Jan 14
Stripe's First Employee on Building Modern Banking Infrastructure
In this episode, Jackson Ellis speaks with Stripe’s first employee and the founder of Increase, Darragh Buckley, about building reliable, scalable banking infrastructure. We discuss lessons from Stripe’s earliest days, how Increase is modernizing access to payment rails, and why ... Show More
30m 50s
Jan 9
Building Payments at a Global Scale
In this episode of the Wharton FinTech Podcast, Jackson Ellis sits down with Cindy Turner, Chief Product Officer at Worldpay, to explore what it takes to build and prioritize products at one of the world’s largest payment processors. Cindy shares her unconventional path into paym ... Show More
29m 54s
Jul 2025
Manish Gurukula, CEO and Co-Founder, Alacriti on Navigating Innovations In Payment Technology
In this episode of the Innovators' Exchange, Hiten Patel and Cosimo Schiavone interview Manish Gurukula, co-founder and CEO of Alacriti, a fintech company revolutionizing payment technologies. Manish shares his journey from software engineer to CEO, highlighting the importance of ... Show More
22m 24s
Sep 2025
LIVE from Rare Evo: How Citi is Bridging The Gap Between Web2 and Web3
Ryan Rugg, Global Head of Digital Assets for Citibank's Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS), discusses their approach to integrating Web 2.0 and 3.0. She shares insights on Citi Token Service, a new solution designed to provide 24/7 liquidity and borderless transactions, and expla ... Show More
18m 22s
Jun 2025
How the $11 Trillion Check Problem Ends – Baxter Lanius
Episode Topic: Baxter Lanius, CEO of Alternative Payments, joins PayPod to discuss the slow adoption of modern payment methods in the B2B sector, the role of AI in speeding up invoicing, and how alternative payment solutions can help businesses get paid faster. Baxter also explor ... Show More
30m 18s
Nov 12
The $500 Trillion Opportunity: Tokenizing the Real World
Juan Leon, Senior Investment Strategist at Bitwise Asset Management, unpacks the rapid institutional adoption of Bitcoin and Ethereum, fueled by ETFs, regulatory clarity, and the rise of tokenization. He shares key trends shaping the next phase of crypto, including the integratio ... Show More
14m 7s
Jun 2025
Architecting AI-Driven Financial Systems: Innovation at the Intersection of Fintech and Emerging Tech
In this episode of the Data Science Salon Podcast, we sit down with Sasibhushan Rao Chanthati, AVP and Senior Software Engineer at T. Rowe Price, where he’s building the future of finance through intelligent, scalable technologies. Sasi specializes in creating secure digital ecos ... Show More
29m 7s
Oct 2025
LIVE from RareEvo: TradFi vs DeFi Stablecoins (Lessons from Hacks, Policy, and Global Adoption)
Gerrit, developer relations at Curve Finance, discusses the unique risks and rewards associated with DeFi stablecoins, and how increased regulatory clarity has fueled the rise of TradFi stablecoins. He also spotlights the crucial role of platforms like Curve in providing essentia ... Show More
19m 14s
Sep 2025
Decoding the Genius Bill: A Catalyst for Stablecoin Innovation and Adoption
Austin Campbell, Managing Partner at Zero Knowledge Consulting, and Adam Zarazinski, CEO at Inca Digital, explore the Genius Bill and its potential to revolutionize the stablecoin landscape. They discuss the many changes with the current government, including regulations and comp ... Show More
31m 40s
In today’s episode, Djavaneh Bierwirth and Kimberly Zhang welcome Stephany Kirkpatrick, the Founder and CEO of Orum, for an exciting discussion about the future of payments, entrepreneurship, and the role of technology in financial infrastructure. Stephany shares her journey as a non-technical founder, her mission to transform how money moves, and her perspe ... Show More
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