Bank Slate Convos: Connecting Banking and Fintech

Paul Davis

Convos brings you insightful, unfiltered conversations with the voices shaping the future of banking and fintech. Each episode features in-depth discussions with executives, regulators, fintech founders, and industry experts, offering fresh perspectives on the trends, challenges, and innovations driving financial services forward. Everyone in the financial services industry will walk away with actionable insights—and a better understanding of where the industry is headed.

  1. Bank Slate Convos: Charles Potts

    JAN 21

    Bank Slate Convos: Charles Potts

    The ICBA's chief innovation officer discusses the evolution of technology and how community banks can be forward-leaning financial institutions. (Originally aired March 2024.)

    27 min
  2. Bank Slate Convos: Shivangi Khanna

    JAN 21

    Bank Slate Convos: Shivangi Khanna

    The co-founder and CEO of Krida discusses how the fintech helps address commercial lending bottlenecks and get faster approval decisions for small businesses.

    25 min
  3. Bank Slate Convos: Christopher Olsen

    JAN 21

    Bank Slate Convos: Christopher Olsen

    The investment banking veteran discusses the recent history of bank M&A, the factors that are accelerating deals and where things may be headed in 2026.

    29 min
  4. Bank Slate Convos: Heath Fountain

    12/03/2025

    Bank Slate Convos: Heath Fountain

    Colony Bankcorp's CEO discusses how the Georgia bank is purposefully scaling, diversifying fee businesses, using AI to free up bankers and focusing on core deposits

    32 min
  5. Bank Slate Convos: Rahul Powar

    12/03/2025

    Bank Slate Convos: Rahul Powar

    The founder of Red Sift explains why many financial institutions are making a big mistake by not implementing basic protocols to fight phishing schemes.

    31 min
  6. Bank Slate Convos: Shanthi Shanmugam

    10/23/2025

    Bank Slate Convos: Shanthi Shanmugam

    Casap's co-founder and CEO discusses how the fintech turns purchase disputes into positive experiences for both financial institutions and their customers/members.

    32 min
  7. Bank Slate Convos: Andrew Samuel

    10/14/2025

    Bank Slate Convos: Andrew Samuel

    LINKBANCORP's CEO explains how late nights managing a Big Boy restaurant shaped his leadership, why retail talent thrives in branches, and his pragmatic approach to AI.

    35 min
  8. Bank Slate Convos: Briana Cohen

    09/24/2025

    Bank Slate Convos: Briana Cohen

    From data to decisions: TransUnion's global head of offers discusses why the future of offers isn’t about selling — it’s about personalization and addressing pain points.

    34 min
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Convos brings you insightful, unfiltered conversations with the voices shaping the future of banking and fintech. Each episode features in-depth discussions with executives, regulators, fintech founders, and industry experts, offering fresh perspectives on the trends, challenges, and innovations driving financial services forward. Everyone in the financial services industry will walk away with actionable insights—and a better understanding of where the industry is headed.

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