If I Ran the Bank
22 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -If I Ran the Bank is a podcast hosted by Clayton Weir, Co-Founder and CEO at FISPAN, a FinTech that is enabling banks to provide contextualized, consumer-like experiences to their business clients.
Clayton is a renowned thought leader in financial innovation and hits on the hottest topics in banking and finance and the future of payments, and he wants to know: if you ran the bank, what’s the one thing you’d go all in on?
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Joe Would Emphasize the Importance of Regulatory Compliance
May 23, 2022 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBJoe Maxwell, Managing Partner at FINTOP Capital joined FISPAN’s CEO and Co-Founder, Clayton Weir, on Season Two of If I Ran The Bank podcast. In the episode, Joe and Clayton discuss the currents of change in financial services, ERP movement to the cloud, how banks can enable digital transformation, and considerations for compliance and bank regulators.
Sue and Jeet Would Meet Customer Needs Through FinTech Innovation
April 18, 2022 07:01 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBSue Britton and Jeet Bhatti, Co-Founders of Fahtom4Sight, join FISPAN's CEO Clayton Weir and discuss financial innovation in Canada and the need for banks to evolve with their customer's expectations.
Patricia Tripar Would Empower Customers Through Digitization
March 21, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBPatricia Tripar is an experienced leader in digital banking and payments services, most recently at Santander Bank. Patricia joined FISPAN’s CEO Clayton Weir on the Season Two Premiere of If I Ran The Bank Podcast, where they discussed shifting consumer expectations amidst digital transformation, how to complement treasury management tools instead of competing with them and the growing importance of the banks-FinTech partnership.
Wilson D’Souza Would Accelerate API Adoption
August 16, 2021 04:01 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBWilson D’Souza, CTO at Akoya, joined FISPAN’s Clayton Weir on the If I Ran the Bank podcast where they discussed the role Akoya plays in the financial industry, the importance of consumer-permissioned data and the need for API adoption.
Natalie Luu Would Build the Future of B2B Commerce Infrastructure
July 19, 2021 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBNatalie Luu is a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners where she leads investments in early-stage and scaling startups, with a focus on Enterprise and FinTech. Natalie joined FISPAN’s Clayton Weir on the If I Ran the Bank Podcast where they discussed emerging trends and the FinTech disrupting the financial industry.
Reed Luhtanen Would Push for Ubiquitous Instant Payments
June 28, 2021 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBReed Luhtanen is Executive Director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC). Reed joined FISPAN’s Clayton Weir on this episode to discuss the US Faster Payments Council and how they are working towards a future of ubiquitous instant payments.
Verna Grayce Chao Would Run the Bank like a Technology Company
June 14, 2021 04:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBVerna Grayce Chao is Executive Vice President in charge of City National Bank’s Treasury Management Solutions and serves on the bank’s Executive Committee. On this episode of If I Ran the Bank, Clayton and Verna Grayce discuss CNB’s entertainment payment ecosystem, being client obsessed, and how she would run the bank like a technology company.
Breaking into Banking With Software with Kerry Agiasotis
May 31, 2021 04:01 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBKerry Agiasotis is the President of The Access Group Asia-Pacific. With over 25 years of senior leadership, business management, sales and consulting experience, Kerry Agiasotis brings us in-depth insights into the world of accounting systems and the convergence of the software and financial industries and how that affects the future of accounting systems and business banking.
How VCs Boost Bank Innovation with Melissa Widner
May 17, 2021 04:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBMelissa Widner is the CEO of Lighter Capital and former Ventures Managing Director at National Australia Bank (NAB). With many years of experience in the financial industry as an entrepreneur, founder, CEO, and investor, Melissa Widner brings global insight to the most recent episode of the If I Ran the Bank podcast where they discuss how venture capital firms and revenue-based financial loans can boost innovation!
The Implications of Real-Time Payments with Lou Towchik
May 03, 2021 04:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBLou Towchik has over 38 years of experience in the financial industry in various management roles at multiple financial institutions including Mellon Bank, PNC Bank and Huntington Bank. In his most recent role, Towchik managed Treasury Management payables products including ACH, ARP, Commercial Card, Controlled Disbursement, Positive Pay, Real-Time Payments and Wire Transfer. Lou joined FISPAN’s Clayton Weir in this episode of If I Ran the Bank to discuss the implications and possibiliti...
The Road to a Better Payments Experience with Sandra Horvath
April 19, 2021 04:01 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBSandra Horvath is a technology industry business development leader and consultant with a background in business software and payment systems. Sandra joins Clayton on this week’s episode to discuss how banks can provide a better payments experience to their small business clients.
Streamlining the Due Diligence Process with Ben Isaacson
April 05, 2021 04:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBBen Isaacson is SVP Product Strategy at The Clearing House who is responsible for its Connected Banking initiatives and possesses over 20 years of experience in banking and payments, with companies such as MasterCard, J.P. Morgan Chase, and Cross River Bank. In this episode, Clayton and Paul discuss The Clearing House’s recent announcement that will change the way due diligence is conducted across the financial industry.
Data For the Win: The Power of the Information Exchange with Paul Margarites
March 22, 2021 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBPaul Margarites is an Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Chase who founded and led the Treasury Ignition program and possesses over 12 years of experience driving digital transformation at global investment banks and management consulting firms. In this episode, Clayton and Paul discuss data security, blockchain in financial services, and the power of the information exchange.
The Big Opportunity in Embedded Finance with Mike Sigal
March 08, 2021 08:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBMike Sigal is an entrepreneur, startup investor, and strategic advisor who channels his expertise in innovation and business development across the financial services industry. As the Founder and CEO of 20022 Labs, Mike joins Clayton on this week’s episode to discuss B2B payment rails and infrastructure, embedded banking as a service for corporates, and the pace of innovation in financial services as a whole.
Transforming the Bank Experience with Dharmesh Mistry
February 22, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBDharmesh Mistry is the CEO of AskHomey and carries with him a 30-year track record for delivering transformational innovation across the financial services industry. In this episode, Clayton and Dharmesh discuss how cloud technology is shifting the nature of core banking, the future of open banking, and understanding your customer base.
A Win for The Customer is a Win for the Bank with Dave Pike
February 08, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBDave Pike has over eleven years of experience with Commonwealth Bank, leading payments development and strategy. Specializing in real time payments, online business banking, and payments innovation, Dave is now the Head of APIs and New Flows at eftpos Payments Australia. In this episode of If I Ran the Bank, Clayton sits down with Dave to discuss how banks can solve real customer business banking problems (like payroll) through embedded banking.
Needs are Changing, Regulations Should Too with Peter Burridge
January 25, 2021 22:42 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBPeter Burridge is a senior investor, board member, and strategic executive and carries over 30 years of management and leadership experience in the enterprise software and financial technology sector. In this episode, we discuss transactional banking, bank licenses, and regulation.
Personalized, Contextual Banking with Virtual Assistants with Jake Tyler
January 11, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBIn this episode, Jake Tyler, Co-Founder and CEO of Finn AI, sits down with FISPAN’s Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Clayton Weir, to discuss the emergence of virtual assistants in retail banking. Jake explains how a personalized virtual banker can benefit the consumer, through a simpler, more intuitive user experience.
3 Step Plan to Kill B2B Checks with Erin McCune
December 21, 2020 14:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBIn this episode, Clayton sits down with Erin McMcune, a Partner at Glenbrook, to discuss her three-step plan to replace checks for small businesses. Erin outlines her plan to replace checks with request to pay ACH payments and describes how it would benefit both banks and their small business customers.
Building a Killer SMB Banking Franchise with Justin Ferrabee
December 07, 2020 15:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MBIn this episode, Clayton sits down with Justin Ferrabee, an authority on finance and leadership with specialized expertise in payments and FinTech, to discuss his ideas around Canadian banks and their relationships with small businesses. He explains how, at this moment in time, policy makers and banks have a real opportunity to make a profound impact on financial services which will benefit all Canadians - but we need to capitalize on it quickly, or else wealth will be created outside our bo...
Specialized Cross-Functional Teams with Andrew Obee
November 18, 2020 23:30 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBIn this episode, Clayton sits down with Andrew Obee, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ficanex, to discuss his ideas around tiger teams, credit unions, and innovation at the bank. Andrew discusses how FI's need to embrace open banking to make it easier for customers to make their own choices, while maintaining their focus on trust. He talks about lessons learned throughout his career, starting from flipping burgers to being a top executive - and why it's never a good idea to fake a si...
Pilot episode: Solving the Payments Problem with Lisa Shields
November 16, 2020 17:45 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBLisa Shields is the founder of and Chief Executive Officer at FISPAN. An engineer by trade and an entrepreneur at heart, she founded FISPAN after years spent listening to the pain points banks were experiencing with their business customers. In this episode, we discuss embedded experiences, data security, personalization, and how to put an emphasis on the bank-customer relationship.