Bank On It

Every week the show host John Siracusa talks with impressive fintech leaders and entrepreneurs, through conversation uncovers the remarkable stories behind them, their creations and the most important topics in fintech. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio. In this episode the host John Siracusa chats with Michael Stephan, co-founder and COO at Raisin.  This episode was recorded live onsite during the Canada Fintech Forum in Montreal.  Raisin is a pan-European deposit marketplace located in Berlin, Germany.  They've raised about $200 Million to date from investors such as Index Ventures and Ribbit Capital.      Tune in and Listen.   Subscribe now on iTunes, Google , Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio to hear Thursday's episode with Janos Barberis,  Darryl Hicks from Flexpay, Cactus Raazi from Elefant and Gerti Dervishi from Flybits.   About the host:   John, is the host of the 'Bank On It' podcast recorded onsite in Wall Street at Carpenter Group, and 'Before the A' podcast recorded onsite in Flat Iron at Barclays/Techstars Rise NYC.   He's a highly sought after fintech, VC and financial services industry enthusiast and connector. He's in the center of the fintech ecosystem, keeping current with the ever-innovating industry.  Stay in the fintech know by subscribing to 'Bank On It', 'Before the A'    Follow John on LinkedIn, Twitter, Medium

About this Nugget:  This nugget was pulled from episode 147 from an interview with Nathan Richardson. It's on taking time off, helping people in need and coming back a better entrepreneur. Subscribe to Bank On It on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio and you'll get these nuggets delivered every Wednesday morning. In this nugget we have Nathan Richardson, at the time of recording the interview he was in the middle of building TradeIT, a company he's since had a successful exit from. He was burnt out, so he went to Libya to help rebuild the infrastructure, such as schools, fresh water and supported women who faced gender based violence. Helping people in such need gave him the strength to come back and build again.  What is a nugget of the week?:  The host John Siracusa has recorded over 270 episodes as the host of the Bank On It & Before the A fintech podcasts where he interviews founders building the future of fintech and the VCS/Angels who fund them.  With each interview there's this wow moment when the person interviewed has shared something really special, unique or a reminder on how founders or investors should think. So, here we are delivering those moments to you in the form of a bite sized nugget. About Nathan Richardson:  Nathan has had multiple successful exits and led humanitarian efforts in post conflict countries such as Libya.   About the host:  John, is the host of the 'Bank On It' podcast recorded onsite in Wall Street at Carpenter Group, and 'Before the A' podcast recorded onsite in Flat Iron at Barclays/Techstars Rise NYC.   He's a highly sought after fintech, VC and financial services industry enthusiast and connector. He's in the center of the fintech ecosystem, keeping current with the ever-innovating industry.  Stay in the fintech know by subscribing to 'Bank On It', 'Before the A'  Follow John on LinkedIn, Twitter, Medium

Every week the show host John Siracusa talks with impressive fintech leaders and entrepreneurs, through conversation uncovers the remarkable stories behind them, their creations and the most important topics in fintech.   You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio.   In this episode the host John Siracusa chats with Maria Gotsch, President & CEO of the Partnership Fund for New York City and Co-founder of the Fintech Innovation Lab.  The FinTech Innovation Lab is a 12-week program that helps early-to growth-stage startup companies refine and test their value proposition with the support of the world's leading financial service firms.    You can Apply to the program now, deadline is December 2nd.     Tune in and Listen.   Subscribe now on iTunes, Google , Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio to hear next Tuesday's episode with Michael Stephan from Raisin.   About the host:   John, is the host of the 'Bank On It' podcast recorded onsite in Wall Street at Carpenter Group, and 'Before the A' podcast recorded onsite in Flat Iron at Barclays/Techstars Rise NYC.   He's a highly sought after fintech, VC and financial services industry enthusiast and connector. He's in the center of the fintech ecosystem, keeping current with the ever-innovating industry.  Stay in the fintech know by subscribing to 'Bank On It', 'Before the A'  Follow John on LinkedIn, Twitter, Medium  

Every week the show host John Siracusa talks with impressive fintech leaders and entrepreneurs, through conversation uncovers the remarkable stories behind them, their creations and the most important topics in fintech.   You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio.   In this episode the host John Siracusa chats with Peter Misek, co-founder and partner at Framework Venture Partners.  This episode was recorded live onsite during the Canada Fintech Forum in Montreal.  Framework Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that helps founding teams and CEOs build world-class companies it combines a data-driven investment decision process with a high-touch collaborative engagement model designed to help entrepreneurs and CEOs in high-growth global market segments scale.       Tune in and Listen.   Subscribe now on iTunes, Google , Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio to hear next Tuesday's episode with Maria Gotsch from Partnership Fund for New York City and Fintech Innovation Lab.   About the host:   John, is the host of the 'Bank On It' podcast recorded onsite in Wall Street at Carpenter Group, and 'Before the A' podcast recorded onsite in Flat Iron at Barclays/Techstars Rise NYC.   He's a highly sought after fintech, VC and financial services industry enthusiast and connector. He's in the center of the fintech ecosystem, keeping current with the ever-innovating industry.  Stay in the fintech know by subscribing to 'Bank On It', 'Before the A'  Follow John on LinkedIn, Twitter, Medium

About this Nugget:  This nugget was pulled from episode 155 from my interview with Mazy Dar from OpenFin. This nugget is on listening to advice and taking action on that advice.   Subscribe to Bank On It on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio and you'll get these nuggets delivered every Wednesday morning. What is a nugget of the week?:  The host John Siracusa has recorded over 270 episodes as the host of the Bank On It & Before the A fintech podcasts where he interviews founders building the future of fintech and the VCS/Angels who fund them.  With each interview there's this wow moment when the person interviewed has shared something really special, unique or a reminder on how founders or investors should think. So, here we are delivering those moments to you in the form of a bite sized nugget. In this episode: Mazy Dar:  Mazy is CEO of OpenFin. Prior to OpenFin, he led credit derivative strategy at Intercontinental Exchange and served on ICE's executive committee. Before ICE, Mazy was Chief Strategy Officer of Creditex which was backed by JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank and TA Associates and acquired by ICE in 2008. Mazy started his career at UBS as a software programmer. He earned a degree in Computer Science and French Literature from Cornell University. About the host:  John, is the host of the 'Bank On It' podcast recorded onsite in Wall Street at Carpenter Group, and 'Before the A' podcast recorded onsite in Flat Iron at Barclays/Techstars Rise NYC.   He's a highly sought after fintech, VC and financial services industry enthusiast and connector. He's in the center of the fintech ecosystem, keeping current with the ever-innovating industry.  Stay in the fintech know by subscribing to 'Bank On It', 'Before the A'  Follow John on LinkedIn, Twitter, Medium

Every week the show host John Siracusa talks with impressive fintech leaders and entrepreneurs, through conversation uncovers the remarkable stories behind them, their creations and the most important topics in fintech. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio. In this episode the host John Siracusa chats with Howard Lindzon, founder and general partner, at Social Leverage.  This episode was recorded live onsite during the Canada Fintech Forum in Montreal.  Social Leverage is a Venture Capital firm which specializes in early-stage investments in the Software, Consumer, and Fintech industries.    Tune in and Listen.   Subscribe now on iTunes, Google , Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio to hear Thursday's episode with Peter Misek from Framework Venture Partners.   About the host:   John, is the host of the 'Bank On It' podcast recorded onsite in Wall Street at Carpenter Group, and 'Before the A' podcast recorded onsite in Flat Iron at Barclays/Techstars Rise NYC.   He's a highly sought after fintech, VC and financial services industry enthusiast and connector. He's in the center of the fintech ecosystem, keeping current with the ever-innovating industry.  Stay in the fintech know by subscribing to 'Bank On It', 'Before the A'  Follow John on LinkedIn, Twitter, Medium

Every week the show host John Siracusa talks with impressive fintech leaders and entrepreneurs, through conversation uncovers the remarkable stories behind them, their creations and the most important topics in fintech.   You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio.   In this episode the host John Siracusa chats with Maor Amar, managing partner, from Impression Ventures.  This episode was recorded live onsite during the Canada Fintech Forum in Montreal.  Impression Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on investing in FinTech and related technology companies located in Canada.    Tune in and Listen.   Subscribe now on iTunes, Google , Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio to hear next Tuesday's episode with Howard Lindzon from Social Leverage.   About the host:   John, is the host of the 'Bank On It' podcast recorded onsite in Wall Street at Carpenter Group, and 'Before the A' podcast recorded onsite in Flat Iron at Barclays/Techstars Rise NYC.   He's a highly sought after fintech, VC and financial services industry enthusiast and connector. He's in the center of the fintech ecosystem, keeping current with the ever-innovating industry.  Stay in the fintech know by subscribing to 'Bank On It', 'Before the A'  Follow John on LinkedIn, Twitter, Medium

About this Nugget:  This nugget was pulled from episode 267 from my interview with Adam Jiwan from Spring Labs. It's on leadership, trust between founders and then building a startup that can really make a difference. Subscribe to Bank On It on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio and you'll get these nuggets delivered every Wednesday morning. What is a nugget of the week?:  The host John Siracusa has recorded over 270 episodes as the host of the Bank On It & Before the A fintech podcasts where he interviews founders building the future of fintech and the VCS/Angels who fund them.  With each interview there's this wow moment when the person interviewed has shared something really special, unique or a reminder on how founders or investors should think. So, here we are delivering those moments to you in the form of a bite sized nugget.   About Adam Jiwan:  He's fin-tech entrepreneur and investor with more than 15 years of experience founding, investing in and growing companies in the industry. Before founding Spring Labs with his partners John and Anna, Adam was a seed investor and founding board member of Avant.   Adam is currently a Managing Partner of Ridge Road Capital Partners and Orient Point Capital, holding companies with interests in financial services, real estate services, AI, gaming and vertical software.   Adam was also Co-Founder and Chairman of Future Finance, one of Europe's leading student finance companies, and is the Co-Chairman of Assembly Software, a leading litigation software company in the US serving over 3,000 law firms.   Previously, Adam served as the CEO of Europe & Asia for TPG-Axon, and has held roles at Soros Fund Management, The Blackstone Group and Goldman Sachs.   He is a graduate of Harvard College and a member of YPO.    About the host:  John, is the host of the 'Bank On It' podcast recorded onsite in Wall Street at Carpenter Group, and 'Before the A' podcast recorded onsite in Flat Iron at Barclays/Techstars Rise NYC.   He's a highly sought after fintech, VC and financial services industry enthusiast and connector. He's in the center of the fintech ecosystem, keeping current with the ever-innovating industry.  Stay in the fintech know by subscribing to 'Bank On It', 'Before the A'  Follow John on LinkedIn, Twitter, Medium

Every week the show host John Siracusa talks with impressive fintech leaders and entrepreneurs, through conversation uncovers the remarkable stories behind them, their creations and the most important topics in fintech.   You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio.   In this episode the host John Siracusa chats with Yves-Gabriel Leboeuf, CEO and cofounder of Flinks.  This episode was recorded live onsite during the Canada Fintech Forum in Montreal.  Flinks, is a financial data aggregator in the Canadian market.       Tune in and Listen.   Subscribe now on iTunes, Google , Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio to hear Thursday's episode with Maor Amar from Impression Ventures.   About the host:   John, is the host of the 'Bank On It' podcast recorded onsite in Wall Street at Carpenter Group, and 'Before the A' podcast recorded onsite in Flat Iron at Barclays/Techstars Rise NYC.   He's a highly sought after fintech, VC and financial services industry enthusiast and connector. He's in the center of the fintech ecosystem, keeping current with the ever-innovating industry.  Stay in the fintech know by subscribing to 'Bank On It', 'Before the A'  Follow John on LinkedIn, Twitter, Medium

Every week the show host John Siracusa talks with impressive fintech leaders and entrepreneurs, through conversation uncovers the remarkable stories behind them, their creations and the most important topics in fintech. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio. In this episode the host John Siracusa chats with Paul Desmarais III from Sagard Holdings, Portag3 and Diagram Ventures.  This episode was recorded live onsite during the Canada Fintech Forum in Montreal.   Paul's grandfather was ranked by Forbes as the fourth wealthiest person in Canada and 235th in the world in 2013 .  The Desmarias family is estimated at $5.58 billion. Sagard Holdings, Portag3 and Diagram Ventures are vital to the Canadian and global fintech ecosystem.       Tune in and Listen.   Subscribe now on iTunes, Google , Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio to hear Next Tuesday's episode with Yves-Gabriel Leboeuf from Flinks.   About the host:  John Siracusa, is the host of the 'Bank On It' podcast recorded onsite in Wall Street at OpenFin.   He's a highly sought after fintech, VC and financial services industry enthusiast and connector. He's in the center of the fintech ecosystem, keeping current with the ever-innovating industry.  Stay in the fintech know by subscribing to 'Bank On It'. Follow him on LinkedIn, Twitter, Medium