I’ve had the opportunity to speak with multiple start-up founders who have gone through the Startupbootcamp Accelerator Program. And every single one of them have stated this was, without a doubt, the best and most intense program they’ve ever been th…
Read MoreWhile 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…
Read MoreI’m always interested in the back stories of the people I speak with in FinTech. What drives them, how did they get into the industry, who motivates them, etc.? I walked away from my interview with Fereshteh reflecting on my own focus and my actions …
Read MoreIt’s ‘Nicols’, not ‘Nichols’. This is about the only thing most folks in the FinTech and banking space get wrong about JP Nicols, one of the co-founders of the FinTech Forge. JP is one of the most respected thought leaders and voices in the FinTech w…
Read MoreFinancial Services has become a convoluted space full of both well established players and new startups fighting for market share and customers. The difficulty is finding the signal through the noise. Thankfully we have folks like Devie Mohan to guid…
Read MoreBrett 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…
Read MoreThe term “influencer” is a hotly contested identifier in the fintech world these days. Not a day goes by that a new “influencer” list is published for a given corner of the fintech ecosystem and the debate continues to grow on how one determines who s…
Read MoreSylvie Boucheron, the Head of Financial Institutions for ACI Payments, recently moved to Naples, Florida for her company. Just a little different from her native Marseille. The biggest cultural change for her?
Read MoreOne 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,…
Read MoreYou know those individuals you meet for the first time but it seems as if you’ve been friends forever? That describes Megan Caywood, the Chief Platform Officer for Starling Bank. We hit it off immediately due to our mutual love of APIs, London,
Read MoreSometimes your name is prophetic. This is exactly the situation with John Hope Bryant. He has exemplified the concept of ‘hope’ throughout his life and specifically with Operation Hope, his organization focused on financial literacy and dignity for a…
Read MoreBrian Roemmele has a natural affinity for the audio realm – whether this be through his love of music or through his belief that voice would become the next operating system way before this was the “in thing”.
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