Wharton Fintech Podcast

Joshua Benadiva hosts Itzik Cohen, Co-Founder and CEO of PayZen, a patient financing platform for healthcare. PayZen helps hospitals, health systems, and physicians groups of all sizes to offer affordable payment plans to their patients, while funding providers up-front for all billings regardless of a patient’s credit score. PayZen was founded in 2021 by Itzik and his co-founders to fight the healthcare affordability crisis. In this episode you will hear about: - Itzik’s journey from being a serial entrepreneur and a tech veteran in lending, healthcare lending, and debt settlement to founding PayZen - The intersection of healthcare and fintech, and the challenges and opportunities in this space - PayZen’s unique approach to payments in the healthcare space, and how it leverages data and AI to create individualized patient payment plans that families can afford - The vision and mission of PayZen, and how it aims to make healthcare accessible and affordable for everyone About PayZen: PayZen is a global techn