Jonah Crane, Klaros Group

In this episode, we talk with Jonah Crane, one of the partners at the widely-known Klaros Group. We talk about the growing number of M&A deals the FinTech industry has seen in 2023, which is mostly attributed to the venture slowdown and practically dead IPO and SPAC markets that we saw last year. We get his takes on international FinTech markets exploding with growth, especially in Brazil. Finally, we get in-depth on regulations, the Sam Bankman-Fried Trial/FTX crash, and BAAS. Min 0-2: Early career   Min 2-3: 2008 finacial crisis   Min 3-9: Now vs. 2008   Min 9-10: Latin American markets   Min 10-13: Younger generation and Fintech   Min 13-16: Regulators and fiscal policy   Min 16-19: Working with Plaid   Min 19-21: Understanding regulations   Min 21-24: Crypto regulations and the new frontier   Min 24-28: State-by-state crypto approach   Min 29-35: Banking as a Service Regulations   Min 35-37: Choosing a bank as a Fintech   Min 37-38: Fintech user Information security   Min 38-40: Best advice for someone entering the Fintech space   Min 40-41: Is it worth entering the fintech space?   Min 41-44: Apple x Goldman Sachs   Min 44-45: Sponsored banking boom  Min 45-47: CFI lending   Min 47-50: Advice to college students