Creator Commerce and Other Payment Innovations
Glen speaks with PayPal Ventures Operating Partner Peggy Mangot about exciting fintech opportunities, unmet market needs, and her experience launching a challenger bank within the walls of a Top Five FI.
Best Innovation Group upgrades three more credit unions to conversational chat platform
Best Innovation Group (BIG), a technology and financial services innovator, is excited to announce that three more of its credit union partners have received certifications for conversational banking applications hosted on BIG’s FIVE Conversational Banking Platform.
Finovate Europe’s Breakthrough Ideas
Glen connects with leaders from his three favorite Finovate Europe solutions: Best of Show winner (and newly minted Unicorn) Quantum Metric, Iceland-based Meniga’s green banking spin, and WUA’s savvy twist on digital analytics.
Using Artificial Intelligence- Organically
John speaks with Ongoing Operations founder/CEO Kirk Drake about his new book “FinAncIal” and how most credit unions are already using machine learning and AI- they just lack an active strategy for it.
Mind, Body, and Wallet
Glen speaks with leaders of Mintel Comperemedia and FMCG Direct about the latest messaging trends in financial services marketing, and quickly acting on “life-event triggers.” Also- a major development in the interchange wars, the “stimmy,” and a PR win for Chime.
One Year of Digital Town Halls- and a BIG Anniversary Party
Media coverage of last week’s Visa/Mastercard settlement predictably- and appropriately- focused on the impact to merchants and the card network behemoths. Fortunately most news outlets avoided the dubious claim that consumers would somehow benefit from the estimated $30 billion fee concession (there were exceptions- looking at you, New York Times).
Best Innovation Group Second-time Nominee for Voice of Money Award
We’re pleased to share the Finalists for this year’s Project Voice Awards. Winners will be announced April 15 as part of the virtual Project Voice Worldwide.
Defining- and Debating- DeFi
John and Glen dig into the hot topic of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and its slightly less revolutionary cousin, CeFi. Also, a very busy calendar on the virtual conference front.
Fintech Talents- for Credit Unions and Beyond
I’ve been flying the “can’t we all just get along?” banner for some time. Credit unions and community banks?- there’s a lot more that should unite than divide us. Fintech firms as friends or foes of financial institutions?- sure, some will choose to compete head-on but there are plenty of mutually beneficial avenues for collaboration.
“At Our Best When Things are at Their Worst”
Glen shares highlights of CUNA’s just-completed Government Affairs Conference, including an interview with CUNA Economists Mike Schenk and Jordan Van Rijn recapping their always popular Economic Update and implications for both Main Street and credit unions. Plus acquisitions, re-brandings, and (slim) hopes for crossing the aisle.