BIGcast

From the windy shores of Miami Beach, Glen chats with Barlow Research about the often overlooked banking habits of small and mid-market businesses. Also- some fresh (and well-sourced) AI nuggets, and Chase places a contrarian bet on the future of the branch. Links related to this episode: Barlow Research: https://barlowresearch.com/index.php Deluxe: https://www.deluxe.com/ CNN’s coverage of JPMorgan Chase’s plans to open 500 new branches: https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/06/business/jpmorgan-chase-open-new-branches/index.html AI Futurist (and OpenAI alum) Zack Kass: https://zackkass.com/ Join us for our next CU Town Hall this Wednesday February 14 at 3pm ET/Noon PT for a live and lively interactive discussion of the key issues facing credit unions. (Did we mention there’ll be a cool tech giveaway to one FI attendee?) It’s free to attend, but advance registration is required: https://www.cutownhall.com/ Follow the Best Innovation Group on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/best-innovation-group/ Connect with Glen on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/glensarvady/ or X (@154Advisors) Connect with John on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbfintech/ or X (@jbfintech)

Glen checks in with Money 20/20 President Tracey Davies for a preview of the upcoming four-day Las Vegas extravaganza. Also- a slew of updates on Illinois’ interchange fiasco, a countdown to the CFPB’s open banking rule, and a desperate attempt to tie 1990s funky divas to 2024 payment headlines. Links related to this episode: Money 20/20 USA, October 27-30 in Las Vegas: https://www.money2020.com/ Last week’s CU Town Hall- featuring insights from the Illinois Credit Union League’s Tom Kane- on the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act: https://www.big-fintech.com/Media?p=cu-town-hall-episode-123 Glen’s blog on the IFPA: https://www.big-fintech.com/Media?p=battle-lines-being-drawn-on-illinois-interchange The OCC’s amicus brief to the IFPA: https://bankingjournal.aba.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/OCC-Amicus-Brief-IFPA.pdf The OCC’s amicus brief to the IFPA: https://restaurant.org/getmedia/d5f460e3-3cb6-4d77-9e82-2bf4ae3dc972/2024-10-04-Exhibit-A-to-Corrected-Unooposed-Mtn-of-RLC-IRA-RLC.pdf Glen’s History of Money 20/20 in three t-shirts: https://www.big-fintech.com/Media?p=the-history-of-money-2020-in-three-t-shirts Join us for the next CU Town Hall on Wednesday October 23 at 3pm ET/Noon PT for a live and lively interactive conversation tackling the major issues facing CUs today. For this session John Best will lead Fraud-a-Palooza! It’s free to attend (credit union employees might even win a door prize!), but advance registration is required: https://www.cutownhall.com/ And contribute info to our fraud survey here: https://forms.monday.com/forms/d76e9b3df9f4f42cec6c16d74b581be2?r=use1 Find us on X and BlueSky at @bigfintech, @jbfintech and @154Advisors

You can also follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/best-innovation-group/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbfintech/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/glensarvady/

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.

Glen talks with Cash Essentials’ Chairman Guillaume Lepecq about the role of cash in a post-COVID world. Also: new research on contactless preferences; the dangers of digital groupthink; and onboarding problems we can hope to have.

Glen speaks with the ATDC’s  FinTech Catalyst Kristin Slink about startup trials before and after the pandemic, plus noted futurist Brett King weighs in on how credit unions can best serve members in their time of need. (Warning: Contains geeky references to Star Trek and Regulation D.)