{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"CEO Podcast | The leaders shaping our world","title":"Extend Co-Founder & CEO Andrew Jamison - How AI Is Reinventing Expense Management","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/8c014c1b\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1742,"description":"Andrew Jamison, Co-Founder & CEO of Extend, joins Clint Betts for a conversation on fintech, AI, banking partnerships, entrepreneurship, and the future of business spending.\nExtend helps companies control spending before it happens by turning existing credit cards into powerful expense management tools. Rather than replacing banks, Extend works alongside financial institutions to give businesses greater visibility, control, compliance, and automation.\nIn this episode, Andrew shares how his experience at American Express and SAP led him to identify a massive opportunity in the middle market—and why partnering with banks proved to be a better strategy than competing against them.\nThe conversation also explores AI, leadership, company culture, venture capital, and how financial workflows are becoming increasingly automated.\n00:00:00 - Introduction and Guest Background\n00:00:11 - Overview of Extend\n00:00:52 - Journey to Founding Extend\n00:02:29 - Origin Story and Entrepreneurial Drive\n00:05:09 - Market Opportunity and Middle Market Focus\n00:07:22 - Collaboration vs. Disruption in FinTech\n00:10:11 - AI in FinTech and Expense Management\n00:12:15 - Internal Use of AI at Extend\n00:14:24 - Funding and Investors\n00:15:28 - Company Culture and Remote Work\n00:18:45 - Reading Recommendations\n00:21:37 - Macroeconomic Environment and FinTech\n00:23:36 - Mentorship and Early Career Challenges\n00:27:23 - Capital Raising Journey\n00:28:37 - Closing Remarks and Future Check-in\nIf you're interested in fintech, AI, banking, entrepreneurship, leadership, or the future of financial operations, this conversation is packed with practical insights from one of the industry's most experienced operators.\nSubscribe for more conversations with founders, CEOs, and leaders shaping the future of business and technology.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/1dy8XILYZ5TplRivmnv0DoX_g7XXqFV5bS1REcb0pIM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xZDc3/ODAyODNkMmRmMDc5/MDQ3NWI5ZWEzZWFk/NTJhMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}