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Podcast: Wharton FinTech Podcast
Episode: Current CEO Stuart Sopp on Banking the Under-Banked During Covid-19
Description: In this episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Stuart Sopp, Founder and CEO of Current.
Current is a leading U.S. based challenger bank enabling access to affordable and premium financial services to people traditionally overlooked by the banking industry. After explosive growth serving essential workers during COVID-19, Current raised additional funding from Foundation Capital and is expected to reach 2 million customers by the end of 2020.
From 1999 - 2014, Stuart spent his career as a senior trader developing financial systems and trading at Morgan Stanley, Citi, and Deutsche Bank. He started Current after recognizing that the growing inequality gap could be...