Glen reports from Trellance's Immersion conference in Ft. Lauderdale, and checks in with industry veteran William Mills for a recap of Finovate's San Francisco event held the same week. Also, a data-driven analysis of beer buzz.

Glen’s recap from the NACHA Payments conference in Orlando includes interviews with the newly launched Center for Payments, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and BAI talking fintech compliance and blockchain, US Dataworks’ on its new automated solution, and NACHA CEO Jan Estep.

John and Glen are back together again to chat about the latest developments in the fintech and payments space. Hear the unexpected story of how Amazon is partnering with Kohls in a sea-changing way. Also, get an update on the ever-unpredictable price of Bitcoin, and the potential of brewing competition within the real-time payments space.

Glen reports from FinTech South, chats with promising startups CapWay and MaxRewards, hears from fast-growing AI firm Featurespace about how FIs and gaming companies face similar threats, and discusses a breakthrough approach to meeting the growing demand for fintech talent with the University System of Georgia's Chief Innovation Officer.

This week, John sits down with data-driven defense evangelist Roger Grimes, for a mind-bending conversation about the future (and present) of quantum computing. John and Roger discuss how quantum computing works and why now is the time to prepare yourself for a post-quantum world. Quantum computers are on track to be able to break public encryption within the next 3-5 years. Will you be ready?

Roger Grimes will be appearing as a keynote speaker at this year’s AXFI Conference, June 9-12 in Minneapolis, MN. Follow the link below to register today - Use promo code BIGCAST for 25% off your registration!

This week, John Best is joined by Brian Ley of Alpharank for a lively conversation about emerging technologies. Join John and Brian as they discuss their predictions for the financial services sector in 2019, the future of technologies such as quantum computing and bioinformatics,  and how the moral good of Credit Unions should be utilized as a selling point to your members.

John and Brian will be collaborating on a keynote at this year’s AXFI Conference, June 9-12 in Minneapolis, MN.

This week John sat down with returning guest Jim Stickley of Stickley on Security to talk about all things security. In this episode they discuss the common pitfalls of victims, IoT security in the age of 5G, and how truly vulnerable data is in this ever-changing digital landscape.

John and Glen discuss the recent wave of fintech mergers and its impact on FI strategy, Chase's and Facebook's forays into digital coins, and a new class action threat hounding credit unions.

This week John is joined by a very special guest: Rolf Hüppi, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Paralife, a company dedicated to creating and sustaining financial protection for underserved populations around the world. Join John and Rolf as they discuss the value of supporting financial inclusion, creating opportunities for disabled populations, and how you can get involved in the financial inclusion movement.

Glen's on-site coverage from CUNA's Government Affairs Conference spans the industry's awareness initiative, fresh analysis of the US economy and its impact on credit unions, and a new IBM/CU Ledger partnership." Also, an amazing stat on gender equality.