Attack of the Zombie SMBs!

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Attack of the Zombie SMBs! Glen speaks with Rapid Finance’s Patrick Lord about Zombie Business Fraud and other threat vectors given a bump by AI. Also, Stripe ponders a big play in AI routing, and SMBs send mixed messages to their multiple (banking) partners. &nbsp; Links related to this episode: &nbsp; Rapid Finance (for FIs and other SMB lenders): https://enterprise.rapidfinance.com/&nbsp; &nbsp; Rapid Finance (for SMBs): https://www.rapidfinance.com/&nbsp; &nbsp; Patrick Lord’s LinkedIn (he loves to talk fraud!): https://www.linkedin.com/in/lordpcarl/ &nbsp; &nbsp; Velera’s SMB report: https://www.velera.com/insights/market-research/cu-growth-outlook-2026&nbsp; &nbsp; Stripe’s reported $10 billion level of interest in OpenRouter: https://www.wellesleyhillsfinancial.com/2026/08/02/stripes-10-billion-bet-on-the-ai-economy-why-openrouter-matters/&nbsp; &nbsp; Which begs the question, “What about PayPal?”: https://www.big-fintech.com/looking-for-the-x-factor-in-stripes-paypal-bid/&nbsp; &nbsp; Fintech South, Tuesday August 18 at Truist Park in Atlanta: https://www.fintechsouth.com/ &nbsp;USE CODE BEYO15 for a 15% REGISTRATION DISCOUNT &nbsp; &nbsp; Mark your calendar to join us Wednesday August 19 at 3pm ET/Noon PT for our next CU Town Hall. It’s free to attend but advance registration is required. Come prepared for a lively discussion! &nbsp;https://www.cutownhall.com/&nbsp; &nbsp; Check out the Innovation Club- a curated group of credit union tech, data and strategy leaders that meets virtually each month- and twice a year in person- to extend their Learn more to see if this is for you and if so, request a guest pass: https://www.big-fintech.com/innovation-club/&nbsp; &nbsp; Follow us on LinkedIn:&nbsp; https://www.linkedin.com/company/best-innovation-group/ &nbsp; https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbfintech/&nbsp; https://www.linkedin.com/n/glensarvady/ &nbsp; The BIGCast: Sharing the credit union industry's current breakthroughs in innovation and discussing the latest hot topics http://bigcu.libsyn.com/webpage <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/42322000/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/204789315