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#399: Kurtis Lin of Pinwheel

#399: Kurtis Lin of Pinwheel

FromFintech One•On•One


#399: Kurtis Lin of Pinwheel

FromFintech One•On•One

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Dec 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

More than ever before, people today have different forms of income. They might have a day job but do gig work at night and on weekends. They might have a different side hustle that started out as a hobby but now generates an income. Getting an accurate picture of an individual's income requires sophisticated data engineering but it is something that is becoming increasingly critical.My next guest on the Fintech One-on-One podcast is Kurt Lin, the CEO and Co-Founder of Pinwheel. They make sense of real-time income and employment data to help lenders, fintechs and banks get an accurate financial picture of the people they are dealing with.In this podcast you will learn:The founding story of Pinwheel and the pivot they quickly made.Details of their product offerings today.How their connectivity works.An example of how their figure out someone's true income.Why Earned Wage Access is such an important product for consumers.What Pinwheel has done with Earned Wage Access that has never been done before.Why having read/write access to direct deposit is key for this new product.The problem they are solving with their Direct Deposit Switching product.The different use cases for Direct Deposit Switching.Some of the key findings from their recent survey.What the future holds when all this data is connected.Why becoming a Credit Reporting Agency was important for Pinwheel.Kurt's vision for the future of Pinwheel.Connect with Kurtis on LinkedInConnect with Kurtis on TwitterConnect with Pinwheel on TwitterConnect with Fintech One-on-One: Tweet me @PeterRenton Connect with me on LinkedIn Find previous Fintech One-on-One episodes
Released:
Dec 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Fintech is eating the world. Join Peter Renton, Co-Founder of Fintech Nexus, every week as he interviews the fintech leaders who are leading the transformation of financial services. If you want to understand what the future will look like for lending, payments, digital banking and more tune in to Fintech One•On•One (formerly the Lend Academy Podcast).