Thanksgiving Hangover Edition
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.
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.
Bound By the Supply Chain
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.
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.
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.
Finovate Part 2- Startups Are Not Throwing Away Their Shot
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.
Finovate- Back to the Stage
companies- ASA Financial, Sontiq and Best of Show winner Dreams. Also- is Save Now Buy Later a thing?