FintechWire Innovators Podcast

In today’s episode of the FintechWire Innovators Podcast we're examining the changing landscape for Open Banking services in the US market. We will also share some findings of Mastercard’s Small Business Survey on open banking, and what use cases are driving adoption in the marketplace. To help us understand this technology, we’re joined by Andy Sheehan, EVP of Open Banking, North America at Maste...

In this second part of a two-part podcast on insurance company competitiveness we’re talking about industry changes, data challenges, and some of the ways that insurers are addressing the unprecedented changes coming at them. We are joined again by Aaron Wright, Director of Strategy at Earnix, and Rob McIsaac, former executive principal at Novarica and CEO and president at consultant RPM Ventures...

In this first part of a two-part podcast on insurance company competitiveness, we ask: How can insurance companies compete – and win – in a rapidly changing industry? Insurers can sometimes be slow to adopt new technology and processes that are increasingly needed to not only survive but also thrive. To help us understand what insurers are up against, we’ve invited Aaron Wright, Director of Strate...

We’re talking insurance in today’s episode of the FintechWire Innovators Podcast. The insurance industry is facing a period where claims costs are outstripping premiums, and this is leading to an industry average combined ratio of more than 100 percent for 2023. Process efficiency alone is not enough to make up the gap, so insurers are looking for new ways to bridge that gap – applying AI to polic...

In today’s episode of the FintechWire Innovators Podcast, we’re asking how ready are banks for artificial intelligence, especially now that generative AI and ChatGPT are here? AI is transforming the financial industry, from underwriting and risk to customer service and investing. Banks and financials have been hiring and investing in this transformative technology, but a number of sources have sho...

In our first episode of the FintechWire Innovators Podcast, host Ed Medina visits with the new website's two editors, Rachel Gore, who covers Insurance, and Brent Watters, who covers securities. Ed is the editor of FintechDaily, and he also covers banking.  In this episode, the three discuss a few of the major topics covered for the site's initial launch, including generative artificial intelligen...