Fintech Takes
Hosted by Alex Johnson and Alex and Jason Mikula and Bjoern Nordmann and Simon Taylor · Alex Johnson
4.8from 48 ratings
- 262
- Episodes
- 88
- Transcribed
- 48
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 22K
- YouTube views
About 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!
- Publisher
- Alex Johnson
- Category
- business · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 26 Jul 2022
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
88 of 262 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Fintech Recap: Whop, Revolut, and Chime Buys Stride
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Fintech Takes x C&R Software Presents: Fintech’s Next Test Across the U.S. and U.K.
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Investor Diaries
Inside a recent episode
Fintech Recap: Whop, Revolut, and Chime Buys Stride
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] There are also, as I've laboriously and tediously explored over the years, rules around using FDIC language. So I was like, okay, this should be a pretty easy test. Will it let me add language to saying, your deposits, also the word deposit is legally defined, your deposits are super safe and FDIC insured, which it did let me add that text. I had no problem with that. And I was like, okay, let's see next level. Can I get the FDIC logo? And it did balk at that and tell me something to the effect of... I think you used the phrase, I shouldn't add this because that's only for legitimate banks or real banks. […]
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- Luke Broadhurst
- Tim Flacke
- Jas Shah
- Jason Henrichs
- Juan Hernandez
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- YouTube views
- 22,156
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 23 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 25 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 51
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Who hosts Fintech Takes?
Alex Johnson and Alex and Jason Mikula and Bjoern Nordmann and Simon Taylor host the show. Published by Alex Johnson.
How often do new episodes come out?
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Does Fintech Takes take guests?
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