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Finovate Podcast
Finovate showcases cutting-edge banking and financial technology through a global conference series featuring short-form demos and insightful expert takeaways. The Finovate Podcast, hosted by Greg Palmer, carries those conversations and ideas forward, with a concise, interview-based format based on Finovate’s signature 7-minute demos. Guests include leading fintech innovators, bankers, analysts, and more sharing their thoughts and predictions on the future of financial technology.
Episodes
Finovate PodcastEP 250: Márk Hetenyi, R34DY
Streamlining complex system integrations with FinovateEurope Best of Show winner R34DY. Detailed summary: in this episode, host Greg Palmer speaks with Márk…
Finovate PodcastEP 249: Carey Ransom, BankTech Ventures
A different approach to connecting community banks with fintechs, and predictions for the coming year
Finovate PodcastEP 248: Ami Iceman, MSU FCU
Collaboration and co-creation between fintechs and credit unions – a recap of a FinovateEurope conversation, and a preview of FinovateSpring
Finovate PodcastEP 246: Devon Kirk, Portage Capital Solutions
The investment landscape, IPO and M&A predictions, and what to expect in 2025.
Finovate PodcastEP 245: Will Martino, Kadena
Crypto, the SEC, and what shifting regulations mean for the fintech industry.
Finovate PodcastEP 244: Janusz Mieloszyk and Lukasz Gajewski of Nest Bank
FinovateFall Best of Show winner Nest on their partnership with Efigence, conversational banking, and the future of customer service
Finovate PodcastEP 243: Rory Tanner, Revolut
Neobanks, 2025 predictions, and a preview of FinovateEurope
Finovate PodcastEP 242: Mary Ellen Iskenderian, Women’s World Banking
Expanding credit for women entrepreneurs in the Global South, and how fintech can help.
Finovate PodcastEP 241: Shannon Saccocia, NB Private Wealth
Exploring opportunities and challenges in fintech for private wealth
Finovate PodcastEP 240: Lark Davis, Wealth Mastery
Cryptocurrency in 2025 – where we are now, and what’s coming next
Finovate PodcastEP 239: Kamran Ansari, Kapital Ventures
Is fintech too crowded? A high-level examination of the ecosystem now, and where we’re going from here.
Finovate PodcastEP 238: Neepa Patel, Themis
FinovateFall Best of Show winner Themis on compliance administration and avoiding becoming a target for regulators
Finovate PodcastEP 236: Daniel Ahn and Joseph Ahn, Delfi
FinovateFall 2024 Best of Show winners Delfi on the dangers of balance sheet risk and its macroeconomic impact.
Finovate PodcastEP 235: Steven Reider, Bancography
FinovateFall Best of Show winner Bancography on the importance of physical branches and making sure they’re in the right places
Finovate PodcastEP 234: Milind Borkar, Illuma
FinovateFall Best of Show winner Illuma on call-center security and AI-based fraud
Finovate PodcastEP 233: Nathan Pinto, Credit Mountain
FinovateFall Best of Show winner Credit Mountain on the “warm decline” and relationship-building
Finovate PodcastEP 232: Mart Vos, Eko
FinovateFall Best of Show winner Eko on a new approach to bringing investing capabilities inside FIs
Finovate PodcastEP 231: Elizabeth Osborne, Great Lakes CU
Successfully onboarding third-party fintechs, from strategizing, to selection, to implementation.
Finovate PodcastEP 229: Howard Xiao, VGS
Payments, security, and the importance of staying flexible as an innovator.
Finovate PodcastEP 228: John Driscoll, Naked Development
Unicorn or Cash Cow? Building a company for the exit you want.
Finovate PodcastEP 227: Colby Mangers and Christine Martin, Everbank
Insights from senior bankers on digital transformation and how fintechs can stand out from the crowd.
Finovate PodcastEP 226: Kelly Fryer, Fintech Sandbox
Exploring Fintech Sandbox and the importance of making data available to early-stage fintechs
Finovate PodcastEP 225: Jeff Trammell, Merchants and Marine Bank
Cannabis banking and community banks: one COO’s perspective on implementing a new program.
Finovate PodcastEP 224: Rita Martins, Author of Web3 in Financial Services
Understanding Web3, how it’s changing financial services, and what you should be doing now.
Finovate PodcastEP 223: Alex Harris, Fiat Ventures
2024 mid-year review, tips for founders, and a discussion about what’s next for the fintech industry.
Finovate PodcastEP 222: Maya Mikhailov, Savvi AI
FinovateSpring Best of Show winner on Savvi AI on bringing concrete value to banks through AI.
Finovate PodcastEP 221: Gwyneth Borden, Remynt
FinovateSpring Best of Show winner Remynt on the future of debt collection and credit-rebuilding.
Finovate PodcastEP 220: Lukas Haffer, Cascading AI
FinovateSpring Best of Show winner Cascading AI on how AI is dramatically impacting SMB loan origination.
Finovate PodcastEP 219: Kalyani Ramadurgam, Kobalt Labs
FinovateSpring Best of Show winner Kobalt Labs on third-party regulations, AI, and the broader regulatory environment.
Finovate PodcastEP 218: Marius Silvasan, eCapital
The changing face of SMB financing, and how technology is helping.
Finovate PodcastEP 217: Christian Widhalm, Bloom Credit
FinovateSpring Best of Show winner Bloom Credit on building credit and creating new lending opportunities.
Finovate PodcastEP 216: Pete Cherecwich, Northern Trust
Northern Trust’s President of Asset Servicing joins us to talk about engaging new technologies and leading by example to push your tech stack forward.
Finovate PodcastEP 215: Sarah Hinkfuss, Bain Capital Ventures
Big opportunities in fintech, the current state of VC funding, and a brief preview of FinovateSpring.
Finovate PodcastEP 214: Jean Pesme, The World Bank
Fast payments are vital for the world economy, and the World Bank’s Project FASTT is helping to lead the charge.
Finovate PodcastEP 213: Brian Lee, Landings CU
Landings Credit Union’s CEO joins us to talk about using technology to bring new projects to life.
Finovate PodcastEP 212: Erin Taylor and Anette Brolos, Finthropology
The authors of Customer-Centric Innovation in Finance talk through their new book and the importance of viewing fintech through the lens of human behaviors.
Finovate PodcastEP 211: Salman Hussain, Zeed
FinovateEurope Best of Show winner Zeed on the next generation of investment and wealth-management educational content
Finovate PodcastEP 210: Richard Weston, Tuum
FinovateEurope Best of Show winner Tuum on the value of flexibility in core banking.
Finovate PodcastEP 209: Gal Haselkorn, Corsound.ai
FinovateEurope Best of Show winner Corsound.ai on identity theft, deep fakes, and the escalating AI arms race.
Finovate PodcastEP 208: Alan Bekker, eSelf
Catching up with FinovateFall Best of Show winner eSelf on AI and the future of face to “face” interactions.
Finovate PodcastEP 207: Jim Colassano, The Clearing House
The future of real-time payments is coming, are you ready?
Finovate PodcastEP 206: Jack Spiers, Tink
Cost of living, lending, and insights from a new report from Tink.
Finovate PodcastEP 205: Dr. Adam Lowe, Arculus by CompoSecure
Fraud prevention as an asset – balancing security and customer experience to grow your bottom line.
Finovate PodcastEP 204: Rodney Williams, SoLo Funds
Creating new financial products is extremely difficult but also vital when it comes to expanding access to wealth-building.
Finovate PodcastEP 203: Julie Muhn, Finovate
A preview of FinovateEurope (February 27-28) with Finovate Research Analyst Julie Muhn!
Finovate PodcastEP 202: Emmanuel Daniel, TAB Global
Exploring geopolitical issues and their impact on fintech and banking.
Finovate PodcastEP 201: Kevin Dinino, KCD PR
Recapping some Wonders and Blunders from 2023, and what to expect in 2024.
Finovate PodcastEP 200: 200th Episode Special
Greg shares four of his big-picture takeaways from the first 199 episodes.
Finovate PodcastEP 199: Denny Howell, Mahalo Banking
Catching up with FinovateFall Best of Show winner Mahalo Banking to talk about neurodiversity and building inclusive technologies.
Finovate PodcastEP 198: Tamara Steffens, TR Ventures
Welcome to 2024! Tamara joins us to share her perspective on what’s on tap for fintech and the funding ecosystem this year.
Finovate PodcastEP 197: Barry Kirby and Dave Buerger, Union Credit
Final episode of 2023! We catch up with Union Credit, Finovate Awards Winner in the Best Emerging Technology category.
Finovate PodcastEP 195: Nneka Ukpai, Better
Lessons learned from a recovering lawyer turned innovator. Become a disruptor in the emerging fintech space through NYU Stern’s Master of Science in Fintech…
Finovate PodcastEP 194: David Britton, Experian
Generative AI and fraud – why it’s so scary and what you can do about it
Finovate PodcastEP 193: Rachel Lauren, Debbie
FinovateFall Best of Show winner Debbie on consumer debt reduction and the credit union ecosystem.
Finovate PodcastEP 192: Alex Matjanec, Wysh
FinovateFall Best of Show winner Wysh on micro life insurance, customer retention, and inclusion.
Finovate PodcastEP 191: Nick Christian, SVB
Exploring Trends in Fintech with SVB – discussing high level takeaways from SVB’s Future of Fintech report.
Finovate PodcastEP 190: Chase Neinken, Chimney
FinovateFall Best of Show winner Chimney on productively engaging with your mortgage-holding customers.