We roll out of the gates talking about Adam’s career at NASA, Fintech, and the influence of growing up in Silicon Valley before deep diving into Daffy’s mission of being generous more often. Adam breaks down Donor Advise Funds, the founding thesis for Daffy and we wrap up with discovering how to scale the concept of giving. Have a blast!Special thanks to our exclusive sponsor: FS Vector - https://fsvector.com/Links:Adam on TwitterDaffyAdam’s Dope ass BlogSomething Ventured DocumentaryTimestamps:(00:01:38) Adam’s upbringing in Silicon Valley(00:18:42) Adam’s career in Fintech and following the wave of technology(00:25:44) Donor Advise Funds & Daffy(00:41:34) The founding thesis for Daffy: Vitamins & Painkillers(00:53:09) Scaling the concept of giving

We’re back! New brand, who dis?For Fintechs Sake is now officially the Fintech Family Hour! Scream it from the rafters! Tell your fintech friends, tell your barista, tell your mom :)We are kicking this re-brand off in the best way possible by sharing a live interview with THE Vinod Khosla. We talk about his work with Sam Altman and solving proof of personhood through their Worldcoin cryptocurrency, abuse he is seeing in Crypto, how to innovate in hard times and we wrap up with Vinod issuing a challenge to the listeners…Enjoy!Special thanks to our exclusive sponsor: FS Vector - Learn more at https://fsvector.com/Links:Vinod on Twitter - https://twitter.com/vkhoslaAnchorage Digital - https://www.anchorage.com/Worldcoin’s $115m raise - https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/25/sam-altmans-crypto-project-worldcoin-got-more-coin-in-latest-115m-raise/Khosla Ventures - https://www.khoslaventures.com/Timestamps(00:04:06) Introducing Vinod & discussing Fintech innovation since ’15(00:06:53) Identifying abusive uses of Crypto(00:10:59) Anchorage and Lead Bank(00:14:00) Worldcoin and solving proof of personhood(00:20:29) How mainstreaming Crypto and Web3 can improve relations between China and the USA(00:22:15) Innovating in hard times(00:28:45) Vinod’s driving inspiration: Working on hard problems

This is a special episode with Jon Zanoff, Founder of Empire Startups & Stella Ventures. New York Fintech Week is next week! We cover what's happening next week, the most exciting events, and have some fun covering the history of New York Fintech. New York Fintech Week Website: https://empirestartups.com/events/fintech-conference/Get 15% off to the Empire Fintech Conference next Wednesday, April 26th using code FFS15.Connect with Zach:ForFintechsake.comFollow Zach on TwitterConnect with Zach on LinkedIn

This is a special episode that was initially recorded for Smart Friends with Eric Jorgenson. The conversation covered enough financial topics that it felt irresponsible not to share it here as well. Simply irresponsible. Thanks, Eric! Check out Smart Friends. Omar ElNaggar is a hedge fund quant and data nerd. He is the founder and CEO of Weavechain. Weavechain is a platform that gives enterprise data new web3 superpowers. The concepts discussed here-in could put an end to fraud as we know it today. Connect with Zach:ForFintechsake.comFollow Zach on TwitterConnect with Zach on LinkedInTopics:(4:21) - Introducing Omar & Zach (nerds) (5:30) - Why will Web3 data take 100% of the market? (7:22) - What are data flows? (14:40) - Does the whole world need to be on Web3 to execute your vision? (18:02) - Is there a gamification to this whole approach? (25:05) - Are you seeing finance being the first industry to adopt Web3 Data flows? (34:29) - CryptoPoops.com (Finest shit on the internet) (36:02) - Being able to verify truth at any point(44:59) - The history of HTTPS (47:41) - The SVB crisis, wire transfers & chainalysis (50:09) - Can we implement something like Weavechain without replacing the skeleton of the current financial system? (1:01:15) - Distribution in Web3/Crypto & how Weavechain works in pharma and insurance (1:14:49) - Decentralized Science (1:17:35) - What is the 50-year vision for Weavechain? (1:25:42) - Who are the best people for you to talk to regarding Weavechain?

This is a special Episode. It's timely and yet it was recorded last October LIVE at Money20/20. Some lessons are Evergreen. Our guests Kaitlin Asrow at NYDFS and John Pitts at Plaid go deep on their personal experience while providing high level lessons we can all apply today in the midst of a strange time for banking. We also have a guest host this week, Ally McCloskey. Ally was the host of The Wharton Fintech Podcast and she's now at Clocktower. We're very aware she's better than our usual host, don't rub it in, please. Helpful Links:Kaitlin Asrow on LinkedIn John Pitts on LinkedIn & TwitterAlly McCloskey on LinkedIn & TwitterNYDFS on Twitter Plaid WebsiteConnect with Zach:ForFintechsake.comFollow Zach on TwitterConnect with Zach on LinkedIn