💡🤖 𝙇𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 SunGard, HubSpot & 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙩 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 FinQore

📊 How does AI move finance from reporting the past to predicting the future?

🚀 What does true financial intelligence look like inside modern finance teams?

In this 2-part series with Jim O'Neil on What the Heck, Fintech, Jim O’Neil shares his fintech journey—from SunGard to HubSpot, and now FinQore, where AI is reshaping how finance leaders analyze, forecast, and make decisions.

Jim breaks down:

✨ How AI is changing day-to-day finance operations

✨ Why finance teams need intelligence—not more dashboards

✨ What leaders should understand about the next wave of AI in finance

🎧 If you want a real-world view of AI in finance, this episode is a must-listen.

🔗 Because Fintech isn’t just technology… Fintech is FinLife.

💡🤖 𝙇𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 SunGard, HubSpot & 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙩 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 FinQore

📊 How does AI move finance from reporting the past to predicting the future?

🚀 What does true financial intelligence look like inside modern finance teams?

In this 2-part series with Jim O'Neil on What the Heck, Fintech, Jim O’Neil shares his fintech journey—from SunGard to HubSpot, and now FinQore, where AI is reshaping how finance leaders analyze, forecast, and make decisions.

Jim breaks down:

✨ How AI is changing day-to-day finance operations

✨ Why finance teams need intelligence—not more dashboards

✨ What leaders should understand about the next wave of AI in finance

🎧 If you want a real-world view of AI in finance, this episode is a must-listen.

🔗 Because Fintech isn’t just technology… Fintech is FinLife.

💥 What happens when two freshman-year students from MIT and Stanford walk away from elite universities to fix one of the biggest problems in global finance?

In this episode of What the Heck, Fintech (Fintech is FinLife), I sit down with Simmi Sen and Jensen Coonradt, the bold co-founders of Crebit, to unpack their journey from college dropouts to fintech disruptors.

🌍 We explore how Crebit is revolutionizing payments for international students, eliminating high fees, slow transfers, and broken cross-border systems using stablecoins. From tuition and rent to everyday expenses, Simmi and Jensen explain how blockchain-powered payments can finally make global money movement fast, affordable, and fair.

🔥 WE DIVE INTO:

✨ Why they left MIT & Stanford after freshman year

✨ The pain points international students face with payments

✨ How stablecoins unlock real-world financial inclusion

✨ What it takes to build a fintech startup from zero

This is a powerful conversation about risk, vision, global impact, and the future of payments.

🎧 Fintech isn’t just finance — it’s FinLife.

💥 What happens when two freshman-year students from MIT and Stanford walk away from elite universities to fix one of the biggest problems in global finance?

In this episode of What the Heck, Fintech (Fintech is FinLife), I sit down with Simmi Sen and Jensen Coonradt, the bold co-founders of Crebit, to unpack their journey from college dropouts to fintech disruptors.

🌍 We explore how Crebit is revolutionizing payments for international students, eliminating high fees, slow transfers, and broken cross-border systems using stablecoins. From tuition and rent to everyday expenses, Simmi and Jensen explain how blockchain-powered payments can finally make global money movement fast, affordable, and fair.

🔥 WE DIVE INTO:

✨ Why they left MIT & Stanford after freshman year

✨ The pain points international students face with payments

✨ How stablecoins unlock real-world financial inclusion

✨ What it takes to build a fintech startup from zero

This is a powerful conversation about risk, vision, global impact, and the future of payments.

🎧 Fintech isn’t just finance — it’s FinLife.

🚀✨ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗰𝗸, 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 brings you an exclusive 2-part conversation with 💼 Scott Mills — President of 🏢 William Mills, Executive Board Member of the 🌐 National Fintech Organization (NFO), and a visionary voice shaping fintech from Atlanta to the national stage.

From regional hubs to national strategies, Scott gives a 360° view of fintech growth, leadership, and innovation.

🔥 What We Dive Into:

🌟 Atlanta as a Fintech Powerhouse — how a city becomes a hub of innovation

🌟 Connecting Ecosystems — regional and national collaboration that drives impact

🌟 The NFO Effect — why the National Fintech Organization is a game changer

🌟 Leadership Lessons — insights for founders, operators, and educators

🌟 Future of Fintech — what’s next for the industry and why it matters

💡 “Fintech is FinLife” because it’s about building ecosystems, connecting people, leading change, and shaping the future—all in real-time, across every level of fintech.

🎙️ This is the insider view you can’t afford to miss.

Important links to support the episode:

- National Fintech Organization (NFO) https://nationalfintech.org/

- Association for Financial Technology (AFT) https://www.aftweb.com/

- William Mills Agency https://www.williammills.com/

- Financial/Fintech Event guide https://info.williammills.com/financial-trade-show-conference-directory-2026

- TAG Fintech Ecosystem report https://www.tagonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-TAG-Fintech-Ecosystem-Report-Digital-July-30.pdf

- The Varsity https://thevarsity.com/

🚀✨ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗰𝗸, 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 brings you an exclusive 2-part conversation with 💼 Scott Mills — President of 🏢 William Mills, Executive Board Member of the 🌐 National Fintech Organization (NFO), and a visionary voice shaping fintech from Atlanta to the national stage.

From regional hubs to national strategies, Scott gives a 360° view of fintech growth, leadership, and innovation.

🔥 What We Dive Into:

🌟 Atlanta as a Fintech Powerhouse — how a city becomes a hub of innovation

🌟 Connecting Ecosystems — regional and national collaboration that drives impact

🌟 The NFO Effect — why the National Fintech Organization is a game changer

🌟 Leadership Lessons — insights for founders, operators, and educators

🌟 Future of Fintech — what’s next for the industry and why it matters

💡 “Fintech is FinLife” because it’s about building ecosystems, connecting people, leading change, and shaping the future—all in real-time, across every level of fintech.

🎙️ This is the insider view you can’t afford to miss.

Important links to support the episode:

- National Fintech Organization (NFO) https://nationalfintech.org/

- Association for Financial Technology (AFT) https://www.aftweb.com/

- William Mills Agency https://www.williammills.com/

- Financial/Fintech Event guide https://info.williammills.com/financial-trade-show-conference-directory-2026

- TAG Fintech Ecosystem report https://www.tagonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-TAG-Fintech-Ecosystem-Report-Digital-July-30.pdf

- The Varsity https://thevarsity.com/

💬 In this special two-part episode of What the Heck, Fintech? (Fintech is FinLife), Robert Sarnie sits down with Chris Houlihan, a 35-year veteran of Fidelity Investments and now a global innovation leader at MassChallenge.

💼 Chris unpacks how Massachusetts is a powerhouse for fintech, why startup ecosystems matter, and how talent, technology, academia, and transformation collide to shape the future.

💡 What you’ll learn in this episode:

• Why Massachusetts is a global fintech hub

• How MassChallenge accelerates startup success

• Lessons from 35+ years in financial services

• The future of fintech talent, technology, and transformation

• What founders must understand about scaling today

• Why “Fintech is FinLife” in 2025 and beyond

🔥 Whether you're a founder, student, investor, or fintech professional, this conversation delivers insights you can’t get anywhere else.

💬 In this special two-part episode of What the Heck, Fintech? (Fintech is FinLife), Robert Sarnie sits down with Chris Houlihan, a 35-year veteran of Fidelity Investments and now a global innovation leader at MassChallenge.

💼 Chris unpacks how Massachusetts is a powerhouse for fintech, why startup ecosystems matter, and how talent, technology, academia, and transformation collide to shape the future.

💡 What you’ll learn in this episode:

• Why Massachusetts is a global fintech hub

• How MassChallenge accelerates startup success• Lessons from 35+ years in financial services

• The future of fintech talent, technology, and transformation• What founders must understand about scaling today

• Why “Fintech is FinLife” in 2025 and beyond

🔥 Whether you're a founder, student, investor, or fintech professional, this conversation delivers insights you can’t get anywhere else.

In this episode of What the Heck, Fintech, we sat down with Mike Nugent and had a Fin-tastic time as he unpacked the forces shaping tomorrow’s fintech. With a career spanning NASDAQ, HarbourVest, SVG Capital, and the founding of Bison.Co, Mike has lived every side of finance — from analyst to entrepreneur to venture capitalist.

Today, as Co-Founder & General Partner of BPS Ventures, he’s backing the next wave of fintech innovation. Mike not only explains the disruptive role of AI and the realities founders face at day zero — he also paints a clear picture of fintech’s past, present, and future, showing what it really takes to build durable, high-growth companies. This is part 1 of a 2-part series with Mike.

In this episode of What the Heck, Fintech, we sat down with Mike Nugent and had a Fin-tastic time as he unpacked the forces shaping tomorrow’s fintech. With a career spanning NASDAQ, HarbourVest, SVG Capital, and the founding of Bison.Co, Mike has lived every side of finance — from analyst to entrepreneur to venture capitalist.

Today, as Co-Founder & General Partner of BPS Ventures, he’s backing the next wave of fintech innovation. Mike not only explains the disruptive role of AI and the realities founders face at day zero — he also paints a clear picture of fintech’s past, present, and future, showing what it really takes to build durable, high-growth companies. This is part 2 of a 2-part series with Mike.