Podcast Episodes

Sierra CEO & OpenAI Chair Bret Taylor - Live at M20/20. AI Bubbles, SaaS Future, and Why Sierra Wins

In today’s episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Bret Taylor, Co-Founder & CEO of Sierra and Chairman of the Board at OpenAI. 

Bret’s career is the stuff of valley legend…he is the former Co-CEO of Salesf…

Published on 10 hours ago

Unlocking Embedded Finance Opportunities with Adyen

In this episode, Nik Milanović hosts Natalie Wexler from Adyen and Jamey Kennedy from Jackrabbit Technologies to discuss the untapped opportunities in embedded finance, particularly for small and med…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

The Evolution of Open Banking: SOLO's Multi Lateral Data Sharing Network

In this conversation, Georgina Merhom, founder of SOLO, discusses the transformative potential of collaborative data sharing in the financial sector. She shares her journey from cybersecurity to fint…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Building Monk: Re-Engineering Finance for Growth, Not Compliance

In this episode, Nik Milanović interviews George Kurdin, co-founder of Monk, a company focused on automating accounts receivable processes using AI. George shares his unique career journey from profe…

Published on 1 month ago

Figure's Blockchain and the Impact on Capital Markets

"Buckle up because...the cuffs are off."

In this conversation, Nik Milanović interviews Mike Cagney, co-founder and CEO of Figure, discussing the company's recent IPO, its innovative product Democrati…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Anthropic's Kate Earle Jensen: Enabling AI in the Enterprise

In today’s episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Kate Earle Jensen, Head of Americas for Anthropic. Kate joined Anthropic in 2023 after 8 years helping scale GTM at Stripe.

Over the last 2 years, she has…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Scaling Impact in Emerging Markets: Doug Ricket, PayJoy CEO, on Productivity Finance and Unlocking Credit Access

Hello fintech friends,

Last week, I sat down with Doug Rickett, the founder and CEO of Payjoy.

If you work in fintech and you don't know Payjoy, well, you should. The company's tagline is "finance for …

Published on 2 months ago

Figure's Michael Tannenbaum on Market Dynamics and Blockchain Adoption

This episode dives deep into the evolution of blockchain-powered lending and marketplaces in the FinTech sector, with guest Michael Tannenbaum, whose career has spanned senior roles at SoFi, Brex, an…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

🎧 Mesta CEO Sandeep Pyapali on how stablecoins are already changing the future of payments

This week, Nik Milanovic sits down with Sandeep Pyapali, Founder and CEO of Mesta, a global cross-border payment network combining traditional rails with stablecoin systems.

Mesta allows sending USD a…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

🎧The Fintech OG Series: Jillian Williams and Dimitri Dadiomov

Welcome back to This Week in Fintech and another episode of the Fintech OGs! Today, I’m joined by two incredible voices who have helped shape the future of financial technology from both the founder …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago