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This Week in Fintech's Podcast
This Week in Fintech’s 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 Nik Milanović, founder of This Week in Fintech and General Partner at The Fintech Fund, 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 further than the This Week In Fintech podcast.
Episodes
143 episodes
Okay, So You've Got a Stablecoin… Bhau Kotecha on What Happens After You Go On-Chain
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 tokenization. Bhau and Justin examine how these technologies are redefining...
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43:26
Coinbase Q4 '25 Earnings: A conversation with Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas
This Week in Fintech's Nik Milanovic sat down on February 12t...
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11:08
Revolutionizing Payroll: The Earnin Story with Ram Palanappian
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 the origin story of Earnin, which began when he realized that many ...
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46:13
Agentic Commerce is here w/ Michelle Gill, PayPal
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 This Week in Fintech, hosts Nik Milanović and Jillian Williams sit...
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How Nubank Rewrote Brazil’s Banking Rules with Cristina Junqueira
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 Brazil. We explore hard-won lessons on leadership, communication,...
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Modern Treasury Unlocking Payment Innovation with Stablecoins
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 the recent acquisition of Beam by Modern Treasury, the implications ...
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45:02
Sierra CEO & OpenAI Chair Bret Taylor - Live at M20/20. AI Bubbles, SaaS Future, and Why Sierra Wins
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 former Co-CEO of Salesforce, former CTO of Facebook, and ...
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Unlocking Embedded Finance Opportunities with Adyen
In this episode, Nik Milanović hosts Natalie Wexler from Adyen and Jamey Kennedy from Jackrabbit Technologies to discuss the untapped opportunities in embedded finance, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses. They explore how SaaS p...
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42:31
The Evolution of Open Banking: SOLO's Multi Lateral Data Sharing Network
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 cybersecurity to fintech, emphasizing the importance of incent...
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49:02
Building Monk: Re-Engineering Finance for Growth, Not Compliance
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 career journey from professional poker player to fintech entrepren...
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38:44
Figure's Blockchain and the Impact on Capital Markets
"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 innovative product Democratized Prime, and the implications of the...
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57:49
Anthropic's Kate Earle Jensen: Enabling AI in the Enterprise
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 last 2 years, she has had a front row seat to the AI revolu...
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Scaling Impact in Emerging Markets: Doug Ricket, PayJoy CEO, on Productivity Finance and Unlocking Credit Access
Hello fintech friends,Last week, I sat down with Doug Rickett, the founder and CEO of Payjoy.If you work...
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46:54
Figure's Michael Tannenbaum on Market Dynamics and Blockchain Adoption
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 roles at SoFi, Brex, and now Figure. Host Julie Ve...
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35:41
🎧 Mesta CEO Sandeep Pyapali on how stablecoins are already changing the future of payments
This week, Nik Milanovic sits down with Sandeep Pyapali, Founder and CEO of Mesta, a global cross-border payment n...
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43:05
🎧The Fintech OG Series: Jillian Williams and Dimitri Dadiomov
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 from both the founder and investor perspective.Firs...
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37:20
🎧 The Philosophy of Identity, a conversation with Footprint Co-Founder Eli Wachs
This week, I sat down with Eli Wachs, the Co-Founder and CEO of Footprint, a company building the identity infrastructure of the interne...
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52:05
🎧The Fintech OG Series: Jack Zhang and Leif Abraham
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 world:Jack Zhang, Co-founder &...
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46:28
Alesia Haas, Coinbase CFO - On Q2 '25 earnings, stablecoins, and Coinbase's growing derivatives business
Nik sits down for 10 minutes with Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas to talk about the company's 2025 performance and where they are headed.OverviewCoinbase is at inflection point, with strong Q2 performance includ...
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🎧The Fintech OG Series: David Haber and Owen Jennings
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 Andreessen Horowitz and co-lead of their AI Apps...
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47:08
🎧PayPal President & CEO Alex Chriss: Agentic Commerce, Stablecoins, AI, and Transforming a Global Tech Giant
In today's episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with PayPal President & CEO
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48:24
🎧The Fintech OG Series: Charles Birnbaum and Cynthia Loh
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 management. We have Charles Birnbaum partner at Bessemer Venture...
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🎧FIS CTO Firdaus Bhathena: Closing 'The Harmony Gap' and Fostering Innovation at a Global Fintech Giant
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 financial institutions, businesses, and developers. Their ...
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39:23
🎧The Fintech OG Series: Amit Kumar and Sheel Mohnot
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 Amit Kumar—two longtime friends and collaborators who’ve not only ...
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