Taktile Names Jason Mikula as Head of Industry Strategy for Banking & Fintech

Taktile said on Monday that it has appointed Jason Mikula as Head of Industry Strategy for Banking and Fintech at Taktile.  Jason is a well-known industry thought leader, publishing his Fintech Business Weekly newsletter, a frequent guest on popular podcasts, and a sought-after speaker and moderator at marquee industry events, Taktile said. 

At Taktile, Jason will help drive the innovation of our product, go-to-market, and communications strategy for the financial services industry.

Co-Founder and CEO, Maik Taro Wehmeyer, commented, “We’re thrilled to welcome Jason to Taktile. His deep experience in financial services and his unique familiarity with the entire ecosystem will allow us to fast-track our existing innovation momentum in the decisioning space. And right now, at a time of an unprecedented pace of product innovation in fintech and the emergence of various flavors of AI in real-life applications, the timing couldn’t be better.” 

Jason said in a comment, “I’m looking forward to jumping in head first. I spent more than 10 years interfacing with credit and fraud risk teams and thinking about how to optimize user journeys from application to approval and repayment. Now, I have the opportunity to go deep and influence the creation of the next generation of significantly more agile decisioning platforms and enable companies to iterate towards better decisions for themselves and their customers.” 

According to the report, Jason has nearly 15 years of experience in financial services and has previously served as a Vice President at Goldman Sachs, working in customer acquisition marketing and product management for the world-renowned investment bank’s retail effort, Marcus, where he worked on both lending and savings products.

Jason will serve as a mentor with the Techstars-ABN Amro Future of Finance accelerator program, based in Amsterdam, and will continue to publish Fintech Business Weekly as part of his work as Head of Industry Strategy for Banking & Fintech in Taktile.

Taktile and Pave.dev partner to automate SMB credit underwriting.

On Aug 1, 2024, Taktile said that it has partnered with Pave.dev to automate SMB credit underwriting. Pave.dev’s AI-powered cashflow analytics and scores enable consumer and SMB lenders to drive lift in credit risk models—now fully integrated into Taktile’s next-generation decision platform.

As Maik Taro Wehmeyer, Co-Founder & CEO at Taktile, explains, “Pave.dev’s cashflow analytics combined with Taktile’s credit decisioning capabilities create a powerful synergy. Together, we can provide lenders with the tools they need to reduce manual processing work and increase their decision performance.”

Ema Rouf, co-founder of Pave.dev, shares her enthusiasm about the collaboration: “Taktile’s innovative solutions and focus areas align perfectly with our mission to provide superior cashflow analytics for business lenders.”

In collaboration, Pave and Taktile will be working with innovative SMB lenders and financial institutions looking to adopt cashflow analytics to increase access to underserved businesses, the company said.