An Important Part of a Balanced Fintech Strategy

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Insightful conversations with three founders whose startups stood out at VentureTech: Joe Gracia of Pitch Competition winner Nickels/CardFit, Blesson Abraham of Aviary AI and Danial Jameel of Saris AI. Also, the Kelce brothers and Joe Montana unexpectedly find their way into the discussion.

A Credit Union/Fintech Thanksgiving

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Continuing our annual tradition, John and Glen glide through a fintech wonderland with Anne Legg (Thrive Strategic Services) and John Janclaes (Nymbus CUSO), sharing thoughts on things they’re thankful for across our collaborative community- from the expected (AI, the innovative spirit) to the counter-intuitive (fraud levels, fintech funding).

Going Deep, Hitting the Gaps at VentureTech

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Twenty-five young fintechs. 74 credit unions. This November’s edition of VentureTech assembled a potent mix of players designed to drive engagement across the ecosystem- fostering both the investment in and adoption of new solutions.

Good Ideas, Good Investments

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Freshly back from the VentureTech conference, Glen shares interviews with Launch Party winner Ribbon and main event standout Wysh- plus plenty of key takeaways from investors, regulators, entrepreneurs and their prospective credit union partners.

Money 20/20 Takeaways: Gen AI, Open Data and a Cloud of Dust

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To the surprise of absolutely no one, Generative AI was the marquee attraction at this year’s Money 20/20 conference. The events team did its usual stellar job bringing key names to the podium- sector leaders Open AI, Nvidia, and Anthropic were well represented at the executive and panel level, sharing perspectives that haven’t yet become table stakes on the conference circuit.

Identifying the Standouts at Money 20/20

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Round 2 of our Money 20/20 highlights includes Glen’s interviews with a trio of founders- Andre Vellozo of DrumWave and Brittany Kaiser of the Own Your Data Foundation about a model allowing consumers to control and monetize the data they generate, and Eli Wachs of Footprint about combating fraud by whitelisting the good guys. Also- Bitcoin blows up and Cap One/Discover makes a comeback.

Onboarding and Offboarding at Money 20/20

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Glen’s annual Money20/20 highlights include a detailed update from Paze’s Head of Operations Catherine Murchie, a conversation with Allen Osgood, the founder of featured startup Eisen, and first-person reflections on CFPB Director Rohit Chopra’s unscripted comments regarding the agency’s personal data rights rule.

A Path to Member Prosperity

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Glen speaks with the founders of Starlight and Credit Mountain, two award-winning startups with a goal of smoothing the turbulent patches of consumers’ financial journeys. Also- a first look at the CFPB’s 594-page magnum opus on personal data rights.

The CFPB’s Personal Data Rights Rule: Exhale, but Don’t Get Comfortable

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After nearly a year of deliberation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has finally issued its final rule governing personal data rights, which is widely expected to set the framework for open banking in the US. Across 594 pages, the CFPB still somehow managed to kick the can down the road on several critical decision points.

Show Me the Money

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Glen speaks with key players at TruStage Ventures’ Fintech Summit: Discovery Fund Managing Director Elizabeth McCluskey on the state of early stage investing, founder Gwyneth Borden on Remynt’s journey to startup funding, and Maxwell’s co-founder John Paasonen on addressing the housing affordability gap. Also, surprising battle lines forming in the Illinois interchange showdown.