{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Calling \u201cBingo!\u201d in a Crazy Year","description":"We have a winner! John and Glen sort through the squares of our 2025 Bingo (or BIG-Go) cards to assess the \u201cgimme\u201d events, items that occurred but differently than expected, and a few things that didn\u2019t wind up happening\u2026 yet.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Links related to this episode:  Our February blog explaining the BIG-Go game: https:\/\/www.big-fintech.com\/did-you-have-that-one-on-your-bingo-card\/  &amp;nbsp; PayPal\/Venmo\u2019s merchant relationship with Taco Bell: https:\/\/newsroom.paypal-corp.com\/2025-06-25-Taco-Bell-Introduces-PayPal-and-Venmo-as-New-in-App-Payment-Options-with-Exclusive-20-Cash-back-Summer-Offer&amp;nbsp;  &amp;nbsp; FedNow transaction volumes- which have already tripled over 2024: https:\/\/www.frbservices.org\/resources\/financial-services\/fednow\/quarterly-volume-value-stats&amp;nbsp; The merger of not-quite $10 Billion credit unions: https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/story\/2025\/04\/23\/largest-credit-unions-minnesota-colorado-wings-ent-merger-plan  Join us for our final CU Town Hall of 2025- Wednesday December 17 at 3pm ET\/Noon PT- a live and lively interactive conversation tackling the major issues facing credit unions today. In this session we\u2019ll recap 2025\u2019s major events and tally up our Bingo Card predictions. The Town Hall is free to attend, but advance registration is required: &amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.cutownhall.com\/ &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Follow us on LinkedIn:&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/best-innovation-group\/ https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jbfintech\/&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/glensarvady\/ ","author_name":"The BIGCast: Sharing the credit union industry's current breakthroughs in innovation and discussing the latest hot topics","author_url":"http:\/\/bigcu.libsyn.com\/webpage","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39427470\/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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/196617610"}