Money Isn't Everything

What is fintech (really)?: Finovate founder weighs in

Mary Wisniewski / Jim Bruene Season 1 Episode 2

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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 becoming a thing.

They explore the challenges of staying creative at a corporation and offer workarounds as well as opine on the latest and greatest in small business banking. Jim also shares  how he dreamed up Finovate (spoiler: the idea started with reading an American Banker article). You’ll also hear which bank couldn’t get into the first Finovate and how Mary fell into a fountain (separate incidents).

Jim is also the founder of Fintech Labs UX.

Finovate: https://informaconnect.com/finovatespring/ 

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