# sointu (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover sointu. Page: Feed: --- ## [Rip Out the Core, or How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Build a Better Bank (Not Just a Better IT System)](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fintech-daydreaming/episodes/Rip-Out-the-Core--or-How-We-Learned-to-Stop-Worrying-and-Build-a-Better-Bank-Not-Just-a-Better-IT-System-e3n2b2n) _2026-08-14 · Pål Krogdahl and Ville Sointu · Fintech Daydreaming_ We have somehow survived long enough to make it to Season 14, and to kick things off, Ville is putting his co-host Pål in the hot seat. Pål actually went and published a brand new book, Rip Out the Core, proving that at least one half of this podcast is capable of being productive. We start the episode with a vintage Pål joke about minting meme coins. We will not spoil the punchline here, but… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/1c2f0294/podcast/play/123857431/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-6%2F429338592-44100-2-d06674132b6e8.mp3) ## [That's a wrap on Season 13 | Nordic Fintech Highlights Summer 2026](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fintech-daydreaming/episodes/Thats-a-wrap-on-Season-13--Nordic-Fintech-Highlights-Summer-2026-e3l7a82) _2026-07-02 · Pål Krogdahl and Ville Sointu · Fintech Daydreaming_ Your favorite fintech nerd hosts Pål Krogdahl and Ville Sointu are joined by Janne Salminen from Helsinki Fintech Farm to close out the season before heading off to their summer holidays. We skipped the standard news roundup this time to reflect on the season, make some bold predictions, and let Pål shamelessly plug his upcoming book. Here’s what the guys daydreamed about in our season finale: 🤖… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/1c2f0294/podcast/play/121923266/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-24%2F426735016-44100-2-1e7e0d61ed11e.mp3) ## [Legacy, Drones and Banking with Erik Åkesson](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fintech-daydreaming/episodes/Legacy--Drones-and-Banking-with-Erik-kesson-e3khi5r) _2026-06-18 · Pål Krogdahl and Ville Sointu · Fintech Daydreaming_ We finally did it. We recorded an episode about legacy and somehow ended up discussing drones, artillery, aviation safety culture, and why bankers apparently don’t need pockets in their suits. In this episode of Fintech Daydreaming, we’re joined by Erik Åkesson to unpack one of the most overused and misunderstood words in banking: legacy. Is it the root of all evil? Or is it actually the thing… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/1c2f0294/podcast/play/121210491/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-9%2F425783190-44100-2-142766fccfa7b.mp3) ## [Live from the Nordic Fintech Summit | Nordic Fintech Highlights May 2026](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fintech-daydreaming/episodes/Live-from-the-Nordic-Fintech-Summit--Nordic-Fintech-Highlights-May-2026-e3k2a9b) _2026-06-04 · Pål Krogdahl and Ville Sointu · Fintech Daydreaming_ We are out of the studio, trying our best to look respectable, and recording live in front of a real, breathing audience at the Nordic Fintech Summit right here in Helsinki! If you hear cheering, it’s probably for the free coffee, but we’ll pretend it’s for us. In this special live-stage episode, Pål and Ville manage not to trip over the stage wires while unpacking a massive lineup of regional… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/1c2f0294/podcast/play/120710891/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-29%2F425115619-44100-2-e4c5ed39e175f.mp3) ## [The Thinner the Table, the Smarter the Bank with Riikka Laine-Tolonen from S-Pankki](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fintech-daydreaming/episodes/The-Thinner-the-Table--the-Smarter-the-Bank-with-Riikka-Laine-Tolonen-from-S-Pankki-e3jdere) _2026-05-21 · Pål Krogdahl and Ville Sointu · Fintech Daydreaming_ In this episode of Fintech Daydreaming, Ville and Pål are joined by Riikka Laine-Tolonen, CEO of S-Pankki: a bank that started from grocery shopping and somehow ended up managing billions. Riikka walks us through the origin story of S-Pankki - born from a retail cooperative, supercharged by the famous S-bonus, and launched just in time for the 2008 financial crisis (great timing, obviously). Fast… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/1c2f0294/podcast/play/120027438/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-15%2F424203629-44100-2-caf74fbb413.mp3) ## [AI Agents, Bank Dinosaurs and Bluetooth Teeth | Nordic Fintech Highlights April 2026](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fintech-daydreaming/episodes/AI-Agents--Bank-Dinosaurs-and-Bluetooth-Teeth--Nordic-Fintech-Highlights-April-2026-e3iqqik) _2026-05-08 · Pål Krogdahl and Ville Sointu · Fintech Daydreaming_ Welcome back to another monthly Nordic Fintech Highlights episode of Fintech Daydreaming! In this one, your hosts start off by complaining about what a slow news month it was—only to be immediately corrected by Janne, who points out that April was actually buzzing with funding rounds. Here’s what we covered: The Agentic Economy: Pål highlights SolvaPay, a Swedish fintech that just secured 2.5… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/1c2f0294/podcast/play/119416852/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-3%2F423376092-44100-2-bc58df7f332b.mp3) ## [Tap, Merge, Repeat! with Baard Slaattelid from Vipps MobilePay](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fintech-daydreaming/episodes/Tap--Merge--Repeat--with-Baard-Slaattelid-from-Vipps-MobilePay-e3i1iud) _2026-04-23 · Pål Krogdahl and Ville Sointu · Fintech Daydreaming_ In this episode of Fintech Daydreaming, Ville and Pål are joined by Baard Slaattelid from Vipps MobilePay - a man who casually drops phrases like “closed-loop wallet,” “payment potato,” and “we accidentally enabled cross-border in five minutes” like it’s just another Tuesday in payments. We start where all great fintech podcasts begin: with bad jokes (courtesy of AI, no less), and a host who may… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/1c2f0294/podcast/play/118589837/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-17%2F422247631-44100-2-1c51fb9c0da86.mp3) ## [Buy Now, Panic Later, The Embedded B2B Edition | Nordic Fintech Highlights March 2026](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fintech-daydreaming/episodes/Buy-Now--Panic-Later--The-Embedded-B2B-Edition--Nordic-Fintech-Highlights-March-2026-e3hdru4) _2026-04-10 · Pål Krogdahl and Ville Sointu · Fintech Daydreaming_ In this episode of Fintech Daydreaming, Ville, Pål, and Janne are back with another round of Nordic Fintech Highlights—recorded somewhere between back-to-back meetings, holiday travel plans, and at least one log cabin in the Finnish wilderness (buffering included). From there, we dive into what actually happened in Nordic fintech last month: Modest funding rounds, ongoing consolidation, and the… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/1c2f0294/podcast/play/117943684/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-4%2F421390841-44100-2-451820fed8b32.mp3) ## [One Does Not Simply... Buy from Fintechs with Markus Niemi-Nikkola, Chief Procurement Officer, Savings Bank](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fintech-daydreaming/episodes/One-Does-Not-Simply----Buy-from-Fintechs-with-Markus-Niemi-Nikkola--Chief-Procurement-Officer--Savings-Bank-e3grl7i) _2026-03-27 · Pål Krogdahl and Ville Sointu · Fintech Daydreaming_ In this episode, Pål and Ville sit down with Markus Niemi-Nikkola, Chief Procurement Officer at Savings Bank and quickly realise that procurement might be one of the most misunderstood (and critical) functions in banking. What starts as a conversation about sourcing and vendor management turns into a deeper look at how banks actually get things done behind the scenes: from navigating legacy… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/1c2f0294/podcast/play/117346994/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-23%2F420590372-44100-2-d324748e8dab3.mp3) ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/1CAYygjINHBZ) _2026-03-27 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [AI Everywhere, AML Under the Microscope & Banking That Delivers (Literally) | Nordic Fintech Highlights February 2026](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fintech-daydreaming/episodes/AI-Everywhere--AML-Under-the-Microscope--Banking-That-Delivers-Literally--Nordic-Fintech-Highlights-February-2026-e3g00go) _2026-03-13 · Pål Krogdahl and Ville Sointu · Fintech Daydreaming_ Another month, another set of headlines quietly orbiting the same big question: Where does AI actually change the game and where does it just sit on top of old problems? In this Nordic Fintech Highlights episode, Ville, Pål and Janne connect three very different stories through a familiar thread: automation is moving fast, but reality is still catching up. On the agenda: Janne: Lunar x… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/1c2f0294/podcast/play/116441048/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-5%2F419354392-44100-2-553c56e6b58c5.mp3)