Off the Common: A Fintech Podcast

Will Hernandez welcomes back Tylor Tourville to the podcast after his week away from the show, and they chat about how Black-owned businesses turned to fintech for PPP loans and how the neobank Simple is a shell of its former self. In the PR Corner, the co-hosts have a session about meeting expectations for clients and how you need to think outside-the-box and get client buy in. It was more of a therapeutic session than anything else!

Timestamps
0:00: Cold open (Fantasy booking on fintech deals)

8:02: Fintech shined for black-owned businesses for PPP (Reference article, Anna Hrushka, Banking Dive)

15:13: Simple: death by BBVA & PNC (Reference article, Penny Crosman, American Banker)
 
24:19: PR Corner (Meeting client expectations)

In Episode 12 of Off the Common: A Fintech Podcast, BackBay's Will Hernandez goes solo and discusses wealth tech funding; what a Square super app might look like; Visa backing fintechs; and in the PR Corner, he chats about the biggest thing he learned in the transition from journalism to public relations: teamwork makes the dream work.

Timestamps

3:42: Wealth tech shines in Q1 2021 (Reference report, CB Insights)

14:03: Is Square planning a super app? (Reference article, John Adams, PaymentsSource)

19:36: Visa bringing banks and fintechs together (Reference article, Lynne Marek, Payments Dive)
 
27:43: PR Corner, Teamwork makes the dream work

 

On Episode 11 of Off the Common: A Fintech Podcast, BackBay Communications fintech team members Will Hernandez and Tylor Tourville chat about MoneyLion’s future plans that include open banking; whether Fidelity making retail investing open to teenagers is a good ideas; The Atlanta Fed and fintech exclusion; and in the PR Corner, how we won a Bellringer award.

Timestamps

0:00: Cold Open (Fintech & the NBA Playoffs)

7:00: MoneyLion and open banking (Reference Story, Penny Crosman, American Banker)

16:22: Fidelity targets teenagers (Reference Story, Nicole Casperson, InvestmentNews)

26:00: Fintech & financial inclusion (Reference Story, John Adams, PaymentsSource) (Atlanta Fed study)

34:25: PR Corner (We won a Bulldog PR award!)

In the milestone Episode 10 of Off The Comment: A Fintech Podcasts, BackBay Communications fintech team members Will Hernandez and Tylor Tourville discuss open banking confusion with consumers; why the DOJ is investigating fintechs; a fintech smear campaign involving a wealth advisory firm, and in the PR Corner, obstacles in the pitching process to media.

Timestamps

0:00: Cold Open (Celebrating Episode 10)

6:00: Open banking confusion (Reference article, Rebecca Ayers, Finledger)

15:01: DOJ investigates Kabbage and others (Reference article, Koh Qing and Pete Schroeder, Reuters)

24:33: Fintech smear campaign (Reference article, Sam Steinberger, Wealth Management.com)

38:41: PR Corner (How we pitch the media)

In Episode 9 of Off the Common: A Fintech Podcast, BackBay Communications fintech team members Will Hernandez and Tylor Tourville discuss fintechs spurring stock investments; how neobanks are driving charitable donations; why California state regulators are coming after Chime; and in the PR Corner, why status calls with clients are an integral part of the relationship.

Timestamps

0:00: Cold Open (Elon Musk and PR)

12:28: Fintech and stocks (Reference article, Gunjan Banerji, WSJ)

22:15: Fintech for good (Reference article, Miriam Cross, American Banker)

31:17:  Is Chime a bank (Reference article, Anna Hrushka, Banking Dive)

41:44: PR Corner (Building new relationships with reporters)

In Episode 8 of Off the Common: A Fintech Podcast, BackBay Communications fintech team members Will Hernandez and Tylor Tourville chat about fintech funding; Buy Now Pay Later; contactless trends; U.S. Bank and crypto assets; and in the P.R. Corner, strategies for building new reporter relationships.

Timestamps

0:00: Cold Open (NFL Draft & Fintechs)

13:26: Funding Runs Wild

21:44: Barclays, Amount on BNPL (Reference article, Finextra)

28:05: Contactless surges at MLB (Reference article, John Adams, PaymentsSource)

34:18: U.S. Bank & crypto assets (Reference article, Penny Crosman, American Banker)

41:44: PR Corner (Building new relationships with reporters)

In Episode 7 of Off the Common: A Fintech Podcast, BackBay Communications fintech team members Will Hernandez and Tylor Tourville chat Q1 bank earnings from Bank of America, PNC, and Chase while focusing on fintech aspects. In the PR Corner, the team tackles the slippery slope of audio-only social media app, Clubhouse.

Timestamps
0:00: Cold Open (Fintech/European Super League)

7:18: Bank of American earnings (Reference article, Suman Bhattacharyya, Banking Dive)

15:10: PNC earnings & BaaS discussion (Reference article, Anna Hrushka, Banking Dive)

21:43: Chase & fintech (Reference article, Anna Hrushka, Banking Dive) 

30:22: Venmo bitcoin (Reference article, Jenny Surane, Bloomberg)

38:44: PR Corner, Clubhouse

In Episode 6 of Off the Common: A Fintech Podcast, BackBy Communications fintech team members Will Hernandez and Tylor Tourville chat about a digital U.S. dollar; Grab's super app; Jamie Dimon on fintechs; DriveWealth's Q1 Retail Trends Report; and in the PR Corner, using company data to create stories.

Timestamps
0:00: Cold Open (the biggest babyface and heel in fintech)

7:40: Intro (Hiring young talent)

21:05:  U.S. digital dollar

28:25: Grab super app

38:11: Jamie Dimon on fintech

45:09: DriveWealth Q1 Retail Report

56:35: PR Corner

In Episode 5 of Off the Common: A Fintech Podcast, BackBay Communications fintech team members Will Hernandez and Tylor Tourville chat about China digital currency; Plaid's new valuation; the lack of bank innovation; new info about Wal-Mart's fintech plan; and how Avant bought a digital bank. They also welcome fellow team member Marta Seitz to the show for the PR Corner to chat about the current digital event landscape based on a recent blog post she wrote.

Timestamps
0:00 - Cold Open with Point72 and the New York Mets

6:50 - Show Intro

9:25 - China Digital Yuan

17:35 - Plaid Valuation

23:20 - Bank Innovation

29:00 - Wal-Mart's Hazel

35:47 - Avant's Neobank

42:39 - PR Corner

In Episode 4 of Off the Common: A Fintech Podcast, BackBay Communications fintech team members Will Hernandez and Tylor Tourville discuss how fintechs have changed robo-advising in light of recent Merrill Lynch news; H&R Block's neobank; PayPal & bitcoin; and how PR agencies successfully "newsjack" trending options. They also get into a discussion about Easter candy to start the show!