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Announcing the launch of “The Architects: Reimagining The Financial Future,” a new podcast series from Flourish Ventures and This Week in Fintech! This series highlights the many voices transforming the US financial system for the better.
Join TWIF co-hosts Julie VerHage-Greenberg and Nik Milanović, along with the Flourish Ventures crew — Emmalyn Shaw, Kabir Kumar, and Sarah Morgenstern — as they welcome founders, disruptors, and regulators to explore the big questions: What does a truly improved financial system look like — and who’s building it?
Tune in for insight, inspiration, and a bit of fun as we meet the architects moving finance forward—expanding access, lowering costs, and building a more resilient future for all.
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Announcing the launch of “The Architects: Reimagining The Financial Future,” a new podcast series from Flourish Ventures and This Week in Fintech! This series highlights the many voices transforming the US financial system for the better. Join TWIF co-hosts Julie VerHage-Greenberg and Nik Milanović, along with the Flourish Ventures crew — Emmalyn Shaw, Kabir Kumar, and Sarah Morgenstern — as they welcome founders, disruptors, and regulators to explore the big questions: What does a tru...
In the debut episode of the new series, The Architects, Julie Verhage-Greenburg (TWIF) and Emm Shaw (Flourish Ventures) sit down with two founders who are quietly rebuilding the pipes of financial services: CJ Przybyl, co-founder & CEO of Reserv, and Nathaniel Harley, co-founder of MANTL and CRO at Alkami. From auto insurance claims to community banks, they’re taking on some of the most stubborn legacy infrastructure in finance…and winning. We talk about what it really takes to modernize...
In this episode, Nik Milanović (TWIF) and Kabir Kumar (Flourish Ventures) co-host a discussion with Snigda Kumar, co-founder and CEO of @Brico, and @Chris Brummer, founder and CEO of @Bluprynt. about the evolving landscape of fintech, particularly focusing on compliance challenges and innovative solutions. They explore how technologies like AI are transforming compliance processes, the importance of regulatory frameworks, and the role of startups in shaping the future of financial serv...
In this conversation, Nik Milanović co-hosts a panel with Sarah Morgenstern, Investment Partner, Flourish Venture, and featuring Ethan Bloch, Co-Founder and CEO, Hiro; and Rodri Fernandez Touza, Co-Founder, Crossmint, to discuss the emerging trends in agentic commerce and payments. They explore the transformative potential of AI and stablecoins in financial services, the importance of consumer trust, and the evolving landscape of fintech. The discussion highlights the founders'...
This week in The Architects, we’re diving into one of the most important shifts in fintech: how embedded finance is becoming the financial infrastructure for millions of small businesses. Hosts Julie VerHage-Greenberg and Emmalyn Shaw sit down with Itai Damti (Co-Founder and CEO, Unit) and Amit Sagiv (VP of Payments and Financial Services, Wix). Together, they unpack: • Why software platforms are becoming financial powerhouses • How Wix built checking and instant ac...
Money moves faster than ever, but trust is lagging behind. We sit down with Nicky Goulimis, co‑founder and CEO of Tunic Pay, and Oban McTavish, co‑founder and CEO of Spade, to unpack the new fraud landscape where AI accelerates both prevention and exploitation. From real-time payment rails to card authorization gaps, they outline why banks aren’t just “slow”—they’re optimizing for survival in systems where one mistake can erase trust overnight. We dive into what actually stops scams: contex...
The views expressed today are not necessarily that of the Federal Reserve System or the New York Fed. This week on The Architects with Flourish hosts Julie VerHage-Greenberg and Kabir sit down with Siddharth Shetty, CEO of Finternet Labs, and Michael Lee, Financial Research Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, to explore what happens when payments are no longer limited by human effort. Instead of users choosing banks, rails, currencies, or routes, AI agents can search acr...
Headlines love the drama of insurers pulling back, but the real story is smarter underwriting meeting a changing climate. In this episode, Julie Verhage-Greenberg from This Week in Fintech, and Emmalyn Shaw, sit down with Sean Harper, Co-Founder and CEO of Kin. to explore how a data-first, direct model turned a tough category into a profitable growth engine—and what it takes to insure homes when weather risk rises a bit every year. The conversation starts with the broken parts o...
In this episode, Adrienne Harris, former Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services, and Jo Ann Barefoot, CEO of AIR and a leading voice in regulatory innovation, come together to share complementary perspectives on how policy can drive responsible progress in finance. Harris highlights how thoughtful regulation can make the financial system work better for people and businesses while safeguarding trust, drawing on DFS’s role as the only U.S. financial regulator wi...
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