Starling bank in the UK is building from scratch. But unlike other neo-banks, Starling sees it’s future as a hub of financial products, but not necessarily the generator of every product. They are making a series of important and innovative partnerships to provide the best services fintech can offer with the security that a bank…

Today, we are in the offices of American Banker in NYC and we are discussing different strategies that banks and fintechs can use to create viable and strong partnerships. Brett hosts with March Hochstein and Penny Crosman from AB. Derek Corcoran of Avoka is here to discuss the State of Digital Sales in Banking report,…

Do you have $400 in case of emergency? When @USFed announced a study revealing that most American’s don’t have $400 in case of emergency, it changed the way that we think about the status of the middle class and the struggles that many people are having with their financial life. Today, Brett King talks to…

It is easy for banks and fintechs who know that they need to innovate to get caught up in what looks innovative, or what sounds innovative, but ends up being more for show than for dough. To avoid the pitfalls, and help everyone invest in true innovation that can enhance customer experience and truly add…

This week, Brett and Breaking Banks were onstage with Antony Jenkins, CEO of 10x Future Technologies at the LendIt conference in NY! While we were at the conference, we decided to talk to some others that were making new waves in the lending space. We talked to Brock Blake, CEO of Lendio about their new…

Bitcoin is soaring. After 18 months of steady growth, it’s value is $1275, and only looks to be growing. As today’s guest, Brock Pierce, puts it- it is GOLD 2.0. But in 9 days, the SEC will decide whether to approve the Winklevoss twins filing of a Bitcoin ETF (Exchange Traded Fund). Whether it is…

Today, Brett King, Marc Hochstein of American Banker, and Peter Renton, Founder of LendIt Academy, talk about the upcoming Digital Identity Crisis Webinar, The LendIt Conference at the Javits Center in NYC, and the proposed Fintech Charter and what that can mean for changes in banking in the US. Sam Maule takes the helm in…

MPESA, the Swahili word for money, is Kenya’s mobile money system developed by Safaricom. It has literally transformed the ability for people to work, save, pay for everything from groceries, bills, rents, and everything else. Kenya reports that use of MPESA has helped to lift 186,000 families out of poverty. That is nearly 2% of…

While Brett was keynoting the NextMoney Fintech Finals 2017 in Hong Kong, he took the opportunity to interview a lot of the leaders, movers, and shakers that are turning up the volume on the global Fintech scene. Hong Kong and Singapore have long been economic crossroads. China and India are economies with vast populations and…

Brett was the keynote speaker at Digital Money Forum, and Breaking Banks was invited to be the official podcast of the meeting! We are bringing you insights from several of the amazing panelists asking questions about AI helping to save and spend wisely. And if friction should be added back in the system, can we…

One of the presences most strongly felt at CES was Alexa, Amazon’s voice activated assistant. According to a study done by NTT Data, *she* is currently the most quickly adopted Artificial Intelligence. This week we are exploring AI adoption in the home, and why AI is so powerful in the payments space with Brian Roemmele,…

Brett starts today with a news rundown with Chris Skinner of The Finanser.com and Penny Crosman, Editor, American Banker Then, we take you to the CES main floor to talk to best selling author Guy Kawasaki, Robert Scoble, Michael Hafner- Head of Mercedes Benz Autonomous and Assisted Driving Systems, Melisa Cefkin- Principle Scientist for Nissan…