How the Financial Crisis and an Explosion of Technology Created The World of Fintech

Nisa Amoils, Managing Partner and venture capitalist at Grasshopper Capital and Dan Simon, Author of 'The Money Hackers: How a Group of Misfits Took on Wall Street and Changed Finance Forever' join the show to discuss what digital identity is and the concerns over data privacy.

On this edition of Fast Forward we explore the concept of digital identity, the experiences it unlocks, and important steps individuals and businesses can take to ensure the personal online data we share daily is safe and secure. First, Nisa Amoils, Managing Partner and venture capitalist at Grasshopper Capital and Dan Simon, Author of 'The Money Hackers: How a Group of Misfits Took on Wall Street and Changed Finance Forever' join the show to discuss what digital identity is and the concerns over data privacy. Then Nora and JD walk through a hypothetical high-tech day to highlight how digital identities could be used in the not-too distant future. Finally Carey Kolaja, CEO of Au10tix joins Cheddar to discuss how identity fraud is becoming a bigger issue in a digitally dependent world and what can be done to prevent it.

Paya, a popular payment processor is going public through a SPAC, or a special purpose acquisition company. The company will list on the Nasdaq today under the ticker symbol PAYA. Betsy Cohen, chair of Fintech III SPAC and Jeff Hack, CEO of Paya joined Wake Up With Cheddar to discuss.