American Express Senior Executive Advisor, Anré Williams - Leading Large-Scale Innovation in Traditional Financial Institutions
In today’s episode, Kimberly Zhang sits down with Anré Williams, Senior Executive Advisor at American Express and former CEO of American Express National Bank. Anré reflects on his 35-year journey at American Express—leading global merchant services, digital innovation, and banking operations—while offering an inside look at how to drive transformation in a legacy financial institution.
Tune in to hear about:
• Key lessons from leading large-scale digital initiatives in highly regulated environments
• How to balance innovation with compliance and customer trust in a changing financial landscape
• Anré’s perspective on the future of AI, embedded finance, and what it takes to build resilient, forward-looking financial services
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Seth Rosenberg, General Partner at Greylock - Building Fintech for the AI Era
In our latest episode of the Wharton Fintech Podcast, we sit down with Seth Rosenberg, General Partner at Greylock, to chat about what it takes to build and back enduring companies at the intersection of fintech and AI. Seth shares lessons from launching Facebook Messenger, insights on founder-market fit, and how great early-stage companies validate ideas, build defensibility, and navigate market shifts. With deep takes on AI, blockchain, and the future of financial services, this episode is packed with practical wisdom for builders and investors in the AI era.
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Merge Co-Founder, Shensi Ding - Building the Infrastructure Layer for B2B Integrations
In today’s episode, Jackson Ellis hosts Shensi Ding, the co-founder of Merge, a unified API platform that simplifies B2B integrations across categories like HR, accounting, and CRM. Shensi shares her journey, the playbook behind scaling a developer-first GTM motion, and how the best founders balance product intensity with storytelling.
Tune in to hear about:
- How Merge built a category-defining product by focusing on the "plumbing" behind software
- Why developer empathy and real documentation became their biggest competitive moat
- The challenges and wins of fundraising while scaling in a crowded API ecosystem
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Catherine Porter, CBO at Prove - The Identity Layer of Fintech
In this episode of the Wharton Fintech Podcast, host Sabrina Fathi speaks with Catherine Porter, Chief Business Officer at Prove, a leading platform in digital identity verification and authentication. Catherine shares her journey from Silicon Valley to spearheading innovation in identity security. They explore how AI is reshaping fraud prevention, the future of portable identity, and how Prove is helping companies build trust in an increasingly digital world.
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Melissa Wasser, Partner at Andreessen Horowitz - How a16z’s Network is Powering Founders
In today’s episode, Jackson Ellis hosts Melissa Wasser, the Partner and Head of the Fintech Capital Network at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), a leading venture capital firm backing bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology.
Tune in to hear about:
- Melissa’s career journey from Goldman Sachs to FT Partners to leading fintech support at a16z
- How the Fintech Capital Network helps founders navigate fundraising, M&A, and strategic partnerships
- The tradeoffs between equity and debt financing, and how fintech founders can structure smarter capital strategies
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