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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Fintech in 2025: Where the Industry Goes Next -...
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S9 E7: Bank Nerd Corner: CFPB, All Day, Every Day
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S9 E6: Money20/20, 2024: BaaS and Open Banking ...
BaaS and Open Banking and AI (Oh My!)
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S9 E5: The CFPB, Cash + Culture Party Podcast (...
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S9 E4: Trust is a Two-way Street
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S9 E3: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Kato, Flo...
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What Customers Want: The AI Concierge Revolutio...
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S9 E2: Bank Nerd Corner: Compliance, Complexity...
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What Customers Want: Navigating the Tension Bet...
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S9 E1: Fintech Recap: The New FDIC Rule, Visa's...
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What Customers Want: Scaling Fintech Customer S...
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S8 E12: The Future of Loan Servicing (Live from...
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What Customers Want: Fintech’s Complicated Rela...
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S8 E11: Not Fintech Investment Advice: 1: Agree...
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S8 E10: Bank Nerd Corner: Why "FBO" is Out & Fi...
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S8 E9: Fintech Recap: Klarna’s “Balance” vs. Ba...
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S8 E8: Money Talks: What do Gen Z and Boomers H...
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S8 E7: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Revenir, ...
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Examining the Vicious Lifecycle of Fintech (ft....
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S8 E6: Bank Nerd Corner: What is the BSCA and ...
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S8 E5: Fintech Recap: The BaaS Multiverse of Ma...
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S8 E4: Fintech F*cks Around and Finds Out
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S8 E3: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Niva, Oat...
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S8 E2: Bank Nerd Corner: What Are Shadow Banks?
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S8 E1: Fintech Recap: Evolve’s Massive Data Bre...
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