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A Farewell to Venice…
Back from Las Vegas, Glen shares interviews with Money 20/20 President Tracey Davies and World Gold Council CEO David Tait (about the trade organization’s Digital Gold initiative), both recorded onsite at the conference’s Venetian swansong. Also- FIS doubles down on trust, and back to the drawing board on debit interchange.
Links related to this episode:
- The World Gold Council’s Digital Gold page: https://www.gold.org/gold-as-a-service (plus check out the home page for an Elton John film! www.gold.org/ )
- Money 20/20’s 2026 Show Highlights page: https://us.money2020.com/experience/highlights
- Glen’s blog on trust’s return to center stage: https://www.big-fintech.com/agentic-concerns-return-trust-to-the-forefront-money-20-20-reflections-pt-1/
- FIS CEO Stephanie Ferris discusses her take on AI and trust (20 minute video): https://evidentinsights.com/events/evident-ai-symposium-new-york-2026?tab=sessions
- America’s Credit Unions on the debit fee cap court ruling: https://www.americascreditunions.org/news-media/news/court-rules-fed-must-re-write-debit-interchange-fee-cap
- Glen’s 2023 blog defining Money 20/20’s eras through promo t-shirts: https://www.big-fintech.com/the-history-of-money-20-20-in-three-t-shirts/
- Our next stop on the conference circuit- VentureTech, November 16-18 in Fort Worth, Texas: https://myventuretech.com/
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