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Alex Johnson · Business

Fintech Takes

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 happening in fintech and banking. Each week, Alex and his guests recap the most interesting developments in fintech and explore the industry’s most pressing questions, diving headfirst into the intricate workings of some of the industry’s most ground-breaking business models and unpacking the emerging players that promise to shape fintech’s future. From riveting conversations with fintech’s most relevant operators to comprehensive recaps of the month's most compelling news stories and in-depth analyses of the latest regulatory developments, Fintech Takes is your one-stop-shop for navigating the fintech universe. Subscribe now to join fintech’s nerdiest podcast around!

Episodes

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The Great Bank-Fintech Partnership Reset

08 Apr 2026
1h 13m
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Fintech Recap: Bilt Breaks, BaaS Unbundles, and NY Flexes

01 Apr 2026
1h 36m
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Fintech Takes x Spinwheel presents Credit Without Constraints Episode 4: Context

31 Mar 2026
43m
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Facing Credit: Credit Underwriting as a System

25 Mar 2026
47m
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Fintech Takes x Spinwheel presents Credit Without Constraints Episode 3: Acquisition

24 Mar 2026
47m
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Not Fintech Investment Advice: Rhythmic, AgentCard, Rowspace, & Burst

18 Mar 2026
50m
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Fintech Takes x Spinwheel presents Credit Without Constraints Episode 2: Underwriting

17 Mar 2026
48m
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Celebrity Fintech, Before MrBeast

11 Mar 2026
58m
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Fintech Takes x Spinwheel presents Credit Without Constraints Episode 1: The "Yes And" Approach to Credit Data

10 Mar 2026
49m
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Fintech Recap: Block, Crypto Cards, and Prediction Markets Split the Right

04 Mar 2026
1h 25m
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Canada Leapfrogs on Open Banking

25 Feb 2026
1h 3m
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Fintech Takes x C&R presents Collections Conversations Episode 4: Collections at the Edge

19 Feb 2026
58m
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Not Fintech Investment Advice: Kairos, Vault, Vennre, & Buy Now Pay Maybe

18 Feb 2026
59m
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Fintech Takes: Super Bowl Edition

11 Feb 2026
1h 7m
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Fintech Takes x C&R presents Collections Conversations Episode 2: When Customer Centricity Breaks

05 Feb 2026
52m
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Fintech Recap: Clarity Crumbles, Charters Multiply, and Brex Gets Bought

04 Feb 2026
1h 18m
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Inside Net Interest

28 Jan 2026
58m
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Fintech Takes x C&R presents Collections Conversations Episode 1: Collections in the Age of AI

22 Jan 2026
55m
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Collections in the age of AI represents a fundamental shift from narrow operational efficiency to holistic financial well-being. Historically, resource constraints forced lenders into adversarial, one-size-fits-all recovery strategies. Generative AI enables a transition toward personalized, human-like interactions at s...

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Fintech Recap (Bonus): The Rise and Fall of Kontigo

21 Jan 2026
1h 6m
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Fintech Takes x Nova Credit Presents Cash Flow Conversations Episode 5: Underwriting Was Just the Beginning

20 Jan 2026
31m
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