Fintechs Re-Writing the Rulebook
Glen speaks with the founders of three bold startups- Renofi, Silvur and SocialEquity- with fresh approaches to key financial services challenges.
Unicorns, Dragons and CUSOs
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.
An Eyebrow Raising Title
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 the first half, and why moderates shouldn’t be scared off by its title.
Money 20/20’s Journey into DeFi
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.
The PAX Terminal Controversy- Small Market Share, Big Headache?
While attending Money 20/20 last week I received a text from a colleague asking if I’d heard rumors about PAX terminals being pulled by a payment processor. At first I thought it might have been a typo, but soon enough I began hearing corroboration in the conference hallways. But the story got even juicier- the FBI had raided PAX’s Jacksonville warehouse.
Big Tech’s Banking Incursion Isn’t Over
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.
Credit Union Bonnaroo!
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.
Fintech is Hard- The Lessons of Google Plex
When Google pulled the plug on its closely followed checking initiative on October 1, the news was a bigger surprise than it probably should have been. The Big Tech firm has long subscribed to Silicon Valley’s “fail fast” mantra, and has a graveyard of abandoned products to show for it. Google had also already allowed some soft deadlines to quietly slide by for its multi-FI banking interface.
Gaming the System- Lemonade LXP Preps Front Line Workers for the New Reality
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.
Standing Out from the (Vaccinated) Finovate Crowd
The Finovate crew did an impressive job of bringing their winning formula of seven-minute live demos back into a live New York City setting in mid-September. By my visual estimate 300-400 vaccinated and judiciously spaced attendees were in the Marriott Marquis ballroom at any given time.