Finovate Podcast
Latest Episodes
EP 282: Steven Ramirez, Beyond the Arc
Fintech in 2025: an end of year review, and a look forward to 2026.Detailed Summary:In this episode of the Finovate podcast, Greg is joined by Steven Ramirez of Beyond the Arc to reflect on the key trends and developments that shaped the FinTech landsca
EP 281: Kyle Hauptman, NCUA
Fintech, innovation, and the credit union landscape a conversation with the Chairman of the NCUA.Detailed Summary:In this episode, Kyle Hauptman, Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), shares his insights on the evolving credit u
EP 280: DJ Kurtze, Five Star Bank
Rapid growth as a community bank Five Stars strategies for using fintech to expand their customer.Detailed Summary:This episode of the Finovate Podcast features DJ Kurtze, Executive Vice President and Bay Area President of Five Star Bank, discussing
EP 279: Kian Sarreshteh, InvestiFi
Finovate Awards Winner InvestiFi on the changing investment landscape, consumer education, and bringing investment assets back to banks and CUs.Detailed Summary:In this episode of the Finovate Podcast, host Greg Palmer interviews Kian Sarrestheh, co-fou
EP 278: Christopher D’Aprile, PrivacyGuard
The real threat of AI-enabled fraud might not be what you think hear from an expert on what you need to be focusing on right now.Detailed Summary:In this episode of the Finovate podcast, host Greg Palmer interviews Christopher DAprile, Director of Bu
EP 277: John Findlay, Lemonade LXP
This episode of the Finovate Podcast features an interview with John Findlay, CEO of Lemonade LXP, one of the Best of Show winners from FinovateFall. The conversation explores how Lemonade has transfo
EP 276: Shivangi Khanna and Sophie Jewsbury, Krida
FinovateFall Best of Show winner Kridas AI layer is transforming the lending process and deepening relationships to make the process easier for everyone.Detailed Summary:Krida, cofounders by Shivangi Khanna and Sophie Jewsbury join Greg on this episode
EP 275: Mart Vos, Eko Investments
FinovateFall Best of Show winner Eko Investments is bringing investment opportunities to early-stage investors, growing individual wealth and helping FIs of all sizes retain their customers.Detailed Summary:Mart Vos, CEO of Eko Investments, joins Greg t
EP 274: Mitch Rutledge, Vertice AI
FinovateFall Best of Show winner Vertice AI: Using AI to help smaller FIs punch above their weight.Detailed Summary:In this episode, Greg catches up with Mitch Rutledge, CEO and co-founder of Vertice AI, who won Best of Show at FinovateFall. Mitch star
EP 273: Tim Li, LendAPI
FinovateFall Best of Show winner LendAPI on the future of lending (spoiler: its gonna be a lot faster)Detailed Summary:In this episode of the Finovate podcast, host Greg interviews Tim Li, CEO and Co-Founder of LendAPI, a recent Best of Show winner at





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