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Freshly back from Vegas, Glen shares interviews with the founders of three companies that made a splash at Money 20/20’s startup pitch competition: Dennis Cail of Zirtue, Gwyneth Borden of Remynt and Piero Nunez of Pana. Plus, does Jesus still love Bitcoin?

Links related to this episode:

Zirtue: https://zirtue.com/

Remynt: https://www.getremynt.com/

Pana: https://www.joinpana.com/

Our Recent CU Town Hall with MyFloc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr_ahj54u0o&feature=youtu.be

Glen’s BIG Blog on Money 20/20 highlights:

Glen’s Money 20/20 coverage for CUNA.org: https://news.cuna.org/articles/121710-money-20-20-advancing-in-real-time-despite-headwinds

Our recent interview with Tracey Davies of Money 20/20: https://www.big-fintech.com/Media/BIGcast/ArticleID/840/Drones-Disruption-and-Double-Vision

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Glen speaks with Highline co-founder and CEO Geoff Brown about his firm’s efforts to simplify bill payment and make “safe to spend” budgeting more practical by remitting amounts due directly from paychecks. Also- the ninth (or tenth) life of checks, and questions over how the CFPB is “fed.”      Links related to this episode:   Highline: https://highline.co/  Our previous episode on payday lending: https://www.big-fintech.com/Media/BIGcast/ArticleID/836/Exodus-from-the-Debt-Trap  BillGO and Aite’s study on how Americans pay their bills: https://www.billgo.com/blog/how-americans-pay-their-bills  Deluxe’s unexpected check rebound: https://www.americanbanker.com/payments/news/deluxe-check-printing-business-sees-surprising-uptick-in-demand  CFPB funding: https://www.npr.org/2022/10/19/1130115943/court-says-financial-watchdog-agency-cfpbs-structure-is-unconstitutional    Join us live every other Wednesday at 3pm ET/Noon PT for the CU Town Hall, an interactive discussion of the most pressing issues facing credit unions:  https://www.cutownhall.com/    Follow the Best Innovation Group on Twitter: @bigfintech Follow Glen on Twitter @154Advisors Follow John on Twitter @jbfintech

John and Glen discuss the Credit Card Competition Act, the lessons that can be gleaned from “Durbin 1.0”’s impact on debit, the potential impact on credit interchange, and possible workarounds. Also, John declares body parts in his checked baggage.   Links related to this episode:   The FII Institute: https://fii-institute.org/  BAI’s take on the implications of Durbin 2.0: https://www.bai.org/banking-strategies/article-detail/whats-next-if-durbin-2-0-becomes-law/  Business Insider’s take on the political machinations: https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/credit-card-competition-act-good-veterans-bad-for-rewards-2022-10  CUNA’s stance on attempts to attach the bill to the National Defense Authorization Act: https://news.cuna.org/articles/121611-financial-services-trades-to-congress-ndaa-shouldnt-be-a-payday-for-retailers  Payment Dive’s update on the latest twist that may keep interchange out of the NDAA: https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/credit-card-payments-competition-bill-durbin-congress-defense-spending-bill/633904/    Join us live every other Wednesday at 3pm ET/Noon PT for the CU Town Hall, an interactive discussion of the most pressing issues facing credit unions:  https://www.cutownhall.com/    Follow the Best Innovation Group on Twitter: @bigfintech Follow Glen on Twitter @154Advisors Follow John on Twitter @jbfintech

Glen talks with Money 20/20 President Tracey Davies about what to expect at the upcoming flagship event, and why this batch of ideas won’t be staying in Vegas. Also, the Credit Card Competition Act gathers momentum.   Links related to this episode:   Money 20/20 USA, October 23-26: https://us.money2020.com/  The Points Guy’s take on the Credit Card Competition Act: https://thepointsguy.com/news/update-credit-card-competition-act/   Titus Andronicus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9He-ZJCl3Y    Join us live every other Wednesday at 3pm ET/Noon PT for the CU Town Hall, an interactive discussion of the most pressing issues facing credit unions:  https://www.cutownhall.com/    Follow the Best Innovation Group on Twitter: @bigfintech Follow Glen on Twitter @154Advisors Follow John on Twitter @jbfintech

Glen talks with Jenny Jackson and Nick Evens, the co-founders of VentureTech, about the rapid growth of their interactive fintech showcase and plans to highlight more than 25 growth-stage companies this November. Also- a crypto take-down, fall conference pre-gaming, and various fintech rumblings in our nation’s Capitol.   Links related to this episode:   VentureTech, November 7-9: www.myventuretech.com  Last week’s BIGCast featuring interviews with four Finovate standouts: https://www.big-fintech.com/Media/BIGcast/ArticleID/838/The-New-Guard-Takes-Center-Stage  The Treasury Department’s report on the Future of Money: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/Future-of-Money-and-Payments.pdf  The Treasury Department’s report on Crypto risks: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/CryptoAsset_EO5.pdf    Join us live every other Wednesday at 3pm ET/Noon PT for the CU Town Hall, an interactive discussion of the most pressing issues facing credit unions:  https://www.cutownhall.com/    Follow the Best Innovation Group on Twitter: @bigfintech Follow Glen on Twitter @154Advisors Follow John on Twitter @jbfintech

Glen interviews four of his favorite companies- all first-time presenters- at last week’s Finovate Fall event: Best of Show winner Debbie, crypto solutions provider Bakkt, trading platform Energy Shares and business identity platform Middesk.

Links related to this episode:

Debbie: https://www.joindebbie.com/

Bakkt: https://bakkt.com/crypto-solutions

Energy Shares: https://energysharesus.com/

Middesk: https://www.middesk.com/

Glen’s earlier interviews with Best of Show winner Quilo and also standouts Illuma and Posh: https://www.big-fintech.com/Media/BIGcast/ArticleID/817/NACUSO-Next-Big-Idea  

Best of Show winner Lemonade LXP’s appearance on our CU Digital Town Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTazCXX_lyo

Glen’s recent interview with Finovate frontman Greg Palmer: https://www.big-fintech.com/Media/BIGcast/ArticleID/832/A-Shift-in-the-Venture-Capital-Winds

The Treasury Department’s newly minted report on the Future of Money: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/Future-of-Money-and-Payments.pdf

The Treasury Department’s report on Crypto risks: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/CryptoAsset_EO5.pdf

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Glen speaks with BitMint CTO Gideon Samid about his firm’s unique approach to digital loyalty programs, and with GoCart’s Head of Growth Nick Hughes about reducing shopping cart abandonment. Also- new data on credit unions and crypto, and credit card gun merchant codes set the stage for a new battle royale.     Links related to this episode:   BitMint: https://www.bitmintcash.com/ 

GoCart: https://www.gocartpay.com/ 

Glen’s Credit Union Magazine article on CUs and Crypto: https://news.cuna.org/articles/121324-connecting-via-crypto 

PSCU/PYMNTS.com’s survey of credit union leaders’ crypto attitudes: https://www.pymnts.com/credit-unions/2022/credit-unions-weigh-the-risks-and-benefits-of-expanding-crypto-offerings/ 

MPC22 (August’s Mobile Payments Conference): https://mobilepaymentconference.com/ 

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Glen meets with Exodus Lending’s Executive Director Anne Leland Clark to discuss its grassroots efforts to extricate consumers from debt traps and plans to launch “the anti-payday loan.” Also - faster payments coming faster, and the crypto caravan keeps growing.

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Shamir Karkal, co-founder of trailblazing neobank Simple, discusses his current venture Sila and its mission to simplify payments for the entire ecosystem. Plus-FedNow lurches toward the starting gate, and Glen looks forward to a busy September. SHOW NOTES can be found at: https://www.big-fintech.com/Media/BIGcast

Glen speaks with Finovate’s VP of Marketing Greg Palmer about how 2022’s economic climate may be fueling a new wave of young fintechs. Also, a recent acquisition has Glen asking about CUSOs, and a brief tribute to a true card pioneer. SHOW NOTES can be found at: https://www.big-fintech.com/Media/BIGcast