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# How One Fintech Challenger To Banks Is Positioning Itself for Success

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[Christina Trampota](https://web3growthassociation.com/podcasts/author/christina-trampota) Posted Mar 2, 2021 5:00:00 AM

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Brian is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at One, a digital challenger bank focused on restoring financial health for middle class families through innovative credit and savings products. Prior to One, Brian was the Founder & CEO at Azlo, one of the largest challenger banks for freelancers and small businesses owners in the U.S. A serial entrepreneur, Brian has 25 years of experience in finance and technology (aka ‘fintech’) across credit, payments, digital product and executive leadership. Brian was previously co-founder at Pushpoint, a location-based offer redemption platform successfully acquired by Capital One, where he then served as President of Capital One Merchant Services and SVP for Digital Small Business. Brian also founded Isomer Labs, a technology incubator in San Francisco, which developed the Chargesmart Mobile platform, later acquired by Verifone. He has served on the board of a number of early-stage technology companies, and remains an active investor and advisor to multiple start-ups in the bay area and abroad.

 

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