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Nicole Casperson

Nicole Casperson, an award-winning journalist and founder of Fintech Is Femme, is a leading voice in fostering inclusivity and innovation within the fintech industry. With 50,000+ subscribers to her podcast and newsletter, she offers reliable insights and analysis, backed by her expertise as a former finance reporter specializing in B2B niches. Recognized as a Top Inspiring Female in Fintech and a DEI Trailblazer, Nicole's impactful work, sought-after speaking engagements and regular contributions to Forbes address gender equity, finance, and technology intersections.

The Restaurant Story 🤑

Jun 9, 2026

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7 min read

The Restaurant Story 🤑

Zelle, Robinhood, and Candidly on what it actually takes to scale trust — and why the little moments matter more than the grand ones.

Nicole Casperson

🤑 CFOs Are Running AI

Jun 4, 2026

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10 min read

🤑 CFOs Are Running AI

The leaders directing hundreds of billions in AI spending — and why fintech saw it coming first.

Nicole Casperson

🤑 70% Automated. Trust Still Up.

Jun 2, 2026

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7 min read

🤑 70% Automated. Trust Still Up.

Chime's COO Janelle Sallenave on the assumption every fintech needs to challenge — and the 14 years of operational discipline that proved it wrong.

Nicole Casperson

🤑 Money Without Borders

May 28, 2026

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8 min read

🤑 Money Without Borders

SoFi, Airwallex, and Stripe are all making the same bet on stablecoins and global rails — and the infrastructure race just got very real.

Nicole Casperson

🤑 The CFO Who Closed a Multi-Billion Dollar Deal in 40 Days

May 26, 2026

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8 min read

🤑 The CFO Who Closed a Multi-Billion Dollar Deal in 40 Days

Brex CFO Erica Dorfman on clean books, one-way doors, and what the modern CFO actually does.

Nicole Casperson

🤑 Hats in the Ring

May 21, 2026

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7 min read

🤑 Hats in the Ring

Mercury's $5.2B, the core banking AI race, and how agentic finance is reaching small businesses too.

Nicole Casperson

🤑 The Fluency Gap

May 19, 2026

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6 min read

🤑 The Fluency Gap

$100 trillion is shifting to women. Is the financial system ready to meet them?

Nicole Casperson

🤑 Velocity, orchestration, and the four Jennifers

May 14, 2026

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7 min read

🤑 Velocity, orchestration, and the four Jennifers

The biggest ideas coming out of FIS Emerald and why banking’s AI race is becoming a connectivity race.

Nicole Casperson

🤑 Fraudster Watch

May 12, 2026

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7 min read

🤑 Fraudster Watch

How The Rise Of Agentic AI Fraud Is Breaking Identity Verification And Reshaping Fintech.

Nicole Casperson

May 7, 2026

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8 min read

🤑 Emerald City

Some post-FIS thoughts and other market moves.

Nicole Casperson

🤑 FIS, Anthropic, And The Agent-First Bank

May 5, 2026

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6 min read

🤑 FIS, Anthropic, And The Agent-First Bank

FIS just made one of the clearest bets yet on the future of AI in banking, announcing a major partnership with Anthropic and launching a financial crimes agent that puts fintech infrastructure at the center of the agentic AI era.

Nicole Casperson

🤑 Leadership Favors the Bold

Apr 28, 2026

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2 min read

🤑 Leadership Favors the Bold

All fintech leaders have this one quality in common.

Nicole Casperson

🤑 $20 Billion Problem No One Wants to Own

Apr 23, 2026

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4 min read

🤑 $20 Billion Problem No One Wants to Own

A conversation that changed how I think about fraud, AI, and what’s actually at risk

Nicole Casperson

🤑 Fintech leaders are gathering in NYC. Here’s why it matters

Apr 22, 2026

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5 min read

🤑 Fintech leaders are gathering in NYC. Here’s why it matters

At NY Fintech Week, operators from HSBC, Chime, Zelle, Brex, and more confront the shift from product innovation to execution at scale.

Nicole Casperson

If you’re in NYC next week — read this

Apr 19, 2026

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1 min read

If you’re in NYC next week — read this

A curated room of 200 fintech leaders — where real conversations (and deals) happen. See who's already attending.

Nicole Casperson

🤑 $1 Trillion Blind Spot

Apr 17, 2026

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10 min read

🤑 $1 Trillion Blind Spot

From disputes and fraud, to behavior-driven systems, to venture’s blind spots — three conversations shaping what fintech is becoming next.

Nicole Casperson

Apr 14, 2026

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12 min read

🤑 More Women

Happier people. Data shows why women in leadership matter to all employees.

Nicole Casperson

🤑 Fintech grew up this year

Apr 9, 2026

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13 min read

🤑 Fintech grew up this year

And now the next chapter starts: ownership, infrastructure, and trust at scale.

Nicole Casperson

🤑 Inside the $5.15B Brex decision

Apr 7, 2026

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9 min read

🤑 Inside the $5.15B Brex decision

Brex chose a different path from IPO. And here’s why.

Nicole Casperson

🤑 The Fintech Shifts You Can't Ignore

Apr 2, 2026

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13 min read

🤑 The Fintech Shifts You Can't Ignore

Here's what to know about trust, rebundling, stablecoins, and building ahead of the market.

Nicole Casperson

🤑 Fintech May Not Be Ready For This

Mar 31, 2026

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10 min read

🤑 Fintech May Not Be Ready For This

A seismic shift is coming in fintech that could change everything. Are we ready for it?

Nicole Casperson

🤑 Mixed Media

Mar 26, 2026

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14 min read

🤑 Mixed Media

Fintech is buying media, media is buying fintech, Elizabeth Warren is eyeing MrBeast, and Congress is moving to rein in prediction markets.

Nicole Casperson

🤑 The Patterns I’m Watching Ahead Of Fintech Meetup

Mar 25, 2026

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13 min read

🤑 The Patterns I’m Watching Ahead Of Fintech Meetup

AI agents, global expansion, and trust are converging. Here’s what my interview lineup in Vegas is already signaling.

Nicole Casperson

🤑 Mastercard’s $1.8 Billion Stablecoin Bet Changes the Game

Mar 20, 2026

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14 min read

🤑 Mastercard’s $1.8 Billion Stablecoin Bet Changes the Game

Plus: Luan Cox joins Humans of Fintech and Candidly’s big move.

Nicole Casperson

🤑 Fintech’s Center of Gravity

Mar 17, 2026

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12 min read

🤑 Fintech’s Center of Gravity

Why Fintech’s Center of Gravity Is New York — And Why The Time Is Now

Nicole Casperson