Announcing the launch of “The Architects: Reimagining The Financial Future,” a new podcast series from Flourish Ventures and This Week in Fintech! This series highlights the many voices transforming the US financial system for the better.

Join TWIF co-hosts Julie VerHage-Greenberg and Nik Milanović, along with the Flourish Ventures crew — Emmalyn Shaw, Kabir Kumar, and Sarah Morgenstern — as they welcome founders, disruptors, and regulators to explore the big questions: What does a truly improved financial system look like — and who’s building it?

Tune in for insight, inspiration, and a bit of fun as we meet the architects moving finance forward—expanding access, lowering costs, and building a more resilient future for all.

Flourish Ventures is an $850M global early-stage venture firm that backs entrepreneurs transforming financial systems for the better. Its portfolio spans more than 100 companies across the U.S. and emerging markets. The firm also supports innovators shaping policy, media, and research to accelerate lasting change in financial services.

This Week in Fintech (TWIF) is the largest fintech community in the world, presenting news, podcasts and newsletters from around the world. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on the latest in news opinions, and all things financial technology.

In the debut episode of the new series, The Architects, Julie Verhage-Greenburg (TWIF) and Emm Shaw (Flourish Ventures) sit down with two founders who are quietly rebuilding the pipes of financial services: CJ Przybyl, co-founder & CEO of Reserv, and Nathaniel Harley, co-founder of MANTL and CRO at Alkami.

From auto insurance claims to community banks, they’re taking on some of the most stubborn legacy infrastructure in finance…and winning. We talk about what it really takes to modernize risk-averse institutions, where generative AI is actually working today (and where it’s overhyped), and how to prove ROI in dollars, hours, and fraud losses.

It also gets personal: the culture decisions that matter at 600+ employees, what still hasn’t been fixed in fintech by 2025, and the best advice they have for anyone crazy enough to start a company in this environment.

Flourish Ventures is an $850M global early-stage venture firm that backs entrepreneurs transforming financial systems for the better. Its portfolio spans more than 100 companies across the U.S. and emerging markets. The firm also supports innovators shaping policy, media, and research to accelerate lasting change in financial services.

This Week in Fintech (TWIF) is the largest fintech community in the world, presenting news, podcasts and newsletters from around the world. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on the latest in news opinions, and all things financial technology.

In this episode, Nik Milanović (TWIF) and Kabir Kumar (Flourish Ventures) co-host a discussion with Snigda Kumar, co-founder and CEO of @Brico, and @Chris Brummer, founder and CEO of @Bluprynt. about the evolving landscape of fintech, particularly focusing on compliance challenges and innovative solutions. They explore how technologies like AI are transforming compliance processes, the importance of regulatory frameworks, and the role of startups in shaping the future of financial services.

The conversation highlights the need for a proactive regulatory approach that can adapt to emerging technologies and the significance of building a compliance infrastructure that supports growth and innovation.

As Kabir puts it, you can’t unlock the future of finance without modernizing the regulatory pipes — and Brico and Bluprynt are building exactly that. If you care about regtech, AI, crypto policy, or the future architecture of financial systems, this one is a must-listen!

Flourish Ventures is an $850M global early-stage venture firm that backs entrepreneurs transforming financial systems for the better. Its portfolio spans more than 100 companies across the U.S. and emerging markets. The firm also supports innovators shaping policy, media, and research to accelerate lasting change in financial services.

This Week in Fintech (TWIF) is the largest fintech community in the world, presenting news, podcasts and newsletters from around the world. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on the latest in news opinions, and all things financial technology.