A League of Their Own
Glen speaks with Nebraska Credit Union League CEO Scott Sullivan and Family Focus Federal Credit Union CEO Amy Brodersen about the unique (and not so unique) challenges facing the 56 CUs in the Cornhusker State, including payday lending and blockchain.
Payday Lenders – Purely Evil, or Filling a Market Need?
John and Glen get rather emotional- too emotional?- discussing the world of payday lending and how credit unions can deliver better solutions to address such unfortunate real-world needs.
Crypto: Digital without the Drama
Glen speaks with BitPay CFO Jagruti Solanki about staying focused through crypto’s ups and downs on the blocking and tackling on enabling payments. Also- revisiting a 2015 perspective on Bitcoin, and the Freakonomics boys weigh in of the blockchain.
“More Liz, Less Henry” –Sincerely, CECL
Glen examines the oft-delayed CECL accounting standard for estimating credit losses with TCT Risk Solutions’ CEO Randy Thompson- who makes a technical topic interesting by boiling repayment behavior down to everyday persona.
First Movers, Early Lessons
Glen speaks with a pair of execs on the front lines of credit unions’ crypto rollout: Rahm McDaniel of NYDIG and Joe Keller of Visions Federal Credit Union- about the state of play and any impacts of recent market turbulence.
Stoking the Flames through a Crypto Winter
Glen speaks with Lamont Black- a DePaul University banking professor and a go-to resource for credit unions- about Bitcoin’s recent bumps in the pricing road and why he remains optimistic about the future of digital assets. Also, a first look at the Senate’s proposed cryptocurrency bill.
Paying with Points- or Crypto
Glen interviews two more of our favorite Finovate Spring presenters- Cion Digital and Engage- and reflects on the potential dawn of a “buy or be bought” environment.
Finovating into the Headwinds
Glen interviews a trio of newly minted Finovate Best of Show winners- FinGoal, Keep and Spave- and reflects on a spring event that took place in a starkly different investment climate.
Credit Unions and Crypto- Direct from the Source
Gordon Howe, CEO of Unify FCU, shares his $3 billion institution’s experiences as one of the first credit unions to offer crypto services to members. Also, Glen attempts to decipher the ongoing market turmoil in stablecoin and other digital assets.
Smarter, Faster, Bigger, Stronger
Glen shares highlights from last week’s Nacha Payments conference: Nacha CEO Jane Larimer on a busy time for innovation, Lipis Advisors’ Andrew Gomez on lessons learned from real-time payments fraud overseas, and Peter Tapling on the road ahead for CBDCs.