Anthony Denier

In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we talk with Anthony Denier, CEO of Webull Financial, a free-trading app from the minds of former Alibaba team members.  Links:   Webull: webull.com   BENZINGA’S FINTECH FOCUS NEWSLETTER: https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus-newsletter  BENZINGA PRO: http://try.benzingapro.com

In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we talk with Anthony Denier, CEO of Webull Financial, a free-trading app from the minds of former Alibaba team members. Links: Webull: <a href="http://www.webull.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">webull.com</a> BENZINGA’S FINTECH FOCUS NEWSLETTER: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus-newsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus-newsletter</a> BENZINGA PRO: <a href="http://try.benzingapro.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://try.benzingapro.com</a>

36: Anthony Denier, CEO Webull

Jeremie Bacon

CEO Imagineer

In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we chat with Jeremie Bacon, CEO of Imagineer. Imagineer is a relationship management software company, with products designed to help fund managers and institutional investors operate more efficiently.   ————— Links: Imagineer: https://www.imagineertechnology.com  Benzinga's Fintech Focus Newsletter: https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus-newsletter  Benzinga Pro: http://try.benzingapro.com

In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we chat with Jeremie Bacon, CEO of Imagineer. Imagineer is a relationship management software company, with products designed to help fund managers and institutional investors operate more efficiently. ————— Links: Imagineer: <a href="https://www.imagineertechnology.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.imagineertechnology.com</a>  Benzinga's Fintech Focus Newsletter: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus-newsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus-newsletter</a> Benzinga Pro: <a href="http://try.benzingapro.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://try.benzingapro.com</a>

35: Jeremie Bacon, CEO Imagineer

Raj Lala

Evolve ETFs

In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we chat with Raj Lala, CEO of Evolve ETFs.  ————— Links: Evolve ETFs: https://evolveetfs.com/ Benzinga Trading Summit: https://benzingatradingsummit.com/  Benzinga Fintech Newsletter: https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/  Benzinga Pro:https://pro.benzinga.com/

In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we chat with Raj Lala, CEO of Evolve ETFs. ————— Links: Evolve ETFs: <a href="https://evolveetfs.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://evolveetfs.com/</a> Benzinga Trading Summit: <a href="https://benzingatradingsummit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://benzingatradingsummit.com/</a> Benzinga Fintech Newsletter: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/</a> Benzinga Pro:<a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pro.benzinga.com/</a>

34: Raj Lala, CEO Evolve ETFs

Erkin Adylov

In today's episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we chat with Erkin Adylov, Founder &amp; CEO of Behavox. Behavox, the first ever behavioral operating system, is doing what Excel did for accounting and applying that to employee management. It is an AI-driven platform that transforms behavior in the financial workplace.  ––––– Links: Behavox: https://www.behavox.com/ Benzinga Trading Summit: https://benzingatradingsummit.com/  Benzinga Fintech Newsletter: https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/  Benzinga Pro:https://pro.benzinga.com/

In today's episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we chat with Erkin Adylov, Founder &amp; CEO of Behavox. Behavox, the first ever behavioral operating system, is doing what Excel did for accounting and applying that to employee management. It is an AI-driven platform that transforms behavior in the financial workplace. ––––– Links: Behavox: <a href="https://www.behavox.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.behavox.com/</a> Benzinga Trading Summit: <a href="https://benzingatradingsummit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://benzingatradingsummit.com/</a> Benzinga Fintech Newsletter: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/</a> Benzinga Pro:<a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pro.benzinga.com/</a>

33: Erkin Adylov, CEO Behavox

Jay Klauminzer

In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we chat with Jay Klauminzer CEO of Raise. Raise is an online gift card marketplace where you can sell gift cards for cash or buy discount gift cards to all your favorite brands.  ––––– Links: Raise: https://www.raise.com/ Benzinga Trading Summit: https://benzingatradingsummit.com/  Benzinga Fintech Newsletter: https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/  Benzinga Pro:https://pro.benzinga.com/

In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we chat with Jay Klauminzer CEO of Raise. Raise is an online gift card marketplace where you can sell gift cards for cash or buy discount gift cards to all your favorite brands. ––––– Links: Raise: <a href="https://www.raise.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.raise.com/</a> Benzinga Trading Summit: <a href="https://benzingatradingsummit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://benzingatradingsummit.com/</a> Benzinga Fintech Newsletter: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/</a> Benzinga Pro:<a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pro.benzinga.com/</a>

32: Jay Klauminzer, CEO Raise

Bryan Leach

Ibotta

In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we talk to Bryan Leach of Ibotta. Ibotta is the starting point for rewarded shopping, today announced the launch of its first-ever payments solution, Pay with Ibotta™, enabling shoppers to pay for their entire purchase at leading retailers through the Ibotta app and instantly earn cash back. ———— Links: Ibotta: https://ibotta.com/ Benzinga Trading Summit: https://benzingatradingsummit.com/  Benzinga Fintech Newsletter: https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/  Benzinga Pro:https://pro.benzinga.com/

In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we talk to Bryan Leach of Ibotta. Ibotta is the starting point for rewarded shopping, today announced the launch of its first-ever payments solution, Pay with Ibotta™, enabling shoppers to pay for their entire purchase at leading retailers through the Ibotta app and instantly earn cash back. ———— Links: Ibotta: <a href="https://ibotta.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ibotta.com/</a> Benzinga Trading Summit: <a href="https://benzingatradingsummit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://benzingatradingsummit.com/</a> Benzinga Fintech Newsletter: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/</a> Benzinga Pro:<a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pro.benzinga.com/</a>

31: Bryan Leach, Founder of Ibotta

In today's episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we chat with Lule Demmissie, new President of Ally Invest. She plays a critical role in leading and providing strategic oversight as Ally continues to grow and enhance its overall brokerage, active trader, advisory services, and managed portfolio offering. She comes with specific expertise in advisory services, the intersection of agile product development and investor behavior, and applying that expertise to design people-centric solutions. Lule also has a passion for the advancement of diverse teams as an accelerant to innovation and client-centric solutions.   Lule joined Ally Invest from TD Ameritrade where she was a managing director responsible for the strategic development and analysis of all investment products and guidance across $300 billion in assets and $21 billion in managed money. Prior to TD Ameritrade, she spent eight years with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, designing and launching their non-discretionary platform. Lule has also worked for Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan during her career. ————— Links: Ally Invest: https://www.ally.com/invest/ Benzinga Trading Summit: https://benzingatradingsummit.com/ Benzinga Fintech Newsletter: https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/ Benzinga Pro:https://pro.benzinga.com/

In today's episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we chat with Lule Demmissie, new President of Ally Invest. She plays a critical role in leading and providing strategic oversight as Ally continues to grow and enhance its overall brokerage, active trader, advisory services, and managed portfolio offering. She comes with specific expertise in advisory services, the intersection of agile product development and investor behavior, and applying that expertise to design people-centric solutions. Lule also has a passion for the advancement of diverse teams as an accelerant to innovation and client-centric solutions. Lule joined Ally Invest from TD Ameritrade where she was a managing director responsible for the strategic development and analysis of all investment products and guidance across $300 billion in assets and $21 billion in managed money. Prior to TD Ameritrade, she spent eight years with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, designing and launching their non-discretionary platform. Lule has also worked for Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan during her career. ————— Links: Ally Invest: <a href="https://www.ally.com/invest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ally.com/invest/</a> Benzinga Trading Summit: <a href="https://benzingatradingsummit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://benzingatradingsummit.com/</a> Benzinga Fintech Newsletter: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/</a> Benzinga Pro:<a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pro.benzinga.com/</a>

30: Lule Demmissie, Ally Invest

Michael Kopelman

On this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we chat with Michael Kopelman of Edison Partners. Edison Partners is a 33-year-old growth equity firm based in Princeton, New Jersey. With about 50% of their portfolio being in fintech companies, it's safe to say they're a leader in the space. LendIt named them the "Top Fintech Equity Investor" in 2018. Michael leads Edison's fintech practice. ——— Links: Edison Partners: https://www.edisonpartners.com  Benzinga Trading Summit: https://benzingatradingsummit.com/  Benzinga Fintech Newsletter: https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/  Benzinga Pro:https://pro.benzinga.com/

On this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we chat with Michael Kopelman of Edison Partners. Edison Partners is a 33-year-old growth equity firm based in Princeton, New Jersey. With about 50% of their portfolio being in fintech companies, it's safe to say they're a leader in the space. LendIt named them the "Top Fintech Equity Investor" in 2018. Michael leads Edison's fintech practice. ——— Links: Edison Partners: <a href="https://www.edisonpartners.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.edisonpartners.com</a> Benzinga Trading Summit: <a href="https://benzingatradingsummit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://benzingatradingsummit.com/</a> Benzinga Fintech Newsletter: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/</a> Benzinga Pro:<a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pro.benzinga.com/</a>

29: Michael Kopelman, Edison Partners

Jeff Myers

In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we talk about the high risk-high reward world of options trading with a startup named Gatsby. Just like the name of the eponymous book it gives a nod to, this Gatsby also sees the green light when it comes to opportunity, and that opportunity is teaching people about trading options while taking out things like options matrices and capital requirements. Co-founder Jeff Myers chats with us about his company and why he chose to make options trading more slimmed down and approachable. Done through an app, Gatsby acts more like a social networking site that allows users to make their moves based on market reporting, leveraging knowledge and expertise to make the right decisions. Links: Gatsby: https://www.trygatsby.com/  Benzinga Trading Summit: https://benzingatradingsummit.com/ Benzinga Newsletter: https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/  Benzinga Pro: https://pro.benzinga.com/

In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we talk about the high risk-high reward world of options trading with a startup named Gatsby. Just like the name of the eponymous book it gives a nod to, this Gatsby also sees the green light when it comes to opportunity, and that opportunity is teaching people about trading options while taking out things like options matrices and capital requirements. Co-founder Jeff Myers chats with us about his company and why he chose to make options trading more slimmed down and approachable. Done through an app, Gatsby acts more like a social networking site that allows users to make their moves based on market reporting, leveraging knowledge and expertise to make the right decisions. Links: Gatsby: <a href="https://www.trygatsby.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.trygatsby.com/</a> Benzinga Trading Summit: <a href="https://benzingatradingsummit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://benzingatradingsummit.com/</a> Benzinga Newsletter: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/</a> Benzinga Pro: <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pro.benzinga.com/</a>

28: Jeff Myers, Gatsby

Johann Hauswald

On today's episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we take a leap over to the world of conversational AI. You've probably heard of Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri and Google Assistant, but here's another to add to that list - Clinc.   Host Spencer Israel sits down with Dr. Johann Hauswald, Cofounder &amp; Chief Product Officer of Clinc. Topics discussed include AI as a financial assistant, open sourcing their AI whitepaper, and almost getting sued by Apple.   Links: Clinc: https://clinc.com/  Benzinga Trading Summit: https://benzingatradingsummit.com/  Benzinga Newsletter: https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/

On today's episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we take a leap over to the world of conversational AI. You've probably heard of Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri and Google Assistant, but here's another to add to that list - Clinc. Host Spencer Israel sits down with Dr. Johann Hauswald, Cofounder &amp; Chief Product Officer of Clinc. Topics discussed include AI as a financial assistant, open sourcing their AI whitepaper, and almost getting sued by Apple. Links: Clinc: <a href="https://clinc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://clinc.com/</a> Benzinga Trading Summit: <a href="https://benzingatradingsummit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://benzingatradingsummit.com/</a> Benzinga Newsletter: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/</a>

27: Johann Hauswald, Clinc

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Benzinga Fintech Focus

Brett Crosby

This week's Fintech Focus podcast takes a look at how one fintech startup is changing the way we invest in real estate.   Yes, people have always been able to invest in private real estate equity, which has proven to be an attractive venture for most. But it's real estate debt, an asset usually controlled by banks as institutional products, that is now stepping in as an enticing investment.   That's where Brett Crosby of PeerStreet saw an opportunity to bring accredited investors into the octagon of real estate-backed loans.   What were some roadblocks people were having in terms of accessing certain assets? Until previously, lenders didn't have a secondary market. They were very capital constrained. So, what we realized is that, in the meantime, investors had access to their asset classes, really interesting assets, but were very hard to access; very hard to aggregate enough uproar even institutional investors et cetera. So, it was a space that really needed technology in a marketplace to connect both sides. We put PeerStreet there as a conduit between the world wide capital markets and local private loaners who understand their local real estate market. All of a sudden what's happened is that investors can access an asset class that they couldn't access easily before. They can diversify it in a way never before possible. If something goes wrong in the investment, instead of them having to put together a team of people to try and solve the problem, we already have that team in place, then we work with external professionals in the local markets to handle things....To me it's a very, very positive thing, and something that if we power one borrower to do that, that's great, but now we're powering thousands of borrowers to do that sort of thing. It's starting to have an impact on the housing stock of the nation, so it's getting pretty exciting.   Links: PeerStreet: https://www.peerstreet.com/  Benzinga Pro: www.try.benzingapro.com Fintech Focus Newsletter: www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/

This week's Fintech Focus podcast takes a look at how one fintech startup is changing the way we invest in real estate. Yes, people have always been able to invest in private real estate equity, which has proven to be an attractive venture for most. But it's real estate debt, an asset usually controlled by banks as institutional products, that is now stepping in as an enticing investment. That's where Brett Crosby of PeerStreet saw an opportunity to bring accredited investors into the octagon of real estate-backed loans. What were some roadblocks people were having in terms of accessing certain assets? Until previously, lenders didn't have a secondary market. They were very capital constrained. So, what we realized is that, in the meantime, investors had access to their asset classes, really interesting assets, but were very hard to access; very hard to aggregate enough uproar even institutional investors et cetera. So, it was a space that really needed technology in a marketplace to connect both sides. We put PeerStreet there as a conduit between the world wide capital markets and local private loaners who understand their local real estate market. All of a sudden what's happened is that investors can access an asset class that they couldn't access easily before. They can diversify it in a way never before possible. If something goes wrong in the investment, instead of them having to put together a team of people to try and solve the problem, we already have that team in place, then we work with external professionals in the local markets to handle things....To me it's a very, very positive thing, and something that if we power one borrower to do that, that's great, but now we're powering thousands of borrowers to do that sort of thing. It's starting to have an impact on the housing stock of the nation, so it's getting pretty exciting. Links: PeerStreet: <a href="https://www.peerstreet.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.peerstreet.com/</a> Benzinga Pro: <a href="http://www.try.benzingapro.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.try.benzingapro.com</a> Fintech Focus Newsletter: <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/</a>

13: Brett Crosby, PeerStreet

Perry Rahbar

In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we talk about the world of mortgage-backed securities and how one person who had an inside look at how everything went down on Wall Street during the Great Recession. If you’ve seen the movie The Big Short (so many great wigs in that movie) or had a stake in mortgage during that time, then this pod is for you.   We sat down with Perry Rahbar, a Bear Stearns alum who traded said mortgage-backed securities that helped fuel the financial roller coaster in the middle of the last decade. After seeing everything happen firsthand, Rahbar wanted to build an infrastructure between lenders and the capital markets that wasn’t present at the time. So, he did, and wants to make sure the financial market doesn’t make the same mistakes twice.   Links: dv01: https://dv01.co/  Benzinga Pro: http://pro.benzinga.com/  Benzinga Fintech Focus Newsletter: https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/

In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we talk about the world of mortgage-backed securities and how one person who had an inside look at how everything went down on Wall Street during the Great Recession. If you’ve seen the movie The Big Short (so many great wigs in that movie) or had a stake in mortgage during that time, then this pod is for you. <h2>We sat down with Perry Rahbar, a Bear Stearns alum who traded said mortgage-backed securities that helped fuel the financial roller coaster in the middle of the last decade. After seeing everything happen firsthand, Rahbar wanted to build an infrastructure between lenders and the capital markets that wasn’t present at the time. So, he did, and wants to make sure the financial market doesn’t make the same mistakes twice. </h2> Links: dv01: <a href="https://dv01.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://dv01.co/</a> Benzinga Pro: <a href="http://pro.benzinga.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://pro.benzinga.com/</a> Benzinga Fintech Focus Newsletter: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/</a>

22: Perry Rahbar, dv01

Dov Marmor

In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we chat with Dov Marmor, Head of Banking as a Service at Green Dot. Yes, Green Dot does push its pre-paid debit cards for sale at places like CVS, but it’s also expanded into a banking service that lets it facilitate payments with companies like Uber, Walmart and fellow Fintech-ian Stash Invest.   Dov, who studied finance at Cornell, jumped into the financial services market around the time the country was falling apart in 2005. He managed to keep his head above water in financial sales before he merged into fintech and then ultimately on to Green Dot. Listen to the podcast below to hear about his journey and what he’s doing to change the narrative behind Green Dot and its features.   Links: Green Dot: https://www.greendot.com/  Benzinga Fintech Focus Newsletter: https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter  Benzinga Pro: http://try.benzingapro.com/

In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we chat with Dov Marmor, Head of Banking as a Service at Green Dot. Yes, Green Dot does push its pre-paid debit cards for sale at places like CVS, but it’s also expanded into a banking service that lets it facilitate payments with companies like Uber, Walmart and fellow Fintech-ian Stash Invest. <h2>Dov, who studied finance at Cornell, jumped into the financial services market around the time the country was falling apart in 2005. He managed to keep his head above water in financial sales before he merged into fintech and then ultimately on to Green Dot. Listen to the podcast below to hear about his journey and what he’s doing to change the narrative behind Green Dot and its features. </h2> Links: Green Dot: <a href="https://www.greendot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.greendot.com/</a> Benzinga Fintech Focus Newsletter: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter</a> Benzinga Pro: <a href="http://try.benzingapro.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://try.benzingapro.com/</a>

19: Dov Marmor, Green Dot

Brian Dally

In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we chat with Brian Dally, co-founder and CEO of GROUNDFLOOR. GROUNDFLOOR is an American real estate lending marketplace. It was the first real estate crowdfunding company to achieve SEC qualification utilizing Regulation A+ since the regulation became operable through the JOBS Act, becoming the only such marketplace open to non-accredited investors. (via Wikipedia)   Links: GROUNDFLOOR: https://www.groundfloor.us/  Benzinga Pro: http://try.benzingapro.com/  Benzinga Fintech Focus Newsletter: https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter

In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we chat with Brian Dally, co-founder and CEO of GROUNDFLOOR. GROUNDFLOOR is an American real estate lending marketplace. It was the first real estate crowdfunding company to achieve SEC qualification utilizing Regulation A+ since the regulation became operable through the JOBS Act, becoming the only such marketplace open to non-accredited investors. (via Wikipedia) Links: GROUNDFLOOR: <a href="https://www.groundfloor.us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.groundfloor.us/</a> Benzinga Pro: <a href="http://try.benzingapro.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://try.benzingapro.com/</a> Benzinga Fintech Focus Newsletter: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter</a>

20: Brian Dally, GROUNDFLOOR

Colin Kennedy

Colin is a managing director within the Consumer and Commercial Banking Division of Goldman Sachs. He works as the chief operating officer of Clarity Money. Prior to Clarity Money, Colin held leadership roles in business development, innovation, and general management at American Express. He managed global partnerships for American Express, producing consistent double-digit growth on $200M global P&amp;L and leading the highest-performing team in consumer business. Links: Marcus: https://www.marcus.com Clarity Money: https://claritymoney.com/ Benzinga Pro: https://pro.benzinga.com/  Fintech Focus Newsletter: https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/

Colin is a managing director within the Consumer and Commercial Banking Division of Goldman Sachs. He works as the chief operating officer of Clarity Money. Prior to Clarity Money, Colin held leadership roles in business development, innovation, and general management at American Express. He managed global partnerships for American Express, producing consistent double-digit growth on $200M global P&amp;L and leading the highest-performing team in consumer business. Links: Marcus: <a href="https://www.marcus.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.marcus.com</a> Clarity Money: <a href="https://claritymoney.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://claritymoney.com/</a> Benzinga Pro: <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pro.benzinga.com/</a> Fintech Focus Newsletter: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/</a>

10: Colin Kennedy, Marcus by Goldman Sachs

Ana Sirbu

In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we chat with Ana Sirbu, Chief Financial Officer of BlueVine. Ana previously worked at UBS and Google Capital where she headed up fintech investing, which got her introduced to her new company, a fintech lender that focuses on offering financing for small- and medium-sized companies.   It was a bit of a leap for Sirbu, going from Google to a somewhat unknown specialized fintech lender. Now, BlueVine works with more than 10,000 businesses, offering more than $1 billion in loans. Listen to the podcast below to understand her motivation behind the switch.   Links: BlueVine: https://www.bluevine.com  Benzinga Fintech Focus Newsletter: https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter Benzinga Pro: http://try.benzingapro.com/

In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we chat with Ana Sirbu, Chief Financial Officer of BlueVine. Ana previously worked at UBS and Google Capital where she headed up fintech investing, which got her introduced to her new company, a fintech lender that focuses on offering financing for small- and medium-sized companies. <h2>It was a bit of a leap for Sirbu, going from Google to a somewhat unknown specialized fintech lender. Now, BlueVine works with more than 10,000 businesses, offering more than $1 billion in loans. Listen to the podcast below to understand her motivation behind the switch. </h2> Links: BlueVine: <a href="https://www.bluevine.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bluevine.com</a> Benzinga Fintech Focus Newsletter: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter</a> Benzinga Pro: <a href="http://try.benzingapro.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://try.benzingapro.com/</a>

18: Ana Sirbu, BlueVine

Stuart Sopp

This week's Fintech Focus podcast takes a look at the burgeoning Generation Z market, and how developers and entrepreneurs are finding ways to bring financial education to teens. With things like a shaky stock market and rising college tuition rates to consider, today's teens have a lot to think about when saving for the future. However, according to reports, today's teens are actually making strides to learn about and plan their savings, more so than Millennials before them. That's the basis of Current, a debit and credit card app that aims to teach Generation Z the importance of financial education and budgeting for the future. How did research affect your blueprint for this service? When we went into this demographic, we had no preconception about what any individual parent may or may not want, and we'd surveyed a bunch of them and had interviewed a bunch, and what we learnt was that pretty much every family is different across America. From large metro to rural, to rich and poor…Most parents, we've found, believe in their kids, believe their teenagers are going to do the right thing, and they would rather them not be stuck swiping away in some random place or merchant when they need the money the most or they can't get cash out in an emergency. You're simultaneously building a product for two audiences, right, for the parents and for the kids. How does your product development philosophy fit into that as you serve those two audiences? What a teenager wants is probably not what a parent wants for them and vice versa, right? Balancing this conversation has been one of our key challenges, but also key assets and defensibility. Between 13 and 16, the product we have currently is doing extremely well. Sixteen to 18 is an area where the summer jobs start, we're rolling out the routing and account numbers, the remote deposit capture over this quarter, when it will look much more like a traditional bank account in many ways, with some UI tweaks and maybe even some upgraded cards. We have our P2P system as well, which is very common now, as you probably see from other financial products, but also the way we're thinking about data, the way we are thinking about our point system and the share-ability and discoverability of your swipes, holds the keys to the future of Current and how we expect this cohort to grow with us.   Links: Current: www.current.com Benzinga Pro: www.try.benzingapro.com Fintech Focus Newsletter: www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/

This week's Fintech Focus podcast takes a look at the burgeoning Generation Z market, and how developers and entrepreneurs are finding ways to bring financial education to teens. With things like a shaky stock market and rising college tuition rates to consider, today's teens have a lot to think about when saving for the future. However, according to reports, today's teens are actually making strides to learn about and plan their savings, more so than Millennials before them. That's the basis of Current, a debit and credit card app that aims to teach Generation Z the importance of financial education and budgeting for the future. How did research affect your blueprint for this service? When we went into this demographic, we had no preconception about what any individual parent may or may not want, and we'd surveyed a bunch of them and had interviewed a bunch, and what we learnt was that pretty much every family is different across America. From large metro to rural, to rich and poor…Most parents, we've found, believe in their kids, believe their teenagers are going to do the right thing, and they would rather them not be stuck swiping away in some random place or merchant when they need the money the most or they can't get cash out in an emergency. You're simultaneously building a product for two audiences, right, for the parents and for the kids. How does your product development philosophy fit into that as you serve those two audiences? What a teenager wants is probably not what a parent wants for them and vice versa, right? Balancing this conversation has been one of our key challenges, but also key assets and defensibility. Between 13 and 16, the product we have currently is doing extremely well. Sixteen to 18 is an area where the summer jobs start, we're rolling out the routing and account numbers, the remote deposit capture over this quarter, when it will look much more like a traditional bank account in many ways, with some UI tweaks and maybe even some upgraded cards. We have our P2P system as well, which is very common now, as you probably see from other financial products, but also the way we're thinking about data, the way we are thinking about our point system and the share-ability and discoverability of your swipes, holds the keys to the future of Current and how we expect this cohort to grow with us. Links: Current: <a>www.current.com</a> Benzinga Pro: <a>www.try.benzingapro.com</a> Fintech Focus Newsletter: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/</a>

12: Stuart Sopp, Current

Henri Arslanian

In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast,  we’re going to take you on a little/big trip across the globe to Asia where the fintech business is a-booming. And what better way to learn about it than from someone who’s seen it grow from the ground up?   We bring in Henri Arslanian, a man who wears multiple financial hats. He’s the head of fintech and crypto for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Asia, the chairman of the FinTech Association of Honk Kong, and is an adjunct professor at the University of Honk Kong where he teaches the only fintech university course in Asia.   Arslanian advises anyone and everyone who wants to know about fintech policy and how to grow fintech—that includes government agencies, businesses and students. From crypto to the technology behind the technology, he’s your man.   Links: PwC: https://www.pwc.com/us/en/industries/financial-services.html  Benzinga Trading Summit: https://benzingatradingsummit.com/  Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference: https://www.benzingacannabisconference.com/  Benzinga Fintech Focus Newsletter: https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/

In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast,  we’re going to take you on a little/big trip across the globe to Asia where the fintech business is a-booming. And what better way to learn about it than from someone who’s seen it grow from the ground up? We bring in Henri Arslanian, a man who wears multiple financial hats. He’s the head of fintech and crypto for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Asia, the chairman of the FinTech Association of Honk Kong, and is an adjunct professor at the University of Honk Kong where he teaches the only fintech university course in Asia. <h2>Arslanian advises anyone and everyone who wants to know about fintech policy and how to grow fintech—that includes government agencies, businesses and students. From crypto to the technology behind the technology, he’s your man. </h2> Links: PwC: <a href="https://www.pwc.com/us/en/industries/financial-services.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pwc.com/us/en/industries/financial-services.html</a> Benzinga Trading Summit: <a href="https://benzingatradingsummit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://benzingatradingsummit.com/</a> Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference: <a href="https://www.benzingacannabisconference.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.benzingacannabisconference.com/</a> Benzinga Fintech Focus Newsletter: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/</a>

25: Henri Arslanian, PwC

Chris Mackey

This episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we dive into the niche world of research management software with Chris Mackey of MackeyRMS. MackeyRMS is a SaaS-based research management software optimized for investment professionals.   About the company: Mackey Research Management Software was conceived and developed by veterans of the hedge fund, enterprise software and cloud computing industries. Their founders recognized that legacy research management software (RMS) lacked the usability and mobility required by the modern analyst, while the one-size-fits-all approach of consumer applications fell far short of the investment enterprise’s robust functionality and compliance requirements. (via Crunchbase)   Links: MackeyRMS: https://mackeyrms.com/ Benzinga Fintech Focus Newsletter: https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/  Benzinga Pro: https://pro.benzinga.com/

This episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we dive into the niche world of research management software with Chris Mackey of MackeyRMS. MackeyRMS is a SaaS-based research management software optimized for investment professionals. About the company: Mackey Research Management Software was conceived and developed by veterans of the hedge fund, enterprise software and cloud computing industries. Their founders recognized that legacy research management software (RMS) lacked the usability and mobility required by the modern analyst, while the one-size-fits-all approach of consumer applications fell far short of the investment enterprise’s robust functionality and compliance requirements. (via Crunchbase) Links: MackeyRMS: <a href="https://mackeyrms.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mackeyrms.com/</a> Benzinga Fintech Focus Newsletter: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/</a> Benzinga Pro: <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pro.benzinga.com/</a>

15: Chris Mackey, MackeyRMS

Mazy Dar

How Long Till Your Bank Goes Open Source?  This week’s Fintech Focus podcast is booting up Linux and going open-source. We’re chatting with longtime friend of Benzinga and CEO of OpenFin Mazy Dar about the company’s growth and how the startup is changing the way banks deploy new technology.   How Financial Services Needs To Take A Lesson From Mobile Developers  “Look at what's happened in the mobile world, and in Silicon Valley most of the really useful innovations of the last you know, five, ten years have come about on our mobile devices, and they've been enabled, principally by two operating systems. One is iOS, and the other one is Android. And so if you are Facebook, or Uber, or Snapchat, or any number of other apps that have been created in the last five, ten years, you have those two operating systems that are modern to build your app on top of.   “Unfortunately, the situation we're in, in financial services is we're primarily using Windows 7, which was released in 2009, and some of us are still on Windows XP, which was released in 2001. So, these are operating systems that don't provide you the basic capabilities that apps need nowadays, and that's essentially what OpenFin is solving, we're a layer that sits on top of Windows XP, 7, 8, 10, Mac, and Linux, and we modernize the desktop and provide the foundation that's needed by applications in the financial industry to really innovate and provide the end user experience that's required for financial applications.”   How Open Source Can Actually Ensure Greater Cybersecurity  “OpenFin comes in and dramatically changes the security paradigm where now you can build an app that looks and feels and behaves just like a native installed application, but in face it is not an installed application. It's a web application. It runs in the security sandbox. It has no access to the local operating system. Has no access to other apps on the desktop and where it needs access, let's say there's a good reason for it to want to read the file system or read the clipboard or something else, IT security can essentially authorize those features and it's only available if apps actually need it and it's understood why they need those features. It's under a completely different paradigm than the one we have today, but one that is critically needed in an environment where the security threats are increasing exponentially, and we just need a much, much better way of ensuring security than the security review process that we have in place.”   Links: OpenFin: https://openfin.co Benzinga Pro: https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/

How Long Till Your Bank Goes Open Source? This week’s Fintech Focus podcast is booting up Linux and going open-source. We’re chatting with longtime friend of Benzinga and CEO of OpenFin Mazy Dar about the company’s growth and how the startup is changing the way banks deploy new technology. How Financial Services Needs To Take A Lesson From Mobile Developers “Look at what's happened in the mobile world, and in Silicon Valley most of the really useful innovations of the last you know, five, ten years have come about on our mobile devices, and they've been enabled, principally by two operating systems. One is iOS, and the other one is Android. And so if you are Facebook, or Uber, or Snapchat, or any number of other apps that have been created in the last five, ten years, you have those two operating systems that are modern to build your app on top of. “Unfortunately, the situation we're in, in financial services is we're primarily using Windows 7, which was released in 2009, and some of us are still on Windows XP, which was released in 2001. So, these are operating systems that don't provide you the basic capabilities that apps need nowadays, and that's essentially what OpenFin is solving, we're a layer that sits on top of Windows XP, 7, 8, 10, Mac, and Linux, and we modernize the desktop and provide the foundation that's needed by applications in the financial industry to really innovate and provide the end user experience that's required for financial applications.” How Open Source Can Actually Ensure Greater Cybersecurity “OpenFin comes in and dramatically changes the security paradigm where now you can build an app that looks and feels and behaves just like a native installed application, but in face it is not an installed application. It's a web application. It runs in the security sandbox. It has no access to the local operating system. Has no access to other apps on the desktop and where it needs access, let's say there's a good reason for it to want to read the file system or read the clipboard or something else, IT security can essentially authorize those features and it's only available if apps actually need it and it's understood why they need those features. It's under a completely different paradigm than the one we have today, but one that is critically needed in an environment where the security threats are increasing exponentially, and we just need a much, much better way of ensuring security than the security review process that we have in place.” Links: OpenFin: <a href="https://openfin.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://openfin.co</a> Benzinga Pro: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.benzinga.com/fintech-focus/newsletter/</a>

9: Mazy Dar, OpenFin

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