Breaking Banks

Hosts JP Nicols and Jason Henrichs are joined by regular contributor Ron Shevlin, Director of Research at Cornerstone Advisors and Senior Contributor at Forbes with his Fintech Snark Tank column, as well as Mary Wisniewski: Banking editor and fintech features reporter for Bankrate.com to discuss the current state of banking. They explore if/how traditional banks can win the digital arms race, ponder what the hell a Google checking account is, and discover a few of JP’s quirky things. Key takeaway: Customers’ preferences and needs are transforming, and financial institutions must evolve to win in this rapidly changing world.

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Don’t miss this action-packed episode hosted by Jason Henrichs and co-hosted by Dara Tarkowski host of Tech on Reg. Jason and Dara are joined by Alissa Knight a recovering hacker and Patrick Sells bank innovator extraordinaire to discuss data privacy, cybersecurity in banking/fintech, and much much more. This episode will leave you questioning where you stand on the issues surrounding data ownership and have you wondering if that TikTok dance was really worth it.

Don’t miss this action-packed episode hosted by Jason Henrichs and co-hosted by Dara Tarkowski host of Tech on Reg.

For this episode of Breaking Banks, we are setting the stage for a new era of banking experiences and capabilities in the digital payments space. Our guests today are revolutionizing digital payments and paving the way for cashless transformation. Brett King is joined by contributor Brian Solis Global Innovation Evangelist of Salesforce and YandexMoney CEO Ivan Glazachev to discuss Russia’s advancements in payments, mobile wallets, and transfers in the wake of COVID-19. Next, hear from Jun Hasegawa and K. Pitiporn Phanaphat as they chat with Brett King about blockchain technology for fintech applications. With a recent investment round led by SCB10X, the Thailand based fintech SYNQA is poised to spread cashless solutions to businesses across Asia.

For this episode of Breaking Banks, we are setting the stage for a new era of banking experiences and capabilities in the digital payments space. Our guests today are revolutionizing digital payments and paving the way for cashless transformation.

This episode of Breaking Banks is a call to action for the VC industry to put their money where their mouths are. Jason Henrichs speaks with Backstage Capital Founder and Managing Partner Arlan Hamilton about her journey from homeless to Investor/A Force to be Reckoned with. Arlan shares her experience in the VC space as a gay black woman and highlights Backstage Capital’s Syndicate program, a program dedicated to investing in under-resourced individuals. Be sure to check out Arlan’s new book It’s About Damn Time and visit backstagecapital.com!

Then stay tuned as Jason hosts Mike Asem, Partner at M25, and board member with BLCK VC. Mike shares his passion for being a good steward in the investment space, to not only advance diversity and inclusion within the VC industry but to truly change the entire landscape. Mike’s insightful and actionable framework for Anti-Racism Ownership can be found at bit.ly/bediverse.

The Guests

Arlan Hamilton / Founder & Managing Partner at Backstage Capital

Arlan Hamilton built a venture capital fund from the ground up, while homeless. She is the Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital, a fund that is dedicated to minimizing funding disparities in tech by investing in high-potential founders who are people of color, women, and/or LGBT. Started from scratch in 2015, Backstage has now raised more than $7 million and invested in more than 130 startup companies led by underestimated founders. In 2018 Arlan co-founded Backstage Studio which launched four accelerator programs for underestimated founders in Detroit, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and London.

Backstage Capital: https://backstagecapital.com/

Arlan's New Book: https://www.itsaboutdamntime.com/

Mike Asem / Partner at M25

As a partner at M25, Mike has participated in nearly 100 investments in early-stage companies across the Midwest. Outside of his responsibilities at M25, Mike is a Kauffman Fellow (Class 24) and a board member at BLCK VC, leading initiatives in the Midwest to connect, engage, empower, and advance Black venture investors. Prior to M25, Mike founded The Anvil, a co-working space and startup incubator on Purdue University's campus, where he helped launch the first Purdue startup to be accepted to Y Combinator. Mike lives in Chicago with his wife, Erikka. In his free time, he enjoys making wine, eating sushi, following Chicago sports, and traveling with his wife.

M25: https://m25vc.com/

This episode of Breaking Banks is a call to action for the VC industry to put their money where their mouths are.

COVID-19 has exposed the reliance on long outdated and insecure identity metrics founded on face-to-face interaction, with identity theft and fraud increasing during lock-down. The organizations that had already implemented digital onboarding and identity verification have obviously performed better during the crisis. But where will we go from here? Join Brett King and Dave Birch as we bring in leading identity specialists Jumio and Metro bank in the UK as they talk about their journey to digital.

COVID-19 has exposed the reliance on long outdated and insecure identity metrics founded on face-to-face interaction, with identity theft and fraud increasing during lock-down.