Bankadelic: The colorful side of finance

In the next in a series of podcasts from Money 20/20 in Las Vegas, Bankadelic chats with Wayne Miller, SVP Innovation Programs at the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA). As Miller puts it, innovation doesn't necessarily equal sexy tech: It's also about relationships. He takes us through how ICBA is helping FIs to identify, develop and foster partnerships between community banks and fi...

The banks that blow off small businesses short themselves in two ways; first, there is truly profit in making those loans, and second, SMBs comprise 99 percent of all businesses in America. In this episode from Money 20/20 in Las Vegas, Will Tumulty of Rapid Finance discusses how his small business lending platform turns the value chain into a powerful force for good.

Live from the Money 20/20 Garage Stage, Lou chats with Chris Rosas, the VP Tax & Treasury at Bumble in Austin, Texas about the importance of businesses getting the cross-border tax situation right. That's not just between nations, but between states--and Rosas hits the right notes in outlining a path to not just obeying the laws, but getting an edge on competing businesses as a result.

In our ongoing Bankadelic podcast series from Money 20/20 in Las Vegas, Marcell King (left) and Keith Riddle talk about Tyfone's rise to leadership in payments. The company has tackled challenges from making instant payments accessible to addressing "faster payments means faster fraud." It's a lovely conversation with two men incredibly dedicated to their work and smart enough to get it done and t...

In a series of podcasts taped live at Money 2020 in Las Vegas, host Lou Carlozo brings you the latest from one of the premier financial services conferences in the world. In this episode, Kristiane Mandraki of Praxent shares news of her company’s expansion, and its digital maturity model, which helps financial institutions with tech progress and smart planning.

Presented in partnership with the Money Pot at Money 20/20. Imagine walking into a sporting event where your face (and we know it's lovely) is enough to get you into the game. Or a time when moving through airport check-in is as easy as smiling for the camera. That day has arrived, and the potential for biometrics to streamline your life -- and fight fraud -- is taking off. Micah Willbrand of NEC...

As the founder of Zeta, Bhavin Turakhia is a serial tech entrepreneur with strengths in collaboration and payments. But for all his success, he describes his passion this way: “I have always believed it's our moral obligation to make an impact proportionate to our potential.” Direct from Money 2020 in Las Vegas, Bhavin talks about that potential and what it's like to take on the biggest fintech ch...

Economists and financial services pros alike were caught off guard by the staggering pace of interest rate hikes and the ways consumers scrambled to find new financial relationships. But bringing data to the task -- and to drive financial inclusion at the same time -- can help financial institutions gain a foothold amidst the chaos. Enter Rutger van Faassen and Adam Stockton of Curinos to help us...

Going up against megabanks and neobanks, community and regional institutions might be tempted to cede some valuable ground. But as our guest Jeff Galloway of Core10 reminds us, banks that make the move to best-in-class infrastructure improvements can start staking out turf no competitors can touch. At an anxious time when many in financial services would rather sit things out, Galloway makes a com...

Though artificial intelligence has been used in financial services for some time, the industry is only now beginning to grasp generative AI’s potential on customer-facing fronts, while enhancing transparency, accuracy, trust and customization. Kasisto CEO and Co-Founder Zor Gorelov -- who helped create the chatbot as we know it today -- shares the story of KAI-GPT, the first large-language model c...

Bankadelic’s “Bank to School” special episodes have ranked among our most popular over the years, and our five guests this time around raise the GPA to new heights. Join Professor Lou as he quizzes them about 2023’s teachable moments, the banking industry’s honor-roll-worthy innovations, their agendas for learning — and the best excuse each one had for not turning in their homework. Our esteemed A...

Community banks have been hit by the double whammy of high interest rates and trying to incorporate technology to help them keep up with the times. But leave it to a fintech guy to stress that more than ever, the personal touch matters. Colin Savells, SVP of Revenue at  Teslar Software walks us through how the high-interest rate environment still spells opportunity if banks get the high-tech/high-...

While AI is but a shiny new toy in the hands of some, it’s also a tool for bringing unprecedented clarity to how financial advisors and clients collaborate. On this episode, Responsive AI Co-Founder and CEO Day Wachell explains how his company is leveraging tax data to bring sharper insight to the advisor’s work, and help them to provide ongoing guidance in service of clients building better lives...

Remember when they said radio was dead? Then vinyl? Just like those forms of music, cash has yet to be replaced in a high-tech banking sphere. Tom Jordan, the VP Sales Manager at Avivatech, walks us through the case for cash and how cash and check automation management can help financial institutions make the most of consumer resources across the board.

The ugly truth about the phrase “financial inclusion” is that it’s become more of a catchphrase than a commitment for many financial institutions. Anthony Sharett of Pathward discusses how his company’s Banking as a Service suite — and its brick-and-mortar origins dating to 1954 — make for a unique combination. The South Dakota-based FI addresses small business and consumer needs and stresses soli...

For banks, the Gig Economy represents more than just a side hustle: It’s an opportunity to build the fabric of communities and bring stability to rollercoaster finances. On this episode, Lindsay Hodges of BankiFi talks about how her company is striving to complement technology that makes things seamless for all parties — and in the process, spreads the opportunities for financial success all the w...

It’s Stars and Stripes and Fintech forever on this first-ever Independence Day special episode of Bankadelic. Our seven stars (and stripes) discuss a variety of topics riffing on the themes of freedom and “a more perfect union” — an engaging, wide-ranging chat that embraces topics from artificial intelligence to customer engagement and much, much more…. Our signers of the Declaration: Stephen Bake...

Small- and medium-sized businesses are a huge lending market that's hugely overlooked. Will Tumulty, CEO of Rapid Financial Services, talks about the needs small business owners face and describes how his company is working to meet those needs and in the process, combine smart technology and smarter customer interaction to redefine how SMB lending is done.

For the first time, Bankadelic airs an episode taped in a combo sauna-podcast booth. Leave it to Monika Liikamaa, co-founder and co-CEO at Finland-based Enfuce, to bring on the heat. Her company didn't become Europe's leading Cards-as-a-Service fully cloud-based provider by pussyfooting. Nor does Monikka mince words, including the f-bombs dropped during this taping. Many were edited, but quite a f...

In the third of four episodes taped at Money 20/20 Europe in Amsterdam, Alina Timofeeva, Principal at London’s Oliver Wyman Digital Practice, shares her incredible personal and professional journey. Beginning as a Russian emigre knocking on the doors of countless employers, she’s risen to a Digital Transformation and Rising Star award winner at the 2021 Diversity in Tech Awards. Her views on topic...

In the second of four episodes taped at Money 20/20 Europe in Amsterdam, Ani Sane, Co-founder & Chief Business Officer at TerraPay, talks about the philosophy that drives his business as it provides global, B2B real-time cross-border payments. Financial inclusion is a big part of the picture, as are the ideals of keeping it simple, staying hungry and staying humble.

In the first of four episodes taped at Money 20/20 Europe in Amsterdam, Bankadelic host Lou Carlozo and The Money Pot’s Rachel Morrissey present this exclusive interview with Michael Stroev, COO & Head of Product at Nebeus in Barcelona. Stroev goes in-depth to explain the untapped potential of banking at the crossroads of crypto, and how his company’s app and desktop platform are out to change fin...

Once again, the Bankadelic Lifeguards invite you to wax up your surfboards, grab your beach chairs and kick back for our Second Annual Endless Summer Special. Join our seven special guests as they discuss everything from the bright shiny future of fintech to their favorite summer songs (including one that three of our beach bums picked). The guests: Loughlin Cleary, president, Lenders Cooperative...

In conjunction with Bankadelic's Anthony Hudson interview, we take you on an audio tour of the 17th floor of the new BMO Tower in Chicago, the headquarters of BMO Bank USA. It's one of the flashiest, classiest bank buildings anywhere in North America, with features that run the gamut from floor-to-ceiling windows to a walk-up IT desk, an idea that resulted from employee input.

Anthony Hudson, BMO Bank's Regional President/Head of Retail Banking - Wisconsin, talks about the cultural values and initiatives that set it apart from competing financial institutions. Hudson also embodies BMO's tagline "Boldly Grow the Good in Business and Life," and talks about his career as an outgrowth of his family's influence and can-do positivity. Taped at BMO's new Chicago HQ, this episo...