BIGcast

John and Glen dissect the biggest stories impacting the fintech, credit union and crypto worlds in 2021- from the meteoric rise of Bitcoin (and GameStop!) to supply chain snarl-ups to worker shortages to Google pulling back from checking accounts.

Glen speaks with the founders of 3 bold startups- Renofi, Silvur and SocialEquity- with fresh approaches to key financial services challenges.

John and Glen update their annual tradition, trading thoughts on what they've been grateful for (from a fintech perspective- mostly) over a busy 2021.

Glen shares highlights from an action-packed week at the NACUSO and VentureTech conferences, featuring interviews with startup Atomic FI, fintech investor CMFG Ventures, and champions of a campaign to launch more new credit unions.

John and Glen interview futurist and author Brett King about his new book, "The Rise of Technosocialism," how the pandemic prompted him to re-write its first half, and why moderates shouldn't be scared off by the title.

Glen chats with a trio of Founder/CEOs from the hallways of Money 20/20- MetalPay’s Marshall Hayner, SnapCheck’s Ken Kruszka and Honeycomb Credit’s George Cook. Also, Glen violates the first rule of Fintech Fight Club.

John and Glen discuss how today’s supply chain headaches could cause longer-term credit union migraines. Also- a new ETF drives a Bitcoin price record, and debating whether to pay ransomware demands.

John and Glen begin by dissecting Google Checking, and somehow end up on Buy Now Pay Later and Sam’s Club. Also- Mr. Bitcoin’s wild ride.

All roads lead to Las Vegas, as Glen previews a busy industry calendar with Curql Collective CEO Nick Evens (NACUSO Network Conference, VentureTech) and Money 20/20 President Tracey Davies.

Mike gets phygital with Lemonade CEO/Co-Founder John Findlay, and Glen assesses the demise of Google checking and a new take on the worker shortage.