{"podcast":{"title":"Purpose Driven FinTech","slug":"purpose-driven-fintech-6329886","podcast_index_feed_id":6329886,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/purpose-driven-fintech/","website_url":"https://www.podpage.com/purpose-driven-fintech/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/7e370edc-0f0d-4b85-bbb4-c0a2f068e1d2/Podcast-Art-Monica-Millares-Chief-Product-Officer-AI-FinTech-Bu.jpg","author":"Monica Millares","episode_count":88,"summary":"Welcome to Purpose Driven FinTech! I'm your host, Monica Millares - Product Leader and fellow FinTecher. These days, with the rising cost of living, financial stress among customers, loss of trust in banks, speculation of crypto, and uncertainty, we're facing unprecedented challenges. But there is hope. We as FinTechers have the power to make a positive impact. Our products, the how we do product, and our people can make a difference on customers’ financial lives - and as a result, in the quality of their lives. However, more than ever Founders, CEOs, Leadership teams and all FinTechers have a ton of pressure to build solutions that actually solve customer problems, that people want, that are differentiated And profitable Yes that's you and me too! That's why I've created this podcast! I speak with FinTech CEOs, Founders, and Csuites to uncover their stories, challenges, and lessons learnt in building products with impact. You'll get to hear real-life conversations, and you’ll walk away with practical questions, frameworks and insights that you can apply to your own FinTech products. So, are you ready to make a bigger difference in FinTech? Let's come together and discover how Pur…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T04:19:45.459919+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/purpose-driven-fintech-6329886"},"episode":{"title":"A Conversation About Rebuilding Trust in Digital Assets | Natalya Thakur and Kevin Hoang","slug":"a-conversation-about-rebuilding-trust-in-digital-assets-natalya-thakur-and-kevin-hoang","published_at":"2025-04-08T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/purpose-driven-fintech-6329886/a-conversation-about-rebuilding-trust-in-digital-assets-natalya-thakur-and-kevin-hoang","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/purpose-driven-fintech-6329886","url":"https://purpose-driven-fintech.captivate.fm/episode/a-conversation-about-rebuilding-trust-in-digital-assets-natalya-thakur-and-kevin-hoang","audio_url":"https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/e5a36424-d56e-4f5a-a58a-f0840cb18ead/With-Intro-and-Add-Kevin-natalya-monica-TO-upload-captivate.mp3","summary":"In this episode, I speak with Natalya Thakur , CEO of Knova, and Kevin Hoang Founder of EQ Exchange (EQX) , two innovative founders who are tackling the fundamental issue of trust in the digital assets space 🔑 Key Highlights: How EQX aims to become the first company in the world to disclose financial statements in real-time The critical difference between \"compiled\" vs \"generated\" financial statements for transparency How technology can play a central role in creating new trust frameworks for financial services 👉 Follow Natalya and Kevin Natalya: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nthakur9/ Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinh5/ https://www.eq.exchange/ Press release of their partnership: https://www.eq.exchange/blog/building-a-new-era-of-trust-in-digital-assets-with-knox-network 👉Follow Monica: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicamillares/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@moni_millares TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moni_millares We cover: [00:00:00] Introduction and defining trust in financial services [00:04:00] Exploring the components of trust: what is transacted and who is transacting [00:06:00] Knox's purpose: creating a multi-asset ledger as a unified source of truth [00:08:50] Natalya's background in traditional finance and digital assets [00:12:30] EQX's purpose: rewriting the script on crypto exchanges [00:15:00] How Knova and EQX collaborate to solve trust problems [00:18:30] Kevin's background and entrepreneurial journey [00:21:30] EQX's innovative approach to real-time financial statements [00:24:00] Product thinking behind building a trust-based moat [00:28:45] Translating radical transparency into user-facing features [00:32:00] How companies can help customers trust the crypto space [00:36:00] Challenges of applying design thinking with institu…","meta_description":"In this episode, I speak with Natalya Thakur , CEO of Knova, and Kevin Hoang Founder of EQ Exchange (EQX) , two innovative founders who are tackling the f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2928,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/purpose-driven-fintech-6329886/episodes/a-conversation-about-rebuilding-trust-in-digital-assets-natalya-thakur-and-kevin-hoang/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/purpose-driven-fintech-6329886/a-conversation-about-rebuilding-trust-in-digital-assets-natalya-thakur-and-kevin-hoang.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}