This Week in Fintech Podcast is where the decision makers shaping the future of finance come to talk candidly about what’s working, what’s breaking, and what’s coming next in fintech. Hosted by Sasha Pilch, the show goes beyond headlines to unpack the real stories behind product decisions, regulation, and market shifts with leading founders, C-suite execs, and ecosystem veterans. This is your front-row seat to the people and ideas moving money into the future.⭐Top 40 Best Financial News Podcasts! ⭐ according to https://blog.feedspot.com/financIf you’re looking to expand your network and knowledge of fintech, look no furt...
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Nov 12, 2026 · 45:25
In this episode of This Week in Fintech Partnered, Katie Perry sits down with Sid Malladi, co-founder and CEO of Nuvo, to talk about the technology behind the massive network of…
Nov 10, 2026 · 36:10
Mercury has grown into one of the biggest names in business banking, with more than 450,000 customers and over $1 billion in revenue. Now, the company is expanding well beyond…
Nov 3, 2026 · 38:40
This week on This Week in Fintech, Sasha Pilch starts with the fallout from the Binance hack, which has seen around $6.3 billion in assets stolen from the world’s largest crypto…
Oct 27, 2026 · 35:37
What happens when the AI agent shopping for you gets blocked by the world’s biggest online marketplace? This week, Sasha Pilch is joined by This Week in Fintech reporter Amethyst…
Oct 22, 2026 · 44:46
In this sponsored episode of This Week in Fintech Partnered, Katie Perry sits down with Krishna Bhagavatula, Chief Product Officer at Clover, to talk about how the platform is…
Oct 20, 2026 · 31:56
This week on This Week in Fintech, Sasha Pilch is joined by reporter Mary Ann Azevedo to unpack the latest twist at Better. Just two months after being removed as CEO, Vishal…
Oct 15, 2026 · 48:02
In this sponsored episode of This Week in Fintech Partnered, Katie Perry sits down with Doug Ricket, founder and CEO of PayJoy, to talk about how the company is expanding access…
Oct 13, 2026 · 25:21
This week on This Week in Fintech, Sasha Pilch sits down with Daragh Murphy, co-founder and CEO of Imprint, to talk about how the company is helping major brands rethink credit…
Oct 8, 2026 · 42:37
In this episode of This Week in Fintech Partnered, Nik Milanovic sits down with Allen Osgood, founder and CEO of Eisen, to unpack one of the seemingly least glamorous but most…
Oct 6, 2026 · 23:24
This week on This Week in Fintech, Sasha Pilch sits down with Rron Rexha, founder and CEO of Arca, to talk about how AI could modernize one of the most traditional corners of…
Oct 2, 2026 · 40:02
In this episode of This Week in Fintech Partnered, Katie Perry sits down with Georgina Merhom, founder and CEO of SOLO, to explore why financial services still asks customers to…
Sep 29, 2026 · 24:18
This Week in Fintech is back with a new look, a new host and a new weekly format. Hosted by Sasha Pilch, each episode will dig into one of the biggest stories moving fintech…
Sep 16, 2026 · 32:37
Host Justin Friedman sits down with Sophia Goldberg, Rain’s Head of Payments and founder of Ansa, the branded stored value platform acquired by Rain in 2026. They discuss how…
Sep 2, 2026 · 49:57
Host Justin Friedman sits down with Rachel Mayer, VP of Product at Circle and one of the masterminds behind Arc, to unveil Circle’s new layer one blockchain. Drawing on Rachel’s…
Aug 28, 2026 · 42:07
Presented by Clair. What if the best financial product is the one users never have to go looking for? In this episode of This Week in Fintech , Clair founder Nico Simko joins us…
Aug 19, 2026 · 47:57
Host Justin Friedman interviews Blake Duncan, Alchemy’s Lead Agent Experience Engineer, about what happens when AI agents replace humans as the economic decision-maker. They…
Jun 17, 2026 · 32:03
Host Sasha Pilch sits down with Vroon Modgill, Founder & CEO of Sokin, to explore how modern treasury infrastructure is transforming global payments. From slow settlement windows…
Jun 10, 2026 · 33:20
Host Sasha Pilch sits down with Gaston Irigoyen, co-founder and CEO of Pomelo, to unpack why waiting a full year to launch a card program became the startup thesis behind one of…
Jun 4, 2026 · 35:42
Presented by Rain. Host Justin Friedman sits down with Larry Wade to unpack how PayPal brought PYUSD from concept to real-world payments while balancing innovation, regulation,…
May 27, 2026 · 49:15
Powered by Spade. Money moves faster than ever, but the hardest moments in fintech still happen when something goes wrong: a confusing transaction, a disputed charge, a fraud…
May 13, 2026 · 45:13
Host Justin Friedman sits dow with Luke Tuttle, Chief Product and Technology Officer at MoneyGram to talk about the realities of building global payments infrastructure at scale.…
May 8, 2026 · 7:30
This Week in Fintech’s Nik Milanovic sat down with Coinbase Chief Business Officer Shan Aggarwal to discuss Coinbase’s Q1 2026 earnings following the company’s latest earnings…
Apr 29, 2026 · 55:56
Presented by Rain. This episode of Crossing the Chasm, host Chiara Munaretto is joined by Malcolm Clarke to discuss how Western Union is bringing stablecoins into the real world…
Apr 15, 2026 · 53:33
Presented by Rain. In this special series Crossing the Chasm , we explore when stablecoins stop being “crypto” and start functioning like real money, becoming familiar, fast, and…
Apr 6, 2026 · 46:52
Powered by Spade. Julie VerHage-Greenberg is back for Season 4 of The Fintech OGs, now joined by co-host Lauren Crossett, to sit down with the pioneers who built and transformed…
Mar 31, 2026 · 51:28
Credit scores feel like destiny, but they’re built on a thin record of borrowing and repayment while ignoring income, cash on hand, and real assets. That blind spot blocks credit…
Feb 17, 2026 · 43:26
This week, Stablecon’s Justin Friedman was joined by Bhau Kotecha, co-founder and CEO of Paxos Labs, for a discussion on the transformative potential of stablecoins and…
Feb 13, 2026 · 11:08
This Week in Fintech's Nik Milanovic sat down on February 12th, 2026 to talk with Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas about 2025 year-end earnings. Some topics they covered: Market…
Jan 20, 2026 · 46:13
In this episode, Nik Milanovic interviews Ram Palanappian, the CEO and Founder of Earnin, a fintech company that is revolutionizing how employees access their wages. Ram shares…
Dec 18, 2025 · 39:18
An agentic future of commerce is coming faster than merchants think—and PayPal wants to make sure small businesses don’t get left behind. In this live Money20/20 2025 episode of…
Dec 4, 2025 · 27:10
We sit down with Nubank co-founder Cristina Junqueira for a candid look at how frustration with fee-first banking led to a product people loved, and how that vision scaled across…
Nov 18, 2025 · 45:02
In this conversation, Nik Milanović discusses the evolving landscape of stablecoins and digital payments with Dan Mottice and Matt Marcus from Modern Treasury. They delve into…
Nov 13, 2025 · 19:22
In today’s episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Bret Taylor, Co-Founder & CEO of Sierra and Chairman of the Board at OpenAI. Bret’s career is the stuff of valley legend…he is the…
Oct 22, 2025 · 42:31
In this episode, Nik Milanović hosts Natalie Wexler from Adyen and Jamey Kennedy from Jackrabbit Technologies to discuss the untapped opportunities in embedded finance,…
Oct 15, 2025 · 49:02
In this conversation, Georgina Merhom, founder of SOLO, discusses the transformative potential of collaborative data sharing in the financial sector. She shares her journey from…
Oct 8, 2025 · 38:44
In this episode, Nik Milanović interviews George Kurdin, co-founder of Monk, a company focused on automating accounts receivable processes using AI. George shares his unique…
Oct 1, 2025 · 57:49
"Buckle up because...the cuffs are off." In this conversation, Nik Milanović interviews Mike Cagney, co-founder and CEO of Figure, discussing the company's recent IPO, its…
Sep 22, 2025 · 33:21
In today’s episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Kate Earle Jensen, Head of Americas for Anthropic. Kate joined Anthropic in 2023 after 8 years helping scale GTM at Stripe. Over the…
Sep 10, 2025 · 46:54
Hello fintech friends, Last week, I sat down with Doug Rickett , the founder and CEO of Payjoy . If you work in fintech and you don't know Payjoy , well, you should. The…
Sep 4, 2025 · 35:41
This episode dives deep into the evolution of blockchain-powered lending and marketplaces in the FinTech sector, with guest Michael Tannenbaum, whose career has spanned senior…
Sep 1, 2025 · 43:05
This week, Nik Milanovic sits down with Sandeep Pyapali , Founder and CEO of Mesta , a global cross-border payment network combining traditional rails with stablecoin systems.…
Aug 20, 2025 · 37:20
Welcome back to This Week in Fintech and another episode of the Fintech OGs! Today, I’m joined by two incredible voices who have helped shape the future of financial technology…
Aug 12, 2025 · 52:05
This week, I sat down with Eli Wachs , the Co-Founder and CEO of Footprint , a company building the identity infrastructure of the internet. It was a far-reaching conversation –…
Aug 6, 2025 · 46:28
Welcome back to another episode of Fintech OGs with This Week In Fintech! Today, I’m joined by two incredible founders who have each redefined their corner of the financial…
Jul 31, 2025 · 9:39
Nik sits down for 10 minutes with Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas to talk about the company's 2025 performance and where they are headed. Overview Coinbase is at inflection point, with…
Jul 30, 2025 · 47:08
Welcome back to FinTech OGs ! This week, I’m joined by two leaders whose careers have shaped the evolution of modern financial technology: David Haber , General Partner at…
Jul 23, 2025 · 48:24
In today's episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with PayPal President & CEO Alex Chriss . Alex took over as PayPal CEO in September 2023 after a nearly 20-year run at Intuit . Today,…
Jul 9, 2025 · 40:02
Welcome back to this week in FinTech and another episode of the FinTech OGs. This week I'm joined by two guests whose careers have helped shape. The evolution of modern wealth…
Jul 2, 2025 · 39:23
In today's episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Firdaus Bhathena, CTO of FIS. FIS is one of the world's largest financial technology companies, building solutions for leading…
Jun 25, 2025 · 34:14
You know you’ve found true fintech OGs when your guests were almost roommates before “fintech” was even a buzzword. That’s exactly the case with today’s guests, Sheel Mohnot and…
Jun 11, 2025 · 38:55
🎙️ Welcome back to Season 3 of the Fintech OG series on This Week in Fintech! To kick things off, we’re joined by two of the most influential voices shaping the future of…
Jun 4, 2025 · 51:03
"It's going to be a great decade to be a banker. But probably a better decade to be a customer of a bank." In today's episode, Ryan Zauk is joined by Junta Nakai , Global Vice…
May 28, 2025 · 38:07
In the final installment of our AI series, we explore one of the most unexpected yet explosive areas for AI innovation: accounting. Julie and Jillian sit down with Alex Hagerup,…
May 22, 2025 · 38:26
In today's episode, Ryan Zauk is joined by Christina Cacioppo , Co-Founder & CEO of Vanta . Ryan and Christina recorded this episode live at Newcomer's Breaking the Bank Summit…
May 20, 2025 · 44:42
Welcome back to our weekly fintech podcast! This week, I had the chance to sit down with Sumant Shringari , the CEO and Co-Founder of Pontus, and Sandeep Sood , the Founder and…
May 14, 2025 · 45:46
KYB might not be the buzziest acronym in fintech—but maybe it should be. In this episode, we’re joined by Will Lawrence, CEO of Greenlite, and Kurt Ruppel, CTO and Co-founder of…
May 7, 2025 · 49:49
Welcome back to our weekly fintech podcast! This week, I had the chance to sit down with Peter Hazlehurst , Co-Founder and CEO of Synctera , and Matt MacDonald Financial…
Apr 30, 2025 · 38:35
In this episode, we sit down with Lukas Haffer , CEO and Co-founder of Casca , and Ryan Hildebrand , Chief Innovation Officer at Bankwell , to explore how AI is transforming…
Apr 29, 2025 · 39:55
We hosted an insightful live conversation and podcast at New York Fintech Week, hosted by This Week in Fintech and PingPong . Key Topics: Real-Time Payment Rails: Exploring the…
Apr 23, 2025 · 45:55
In today's episode, Ryan Zauk is joined by Art Levy , Chief Business Officer at Brex . Brex is the modern finance platform that empowers growing companies to spend smarter and…
Apr 16, 2025 · 51:42
In this episode of the This Week in Fintech podcast, hosts Julie and Jillian are joined by Rex Salisbury (Founder of Cambrian Ventures) and Erica Dorfman (Head of Financial…
Apr 8, 2025 · 41:45
TWIF host Nik Milanovic sat down with Prashant Fuloria, CEO, and Anchit Singh, CBO, of Fundbox , a pioneer in embedded finance for SMBs since 2013. Fundbox has partnered with…
Apr 2, 2025 · 40:52
Welcome back to the Fintech AI Series! Today’s episode dives deep into one of the most critical topics in both Fintech and AI— Compliance . We’re joined by two amazing guests:…
Mar 26, 2025 · 25:38
In March, we traveled to the inaugural HumanX conference in Las Vegas to meet founders, builders, and investors at the bleeding edge of AI. The conference was a great success,…
Mar 26, 2025 · 19:26
In March, we traveled to the inaugural HumanX conference in Las Vegas to meet founders, builders, and investors at the bleeding edge of AI. The conference was a great gathering…
Mar 20, 2025 · 59:04
TWIF founder Nik Milanovic talks to Bits About Money writer Patrick McKenzie, on topics ranging from agentic payments, to generative AI-enabled fraud, to deposit insurance and…
Mar 19, 2025 · 46:19
The intersection of AI and traditional finance (TradFi) is an angle we haven't explored yet in our AI series. Today, we change that by taking a deep dive into how AI is…
Mar 14, 2025 · 17:35
On March 4th, This Week in Fintech had their debut event in Canada, bringing together hundreds of people across the tech ecosystem for an evening of networking, food and drinks,…
Mar 14, 2025 · 17:53
On March 4th, This Week in Fintech hosted their debut event in Canada, bringing together 150+ people across the tech ecosystem for an evening of networking, panels from local…
Mar 10, 2025 · 42:19
In my latest interview, I spent some time with North's SVP of Product, Preet Patel , to talk about his journey from Citi to AmEx to North , what's changed in the company since he…
Mar 5, 2025 · 37:31
In this episode of our Fintech and AI series, Julie and Jillian dive into the evolving world of lending with two industry leaders shaping the space. Tim Li, CEO of LendAPI , and…
Feb 26, 2025 · 41:44
In today's episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with global fintech legend Oliver Hughes , Chief International Growth Officer at TBC Bank Group , a London-listed financial + banking…
Feb 19, 2025 · 44:33
In this episode of our Fintech and AI series, Julie and Jillian sit down with two leading voices in fintech to explore how AI is revolutionizing the payments landscape. Alexis…
Feb 10, 2025 · 50:54
This week, I managed to grab some time in the (very busy!) schedule of Neha Narkhede . Neha is an Indian American technology entrepreneur who is the founder & CEO of Oscilar ,…
Feb 5, 2025 · 35:06
Hi everyone! Jillian and I are thrilled to be kicking off our podcast series on all things AI. In our premier episode, we're joined by Naftali Harris, CEO and Founder of…
Jan 31, 2025 · 15:54
Hello Fintech Friends, 👋 Welcome to the 1,679+ new readers who’ve joined us since last week. You’re joining 157,000+ other subscribers. Today's newsletter is brought to you by…
Jan 21, 2025 · 49:28
This month, I spent some time with Nova Credit founder and CEO Misha Esipov to talk about his company, one of the original innovators in alternative consumer credit,…
Jan 15, 2025 · 39:12
In today's episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with fintech pioneer Renaud Laplanche , Upgrade Founder & Former LendingClub CEO. Some say LendingClub kicked off the modern fintech era…
Jan 8, 2025 · 41:40
Hey everyone! Julie Verhage Greenberg here with the final episode of Season Two of the Fintech OGs series. We’re closing things out with Emmalyn Shaw, Co-Founder and Managing…
Dec 23, 2024 · 37:11
Hey everyone! Julie Verhage Greenberg here with your final episode of the FinTech OGs of 2024. Today, we have a conversation that dives deep into the origins and evolution of…
Dec 20, 2024 · 13:55
Breaking down the biggest headlines from the last year in fintech. Follow The Financial News Network Linkedin X Instagram TikTok YouTube
Dec 11, 2024 · 40:29
In this episode, I talked with Tomer London, Co-Founder and CPO of Gusto, and Anu Hariharan, Co-Founder of Avra and former partner at Y Combinator. Together, we talked about the…
Dec 5, 2024 · 45:33
We're lucky to be joined today by Dave Glaser , CEO of American payments giant Dwolla , one of the first fintechs. Dwolla is a fintech company that provides businesses with a…
Dec 2, 2024 · 34:50
Welcome to December's episode of the this Month in Fintech Podcast, recorded live at SF Tech Week with Ramp . TWIF + Ramp hosted a large group of tech builders, founders, and…
Nov 30, 2024 · 9:31
This week's newsletter discusses the emerging trend of AI-powered payment agents, exploring the potential benefits and risks associated with delegating financial decisions to…
Nov 27, 2024 · 36:29
Hey everyone, Julie here. Welcome back to another episode of the FinTech OG Season 2. Today I had the pleasure of sitting down with Tom Brown of NYCA and Ed Woodford of ZeroHash.…
Nov 18, 2024 · 41:08
Welcome to November's episode of This Month in Fintech, recorded live from the Honey Pot at Money2020 . I'm joined today by Nik Milanovic , Founder of TWIF , as we sit down with…
Nov 16, 2024 · 24:38
Welcome to the 2,179 new readers who’ve joined us since last week. You’re joining 137,000+ other subscribers surfing the AI wave. Today's newsletter and podcast are brought to…
Nov 13, 2024 · 41:01
Welcome back to another episode of our Fintech OG series. I was thrilled to be joined by Michael Tannenbaum of Figure and Nicky Goulimis of Tunic Pay . From talking about our…
Nov 4, 2024 · 53:27
Today, we go to New York to talk with Nelson Chu , the founder and CEO of Percent . Percent has created the modern credit marketplace, empowering investors, borrowers, and…
Oct 30, 2024 · 45:51
In the latest edition of This Week In Fintech's OG series, Julie dives into the UAE and interviews industry veterans Gaurav Dhar (MENA and Marshal), Nameer Khan (MENA and Fils)…
Oct 26, 2024 · 45:15
Welcome back to the TWIF podcast! We've got a streak of great interviews for you this fall, heading to Mexico today for a conversation with the Baubap co-founders. Baubap is…
Oct 25, 2024 · 11:45
A quick, helpful summary of all the fintech news fit to print this week. Follow The Financial News Network Linkedin X Instagram TikTok YouTube
Oct 23, 2024 · 46:39
Welcome back – this week we're sitting down today with Leif Abraham , the cofounder and Co-CEO of investing platform Public.com ! Public is an investing platform that lets…
Oct 22, 2024 · 39:01
Welcome to October's episode of This Month in Fintech, just ahead of Money2020. Our guest today is Davi Strazza, President of North America at Adyen. Adyen is a global financial…
Oct 21, 2024 · 28:49
Nik Milanovic sits down to talk with Jesse Mecham, the founder of personal finance app YNAB, about the state of fintech, consumer finances, raising seven kids, and why he hates…
Oct 15, 2024 · 34:12
In an exclusive interview, MX's founder and returning CEO Ryan Caldwell opens up about 14 years as a fintech founder, why consumer-permissioned data is integral to MX's DNA, and…
Oct 15, 2024 · 38:13
In the podcast, Julie interviews Matt Austin and Ahmed Siddiqui. The conversation dives into their experiences in FinTech, how they got involved, and the lessons they learned…
Oct 11, 2024 · 6:45
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Oct 1, 2024 · 42:46
Welcome back for Season Two of the Fintech OG series! We're kicking it off with fintech founders Jason Gardner and Ken Lin, who share their experiences building Marqeta and…
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