Beyond Banks Podcast

October 20, 2025

How Is Loan Spark Disrupting White-Label Lending? Insights from CEO Michael Barnett

Michael Barnett reveals how Loan Spark's white-label model cuts commercial lending CAC from $3,000 to $500 per loan. AI implementation and 30-day closings explained.

Alternative Origination Partners

25 Minutes

October 13, 2025

Alternative Origination Partners Insights from Happy Monday CRO Matthew Tomko

interview transcript with Matt Tomko, the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) of Happy Money, focusing on his extensive background in consumer lending across various financial sectors, including credit cards, student loans, and personal loans.

Small Business Credit

19 Minutes

October 3, 2025

25K to 500K Lending Deals Insights with Verdata CEO, Mike Mondelli

Mike Mondelli (Verdata CEO) reveals why personal credit scores underestimate risk and miss opportunities in SMB lending—and what alternative lenders must do about it.

Canadian Market Lending

21 Minutes

September 26, 2025

Alternative Lending Strategy: Canadian Case Study for US Markets with Kingsman Capital CEO Ammar Sikandar

How Kingsman Capital's subordinated financing model, bank partnerships, and AI infrastructure reveal actionable strategies for US alternative lenders.

Traditional Banking

21 Minutes

September 8, 2025

Modern Traditional Banking Infrastructure Insights with Vikar Technologies

Community bank modernization intelligence: Vikar Technologies' 8-year market penetration reveals adoption rates, technical capabilities, and competitive gaps for alternative lenders and institutional executives.Retry

Real Estate Lending

21 Minutes

September 1, 2025

Scaling Real Estate from 1 to 15+ deals annually with Janine Cascio CEO of Simplending

How Simplending Financial scaled from startup to nationwide alternative lender. Customer retention strategies, technology ROI, and geographic expansion tactics for real estate lending.

Alternative Lending

26 Minutes

August 25, 2025

Automated Alt Lending From Hours to Minutes: Dragin CEO Mark Ross

Discover how Dragin's automation technology, led by CEO Mark Ross, transforms alternative business lending. Learn about their OCR system, email automation, and AI business verification that reduces offer generation time from hours to minutes.

Direct Lending

19 <omites

August 18, 2025

Relationship-Based Direct Lending Insights Todd Stickler, CEO of Lend Spark

Todd Stickler, CEO of Lendspark, discusses his company's relationship-based approach to direct lending for small businesses, emphasizing consultation over sales and offering diverse financial solutions.