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PODCAST #285 - Before Open Banking: Do We Need More Open Minds?

Host JP Nicols talks with special guest co-host Scarlett Sieber about the wide net she has been casting to break down the latest tech trends and insights in her Tech Tuesday series. Then, we revisit a recurring topic on the show - #OpenBanking, with Chris Cox, President of Apiture. (Aired 4/18)

PODCAST #284 - Exploring New Growth Strategies (Aired 4/11)

Financial services companies are always looking for new avenues for growth beyond loans, deposits, and payments. Jason Henrichs and regular contributor Ron Shevlin explore the opportunities in POS #lending with Sandeep Bhandari of Affirm, Inc., while JP Nicols talks with Richard Turrin about exploring new ideas in the innovation lab and his new book Innovation Lab Excellence: #DigitalTransformation from Within

PODCAST #283 - Small Things with Big Impact (Aired 4/4)

Jason Henrichs talks with Karen Mills, former head of the Small Business Administration about her new book Fintech, Small Business and the American Dream, and Dan O’Malley, CEO of Numerated Technologies, a real time lending platform spun out of Eastern Bank that helps community banks serve the small business market.

PODCAST #282 - Apple + Conversational AI (Aired 3/28)

Brett King and Chloé James are joined by Ron Shevlin and David Birch, discussing the launch of Apple's credit card. Then, we delve into the world of conversational #AI with Emma Furlong, Clinc Inc. from Boston and Greg Cross, Soul Machines out of New Zealand. What will it take for conversational AI to break the uncanny valley. What progress has been made recently on AI's for our bank account? Find out on today's show!

PODCAST #281 - 5G Fintech (Aired 3/21)

Brett King examines how #5G is going to change consumer expectations towards low-latency, low friction experiences. Serhad Doken talks Verizon's 5G Labs and ways startups are collaborating on new tech. We hear from Robert Scoble at Infinite Retina, sharing why self-driving cars will need 5G, and Kul Singh from SecondMind AI joins us to talk about conversational AI and how #avatars and #AI's that emote will need 5G response times.

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PODCAST #280 East meets (South by South) West (Aired 3/14)

Jason Henrichs and JP Nicols host Ron Shevlin, talking Ant Financial’s new core banking system, and Ron and Jason debate about what that means (and doesn’t mean) for banks and traditional providers of core banking technology. Then, Jason and Jean Donnelly report in from SXSW in Austin as they look in new places for some new ideas beyond the traditional banking bubble. Featuring interviews with startups Cushion.AI, Rabbet, and Steady App.

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PODCAST #279 - Fintech For Good (Aired 3/07)

Theo Lau from Unconventional Ventures joins us to talk about using technology to do good for customers and communities, and some of the challenges faced by community banks who historically have played a vital role in doing good in their communities, but now are losing in the digital arms race. Community Bank CEO David Reiling of Sunrise Bank also joins us to talk about his new book, appropriately entitled “FinTech4Good”.

PODCAST #278 - The Financial Wellness Pandemic (Aired 2/28)

A recent poll of 1000 Americans found 85% are stressed about money at least sometimes and a full 30% are constantly stressed about money. This is supported by a Bankrate study that found over half of Americans couldn’t cover a $1,000 emergency. This isn’t just a US phenomenon. The German National Wellbeing survey reported less than a third of Germans felt they were able to live financially free and study by Wilis Towers Watson of their Asian Pacific employees found 43% often worried about their financial future. In a period of rising prosperity, greater access to information and technological tools, why are we financially unwell? Find out as Jason Henrichs and JP Nicols host Jennifer Tescher, CEO of CSFI, talking financial wellness in America. Then, we're joined by Dean Brauer, Co-Founder of GoHenry, sharing their mission to help kids learn how to be good with money.

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PODCAST #277 - #FinovateEurope 2019 (Aired 2/21)

This week, we’re coming to you from FinovateEurope where Greg Palmer, Brett King, JP Nicols and Jim Marous discuss FinTech geo-politics and clashes over financial services in the East vs. the West. What are some recent global regulatory responses to Brexit and Trump? How is China competing with the West? Find out as the Breaking Banks/Finovate team discuss what it takes to lead global FinTech, and how geopolitical moves are likely to impact future development and investment. Plus, a quick wrap up of FinovateEurope's Best of Show.

PODCAST #276 - Open Up! (Aired 2/14)

We’re a year into #OpenBanking but what’s really changed? Jason Henrichs hosts Martin Häring, CMO of Finastra, discussing the evolving business models and challenges facing incumbent financial institutions. Then, regular contributor Penny Crosman breaks down why things aren’t moving faster. The show closes with Jane Barratt, Chief Advocacy Officer of MX.com, the human ‘why’ behind Open Banking that’s often forgotten in discussion about technology and regulation.

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