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What The Heck, Fintech

Rob Sarnie

Booking Overview

This is an interview-focused fintech show covering banking, payments, financial infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and entrepreneurship, typically featuring founders, banking executives, and technology leaders in single- or multi-guest conversations. Credible pitches include fintech founders, community-bank executives, payments and API specialists, stablecoin experts, fraud-prevention leaders, and AI-in-banking practitioners; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally hold senior industry roles but the show serves a specialized professional audience.

Metrics

Episodes: 66

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 81 subscribers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

robertpsarnie@gmail.com

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Host

Rob Sarnie - Fintech podcast host who brings together leaders and practitioners from across the financial technology ecosystem to explore how fintech affects business, banking, technology, and everyday life.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials: ย 
Fintech founders, banking executives, payments and financial infrastructure leaders, CTOs, and specialists in artificial intelligence, fraud prevention, digital assets, or bank modernization with direct operating experience.
Required Achievements: ย 
Founded or led a fintech, bank, payments company, or financial infrastructure business, Built or modernized banking, payments, API, fraud-detection, or money-movement systems, Led innovation, technology adoption, or strategic transformation within a financial institution, Demonstrated expertise through company leadership, fintech competitions, or significant industry initiatives

Recent Guest Discussions

Martin Mejia - Fintech Entrepreneurship, Small-business Access To Capital, Artificial Intelligence, Leadership, Pitching, Resilience, And The Future Of Work.

Paul Twigg - Payment Rails, Apis, Fraud Detection, Artificial Intelligence, Real-time Money Movement, Banking Technology, And Build-versus-buy Strategy.

Pamela Draper - Modern Banking Infrastructure, Stablecoins, Digital Assets, Cross-border Payments, Artificial Intelligence, Compliance, And Payment Modernization.

Paul Twigg - Payment Rails, Apis, Fraud Detection, Artificial Intelligence, Real-time Money Movement, Banking Technology, And Build-versus-buy Strategy.

Pamela Draper - Modern Banking Infrastructure, Stablecoins, Digital Assets, Cross-border Payments, Artificial Intelligence, Compliance, And Payment Modernization.

Recent Topics

Business, Financial Technology, Banking, Payments, Artificial Intelligence

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
What The Heck, Fintech
:

Simon Mach: Trade Crypto Smarter. Risk First. Trade Second.

October 13, 2026

๐Ÿง  ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜. ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ Making money doesnโ€™t prove you know what youโ€™re doing. Simon Mach, founder and CEO of MyCryptoParadise, joins me on What the Heck Fintech to explore the mindset behind disciplined crypto tradingโ€”and why your emotions deserve as much attention as your charts.๐ŸŽฏ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ:๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Why Simon puts protecting capital ahead of chasing profits.๐ŸŽฒ How to recognize the difference between trading skill, good luck, and a dopamine rush.๐Ÿ“Š Why buying differ...

Viktor Popovics: From Yugoslavia to E-Commerce Exit and Avendo's Payment Revolution

October 06, 2026

SEASON 2 - EPISODE 40๐Ÿš€ ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐˜๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐š ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ-๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐ž-๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐š๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐€๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐๐จ, ๐•๐ข๐ค๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ.After leaving Yugoslavia as a teenager and starting over in new countries before ultimately building a life in the United States, Viktor turned resilience, determination, and a willingness to embrace change into entrepreneurial success. He built Ultimate Washer into a nationally recognized...

Martin Mejia: From Colombia Tennis to Babson, Fintech & Building LendPilot

September 29, 2026

SEASON 2 - EPISODE 39 ๐Ÿš€ ๐ˆ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ "๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐œ๐ค, ๐…๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก," ๐‘๐จ๐› ๐’๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ž ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐ฃ๐ข๐š, ๐š ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐š๐›๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ž ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ž, ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‹๐ž๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐›๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐›๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐…๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐‡๐ฎ๐› ๐…๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.๐ŸŒŽ Martin shares his incredible journey from Colombia to the United States as a young tennis player pursuing a dream, eventually becoming captain of Babson's nationally ranked tennis team, a fintech entre...

Frequently asked questions

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What The Heck, Fintech
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How do I get in touch with What The Heck, Fintech?

What The Heck, Fintech is hosted by Rob Sarnie. Its publicly listed email is robertpsarnie@gmail.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for What The Heck, Fintech?

The publicly listed email for What The Heck, Fintech: robertpsarnie@gmail.com.

How many listeners does What The Heck, Fintech have?

Podseeker estimates What The Heck, Fintech reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for What The Heck, Fintech?

What The Heck, Fintech typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Fintech founders, banking executives, payments and financial infrastructure leaders, CTOs, and specialists in artificial intelligence, fraud prevention, digital assets, or bank modernization with direct operating experience. Common among recent guests: Founded or led a fintech, bank, payments company, or financial infrastructure business; Built or modernized banking, payments, API, fraud-detection, or money-movement systems; Led innovation, technology adoption, or strategic transformation within a financial institution. Recent guests include Martin Mejia, Paul Twigg, and Pamela Draper.

How hard is it to get booked on What The Heck, Fintech?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does What The Heck, Fintech cover?

Recent episodes cover Business, Financial Technology, Banking, Payments, and Artificial Intelligence. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

robertpsarnie@gmail.com

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