The Financial Experience Podcast for Banks, Credit Unions, and Fintech
90 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago -The Financial Experience Podcast is dedicated to telling the stories of people and companies who are changing the financial world. Hosted by Hunter Young, Founder and President of HiFi Agency.
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Deepfakes and Deepening Relationships via Call Centers
December 11, 2023 15:34 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBGaelan Woolham, director of Capco, joined the podcast to discuss his unique insight into the world of deep fakes and AI frauds in the financial world.
An Engine To Drive Data and Digitalization in Banking
August 23, 2023 19:33 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBPhill Rosen, CTO and Business Leader of MoneyLion, joins Hunter to discuss some of the changes digitalization is bringing to the financial world.
Making Payday, Every Day
August 09, 2023 16:36 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBNico Simko, CEO and co-founder of Clair, wanted to find a better way for employees to be paid, so they weren’t having to wait weeks to see their money. By the end of 2019, Nico had figured out how to make this possible through his on-demand payment option, Clair.
Getting VIP Treatment from Your Credit Card
July 27, 2023 16:16 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBCarlo Cisco, CEO and founder of Select, joins Hunter to discuss his unique and luxurious approach to traditional banking cards.
Fixing the 401k: More Personal, More Choice, More Control
June 26, 2023 18:03 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBEliza Arnold, a co-founder of ARNIE, joins Hunter to discuss how she has worked to find a better and more personalized way for people to invest.
The Next Wave of Embedded Finance
June 12, 2023 17:22 - 16 minutes - 11.8 MBRiaz Syed, CEO and founder of Infinant, joined Hunter to share some key insights into how embedded finance is changing the financial world.
Enriching Customers' Financial Lives with Proactive (Not Reactive) Data
May 25, 2023 20:14 - 23 minutes - 16 MBHunter's latest guest, David Benskin, founder and CEO of Wealth Access, saw a need to improve balance sheet management and knew he could create a clearer and more digitized method.
What Prompts the Power of AI?
April 20, 2023 14:56 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBRyan Favro is the Managing Principal and R&D Lead at Capco, a financial services company that focuses on providing next-level software intelligence. Ryan has been in the business long enough to see several major transformations, and he joined the podcast to share his thoughts on artificial intelligence's influence on the industry.
Credit Worthiness Isn’t Worthy Without Better Data
April 07, 2023 14:50 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBLauren Crossett, Chief Revenue Officer at Pinwheel, joins the podcast to discuss making consumer data available to fintechs and empowering consumers with new opportunities and financial products.
The Buy Now, Pay Later Breakdown
March 30, 2023 15:09 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBNelly Rezny, SVP of the Business Solutions Group at Temenos, joins Hunter on the podcast to discuss the evolution of buy now, pay later (BNPL) and the future of payments partnerships.
How to Unify Experience in a Broken, Siloed, Multi-System Financial World
January 17, 2023 20:16 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBEmily Steele, president and COO of Savana, joins the podcast to discuss the brokenness of the financial world and how to unify experiences for both bankers and consumers.
The Evolving Reality of Banking-as-a-Service and Embedded Finance
January 04, 2023 18:30 - 27 minutes - 19 MBTrent Sorbe, CEO of Central Payments and co-founder of Falls Fintech, joins Hunter to discuss the future of payments and the evolving reality of Banking-as-a-Service and embedded finance.
Inclusive and Human-Centered Design Unlocks Greater Financial Security.
December 12, 2022 19:15 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBGosia Tomaszewska, Director at Commonwealth, has a goal of making financial security possible for everyone. At Commonwealth, their focus is on systemic changes and designing human-centered products to promote inclusive and accessible financial opportunities.
The Wizest Investment Combines People and Tech
November 16, 2022 20:53 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBAxel Thibon, founder and CEO of Wizest, joins the podcast to discuss his focus on making investing more accessible and understandable.
The Great (Digital) Transition in Banking
November 07, 2022 15:14 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBEmmanuel Daniel, author and founder of Asian Banker, joins Hunter to discuss the future of finance, trusting digital banking, and the development of global financial markets.
The Competing Credit Union
October 24, 2022 19:34 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBThe Honorable Kyle Hauptman, Vice Chairman of the National Credit Union Association, joins to talk about the perpetually innovating and competing credit union industry.
The Post-Pandemic Role of Accounts Receivable Financing
September 13, 2022 13:20 - 18 minutes - 25.6 MBMark Russell and Gary Lewis come together to speak with Hunter on how client relationships have changed since the pandemic and how technology has played a vital role.
Financial Literacy Starts Early, In The Home
August 15, 2022 13:06 - 23 minutes - 32.2 MBPaige Cornetet, bestselling author and founder of Millennial Guru, shares the importance of discussing finances in the home.
AMEX's Evolution Is A Data-Filled Journey
August 05, 2022 16:43 - 29 minutes - 40.3 MBMindy Davidowski, SVP, Product, Digital Commerce, and Design at American Express, shares the biggest evolutions and developments in product delivery and launching that have taken place in recent years.
ABA Bank Marketing Conference 2022 Showcase
July 22, 2022 17:36 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MBJohn Hanley, SVP and Senior Director of Marketing at Equity Bank, shares details about the upcoming ABA Bank Marketing Conference that helps support strong financial marketers.
The Changing Credit Union from the CFO Chair
July 19, 2022 20:11 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MBSteve Arbaugh, CFO and EVP of Finance at SECU, shares key developments in the financial industry, including technology that is bringing some of the biggest changes for credit unions.
The Rise of Risk Intelligence
June 21, 2022 13:04 - 21 minutes - 30.3 MBAmanda Cohen, Director of Governance, Risk, and Compliance Products at Resolver, sought to innovate and revolutionize how businesses view compliance teams. In the past, compliance has been viewed as a tiresome and tedious aspect of projects, but Amanda knew it didn’t have to be this way.
Making Data Visible
June 03, 2022 13:07 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MBKim Snyder, CEO and founder of KlariVis, has always sought ways to make data as accessible and transparent as possible. After years of working in numbers as an accountant and as a CFO at a community bank, she recognized that a simple, clear solution for data visibility in banking didn't exist. So, she decided to do something about it.
The Blockchain Bridge Builders Creating The Future of Money
April 08, 2022 15:24 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MBHenrik Aasted Sørensen co-founded e-Money to bridge traditional bank accounts to blockchain and simplify how we use money.
Bridging the Alternatives Investment Gap
March 17, 2022 13:20 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MBBrian Harstine created Acquire Invest, powered by blockchain, to bring private equities to every investor and make investing more inclusive and accessible.
Smartening Up the Debit Card
March 09, 2022 14:03 - 24 minutes - 33.4 MBBilly Roberts, CEO of Wedge, created a smart debit card to simplify banking for users and stand out as a sustainable financial option.
Future-Ready Financial Organizations Start With Culture
March 02, 2022 14:01 - 27 minutes - 37.6 MBAndy Witherbee, CEO and founder of Engage Partners Group, shares insight from his experience in the financial services industry and discusses building future-ready financial organizations.
Simplifying Investing With Super (Embedded) Apps
February 23, 2022 14:33 - 26 minutes - 37.1 MBBen Soppitt, co-founder and CEO of Unifimoney, shares his goal of simplifying investing by cutting out third-party applications. His company’s vision is to ensure everyone is able to manage their money in one simple and easily accessible place.
Finding Success as a Fintech Founder
February 03, 2022 14:21 - 30 minutes - 42.7 MBTyler Griffin, co-founder and managing partner of Financial Venture Studio, knows the ins and outs of what it takes for a founder to succeed. Griffin, who has decades of experience in the fintech and banking space, shared his first-hand experience in the fintech community and provided insight into how new founders can connect themselves to the broader fintech network.
On-Demand Pay Day
January 12, 2022 20:28 - 28 minutes - 38.8 MBMatt Kopko, VP of Public Policy at DailyPay, handles the company’s regulatory interaction, lobbying activity, and research on its financial wellness impact. Matt and Hunter discuss the future of payments and on-demand payroll.
Mortgage's Future Is Analytical, But Still Human
December 10, 2021 15:57 - 20 minutes - 28.1 MBIf you’ve tried to buy a house in the past year (or just browsed a real estate marketplace for fun), you may have noticed that housing prices and the demand for real estate soared at a record-breaking pace. Hunter’s latest guest, Alex Leduc, founded Canadian-based proptech Perch with the goal of empowering people throughout the entire home buying process.
The Digital-First Community Bank Experience
November 18, 2021 14:06 - 25 minutes - 35.3 MBMichelle Toll, the co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Digital First, LLC joins the podcast. Prior to her new venture, Michelle had over 20 years of experience in community banking. Over the past decade, she nurtured an interest in fintech, disruption, and digital innovation. When she connected with a former colleague (turned co-founder), the idea of a community-focused, digital bank emerged and she decided it was the perfect fit for what the market needed.
Trusting the Future
November 04, 2021 17:31 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBOn the latest episode, Hunter hosts Nancy Giordano, a strategic futurist whose accomplished career began in the advertising and branding space. Throughout this work, Nancy experienced each notable technology revolution - from the Internet to mobile to social media. Nancy brought her forward-looking mindset to the podcast to give us a peek into what’s to come.
Small Business' New Data Story Starts With Normalized Accounting Data
October 13, 2021 12:56 - 26 minutes - 36.9 MBSmall businesses everywhere have struggled long enough with disjointed data streams that come from multiple different systems. To make the data “talk back” and tell the story of your business, the accounting data needs to be normalized via modern APIs. Sohaib Zahid joins the podcast to talk about how his company plans to unlock this new era of data for small business accounting.
The Launch, Test, Scale Strategy for Building Digital Banks
September 29, 2021 17:54 - 10 minutes - 14.4 MBThere seems to be a “moving target” for how to define a digital bank strategy. As more banks and fintechs increase the diversity of their offerings and the size of their digital marketing investment, it’s time to step your game up if you’re thinking about launching a digital bank.
Digital Customer Service Is Now Table Stakes
September 02, 2021 13:01 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBCustomer service, and most importantly digital customer service, continues to battle tension between its legacy tools (e.g. IVR phone systems) and the increasing role of artificial intelligence (AI), modularization, and on-screen voice. But customers of all ages expect their financial services partners to be there when, where, and how they want.
Solving the "I'll Pay You Back" Rift
August 19, 2021 19:25 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MBIf you’ve felt uncomfortable while asking a friend to split the dinner bill, reminding a roommate to reimburse you for utilities or hearing an unfulfilled promise of, “I’ll pay you back,” you’re not alone. Our recent podcast guests, Haafiz Abdurrahim and Adoba Yua, co-founded their fintech RiftPay to solve this timeless problem.
Wealth Tech for Main Street
August 09, 2021 12:55 - 26 minutes - 36.5 MBMargaret Hartigan created Marstone, a digital wealth management platform, to humanize and demystify finance. The company was founded on solid pillars, including the desire to address a lack of financial literacy. As a former financial advisor of ten years, she noticed a substantial number of people who weren’t financially literate or knowledgeable about their own investments.
Connecting the Chasm Between Banks and Fintech
July 23, 2021 13:21 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MBTrent Sorbe, founder and president of Central Payments, joins the Financial Experience Podcast to discuss innovation in the fintech space, payment partnerships, and why banks should act like a toaster. Yes, a toaster.
Frich Makes Money Social and Accountable for Gen Z
July 13, 2021 12:23 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MBIn the latest episode, Hunter talks with the co-founders of a revolutionary app geared toward Gen Z. Katrin Kaurov and Aleksandra Medina, two young entrepreneurs who have traveled across the world and now settled in New York City, noticed a pattern of poor spending habits while building and maintaining a social life in each new place. The price of coffee dates, dinners, and cocktail hours adds up, and they wanted to break the cycle of financial stress for social generations like Gen Z and mi...
Financial Wellness Grows Inside the Workplace
June 25, 2021 17:37 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MB“It doesn’t make sense to worry about things we can’t control because we can’t control them. On the other hand, it doesn’t make sense to worry about the things we can control because we can control them.” Brian Nelson Ford shared this key piece of advice on our recent podcast as a reminder to us all in periods of great uncertainty. He’s used this principle and others to build a personal finance education company that has become a key facet of workplace financial education inside Truist Bank.
The Keys To Staying Independent
June 02, 2021 13:43 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MBDo you know your customer cohorts that deliver the most value? Are you developing a curriculum for internal succession? Do you augment products with unique tech offerings that attract new customers? It takes a lot of work to operate an independent community bank and our latest podcast discusses what factors are critical today. Jeff Marsico recently joined the podcast to talk about “operating discipline” and how banks can stay independent in a time of great change amidst a number of pressur...
A De Novo For A New Era of Banking
May 14, 2021 15:43 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBLocality Bank, a de novo that is expected to go live later this year, has the strategic advantage of launching at "an opportune time,” much like Keith’s previous bank that came to life out of the Great Recession. As de novo activity continues to sputter along nationally and M&A activity over the last decade removed many of south Floridian business owners’ favorite community banks, Locality’s stakeholders saw a clear need.
A Shift To Niche
May 03, 2021 19:56 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MB“You don’t start with the bank. You start with the customer. And most importantly you start with some really good data.” Liz High, EVP of Strategy and Marketing at Nymbus, recently joined the growing team at the rapidly-scaling financial technology company and can’t believe “this is really her job.” Creating twelve ready-to-launch brands in a matter of months, she and her team are redefining what it means to "build or buy" technology.
Clearing The Smoke Between Cannabis and Banks
April 07, 2021 14:38 - 24 minutes - 33.2 MBIn an ever-changing industry with evolving rules and regulations, it is vital to have a well-oiled compliance rules engine. That is, at least, what Kevin Hart would say. The latest Financial Experience Podcast guest is the CEO of Green Check Verified, a company that has modernized how cannabis businesses and financial institutions work together.
Less Widgets, More Value Creation
March 24, 2021 15:52 - 25 minutes - 35.2 MBOn the latest podcast, Hunter virtually sits down with Joe Welu to discuss why undergoing a digital transformation can be difficult, why financial companies are often misaligned with what the customer needs, and what value creation looks like in a modern financial organization. Joe, CEO of Total Expert, the first marketing and customer engagement platform built for the financial services industry, has built his business going “a level deeper” with clients and created a company that’s stood o...
The Foundations of Financial Literacy
March 18, 2021 12:53 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBThe core values of SECU Credit Union are based on the philosophy of people helping people and giving back to the community. In order to strengthen these values, SECU created a foundation to build a stronger Maryland. Sarah Ryan, Assistant Vice President of Community Engagement at SECU and Director of SECU MD Foundation, joins the Financial Experience Podcast to discuss the foundation’s broad impact on education, health and wellness, and community development.
New Paths To Credit
February 21, 2021 17:59 - 22 minutes - 31.4 MBOur recent guest, Alpa Lally, discusses a common, yet staggering, credit statistic: 100 million people are said to be excluded from the credit ecosystem because they lack a traditional credit history or experience with traditional credit products. Alpa emphasizes that Experian’s team is continuously searching for novel ways to use data. In the future, she is excited for more opportunities to provide lenders with the data they need to fully evaluate a consumer’s position and involved risk. ...
Tech Rising From Community Banking
February 16, 2021 01:48 - 30 minutes - 41.5 MBNathan Baumeister joined the Financial Experience Podcast to discuss the evolution of ZSuite Technologies from inside a community bank to a product that is solving commercial money management issues for banks across the country. When Liberty Bank, based in Greater Boston, needed to grow deposits out of their productive commercial lending business, they took a unique approach. Listen to our latest podcast to hear how this community bank built a powerful tool that solved a customer pain....
New Growth Mindset
January 26, 2021 21:05 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBCommunity banks and credit unions face a continuous onslaught of noise surrounding the latest transformative digital solutions, but Nymbus has set a course to do business differently. Jeffery Kendall, appointed CEO of Nymbus in 2020, joined the podcast to talk about his philosophy as a technology provider and where he sees the greatest opportunities for banks and credit unions.