The Last Family Portrait: Schroders, Nuveen & the Death of Mid-Sized Active Management | £9.9bn Deal Autopsy
The Schroder family survived Napoleon, two World Wars, the fall of merchant banking, and the rise of passive investing. On February 12, 2026, they said "cash me out" — agreeing to sell their 222-year-...
15 Feb 29min
Healthy Money: How to Build a "Moat of Convenience" in Modern Banking
Ever wondered if banks are just giant dodos stuck in legacy land, or could they actually get hip and healthy? Well, Alastair Campbell is here to dish out the secrets of making money healthy again, min...
11 Feb 48min
NuBank’s US License: The Purple Revolution Arrives
The US banking fortress just got a new neighbor. NuBank—the Latin American titan with 127M+ customers—has officially announced its US National Bank License.In this minisode, Aman and Zubin break down ...
2 Feb 9min
Capital One Acquires Brex: The $5.15B Exit Analysis
In this A2Z Fintech minisode / hot take, we break down the shockwave acquisition of Brex by Capital One for $5.15 billion. Is this just a bank buying a startup, or is it the "Original Disruptor" remin...
25 Jan 3min
S2 E2: NRF 2026 – The Agentic Afterparty
The "Buy Button" is moving from the screen to the conversation. > In this episode of A to Z Fintech, Aman Narain and Zubin Vandrevala report from NRF 2026. We move beyond the hype to the "Next Now"—th...
21 Jan 13min
CES 2026: Top 10 Gadgets & The Physical AI Era (S02 E01)
Welcome back to Season 2 of A to Z Fintech! Aman and Zubin are back from the holidays, but their brains are still in Vegas. This isn't just a gadget review; it’s a look at the "Re-Materialization" of ...
13 Jan 17min
Ep 17: The Grand Prix Finale of Fin + Tech
Lights out and away we go! For the Season One finale of A2Z Fintech, Aman and Zubin take you to the "Post-Race Press Conference" of 2025. This year, the tech and fintech worlds didn't just move fast—t...
22 Dec 202527min
Ep 16: The Rise of the Indy Worker
Is your career an album or a playlist? 🎶We are moving from the Industrial Age (factories, pensions, 9-to-5s) to the Intelligence Age (feeds, algorithms, gigs), but our money is still stuck in the pas...
1 Dec 202535min
