Podcast appearances and mentions of jp nicols

In This Episode Traditional banks just pocketed $268 billion in profit—even with loan growth stuck in first gear—while global fintech funding barely limped past $10 billion, thanks to a single blockbuster round. This week, Theo Lau and Greg Palmer join hosts JP Nicols, Brett King, and Jason Henrichs to untangle those contradictions and ask who's really carrying the baton in the race for the future of money. Brace yourself for a knife-fight over BaaS regulation, a land-rush toward instant payments, and an AI gold rush that could super-charge compliance… or automate you right out of a job (and maybe swipe your wallet on the way). Is a 3 % NIM so cushy that banks will never reinvent themselves? Are stablecoins the rails of autonomous finance—or just more crypto hype? Add in deep-fake demos, a no-holds-barred scorecard of today's leaders, learners, and laggards, and stark predictions of where they'll be tomorrow. Whether you're sprinting on a 150-year-old balance sheet or a Series A term sheet, the finish line is the same: deliver smarter, safer money experiences—before someone else does. And whatever you do, try not to low-key suck.

Money Travels Podcast Season 3, Episode 1In 2007, the release of the first iPhone helped trigger a major shift in what customers expect from the finance industry. Established banks quickly found their traditional model was no longer working – and that other companies were better placed to give customers what they wanted.At the vanguard of these changes, today's guest JP Nicols helped pull his established bank from the centre to the edge of money, to meet customers where they were. He pioneered innovations to give customers what they wanted, redefining the bank-customer relationship and transforming the banking industry in the process. 18 years on, he's still at it, helping established banks and fintechs work together to meet the ever-growing expectations of the consumer.Disclaimers:Visa Direct capability is enabled through a financial institution partner.Visa Direct product availability and functionality varies by market.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent.Visa neither makes any warranty or representation as to the completeness or accuracy of the information within this podcast, nor assumes any liability or responsibility that may result from reliance on such information and any information from third parties. The information contained in this podcast is not intended as investment or legal advice, and listeners are encouraged to seek the advice of a competent professional where such advice is required.All brand names, logos and/or trademarks are the property of their respective owners, and do not necessarily imply product endorsement or affiliation with Visa.

In This Episode There's something happening beneath the surface of every pizza order, every childcare payment, and every invoice sent by businesses across America. A quiet revolution that most people— sometimes even business owners themselves— have barely noticed. Traditional banks are being methodically extracted from the daily financial lives of businesses, replaced by something more streamlined, more embedded, as banking becomes just another node in a business operating system. We dug into those threats last episode on “The Invisible Heist”. This week, Jorge Garcia, Founder and CEO of Linker Finance, and Samer Saab, SVP of Product for Alloy Labs, join host JP Nicols and co-host Barb MacLean as we look at some viable options for banks to foil the heist and create a competitive response. We'll look at the surprising opportunities sitting right in front of us, and how banks are rewriting the playbook to land and expand commercial customers through digital banking.

In This Episode Banking executives, your business customers aren't leaving you for another bank—they're leaving banking altogether— at least partially. For now. As a part of our “Unbreak the Bank” series we dissect the most significant existential threat to community financial institutions since the 2008 crisis: the systematic extraction of business banking services into everyday business software. Community banks are hemorrhaging 12-18% of operational deposits annually to companies that don't even consider themselves “banks”, and they're moving upmarket. The competitive battlefield has shifted, and “relationship banking” is not enough to compete. Customers are integrating business solutions into their daily workflow, and banks risks being shut out altogether. Discover why the future isn't about being the best business bank – it's about being a relevant layer in the best business experience. Fintech Takes founder Alex Johnson and Velocita founder Barb MacLean join host JP Nicols to reveal how embedded lending is systematically dismantling banking relationships as Quickbooks, Square, Toast, and others integrate financial services directly into business workflows, and explore some options for how banks can respond.  https://youtu.be/FV5wUyhng6c?si=KpsHDtG0V4rRXSWt

In This Episode 2024 is a wrap! Listen as industry leaders and fintech influencers share insights on the year that was before turning the lens forward to 2025. What will be hot in this new year? Back by popular demand, Breaking Banks hosts Brett King and JP Nicols assemble banking industry leaders and fintech influencers to get their takes and predictions on what 2025 has in store for the banking industry. Joining the discussion are Jim Marous (The Financial Brand, Banking Transformed), Ron Shevlin (Chief Research Officer, Cornerstone Advisors and Forbes Contributor), and Mary Wisniewski (Cornerstone Advisors, Money Isn't Everything). Together, they explore critical topics shaping the industry, from fraud, risk, and efficiency to cutting-edge innovations like Agentic AI and LLMs, as well as developments in open banking, 1033, and the CFPB. And what about the lingering impact of the Synapse story from 2024? Will 2025 bring a reckoning, or are brighter days ahead for the industry? Tune in for a lively and engaging conversation packed with expert insights and bold predictions. Happy New Year from the team at Breaking Banks

In This Episode Digital banking is reshaping market share. All the fastest growing banks these days are fintechs.  After a three year battle, fintech challenger Revolut has provisionally secured a UK Banking License. With this, Revolut can now represent themselves as a bank, having the rights and obligations of a chartered financial institution in the UK. Revolut already had a license in the EU but the UK license could help with entry into the US. With 45M customers, revenue over $2B and profitable, they are making a mark for themselves. Listen as hosts Brett King and JP Nicols share their take on the news and implications for the industry. Then, it's Tyme....TymeBank, South Africa's (and the African continent's) most successful challenger bank aimed at the lower income market. Listen as Co-Founder, Coen Jonker, speaks with Brett to share Tyme's origin story and progress. Tyme is challenging the notion of how neos might work in this space. It began with BaaS and several years later, 2019, TymeBank launched in South Africa (SA). Launching during CoVid taught Tyme (Take Your Money Everywhere) to build an anti-fragile business.One of three banks since 2000 to have been granted a SA banking license, TymeBank uses a phygital operating model to work towards it's goal of financial inclusion and democratizing access to banking. In 2022 they expanded to the Philippines, GoTyme, and now, Vietnam. Via digital kiosks for onboarding in physical retail stores -- you can open an account in 3 - 5 minutes and be issued a debit card -- they are building trust and educating customers, integrating banking into the shopping proposition. TymeBank is in it for the long game.

In This Episode Deposits are the aqua vitae of banking, the water of life. The very core of the traditional banking business model is gathering deposits at no to low-cost and lending the money back out at higher rates. Bankers used to reference the “3-6-3 Rule”: bring in deposits at 3%, make loans at 6%, and be out on the golf course by 3:00PM. Money is the primary raw material in the business of banking. The difference between what financial institutions pay for that raw material is subtracted from what they earn from lending it out right at the very top of their income statements. That difference is net interest income, and it is the largest component of earnings for virtually every bank. As much as 95% or more for some. Expressed as a ratio, the net interest margin or NIM is a key metric in measuring bank performance, and it's been under considerable pressure lately. The traditional levers have been trying to lower deposit rates and raise loan rates, and hope you don't lose too much volume. As the business has become more complex, so have the tools and strategies to reduce that pressure. Today we get into some of the hidden levers that banks are using to add non-rate value, one focus is SBA lending. How new approaches and new technology is expanding the market for banks large and small, and also for fintechs; and how the secondary market is helping to improve liquidity and improve NIM. Joining host JP Nicols in this episode are Steve Tanzer and Joel Updegraff, both Managing Directors at Brean Capital.

In This Episode It's a Breaking Banks and Finovate collab! Fresh off of FinovateSpring hosts JP Nicols, Greg Palmer and Brett King talk trends, takeaways and best of show; bringing the best to you in this episode. If you missed FinovateSpring, enjoy the recap and themes, and some of the best fintech innovations covering artificial intelligence, open banking, future payments, CX and more. With new market entrants and the loosening of capital, creativity is coming back into the ecosystem, and the bar is being raised, pushing everyone forward. We also introduce you to one of FinovateSpring's Best of Show winners, Maya Mikhailov, SAVVI AI, Founder & CEO. Meeting users where they are, SAVVI AI offers a powerful AI tool to unlock data and make finserv and fintech goal driven AI use cases easier, distilling data natively into excel, to offer insights for institutions on new product offerings to benefit customers and business. In the coming weeks, tune into sister podcast Finovate for profiles, a deep dive and one-on-ones with all FinovateSpring 'Best of Show' winners: Bloom Credit, Remynt, Kobalt Labs, QuickFi, SAVVI AI, Cascading AI

Looking to the future, a startup from Iceland innovates to address the opioid epidemic. In today's episode of The Futurists, guest host JP Nicols, co-host of The Futurists' sister podcast Breaking Banks, spotlights a healthtech innovator that he met on a recent trip to Iceland that is doing something to address a growing problem. Dr. Kjartan Thorsson, Prescriby, Co-Founder, acted on concerns noted as an orthopedic doctor -- he was regularly prescribing 30 to 50 opioid prescriptions a week. Rule of thumb, one in 10 patients go on to develop some level of addiction. Rather than contribute to the problem, he and two others decided to do something about it and developed the first data-driven treatment management platform for addictive medication.  In use in Iceland, professionals in the healthcare community are working to provide safer treatments of addictive medicines across the continuum of care. Entrepreneurs and futurists building a better world of tomorrow.

In This Episode Excitement over new technologies, new capabilities, new business models, and new companies often turns to hype, but what goes up, must come down. We seem to be working through hype cycles faster and faster, but what's on the other side is rarely a return to the status quo. In this episode, Simon Taylor,  Fintech Brainfood, Jim Marous, The Financial Brand and Theo Lau, Unconventional Ventures join hosts Brett King and JP Nicols to share insights and debate what upward and downward forces will most impact fintech and banking in the next 12 months, and what that new reality looks like.

In This Episode Identity, and the future of it, continues to be a hot topic as digital adoption increases in all aspects of our lives. When you are verifying your identity, you want to do it with as little friction as possible and expect it to be fast, secure and compliant. In this episode, host JP Nicols speaks with Incode Technologies' Domingo Guerra, EVP of Trust, and industry veteran with a strong background in cybersecurity and data privacy, about the latest innovations in verifying identity. User expectations are bigger than ever. Positive user experiences and biometric acceptance can make what once seemed scary less so, but are all biometrics created equal?

In This Episode Iceland is a small country doing big things in fintech, but also in healthtech, renewable energy, gaming, and the ocean-based blue economy. Few countries fared worse during the 2008 global economic crisis, which had a profound impact on the country's financial system, currency, and overall economy. The economy gradually recovered, and by the 2010s, Iceland experienced steady economic growth. Today Iceland has a high standard of living. Its citizens enjoy access to quality healthcare and education with a relatively low level of income inequality, and it is the global leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion. JP Nicols visited Reykjavik to meet with some of the people innovating to drive these outcomes, including the country's First Lady who is proud of her country's achievements, yet declares that “good enough, is not good enough”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atOEvLoB8dQ

In This Episode Does financial services ever have an off-season? Is now the time to update your playbook? . Today, host JP Nicols tackles a few of these questions and then speaks with James Anderson, Paze's Managing Director, about a new launch on track for early next year. Paze is a new digital bank wallet from Early Warning Systems, the fintech company that brought us Zelle several years ago and is owned by some of the largest banks in the US. A completely separate venture focused on e-commerce payments, Paze no doubt benefits from learnings in creating Zelle. The US payments world is complicated, Paze aims to be ubiquitous on both consumer and merchant sides, the piece in the middle connecting financial institutions, providing better outcomes, and making purchases more convenient and secure. Launching with 1,000 banks, Paze is 100% online payments focused, offered by participating banks and credit unions, built to simplify and secure checkout by tokenizing credit and debit card numbers so users never have to enter card data, usernames or remember passwords. A new product, a new year and the next era of banking just around the corner.

In This Episode This week we begin our episode with the third in our special series on fintech visionaries reimagining the future of finance. Brett King is joined by Jayesh Patel, CEO of Wio Bank, and Thomas Kuncheria, EEMEA Senior Vice President for Advisors Client Services at Mastercard. Wio, the UAE's first platform bank with a mission to transform banking in its region, is focusing on three core capabilities -- digital banking applications, embedded finance and BaaS. Through partnership with Mastercard, Wio is helping customers thrive in this digital world, offering personalized features and seamlessly integrated services with a goal to make banking simple, transparent and secure, offering customers access to tools to manage their finances effortlessly and at lower cost than other alternatives. It's another interesting piece in the series spotlighting the benefits of partnership and empowering partners to disrupt and revolutionize. Then, are non-traditional loan underwriting criteria -- i.e. market, environmental, community data -- important when painting a picture of a SMB loan applicant? JP Nicols speaks with serial entrepreneur Ron Benegbi, Founder & CEO of Uplinq Financial Technologies who believes so, and whose latest venture, a global credit assessment platform for SMB lenders, has built, in part taking a page from his own personal story. a platform to empower lenders to distill different kinds of data and information for credit decisioning that might enable SMB lenders to approve and manage risk on loans that they might have otherwise declined based on traditional loan underwriting criteria. https://youtu.be/ikalSI19V6A

In This Episode Opening Minds and changing legacy behaviors can be challenging. This week JP Nicols connects with Jim Perry, Senior Strategist, Market Insights about new perspectives young cohorts bring to money in the digital age, not just in practice but in ways the industry can better align its leadership with today's general demographics. Rechanneling, retooling and meeting customers where they are today, to better represent our ecosystem, across the entire spectrum, can make for a more engaged workforce and help financial institutions stay relevant. By setting the bar where it needs to be, bringing value through DEI and sharing different perspectives, financial institutions can also increase stickiness in customer relationships. Then, JP continues the thread of new perspectives and ways of doing things in his recent conversation with Brandon Spear, CEO, TreviPay. When it comes to trade credit for business customers, and the associated complexity that is inherent in the B2B space with multiple stakeholders, applying some B2C principles to B2B can make for a better payment experience, easing and expediting business across geographies, systems and risk profiles.

In This Episode Regulators are bringing it, market pressures are adding to it and Jason Henrichs and Alex Johnson are jumping right in on Open Banking US with the Ghost Pepper hot sauce. Listen as the dynamic duo decipher the proposed 1033 ruling from CFPB, what it means for financial institutions and consumers, who owns transaction data, how it can be used, and how the sharing of data lakes would enable mutual relationships and better financial decisions. Efforts are underway to bring clarity to the market and while Open Banking US applies to financial institutions, it will also affect big tech with all the data and information they have on us (i.e. Amazon and Apple), and anyone who offers a credit card and digital wallet. How does BNPL fit into the mix? It's another hot take from Breaking Banks. Then, JP Nicols interviews Kevin Hart, CEO of Green Check, about the challenges for banks and credit unions to compliantly and profitably serve cannabis-related businesses (CRBs). Cannabis is legal in nearly half the states, so CRBs have lots of dollars looking for a home, and are popping up in more and more locations. Cannabis is not legal at the federal level, so banking these businesses involves understanding sticky details in licensing requirements, state guidelines, and state specific programs the require extensive monitoring. https://youtu.be/ukr4LtdM-dM

In This Episode This week join Brett King as he discusses the latest research from a newly released study on expectations vs reality in financial services. It's an enlightening conversation with DeAndre Jones, Chief Client Officer, FIS Banking Solutions and John Stuckey, Senior Director, Product, FIS Retail Solutions exploring the priorities of consumers when choosing financial services providers, the priorities of financial services executives in where they are investing for future innovation, and the points of alignment and misalignment between the two populations. Then we learn how Clear is expanding beyond the airport and into fintech, just to be 'clear' airports are where they proved out their thesis around secure identity and what it does to unlock experiences, now they are bringing learnings into the digital space. Digital identity is a hot topic, and financial services is a great space in which to play. It's an interesting segment with host JP Nicols and Derek Godfreyd, Chief Product Officer, there's definitely a 'clear' opportunity (sorry, couldn't resist) in financial services. Enjoy the episode!

In This Episode This week we feature the second of a three part series focusing on fintech visionaries reimagining the future of finance.  In today's first segment, Brett King and JP Nicols are joined by Solana Cozzo, Head of Mastercard Advisors Business Development for Latin America and the Caribbean, and Mariana Franza, Chief Operating Officer at Ualá. Ualá, an Argentine fintech company, partnered with Mastercard to offer users an innovative and integrated digital experience with convenient and lower-cost services than other alternatives. Argentina has a large unbanked and underbanked population, and Uala has quite a story to tell with 5.5 million customers in 5 years and the ability to meet customers where they are and how they want to engage. It's another interesting segment in the series spotlighting the benefits of partnership and empowering partners to disrupt, revolutionize and grow with agility and speed where there is need. Smart decisions with positive outcomes. Then we travel with Brett to Kazakhstan, the ninth largest country in the world, to hear from one of their fintechs, Wooppay, and its Chief Compliance Officer, Yuliya Salekhova about what Wooppay is doing to drive innovation forward in the country. The first in mobile financial services in Kazakhstan, Wooppay has an unique place and story. Listen as Brett and Yuliya discuss Wooppay's wallet ecosystem and the future of payments. Innovators from around the world reimagining the world of finance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFXypoFG4Ww

In This Episode This week Brett King and JP Nicols are joined by the infamous Ron Shevlin, Chief Research Officer at Cornerstone Advisors and Forbes' Author of Fintech Snark Tank. Listen as they talk about Ron's latest Forbes articles that have created some buzz! From The Checking Account War Is Over (And The Fintechs Have Won) to The Banking Crisis Has Only Just Begun, they have lots to discuss before they get into what banks need —  is it Innovation or is it Invention or Just Growth?  Then Greg Palmer host of Provoke.fm's Finovate podcast begins his FinovateSpring Best of Show winner spotlight series with a conversation on the future of biometric payments with Deepak Jain, Founder & CEO, Wink. Additional best of show interviews can be found on provoke.fm/show/finovate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XZUToGk7Q0

In This Episode Today we feature a special anniversary episode of Breaking Banks with hosts Brett King, Jason Henrichs and JP Nicols looking back over 10 years and 500 episodes of Breaking Banks. Listen as the team reflects on highlights and their favorite moments, throughout you'll hear from some special guests and hosts. Thank you to our loyal listeners for helping to make us the #1 global fintech podcast. Here's to 500 more and continuing to chronicle fintech innovation around the globe.  Cheers! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoQf1UNN4ac

In This Episode Next week is the 500th episode of Breaking Banks. Every week since 2013 we've been featuring the innovators, players and personalities working towards a more innovative and inclusive financial future. We received so many comments on this special milestone we feature several in the second half of today's show. Be sure to tune in next week, as you do every week!, as hosts Brett King, Jason Henrichs and JP Nicols cover industry changes, highlights and their favorite moments over the past 10 years. But first we start this episode by featuring sister podcast Finovate's interview on better understanding the competitive landscape with Financial Insights. https://youtu.be/Uqn3BCRUK0c

In This Episode Artificial intelligence offers both risks and rewards for business leaders. On the one hand, AI has the potential to improve business operations, increase efficiency, reduce costs, and drive innovation. AI can be used to automate repetitive tasks, analyze vast amounts of data, and provide valuable insights that can inform strategic decision-making. However, there are also risks associated with AI, such as the potential for biased or inaccurate decision-making, the possibility of job displacement, and concerns around data privacy and security. Leaders must carefully consider these risks and rewards when implementing AI in their organizations and ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to mitigate potential negative impacts. Is there more to it than that? After all, that introduction was actually written by the AI-powered chatbot called ChatGPT, so maybe it had some built-in bias. To dig deeper host JP Nicols speaks with a human, Al Cowger, who is an attorney and author of the book One Nation Under Algorithms: The Threats of Algorithms and AI to Civil Rights, Legal Remedies, and American Jurisprudence. Al has a new article coming out in a technology journal at Case Western Reserve University entitled Corporate Fiduciary Duty in the Age of Algorithms, where he looks at the growing use of algorithms and artificial intelligence and the potential threats and new liabilities they may create for business managers and board members. In our second half, the promise of conversational AI has so far been a disappointing series of chatbots helping banks reduce cost but doing little to inspire customers or improve the service experience. Can ChatGPT help the sector do better? Breaking Banks Asia Pacific hosts Rachel Williamson and Simon Spencer, resident AI expert, tackle the subject, ask ChatGPT, and offer a use case of a Singapore-based insurtech firm that is using big data and AI to help deliver their products. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFoeHC1uD40

The banking industry is entering a perilous new phase, and new developments are happening quickly so we're dropping this episode early. The second largest bank failure in history came suddenly with Silicon Valley Bank being shut down by regulators on March 10. This comes just two days after Silvergate bank announced it was closing “voluntarily”. Joining our resident recovering banker and host JP Nicols are Kiah Haslett, managing editor at Bank Director, and John Maxfield principal at Maxfield on Banks, who has written extensively on the history of banking and bank failures. They examine where this all fits in the history of bank closures, why it happened, and where the risks and opportunities are from here. John argues that while scarcity is the primary constraint in most industries, for banking it's abundance. Was a decade and a half of low to zero interest rates too much of a good thing? What's the role of Fed interest rate hikes? JP and John debate if banks being too boring is riskier than being too “innovative”, Kiah muses about the role of faster money movement, and she's ready for more hot wings after all of these hot takes, but we'll save that for a show that Jason hosts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whKMyNynkBI

It's an epic episode as Breaking Banks kicks off its 10th year. This week we offer you a megamix and extended play as Jason Henrichs, Brett King and JP Nicols chat with 10 industry all-stars about what is next in financial services. Big predictions from big names! Henri Arslanian, David Birch, Leda Glyptis, Theo Lau, Liz Lumley, Jim Marous, Ron Shevlin, Paolo Sironi, Chris Skinner and Mary Wisniewski. Cheers to 2023!! https://youtu.be/A73dCMkoPYA

This week JP Nicols continues exploring the risks and opportunities in the global economy and how to balance fraud and friction with these live recordings from Money 20/20 in Las Vegas. We start in Latin America, with Sergio Almageur. Founder and CEO of Yaydoo, which simplifies finance with its B2B payment automation tools and helps small businesses manage invoices, payables, receivables, and cross-border payments. Then we connect with Misha Esipov from Nova Credit and discuss how they're addressing the challenges of immigrants and expats getting credit in the U.S. Listen to learn how to unlock opportunities for those historically excluded from the credit system and companies looking to serve them, and how Nova Credit recently partnered with HSBC to provide the bank with global access to its cross-border credit data product. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyWWHTLViIo

In This Episode In this episode, host JP Nicols connects with Greg Palmer of Finovate about new entrants in the fintech space, companies spotlighting new launches who are eager to share their tech and what they can do for our industry at Finovate Fall. Finovate is all about showcasing cutting-edge banking and financial technology, supporting new companies and new ideas, particularly those not exactly in the mainstream now but looking to tackle upcoming challenges. We finish with Fintech Fight Club Cage Match Edition with MC Greg Palmer, referee JP Nicols, and fintech fighters Wade "Moov and Groove" Arnold, Lindsay "Knockout" Davis, Ambika "The Bay Area Bruiser" Sharma, and Ron "The Shiv" Shevlin. It's a battle of ideas and perspectives...pros and cons...an entertaining and thought-provoking format. Enjoy the match! https://youtu.be/ZsGpvKXgB9g

BankProv's EVP and COO Joe Mancini speaks with host Amber Buker about innovations at this nearly 200-year-old MA-based bank which is anything but traditional—it is helping lead the industry forward with its tech first approach and focus on emerging markets supporting crypto currency, offering full-service banking to crypto-related businesses, BTMs, BaaS and alternative energy. But first, JP Nicols continues our look back to look forward with an informed conversation with Greg Palmer, VP Finovate, Director of Fintech Strategy, Informa Connect and host of Finovate podcast. With $1 out of every $5 of VC funding going into Fintech we now have herds of unicorns.  As things become more top of mind, there's opportunity and the increased competition will only drive innovation and solutions so everyone has a better financial future. Listen as they cover embedded finance, back-end and core solutions, customer experience and services to make customer life better.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZoNqScB3ds

What drove the explosive growth of fintech in 2021, and can 2022 top it? Brett King, Jason Henrichs and JP Nicols think so, and they have some ideas on how. From M&A to SuperApps to Defi to emerging markets, here are the things leaders need to pay attention to in the coming year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5x9Z7YLTgM

Three visionaries leading payments and financial services forward are spotlighted in today's episode with hosts JP Nicols and Amber Buker. Hany Fam, Founder and CEO, Markaaz whose mission is to connect every small business on the planet with a game changing platform that protects and helps businesses grow with a trusted network of suppliers so small business clients can focus on THEIR mission -- growing customers and revenue. Then John Sun, Founder, Spring Labs, who is looking to a future of secure data exchange to unlock data's value for a more inclusive, efficient and secure global financial ecosystem for all, to include 'thin file' or 'credit invisible' consumers, by creating incentives for institutions to provide data not previously factored into the credit reporting ecosystem. Finally, Itamar Jobani, Co-Founder, PayEm, a spend and procurement platform designed to take the pain out of monthly reimbursements, managing requests and invoices, while billing and sending payments globally and in a wide variety of currencies. A little something for everyone to start the year off right! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URxg0S_iBNQ

As the competitive marketplace in financial services expands and diversifies globally, it is more critical than ever for organizations to drive innovation and differentiation. But, innovation and differentiation requires an openness to change, a high level of engagement from all levels, and the use of data, applied analytics, new technologies and skillsets that many banks and credit unions lack. We are very fortunate to have Jason Henrichs and JP Nicols, co-founders of Fintech Forge and the Alloy Labs Alliance on the Banking Transformed show today. We discuss how innovation is not about the ‘next big thing', but about creating value across the entire customer journey.

Listen as Breaking Banks delivers more insights from Money 2020 when JP Nicols interviews Curt Queyrouze, CEO & President, TAB Bank. TAB has a unique origin story offering banking services to a highly specialized community. They were doing "mobile banking" before it was a thing.Next, Roger Gu, Co-Founder, GM of Cards and Rebecca Sheehan VP Solutions Strategy Travel & Mobility from Emburse share ways banks can better compete by offering virtual corporate cards to humanize and simplify expense reporting and proactively help customers manage spend.Finally, Phillip Ashley Klein, CEO & Co-Founder, FinLync addresses new opportunities within corporate financial services based on the understanding that treasurers and CFOS are consumers too! Discussing how real-time business data and cash visibility can immediately benefit customer credit limits and put working capital to good use for corporations.Enjoy the show! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYrBO0J5CHg

Financial inclusion, micro-finance, climate change and sustainability - hot topics these days - are aptly covered in today's episode when Jason Henrichs interviews Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President and CEO of Women's World Banking, the NGO that wants to use financial innovations to get bank accounts for 1 billion unbanked women around the world; and JP Nicols speaks with Arnaud Auger, Deputy Head of BNP Paribas C.Lab Americas (BNP's Innovation lab) as he shares insights on fintech for climate change and how to empower BNP Paribas' clients on this challenge and their journey to sustainable finance. Is it possible to measure your carbon footprint via your banking app? Automatically align your portfolio with your values? Listen to learn more. https://youtu.be/ZkIf1dkEEAA

JP Nicols and Amber Buker continue reporting on the latest from Money 20/20 in Las Vegas. Stuart Cook talks about Valley Bank's bold move into providing services cannabis dispensaries and related businesses and why they see that sector as a growth opportunity (pun partially intended). Then Cindy O'Neill talks about BillGO's launch of BillGo Exchange to simplify and speed up the payments process for billers. https://youtu.be/ymV4FN_6JS4

Tune in as Brett King hosts Scott Sanborn, CEO of LendingClub, the only full-spectrum fintech marketplace bank at scale, to discuss LendingClub’s decision to buy Radius Bank earlier this year – why it's transformative and how it changes the company. Plus learn why LendingClub went the acquisition route and more.Stay tuned, as JP Nicols hosts Beth Bafford, Vice President of Syndications and Strategy at Calvert Impact Capital and an architect of the new SOAR Fund. That’s S-O-A-R for Southern Opportunity and Resilience, to discuss the fund and learn why a group of nonprofit community lenders in the South have teamed up with national philanthropists, corporations, investors and others to launch a multi-million dollar fund aimed at helping small businesses and nonprofits across the South.

This week JP Nicols and Brett King were joined by friends of the show Theodora Lau and Bradley Leimer, founders of Unconventional Ventures and authors of Beyond Good: How Technology is Leading a Purpose-Driven Business Revolution. Our guests share advice and inspiration on how to change the power dynamic at a company level, a market level and a world level. Then stay tuned as Jason Henrichs hosts Aaron McCreary, Climate Fintech Lead with New Energy Nexus. Jason and Aaron discuss the meaning of climate fintech and highlight fintech and decarbonization. 

In This Episode In this AI episode of Breaking Banks, JP Nicols hosts Alfred Cowger author of The Threats of Algorithms and A.I. to Civil Rights, Legal Remedies, and American Jurisprudence: One Nation Under Algorithms. JP and Al explore AI and algorithmic models and the intense policy debates surrounding the legality of, and liability for, these advanced machine learning applications. Then enjoy a special compilation of the best AI moments in Breaking Banks history. We begin with AI and Robots- Brett King hosts Ben Goertzel to learn about Sophia the social humanoid robot. We hear from Greg Cross of Soulmachines to learn how AI can be used for good and are digital humans the answer? To close, we discuss fintech and the Forth age with author Byron Reese to explore smart robots and conscious computers.  Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Spotify | Blubrry | RSS

In this week’s Breaking Banks episode, Brett King is joined by Howard Boville, Head of IBM Hybrid Cloud Platform, and  Judith Pinto, Managing Director Promontory. Brett, Howard, and Judith discuss how banks can unlock the promise of public cloud and accelerate the pace of innovation, Then stay tuned as JP Nicols sits down with Judy Samuelson. Judy is the founder and executive director of the Aspen Institute Business and Society Program. JP talks with Judy about Judy’s recently published book, THE SIX NEW RULES OF BUSINESS: Creating Real Value in a Changing World. Hear Judy’s advice to executive leadership on how to pivot during tough times and more.

In this thought-provoking episode of Breaking Banks, JP Nicols hosts Amber Buker, Director of Insights for the Alloy Labs Alliance, Casey Christopher, Chief Empowerment Officer at Quontic Bank, and Mary Ann Sculley, CEO of Howard Bank. Join us as we delve into Amber’s recently published research report titled Why Women Innovate: 3 Common Experiences That Create Remarkable Leaders, which explores the correlation between the experiences of women leaders and innovation. You don’t want to miss this episode!

In this new episode of Breaking Banks, JP Nicols is joined by friend and regular contributor Jo Ann Barefoot, Chair of the Alliance for Innovative Regulation, CEO of Barefoot Innovation Group, host of the Barefoot Innovation podcast, and former Deputy Comptroller of the Currency to discuss a new era ushering in Joe Biden’s White House. What does this mean for fintech and banking?  Then stay tuned as Jason Henrichs hosts Jacob Haar, managing partner of Community Investment Management, an impact investment firm that provides debt capital to fintech companies to support underserved small businesses. Jason and Jacob explore the role of impact investors, responsible fintech, and public policy in financial inclusion during the time of COVID-19.

For this next-level installment of Augmented Advisors, Jason Henrichs is joined by Dan Egan, Director of Behavior Science and Investing at Betterment. Jason and Dan talk about risk-taking in investment portfolios and discuss how Betterment was one of the first platforms to put a high emphasis on behavioral economics, helping consumers make good decisions easy. Then stay tuned as JP Nicols hosts Greg Palmer VP of Finovate and host of the Finovate podcast, part of the Provoke.fm family. JP and Greg discuss the future of physical events and learn what’s in store for FinovateFall 2021.

For this next-level installment of Augmented Advisors, Jason Henrichs is joined by Dan Egan, Director of Behavior Science and Investing at Betterment. Jason and Dan talk about risk-taking in investment portfolios and discuss how Betterment was one of the first platforms to put a high emphasis on behavioral economics, helping consumers make good decisions easy. Then stay tuned as JP Nicols hosts Greg Palmer VP of Finovate and host of the Finovate podcast, part of the Provoke.fm family. JP and Greg discuss the future of physical events and learn what’s in store for FinovateFall 2021.

In this episode of Breaking Banks, we are exploring the worlds of benchmarking and procurement. Some would call them “unsexy,” but the real winners know they are necessary and essential to get ahead and stay ahead. Regular contributor Jim Marous join Brett King to sit down with Pawel Oltuszyk co-founder of Frost and Erenia Kontolatou, VP of Business Development at Scientia Consulting, to chat about the competitive advantage of benchmarking. Then stay tuned as JP Nicols sits down with Dr. Leda Glyptis, Chief Client Officer at 10x Future Technologies, and Alexander Barkley, Manager of HSBC Venture Capital, to discuss the role of procurement within the financial services industry.

For the final episode of 2020, we pulled out all of the stops! Hosts Jason Henrichs and JP Nicols were joined by regular contributor and host of Banking Transformed Podcast Jim Marous, Lindsay Davis Head of Markets at Atomic, Brain Solis Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce, and Jonathan Prince Co-Founder of Finologee, to discuss all things fintech and banking! Brain Solis breaks down Generation N and the Novel Economy, while Jim Marous and Lindsay Davis debate the regulatory framework of open banking. This is no doubt, a must-listen episode!

For the final episode of 2020, we pulled out all of the stops! Hosts Jason Henrichs and JP Nicols were joined by regular contributor and host of Banking Transformed Podcast Jim Marous, Lindsay Davis Head of Markets at Atomic, Brain Solis Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce, and Jonathan Prince Co-Founder of Finologee, to discuss all things fintech and banking! Brain Solis breaks down Generation N and the Novel Economy, while Jim Marous and Lindsay Davis debate the regulatory framework of open banking. This is no doubt, a must-listen episode!

You don’t want to miss this very special Provoke family episode! We have gathered hosts from each podcast under the Provoke brand to get their thoughts on the economy, finhealth, and much more! Listen as Dara Tarkowski host of Tech on Reg, Matteo Rizzi host of Breaking Banks Europe, Jennifer Tescher host of EMERGEEverywhere, Greg Palmer host of Finovate, Brett King, JP Nicols, and Jason Henrichs hosts of Breaking Banks take a look at what the past twelve months have been like for the financial services industry and explore how they can make the world a better place through the Provoke platform.

You don’t want to miss this very special Provoke family episode! We have gathered hosts from each podcast under the Provoke brand to get their thoughts on the economy, finhealth, and much more! Listen as Dara Tarkowski host of Tech on Reg, Matteo Rizzi host of Breaking Banks Europe, Jennifer Tescher host of EMERGEEverywhere, Greg Palmer host of Finovate, Brett King, JP Nicols, and Jason Henrichs hosts of Breaking Banks take a look at what the past twelve months have been like for the financial services industry and explore how they can make the world a better place through the Provoke platform.

You don't want to miss this very special Provoke family episode! We have gathered hosts from each podcast under the Provoke brand to get their thoughts on the economy, finhealth, and much more! Listen as Dara Tarkowski host of Tech on Reg, Matteo Rizzi host of Breaking Banks Europe, Jennifer Tescher host of EMERGEEverywhere, Greg Palmer host of Finovate, Brett King, JP Nicols, and Jason Henrichs hosts of Breaking Banks take a look at what the past twelve months have been like for the financial services industry and explore how they can make the world a better place through the Provoke platform. All shows available at: https:provoke.fm FIND THE HOSTS: Dara Tarkowskihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dara-chevlin-tarkowski/https://twitter.com/DaraTarkowski Greg Palmerhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/gregbpalmer/https://twitter.com/GregPalmer47 JP Nicolshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jpnicols/https://twitter.com/JPNicols Jason Henrichshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonhenrichs/https://twitter.com/jasonhenrichs Matteo Rizzihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/matteorizzi/https://twitter.com/matteorizzi Jennifer Tescherhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifertescher/https://twitter.com/jentescher Brett Kinghttps://www.linkedin.com/in/brettking/https://twitter.com/BrettKing

In this episode of Breaking Banks, JP Nicols and Brett King are joined by Nasir Zubari, CEO at the LHoFT Foundation, to explore the current state of finances in Luxembourg and discuss the future of fintech. For the next half, Jason Henrichs sits down with Lindsay Davis, Director of Intelligence at Caliber, and Ksenia Yudina, Founder/CEO of UNest, to talk about the market gap when it comes to family savings and how the industry can fill this gap.

In this episode of Breaking Banks, JP Nicols and Brett King are joined by Nasir Zubari, CEO at the LHoFT Foundation, to explore the current state of finances in Luxembourg and discuss the future of fintech. For the next half, Jason Henrichs sits down with Lindsay Davis, Director of Intelligence at Caliber, and Ksenia Yudina, Founder/CEO of UNest, to talk about the market gap when it comes to family savings and how the industry can fill this gap.

Join us for this episode of Breaking Banks as JP Nicols hosts Mark Donohue, Founder and Managing Director of iSky Research. JP and Mark discuss trends in the digital banking user experience and consider what initiatives bank executives should prioritize in the current landscape. Then stayed tuned, JP sits down with regular contributor and the Godfather of Snark, Ron Shevlin. JP and Ron delve into the hurdles banks face in innovation efforts and the rise of checking account openings in digital channels.

Join us for this episode of Breaking Banks as JP Nicols hosts Mark Donohue, Founder and Managing Director of iSky Research. JP and Mark discuss trends in the digital banking user experience and consider what initiatives bank executives should prioritize in the current landscape. Then stayed tuned, JP sits down with regular contributor and the Godfather of Snark, Ron Shevlin. JP and Ron delve into the hurdles banks face in innovation efforts and the rise of checking account openings in digital channels.

This week hosts JP Nicols and Jason Henrichs are taking on the topic of culture. How can financial institutions foster a culture of innovation and bring about the necessary changes needed as we head into 2021? It begins with embracing the risk-takers and rebel talent that seek to disrupt the notion of businesses as usual within your organization. JP Nicols speaks to Matteo Rizzi about his book Talent and Rebels: Dealing with Corporate Misfits. JP and Matteo highlight the struggles that large corporations face when finding a balance between tradition and originality. Then stay tuned, host Jason Henrichs and Mary Lemmer Creator of Improve, explore how interconnecting the worlds of trust, culture, and improv can be used to develop positive internal team building. Mary shares her advice on how to look beyond the boundaries of regulation in order to welcome innovation and improve creativity and culture.

This week hosts JP Nicols and Jason Henrichs are taking on the topic of culture. How can financial institutions foster a culture of innovation and bring about the necessary changes needed as we head into 2021? It begins with embracing the risk-takers and rebel talent that seek to disrupt the notion of businesses as usual within your organization. JP Nicols speaks to Matteo Rizzi about his book Talent and Rebels: Dealing with Corporate Misfits. JP and Matteo highlight the struggles that large corporations face when finding a balance between tradition and originality. Then stay tuned, host Jason Henrichs and Mary Lemmer Creator of Improve, explore how interconnecting the worlds of trust, culture, and improv can be used to develop positive internal team building. Mary shares her advice on how to look beyond the boundaries of regulation in order to welcome innovation and improve creativity and culture.

Finovate Fall Digital 2020 kicks off in just a few weeks. Host JP Nicols chats with Greg Palmer, VP of Finovate, about everything set to occur during the virtual event. Next, Janice Diner and Steve Frook from Horizn, Finovate Europe 2020 Best in Show winner, will discuss the importance of self-servicing and product education in digital transformation. Then stay tuned, as hosts JP Nicols and Jason Henrichs discuss strategic planning season and issue a call to action for FIs to get their heads in the game when it comes to initiatives and budgeting.

Finovate Fall Digital 2020 kicks off in just a few weeks. Host JP Nicols chats with Greg Palmer, VP of Finovate, about everything set to occur during the virtual event. Next, Janice Diner and Steve Frook from Horizn, Finovate Europe 2020 Best in Show winner, will discuss the importance of self-servicing and product education in digital transformation. Then stay tuned, as hosts JP Nicols and Jason Henrichs discuss strategic planning season and issue a call to action for FIs to get their heads in the game when it comes to initiatives and budgeting.

In this episode of Breaking Banks, host JP Nicols is joined by Dara Tarkowski Attorney and Managing Director of Actuate Law; as well as, the host of the Tech on Reg podcast on Provoke.fm Media. They discuss the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s launch of the pilot advisory opinion (AO) program and challenge banks to take a more proactive stance in regulatory compliance as opposed to the reactive approach of yesterday. Then stay tuned as Brett King hosts Melissa Koide, CEO of the FinRegLab to talk about new research on AI in financial services. They explore how the use of advanced analytical processes can help drive our financial system toward an inclusive recovery.

The impact of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus has been both global and catastrophic, as both a public health crisis and as a worldwide economic crisis. Dealing with the health risks will continue for a while, but what’s likely to last even longer are the economic effects, and those always have a big impact on the financial services industry. We talk about who’s winning and losing today, and over the long run in a dramatically changing world. Show Hosts: JP Nicols   Show Guests: Ron Shevlin, Penny Crosman, Jim MarousTOPICS DISCUSSED:[2:30] Are payment processors fairing well during the COVID-19 pandemic? [4:00] Organizations that were further ahead in digital efforts have been able to be more agile in servicing customers. [8:02] Ron Shevlin discusses his latest study regarding small business banking.  [13:30] Jim Marous highlights the importance of being a data-first organization.  [15:00] We are seeing numerous lawsuits against banks for how they processed PPP loans. [18:05] Should the government have waited 24-48 hours to roll out the PPP platform? [21:08] Many small businesses are struggling with the payroll portion of the PPP program. Will they struggle to get forgiveness? [23:12] Ron Shevlin discusses his article https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2020/05/04/the-looming-paycheck-protection-program-forgiveness-nightmare/#15388a5e2e25 [33:30] What does consolidation in the financial industry look like moving forward? [40:57] Will we see more deployment and resources reallocated to digital experiences post COVID-19? What does this mean for branches? [46:50] What is the potential for ITM’s and virtual assistants in the near future?   RESOURCES MENTIONED: Cornerstone Advisors The Financial Brand  American Banker Forbes Stripe Square PayPal True Accord  Verizon TD Bank Bank of America   Show Sponsors: ExpressVPN Jack Henry & AssociatesBreaking Banks is the #1 global fintech radio show and podcast, created by Brett King. Tune in for a look at how technology and customer behavior will bring about more changes in banking in the next 10 years, than in the last 200 years. Listen every Thursday at 3pm eastern time, noon pacific on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel. Subscribe at Provoke.fm to hear the show nearly 2 million listeners from 72 countries are raving about. FULL SHOW TRANSCRIPTION Announcer: Financial technology, or fintech, is one of the fastest growing industries in the world today, with New York, London, Tel Aviv, Edinburgh, Singapore, Moscow and other major cities all vying for a piece of the action. Welcome to Breaking Banks, the first dedicated radio show that focuses on how this new boom is changing everything, from the way we bank to the very concept of money itself. Now, here’s your host, Brett King. JP Nicols: Welcome to Breaking Banks, the number one global fintech radio show and podcast. I’m JP Nicols. Today, we’re looking at winners and losers so far in this pandemic era, and as we look forward to a post pandemic world, with three of our regular and most prolific contributors. Ron Shevlin, director of research for Cornerstone Advisors and senior contributor to Forbes, Penny Crosman, executive editor Technology at American Banker, and Jim Marous, publisher of the Digital Banking Report and co publisher of the Financial Brand. JP Nicols: The impact of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus has been both global and catastrophic, as both a public health crisis and as a worldwide economic crisis, and we’re still in the relatively early stages of it as we record this in early May of 2020. The financial services industry is caught in the squeeze as many workers are at risk on the frontline provided much needed access to relief loans, while others are adapting to social distancing directives. JP Nicols: Dealing with the health risk will continue for a while, but what’s likely to last even longer are the economic affects, and those have always had a big impact on the financial services industry.

BREAKING BANKS - EPISODE 330: Life Before and After Social Distancing For the first half of this episode, we travel back to a simpler time before the mass disruption of normality from the COVID-19 pandemic-- just 4 weeks ago. Greg Palmer spoke with JP Nicols in late February about the tech-driven advancements he is seeing on the frontlines of innovation from the Finovate stage and contrasts that to consumer adoption trends. In the second half we find ourselves in a world where social distancing is the new normal. Scarlett Sieber from CCG Catalyst Consulting Group reflects on the obstacles the financial services industry and fintechs are currently facing and will continue to face in the weeks and months to come.   TOPICS DISCUSSED: [2:30] Greg Palmer discusses Finovate Europe in Berlin, where 5 of the 6 winners for best in show were all customer facing technologies.   [3:30] Fintechs are recognizing in order to be attractive to financial institutions they have to meet the customer base’s needs and provide a meaningful service.   [5:40] Greg Palmer points out that financial institution employees must have a positive experience with the technology in order to help drive digital adoption.   [6:30] There are a massive number of challenger banks popping up around Europe, how many can the market support?   [9:00] Open banking opens the door to allow challengers to come in and take on traditional financial institutions, is there still a lot of opportunities in this arena?   [18:20] The Finovate podcast has special programming for International Women’s Day. [20:00] JP Nichols joined Greg Palmer on the Finovate podcast recently to talk about the gap between the technology adoption curve versus the hype curve.   [37:05] Scarlett Sieber discusses the broad impact COVID-19 has had on her personal and professional life and how New York City feels a little apocalyptic.   [39:00] The issue being put on the back burner, Scarlett Sieber believes, is solving real customer pain points and problems. This will be the focus of financial institutions moving forward beyond the coronavirus.   [40:13] Showing revenue from a ROI and profit perspective is going to be tremendously important.   [45:45] Hypothesizing that the number of fintechs that will be interested in the accelerator model will increase dramatically.   [50:01] The coronavirus pandemic might be the push that will get consumers more comfortable utilizing digital banking features like investments and payments.   GUESTS: Greg Palmer @GregPalmer47 host of @Finovate Scarlett Sieber @ScarlettSieber @ccgcatalyst   RESOURCES MENTIONED: https://www.ccg-catalyst.com/ https://n26.com/ https://horizonfin.tech/ https://finovate.com/ https://finovate.com/startup-booster/ https://provoke.fm/show/finovate/   SPONSERS: Fiverr @fiverr CoMotion @UWCoMotion Novae Miles Card @WeAreNovae Theragun @theragun Breaking Banks is the #1 global fintech radio show and podcast, created by Brett King. Tune in for a look at how technology and customer behavior will bring about more changes in banking in the next 10 years, than in the last 200 years. Listen every Thursday at 3pm eastern time, noon pacific on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel. Subscribe at Provoke.fm to hear the show nearly 2 million listeners from 72 countries are raving about.

Greg Palmer is joined by JP Nicols of Fintech Forge & Breaking Banks to talk about shifting bank perspectives on tech, hype vs. adoption, and how fintechs can "cross the chasm."

JP Nicols, Jason Henrichs, and Ron Shevlin dive into the five hottest technologies in banking and the trends that leaders in the financial industry will have to navigate.

This week JP Nicols kicks off 2020 with a look back at a couple of our favorite segments from 2019 that are highly relevant as we wrap up the holiday season and start a whole new decade. First, we revisit our conversation with Jennifer Tescher, CEO of the Financial Health Network on their research and work on financial health and wellness. Then we talk with Richard Turrin, author of Innovation Lab Excellence about what organizations need to do to get real value out of their innovation efforts.

EP.314 On The Frontlines of Disruptive #Finserv(Aired 11/21) JP Nicols hosts Andy Rachleff, Founder and CEO, Wealthfront, talking nextgen banking and #fintech disruption and innovation in #FinancialServices. Then, Jason Barsema, Co-Founder and President, Halo Investing, Inc. talks the future of #roboadvisors and a different approach. Disclaimer: Halo Investing is a technology provider affiliated with Halo Sentinus Securities LLC. The podcast nor its content is not to be considered as investment advice, solicitation, or endorsement of suitability of any product or strategy.

PODCAST #313 - Network Learning (Aired 11/14) Jason Henrichs hosts Dara Tarkowski, Breaking Banks contributor and host of the new Tech on Reg podcast, about the need for a new breed of innovation lawyer. Then, JP Nicols is joined by Greg Palmer, host of the new Finovate podcast, to talk about what fintech startups can learn from the Finovate stage.

PODCAST #301 - THE #FINTECH 300 (Aired 8/15) Don't miss this massive show! #BreakingBanks celebrates +300 episodes featuring an all-star lineup: Brett King, JP Nicols, Jason Henrichs, Chloé James, Theodora Lau, Jim Marous, Chris Skinner, Ron Shevlin, and John Best

PODCAST #295 Cryptic Crypto (Aired 6/27) JP Nicols hosts Rumi Morales of Outlier Ventures and Dara Tarkowski of Actuate Law, discussing recent #cryptocurrency news and the mysterious future of #blockchain and #crypto.

PODCAST #292 Financial Fitness (Aired 6/6) Losing weight is simple-- we all need to move more and eat less, yet weight loss is a $9 billion a year industry. What lessons can we apply to financial fitness? JP Nicols hosts Ron Shevlin, Cornerstone Advisors, sharing why Americans need a Fitbit of Banking. Moven CMO Karen Morgan talks their success in nudging consumers towards more responsible financial habits, and Jim Marous from the Digital Banking Report weighs in with his latest research.

PODCAST #290 - Is Banking Finally Ready for AI? (Aired 5/23) JP Nicols hosts Greg Palmer, VP of Finovate Conference Series and Theodora Lau, Founder of Unconventional Ventures discussing some of the major themes from #FinovateSpring: #DigitalBanking, #FinancialInclusion, and #DigitalLending; and one of the themes that emerged strongly: #ArtificialIntelligence. We drill down on #AI a little more in the second half, as Jason Henrichs hosts Einav Itamar, CEO and Co-Founder of Voca.ai. #BreakingBanks #Fintech #Podcast #Business #Radio

From working in the banking industry to creating the world's first educational program on FinTech in banking, there is no stone left unturned by JP Nicols on his path to innovating the financial industry. His experience in merging new technology with common financial challenges sets him apart from any other professional in the industry. This month, we discuss the changing role of technology in today's business world and the importance of adapting with it. JP's pioneer spirit has given him a unique perspective that we are thrilled to share on today's episode. Resources: JP Nicols Profile: https://bit.ly/2UZa8gR JP Nicols Website: http://jpnicols.com Please send comments, questions, and feedback to: mojo@cannonfinancial.com Please send First Friday Feedback submissions to: mojo@cannonfinancial.com

PODCAST #284 - Exploring New Growth Strategies (Aired 4/11) Financial services companies are always looking for new avenues for growth beyond loans, deposits, and payments. Jason Henrichs and regular contributor Ron Shevlin explore the opportunities in POS #lending with Sandeep Bhandari of Affirm, Inc., while JP Nicols talks with Richard Turrin about exploring new ideas in the innovation lab and his new book Innovation Lab Excellence: #DigitalTransformation from Within

In advance of moderating the BAI Global Innovation Awards sessions at BAI Beacon, JP Nicols of FinTech Forge talks about how this year's finalists exemplify first-class innovation across categories from data analytics to community impact. He also gives a sneak peek of the takeaways Beacon attendees will garner in service of a crucial goal: to drive powerful innovation in their banks and financial institutions.

Guest hosts Jason Henrichs and JP Nicols interview Perianne Boring, founder and CEO of the Chamber of Digital Commerce, about blockchain trends and challenges. Brett King talks with Derek Corcoran, chief experience officer at Avoka, about the onboarding vendor’s new Digital Onboarding Trends report.

If you're not leading in today's banking industry, you're losing. There's no longer such a thing as a "fast follower." Jim Young and Dallas Wells discuss the need to lead in today's banking industry, a conversation based off of the article by JP Nicols, managing director at FinTech Forge and BankOnPurpose 2017 speaker, entitled "Leaders, Learners, and Laggards."

While highly developed financial centres can hold up innovation, Hong Kong’s advantages in adopting financial technology (Fintech) are its gateway to the Chinese mainland and as a global financial crossroads, said JP Nicols. The Managing Director of advisory programme developer Fintech Forge said after speaking at the AFF InnoTalks series that online-based concepts like Blockchain – a distributed ledger system – were heading in the right direction.

Fintechs got a head-start in the person-to-person payments race, and Zelle seemed like banks' catchup attempt, but it may prove to be a true innovation. Brett hosts Elise Moussa, CEO of Snapay , Jim Marous of The Financial Brand, JP Nicols, host of Serial Intrapreneur, and Wade Arnold, Builder of Awesomeness at BillGo.

In this episode, we will gather a world perspective on digital adoption and digital innovation, understand what stimulates innovation for the financial services market, and discover the distinction between leaders, learners, and laggarts. Nicols is a former financial services executive, managing director of the FinTech Forge, chairman of Next Money, and speaker at CUES CEO/Executive Team Network, Oct. 10-12, 2017, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

Fintech is changing the financial services industry, and simply executing yesterday's tactics a little bit better is no longer sufficient in this era of digital disruption.  In this podcast, JP Nicols, Managing Director of the FinTech Forge, will share how the most innovative organizations in the world innovate on purpose to create better outcomes for their customers and for their companies.