

Fintech Layer Cake
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Welcome to Fintech Layer Cake. A podcast where we slice big Financial Technology topics into bite-sized pieces for everybody to easily digest. Our goal is to make fintech a piece of cake for everyone. Fintech Layer Cake is powered by Lithic — the fastest and most flexible way to launch a card program.
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Aug 17, 2023 • 42min
Modern Fraud and Compliance Needs with Soups Ranjan
Reggie Young interviews Soups Ranjan, CEO of Sardine. They discuss modern fraud detection tools, emerging fraud patterns, consortiums, continuous transaction monitoring, real-time compliance monitoring, lean and nimble teams, fraud trends in fintech industry, and the sponsor bank OS.

Jul 20, 2023 • 46min
Exploring Debt Collection Innovation with Ohad Samet
Reggie Young, with Eduardo Lopez, interview TrueML Co-founder and CEO, Ohad Samet, about debt collection: the problems, the innovations, and the future of the field.

Jul 6, 2023 • 35min
The “New” Bank-Fintech Risk Guidance with Jonah Crane
Reggie Young sits down with Jonah Crane, Partner at fintech advisory and investment firm Klaros Groups. They discuss an incredibly important piece of regulatory guidance that has recently been released, outlining how banks should work with third parties like fintechs and what that means for those in the fintech space.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.