Asking Forgiveness after Permission

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John welcomes Alpharank founder Brian Ley to dissect the challenges facing credit unions and borrowers in tracking Paycheck Protection Program loans. Also, new payments data from the Fed and Glen gets Enron déjà vu from the Wirecard fiasco.

It’s Time for the Accelerator- NOT the Brake!

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It’s entirely understandable for credit union leaders to feel overwhelmed these days. Consider the list of challenges they’ve had to overcome in real time, with little to no advance warning:

Getting It Done- Digitally, When Appropriate

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Glen speaks with Azlo Founder and CEO Cameron Peake about trends in its small business customer base amid the pandemic, as well as Azlo’s own experience as a digital banking startup. Also Electronic Transactions Association CEO Jodie Kelley on her org’s rapid pivot to an all-virtual TRANSACT Connect event.

Voices of Resolve at the (Virtual) Public Square

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In these critical times, we present highlights from BIG’s first Digital Town Hall meetings- featuring credit union leaders sharing ideas on how to help their members through the COVID-19 crisis.

Lessons Learned From the 2008 Downturn

In 2008, the market suffered a horrible loss due to mortgages being repackaged that were not worth the amounts they were repackaged for. As a result, many people lost their jobs. At that time, I was working at a large credit union. I woke up one day to discover that we had lost almost 90 million dollars. We didn’t lose that money because we were mismanaged or because we had taken high risks, but because of the environment that we were operating in.

Don’t Call It “Google Checking”

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Glen returns from CUNA’s annual Government Affairs Conference with an inside look at Google’s FI partnership initiative from Stanford Federal Credit Union CEO Joan Opp.

The State of Bank Marketing

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Glen chats with Lily Harder of Comperemedia (a Mintel company) about big banks’ varying approaches to digital marketing.

At the Intersection of Peachtree and Payments

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Glen sits down with the Georgia FinTech Academy’s Tommy Marshall and LexAlign’s Reese Porter to discuss why all US payments roads lead to Atlanta, the University System of Georgia’s model for equipping the next generation of FinTech talent, and why 1,500 FinTech fiends will take the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in mid-April.