BIGcast

In this episode, John catches up with patent attorney and litigator John Rollins for a fascinating conversation about patents in the global ‘Amazon’ world. Tune in to take a deep dive into the wide world of patent law as it applies to Amazon’s global (and often knock-off) sellers, explore how 3D printing will likely exacerbate this issue, and get an inside look at how patent opportunities current look for software entrepreneurs.

In part 2 of our Finovate Europe coverage Glen assesses the landscape at the one-year anniversary of UK Open Banking, speaks with standout demoing companies AccountScore, Five Degrees and Imburse, and wonders what he’ll find when he lands in London the Day After Brexit.

Glen sorts through the 64 London demos for standouts and emerging themes, plus speaks onsite with Best of Show winners Crealogix and Glia and Finovate VP/Host Greg Palmer. Also, JPM Coin and the new Apple/Goldman card. 

In this episode of the BIGCast, spend some time with John as he breaks down how some of the hottest topics in the news cycle will affect your financial institution. Get the latest scoop on JP Morgan Chase's surprise pivot into the crypto world with their newly announced JPM Coin.  Then, explore how the long reach of Brexit might reverberate through the financial industry on a global scale.

John and Glen discuss Fiserv’s acquisition of First Data, MasterCard’s interesting month in the news, and a bizarre mystery involving Raspberry Pi with security lessons for smaller credit unions and community banks.

In this roundtable hosted by Geezeo John Best and an array of experts in the payments field discuss all things IoT and banking. Listen in for the roundtable’s insights on the Fiserv/First Data merger, explore the current and future states of IoT, and stay ahead of the curve with expert advice regarding the biggest upcoming disruptions in the industry.

Featured in this roundtable:

Aaron Junod – VP of Product, Geezeo

Tracey Dunlap – Chief Experience Officer, Zenmonics

John Best – CEO and Founder, Best Innovation Group

Zack Miller – Founder, Tearsheet

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.

This week John speaks with David Dorr of Dorr Enterprises and Hashlabs to speak about Coro, a DLT solution to re-introduce the use of physical gold as a global currency. Get a primer on the history of gold vs. paper currency, explore why David believes that everyone should have easy access to buy physical gold, and learn how Coro addresses the issue of cross-border market stability.

This week Nick Cowan, CEO of Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange, joins John for a lively discussion about the future of secure blockchain exchanges. Nick shares insight into the history of finance in Gibraltar and how it has led to their current blockchain initiatives. John and Nick compare regulated exchanges and unregulated exchanges in an effort to demonstrate the pros and cons of both. Finally, learn why Nick believes that tokenized security exchanges is the revolutionary future of blockchain.

John, Kirk and Glen predict the big fintech trends of 2019- and take their lumps for 2018’s Bitcoin projection.