Bankadelic: The colorful side of finance

It's true: Bankadelic host Lou Carlozo writes, edits, engineers and performs most (and often all) the instruments on his podcast themes. Inspired by a visit to London a few decades ago, "Impossibly Sunny Day" started brewing as Lou strolled Carnaby Street and tried to imagine the scene when every cool Bristish band and celeb hung out there. Carnaby is kinda touristy today, but this instrumental lo...

In Part Two of a special Bankadelic presentation, we delve further into the latest U.S. Bank Small Business Perspective survey. Shruti Patel, U.S. Bank, Executive Vice President, Chief Product Officer for Business Banking, shares survey finding the gauge what truly makes workers happy and how SMBs are facing a future full of optimism and significant growth tasks. In an age where opinions pose as f...

Just when you think the bankers of the world couldn't be more in love -- with AI, that is -- along come four fintech experts to lay it all out for us in 2025. It promises to be the year of "agentic AI," among other things. And if that cute chatbot leaves roses on your desk, so much the better. Thanks to our special podcast guests: Joseph Ahn, CSO and Co-Founder, Delfi Amy Orosco, Director of Custo...

There’s a lot of attention being paid to how banks can simultaneously team up with fintechs and best serve SMBs and entrepreneurs on the product side. Trouble is, there hasn’t been a whole lot of action. Allan Rayson, Founder and CEO of Finov8r, talks us through the opportunities within “adaptive fintech ecosystems.” The idea is to create modular, flexible solutions that allow banks to remain agil...

While there’s so much stress these days placed on chips and artificial intelligence, all the digital firepower in the world isn’t going to create new products that people want. In this episode, Neil Stanley, Founder and CEO of The CorePoint, talks about how banks need to move beyond the rate sheets of old and start developing products for consumers living in an age of apps and e-commerce. He also...

Whadda you lookin' at? It's Johnny Da Big, Bankadelic's official Wise Guy of Debatable Talent, lending his nit-so-dulcet tones and storytelling to the holiday classic "Do You Hear What I Hear?" Or "What I Hoid," as he likes to say in his South Philly patois. Listen if you dare, maybe even share, it's better than being a grinch and far more satisfying. Ya got a problem wit day?

You want presents? You bet your ask we’ve got presents, thanks to the presence of The Five Wise Finance Stars, who in our book outclass any number of elves you can cram around the dining room table. Join us as we tick off our gift list for the industry, banking’s bad holiday reruns and what the happy new year ahead looks like in professional and personal ways. Plus, all hail Johnny Da Big as he re...

With all the stress on engineers needing to make smart tech for consumers, it’s just as important to remember that engineers work with consumable tech that’s easy to implement, stack and tweak. Joshua Luke, Chief Technology Officer at Swivel, outlines the symbiotic relationship between customers, financial institutions and engineers who appreciate the same tech traits: Simplicity, seamlessness and...

Though overall interest rates have softened, credit card APRs rates continue their stratospheric run, averaging 23% APR or more. Matt Potere, the new CEO of Happy Money, explains how his company is working to make debt consolidation loans available through its online platform -- and fulfilling its mission to develop and deliver affordable, accessible financial tools.

Bankadelic host Lou Carlozo has a mind that's inhabited by odd, surreal characters -- from executioners to bubbas, Morrissey wannabes to wise guys belting Christmas carols. These 13 skits represent the epitome, the very peak of Bankadelic humor. That's probably not saying much ... unless some of this makes you snort your morning java out your nose. Then, we can say we've truly achieved something.

Once again, Bankadelic takes a break from Mickey D’s and heads over to the enormous living room table to chaos down on great banking banter and tasty sound bites. Join our four fabulous guests as they talk highlights, buzzkills, and industry bright spots as we look ahead to 2025 and (a long overdue shopping season). And: Will Lou finally, finally ditch his corny Uncle Mortimer and his most uninvit...

Wrapping up a 16-episode Bankadelic series taped live at 2024's Money 20/20 in Las Vegas, host Lou Carlozo chats with Leo Patching, the CEO and Co-Founder of Kompliant. Leo shares how, in the wake of the TD Bank ’s woes, compliance has become front of mind for financial services leaders. He also takes us under the hood of his compliance fintech, which will turn four in 2025.

As part of a 16-episode Bankadelic series taped live at 2024's Money 20/20 in Las Vegas, Ed Maslavekas, CEO and Co-Founder of Bud Financial, returns to update us on everything that’s happened since he spoke with us at the 2023 convention. It’s in part a story of how one forward-thinking company cracked the code for integrating artificial intelligence into banking long before “AI” became the buzzwo...

In a series of podcasts taped live at 2024's Money 20/20 in Las Vegas, host Lou Carlozo brings you the latest from one of the premier financial services conferences in the world. On this episode, we chat with Kivanc Onan, SVP, Global Strategic Partnerships & Innovation at Payoneer, who shares about his efforts to expand the company’s market as it streamlines and simplifies payments worldwide, espe...

In a series of podcasts taped live at 2024's Money 20/20 in Las Vegas (and in this case at The Venetian’s Dandelion Chocolate shop), host Lou Carlozo brings you the latest from one of the premier financial services conferences in the world. Rachel Castro, U.S. Bank’s  SVP of Business Banking Go-to-Market and Strategy, covers a broad range of topics from ecosystem around Money 20/20 to U.S. Bank’s...

In a series of podcasts taped live at 2024's Money 20/20 in Las Vegas, host Lou Carlozo brings you the latest from one of the premier financial services conferences in the world. On this episode Zeta’s Chief Marketing Officer Shashank Mehrotra shares key findings from Zeta’s new report on credit card programs, “The Future of Cards In Now.” He also brings us up to speed on the latest in its efforts...

What are the top marketing and communications trends to look for in 2025? This Money 20/20 live session pairs two industry leaders: Binna Kim, Co-Founder and CEO of Group Vested and Amy Bonitatibus, PayPal’s SVP, Chief Corporate Affairs & Communications Officer. Together they look at some success stories and what the industry’s top storytellers can teach us.

In a series of podcasts taped live at 2024's Money 20/20 in Las Vegas, host Lou Carlozo brings you the latest from one of the premier financial services conferences in the world. Live from the Press Lounge, SwayStack CEO and co-founder Har Rai Khalsa covers a wide range of topics from the latest in payments to what fuels his self-styled mission to help banks and credit unions take back business fr...

From deep within the haunted wood there arises a beast so powerful not even an AI trained to execute account openings can stop it. Join us as our three intrepid ghostbusters go on the hunt to stop such banking nonsense and instead wax wise on the tricks, treats and fearless forecasts look like as the year winds towards a close. Our goovie ghoulie guests: Lee Farabaugh, President, Monarch Professio...

In a series of podcasts taped live at 2024's Money 20/20 in Las Vegas, host Lou Carlozo brings you the latest from one of the premier financial services conferences in the world. Live from the Press Lounge, Kristina Morris -- Director of Innovation for the Independent Community Bankers of America -- talks about how community banks have not only embraced fintech, but have proven willing and energet...

In a series of podcasts taped live at 2024's Money 20/20 in Las Vegas, host Lou Carlozo brings you the latest from one of the premier financial services conferences in the world. Lou speaks from the Money Pot booth with Stephany Kirkpatrick, Founder and CEO of Orum. It's a fascinating episode that embraces topics from speed and security in fast payments to how Stephany has embraced her role as a f...

In a series of podcasts taped live at 2024's Money 20/20 in Las Vegas, host Lou Carlozo brings you the latest from one of the premier financial services conferences in the world. On this episode, Beth McCoy and Simon Nicoll of CORA group discuss the news and share their views on a broad range of subjects--from the growth in loyalty points (Beth) to building a software company that respects its wor...

In a series of podcasts taped live at 2024's Money 20/20 in Las Vegas, host Lou Carlozo brings you the latest from one of the premier financial services conferences in the world. In this episode, Kerry Mullen, Vice President at Vested, tackles subjects ranging from what fabulous financial PR looks like to the leadership role of women in fintech as on display at the conference. Disclosure: Lou Carl...

In a series of podcasts taped live at 2024's Money 20/20 in Las Vegas, host Lou Carlozo brings you the latest from one of the premier financial services conferences in the world. In this episode, Chad Killingsworth of Jack Henry touches on a wide range of subjects from the promise of open banking to the issue of "whose data is it anyway?" and how banks can leverage what the numbers tell them about...

In a series of podcasts taped live at 2024's Money 20/20 in Las Vegas, host Lou Carlozo brings you the latest from one of the premier financial services conferences in the world. On this episode, we hear from Imran Riaz, CEO and Founder of Cadnz. While he's earned the right to rest on his laurels after more than three decades in financial services, Imran took a bold step when he realized there was...