As we wrap up an thrilling yr at Wharton Fintech Podcast, we’re thrilled to take a second and mirror on the unbelievable journey we’ve shared with our listeners and companions. Right here’s a snapshot of our exceptional yr in fintech:
Month-to-month Listens: ~100,000
Prime Listener International locations:
1. 🇺🇸 United States (~60%)
2. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (~10%)
3. 🇨🇦 Canada (~4%)
4. 🇮🇳 India (~2%)
5. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia (~2%)
6. 🇦🇺 Australia (~2%)
Past the Prime 6: Our podcast has reached quite a few international locations throughout Asia, Europe, and Africa, creating a really international group 🌐
Our prime 5 episodes of the yr, bringing you the most recent in fintech innovation:
- Coatue — Michael Gilroy. Andrew Janssens hosted Michael Gilroy, Co-Head of Progress Investing and Head of Fintech at Coatue. Coatue is a multi-stage know-how investor throughout each non-public and public markets. On this episode you’ll hear about: Michael’s investing philosophy, The State of Fintech in 2023, and the “Rule of 200” for fintech investments
- SoFi — Anthony Noto, CEO. Russell Matambo hosted Anthony Noto, CEO of SoFi, a member-centric one-stop store for digital monetary companies within the US. On this episode you’ll hear about: SoFi’s trajectory since Anthony took over as CEO 5 years in the past, the background to the SoFi stadium naming rights deal, what it’ll take for SoFi to fulfill its objective of turning into a prime 10 monetary establishment within the US. how Anthony’s upbringing and diverse skilled experiences have influenced his management fashion
- F-Prime Capital — State of FinTech 2023. Josh Benadiva and Kailee Costello sat down with David Jegen and Abdul Abdirahman from F-Prime Capital to debate the State of Fintech 2023 Report. Josh and Kailee talk about how David’s prolonged expertise in FinTech has knowledgeable his perspective on the newest enterprise cycle, and listen to from Abdul about how the Fintech Index bought its begin and rather more.
- a16z — Angela Unusual, Normal Accomplice. Nihar Angela Unusual, Normal Accomplice at a16z. She focuses on Monetary Providers together with fintech infrastructure, insurance coverage, actual property, and rising monetary inclusivity. Within the Fintech world, Angela is well-known for coining the concept that “Each Firm Will Be a Fintech Firm” — an thought pushed by the inflow of recent, transformative monetary infrastructure instruments that allow non-fintech corporations to derive a good portion of their income by means of monetary merchandise.
- Clever, Harsh Sinha & Steve Naude. Kailee Costello hosted Harsh Sinha and Steve Naudé from Clever. Harsh is the Chief Expertise Officer, and Steve is Head of Clever Platform. Clever has constructed a number one cross-border funds community and processes £9B in cross-border funds each month on behalf of over 16 million clients. Clever’s IPO on the London Inventory Alternate occurred in 2021. On this episode you’ll hear about: Clever’s journey from cash switch service to main cross-border funds community, and the way Clever have put an API round their cross-border fee infrastructure in order that they will supply it to banks and non-banks by way of Clever Platform.
This yr, we had the privilege of partnering with:
- David M. Brear — 11:FS “Fintech Insider” podcast: David shares his insights on 3 subjects: (1) How digital applied sciences and fintechs have unleashed innovation in industrial banking, (2) The banking battlefield, and (3) How fintech and monetary ecosystems differ throughout completely different international markets
- Hans Tung — GGV Capital’s “Evolving for the Subsequent Billion” podcast: Joshua Benadiva hosts an enchanting dialog with Hans Tung, well known as among the finest enterprise traders on this planet. Hans is the managing accomplice of GGV Capital, and has been named to the Forbes Midas Listing of the world’s prime enterprise capital traders for 11 consecutive years. All through our dialog, we discover the distinctive decision-making methods which have fueled Hans’ profitable investments. We delve into his distinct perspective on human and technological transformation and talk about how he makes use of these as knowledge factors in his broader funding technique.
These collaborations have enriched our content material and expanded our attain, fostering significant conversations within the fintech ecosystem.
An enormous shoutout to our gifted Wharton scholar hosts who’ve been the spine of our podcast, bringing contemporary views and fascinating conversations to our viewers.
As we step into a brand new yr, the Wharton FinTechPodcast workforce is worked up to proceed our mission of delivering insightful content material, connecting with the worldwide fintech group, and exploring the way forward for finance.
Observe us on Medium and LinkedIn to remain tuned for extra fintech insights and thrilling developments. Thanks for being part of the Wharton FinTech journey in 2023! 🎉🚀