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Sharing Financial Data Safely, Smartly, And Profitably
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In this episode:
- Wells Fargo’s announcement of a “big bang” upgrade to all 13,000 of its ATMs that will enable cardless cash withdrawal Why Top of App is becoming the new Top of Wallet.
- Glen attended the Technology Association of Georgia’s annual Georgia Technology Summit and gives us a quick overview, including:
- Shimon the jazz-playing robot.
- An interview with Robert Ball from Ionic Security about its disruptive approach to data breaches (https://www.ionic.com/).
- How Pindrop is working to help FIs combat call center fraud through its unique audio analysis technology (https://www.pindrop.com/).
- PSD2: what it does, how it works, how it leads to innovation, and the related acronyms you need to know.
URLs related to this week’s BIGCast:
PSD2
- http://bigfintechmedia.com/Podcast/fintech-innovation-with-a-posh-accent – Previous BIGcast that highlighted companies at Finovate Europe leveraging PSD2 to power new solutions.
- http://www.thepaypers.com/expert-opinion/psd2-xs2a-adoption-what-are-the-implications-for-banks-/763148 – Article on PSD2 adoption on The Paypers Web site.
- https://www.accenture.com/us-en/insight-psd2-opportunities-banks – Accenture’s overview of PSD2 for European financial institutions.
- https://www.evry.com/en/news/articles/psd2-the-directive-that-will-change-banking-as-we-know-it/ – Article on the Evry Web site regarding how PSD2 is going to disrupt the European banking industry.
Wells Fargo
- http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/wells-fargo-atms-phone-codes-cards-46283581 – ABC News article on the Wells Fargo ATM announcement.
Top of App / Top of Wallet
- http://news.cuna.org/articles/111994-interchange-wars-why-top-of-wallet-is-no-longer-enough – Glen’s latest blog post at CUNA regarding why Top of App is superseding Top of Wallet.
Technology Association of Georgia
- http://tagstateoftheindustry.com/2017/ – Technology Association of Georgia’s State of the Industry report and related information on its Web site.
Shimon
- https://vimeo.com/11724134 – Stephen Colbert’s hilarious take on Shimon the jazz playing robot (Stephen and John seem to share a similar regard for jazz).
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy1Naexo3Bc – Shimon’s demo reel on YouTube, including explanations from the Georgia Tech data scientists who created him.
- http://bigfintechmedia.com/Podcast/communicating-the-cu-advantage John expresses concern for Shimon’s cousin Pepper