A FinTech Cornucopia

Our Two Johns (Best and Janclaes) and Glen channel the season’s spirit and share thoughts on what they’re thankful for in the credit union and fintech movements. Also, John geeks out on asteroids and quantum computing.
The Corporate View: Drive for Payments Breakthroughs, But Don’t Ignore the Classics

Glen reports from the AFP 2018 (Association for Financial Professionals) conference, speaking with Celent’s Bob Meara on that stubborn cash at the point of sale, Claire Greene on the Fed’s new Fraud Study, and Bill and Dan Carmody on blockchain and other promising fintech. Plus Glen tries to be less “interesting.”
Wait ‘Til I Get My Money (20/20) Right

Our Money20/20 coverage continues with new measures of financial health from the Center for Financial Services Innovation, Startup Pitch finalist Vital 4, a recap of highlights from Trellance’s Lou Grilli, and a recurring Kanye theme.
Navigating Money 20/20 (T-) Painlessly

Glen’s recap to the Money20/20 conference begins with a reframing of Artificial Intelligence, a Kony acquisition, the FinRegLab, and Oliver Wyman’s take on the Uberization of payments. Also, Glen’s ongoing pursuit of T-Pain.
Fostering Leadership in the Millennial Generation

John Janclaes speaks with Hala Moddelmog, President and CEO of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.
The CUSO Path to Innovation

John and Glen chat with Brian Lauer, who has helped more than 100 Credit Union Service Organizations set up shop.
BAI Beacon Forecast: Strong Winds Ahead

Hurricanes be damned, BAI Beacon blew into Orlando last week with a focus on fintech and innovation.
Step Aside Blockchain, Make Way for Hashgraph

John Best chats with Mance Harmon, CEO and Co-founder of Hedera Hashgraph. Join John and Mance as they explain how Hedera Hashgraph is working to use the hashgraph algorithm to create the first public network.
Authentic Leadership: A Conversation with Dean Hallett

John Janclaes speaks with Dean Hallet, Leadership facilitator and former CFO of The Walt Disney Company and 20th Century Fox, to speak about his professional journey, digital transformation at an enterprise level, and his tenants of ‘authentic leadership’.
Global Credit Union Collaboration with Blockchain

Aonghus O’Ehocha, CEO of Irish blockchain startup Bitcub, sits down with John Best this week to speak about the pathways available for credit unions in the blockchain space. John and Aonghus discuss how blockchain could be instrumental in strengthening the joint worldwide credit union community, and how collaboration and resource sharing can speed up that reality.
