Fintech Takes

Fintech moves fast. But here at Fintech Takes, Alex Johnson and his rotating panel of guests move faster so that you can stay on top of the latest and greatest news in the industry without breaking a sweat. 


Welcome to Fintech Takes—the place where fintech’s biggest nerds come to sit back, relax, and completely geek out.


Join Alex and a lineup of fintech’s brightest minds as they dissect what’s happening in fintech and banking. 

Each week, Alex and his guests recap the most interesting developments in fintech and explore the industry’s most pressing questions, diving headfirst into the intricate workings of some of the industry’s most ground-breaking business models and unpacking the emerging players that promise to shape fintech’s future.

From riveting conversations with fintech’s most relevant operators to comprehensive recaps of the month's most compelling news stories and in-depth analyses of the latest regulatory developments, Fintech Takes is your one-stop-shop for navigating the fintech universe.

Subscribe now to join fintech’s nerdiest podcast around!


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1
Bank Nerd Corner: The "Would You Rather?" of Fi...
86 min
2
Fintech Recap: Regulator Shuffle, Varo's Strugg...
73 min
3
Fintech Takes: Regulatory Roulette on Capital Hill
69 min
4
Bank Nerd Corner: CFPB, De Novos, and The Crypt...
82 min
5
Not Fintech Investment Advice: Rail, Anchor, Se...
61 min
6
Fintech Recap: The Fallout from Synapse, the Ra...
27 min
7
Navigating the Shifting Currents of Cash Flow U...
44 min
8
Not Fintech Investment Advice: Dakota, ampersan...
58 min
9
Bank Nerd Corner: Liability, Loopholes, and 202...
85 min
10
Fintech Recap: The Future of BaaS, IPOs, and Em...
62 min
11
The Future of Financial Advice: Can AI Replace ...
60 min
12
Bank Nerd Corner: Debanking and Reputation Risk...
68 min
13
Fintech in 2025: Where the Industry Goes Next -...
22 min
14
Fintech Recap: Trump’s Return, BaaS Island Myst...
61 min
15
Fintech in 2025: Where the Industry Goes Next -...
26 min
16
S9 E9: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Paydock, ...
55 min
17
Fintech in 2025: Where the Industry Goes Next -...
34 min
18
S9 E8: Special Solo Recap on Deregulation, Marq...
52 min
19
Fintech in 2025: Where the Industry Goes Next -...
35 min
20
S9 E7: Bank Nerd Corner: CFPB, All Day, Every Day
87 min
21
S9 E6: Money20/20, 2024: BaaS and Open Banking ...
BaaS and Open Banking and AI (Oh My!)
25 min
22
S9 E5: The CFPB, Cash + Culture Party Podcast (...
75 min
23
S9 E4: Trust is a Two-way Street
65 min
24
S9 E3: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Kato, Flo...
53 min
25
What Customers Want: The AI Concierge Revolutio...
60 min