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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 189: A Pair of Conversations from FinovateFall 2023
EP 189: A Pair of Conversations from FinovateFall 2023
Finovate PodcastEP 188: Rachel Lyubovitzky, Setuply
Transform new clients into brand champions with seamless onboarding
Finovate PodcastEP 187: Kevin Brown, Onbe
Payments as CX – the importance of an excellent payments experience on customer retention and growth.
Finovate PodcastEP 186: Neil Kenley, Vistara Growth
Exploring alternatives to equity-based growth models and the broader fintech funding ecosystem.
Finovate PodcastEP 185: Elizabeth McCluskey, TruStage Ventures
Discussing the fintech funding landscape with a focus on DEI initiatives and Credit Unions
Finovate PodcastEP 184: Bryon Guerra and Herbert Berkley, Lone Star National Bank
Community banks and tech implementation – hear from Lone Star National Bank on tech priorities, tips for engaging with banks like them, and how to make a…
Finovate PodcastEP 183: Manas Chawla, London Politica
Geopolitical risk and fintech – hear from FinovateFall keynote Manas Chawla on what’s coming and what you should be doing now.
Finovate PodcastEP 182: Luke Williams, Author of Disrupt
FinovateFall Speaker Luke Williams on the strategy behind innovation
Finovate PodcastEP 181: Nate Gibbons, QuickFi
FinovateSpring Best of Show winner QuickFi on reimagining business financing and successfully managing rapid growth.
Finovate PodcastEP 180: Tom Baran, 9Spokes
FinovateSpring Best of Show winner 9Spokes on open banking and personalization in the SMB space.
Finovate PodcastEP 179: Jens Hinrichson and Robert MacDonald, 1Kosmos
FinovateSpring Best of Show winner 1Kosmos on the future of password-optional authentication
Finovate PodcastEP 178: Hossein Rahnama, Flybits
FinovateSpring Best of Show winner Flybits on bringing personalization from mobile to Metaverse
Finovate PodcastEP 177: Maya Mikhailov, SAVVI AI
FinovateSpring Best of Show winner SAVVI AI on no-code AI solutions you can implement right now
Finovate PodcastEP 176: Deepak Jain, Wink
FinovateSpring Best of Show winner Wink on the future of biometric payments
Finovate PodcastEP 175: Horacio Barakat, Broadridge
How to think about Distributed Ledger Technology and what it can do for you
Finovate PodcastEP 174: John Waupsh, Nerve
Flexibility, trust, and the importance of having the right executive team
Finovate PodcastEP 173: Jacqueline Baker, Author of The Unexpected Leader
Leadership advice for everyone, C-suite or not
Finovate PodcastEP 172: Zehra Cataltepe, Tazi.ai
FinovateEurope Best of Show winner Tazi.ai on using AI where it will impact the bottom line.
Finovate PodcastEP 171: Nicole Sanders and George Broom, 10x Banking
FinovateEurope Best of Show winner 10X Banking on streamlining product development and getting to market faster.
Finovate PodcastEP 170: Nickolas Belesis, Fintech Insights
FinovateEurope Best of Show winner Fintech Insights on understanding the competitive landscape.
Finovate PodcastEP 169: FinovateSpring Scholarship Winners
A Preview of FinovateSpring with Scholarship Winners Pave.dev and The Lazu Group.
Finovate PodcastEP 168: Karan Jain, NayaOne
FinovateEurope Best of Show winner NayaOne on streamlining and de-risking the onboarding process.
Finovate PodcastEP 167: David Becker, First Internet Bank
The CEO of the original internet bank shares his thoughts on the online banking surge, BaaS, and the future of banking.
Finovate PodcastEP 166: Daniel Goldscheider, Open Wallet Foundation
The need for open source digital wallets – who builds them and who benefits?
Finovate PodcastEP 165: SVB and the Fintech Ecosystem
What happened, and what happens next, and what it means for the fintech industry
Finovate PodcastEP 164: Brian Kaas, CUNA Mutual and CMFG Ventures
Credit Unions and fintech – discussing the size of the opportunity and how to take advantage of it.
Finovate PodcastEP 163: Get to Know our FinovateEurope Scholarship Winners!
This episode will feature interviews with two of our scholarship winners for FinovateEurope, Ulyana Shtybel of Quoroom, and Margot De Broglie of Juno. I’ve…
Finovate PodcastEP 162: Joseph Akintolayo, Deposits
No code fintech, an inclusive financial ecosystem, and badass customer experiences.
Finovate PodcastEP 161: Mike de Vere, Zest AI
AI, inclusive credit decisioning, and tips for evaluating potential partners.
Finovate PodcastEP 160: Wartime fintech – one Ukrainian founder’s story of innovation and resilience in the face of invasion
EP 160: Wartime fintech – one Ukrainian founder’s story of innovation and resilience in the face of invasion
Finovate PodcastEP 159: Discussing IQ, EQ, and the importance of communication in this joint episode released with Banking on Digital Growth
James Robert Lay turns the tables on Greg, interviewing him for the Banking on Digital Growth podcast. Listen in as they discuss big-picture trends in fintech…
Finovate PodcastEP 158: Eric Fulwiler, Rival
Marketing like a media company. Find the Fintech Marketing Playbook referenced in the episode here (link to…
Finovate PodcastEP 157: Kevin McLoughlin, MTech Capital
All about insuretech — where are we now, and what’s coming next?
Finovate PodcastEP 156: Rob Antoniades, Information Venture Partners
Is this the right time to found a fintech company? One VC’s perspective.
Finovate PodcastEP 155: Michael Ruttledge, Citizens
Exploring one bank’s digital journey — the CIO perspective
Finovate PodcastEP 154: Melanie Pickett, Northern Trust
Build, buy, or partner? Unpacking Northern Trust’s digital journey.
Finovate PodcastEP 153: Neepa Patel, Themis
FinovateFall Best of Show winner Themis on expecting more from your compliance department
Finovate PodcastEP 152: Don Shafer, Quilo
FinovateFall Best of Show winner Quilo’s transformative approach to funding loans. And yes, it really is a game-changer.
Finovate PodcastEP 151: Frida Liebowitz, Debbie
FinovateFall Best of Show winner Debbie on a more effective, human-centric debt-recovery solution
Finovate PodcastEP 150: Laura Kornhauser, Stratyfy
FinovateFall Best of Show winner Stratyfy on bias-mitigation in lending.
Finovate PodcastEP 149: John Findlay, Lemonade LXP
FinovateFall Best of Show winner Lemonade on boosting digital adoption through intelligent front-line training

Finovate PodcastEP 147: Miles Paschini, FV Bank
Exploring FV Bank’s mission to serve fintechs and bring new technologies into the mainstream.
Finovate PodcastEP 146: Suneera Madhani, Stax Payments
Building a more inclusive fintech ecosystem — thoughts and lessons learned from a unicorn CEO and Founder.
Finovate PodcastEP 145: Roman Chwyl, Microsoft, and Paul Walker, Helix
Helix and Microsoft’s partnership: banking the underbanked and unbanked.
Finovate PodcastEP 144: Brad Oberwager, Linden Lab
Exploring virtual worlds and virtual economies to find opportunities and avoid pitfalls.
Finovate PodcastEP 143: Billie Simmons, Daylight
Supporting your customers to live their best lives – lessons learned from an LGBTQ-supporting digital bank.
Finovate PodcastEP 142: Michael Butler, Grasshopper Bank
Surviving and thriving as a neobank, with lessons for the broader fintech ecosystem
Finovate PodcastEP 141: Tony Ulwick, inventor of the Outcome-Driven Innovation process
Focusing on innovation that matters and successfully bringing new ideas to the market.
Finovate PodcastEP 140: Tiffani Montez, Insider Intelligence
Keeping customers happy in times of economic uncertainty — finding opportunity in challenging times.
Finovate PodcastEP 139: Zach Noorani, Foundation Capital
Neobanks — the what, the why, and the what happens next.
Finovate PodcastEP 138: Leigh Gross, Array
FinovateSpring Best of Show winner Array on supporting customers as a marketing play.
Finovate PodcastEP 137: Nate Gibbons, QuickFi
FinovateSpring Best of Show winner QuickFi on loan origination in the $1T business equipment lending space.
Finovate PodcastEP 136: Janice Diner and Steve Frook, Horizn
FinovateSpring Best of Show winner Horizn on accelerating digital adoption and a record-setting Finovate demo.
Finovate PodcastEP 135: Susan Langer, Spave
Best of Show Winner Spave on making a positive impact and doing well by doing good.
Finovate PodcastEP 134: Ariam Sium, FinGoal
FinovateSpring Best of Show winner FinGoal on data aggregators, personalized customer experiences, and how to succeed with a technical demo.
Finovate PodcastEP 133: Rob Frohwein, Keep Financial
FinovateSpring Best of Show winner Keep on embedded fintech 2.0, employee retention, and a winning return to the Finovate stage.
Finovate PodcastEP 132: David Whitcomb, MX
Open banking is changing financial services. Are you ready?
Finovate PodcastEP 131: Irfan Khan and James Goodwin, mmob
FinovateEurope Best of Show winner mmob on embedded finance and the future of bank/fintech integrations.
Finovate PodcastEP 130: Hal Lonas, Trulioo
FinovateEurope Best of Show winner Trulioo on verifying businesses and their founders, and the future of identity verification.