Thought-provoking conversations with credit and fintech founders, builders, and investors.
Shawn Budde, credit industry veteran and co-founder of Ensemblex, is joined by the most interesting people in fintech, from seasoned experts at big-name firms to innovators building the next generation of start-ups. They share their stories and their on-the-ground perspective of the challenges and trends shaping fintech: AI hype, investors' outlook on fintech, emerging markets, the promises versus realities of the latest tech, evergreen wisdom on managing fraud and risk, and more. Entertaining, inspiring, and practical - tune in to The Ensemblex Exchange Podcast biweekly on all major platforms.
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Thought-provoking conversations with credit and fintech founders, builders, and investors.
Shawn Budde, credit industry veteran and co-founder of Ensemblex, is joined by the most interesting people in fintech, from seasoned experts at big-name firms to innovators building the next generation of start-ups. They share their stories and their on-the-ground perspective of the challenges and trends shaping fintech: AI hype, investors' outlook on fintech, emerging markets, the promises versus realities of the latest tech, evergreen wisdom on managing fraud and risk, and more. Entertaining, inspiring, and practical - tune in to The Ensemblex Exchange Podcast biweekly on all major platforms.
Banking on Fintech? Investors’ POV on Fintech’s Big Reset
The Ensemblex Exchange Podcast
45 minutes 11 seconds
1 year ago
Banking on Fintech? Investors’ POV on Fintech’s Big Reset
Fintech's rout has been painful. In 2023, fintech venture funding was down 44% year-over-year, and for many of the fintech giants, stock prices dropped over 80% from their peak. How did we get here, and will investors still touch fintech?
On today's episode, Kwesi Acquay of Redpoint Ventures and Noah Breslow of Bain Capital Ventures share their outlook on the fintech hype cycle, what qualities make a fintech investable in today's environment, and their predictions for AI's impacts on the industry (are we at the beginning of another hype cycle?)
The Ensemblex Exchange Podcast
Thought-provoking conversations with credit and fintech founders, builders, and investors.
Shawn Budde, credit industry veteran and co-founder of Ensemblex, is joined by the most interesting people in fintech, from seasoned experts at big-name firms to innovators building the next generation of start-ups. They share their stories and their on-the-ground perspective of the challenges and trends shaping fintech: AI hype, investors' outlook on fintech, emerging markets, the promises versus realities of the latest tech, evergreen wisdom on managing fraud and risk, and more. Entertaining, inspiring, and practical - tune in to The Ensemblex Exchange Podcast biweekly on all major platforms.
