BANK ON IT

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Arad Levertov, Co-founder & CEO of Sunbit.  Sunbit offers two products: a point-of-sale financing solution for physical locations like car dealerships and dental offices, and a next-generation credit card that allows customers to choose how they want to pay for each purchase. The company's mission is to eliminate financial waste and pass savings back to customers and merchants.  Arad went deep into the importance of customer-centricity and the role it plays in building a successful company & culture treating each customer as if they were the only cus

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Adam Jackson, Founder & CEO of Braintrust.  Braintrust is a global talent marketplace that connects knowledge workers with jobs. The difference with Braintrust is that it’s owned and controlled by the talent themselves. The platform uses a native token which they get paid with as an incentive and governance mechanism. Throughout the interview Adam discusses his experiences as an entrepreneur and the challenges and successes he has faced building multiple companies.  Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartR

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Zuben Mathews, Co-founder & CEO of Brigit.  During this chat Zuben shares his personal experience of financial stress as an immigrant in college and how it inspired him to create Brigit. This experience gave him the conviction to build a successful and very difficult to build fintech company.   The company has been recognized as the number one downloaded app in the financial health category.    Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with Adam Jackson from Braintrust. Ab

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Lamine Zarrad, Founder & CEO of StellarFi.  In this interview John & Lamine chat about his startups before StellarFi, building Joust & Tokken and the valuable lessons Lamine learned from those startups which he used to build StellarFi.  His military experience changed him as a person and he evolved to the leader he is today.  We talk about his story and the future of credit reporting, tune in and listen.   Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with Zuben Mathew

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Renaud Laplanche, Co-founder & CEO of Upgrade.  Renaud was previously CEO of Lending Club where he is also a co-founder.  In this episode we go in depth about his journey from corporate lawyer, to MatchPoint (acquired by Oracle) and Lending Club which was created in a time when peer to peer lending was not even an idea.  Today at Upgrade he’s creating something that is not obvious yet.  Throughout the interview Renaud realizes that he loves to create non-obvious things that change industries.   Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher,

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Ankur Joshi, Founder & CEO of Nuclei.  Nuclei is platform that integrates ecosystems for various customer cohorts, such as retail customers, small and medium enterprises.  Nuclei works with banks and telecom companies to provide value-added services and non-banking products to their customers. We chat about insights on the company's expansion strategy, the importance of building a strong team to do so, and the balance between short-term and long-term goals.    Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio t

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Robert Kraal, Co-Founder of Silverflow.  In this interview they discuss the company's role as an acquirer processing platform, particularly the need for a modern technical solution to connect payment providers to card networks like Visa & MasterCard.  Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with Ankur Joshi from Nuclei. About the host: John is the founder of ListenDeck a full-service podcast and video production company, which has produced over 1500 episodes of various

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Elad Tsur, Co-Founder & CEO of Planck.  Planck is an AI-based data platform for commercial insurance that aims to provide accurate and relevant insights to carriers & they discuss the challenges of bridging AI and insurance. Extracting insights from unstructured data and the difficulty of predicting underwriting insights is a super fascinating topic. They discuss that and more on this episode!   Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with Robert Kraal from Silverfl

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Brent Jackson, Founder & CEO of Torpago.  Torpago is a financial technology company that provides corporate cards equipped with spend management software.  His experience in finance and fintech led him to identify this need for a better corporate credit card and expense management process. He built Torpago and shifted to powering bank credit cards programs, he came to this realization and more by listening to customers.   Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with E

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Oban MacTavish, Co-founder & CEO of Spade.  In this chat they discuss what Spade is doing, essentially a transaction data enrichment solution for merchants.  They talk about Oban’s background in rugby and how it shaped his competitive nature and his aversion to losing. All that and more!   Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with Brent Jackson from Torpago.   About the host:   John is the founder of ListenDeck a full-service podcast and video production company, whic

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Natasha Vernier, Co-founder & CEO of Cable.  Cable’s regulatory technology platform automates for financial institutions to test  the effectiveness of their financial crime controls.  In this interview they discuss Cable and the story of how her time at Monzo made her aware of the problem Cable is solving.     Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with Oban MacTavish from Spade.   About the host:   John is the founder of ListenDeck a full-service podcast and video prod

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Bam Azizi, Co-founder & CEO of Mesh.  Mesh’s mission is to create a modern connection layer for crypto assets that evolved from B2C to B2B. They discuss the potential of crypto in conjunction with the financial industry.    Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with Natasha Vernier from Cable.   About the host:   John is the founder of ListenDeck a full-service podcast and video production company, which has produced over 1000 episodes of various podcasts. He is the ho

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Booshan Rengachari, Founder & CEO of Finzly.  Finzly provides real-time software and apps solutions for payments, online banking, lending, trade finance and foreign exchange. In this episode they discuss Booshan’s building a real-time money movement banking platform for the real-time economy. Finzly was bootstrapped for 10 years before achieving profitability and raising a series A.    Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with Bam Azizi from Mesh.   About the host:  

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Marcos Fernandez, Managing Partner of Fiat Ventures. Fiat Ventures is a venture capital organization that invests in early-stage Fintechs. In this episode Marcos discusses the unique approach of his firm in reversing the traditional venture capital model. Throughout the interview Marcos highlights the importance of investing in founders with a high founder-market fit with the ability to build and scale.  He shares insights into the investment process and the balance between investing in visionaries and problem solvers, highlighting the importance of assessin

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Jordan Glazier, Founder & CEO of Wildfire. Wildfire is a white-labeled cashback rewards platform that rewards customers with their online shopping habits.  They discussed points such as the importance of building a great platform and adjusting the platform based on user behavior.  Growing up, Jordan’s family was entrepreneurial and he reflected in real-time the influence it had of building Wildfire from scratch.    Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with Marcos Fern

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Vikas Gupta, CEO of Azibo., Azibo is a financial services platform for rental properties that provides solutions for rent collection, banking, lending, and insurance.  They discuss the origin of Azibo, and what enticed Vikas to join the company in the first place. Deep diving into one of the most important functions of his job,  which is choosing the right people and removing constraints for them to move fast while leveraging opportunities.    Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Luke Babich, co-founder and CEO of Clever, Clever Real Estate is a platform that connects consumers with trusted real estate professionals and provides educational content for home buyers and sellers to simplify their decision making process. During this conversation Luke discussed his journey and the challenges he faced in building Clever. Running for city counsel and losing was a valuable learning lesson which taught him leadership skills and overcoming things such as imposter syndrome. Right before they created Clever, he partnered with Ben, (his co-found

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Jon Smalley, co-founder and COO of Proxymity, they discussed the shareholder proxy voting process and how Proximity aims to solve these problems.   Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with Luke Babich from Clever.   About the host:   John is the founder of ListenDeck a full-service podcast and video production company, which has produced over 1000 episodes of various podcasts. He is the host of the ‘Bank On It’ podcast, which features over 500 episodes starring high prof

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Justin Smith, Managing Partner of Recharge Capital. They talk about Justin’s journey into venture capital and the significance of building networks and relationships. When investing, he looks for determination and drive in entrepreneurship, emphasizing the importance of understanding different cultures when investing in emerging geographic markets.   Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with Jon Smalley from Proxymity.   About the host:   John is the founder of ListenDeck

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio & video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and iHeartRadio. In this episode, the host John Siracusa had a remote chat with Michal Cieplinski, the Founder and CEO of Capstack. Capstack is a banking system that encourages collaboration between banks and financial services providers. During the conversation, Michal shared the need for Capstack and how he came to realize the importance of building it. He discussed his obsession with solving problems and explained why Capstack was the perfect solution to this problem. Michal, who is super energetic and has built multiple companies, including the most recent  Pipe, emphasized the importance of staying positive as a founder and develop