The “Blurred Lines” between FinTech and General Commerce

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Direct from Money 20/20, Glen chats with Simple founder Shamir Karkal on his new blockchain payments startup Sila, Iovation’s Molly Hetz on the spike in mobile fraud, and a deep dive on Uber’s new Money unit with friend of the pod Lou Grilli of Trellance.

John and Glen Cut to the Chase

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John and Glen make sense of a busy week that included Libra defections, Google Home evictions, criminal hirings and a heavy dose of Jamie Dimon’s id.

Digital Natives- Are They Getting Restless?

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John speaks with digital sociologist, author and USC professor Julie Albright about the importance of computing on society and how the new norms of “digital natives” are at odds with the traditional model of the American Dream.

Artificial Intelligence: It’s Getting Real

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Glen reports from last week’s Bank AI conference in Chicago, including interviews with author and former SBA head Karen Mills, American Banker Editor Penny Crosman, Capacity CEO David Karandish, and West Community CU CEO Jason Peach.

Bulletproofing the Blockchain

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In this episode, John talks to Benedikt Bünz, Chief Scientist at Findora and PhD student at Stanford, about his invention Bulletproofs, which are a next-gen form of Zero-Knowledge Proof Technology. John and Benedikt discuss what Zero-Proof Technology is and why it’s useful.

Real Time, Same Day: The Need for Speed

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Glen speaks with Nacha’s new CEO Jane Larimer about the group’s ongoing push for faster payments, its efforts to streamline API banking, and other priorities under her leadership. Also, BHMI CEO Jack Baldwin shares a unique perspective on real time payment challenges.

Getting the Signals Straight with CUNA Council

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Glen checks in from the CUNA Tech and Operations/Member Experience Council Conference, including on-site interviews with Speed Round standouts Voleo, POP i/o and Eltropy, and an overview of John’s general session on artificial intelligence. Plus another reason why Ohio State can’t trademark “The.”

Sunrise Banks’ FinTech4Good Model

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Glen sits down with Sunrise Banks’ CEO David Reiling to discuss public benefit corporations, fintech partnerships, underserved communities and “doing well by doing good.” Plus Glen swipes a page from West Side Story and geeks out on the Minnesota State Fair.