Social Media is no longer a cute extra in any marketing or customer service campaign. It has to be a core component of customer engagement. Those who embrace social media as a way to listen to customers as well as communicate with them will be the winners in this space. Today, Frank Eliason, SVP of…

How do we begin to replace the physical context in a world where our transactions are increasingly virtual? Where we buy, store, and save to “the cloud”? Today, Brett speaks to Shel Israel, co-author of “Age of Context” and “Naked Conversations” about how our behavior is shifting with our environment and how to stay relevant…

Simple is hard. Easy is harder. Invisible is hardest.- Jean-Louis Gassee Today Brett King, joined by Chris Skinner, hosts Chuck Davidson, CEO of CardFree, and Jared Spool, Founder of UIE to talk about designing the mobile payment experience- creating an environment where consumers have less friction and more security. He also interviews Mayor of London,…

Today, our host Brett King has turned over the hosting duties to Andy Mclean (@insanemclean) for a hosting turn in Bali. Andy hosts Rob Findlay from NextBank, Gary Dykstra who is setting up a bitcoin economy, and Peter Wall, CEO of Hubud. They are talking about why conditions in Bali are ideal spot for innovative…

Millennials or Gen Y are now 30% of the workforce and are becoming the consumers that are pushing the economic trends. So, knowing about them is vital to the growth and sustainability of any business. Today, Brett hosts Sarah Timmons, Rebecca Carpenter, and Lili Tangwall from the WOCCU, to talk about their report on 12…

When Innotribe at Sibos concluded in Boston last year, the start-up competition had been finalized, but in many ways it was just beginning. Just being a finalist was a win, Today, Brett King is hosting Jeff Stewart from Lenddo who has an important announcement. Then we are going to revisit the progress of some of…

With the end of the CES conference, it is clear that the Internet of Things is all around us. By the end of 2015, Gartner predicts that 5 billion devices will be connected. By 2020, it will be 25 billion. But what does all this tremendous data and service mean for financial technologies? Today, Brett…

As this is the last episode of Breaking Banks before the end of the year, we wanted to make sure it had plenty of food for thought. And we just want to say- Be prepared to FEAST! We are fully loaded with a great show. On this episode, our host Brett King talks with geek-famous…

it is the end of an explosive year in Fintech and we at Breaking Banks wanted to compile some of our favorite interviews to review all the amazing things happening in our industry around the globe. This is the producer’s cut (ie, our host Brett helped, but let me make the final decisions. Don’t worry,…

Brett King and Chris Skinner continue our series: Breaking Down Blockchain. This week, we are looking at other sectors related uses of blockchain, like healthtech, biotech, trade, and energy. Joining them are Bailey Reutzel, author of Moneytripping; Michael Casey, Senior Advisor, MIT Media Lab, Digital Currency Initiative; Leanne Kemp, Founder and CEO of Everledger; Abraham…

Nothing seems worse to us than being hacked, but hacking is the new creative problem solving! Hackers keep our online spaces healthy and happy. Today, Brett hosts Keren Elizari, cyber security expert, to discuss the virtues of the hacker. If you aren’t familiar with Keren, catch her amazing TED talk here: http://www.ted.com/talks/keren_elazari_hackers_the_internet_s_immune_system Also, we are…

As preference for digital interface grows, and consumers are hunting for a more frictionless experience to obtain credit, loans, and investment advice, banks are looking for ways to sell products that customers want and deliver them in the digital package. Today, guest host Jim Marous of the Financial Brand will be coming live from the…