{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Fintech- Hotter than the Headlines","description":"Glen talks with Finovate\u2019s Greg Palmer about the bumper crop of 60+ fintechs demoing at its September event despite widespread reports of a \u201cfunding freeze.\u201d Patrick Sells, CEO\/Co-Founder of True Digital (one of the presenting companies) joins to shed light on its collaborative vendor optimization platform. Also, reaction to the CUNA\/NAFCU merger. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Links related to this episode: &amp;nbsp; Finovate Fall, Sept 11-13 in New York City: https:\/\/informaconnect.com\/finovatefall\/ &amp;nbsp;USE CODE BIG20 for a special BIGCast discount &amp;nbsp; True Digital: &amp;nbsp;https:\/\/truedigitalgroup.com\/&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Patrick Sells\u2019 recent article about the hidden costs of innovation: https:\/\/www.bai.org\/banking-strategies\/the-hidden-costs-of-innovation\/&amp;nbsp;  &amp;nbsp; CUNA\u2019s resource page for its merger with NAFCU: https:\/\/www.cuna.org\/about\/cuna-and-nafcu-merger.html&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Chip Filson\u2019s thoughts on the CUNA\/NAFCU merger: https:\/\/chipfilson.com\/2023\/08\/an-initial-reaction-to-the-nafcu-cuna-merger\/&amp;nbsp;  &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Follow the Best Innovation Group on LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/best-innovation-group\/&amp;nbsp; Follow Glen on Twitter @154Advisors Follow John on Twitter @jbfintech ","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\/27692664\/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\/157626363"}