Money Isn't Everything
Money isn’t Everything explores the many ways fintech is changing what it means to be a bank or credit union. Host Mary Wisniewski, Cornerstone's editor-at-large and long-time fintech reporter, interviews early-stage startups, academics, and creative fintech thinkers, on how they're rewriting financial services. Listen every other Thursday morning. Expect laughter.
Episodes
18 episodes
Favorite Fintech Moments in 2024 So Far
Happy Thanksgiving! Today’s show is a short one. Cornerstone’s Editor-at-Large, Mary Wisniewski, hops on with herself to chat about what she’s thankful for in fintech.
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Episode 17
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7:29
Domestic Abuse: Exploring the Darker Underpinnings of Finance
Community Financial Credit Union is taking on one of the diciest areas of finance: domestic violence and economic abuse in what the Michigan credit union refers to as its Choose the Bear movement. Tansley Stearns, president and CEO of the credi...
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Episode 16
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28:12
Gen Z: How to Woo the Most Diverse Generation Yet
While financial institutions across the country want to win over Gen Z, the demographic tends to mystify them.Katrin Kaurov, co-founder and CEO of Frich, is on a mission to help solve both challenges. Katrin talks to Mary about Gen Z ste...
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Episode 15
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30:50
Is Financial Therapy the Next Frontier in Banking?
The emotional side of money is an emerging area of interest for fintech and digital banking executives.On today’s show, Mary sits down with Lindsay Bryan-Podvin, who among other titles, is a financial therapist. In fact, through December...
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Episode 14
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30:30
Inside Detroit Fintech: Rethinking Value with Ben Maxim
In September, the Reseda Group held a fintech summit in Detroit, showcasing a range of technology designed to improve credit unions’ products and services. Mary emcee-ed the event.In this episode, Ben Maxim (the chief operating officer a...
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Episode 13
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41:59
The Retention Perk That Also Improves Financial Health
A 2024 policy shift is letting employees offer a newer kind of perk: When employees make student loan payments, their employers can plop savings into their tax-advantage retirement plan as their matches.Today on the show, Mary sits down ...
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Episode 12
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36:34
Finding Fintechs: How This Young Bank Pursues Partners
2024 is considered the year of the consent order in banking. The added regulatory scrutiny is shifting the way banks partner with fintech companies.In this episode, Mary sits down with Rodrigo Suarez, chief banking officer at Piermont Ba...
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Episode 11
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35:01
How H&R Block Is Building Its Money App For The Masses
You likely know the brand H&R Block. But more than two years ago, the tax-preparation chain launched Spruce: an app that connects to a debit card and savings account where funds are held at its bank partner, Pathward.Today on the sho...
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Episode 10
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31:12
Inside Fintech Sandbox: The startup traits required for success
As the executive director of Fintech Sandbox, Kelly Fryer interacts with all kinds of fintech startups. In this episode, Kelly offers her take on important startup issues.She talks with Mary about the challenges fintech startups located ...
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Episode 9
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28:21
Is Next-Gen Banking for the 62+?
In this episode, Mary chats with Tony Brancato, the head of product for the neobank for older adults called Charlie. Tony chats about why he thinks payments need to slow down, how shame is masking just how many seniors are getting scammed and w...
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Episode 8
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25:30
The Fitness Coach for Finances: One Startup's Mission
StellarFi is not the first fintech company Lamine Zarrad has founded. This plucky serial fintech founder chats with Mary about his wild ride working as a bank regulator by day, and designing a pot payment startup (Tokken) on nights and weekends...
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Episode 7
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34:36
Fixing Gaps in the Credit System Through Subscription Payments
Michael Broughton learned about the complications of the credit scoring system while struggling to access credit to help him pay for a portion of his USC tuition.Now, as the founder and CEO of Altro, he’s working to expand the ways peopl...
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Episode 6
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26:13
Girl Math: Inside the psychology of payments
Sophia Goldberg, CEO and co-founder of Ansa and author of "
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Episode 5
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27:00
Antidotes to AI Hype
Eric Siegel, founder of Machine Learning Week conferences and former Columbia University professor, has focused his attention on cutting through the AI exuberance in his newer book, “The AI Playbook.” Eric talks to Mary about what corporations ...
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Episode 4
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30:12
What This Startup Teaches Us About Behavioral Economics
Debbie, an early-stage fintech startup, is rewriting the rules on rewards. Instead of offering consumers rewards for spending, Debbie offers rewards for paying down their debt and saving money at a time...
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Episode 3
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31:57
What is fintech (really)?: Finovate founder weighs in
It’s past and present fintech innovations in this edition of Money isn’t Everything.In today’s show, Mary sits down with Jim Bruene who founded one of the first fintech events, Finovate, at a time when many didn’t know fintech was becomi...
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Episode 2
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28:39
Can fintech and banks truly help people build savings habits?
Consumers are depleting the savings they built during the pandemic. Mary Wisniewski sits down with Ethan Bloch, the founder of Digit, one of the first algorithmic saving apps to hit the U.S. They examine: overdraft fees, best practices for buil...
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Episode 1
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Money Isn't Everything // Trailer
The financial services industry isn’t that basic. Sure, banks and credit unions hold money. But their ambitions are much grander. Hosted by long-time fintech reporter Mary Wisniewski, Money isn’t Everything explores the ways banking may change ...
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Episode 0
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