Episodes 204
Avg. Duration 38m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (28)
Since Oct 2021
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
91%
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About This Podcast

Learn from today’s global leaders building the organizations that will dominate the 21st century in fintech, business, and beyond.

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Recent Episodes

How Slash Grew From $10 to $300 Million in 2+ Years. Victor Cardenas, CEO & Co-Founder of Slash

Jun 09, 2026 52m

Send us Fan MailI sat down with Victor Cardenas, Co-Founder and CEO of Slash, one of the fastest growing fintechs in America that went from $10M to $300M in annualized revenue in 24 months And just…

Max Levchin - Building Affirm, PayPal, and Why He Only Starts Network Businesses

May 26, 2026 55m

Send us Fan MailI sat down with Max Levchin, Co-Founder and CEO of Affirm and one of the living legends of tech and fintech. He co-founded PayPal with Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, invented anti-fraud…

Rob Heyvaert, Motive Partners Founder: Investing Billions to Build the Future of Finance

May 13, 2026 53m

Send us Fan MailI sat down with Rob Heyvaert, Founder and Managing Partner of Motive Partners, a fintech-focused private equity firm with over $6Bn in AUM, 80 portfolio companies representing over…

Renaud Laplanche on Building Upgrade to a $7.3Bn Giant, Reinventing the Credit Card, and Shipping AI-Native Products

Apr 30, 2026 41m

Send us Fan MailI sat down with Renaud Laplanche, Co-Founder and CEO of Upgrade, a consumer fintech valued at $7.3 billion. Since 2017, Upgrade has originated over $45 billion in credit to 7.5…

The Trader Who Builds Billion-Dollar Companies: Tom Sosnoff on Thinkorswim, Tasty, and What Comes Next

Apr 14, 2026 59m

Send us Fan MailI sat down with Tom Sosnoff, one of the most successful entrepreneurs in financial services. Tom spent 19 years on Chicago’s CBOE trading floor and then left to build Thinkorswim, the…

Is Finance Technology? How Founders Can Avoid the Mistakes That Kill Fintech Companies

Mar 31, 2026 44m

Send us Fan MailI sat down with Andrew Endicott, fintech entrepreneur and my co-founder at Gilgamesh Ventures. Andrew is also the author of the recent book "Is Finance Technology?", a practical guide…

Lesaka - Building Africa's Leading Fintech as a Publicly Traded Company, with Ali Mazanderani

Mar 24, 2026 50m

Send us Fan MailI sat down with Ali Mazanderani, Chairman of Lesaka, a nasdaq traded, leading fintech in Southern Africa with over $400 million in revenue and 2 million active customers. Ali is a…

Sequoia's George Robson: An Inside Look at Sequoia and What it Takes to Build Generational Companies

Mar 10, 2026 47m

Send us Fan MailMiguel Armaza interviews George Robson, Partner at Sequoia Capital, one of the most legendary venture firms in the world. Founded in 1972 by Don Valentine, Sequoia has backed some of…

Michael Calvey: The Investor Behind Multiple $20+ Billion Companies

Feb 24, 2026 1h 7m

Send us Fan MailMiguel Armaza sits down with Michael Calvey, one of the most successful and legendary emerging markets investors of our time. Mike moved to Moscow at age 27 in the early 90s and built…

Why Zero Hash Rejected a $2Bn Offer to Build the Future of Financial Infrastructure - Edward Woodford, CEO

Feb 10, 2026 37m

Send us Fan MailMiguel Armaza welcomes Edward Woodford, founder and CEO of ZeroHash, to Fintech Leaders for a candid, insightful conversation on the future of blockchain infrastructure and the…

Uzum, from 0 to $1.5Bn in Four Years. Building Uzbekistan's First Tech Unicorn. Nikolay Seleznev, Co-Founder

Jan 28, 2026 38m

Send us Fan MailMiguel Armaza sits down with Nikolay Seleznev, Co-Founder of Uzum, Uzbekistan’s first tech unicorn rewriting the playbook for e-commerce and fintech in Central Asia. From Moscow to…

How Deel Built a $17 Billion Company in 7 Years - Dan Westgarth, COO

Jan 13, 2026 38m

Send us Fan MailMiguel Armaza interviews returning guest Dan Westgarth, COO of Deel, the company that's redefining how businesses hire and pay talent anywhere in the world.Deel has grown into one of…

FinTech's Multi-Billion Comeback: Steve McLaughlin (FT Partners), From Darkest Days to Record Deals

Dec 09, 2025 30m

Send us Fan MailMiguel Armaza recorded this episode at FinTech Nerdcon in Miami with Steve McLaughlin, Founder and CEO of FT Partners, the largest fintech-focused investment bank. Since 2001, Steve…

How René Lacerte Built Bill.com into a Multi-Billion FinTech Powerhouse that Processes 1% of US GDP Annually

Nov 25, 2025 53m

Send us Fan MailMiguel Armaza sits down with René Lacerte, founder and CEO of Bill, one of the fintech industry’s most successful and enduring leaders. From building PayCycle in the 1990s to now…

Nigel Morris, Capital One & QED Co-Founder - Transforming Financial Services for a Billion People

Nov 11, 2025 46m

Send us Fan Mail[Original air date, November 19, 2024]  Miguel Armaza travels to Alexandria, Virginia for an in-person interview with a fintech legend: Nigel Morris, Co-Founder of QED and Capital…

Valon's CEO Sold $100M Without a Sales Team. Now They're Building a Multi-Billion Mortgage Platform

Oct 28, 2025 50m

Send us Fan MailMiguel Armaza sits down with Andrew Wang (CEO) and Linda Du (COO) of Valon, the AI-native infrastructure platform transforming mortgage servicing in America. They have quietly built a…

How Addi Reached $200M ARR with Better Margins Than Nubank, Affirm, and Klarna

Oct 14, 2025 43m

Send us Fan MailMiguel Armaza sits down with Santiago Suárez, Co-Founder & CEO of Addi, one of Colombia’s fastest-growing fintech and commerce platforms. With a background that spans global…

Clair CEO - From Swiss Fencing Champion to Fintech Founder

Oct 01, 2025 33m

Send us Fan MailMiguel Armaza sits down with Nico Simko, CEO and co-founder of Clair, for an inside look at the journey, pivots, and insights behind one of the most innovative companies in earned…

50 Years Of VC: Lessons From Howard Morgan and Alan Patricof

Sep 16, 2025 30m

Send us Fan MailMiguel Armaza interviews Alan Patricof and Howard Morgan, two of the most influential figures in the venture capital industry. From the early days of just 50 annual deals to today’s…

The Brex Growth Strategy: From Startup to Multibillion Fintech

Sep 02, 2025 49m

Send us Fan MailMiguel Armaza interviews Art Levy, Chief Business Officer of Brex. Brex has scaled to over $100 billion in processed transactions while becoming one of the most influential…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Fintech Leaders have?

Fintech Leaders has published 204 episodes since October 2021, covering topics in Business, Entrepreneurship.

Is Fintech Leaders still active?

Fintech Leaders is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 38m.

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