I finally met someone who can explain “cognitive banking” to me! Devika Thapar, IBM Watson’s Chief of Staff for Financial Services, is one of those rare techies who can explain deep AI concepts in simple English, or Hindi for that matter. We lift up the curtain a bit on Watson and where IBM is headed…
Read MoreWe are celebrating our 200th episode today! Brett is hosting Chris Skinner, Dave Birch, and Sam Maule (all show regulars) to discuss how much has changed since we launched in May of 2013 and how much has stayed the same. On the discussion table are: alipay, Jack Ma, blockchain, AI, building a true digital system,…
Read MoreI immediately hit it off with Stephen. We were introduced by Kim Hong from Trullio and we spent must of the interview cracking jokes and riffing off each other. Therefore, for this write-up, I’m going to continue giving Stephen a hard time. He is one of those younger, hip, good looking, in shape, well-dressed, successful…
Read MoreOhad Samet describes himself this way on this Twitter profile: “One of the best Ohad Samets in the world.” That one sentence pretty much sums up Ohad. He is funny as hell, smart as hell, sharp witted as hell,
Read MoreYes, Margaux Avedisian was profiled in the Wall Street Journal. Yes, she is a bitcoin comic. Yes, she is quite funny. But Margaux is also one sharp entrepreneur when it comes to cryptocurrency and the future of money. During the day she is the world’s funniest EVP at Transform Group and can pretty much…
Read MoreToday, Brett is joined by Penny Crosman of American Banker to discuss ICOs. Then, he talks with Carl Ryden, CEO of Precision Lender, to talk about his new book “Earn It: Building Your Bank’s Brad One Relationship at a Time”, and the principles that lenders need to adhere to to build trust and community. Also,…
Read MoreRichard leads a team of engineers and innovators looking at emerging technologies and their application across RBS. His current focus is on the application of distributed ledger technology including blockchain across RBS. Or as Richard puts it,
Read MoreBianca has done more in her brief time on the tech scene than most people have accomplished in a 30 year career. She’s founded multiple companies stretching across multiple industries and has now fully grasped the impact biometrics can have on the que…
Read MoreThis episode of Breaking Banks was sponsored by NTT DATA… They get stuff done. We were guests at the Money 2020 conference, and had the chance to do lots of amazing interviews. The theme of the conference was Fintech Superheroes, and this show highlights just 4 of many Fintech fighters that are working to make…
Read MoreChloé James is Group Media and PR Director and Editor of the Australian Retail Banker and Global Retail Banker for global business intelligence and digital media provider, RFi Group. She is also a presenter on Sky News Australia. What makes Chloé stand out in my opinion is the authenticness of her love of tech and…
Read MoreThere are several reasons I’m friends with Dion. 1) He’s smart as hell; 2) he heads up fintech for CapGemni so we basically have the same job; 3) he has less hair than I do; and 4) he is a huge Arsenal football fan. What more could you ask for in a friend?
Read MoreAt this point Fidor Bank is a fintech dinosaur, which is actually a compliment. Matthias Kröner, the CEO of Fidor, founded the bank in Germany back in 2009. Many of the current concepts and themes of “Neo” and “Challenger” banks have their roots in the Fidor ethos. Matthias has, and continues to be a true…
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