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Ozan Özerk, Founder of OpenPayd Feb 23, 2022

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In this episode, Mike Townsend chats with Ozan Özerk, founder of OpenPayd. Ozan is a serial fintech entrepreneur. Trained as a medical doctor, Ozan’s entrepreneurial career seeds were sowed in the late 1990s during which time he successfully built and sold multiple tech businesses.In 2015, Ozan made the shift to the fintech industry which also marks the founding of OpenPayd, which provides businesses with easy access to banking and payment solutions to help them grow globally. As a pioneer of the fintech industry, Dr. Ozan Özerk frequently shares his thoughts and projections on the future of fintech through interviews and opinion pieces. He is excited by the innovation cryptocurrencies are bringing to the industry and often speaks and writes on the topic.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Raju, Co-Founder and CEO of Tradier Feb 22, 2022

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In this episode, Mike Townsend interviews Dan Raju, the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Tradier. Dan has the overall responsibility of Tradier and the company’s strategy and direction. Under his leadership, Tradier has grown rapidly from an innovative product to an essential infrastructure fabric that powers 200 plus investing platforms globally and serves some of the most active traders in the market. In his 25-year plus career as a technologist and entrepreneur, he has launched many successful online retail and financial products. Prior to founding Tradier, Dan was the Chief Information officer of Tradeking(now Ally Invest). Prior to that held senior executive level positions for large companies like Associated Press, Borders Book Stores, Charming Shoppes, and NCR. Dan received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from JN Technology University in India and a Master’s in Computer Science from the University of Mississippi, USA.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Teddy Woodward, Co-Founder of Notional Finance Feb 21, 2022

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In this episode, Mike Townsend sits down with Teddy Woodward, Co-Founder of Notional Finance. Notional is a decentralized protocol on Ethereum that enables users to lend and borrow crypto at fixed interest rates. Before starting Notional, Teddy was an interest rate swap trader at Barclays Investment Bank. He got into crypto in 2018 and has been hooked ever since.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sean Rach, Co-founder of hi Feb 20, 2022

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In this episode, Mike Townsend speaks with Sean Rach, Co-Founder of hi. He was the founding Chief Marketing Officer of Crypto.com, leading the charge to create the FinTech startup’s first 3 million customers across the globe. A Doctor of Business Administration candidate at Warwick Business School, Sean has also served in executive marketing roles for a number of top global companies including Prudential Corporation Asia, OgilvyOne Hong Kong, and the Mobile Marketing Association. He has led the development of several innovative digital platforms, including Cha-Ching (financial literacy), Safe Steps (with NatGeo and Red Cross), and earlier helped launch Hallmark.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy Bromberg, CEO of Eco Feb 17, 2022

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In this episode, Mike Townsend interviews Andy Bromberg CEO of Eco, a consumer financial app creating a single place for your entire financial life — giving you market-leading rewards on saving, spending, and more. Eco has raised more than $90 million from an array of leading investors, including L Catterton, Activant Capital, a16z Crypto, Founders Fund, and others. Prior to Eco, Andy was Co-founder and President of CoinList, a leading platform for token sales, trading, and other financial services for the best digital asset projects that has processed more than $1B in transactions. Andy is also a founding board member at FreeWorld, a non-profit seeking to end institutionalized poverty in the United States by providing access to living-wage jobs for people with criminal histories. He studied Mathematics and Computer Science at Stanford University.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Snehal Fulzele, Founder & CEO CION Digital Feb 16, 2022

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In this episode, Mike Townsend chats with Snehal Fulzele, Founder & CEO of CION Digital. Snehal is a successful technology entrepreneur, investor, and innovator in the financial services industry.Prior to founding CION Digital, he co-founded Cloud Lending Solutions, a global lending technology platform used by leading financial institutions globally. As the CEO, he led the growth and talent strategy of the business from inception to its acquisition by Q2 Holdings (NYSE: QTWO). As the General Manager of its lending vertical, he continued his work at Q2 to bring digital lending experience for some of the most recognizable banks, credit unions, and FinTech companies globally.Snehal also serves on the board of various high-growth early-stage technology start-ups in the Financial Services and Healthcare industries.He holds a master’s degree in software engineering from Carnegie Mellon and has previously worked with big-tech software firms including Oracle and Adobe.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Oppenheimer, Co-founder and CEO of Remitly Feb 15, 2022

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In this episode, Mike Townsend speaks with Matt Oppenheimer, Co-founder, and CEO of Remitly. He co-founded Remitly in 2011 and in addition to being CEO, he is also a member of the board of directors. Prior to co-founding Remitly, Matt worked for Barclays plc, a multinational bank, and financial services company, from August 2009 to May 2011. He has served on the board of directors of BECU since 2018. Matt was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 in the Pacific Northwest and has been recognized as a Puget Sound Business Journal “40 Under 40” honoree for his work with Remitly. He holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Psychology from Dartmouth College.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ioannis "Yanni" Giannaros, CEO & Co-Founder of Wyre Feb 13, 2022

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In this episode, Mike Townsend sits down with Ioannis Giannaros, CEO and Co-Founder of Wyre. Ioannis has been involved in the management and growth of Wyre since founding the company in 2013. He has led the company through multiple fundraising rounds and has overseen all accounting, foreign exchange operations, risk management, banking, and compliance operations at Wyre since early 2013. Ioannis has created long-lasting banking and currency exchange relationships which have allowed the company to grow to one of the largest blockchain infrastructure companies in the market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Abdul Akel, CEO and Co-founder of T-CETRA Jan 31, 2022

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In this episode, Mike Townsend speaks with Abdul Akel, CEO and Co-founder of T-CETRA, a leading financial technology enabler that converts cash payments into secure, auditable, cashless transactions at over 10,000 retail locations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico that primarily serve cash preferred customers. Its payment solutions bridge the digital divide for these underserved communities and are used by Fortune 500 companies within various sectors, connecting them to the 84.8 million un/derbanked individuals in the U.S. T-CETRA’s expansion into new verticals is reshaping the prepaid payment ecosystem. Akel conceptualized VIDAPAY, T-CETRA’s proprietary cloud-based payment portal, that enables these retailers to increase sales, mitigate risk, and manage customer accounts in real-time within a safe, secure payment transaction framework. Akel is a proven, experienced industry disruptor, entrepreneur, and growth-oriented CEO. He was recently inducted into Columbus Business First’s Class of 2020 “40 Under 40” as well as Columbus CEO's "Future 50." Additionally in 2020, Akel co-launched the T-CETRA Foundation which addresses the needs of the underserved from a charitable point of view. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Bondy, CTO and co-founder of Brave Software Jan 30, 2022

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In this episode, Mike Townsend speaks with Brian Bondy, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Brave Software. Prior to Brave, Brian worked at Khan Academy where he focused on developing the interactive learning environment for the programming section. Previously, he worked at Mozilla on the Firefox browser. Before joining Mozilla, Brian co-founded two companies in the backup software space: Robobak and VisionWorks Solutions. He holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science with Honors from the Faculty of Mathematics at Waterloo University.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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