The possibilities that digital currency create with payments, ledgers, contracts, and the transparency to rebuild trust are momentous. On the show today, Brett is hosting people who dare to re-imagine how banks and payments interact, who the middle man should really be, or if a middle man is needed at all. First we have Ben…

Today, Brett hosts Kamal Budhabbatti, called the Bill Gates of Kenya to talk about the amazing fintech scene in that part of the world. And Scout Finance Founders- Vivek Nasta and Ariez Dustoor are talking to us about their work to allow investment professionals to always be able to access their clients information and do…

We have discussed the debate over bitcoin and blockchains in the US and European markets, but the markets in Asia present a slew of new problems. Today, Rob Findlay takes the host chair as part of our series out of Singapore. His guests Marcus Swanepoel of BitX and Antony Lewis, blogger at bitsonblocks.net to discuss…

Today Breaking Banks is coming to you from the Innovate Finance Global Summit in London. FinTech is changing the nature of finance and money around the world, and Innovate Finance, at the heart of the UK fintech scene, gathered the luminaries from around the globe to talk about what has changed and what to anticipate…

Fintech is about disrupting the banks and providing a reinvention of banking and the ways we interact with money. Traditional financial centers are focusing on new ways to embrace the disruption and make their cities part of the new network of global fintech hubs. And the disruption is reaching our health industry. Insurtech is about…

Today’s guests had MUCH more to contribute that we didn’t get to, so this is a PODCAST EXTRA!!!! YAY!!! More Breaking Banks to love. Harriet Wakelam and Alex Lightman stayed with us to record a few more thoughts about the disruption in Insurtech. Hope you enjoy!

With the new dependency on technology, consumers are producing more data than ever. Using this data, it is possible to create fuller pictures of people’s spending and credit habits, allowing for greater accessibility to capital. And with the right measurements in place, the data can be analyzed so quickly, that credit decisions can be made…

Both the financial and tech worlds have reputations for being male centered work environments. Along with the technological disruption in financial services, there has been a movement to bring more women’s voices to the new technologies. Our host today, Sam Maule, has created a site- http://www.femtechleaders.com/ – that highlights the contributions that women leaders are…

Voice recognition is the most invisible computer interface. With the popularity of the Amazon Echo, fintechs and banks are both looking at the new possibilities to serve their customers. Today, Brett has on Rizwan Khalfan, Chief Digital Officer of TD Bank, to chat about the TD/Moven partnership and some of the exciting things they have…

Beyond financial inclusion, a major concern for many customers is whether they can weather financial emergencies. Until recently, banks haven’t focused on assisting their customers with financial wellness, but many banks are changing their tune. Today’s host, Ron Shevlin is talking with Ryan Falvey and Rachel Schneider of CFSI about their research into what defines…

Bitcoin has often been dismissed as the currency of criminals and frauds, but those in the FinTech space have thought differently for a long time. Even when they didn’t defend bitcoin explicitly, the interest in blockchain has only grown. And bitcoin is performing better against the US dollar than any other currency. This week, Brett…

Brett King returns to host this week and talk about Apple’s case for refusing to create the backdoor into our phone for the FBI. We also talk with Jaime Punishill at TIAA about their changes and the ways they are digitalizing one of the oldest financial service businesses in the US. And we chat with…