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Hosted by Craig Asano · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 63 episodes
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Running a financial technology trade association ncfa.substack.com
Craig Asano hosts Fintech Fridays, a business show with 63 episodes published.
What does it take to build a lending business that has deployed nearly $1.5 billion to small businesses over 17 years? In this episode of NCFA Fintech Fridays, David Gens, Founder and CEO of Merchant Growth, shares how h
Most entrepreneurs understand business risk. Fewer realize that signing a personal guarantee on a business loan can put their personal savings, investments, and even their home at risk. In Season 4, Episode 65 of Fintech
In this episode of Fintech Fridays, Craig Asano sits down with Shael Weinreb, Founder and CEO of The Home Equity Partners , to unpack a financing gap that hits many Canadian homeowners hard. Shael explains how HEQ’s Home
In this episode of Fintech Fridays, host Craig Asano sits down with Marcia Dawood, an influential angel investor, author, and advisor who serves on the SEC's Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee. Marcia sh
In this enlightening episode of Fintech Fridays, Season 4, Episode 62, Craig Asano, CEO of NCFA Canada, sits down with the distinguished Sherwood 'Woodie' Neiss, a pioneer in the investment crowdfunding industry and an a
In this enlightening episode 61 of Fintech Fridays, NCFA Founder, Craig Asano, sits down with Kay Khemani, an investment professional based in London, UK, the Co-Founder of the Phoenix App, and Managing Director of Hatch
In this insightful episode of "Fintech Fridays," we dive into the evolving landscape of small business financing with David Souaid, the Chief Revenue Officer of OnDeck Canada. David brings over two decades of experience
On this week's episode of the Fintech Friday Podcast, our host Manseeb Khan sits down with Maria Konikov, Director of Operations at York Entrepreneurship Development Institute (YEDI). They talk about why education is cru
For anyone who needs to make complex decisions or wants to add more clarity into their lives by applying modern risk management techniques, then this one is for you. Join NCFA Founder, Craig Asano, who sits down with Ale
About this episode: 10 years ago in 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) was signed into law in the U.S. (and eventually a similar exemption was approved in Canada) to encourage more capital to flow t
Checkout this not to be missed episode with NCFA Founder Craig Asano and Zach Smith, CEO and Co-Founder of Funded Today. In 2017, Zach delivered a keynote at NCFA's Canadian Crowdfinance Summit in Toronto after raising $
On this Season 4 kickoff episode, NCFA Founder Craig Asano sits down with the incredible Anne-Marie Fannon, Director, Work-Learn Institute at the University of Waterloo, to better understand the motivations and needs of
On this episode, show host Anna Niemira sits down with David Lucatch of Liquid Avatar Technologies Inc. They discuss the ins and outs of digital identity and it's transformative potential for both consumers and businesse
On this episode, our host Manseeb Khan sits down with Chris Naprawa the President of TAAL. They chat about what is Bitcoin SV, how crypto can save global warming, and how to stay true to Bitcoin. Enjoy! This is a public
On this episode of the Fintech Fridays Podcast our Host, Manseeb Khan is joined by Daniel Lee Managing Director, technology & innovation, mid-markets at CIBC, Farshad Abasi the Founder and CSO of Forward Security Inc., a
On this episode of Fintech Fridays, Craig Asano, CEO of NCFA connects with Julien Brault the CEO of Hardbacon, an emerging high growth financial fitness and tracking app in Canada. They talk about the story behind Hardba
On this milestone episode, our host Manseeb Khan sits down with Mark Binns CEO of BIGG Digital Assets. They cover the rally behind bitcoin, big tech investing in crypto, and giving your kids crypto instead of fiat for al
Join Brock Murray (Co-founder and Head of Global Business Development) and Karan Khiani (VP Solution Engineering) of Katipult, an award winning private placement software as a service company. They navigate the origins o
Fatima Zaidi, CEO and Co-Founder of Quill Inc joins Fintech Fridays host Manseeb Khan to understand why podcasts have grown 200% in the last 6 months, and how influencers and corporate brands are building authentic custo
Michelle Beyo, Founder and CEO of Finavator joins Fintech Fridays host Manseeb Khan who talk about taking risks, celebrating success and finding work-life balance. They talk about innovation during crisis and the need fo
Marcia Dawood
angel investor, author of Do Good While Doing Well, TEDx speaker, host of The Angel Next Door Podcast · Mindshift Capital
1 appearance on this show
Zach Smith
former Ohio State wide receivers coach · Syracuse Fire Department
1 appearance on this show
Daniel Lee
writer and host of the Creator Spotlight Series, host of The Water Podcast · University of Newcastle
1 appearance on this show
Brock Murray
Co-founder and Head of Global Business Development · seoplus+
1 appearance on this show
Michelle Beyo
Founder and CEO · Finavator
1 appearance on this show
David Gens
Merchant Growth
1 appearance on this show
David Souaid
OnDeck Canada
1 appearance on this show
Maria Konikov
York Entrepreneurship Development Institute
1 appearance on this show
Alex Sidorenko
Risk Academy
1 appearance on this show
Craig Asano
NCFA
1 appearance on this show
Anne-Marie Fannon
Work-Learn Institute at the University of Waterloo
1 appearance on this show
David Lucatch
Liquid Avatar Technologies Inc.
1 appearance on this show
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