Cut to Context

Nearly half of all banks and credit unions have deployed generative AI. So why isn't anyone measuring it? Adam Blue sits down with Ron Shevlin, chief research officer at Cornerstone Advisors and author of the Fintech Snark Tank, to dig into the gap between AI activity and AI impact at community institutions. The conversation takes an unexpected turn through Rick Rubin, Link Wray, and a beat-up Cad...

When an AI agent replaces a human at the keyboard, who's accountable for what it touches? Adam Blue and Chris Struttmann of ALTR explore why identity—not just policy documents—is the foundation of trustworthy AI in banking, and why organizations without strong identity systems are already starting behind. Related Links Anthropic's pause proposal Q2's Helix and ALTR case study Marcel Duchamp ALTR

Build it, buy it, or find a partner? That's the decision facing financial institutions when it comes to AI capabilities. Abeer Thomson, Q2 senior director of Partner Engineering and Operations, joins CTO Adam Blue to work through what that decision looks like in practice and what separates the AI partners worth trusting from the ones who just demo well. Related Links AI for Everyone Q2 Innovation...

The AI announcements keep coming, and the language keeps getting bigger—agentic operating systems, intelligent orchestration layers, the future of commercial banking—all in one tidy package. But pull back the curtain and there's usually a lot of unglamorous engineering work holding the whole thing up. In this episode, Adam Blue sits down with Anthony Ianniciello, Q2 VP of Product Management, to ta...

What does AI adoption actually look like inside a community bank? Michael Purifoy, chief treasury and digital banking officer at VeraBank, joins Adam Blue at Q2's CONNECT 26 conference for a candid, on-the-floor conversation about where the technology is earning its keep and where the real work is still ahead. From an 18-month process mapping exercise that surfaced two years of workflow debt, to t...

Adam Blue talks with Bill Gravette, GM of Symphonix at Q2, about what happens to the loan process when AI enters the picture. From document processing and credit memos to alternative data and fair lending, they dig into where AI is already earning its keep in credit decisioning and why the loan officer, far from being replaced, may be one of the biggest beneficiaries. Related Links "Start at the F...

AI is moving fast, but banking has to move with care. In this episode, Adam Blue talks with Q2 Chief Information Security Officer Beth Anne Bygum about the difference between AI that's interesting and AI that's ready for the real world. Related Links AI for Everyone, Q2 Brick

In the past couple of years, AI conversations at financial institutions have changed from "should we?" to "where should we next?" Adam Blue and Corey Gross discuss how banks and credit unions can move from broad experimentation to focused AI investments that align with their strategy in areas like operational workflows, fraud prevention, and support resolution. Related Links AI for Everyone, Q2 Th...

AI is changing how work gets done, but the most important question may be what it allows people to do better. In this episode of Cut to Context, Q2 CTO Adam Blue talks with Chief People Officer Kim Rutledge about how the role AI plays in the workday, including employee uncertainty, the value of judgment, and how automation can create more space for meaningful work. Related Links AI for Everyone, Q...

Claude Mythos has pushed AI cyber risk from an abstract future problem into a live banking issue. In this episode, Adam Blue talks with Beth Anne Bygum and Ryan Hollister about what changes when AI can discover vulnerabilities at machine speed and how to think clearly about security, governance, and resilience without sliding into panic. Related Links Alignment Risk Update: Claude Mythos Preview,...

In this episode of the podcast, CTO Adam Blue talks with Q2 COO Hima Mukkamala about how to move quickly with AI without getting swept up in the market's hype cycle. They explore what responsible speed looks like in banking, why vibe coding changes who gets to build, and how financial institutions can innovate faster without losing sight of trust, compliance, or real customer value. Related Links...

In the first episode of Cut to Context, a new podcast focused on AI, Q2 CTO Adam Blue sets the table for the conversations ahead about how Q2 is thinking about AI in a way that stays grounded in people, trust, and real work. It's an introduction and an invitation to think about AI not as spectacle, but as a tool for better judgment, better systems, and better banking.