In this episode of the Wharton FinTech Podcast, Bobby Ma sits down with Brian Kaas, President and Managing Director of TruStage Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of TruStage.

Brian shares his experience founding TruStage Ventures and the work he and his team have done in the past decade bridging the gap between FinTech founders, credit unions, and the broader financial services industry culminating in $400 million in investments since 2016.

We discuss:

- The 140+ million member-strong credit union movement and services they provide to the community

- The partnership and value add TruStage Ventures brings in working with its FinTech investments

- Investment criteria and role the group plays in the broader TruStage organization

- Outlook on how stablecoins and other emerging technologies are poised to disrupt the financial services industry

- The success they have had investing in early-stage FinTechs through their Discovery Fund