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Fintech Layer Cake

Lithic
Fintech
Agentic Payments
Open Banking
Visa
AI Agents
Credit Cards
Compliance
Tokenization Framework
Artificial Intelligence
Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
Know Your Customer (KYC)
Regulatory Compliance
Stable Coins
Sardine
Real-Time Payments
Embedded Finance
Taktile
Lithic
Partnerships
Fintech Regulation

Welcome to Fintech Layer Cake. A podcast where we slice big Financial Technology topics into bite-sized pieces for everybody to easily digest. Our goal is to make fintech a piece of cake for everyone. Fintech Layer Cake is powered by Lithic — the fastest and most flexible way to launch a card program.

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Davi Strazza spent a decade at Adyen as the company scaled from around $30 billion to over $1.3 trillion in annual payment volume, running Latin America and then North America as president. Today he is Chief Business Officer at Lightspark, the compan... more

Laurel Loomis Rimon has spent her career on the enforcement side of fintech. As a federal prosecutor she brought the first case against a digital currency company in the US, years before Bitcoin existed. She later served as an assistant deputy enforc... more

Drew Edmond has spent 15 years inside payment operations, first at Square from its scrappy hardware days through IPO, then at Etsy running payments across a marketplace with sellers in 230+ countries. Today he advises merchants at Glenbrook Partners ... more

What if millions of Americans had already proven they could handle a mortgage payment — and the system simply refused to count it?

Reggie sits down with Suhas Reddy, Head of Product at Pathward Bank, to unpack what it really means to build product i... more

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Recent Guests

Suhas Reddy
Head of Product at Pathward Bank
Pathward Bank
Episode: From Fannie Mae's first PM to Pathward Innovation with Suhas Reddy
Allen Osgood
CEO and founder of Aisen, an achievement platform
Aisen
Episode: Escheatment Primer + Innovation with Eisen CEO Allen Osgood
Scott Bass
Managing Director at Ensemblex, Fintech Lending and Credit Consultancy
Ensemblex
Episode: Why Credit Cards Are Hard with Scott Bass from Ensemblex
Colin Luce
CEO and co-founder of Basis Theory
Basis Theory
Episode: The Future of Payments is Agentic and Tokenized, with Basis Theory CEO Colin Luce and CTO James Armstead
James Armstead
CTO of Basis Theory
Basis Theory
Episode: The Future of Payments is Agentic and Tokenized, with Basis Theory CEO Colin Luce and CTO James Armstead
Gavin Nachbar
Founder of Column Tax, now Chief Product Officer at Aiwyn
Aiwyn / Column Tax
Episode: Building the Modern Tax Engine with Gavin Nachbar, Column Tax co-founder and Aiwyn CPO
Simon Taylor
Founder of Fintech Brainfood and head of market development at Tempo
Tempo; Fintech Brainfood
Episode: Simon Taylor on Where Agentic Spend is Going
Andy Kampf
Partner at Klaros Group; former Klarna executive focused on US product legal and regulatory strategy
Klaros Group / Klaros
Episode: A Primer on US Fintech Expansion with Klaros' Andy Kampf
Kyle Mack
CEO of Middesk
Middesk
Episode: Middesk CEO Kyle Mack on AI, Good Data, and Business Onboarding in 2026

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Reggie Young
Host of Fintech Layer Cake; frequently discusses fintech strategy, lending, and payments with practitioner guests.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 41 ratings
  • Great fintech and card issuing content

    I regularly listen to Fintech Layer Cake because they get great guests that are building interesting things. Reggie does a fantastic job getting insights from builders and operators, and I always learn something new I can apply in my day-to-day work.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Regulatory Nerd
    United States2 years ago
  • Ton of compliance knowledge

    Love how they explain compliance program expectations by stage and offer practical advice for smaller startups that aren’t ready for all the bells and whistles just yet. They are very knowledgeable and love the rapport they have with each other!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    tomplease nomorequotes
    United States4 years ago

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Practical, compliance-focused knowledge appreciated by startups.
Hosts build rapport and translate complex topics into actionable takeaways.
Great fintech and card issuing content with insightful guests.

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The Future of Payments is Agentic and Tokenized, with Basis Theory CEO Colin Luce and CTO James Armstead
Q: What are the main choke points today for an AI agent executing a payment, and how does tokenization help?
The main choke points include merchant readiness to accept agent-initiated transactions, identifying agent intent, and real-time authorization. Tokenization can help by enabling encrypted or privacy-preserving data exchanges, including agent identity and authorization signals, within existing card rails and networks, reducing exposure and enabling smarter, monitored transactions.
The Future of Payments is Agentic and Tokenized, with Basis Theory CEO Colin Luce and CTO James Armstead
Q: How do you see agentic payments changing the current payments landscape in the next few years?
Agentic payments will expand from a vision of autonomous agents transacting on behalf of people to a more nuanced system where agents act with explicit user-approved prompts and provenance. The emphasis will be on secure data sharing, smart authorization, and reducing fraud through better intent verification and token-level metadata.
The Future of Payments is Agentic and Tokenized, with Basis Theory CEO Colin Luce and CTO James Armstead
Q: Can you explain tokenization in simple terms and what problem Basis Theory is solving?
Tokenization is a data security mechanism that replaces sensitive data with non-sensitive placeholders, enabling secure data handling and easier integration across networks. Basis Theory aims to create a standardized protocol or spec so that different networks can interoperate, reducing lock-in and enabling secure, extensible token data that can include identity and intent for agentic scenarios.
Why Credit Cards Are Hard with Scott Bass from Ensemblex
Q: What is the job of a Chief Risk Officer from your view, and how do you help fintechs shape their risk policies?
The Chief Risk Officer helps shape or modify credit policies to fit the market opportunity, translating market realities into product risk settings, and guiding organizations on how to balance risk with growth by building robust, data-informed underwriting and governance frameworks.
Why Credit Cards Are Hard with Scott Bass from Ensemblex
Q: What was that experience like working on a nuclear power submarine, and what would surprise folks about that job?
It was a very natural transition in risk management; the submarine world emphasized disciplined risk controls, structure, and a strong insistence on understanding the full scope of safety and operational risk, which translates well to managing risk in financial services and lending products.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Fintech Layer Cake

What is Fintech Layer Cake about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show spotlights the intersection of fintech, card programs, and regulatory topics through interviews with industry practitioners, executives, and technologists. Episodes frequently explore lending, tokenization, compliance, data integrity, and go-to-market strategy for fintechs, often featuring hands-on lessons from building or scaling payment rails, card programs, and embedded finance. A standout trait is the mix of practitioner storytelling and practical frameworks, with guests ranging from CEOs and CTOs to general counsels and regulatory experts. The format tends to balance technical depth with real-world business implications, making it valuable for operators, product leaders, and strategic decision-makers exploring payments, compl... more

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7. Simon Taylor
8. Andy Kampf

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