PODCAST #284 – Exploring New Growth Strategies (Aired 4/11) Financial services companies are always looking for new avenues for growth beyond loans, deposits, and payments. Jason Henrichs and regular contributor Ron Shevlin explore the opportunities in POS #lending with Sandeep Bhandari of Affirm, Inc., while JP Nicols talks with Richard Turrin about exploring new ideas…

PODCAST #283 – Small Things with Big Impact (Aired 4/4) Jason Henrichs talks with Karen Mills, former head of the Small Business Administration about her new book Fintech, Small Business and the American Dream, and Dan O’Malley, CEO of Numerated Technologies, a real time lending platform spun out of Eastern Bank that helps community banks…

PODCAST #282 – Apple + Conversational AI (Aired 3/28) Brett King and Chloé James are joined by Ron Shevlin and David Birch, discussing the launch of Apple’s credit card. Then, we delve into the world of conversational #AI with Emma Furlong, Clinc Inc. from Boston and Greg Cross, Soul Machines out of New Zealand. What…

PODCAST #281 – 5G Fintech (Aired 3/21) Brett King examines how #5G is going to change consumer expectations towards low-latency, low friction experiences. Serhad Doken talks Verizon’s 5G Labs and ways startups are collaborating on new tech. We hear from Robert Scoble at Infinite Retina, sharing why self-driving cars will need 5G, and Kul Singh…

PODCAST #280 East meets (South by South) West (Aired 3/14) Jason Henrichs and JP Nicols host Ron Shevlin, talking Ant Financial’s new core banking system, and Ron and Jason debate about what that means (and doesn’t mean) for banks and traditional providers of core banking technology. Then, Jason and Jean Donnelly report in from SXSW…

PODCAST #279 – Fintech For Good (Aired 3/07) Theo Lau from Unconventional Ventures joins us to talk about using technology to do good for customers and communities, and some of the challenges faced by community banks who historically have played a vital role in doing good in their communities, but now are losing in the…

PODCAST #278 – The Financial Wellness Pandemic (Aired 2/28) A recent poll of 1000 Americans found 85% are stressed about money at least sometimes and a full 30% are constantly stressed about money. This is supported by a Bankrate study that found over half of Americans couldn’t cover a $1,000 emergency. This isn’t just a…

PODCAST #277 – #FinovateEurope 2019 (Aired 2/21) This week, we’re coming to you from FinovateEurope where Greg Palmer, Brett King, JP Nicols and Jim Marous discuss FinTech geo-politics and clashes over financial services in the East vs. the West. What are some recent global regulatory responses to Brexit and Trump? How is China competing with…

PODCAST #276 – Open Up! (Aired 2/14) We’re a year into #OpenBanking but what’s really changed? Jason Henrichs hosts Martin Häring, CMO of Finastra, discussing the evolving business models and challenges facing incumbent financial institutions. Then, regular contributor Penny Crosman breaks down why things aren’t moving faster. The show closes with Jane Barratt, Chief Advocacy…

PODCAST #275 – Future-Proof Your Life (Aired 2/7) This week, we look at what it takes to survive and thrive with the coming disruptions around #technology, #AI, and changing social conditions. Brett King and Chloé James, joined by Jim Marous, host authors Jay Samit of “Disrupt You” fame, and from the distant shores of Sydney,…

PODCAST #274 – Innovating with Heart and Soul (Aired 1/31) We talk a lot about technology on the show, and we are going to do that again this week. But we are also going to talk about the important role people have in making technology work. This week, Jason Henrichs and JP Nicols host Duena…

PODCAST #272 – Living Your Extra Life (Aired 1/17) How can you live your extra life in 2020? Find out as Brett King and Chloé James host Theo Lau and HealthTech and Digital Wellbeing experts John Nosta of NostaLabs and Chris Dancy, author of Don’t Unplug: How Technology Saved My Life (And Can Save Yours…