Contactless. Online banking. Crowdfunding. Cryptocurrency. Budgeting apps. Fintech has completely changed what finance means and how we use it - for everyday business and personal uses as well. In a world where fintech is increasingly becoming an important part of our everyday lives, information is key, and how platforms out there are truly dedicated to giving us the vital information that we need? What platforms out there genuinely understand the challenges faced by society relating to fintech and can deliver simple yet critical advice and insight to overcome those challenges? From enlightening you to innovations in the space to informing you about the news financial institutions, to discussing the needs and peculiarities of the market - Fintech Growth Talk is the number one podcast you need to listen to when it comes to fintech. Hosted by Christina Trampota, this informative podcast aims to help you navigate the complex world of fintech and bring it to life like never before through exciting, engaging and passionate dialogues with experts and industry leaders alike. Each episode addresses different areas of fintech and gives you practical new solutions which you can take away. You will not find a podcast out there that can deliver the level of insight, depth and practical knowledge that Fintech Growth Talk provides you. We are all about fintech and we trust you will enjoy listening just as much as we do discussing it.
Episodes
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Vijay Mehta is the Chief Innovation Officer for Experian’s Consumer Information Services business in North America and is the Managing Director of Global Solutions. His team’s focus is to provide solution architecture, advanced data science, and consulting along with incubation, co-creation, and acceleration of new products. He and his team work in close collaboration with Experian’s customers to innovate, and drive new market changing developments.
Prior to his role in Consumer Information Services, Mehta managed Experian’s Decision Analytics technology group, driving revenue growth and cost savings across several areas. He also has over twenty years of experience in financial services, with prior leadership roles at Sallie Mae, CIT Group, and was the Chief Architect of a SaaS (startup) company acquired by Experian. Mehta holds degrees in both Computer Science and Business, is a nationally published author, and holds multiple patents on advanced technology.
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Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Ryan Rasmussen is a researcher at Bitwise Asset Management, the world's first and largest cryptocurrency index fund. Prior to Bitwise, he held a variety of corporate finance roles at Cetera Financial Group, an asset manager with over $300 billion in assets under administration. Before Cetera, Ryan was a business analyst at Oakley and spent time as a research associate at UK Trade & Investment in Sydney, Australia. He is a graduate of the Argyros School of Business & Economics at Chapman University, with a B.S. in finance and a secondary focus in graphic and web design.
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Ryan Rasmussen is a researcher at Bitwise Asset Management, the world's first and largest cryptocurrency index fund. Prior to Bitwise, he held a variety of corporate finance roles at Cetera Financial Group, an asset manager with over $300 billion in assets under administration. Before Cetera, Ryan was a business analyst at Oakley and spent time as a research associate at UK Trade & Investment in Sydney, Australia. He is a graduate of the Argyros School of Business & Economics at Chapman University, with a B.S. in finance and a secondary focus in graphic and web design.
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Richard got his start working in brand strategy, but left his role and became an Uber driver to save for coding boot camp. Less than 12 months after learning to code, he got a job working at Facebook as a software engineer. 4 years and 3 promotions later, Richard was planning for his wedding and came up with the budgeting concept that later became Mooch. He left FB shortly after to work on Mooch full time as the main founder and CEO. Fast forward two years to today, Mooch has raised $2 million dollars (soon to be even more), employs 12 people and has been featured in the likes of BBC, US News, Marketwatch and more! So far this year, Mooch was awarded "Most Innovative Personal Finance & Budgeting App 2022" by Wealth & Finance and "10 Best Budget Apps" by US News.
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Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
Jeff leads Upstart's efforts in strategic partnerships and new initiatives - and is the host of Upstart's weekly podcast Leaders in Lending. Jeff joined Upstart in 2012 after spending 6 years at Google. He launched and built the Google Apps for Education business, growing market share from zero to almost 70% in its first four years. Jeff spearheaded marketing efforts for Google Apps in Global 2000 accounts and led sales, business development, and go-to-market strategy for the launch of Chrome devices in the education and enterprise sectors. He spent several years in direct sales at IBM, always exceeding quota, and was a founding engineer and lead UI developer at SSB Technologies. Jeff holds a BS in Computer Systems Engineering from Stanford University.
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Thursday May 12, 2022
Thursday May 12, 2022
Anthony is VP and Head of Product Marketing at Socure. Previously, he was at Raise, the world's largest marketplace for retail currency. Prior to that, Anthony was a co-founder at Slide, a gift card wallet app on iOS and Android, that was acquired by Raise in 2016. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Anthony worked in business and product development at American Express.
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Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Jaideep Singh is the CEO and Co-Founder of FlyFin, a new AI-powered mobile tax engine for freelancers, creators, self-employed and gig workers. Prior to FlyFin, he was an early adopter of AI as he built Spock, the industry’s first and largest people search engine indexing over 1 billion people representing 1.5 trillion data records. As both a VC and entrepreneur, Jaideep has been focused on finding disruptive industry startups to invest in, creating more than $3B in value for companies. These disruptive companies have ranged from wireless LAN/Wi-Fi to AI Robotics for mining, construction and farming, to reinventing the electronic components supply chain marketplace.
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Tuesday Jan 04, 2022
Tuesday Jan 04, 2022
Kevin leads global business development for the financial services industry at NVIDIA. He focuses on global trends in accelerated computing and AI for consumer finance – including fintech, retail banking, credit card and insurance. Previously, Kevin led sales and business development organizations at two fintechs: Credit Karma and Roostify. He also helped comScore, a digital measurement and analytics firm, grow into a publicly traded, multinational organization, where he served as senior vice president of the financial services practice. Kevin holds a B.A. from American University in Washington and an M.B.A. from the R.H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Sheila D. Collins is a groundbreaking strategic advisor in the innovation space. She has over 15 years of experience in marketing, eCommerce and innovation. Her big-picture views coupled with her forward-thinking planning, and skilled execution has fueled her success.
Sheila serves as the Senior Advisor for Startup Programming at AARP Innovation Labs, this accelerator works with start-ups, investors, and industry leaders to bring forth disruptive technology to fulfill the organization’s mission of empowering people to choose how they live as they age. She has also spun up several entrepreneurial ventures and programs. Earlier in her career, Sheila spun up a program called Piggy Bank, teaching youth about financial literacy. She is an angel investor and advocate for FemTech solutions and wealth building opportunities for BIPOC founders. Her accolades include – Money 20/20 Amplify “Ones to Watch,”, The Network Journal 40 Under 40 and the Ben and Jerry’s” Citizen Cool” Award.
Sheila is a native of Brooklyn, NY and now resides in Washington, DC with her husband and daughter. Sheila earned her MBA from the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business and achieved her BA from Long Island University. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
As a citizen of the world and avid traveler, acquiring passport stamps is one of her favorite pastimes. Sheila has lived, studied, and worked overseas and traveled to over 40 countries. Sheila is a Broadway musical, live concert and hot Pilates enthusiast.
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Charlene Jolly is FinTech Apps Partnership Manager at Google for AppDev. Her work includes leading FinTech apps in EMEA on their strategies ranging from banking, investment, trading, insuretech, payment, billing, taxing, and more. She also leads a number of FinTech initiatives (or projects?) for Google, including events, materials, trainings, researches etc. Prior to Google, she worked in marketing, event and communications for HubSpot, The Financial Times Hong Kong, Schneider Electric France, Gameloft South-East Asia and Airbnb Vietnam and completed her Master's degree at Grenoble Ecole de Management.