Propagate Fintech Podcast

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Do you come recommended by ChatGPT? Why Execs Need Podcasts

2026-10-2808:01

If a prospect asked ChatGPT who the smartest people in your corner of fintech are, would your name come up? Would your CEO's? In this solo episode, Roland Howard makes the case for one of the most underrated plays in B2B fintech marketing: getting your executives on podcasts as guests. Not starting a show. Showing up on other people's. We cover how AI changed the way buyers build their shortlist, why podcasts reach senior decision makers like no other channel, how one interview turns into 15 ...

Is BaaS a Preview of Where Banking Is Headed?

2026-10-0551:24

With AI reshaping financial services, banking as a service is having a major moment. Roland Howard sits down with Jared Robinson of Legend Bank, a 140-year-old community bank in Bowie, Texas, to unpack what happens when a bank stands up a fintech partner banking program. It holds up a mirror to the institution. Jared shares how Legend Bank launched during the toughest stretch BaaS has seen, why they read every consent order, how they underwrite fintech partners, and why few moments in a banke...

Why Do You Forget Everything After a Fintech Conference? You won't at Fintech Meetup

2026-09-2528:39

You ever leave a conference totally inspired, only to forget everything a few days later? Too much of what gets said on stage is theoretical. It's heavy on vision and light on the playbook. In this episode, Roland sits down with Jade Mitchell, who leads content at FinTech Meetup, one of the first major fintech shows of the year. Jade walks through how she builds an agenda with the industry, not just for it. She explains why trust became the theme for the upcoming show and how FinTech Meetup's...

Death Throes of the Store Credit Card? Conversation with Grace Broadbent from EMARKETER

2026-09-1125:12

Private label credit cards are losing ground, and Buy Now Pay Later is a big reason why. Grace Broadbent, payments analyst at eMarketer, joins the show to unpack why store card originations have stalled since 2021, why average interest rates on those cards just crossed 30 percent, and why retailers, not banks, end up taking the blame when balances go bad. We get into how BNPL expanded into card linked installments at Chase, Citi, and Amex, why the experience economy, think stadium lounges and...

Why Aren't Product, Marketing, and Sales Talking to Each Other?

2026-09-0114:53

Steve Shaw spent ten years at Fiserv working across product, marketing, and go to market before helping build out SRM's AI-powered consulting practice. In this episode, Roland and Steve get into how AI is reshaping fintech consulting, why SEO is giving way to AEO and GEO, and why marketing without product in the room is just a task list. Timestamps 00:00 – Steve's ten years at Fiserv and how SRM wove AI into its enterprise consulting practice 00:14 – Using 30+ years of industry data as an AI-...

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