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In this episode, we are investigating how technology is shaping the future of banking with Sankaet Pathak, Founder and CEO of Synapse a Banking Platform enabling companies to build and launch best-in-class financial products. Sankaet realized that to “ensure that everyone has access to high-class financial products the path was upgrading the infrastructure. Then developers could come and build products on top of that.” IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 From Astrophysics to Finance, Sankaet Pathak’s entrepreneurial journey 03:40 Why banking only works for the “well-banked” 06:30 How Synapse works, core products 11:52 How Mercury builds with Synapse 14:36 How Cleo uses Synapse’s credit hub 18:30 How financial services are transforming and their impact on the social fabric 20:30 The various tech stacks built in Synapse 22:06 How banks partner with Fintech 25:00 How non-financial firms can leverage financial services to improve their services 30:00 The big Fintech opportunity LINKS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SYNAPSE https://synapsefi.com/ https://medium.com/@brett_hales/why-ive-joined-synapse-c27edbe41a89 https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/07/synapse-raises-33m/ https://youtu.be/a6uQh82ASDQ ABOUT THE FINTECH FILES PODCAST The Fintech Files is a podcast dedicated to helping the Fintech industry navigate the threats and opportunities of the 2020s. Each episode features an interview with an executive or thought leader, discussing topics like marketing, growth, sales, culture, career and more. If you’re looking to overcome your growth challenges and discover new ideas to engage with your prospects and clients or learn best practices from B2B Fintech experts, this show is for you. The Fintech Files is brought to you by Orama and hosted by George Aliferis. Newsletter: https://fintechorama.substack.com/ Website https://orama.tv/the-fintech-files/ Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2FQSunJ Listen on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-fintech-files/id1511595070 Or on every podcast platform https://pod.link/1511595070
