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Fintech Takes

Alex Johnson
Fintech
Open Banking
Stablecoins
Artificial Intelligence
Banking As a Service
CFPB
Embedded Finance
Cash Flow Data
Regulation
Vertical Saas
Chime
Consumer Lending
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Small Business Lending
Synapse
FDIC
Prediction Markets
Compliance
Buy Now Pay Later
BNPL

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 ha... more

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Welcome back to Fintech Recap. I'm Alex Johnson, joined as always by my partner in recapping, Jason Mikula.

We open with a tangled story that you should absolutely read Jason’s reporting* on. Trump-linked World Liberty Financial poured $1.5B into a ... more

Welcome back to Fintech Takes. I'm Alex Johnson, joined again by James Wester (co-head of payments research at Javelin Strategy & Research), who I’ve come to think of as our resident stablecoin correspondent to make sense of the biggest stablecoin ne... more

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Welcome back to Fintech Takes. I'm Alex Johnson, joined by two of my favorite repeat guests: Steve Boms (Executive Director of FDATA North America) and Dan Murphy (Founder of Sunset Park Advisors; formerly CFPB).

We set aside Section 1033 for an hou... more

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Welcome to Lending, Unbundled, a new series from Fintech Takes, sponsored by our friends at TruStage.

The series traces how consumer lending went from a single institution that handled everything to a modular value chain of specialized providers, ea... more

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Recent Guests

Aditya Khandekar
Chief Revenue Officer at Corridor Platforms
Corridor Platforms
Episode: Fintech Takes x TruStage presents Lending, Unbundled Ep 3: Revenue at Stake
Frank Rotman
Founding partner at 37Maru; former founding partner at QED Investors
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Taylor Nelms
Vice President of Research and Insights at Financial Health Network
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Episode: Fintech Takes x TruStage presents Lending, Unbundled Ep 2: The Confidence Gap
Rodney Hood
Former Comptroller of the Currency; former NCUA Chair; veteran regulator and bank/fintech advisor
Former OCC/NCUA; regulatory and banking professional
Episode: Fintech Takes x TruStage presents Lending, Unbundled Ep 1: Financial Accessibility and Inclusion
Andrew DiMattina
Product Architect at Persona, expert in fraud and AML compliance
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Cokie Hasiotis
Head of vertical marketing at Socure; creator of For the Plot newsletter
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Julie VerHage Greenberg
Founder of Quinovation; former co-founder/writer of Fintech Today; reporter at Bloomberg
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Head of Content and Communications at Spinwheel
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Alex Johnson
Host guiding the discussion, often leading through complex topics with guests.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 49 ratings
  • Highly political. Instead of financial.

    Moderators lure audiences into believing that content is about fintech. In reality it is a left wing propaganda hidden in fintech scripts.

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    erkct
    United States2 months ago
  • Sharp

    These guys are witty and bring new concepts and ideas to my attention. Subscribed.

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    Matts1999
    United States3 years ago

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Engaging host banter with deep industry context.
Guests bring practical, exec-level insights and real-world examples.
Thoughtful, data-driven discussions that help decision-makers stay ahead.
Strong focus on AI, regulation, and partnerships in fintech.

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Fintech Takes x TruStage presents Lending, Unbundled Ep 3: Revenue at Stake
Q: Aditya, if you could fix or change one thing about how lenders build and govern their decisioning processes right now in 2026, what would that thing be?
Keep your analytical systems separate from your production systems, and ensure governance spans the entire customer lifecycle rather than just acquisition or servicing. This separation prevents data leakage and ensures you can backtest decisions with loan performance data, while lifecycle governance creates a virtuous loop that aligns incentives and minimizes regulatory risk.
Fintech Takes x TruStage presents Lending, Unbundled Ep 1: Financial Accessibility and Inclusion
Q: What would you add to the emerging technology discussion, especially around AI and open banking, to better help consumers and lenders navigate the lending process?
We should focus on financial literacy and governance: ensure explainability, protect data, and make sure boards are actively involved in decisions about how AI is deployed, so technology augments human judgment rather than replacing accountability.
Fintech Takes x TruStage presents Lending, Unbundled Ep 1: Financial Accessibility and Inclusion
Q: Rodney, wave a magic wand and change one thing about the US consumer lending market right now at this moment in 2026, what would it be?
I would eliminate unnecessary friction and information asymmetry to create a consumer-centered ecosystem where every American has a secure, portable financial identity that they can control and participate in the economic mainstream.
Fintech Takes x TruStage presents Lending, Unbundled Ep 2: The Confidence Gap
Q: What would Taylor like lenders to focus on to close the confidence gap?
Taylor calls for two actions: more research into decision-making in fragmented markets and the development of industry-wide product standards centered on consumer financial health, with lending designed to provide certainty against volatility and built-in flexibility in repayment and terms.
Fintech Takes x TruStage presents Lending, Unbundled Ep 2: The Confidence Gap
Q: What are the risks and opportunities of unbundling the lending stack for consumers?
Unbundling enables efficiency and specialization but may create gaps in the customer feedback loop, conflicting incentives among underwriters and servicers, and reduced end-to-end accountability for consumers. There is a need for standards and product-level considerations that prioritize financial health outcomes and traveler-friendly, consumer-centric design.

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