Tess Bloch, co-founder of Spade, a provider of merchant intelligence solutions, spoke to Rudolf Falat, founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about enriching payment transaction data to facilitate better anti-fraud solutions and more.

Here is what they talked about in more detail:

Tess's backstory
What problem are you solving at Spade, and why is it worth solving?
Why is merchant intelligence critical for optimal fraud detection?
What are new use cases for merchant intelligence?
What is your solution and your unique selling point?
What has the feedback from customers been like?
What's your technology angle, or do you have more brilliant engineers than other players?
Who are your key clients?
Recent series A and Spade's plans
Favorite business book: Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building by Claire Hughes
What is the best way to reach out: tess@spade.com