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Updated 19/04/2023
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19/01/2022

Let's Learn About Sea Creatures

Did you know that the male sea horse is the only animal species on Earth that carries and delivers the babies? Kids will learn about amazing creatures that live in the sea like the gigantic Blue Whale, shy octopus, and dancing sea horse. From learning that Blue Whales are the loudest animals on the planet, to the clever way an octopus defends itself against predators, young learners will remain curious about life in the ocean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19/01/2022

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22 min
14 APR

How Branches Can Win Attention and Generate Growth

In this episode of Banking Transformed, Jim Marous is joined by Amy Hysell, President and CEO of Arizona Financial Credit Union, live from the organization’s new Biltmore Branch in Phoenix. Built from the conversion of a former top-five bank location, this branch was designed to do more than serve members. It was built to create visibility, generate word of mouth, and become a true showcase for the brand in the community. Jim and Amy discuss why Arizona Financial made this investment, how the branch was designed to differentiate itself in a competitive market, and what metrics matter most when proving the value of a physical location. From design choices and member experience to business case and breakeven expectations, this is a conversation about what modern branch strategy really looks like when done with purpose. If you lead a bank or credit union and are reconsidering what a branch should be, this episode provides a timely look at how one institution is turning physical presence into conversation, community impact, and growth. #BranchStrategy #CreditUnions #RetailBanking #BranchROI #MemberExperience #BankingTransformed #DigitalBanking

14 Apr

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50 min
10 FEB

Why Incremental Banking Improvements No Longer Work

With over $2 trillion in deposits already lost to digital banks and fintechs, incremental banking improvements are no longer a strategy; they’re a liability. Today, I'm joined by Benjamin Conant, Chief Product Officer at Alkami and Co-founder of MANTL, to discuss insights from their new 2026 Banking Predictions Report and what it reveals about why banks and credit unions are quietly falling behind. The discussion focuses on unifying systems that have operated in silos for decades, turning branches into profit engines, finally making AI deliver results, and consolidating vendors who can create solutions at speed and scale. Institutions that endure the next three years won't be the ones making minor updates to failing systems. They'll be the ones willing to take bold actions and operate with the urgency and resilience that the future demands. This isn’t a debate about following trends. It’s about how you execute.

10 Feb

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38 min
29 JAN

Back-Office Modernization: The New Growth Strategy for Banks

Banks have spent billions building digital customer experiences. But most are doing it on top of back-office infrastructure built for a different era. That gap has quietly become one of the biggest drags on growth, pricing power, and profitability in banking. Today's competitive edge isn't just about what customers see upfront. It's about how efficiently a bank operates, how smartly it prices on an individual basis, and how quickly it can turn data into action. That's why modernizing the back office has moved from an IT discussion to a strategic imperative. I'm joined on the Banking Transformed podcast by Richard Ullenius and Brandon Sailors from CSG International to discuss what modernization truly means, how banks can progress without tearing everything down, and how smarter infrastructure is becoming the key to efficiency, engagement, pricing, and risk management. This episode of Banking Transformed is sponsored by CSG CSG delivers banking and financial services solutions to help banks reimagine pricing, billing and customer engagement across retail, commercial and institutional banking. By unifying smart pricing, customer and transaction data and accurate, flexible billing, CSG enables banks to modernize complex, multi-product relationships without rip-and-replace. As a result, banks can reduce risk and complexity, protect margins and power trusted, real-time experiences that drive growth. https://www.csgi.com/industry/financial-services/

29 Jan

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50 min
23 JAN · BONUS

Racist Boss Ended Up Getting Deported | r/ProRevenge (Rerun)

In this episode of Reddit Readings, we cover top posts from Reddit r/ProRevenge. We hear about killing a tow company, getting bosses fired and deported, and much more! Enjoy! Vote for your favorite voice here: http://www.strawpoll.me/18859574 See ⁠acast.com/privacy⁠ for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Jan · Bonus

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35 min
10 MAR

Beyond Customer Experience with Joe Pine

For the past decade, financial institutions have poured billions into improving customer experience. Digital journeys. Frictionless onboarding. Personalization. Higher satisfaction scores. But according to Joe Pine, that era is over. In this episode of Banking Transformed, I sit down with Joe, the author of The Transformation Economy and co-author of the landmark Experience Economy, to explore what comes after customer experience in banking. If experiences are now expected rather than differentiating, where should banks compete next? Joe argues that the next stage of value creation is transformation. Not better moments, but better outcomes. Not engagement metrics, but measurable progress in customers' financial lives We discuss what transformation really means for banking, why most institutions are still optimizing for the wrong thing, and why banks that fail to evolve risk becoming irrelevant in the most important conversations their customers are actually having. If your strategy still centers on CX as the competitive moat, this conversation will challenge your assumptions. Subscribe to Banking Transformed for weekly conversations with the leaders reshaping the future of financial services.

10 Mar

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44 min
13 JAN

How Banking Leaders Can Avoid Becoming Obsolete

Nearly half of the skills banking leaders rely on today will be obsolete within five years. In this episode of Banking Transformed, Jim Marous explores why continuous learning has become the most critical leadership skill in financial services, and why failing to adapt is the fastest path to irrelevance. Jim shares the personal transformation that reshaped his career, explains how AI is accelerating the divide between learners and laggards, and outlines the daily habits leaders must embrace to stay relevant in a world where change will never be this slow again.

13 Jan

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8 min
16/07/2023

Cult expert Dr Steven Hassan explains how to engage with MAGA Republicans.

Cult expert Dr Steven Hassan explains how to engage with increasingly hostile and extremist MAGA Republicans. He discusses the Russian propaganda influence on right wing lawmakers and why education is essential for deprogramming. DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS! FUM: Head to https://TryFum.com/weekend and use code WEEKEND to save 10% off when you get the journey pack today! ROCKET MONEY: Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your expenses the easy way – by going to https://RocketMoney.com/weekend MIRACLE MADE: Go to http://trymiracle.com/weekend and use the code WEEKEND to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF. SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to Five Minute News on Patreon for exclusive members only videos, live Q&A and more: http://www.patreon.com/fiveminutenews Visit Five Minute News online and subscribe at http://www.fiveminute.news Follow Five Minute News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/fiveminnews Follow Five Minute News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/fiveminnews Subscribe to Five Minute News on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/fiveminutenews Five Minute News with Anthony Davis is an Evergreen Podcast, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering independent, unbiased and essential world news, daily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16/07/2023

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1hr 19min
1 JAN

Why BofA Is Betting on Branches

What if the biggest myth in banking is that customers don’t need branches anymore? Because every time Bank of America opens a new financial center, digital sales in that market jump by 50 percent. Physical presence isn’t competing with digital — it’s accelerating it. Now, Bank of America is putting $750 million behind a bet the rest of the industry walked away from too soon, opening 150 new financial centers across 60 markets by 2027 at more than $5 million per location. Bold? Yes. Contradictory? Maybe. But the timing suggests something deeper: after shrinking from 6,000 branches to about 3,700, they now believe the future isn’t fewer branches… it’s smarter ones. These next-generation centers aren’t transaction factories. They’re advisory hubs staffed by 12,000 relationship bankers, designed to anchor communities and handle the conversations digital can’t — at least not yet. My guest on the Banking Transformed podcast, Will Smayda, leads this transformation. He’ll explain why Bank of America is expanding while others retreat and what these new financial centers reveal about how clients actually want to bank. So, here’s the question we all need to wrestle with: Is this the future of the branch — or the most expensive contradiction in banking?

1 Jan

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45 min
7 APR

Bank Branches Must Earn Their Place

For more than a decade, banks have been told that digital channels would replace the branch. In many parts of the world, that has proven true. But the U.S. market is different—and the data tells a very different story. When Bank of America opens a new branch, digital sales in that market increase by 50%, reinforcing a critical shift in thinking: physical presence doesn’t compete with digital adoption—it accelerates it. In this episode, recorded on location at Arizona Financial Credit Union, Jim Marous explores the future of bank branches using new research from the Digital Banking Report and insights from leading institutions. Drawing on his chapter in Brett King’s Branch Tomorrow, Marous makes the case that branches are not disappearing—but must evolve into advisory-driven, relationship-focused environments that justify their cost while strengthening digital engagement. The challenge is no longer whether to invest in branches. It’s whether your branches generate more value than they cost.

7 Apr

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18 min

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