Fintech Conversations with Flagship

About Fintech Conversations with Flagship

FinTech Conversations with Flagship is a podcast by Flagship Advisory Partners, the leading consultancy specializing in strategy and M&A in the payments and fintech space. In each episode, we explore the big topics shaping the future of payments and fintech, and every conversation brings you sharp analysis, practical perspectives, and fresh thinking from across the fintech ecosystem. Whether you’re building, investing, or simply curious about fintech, you’re in the right place. www.flagshipadvisorypartners.com

Publisher

Flagship Advisory Partners

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Oct 2025

Latest episode

13 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 7 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   13 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep #7: Building Europe's Payment Alternative: A conversation with Martina Weimert, CEO, European Payments Initiative (EPI)

   Yuriy Kostenko, Partner at Flagship Advisory Partners, interviews Martina Weimert, CEO of European Payments Initiative, discussing Wero's expansion and the vision for a sovereign European payment alternative.

2. 

   12 May 2026

   Ep #6: TreviPay on Why B2B Commerce Is Reaching an Inflection Point

   Rom Mascetti and Charlotte Al Usta interview Allen Bonde and Inez Berkhof-Hollander about how B2B commerce is modernizing through connected payments, invoicing, and automation.

3. 

   8 Apr 2026

   Ep #5: The Future of Mobile Payments: Vipps' Strategy and European Expansion

   Rune, CEO of Vipps MobilePay, discusses Vipps' strategy for mobile payment evolution, NFC wallet development, and European expansion in this interview.

4. 

   10 Dec 2025

   The Battle Between Local and International Card Schemes in Europe

   Flagship partner Yuriy Kostenko and host Elisabeth Magnor explore the innovation gap and future of local European card schemes against international giants like Visa and Mastercard.

5. 

   25 Nov 2025

   Episode #3 | Why Embedded Lending is the Next Big Wave in Embedded Finance

   Charlotte Al Usta (Flagship) interviews Luke Trayfoot (YouLend) about how embedded lending solves SMB credit access with real-time data, exploring use cases and market scaling.

6. 

   30 Oct 2025

   Episode #2 | The Rise of Agentic Commerce

   Flagship Partner Ben Brown interviews Skyfire CPO Craig DeWitt, Lithic CPO Robin Gandhi, and Basis Theory CEO Colin Luce about the emerging landscape of agentic commerce.

7. 

   9 Oct 2025

   Episode #1 | Financial Health of Public Fintechs

   Host Elisabeth Magnor interviews Joel Van Arsdale and Rom Mascetti about public fintechs' financial health and evolving efficiency, revealing insights into the industry's next maturity phase.

Inside a recent episode

Ep #7: Building Europe's Payment Alternative: A conversation with Martina Weimert, CEO, European Payments Initiative (EPI)

Published 13 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And so, yeah, I know the whole thinking about the solution, the motivation behind it, and finally the set of the company, but mostly of the product. and the product design and the vision that is behind it, which is, as you maybe know, or certainly know, it is a payment mean, but it's also a wallet. […]

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• Martina Weimert
• Allen Bonde
• Inez Berkhof-Hollander
• Rune
• Yuriy Kostenko

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