For ages, our signatures have been our identifiers with banks, but in the mobile age, signatures are risky, slow, and far less secure than other methods of identification. Between fingerprints, iris scans, biorhythms, and many other bodytech apps, there are better, faster, and more secure identifiers that banking can use. Today Brett speaks with Bill…

As FinTech booms, differentiating yourself and getting attention is key. Many startups do this by applying to an accelerator program, and the most successful accelerator program in FinTech has been Startupbootcamp. Today we are highlighting Startupbootcamp London who just had demo day for their nine fintech startups last week. Co-hosting with Brett will be Liz…

Today Brett talks to Erica Young of Anthemis about the new possibilities of Robotics in the financial services industry and then has a frank conversation with Number 26 founders, Valentin Stalf and Maximilian Tayenthal about their success starting a mobile only bank in Berlin. And then Jessica Ellerm interviews Chris Brycki, founder of Stockspot, the…

RegTech has become the new hot term in the FinTech industry as it aims to tackle the burdens of regulation and ease compliance for pennies on the dollar. But with different regulatory environments and processes, can regtech developers create reg tech that is trusted by both the industry and the regulators? And should FinTech’s really…

FinTech in Latin America is much like social media- flourishing with lots of room to grow. Today, we are looking at our friends in the southern sphere to talk about growth and trends and differences among Latin American countries. Brett King hosts Alejandro Cosentino- Founder and CEO of Afluenta, Vicente Fenoll- Founder and CEO of…

The looming giant in the FinTech industry is the Asian sectors. The potential for a new customer base and growth is enormous and FinTech companies are increasing focus on the sector in the effort to reach billions of new customers. The main hubs for these sectors are Hong Kong, Singapore, and Sydney, AU and they…

At Sibos, the international banking conference hosted by Swift, Innotribe, a mini conference within the conference has been bringing the message of innovation to the banking industry for the past few years. This year, they have gone mainstream, welcomed into the conference and set right next to the main stage. They have definitely arrived! We…

The advantage of FinTechs is that they can usually respond to customer feedback and pivot quickly. They are considered more agile than big banks. But that doesn’t mean all innovation is happening outside the banks. Several banks have been participating in the disruption and hiring people to shift their organizations from the inside. Today, JP…

The UN Global Goals outline 17 goals to End Poverty, Fight Inequality and Injustice, and Fix Climate Change. As you wonder about each of them, you realize that all of the goals are interdependent. Today, on Breaking Banks we are focusing on organizations that are exploring FinTech as a means to financial inclusion. Brett talks…

As the tech disruption takes hold of the financial industries, banks are exploring fintech by supporting accelerators, partnering together, and creating new ways to replace legacy systems. Today, Brett has Dave Birch of Consult Hyperion join the show. They talk with Quartz correspondent Ian Kar about Fintech news and Michael Casey of the MIT Media…

It is official- Millennials are now the biggest consumer generation. And digital natives have more options than ever before, and exercise their options to find the services that meet their needs the best. Today, Brett talks to Samantha Ghiotti of Anthemis, and Aldo de Jong of Claro Partners about their new tool “Always in Beta”,…

Artificial Intelligence is all around us. It affects how many The debate that often surrounds this is about whether the machines will take over and rule us. But the realities of new technologies are more complicated. Today, Brett speaks with NY Times tech columnist and author, John Markoff about his new book “Machines of Loving…