The Great Hack, and the Not-So-Great Breach
John and Glen unpack Netflix’s new Cambridge Analytica documentary “The Great Hack,” and consider potential scenarios for financial services
Staying Golden: California Credit Unions
Glen visits with California/Nevada Credit Union Leagues CEO Diana Dykstra for our ongoing state-by-state exploration of CU culture.
The Tentacles of Adjacency
John and Glen celebrate Amazon Prime Day by comparing notes on this marketing phenomenon.
Startups on the Verge of a FinTech Breakthrough
Glen connects with 3 early stage companies at the NY Venture Summit with intriguing models.
There’s No Such Thing as Retail Anymore
Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza’s stock price has increased 100-fold by transforming from a brick-and-mortar seller into a tech-forward e-commerce trailblazer. John and Glen speak with Simon Olson, Magalu’s Director of Business Development, about his company’s journey, the culture, and importance of its Luizalabs development shop, and its participation in the Hedera Council.
Killer FinTech and Patent Protection
John and Glen recap the cool solutions they saw at AXFI, speculate on Target’s recent outage, and revisit an intellectual property conversation with attorney John Rollins.
Cannabis Banking- Seriously
Glen takes a detailed, pun-free look at the critical issues surrounding cannabis banking- such as public safety, financial inclusion, and compliance. Features an interview with industry pioneer Deirdra O’Gorman and discussion of Glen’s Credit Union Magazine cover story. Also, John gets under the hood of Facebook’s new Libra cryptocurrency.
Best Innovation Group Goes Five for FIVE
Desert Financial Credit Union is the fifth financial institution to go live with its powerful, fully certified voice banking solution.
AXFI: Data Analytics and the Threatscape
John and Glen recap last week’s AXFI Conference onsite from Minneapolis, including interviews with security expert Roger Grimes on the latest email hacking threats, futurist Patrick Schwerdtfeger on the next logical uses for robotics, and Borsetta CEO Pamela Norton on the challenge of keeping counterfeit parts out of the supply chain.
HOPE for Financial Inclusion- Now with FinTech Inside!
Glen reports from the HOPE Global Forum on financial inclusion and empowerment, including interviews with Operation HOPE President Anita Ward, Mariel Beasley of Duke University’s Common Cents lab on behavioral hacks for financial wellness, and the Aspen Institute’s Ida Rademacher on the latest consumer fintech data.