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Oh, The Humanity! (Aired 6/21, 3PM ET)

It’s unclear whether we are in the midst of a digital revolution or traffic jam. Chris Skinner, fintech pundit and author of the recently released Digital Human, and Michael Ventura, CEO of design agency Sub Rosa and author of Applied Empathy, join host Jason Henrichs and co-host Colleen Wilson to discuss the role of the human in a digitized, AI driven, mobile first, blockchain world and the fact both digital and human interactions are hard to get right.

(Aired 6/14)

The last mile of any distribution network is always the least efficient, and it is no different for financial services. This week JP Nicols and Jason Henrichs talk about the ways that fintech can help, and the hard work that still remains, with guests Michelle Tinsley, Founder of Tinsley Retail Insights and Mike Laven, CEO of Currencycloud.

Jason Henrichs and JP Nicols host Perianne Boring, founder and CEO of the Chamber of Digital Commerce, talking trends, challenges and where we’ll see the first fruits of the #blockchain revolution. Brett King talks with Derek Corcoran from Avoka on their new Digital Onboarding Trends report.

You can’t change the wind, but you can adjust your sails. The rapidly changing digital world has posed real challenges to banks and credit unions, and some have found it overwhelming. Are there good reasons why it’s tougher to innovate from within, or are those just excuses? Join us as we dig in to the relative advantages and disadvantages of incumbents versus insurgents.

In this week’s show Brett discusses how markets are responding to Fintech players, and new technologies like Blockchain and crypto. The guests include Sameer Chishty visiting from Hong Kong to discuss how the trade war might impact Fintech and the US, and Bob Pisani from CNBC joins to talk the US exchanges and their response to Blockchain et al. Neel Grover of Indi.com joins to talk marketplaces.

JP Nicols and Theo Lau recap last week's big Finovate show in Santa Clara, California with guests Greg Palmer from Finovate and Steve Ramirez from Beyond the Arc. We'll also take a broader view on Finovate's place in fintech history and discuss how some of the broader themes have evolved over the years, and what we expect to see in the future.

Episode: 237 - (Aired May 10, 2018)

This week, Jason Henrichs hosts Margaret Hartigan - Founder and CEO, Marstone Inc. We're later joined by Keith Armstrong - Co-Founder, Abe.ai #AI #banking #chatbot and John Schute - CIO, Mercantile Bank of Michigan, talking their #fintech / community bank partnership

EPISODE #236 - Brett and JP Nicols celebrate 5 years of our #podcast joined by the one and only Jim Marous, sharing a preview of his Banks + #Fintech report. We are launching a new regular segment where Jim will share some of his insights from the research he's publishing. Then, we interview Jessica Tan, Deputy CEO at Ping An

This week's show is brought to you by the Digital Banking Report. Bank and credit union executives and solution providers from more than 300 companies worldwide use insights from the Digital Banking Report to keep pace with digital transformation in financial services. Save $500 off an annual subscription by using the coupon code ‘Breaking Banks’ upon checkout at http://www.DigitalBankingReport.com

Today’s show is also sponsored by Provoke Management. The hosts of this and other Provoke.fm shows are some of the world’s leading experts in fintech, innovation, and the future of financial services; and you can book them to speak at your conference or organization at http://www.ProvokeManagement.com.

We’re closing out blockchain month with a bang and launching a new recurring segment: Lies, Damn Lies and Metrics. Regular contributor and host of the Snark Tank, Ron Shevlin and host Jason Henrichs are joined by new regular Colleen Wilson.

In the age of innovation, it is now more important than ever to find technology solutions at every financial level.  David Reiling, CEO of Sunrise Bank, explains how they built a strategy on inclusivity and underserved populations,