[podcast] BBVA’s Scarlett Sieber on the building of a consumer banking ecosystem

Podcasts

From startup to acquisition: Zuben Mathews on Brigit’s social impact journey

• Upbound Group's acquisition of financial health company Brigit signals a major shift in how the industry values companies serving everyday Americans.
• We speak with Brigit co-founder Zuben Mathews about achieving a meaningful exit while maintaining social impact.

Artificial Intelligence, Banking, Podcasts

The story of Erica, Bank of America’s homegrown digital assistant

• Bank of America's Hari Gopalkrishnan dives into how the bank developed its digital assistant and how its role has expanded over the years.
• On the show, Hari speaks about the challenges the firm faced when building Erica and then takes his sights to the future, giving us a never-before-seen look at how one of the biggest banks in the industry is thinking of Gen AI.

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Self Financial’s approach to expanding credit access through product innovation with Julie Szudarek

• Self Financial now offers secured credit cards with a $100 deposit and no mandatory credit builder account, addressing gaps in credit-building options.
• CEO Julie Szudarek discusses how product decoupling and educational initiatives are expanding financial access for underserved consumers.

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The financial system is moving on-chain: How Coinbase is bridging traditional banking and crypto utility with Max Branzburg

• Max Branzburg reveals how Coinbase's Bitcoin-backed loans represent a pivotal shift in financial services moving on-chain, enabling liquidity without selling crypto.
• He explains why connecting users to decentralized protocols creates innovation that traditional banks can't match with their lengthy development cycles.

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The new economics of wealth management: Stirlingshire’s advisor-first approach

• Steve Wood explains Stirlingshire's 100% payout model and "advice on demand" service that only charges clients when recommendations generate profits.
• Explore how tech-enabled compliance and AI tools are driving efficiency as Stirlingshire aims to recruit 5,000 advisors to transform the industry