Our guest this episode is Larry Rosenberger, Research Fellow at FICO and formerly CEO and VP of R&D at FICO. The views Larry expresses in this episode are his and not necessarily those of FICO. He’s also an advisor and serves on multiple Boards of Directors for early-stage startups. Larry came out of MIT and the UC Berkeley College of Engineering. …

Our guest this episode is Avery Miller, VP and Head of Digital Consumer Product and the Avion Rewards Platform at RBC. Avery got his MBA at the University of Richmond and spent time before going to RBC at Capital One and PayPal. We talk about how connected finance impacts shopping and card use and loyalty programs. Topics include: How are financial…

Our guest today is Chris Gifford, Chief Data & Analytics Officer at USAA Bank. We talk about data strategies, building with a mobile-first mentality and why people remain at the heart of innovation, covering such topics as: Working for a mission-driven organization and how this shapes USAA’s approach to data and analytics. The value of Advice as a …

Our guest this episode is Justin Zeidman, VP of Digital Strategy at Navy Federal Credit Union. We talk about how credit unions are approaching and adopting digital transformation and leveraging digital financial data. Topics covered include: How the credit union membership model differs from other banking institutions. Balancing tech with maintaini…

Bruce Schilder, North American Open Banking and Fintech Lead at Accenture. Bruce comes out of Syracuse’s Whitman School of Management, and before Accenture spent time at JPMorgan Chase and Sterling National Bank. We talk about open banking and digital transformation in banking from a consulting perspective. Topics covered include: How far we’ve alr…

In this episode, we talk with Dustin De Vincentis, Global Head of Financial Services at Alumni Services. Dustin comes out of Columbia business school and has spent time at JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley before joining Alumni Services. Dustin comments about the often rocky world of digital transformation in financial services, with topics such as: Wha…

Our guest this episode is Steve Boms, Founder and President at Allon Advocacy and also Executive Director of the Financial Data & Technology Association. Steve comes out of Penn State and has worked at Capital One, the International Securities Exchange, and the US House of Representatives assisting a senior member of the Financial Services Committe…

Our guest this episode is Jose Tagunicar, Product Strategy, Analytics, and Risk Management at Stratyfy. Jose was previously with FICO and Equifax. We talk about the latest takeaways from the FICO World 2024 gathering in San Diego, as well as how AI is being planned for and applied, particularly in the credit and lending space of finserv. Topics cov…

In this episode, we speak with David Snitkof, entrepreneur and SVP of Growth at Ocrolus about bringing lending institutions the data they need to make more efficient and effective assessments of potential borrowers while also evening the lending playing field for those borrowers. In our discussion we cover things like: Why it’s so important to have…

In this episode we talk with Jean-Paul LaClair, Senior Director of Product and Financial Data Exchange about the best ways to pursue open finance through adoption of systems and standards. Jean-Paul came out of Cornell University with a BA in Economics and Sociology, and prior to landing at Financial Data Exchange worked at USAA and M&T Bank. We co…

In this episode we speak with Michael Whitt, President and Co-founder of ApexEdge, about subscription-based products and services and how financial institutions can offer superior customer experiences related to subscriptions. In our discussion we cover things like: The disparities between consumers and providers. Why are so many businesses moving …

In the debut episode of our podcast, we speak with Farouk Ferchichi, Group President of Envestnet | Yodlee and Global Head of Envestnet Data & Analytics about his fintech entrepreneurial background and how what he’s learned along the way is being applied now in his work at Envestnet. Our chat covers things like: Effective ways to sell transformatio…