BIG Podcast

John and Glen hold court with Cornerstone Advisors Chief Research Officer Ron Shevlinabout Google’s unsettled payment strategy and a divergence of opinion on banking opportunities in the metaverse. Also, John tours Chase’s new virtual branch (and pets a tiger).

Jack Henry CEO Dave Foss joins Glen to elaborate on his company’s newly unveiled technology strategy and its unbundling of the core. Also- what does Tony Gwynn have to do with venture capital?

Christine Barry shares new Aite-Novarica research on business payment attitudes, Mark Johnson discusses Deluxe’s newly minted Q2 partnership, and Glen recaps other highlights and takeaways from Deluxe Exchange- including Peloton’s role in the Metaverse and TransUnion’s take on the narrowing refi window.

Glen speaks with NCR’s President of Digital Banking Doug Brown about the firm’s recent acquisition of cryptocurrency software provider LibertyX, its role in a full-suite digital banking offering, and “skating to where the puck is going to be.” Also, more CBDC fun and FedNow floats a trial balloon.

StagePoint Federal Credit Union’s Tyler Valentine discusses his journey from teller to CEO and opportunities for small credit unions to tap into growth. Also, Glen recaps the latest developments in the never-boring world of cryptocurrency.

Glen speaks with Bonifii CEO John Ainsworth about the clear need for member authentication in today’s and tomorrow’s digital worlds, and a fascinating Metaverse opportunity for credit unions. Also- the Fed nudges the CBDC ball forward, Amazon backs down and SPACs meltdown.

John shares highlights from his time on the floor at CES, including a big week for robots and a glimpse into the not-too-distant future of embedded finance and the metaverse. Also an assist from James Corden, a Boring tunnel and a prescient Second Life reference.   

John shares unfiltered thoughts on data sharing, cat pictures, artificial intelligence, APIs, and starting a credit union from scratch. Glen provides an opinionated round-up of recent news including an FDIC squabble, new crypto developments, the latest payment research, and venture capital heartburn.

Now that we've closed the book on 2021, John and Glen turn their attention to the big stories of 2022- with an emphasis on anticipating the unexpected. Includes our always popular (and sometimes even accurate!) Bitcoin price prediction.

John and Glen dissect the biggest stories impacting the fintech, credit union and crypto worlds in 2021- from the meteoric rise of Bitcoin (and GameStop!) to supply chain snarl-ups to worker shortages to Google pulling back from checking accounts.

Glen speaks with the founders of 3 bold startups- Renofi, Silvur and SocialEquity- with fresh approaches to key financial services challenges.

John and Glen update their annual tradition, trading thoughts on what they've been grateful for (from a fintech perspective- mostly) over a busy 2021.

Glen shares highlights from an action-packed week at the NACUSO and VentureTech conferences, featuring interviews with startup Atomic FI, fintech investor CMFG Ventures, and champions of a campaign to launch more new credit unions.

John and Glen interview futurist and author Brett King about his new book, "The Rise of Technosocialism," how the pandemic prompted him to re-write its first half, and why moderates shouldn't be scared off by the title.

Glen chats with a trio of Founder/CEOs from the hallways of Money 20/20- MetalPay’s Marshall Hayner, SnapCheck’s Ken Kruszka and Honeycomb Credit’s George Cook. Also, Glen violates the first rule of Fintech Fight Club.

John and Glen discuss how today’s supply chain headaches could cause longer-term credit union migraines. Also- a new ETF drives a Bitcoin price record, and debating whether to pay ransomware demands.

John and Glen begin by dissecting Google Checking, and somehow end up on Buy Now Pay Later and Sam’s Club. Also- Mr. Bitcoin’s wild ride.

All roads lead to Las Vegas, as Glen previews a busy industry calendar with Curql Collective CEO Nick Evens (NACUSO Network Conference, VentureTech) and Money 20/20 President Tracey Davies.

Mike gets phygital with Lemonade CEO/Co-Founder John Findlay, and Glen assesses the demise of Google checking and a new take on the worker shortage.

Glen wraps up his Finovate coverage by interviewing demo standouts FinGoal and Directlink and offering some Hamilton parallels (and puns). Also- thoughts on the crypto crunch.