Episode description

In this conversation, which took place at a16z's Connect Fintech event, a16z General Partner Angela Strange, Plaid CEO and cofounder Zach Perret, and Marqeta CEO Simon Khalaf discuss how AI will shape the future of banking, the battle between payment rails in the U. S., and how there's still opportunity to transform the basic credit card into a fully digital product. 

0:00-1:42 Intro

1:42-1:56 Topics: Generative AI, payment rails shift, and regulation in open banking and sponsor banking

1:56-4:46 GenAI's potential impact on credit modeling and fraud

4:46-7:09 Implications of payment products becoming digital products ("The open face of the internet")

7:09-8:33 Why brands need to embed finance, and why every company will eventually be a fintech company

8:33-11:01 The card vs. pay-by-bank debate

11:01-12:24 New infrastructure to combat fraud

12:24-17:27 Reassessing traditional "top-of-wallet" tactics and longstanding business models

17:27-20:04 Potential implications of Visa/Mastercard antitrust suit

20:04-24:12 Regulation around open banking and sponsor banks

24:12-24:40 Outro

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