
Insights and interviews at the intersection of consumer lending, marketing, and technology. Hosted by Carlos Caro, co-founder at The Free Toaster and Managing Partner at New Market Growth, a growth agency for consumer lenders.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 48 | Founded | a year ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | BusinessNewsMarketingBusiness News | |||

Carlos and Nick discuss the implications of this week's headline story:
Apple is now pushing the ability for Apple Pay users to pay with installments at the physical register, not just online and in apps. With iOS 26, installment options show up rig... more
Our host Carlos Caro sits down with Alex Johnson (founder/author at Fintech Takes) to unpack one of the more surprising stories in consumer finance: Mr. Beast's acquisition of Step, a Gen Z-focused neobank.
Alex breaks down what Step actually is — a... more
In April 2025, Transunion completed its acquisition of Monevo (a UK-based credit prequalification platform).
In today's News Pod, Nick discovers that TU paid $56MM and that TU expects the Monevo acquisition to be immaterial to FY 2026 growth for TU.... more
Today we walk through a list of questions to ask yourself to determine whether your application experience needs a tune up.
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