Finterview: Catch's Kristen Tyrrell
Tyrrell is a co-founder at Catch, a startup that is working to rebuild the social safety net. She chats about gig workers, Y Combinator, and being a woman in fintech.
Finterview: MB Financial's John Piazza
John Piazza leads digital innovation at Chicago-based MB Financial. He chats with Plaid's Dan Kahn about SMB lending, payments innovation, and build vs. buy strategy.
Finterview: Barefoot Innovation's Jo Ann Barefoot
Jo Ann Barefoot has spent the last 30 years working to get financial regulation right. She talks with Plaid’s John Pitts about DC culture, anti-money-laundering, and financial inclusion.
Finterview: Blast's Walter Cruttenden
Serial entrepreneur Walter Cruttenden talks with Plaid’s Brandon Huang about growing and scaling fintech companies, making savings both fun and rewarding, and building on the cutting edge of innovation.
Finterview: Simple’s Susan Ehrlich
Susan Ehrlich, Chief Financial Officer at Simple, talks to Plaid’s Head of Strategy and Business Development Sima Gandhi on good versus bad profits, brand identity, and the importance of using both the left and right brain in fintech.
Finterview: Flutterwave’s Iyin Aboyeji
The founder of Flutterwave and Plaid’s Chelsea Allison chat about the current state of Africa’s payments infrastructure and the optimistic future of the continent’s workforce
Finterview: Leigh Phillips of EARN
Leigh Phillips, a financial inclusion veteran and currently CEO of EARN, talks us through behavior change, how nonprofits can leverage technology (and vice versa), and micro-savings.
Finterview: Poynt's Ray Tanaka
Poynt's CTO Ray Tanaka talks POS, the future of online commerce, and the commoditization of payments processing
Finterview: Square’s Sam Quigley
Plaid’s CTO, William Hockey, chats about financial services security with Square’s Risk and Security Lead
Finterview: Meg Nakamura of Shift Payments
Shift Payments co-founder Meg Nakamura talks API platforms, unexpected challenges of starting out with cryptocurrency, and what the future looks like for Shift
Finterview: Thomas Smyth of Trim
Trim co-founder Thomas Smyth talks inertia in personal finance management, the power of starting small, the role of chatbots in fintech, and more
Finterview: David Haber of Bond Street
Plaid CEO Zach Perret talks with Bond Street’s David Haber about today’s lending ecosystem, the evolution of Bond Street, and what businesses can look forward to as fintech changes
Finterview: Airbnb’s Jonathan Golden
Plaid co-founder and CTO William Hockey and Airbnb Director of Product Jonathan Golden talk payments infrastructure, international marketplaces, and more
Finterview: Will Davis of Able Lending
The co-founders of Able and Plaid talk startup learnings, backer-based lending, and how to achieve growth in a competitive market
Finterview: Qapital’s Erik Akterin
Plaid’s Chelsea Allison and Qapital’s CTO and co-founder chat about about what makes saving so difficult for so many, the differences between Sweden and the United States, and getting a fintech startup off the ground