Think Big, Start Small, Move Quickly, With Ashish Garg of Eltropy

05/05/23 • 66 min

In this episode of The Digital Banking Podcast, host Josh DeTar welcomed Ashish Garg, the founder and CEO of Eltropy. They talked about the importance of community financial institutions in underserved communities, how community FIs can find their niche, and why technology is a powerful ally for financial institutions.

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Digital Banking Podcast - Think Big, Start Small, Move Quickly, With Ashish Garg of Eltropy

Transcript

[00:00:00] Ashish Garg: First of all, we need to make more people aware that there are more options out there. So, like, Wells Fargo or Bank of America are not the only option, and this is where I think a lot of the work credit unions do in communities is very relevant.

[00:00:45] Josh DeTar: Welcome to another episode of the Digital Banking Podcast. My guest today is Ashish Garg, the Founder and CEO of Eltropy. You're actually gonna get an opportunity t