Breaking Banks

This week hosts JP Nicols and Jason Henrichs are taking on the topic of culture. How can financial institutions foster a culture of innovation and bring about the necessary changes needed as we head into 2021? It begins with embracing the risk-takers and rebel talent that seek to disrupt the notion of businesses as usual within your organization. JP Nicols speaks to Matteo Rizzi about his book Talent and Rebels: Dealing with Corporate Misfits. JP and Matteo highlight the struggles that large corporations face when finding a balance between tradition and originality. Then stay tuned, host Jason Henrichs and Mary Lemmer Creator of Improve, explore how interconnecting the worlds of trust, culture, and improv can be used to develop positive internal team building. Mary shares her advice on how to look beyond the boundaries of regulation in order to welcome innovation and improve creativity and culture.

Chloé James host and group director of media & communications for global insights provider RFi Group is joined by Jo Ann Barefoot, CEO & Co-founder at Alliance for Innovative Regulation and Dr. Leda Glyptis, advisor and author of #LedaWrites for Fintech Futures to discuss women in fintech. Chloé, Jo Ann, and Leda share personal experiences and insights from their time in the fintech/finserv industry. What are the positive takeaways from the COVID-19 crisis? Why aren’t there more women in our tech? We explore these topics and more! Then stay tuned to hear from host Jason Henrichs as he speaks to Michael Mueller, CEO of Form3 and Vinoth Jayakumar, Partner with Draper Esprit as they dish on the explosion in cloud-native tech across banks and fintech. Michael and Vinoth also highlight Form3’s recent $33 million in strategic investment from new shareholders Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide Building Society, 83North, and existing investor Draper Esprit. Sponsored Segment by Form3.

For this episode of Breaking Banks, we are setting the stage for a new era of banking experiences and capabilities in the digital payments space. Our guests today are revolutionizing digital payments and paving the way for cashless transformation. Brett King is joined by contributor Brian Solis Global Innovation Evangelist of Salesforce and YandexMoney CEO Ivan Glazachev to discuss Russia’s advancements in payments, mobile wallets, and transfers in the wake of COVID-19. Next, hear from Jun Hasegawa and K. Pitiporn Phanaphat as they chat with Brett King about blockchain technology for fintech applications. With a recent investment round led by SCB10X, the Thailand based fintech SYNQA is poised to spread cashless solutions to businesses across Asia.

John McAfee joins hosts Brett King, Miss Metaverse (Katie King), and Dave Birch on the 7th Anniversary episode of the #1 Fintech podcast and radio show. Little did we know back in May of 2013 that this thing would turn into the global phenomenon that it has been. Now, let’s get a little out there as McAfee talks about the similarities between computer viruses and COVID-19. Air Date: Thursday, May 7, 2020 Show Title: 7th Anniversary Special Summary: John McAfee joins hosts Brett King, Miss Metaverse (Katie King), and Dave Birch on the 7th Anniversary episode of the #1 Fintech podcast and radio show. Little did we know back in May of 2013 that this thing would turn into the global phenomenon that it has been. Now, let’s get a little out there as McAfee talks about the similarities between computer viruses and COVID-19. Show Hosts: Brett KingKatie KingDave Birch Show Guests:John McAfee TOPICS DISCUSSED:[2:00] John McAfee discusses politics and government bailouts and the fallout for years to come. [4:15] Brett King asks if there is a disconnect between the economy and stock market performance. [6:00] John McAfee talks about life lessons to be learned about trust, disparity, and capitalism. [9:14] Lower to middle-class households are being hit hard economically and healthwise during COVID-19. [10:12] Should people rely more upon data than the news media? [14:20] Did we fail as a country when it came to risk and pandemic planning?  [16:00] John McAfee understands the mathematics of the spread of viruses.  [21:03] What do the most heavily locked down countries all have in common? [23:10]  What does the mortality rate look like for the U.S.A during COVID-19? [33:02] How will the coronavirus affect the world economies in the distant future? [37:30] Brett King talks about his Boring Co. Flame thrower. [38:30]  Will there be a meat shortage post-COVID-19? [44:40] John McAfee says he and Elon Musk have a similar thought process regarding COVID-19. [47:30] John McAfee talks about Monero and Ghost Cryptocurrency. RESOURCES MENTIONED: The Currency Cold WarBoring Company Show Sponsors: ExpressVPNJack Henry & AssociatesShippo  Breaking Banks is the #1 global fintech radio show and podcast, created by Brett King. Tune in for a look at how technology and customer behavior will bring about more changes in banking in the next 10 years, than in the last 200 years. Listen every Thursday at 3pm eastern time, noon pacific on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel. Subscribe at Provoke.fm to hear the show nearly 2 million listeners from 72 countries are raving about. FULL TRANSCRIPTION Show Hosts: Brett King Katie King Dave Birch Show Guests: John McAfee [Intro]  Financial technology or fintech is one of the fastest growing industries in the world today with New York, London, Tel Aviv, Edinburgh, Singapore, Moscow, and other major cities all buy in for a piece of the action. Welcome to breaking banks. The first dedicated radio show that focuses on how this new boom is changing everything from the way we bank to the very concept of money itself. Now here’s your host, Brett King.   Brett King: Hey guys welcome back to breaking banks this week. It’s our seventh anniversary edition and we have all the gang here. We have with us Dave Birch a long time my cohost and the author of the, let me get this right, the new book that you’ve [00:44 inaudible] “the currency cold war: Cash and cryptography, hash rates and hegemony. Is that right? 
Dave Birch: That’s clever, right? 
John McAfee: That’s very clever. Hash rates and hegemony. 
Brett King: Joining us also is miss metaverse, Katie Schultz.  Katie King: Oh hi.
Brett King: Thanks for coming back on the show. And of course our special guest this week is John MacAfee. John, welcome to breaking banks. 
John McAfee: Thanks for having me, Brett. I’m happy to be here. Since I saw everybody’s science fiction background, I know I’m going to be at home here. 
Brett King: Absolutely. Very good.

In This Episode The Metaverse Economy: How Finance Professionals Can Make Sense of Web3 is Arun Krishnakumar and Theo Lau's new book. Listen as Brett King connects with Theo Lau, frequent guest and Founder, Unconventional Ventures. The metaverse is evolving, the way the metaverse is now, is not close to where it will be. The book is designed to equip fintech professionals with an in-depth understanding of the emergent economic models in the Metaverse and across Web3, and also understand the risks associated with the Metaverse and help these professionals prepare for what lies ahead in this immersive environment. The concept of community in the metaverse is important, we don't want to leave people behind. Then Brett and Jason Henrichs shift the subject to talk about recent fires in Greece (sadly we can also add Maui to the list), the Impact of these fires and the EU response to climate change with author and influencer Dr. Leda Glyptis. July 2023 just scattered the record for the hottest month, per NASA, since 1880. There is no denying that climate change is here. Some of these extreme events are naturally occurring, others man-made, but the number and extent of these occurrences is increasing and there are concerns of irreversible desertification. Banks and regulators need to be front and center, and take more of a stance. In natural disasters the financial system sometimes breaks down -- financial inclusion and financial access are concerns. Major systemic banks in Europe are asking themselves the hard questions, not just taking superficial steps. The cost for these extreme weather events is growing exponentially, economics are in play. Covid made people realize there are no boundaries, it's everyone's problem. Climate change also doesn't stop at borders, a similar degree of focus and urgency is needed. Will Europe lead? https://youtu.be/scHsKDRFP2Y