Fintech Underground by Alpaca

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Dec 2024

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Fintech Underground by Alpaca is a podcast devoted to celebrating the heroes, innovations, and diversity of financial technology. From trading with algorithms to connecting apps to building out services, we bring light to the different corners of Fintech. This is not an offer, solicitation of an offer, or advice to buy or sell securities, other financial products or open a brokerage account in any jurisdiction where Alpaca is not registered. Please see https://alpaca.markets/disclosures for important information.

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December 17, 2024Episode 2933 min

How Sarwa’s Options Trading and Product Diversity Has Helped Them Scale Quickly #029

In episode #29 of Fintech Underground, our CEO, Yoshi, speaks with Mark Chahwan, Co-Founder and CEO of Sarwa about the following topics: 0:00 - Why Sarwa built Sarwa Trade as a way to give their customers more control over their own investing and trading decisions. 4:00 - Why Sarwa has focused on building a robust product suite before expanding into new markets. 10:00 - The impact of adding options to Sarwa’s product suite and how options trading has been a growing trend. 15:00 - How COVID sparked a global interest in investing and asset ownership. 19:00 - The growing trend of increasing access to markets beyond the U.S. exchange. 29:00 - What Mark feels is the hidden gem of the fintech world. Thank you for listening to Alpaca’s latest episode of Fintech Underground. You can find the YouTube video and transcript here: https://alpaca.markets/learn/how-sarwas-options-trading-and-product-diversity-has-helped-them-scale-quickly

December 10, 2024Episode 2857 min

How Brex Built and Scaled Their Accounting and Financial Operations #028

In episode #28 of Fintech Underground, our CEO Yoshi speaks with Erik Zhou, Chief Accounting Officer and SVP of Finance and Accounting at Brex about the following topics: 1:00 - How Erik transitioned from auditing at PwC to the world of startups, including implementing new processes and overcoming challenges. 4:00 - Building an internal account team compared to the process of being an auditor. 9:00 - How internal accounting and financial processes scaled during Brex’s growth from 70 to 1,200 employees. 22:00 - Why Brex built a broker-dealer entity within their business. 37:00 - How Brex is working to position itself as the go-to commercial financial services provider for now and the future, and his role in getting there. 44:00 - The pros and cons of remote work in a scaling company. 51:00 - What is the one undervalued opportunity you see in fintech? Thank you for listening to Alpaca's latest episode of Fintech Underground. You can find the full transcript here: https://alpaca.markets/learn/how-brex-built-and-scaled-their-accounting-and-financial-operations-028

March 27, 2024Episode 2733 min

The Story of Bootstrapping a Nigerian Broker #027

In episode #027 of Fintech Underground, our CEO Yoshi Yokokawa interviews Tosin Osibodu, Alpaca's Executive Director of Sales. They discuss his pre-Alpaca entrepreneurial ventures, key learnings, and their relevance to Africa's investment climate.

October 31, 202225 min

Diversity in Web3 #026

In episode 26 of Fintech Underground by Alpaca, we interviewed Diana O’gilvie, Communications Manager at Fimi Market. We talk about starting in web3 and the process of learning, what can we do to have more diversity in web3 and how to find your community.

October 10, 202220 min

Breaking Equity: On The Quest to Make Everyone an AlgoTrader #025

In episode 25 of Fintech Underground by Alpaca, we interviewed Devin Crane, CEO and co-founder of Breaking Equity, we talk about how the role of systematic trading, capture inefficiencies and efficiencies in the market, and finally on the relationship between crypto and securities.

September 26, 202242 min

Building in DeFi Wonderland #024

In episode 24 of Fintech Underground by Alpaca, we interviewed Justin, co-founder of Dappio. We talk about his journey to where he started building in DeFi, what it takes, and the difficulties, and what has changed from a year ago to this crypto winter.

September 8, 202228 min

Blockchain and Recent Developments #023

In episode 23 of Fintech Underground by Alpaca, we interviewed Michelle, co-founder of Governance Research Institute. We go over how blockchain works, where is blockchain at right now and where it is going, and how important it is to develop blockchain well.

August 10, 202245 min

Where is Bitcoin Headed, Liquidation Engines, and High Interest Rates #022

In episode 22 of Fintech Underground by Alpaca, we interviewed Julian Figueroa, owner of YouTube blog Kinetic Finance, a blog with videos explaining crypto and finance-related topics, such as Bitcoin, scams, inflation, among other topics. We discuss topics about the fall of Bitcoin and where its going, liquidation engines, and high interest rates.

July 6, 202245 min

Consensus 2022: Alpaca's Highlights #021

In episode 21 of Fintech Underground by Alpaca, we interviewed Christie Ruales, Product Manager at Alpaca, Conor Anwyll, Sales Director of Key Account at Alpaca, and Jason Hsu, Crypto Growth Manager at Alpaca. They all attended Consensus at Austin, TX this month and they share their insights to the event and to the recent fall of crypto.

June 6, 202257 min

Ways to Learn About Crypto and Web3 #020

In episode 20 of Fintech Underground by Alpaca, we interviewed Shing Yiing Ong, co-founder of Cryptolingo DAO, and Amy Soon, founder of Blu3 DAO. Cryptolingo DAO is an organization created to break the language barriers in the Web3 space, targeting non-English speakers. Blu3 DAO has the mission of empowering women, non-binaries, and allies to achieve financial freedom in the web3 space through learning, earning, and playing. Shing and Amy share with us their experience and struggles coming into the crypto and web3 world, and how they came to found DAOs.