291 Million Credit Unions Members Can’t Be Wrong

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Glen speaks with WOCCU’s Kadie Hochmuth about July’s World Credit Union Conference and the World Council’s 50th anniversary. Also- dissecting the Fed’s new interchange report and debunking Durbin conspiracy theories.

Bank Innovation- Not an Oxymoron

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Glen connects with leaders driving three of the most intriguing new banking models- Grasshopper Bank, N26 and Cross River Bank- on site at the Bank Innovation Build conference in Atlanta.

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.

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.

In Search of a New FinTech Vocabulary

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Glen speaks with Finovate’s Greg Palmer about new twists to their September NYC showcase and why “disruption” doesn’t translate well for all audiences. Also, the Fed enters the Real-Time fray.

Now Emerging: The Financial Health Network!

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Glen reports from the EMERGE conference of the newly re-christened Financial Health Network (formerly CFSI), including interviews on the empirical keys to financial wellness, the financial power, and peril of older Americans, the bright side of credit counseling, and a twist on short-term lending.

Open Banking: Building Bridges Amid Brexit’s Barriers

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In part 2 of our Finovate Europe coverage Glen assesses the landscape at the one-year anniversary of UK Open Banking, speaks with standout demoing companies AccountScore, Five Degrees and Imburse, and wonders what he’ll find when he lands in London the Day After Brexit.