1095. Insights: Is financial services failing Gen Z?

September 3, 2026
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1095. Insights: Is financial services failing Gen Z?

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About this episode:

Gen Z is often told it needs to get better with money. But with younger people facing a very different economic reality, does Gen Z really have a financial literacy problem — or does financial services have a Gen Z problem?

Host Kate Moody is joined by Neil Kadagathur, Co-founder and CEO of Creditspring, Zeynep Guzel, Risk Analyst at DRW, and Diana Kamil-Salmon, Associate Director at Fair4All Finance, to explore Gen Z’s relationship with money, what financial security means to younger customers, and whether financial services is keeping up with their changing needs and expectations.

This weeks's guests:

Neil Kadagathur, Co-founder and CEO of Creditspring

Zeynep Guzel, Risk Analyst - DRW

Diana Kamil-Salmon, Associate Director at Fair4All Finance

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