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What's Going On In Banking
What's Going On In Banking cuts through the noise to bring you the latest in banking, finance, and fintech. Hosted by Cornerstone Advisors' Ron Shevlin, Chief Research Officer, and Stacey Bryant, Director of Client Development, each episode delivers breaking news, industry insights, and unfiltered commentary from two industry experts who aren't afraid to say what they're really thinking. Expect honest opinions, practical takeaways, and just enough snark to keep things interesting.
Episodes
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What Banking’s AI Boom Keeps Getting Wrong
What is banking’s AI boom getting wrong? Ron and Stacey debate why bankers don’t need hundreds of agents or another abstract “AI platform" and whether AI…
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Would You Let an Agent Be Your Muse? Or the Other Way Around?
Would you let an AI agent be your financial muse, or could it influence you more than you influence it? Ron Shevlin and Stacey Bryant debate Meta’s Muse, the…
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What AI Still Can’t Do: Two Big Banking Narratives Get Tested
What AI still can't do is at the center of two of the biggest debates in banking right now. Stacey shares a standout Finovate takeaway: a story about a…
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Stop Calling Banking's AI Adoption a Frozen Middle
Banking’s AI adoption isn’t frozen. It’s early, uneven, and a lot more complicated than handing everyone a ChatGPT license and calling it transformation. Ron…
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Kinetic Deposits, the Fraud Stack, and the Inheritance That Won't Arrive
Is there really such a thing as a "core deposit" anymore? Ron Shevlin isn't buying it. Fresh off the African American Credit Union Coalition conference, Stacey…
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What’s Going On in Banking 2026: A Mid-Year Update
Halfway through 2026, banking’s favorite buzzwords are still buzzing, but the numbers are starting to tell a less flattering story. Ron Shevlin and Stacey…
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Trash Cans, Rewards Gaps, and Gray-Zone Lending: This Week in Banking
This week on What’s Going On in Banking, Ron Shevlin and Stacey Bryant somehow connect Knicks parade chaos, a questionable trash can decision, JPMorgan Chase…
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From the Garden to the Branch: A Knicks Win, a Chase Misquote, and the Zillennial Investment Opportunity
The Knicks finally gave New York manners, Chase got wildly misquoted, and banks are still out here pretending branches are the main character. Stacey Bryant…
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Board Seats, AI Clones, and Stablecoins: What the Headlines Keep Getting Wrong
What are the headlines getting wrong about banking right now? In this episode of What’s Going On in Banking, Ron Shevlin and Stacey Bryant take on three big…
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AI Agents Are Here. Is Banking Ready?
Ron Shevlin and Stacey Bryant are back with a conversation on AI agents, vendor hype, and what banks actually need to solve before adding another layer to the…
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Speed, Cost, and Control: What Banks Need to Know About AI Agents
A bank CEO used an AI clone on an earnings call…and that was just the start. Ron Shevlin and Stacey Bryant get into what AI agents could actually mean for…
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Can’t Knock the Hustle: Banking’s Three Wars You Can’t Afford to Lose
"Wait and see” might be the most expensive strategy in banking right now. In this episode of What’s Going On in Banking, Ron Shevlin and Stacey Bryant unpack…
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Jamie Dimon's Wake-Up Call: AI, Tokenization, and the End of Wait-and-See Banking
Jamie Dimon just said the quiet part out loud, and the rest of the industry should be paying attention. In this WGOIB episode, Ron Shevlin and Stacey Bryant…
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Stable Talk, Deposits That Walk, What Revolut Should Hawk
Stablecoins aren’t a “crypto side quest” anymore—they’re becoming core financial infrastructure. In this episode of What’s Going On in Banking, Ron Shevlin and…
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AI Agents Aren’t Ready to Replace Your Staff—But They Will Reshape Your Processes
We’re live and in person (from the “island of New Jersey” 😆) after Credit Union GAC and ahead of the New Jersey Bankers conference. And we’re breaking down the…
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2 Fintech Deals Shaking Up the Banking Landscape
Capital One buys Brex for $5B. Goldman Sachs builds AI agents with Anthropic. MrBeast acquires a fintech. This isn’t a headline mashup — it’s what’s happening…
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AI, Crypto, and Fraud—Oh My! // The 2026 What's Going On In Banking Report
In this special bonus episode of What’s Going On in Banking, Ron Shevlin, Chief Research Officer at Cornerstone Advisors, is joined by Steve Williams, CEO &…
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AI, Data, and the Execution Gap in Banking
Banks are racing into AI and “data strategy” — but most can’t clearly define what they’re actually doing. Ron Shevlin and Stacey Bryant break down why chasing…
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Credit Card Caps, Couch Cushion Crypto Yields, and the Apple Card Reset: Politics Meets Banking Reality
A 10% credit card rate cap. Crypto offering yield. Apple ditching Goldman for JPMorgan Chase. In this episode of What’s Going On in Banking, Ron Shevlin and…
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AI, Crypto, and Fraud, Oh My: The 2026 Banking Forecast
2026 is here — and banking is officially walking into the unknown. In the first What’s Going On in Banking episode of the year, Ron Shevlin and Stacey Bryant…
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From Agentic AI to SoFi Crypto: What’s Really Going On in Banking
AI is redefining banking, travel, creativity, and how financial institutions must evolve. In this episode of What’s Going On in Banking, Stacey Bryant and Ron…
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Money20/20, AI Agents, and the Fiserv Fallout
From the floor of Money20/20 to Wall Street’s reaction to Fiserv’s meltdown — Ron Shevlin and Stacey Bryant break down what’s real, what’s hype, and what’s…
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Horseback, Hot Takes, and $200B Mergers: Banking’s Strategic Shakeup
In this episode of What’s Going On in Banking, Ron Shevlin and Stacey Bryant break down Fifth Third’s $10.9B merger with Comerica, exploring why it’s less of a…
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Hunger Games Banking: Nubank’s U.S. Play, AI Work Slop, and the Core Wars
From AI “workslop” to Nubank’s U.S. charter to major fintech acquisitions — this episode of What’s Going On in Banking dives into the biggest stories shaping…
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Conferences, AI Snake Oil, and the Future of Fintech
In this episode of What’s Going On in Banking, Ron Shevlin and Stacey Bryant dive into the biggest takeaways from Jack Henry Connect and Finovate. From…
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Neobank News, Noise and Nonsense
In this episode of What’s Going On in Banking, Ron Shevlin and Stacey Bryant unpack the latest moves from Revolut, Chime, and Nubank. Revolut tries its hand at…
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Chase vs. Fintech: The Future of Data Rights and Banking Innovation
In this episode of What’s Going On in Banking, Ron Shevlin and Stacey Bryant tackle JPMorgan Chase’s controversial move to charge fintechs for data access—is…
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Stablecoins, Celebrities, and the Kardashian Effect on Banking
The Genius Act brings new rules to stablecoins—but should banks care? Ron and Stacey dive into regulation, misinformation, and how celebrity hype is warping…
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Raise Rates Or Roll the Dice? Why Deposit Strategy Is A Mess Right Now
Ron and Stacey vent about boardroom conversations on deposit growth, vendor chaos, and how no one wants to raise rates—but everyone wants deposits. Subscribe…
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Banking: What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate
In this episode of What's Going On in Banking, Ron Shevlin and Stacey Bryant unpack the big waves reshaping the financial industry—from Chime’s bold IPO and…
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The ROI of AI Conundrum
After a year-long hiatus, Ron Shevlin returns with a revamped What’s Going On in Banking, now co-hosted by the sharp and vibrant Stacey Bryant. In this…
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Happy(er) Days Are Here Again // The 2025 What's Going On In Banking Report
Dive into the future of financial services in this highly-anticipated episode of What's Going on in Banking with Ron Shevlin and co-host Steve Williams. They…
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Why Is Marketing In Decline?
Marketing majors at business schools are declining and boardrooms are dropping marketing’s seat. Even marketing professionals are failing to effectively market…
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What's Going On In Fintech?
In this episode, Ron Shevlin interviews Nigel Morris, co-founder and managing partner of QED Investors, about the current state of fintech. They discuss…
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How Are Consumers’ Banking Behaviors and Attitudes Changing?
On this episode, Ron examines how and why consumers are shaking up their banking habits with Liz Wolverton, the executive vice president and head of consumer…
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Finding the Next Wave to Ride // The 2024 What's Going On In Banking Report
In this episode, Ron Shevlin and Steve Williams discuss some of the hottest findings of the 2024 What's Going On in Banking report. Come for the data. Leave…
What's Going On In BankingIs PayPal's Stablecoin a Threat to Banks?
On this episode, Ron dives into PayPal's groundbreaking announcement to launch its own dollar-pegged cryptocurrency with special guest Todd Baker. Together…
What's Going On In BankingIs the Credit Card Competition Act Good For Anybody?
The Credit Card Competition Act of 2023 aims to shake up the payments industry, but would its intended consequences actually happen? Let's dive into the…
What's Going On In BankingWhy are Digital Banks and Fintechs Dominating New Checking Accounts?
On this episode, Ron Shevlin sits down with fintech analyst Alex Johnson to deep dive on why fintechs like Chime and Square captured nearly half of all new…
What's Going On In BankingWhat Should Banks Do Now, Now That the Fed Is Launching FedNow?
On today's episode, Ron and Peter Davey discuss the upcoming FedNow real-time payment service, its impact on banks and credit unions, and the technology behind…
What's Going On In BankingCan Banks Gain Cloud Leverage With AWS, GCP, and Azure?
On this episode, Ron talks with Barb MacLean, SVP and Head of Technology Operations and Implementation at Coastal Bank. They discuss a recent report from the…
What's Going On In BankingHow Will ChatGPT Impact Banking?
On this episode, Ron talks with Chris Nichols, Director of Capital Markets at SouthState Bank, about how banks and financial institutions can adapt to the…
What's Going On In BankingCan The Big Banks’ Digital Wallet Succeed?
On this episode Ron Shevlin sits down with Scott Harkey, Head of Financial Services & Payments at Endava, to discuss the recent news regarding major financial…
What's Going On In BankingToo Big to Fail, or Too Big to Manage?
For our first episode of What's Going On In Banking, Host Ron Shevlin sits down with Rob Blackwell, Chief Content Officer of IntraFi Network, to discuss the…