Commerce Conversations
by Commerce Ventures
Latest episode
What Agentic Banking Actually Looks Like, with Drew Sievers
What Agentic Banking Actually Looks Like, with Drew Sievers
About this podcast
What powers the brands and financial services we love to use? Commerce infrastructure, of course.
The more consumers adopt digital products and demand fast, delightful experiences from their brands, the more this space grows. Commerce Conversations is a podcast from Commerce Ventures, where we dive into the most interesting emerging themes across retail tech and FinTech. Tune in for research deep dives, industry conversations, and intimate CEO interviews from our team.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 49 episodes
- What Agentic Banking Actually Looks Like, with Drew Sievers · 36 min · Episode 46The conversation covers three main areas: Drew's path from advertising to mFoundry to a stint in investing and back to operating. Drew traces his route from Ogilvy and Saatchi &…
- Why Banks Can't Afford to Wait on Tokenized Deposits, with Jon Briggs · 40 min · Episode 45The conversation covers three main areas: Jon's career transition from KeyBank to FIS -- Jon reflects on moving from the bank side to a large fintech infrastructure provider. The…
- Building Bank-Grade Infrastructure for the Next Generation of FinTechs, with Tom Bianco · 40 min · Episode 44Commerce Ventures Partner Ysbrant Marcellus sits down with Tom Bianco, who leads Newline at Fifth Third Bank, to explore how a top-10 U.S. bank is building embedded payments…
- Fixing First-Party Fraud, with Shanthi Shanmugam · 27 min · Episode 43Commerce Ventures Partner Vivek Krishnamurthy sits down with Shanthi Shanmugam, Co-Founder and CEO of Casap, to unpack one of the most misunderstood problems in financial…
- What’s Coming in 2026: The Commerce Ventures Predictions Episode · 20 min · Episode 422025 Scorecard: How Last Year’s Predictions Fared Stablecoin-based payments: Volumes “exploded,” validating their 2025 call on stablecoin-enabled transactions. Bank M&A: A major…
- The New Era of Embedded Payments, with Brandon Lloyd · 23 min · Episode 41At the first-ever Fintech NerdCon in Miami, Dan Rosen sits down with Brandon Lloyd, founder and CEO of Forward, for a candid conversation about the past, present, and future of…
- Tokenized Deposits: The Next Payments Rail, with Tom Brown · 38 min · Episode 40Commerce's Dan Rosen sits down with Tom Brown to unpack tokenized deposits and CPIs—the shift from “moving money” to moving claims. We get practical on real-time ledgering…
- Stablecoins and the Legal Tipping Point, with Lindsey Haswell and Mitzi Chang · 43 min · Episode 39In this episode of Commerce Conversations, Commerce Ventures partner Dan Rosen sits down with Lindsey Haswell (Chief Legal Officer at MoonPay) and Mitzi Chang (Partner at Goodwin…
- Why Stablecoins Are the Infrastructure of the Future, with Marco Mahrus · 50 min · Episode 38Commerce's Ysbrant Marcelis speaks with Marco Mahrus, Head of Revenue at Bridge, about the rising role of stablecoins in global payments. From Uber and Brex to Bridge and now…
- Why Stablecoins Are the Future of Global Payments, with Kirill Gertman · 39 min · Episode 37Kirill Gurtman, Co-Founder of Conduit, joins us to share his journey from early crypto experiments to building cross-border payment infrastructure with stablecoins. We talk…
- Our Big Predictions for 2025 · 26 min · Episode 36In the latest episode of Commerce Conversations by Commerce Ventures, the partners share their top predictions for 2025. Topics include the rise of stablecoins in cross-border…
- Innovation in Identity Verification, with Johnny Ayers · 37 min · Episode 35This episode of Commerce Conversations features a conversation between Dan Rosen, founder and partner at Commerce Ventures, and Johnny Ayers, CEO and Founder of Socure. Johnny…
- Combatting the Retirement Crisis, with Aaron Schumm · 28 min · Episode 34This episode of Commerce Conversations features a conversation between Dan Rosen, founder and partner at Commerce Ventures, and Aaron Schumm, CEO and founder of Vestwell. They…
- The Future of Payroll, with Kirti Shenoy · 33 min · Episode 33In this episode of Commerce Conversations, Vivek Krishnamurthy, partner at Commerce Ventures, interviews Kirti Shenoy, co-founder and CEO of Zeal. Kirti explains how Zeal began…
- The Promise of Digital Banking, with Melissa Stevens · 41 min · Episode 32In the interview, Melissa Stevens, EVP and Chief Marketing Officer of Fifth Third Bank, shares insights into her career journey, starting from her upbringing influenced by her…
- The Importance of Creativity and Risk-taking, with Sharda Caro Del Castillo · 34 min · Episode 31In this episode, Dan Rosen talks to Sharda Caro Del Castillo, who shares her compelling journey from her family's immigration to the United States to her globetrotting childhood…
- Thought Provoking Highlights From Our Annual Summit · 34 min · Episode 30This episode of Commerce Conversations recapped our 11th Annual Summit, featuring discussions led by partners Dan Rosen, Matt Nichols, Ysbrant Marcelis, and Vivek Krishnamurthy…
- From Rural America to Serial Entrepreneurship, with Madeline Parra, CEO and Co-Founder of PurpleDot · 25 min · Episode 29In this interview with Madeline Parra, CEO and Co-Founder of PurpleDot, she shared her journey from growing up in North Carolina and being a D1 swimmer at Davidson College to…
- BaaS, the Four Letter Word, with Dan Rosen and Ysbrant Marcelis · 34 min · Episode 28This episode delves into the concept of Banking as a Service (BaaS), focusing on its initial exposure and evolution amidst the rise of FinTech platforms. It highlights a journey…
- Supporting the Caring Class Through Technology, with Melissa Pancoast of The Beans · 25 min · Episode 27Melissa Pancoast, Founder of The Beans, and Erika Hull, Senior Associate at Commerce Ventures, discussed Melissa's experience as female founders in FinTech, sharing personal…
