On this episode, Dara is joined by two top financial services lobbyists from each side of the aisle, Peter Freeman of FS Vector and Izzy Klein of Klein/Johnston Group, to do a post-election breakdown and discuss what the outcome means for financial services, fintech and technology regulations.

In this episode, Dara discusses the history of the U.S. attempts at federal privacy legislation and the newest bipartisan bill being proposed. What are the obstacles and likely objections to the proposal? Will anything actually get done in an election year? Dara and James discuss these topics and more.

SXSW is a safari to the future according to Todder Moning, Lead Futurist at U.S. Bank. But, as Mike Bechtell, Chief Futurist at Deloitte, pointed out in his Fintech House fireside last year: futurists are always wrong.

Why attempt to predict the future if you are likely to be wrong?

This year Todder and Eric Schurr, Chief Strategy Officer at Sunrise Banks and host of the Social Currency podcast at Provoke.fm, have a fireside chat with Dara Tarkowski, Founder of Actuate Law and host of the Tech on Reg podcast, about which rules to break and which to keep when thinking about the future. From large bank to small, both use the tools of Foresight to gain a competitive advantage when thinking about a future, even when it is likely wrong. Listen in to learn how to break out of your current mindset and preconceptions, including Todder’s favorite: Future Safaris.

Joined by Michael Johnson, CEO of Metrc, we discuss the evolution of regulation in the Cannabis industry. Metrc is a leading platform to track and trace cannabis from seed to sale which allows distributors to maintain compliance across multiple states. As legalization across the country unfolds, technology will be the key to efficiency and compliance.

We sit down with Matthew Gibson, Co-Founder and CEO of Syngrafii, to discuss the digitization and compliance of signatures. Syngrafii has changed the landscape of biometric signature capabilities through virtual signing rooms, secure e-signature links, remote pens and more. While compliance and safety are the main concerns of digital signatures, Matthew tells us how Syngrafii is tackling those challenges head on.

ForUsAll is the first 401 K platform to offer access to cryptocurrency in retirement planning. We sit down with David Ramiriez, CEO of ForUsAll, to talk about investment portfolios, retirement planning, Cryptocurrency entering the industry and what impact this has for regulations on digital assets. 

We welcome Soumyadip Rakshit, Co-Founder and CEO of MysteryVibe. MysteryVibe is a sexual health company that produces smart vibrators toys that address major sexual health issues such as erectile dysfunction, dryness & pain during intercourse. While the health benefits of sexual stimulation are clear, navigating the sex-tech space as a start-up has proven to be quite challenging. From investing to advertising, we learn how MysteryVibe is paving the way for technology and sexual health.

We welcome Federico Baradello, CEO and Founder of Finalis, to discuss disruption in the brokerage industry. Finalis is a platform that helps private securities brokerages to operate legally and compliantly. As technology grabs hold of the finance industry, how can companies be proactive and solve functional problems?

Beni Gradwohl, Co-founder and CEO of Cognovi Labs, joins us to explore emotional artificial intelligence. Cognovi Labs is dedicated to leveraging technology to measure human emotion through an artificial intelligence platform to understand and measure emotional responses. But, if artificial intelligence can measure and even predict human emotional responses, can we influence the masses for the greater good?

We sit down with Amanda Cohen, Director of Products at Resolver to talk about our favorite, Reg-Tech, and risk management. Resolver is changing the landscape of risk management by analyzing risk data in context to use risk as a strategy in business development. By leveraging technology like Resolver, modern businesses are now able to keep a pulse on the regulatory market and transform into risk-intelligent entities.