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Jun 15, 2023 • 46min

Exploring Spend Management with Thejo Kote

Reggie Young interviews Thejo Kote, founder and CEO of Airbase. They talk about the current state of spend management (aka expense management), and Thejo’s predictions for the field for the next few years.  
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Jun 1, 2023 • 53min

Exploring FDIC and Bank Failures

Reggie Young and Alexandra Barrage dive deep into the FDIC’s significance in the financial space of both banks and fintech. They talk about the FDIC’s functions, compositions, and scope of authority, while analyzing  how the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank affects fintechs and their relationship with the FDIC. 
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Apr 13, 2023 • 48min

Inside Plaid and Open Finance with CEO Zach Perret

Reggie Young and Matt Janiga interview Zach Perret, co-founder and CEO of Plaid. They talk about all things Plaid: how it evolved into being a forefront in open finance, and how it’ll continue to unlock financial freedom for everyone.
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Mar 30, 2023 • 45min

Card Network Dynamics and Utah Fintech

In this episode, Reggie, Matt, and Scott demystify card networks and explain different core functions, its implementation, and its future in financial or payment institutions. Scott talks about core functions related to card issuance, acquiring and acceptance of payments, and additional services beyond the network operations. He also brings up the challenge of managing everything with the diversity and limitations in networks, while emphasizing the huge influence of technology to the growth of fintechs in Utah.
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Mar 9, 2023 • 1h 2min

2023 Fintech Trends with Alex Johnson and Jason Mikula

Reggie Young and Matt Janiga interview Alex Johnson, creator of the newsletter Fintech Takes, and Jason Mikula, writer of Fintech Business Weekly. Alex and Jason talk about CFPB regulations, fintech competition, and customer choice.
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Feb 23, 2023 • 47min

Fraud & AML Functions with Trisha Kothari

This episode tackles FRAML (Fraud and Anti-money Laundering) essentials for fintechs like investment costs & mistakes, weak spots fraudsters exploit, and issues when tackling fraud and AML. Reggie, Matt, and Trisha Kothari discuss fundamental concepts and people you should have in your business, while juggling investing, getting ROIs, losing money, and finding growth and innovation in the Fintech field. 
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Feb 9, 2023 • 1h 11min

Fintech Lending Capital Market Primer

In this Episode, Robin Poore, VP of Capital Markets & Treasury at BlueVine, talks about the purpose and effect of capital markets for fintechs. He explains the process lenders go through when approving loans through different avenues and emphasizes the qualities fintechs should watch out for in funding partners.
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Dec 22, 2022 • 58min

Sanctions with Former OFAC Head John Smith

Matt Janiga and Reggie Young interview John Smith, a partner at Morrison Foerster and the former Director at the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). John talks about sanctions, the functions of OFAC, and what sanctions Fintechs can expect.
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Nov 18, 2022 • 51min

What Bank Partners Want from Fintechs

Matt Janiga and Reggie Young conduct an interview with Rodrigo Suarez of Piermont Bank. He shares insights about how bank sponsors work with fintech companies and how these banks view the fintech landscape.
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Oct 20, 2022 • 52min

Ron Shevlin Snarks Up the Cake: Apple Checking, Super Apps and Teen Spirit

Matt and Reggie interview Ron Shevlin, Chief Research Officer at Cornerstone Advisors, Senior Contributor at Forbes, and Fintech Snark Tank writer. They discuss the evolution of fintech, the regulatory environment for fintech, and checking account potential for various fintech players.

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