Recapping last week's Fintech South conference, Glen interviews founders of the three startups selected as Innovation Challenge finalists- Hussain Punjani of Agentix, Nyah Chapman of LUXE AI and John Patton of Street Charity- then asks you to guess which the judges chose for the grand prize. Also- Rich & Regular hosts Julien and Kiersten Saunders get real about everyday finances, and Spirit Airlines' data is worth how much to AI developers?!

Links related to this episode:

Agentix: https://agentixpay.ai/

LUXE AI: https://unlock.luxe/

Street Charity: https://streetcharity.org/

Rich & Regular: https://richandregular.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@richandregular

DM the Best Innovation Group's LinkedIn page to share your pick among these startups: https://www.linkedin.com/company/best-innovation-group/

Fintech South: https://www.fintechsouth.com/ For event highlights, photos, and updates for next year, follow @Fintech South on LinkedIn

A pair of stories about Google's bid to buy Spirit Airlines' data:
https://www.phocuswire.com/news/technology/what-googles-purchase-spirit-airlines-data-signals-travel
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-court-delays-hearing-googles-purchase-spirit-airlines-data-union-objects-2026-08-19/

Last week's interview with Fintech Sandbox's Luke Timberlake: https://www.big-fintech.com/the-new-oil-fueling-the-fintech-sandbox/


Check out the Innovation Club- a curated group of credit union tech, data and strategy leaders that meets virtually each month- and twice a year in person- to extend their R&D budgets and collaborate on tangible solutions to the latest challenges. Learn more to see if you're a fit and if so, request a guest pass to an upcoming meeting: https://www.big-fintech.com/innovation-club/

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Glen speaks with Prismm Founder/CEO Martha Underwood about a new metric- the Deposit Mortality Index- gauging an FI's risk of deposit loss from the Great Wealth Transfer. Also- PayPal's acquisition drama draws to a close (for now) and Walmart opens its wallet for Apple Pay.

Links related to this episode:

Prismm's Deposit Mortality Index: https://getprismm.com/dmi (a link to the complementary 12 -page market report is near the bottom)

Martha Underwood's book "The Death of Deposits": https://www.amazon.com/dp/1953653200

Axios' take on why Stripe and Advent's pursuit of PayPal led to nothing: https://www.axios.com/2026/09/01/paypal-takeover-stripe-advent

Tech Crunch on Walmart's Apple Pay 180: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/walmart-to-finally-start-accepting-apple-pay-and-google-pay

Last week's BIGCast featuring interviews with three standout startup founders: https://www.big-fintech.com/fintech-souths-got-something-to-say/

A vreplay of the most recent CU Town Hall, featuring Brian Ley's introduction of scam protector VerifyDial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_jGtQ3p1nw


Mark your calendar to join us Wednesday September 16 at 3pm ET/Noon PT for our next CU Town Hall- a live, lively and interactive discussion of the top topics confronting CU leaders. The Town Hall is free to attend, but advance registration is required. Come prepared for an engaging discussion! https://www.cutownhall.com/

Check out the Innovation Club- a curated group of credit union tech, data and strategy leaders that meets virtually each month- and twice a year in person- to extend their R&D budgets and collaborate on tangible solutions to the latest challenges. Learn more to see if you're a fit and if so, request a guest pass to an upcoming meeting: https://www.big-fintech.com/innovation-club/

Follow us on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/best-innovation-group/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbfintech/
https://www.linkedin.com/n/glensarvady/

Glen connects with Fintech Sandbox Executive Director Lucas Timberlake to discuss the state of fintech investing- with and without AI- and to learn about his nonprofit's mission to bring critical financial data access to early stage fintechs. Also- friends say that PayPal and Stripe are… "talking," and JD Power's credit card rankings have a K-shaped tilt- and an asterisk for Navy Federal.

Links related to this episode:

Fintech Sandbox: www.fintechsandbox.org

Boston Fintech Week: https://bostonfintechweek.org/

America's Credit Unions and the DCUC call on the FCC to rein in Caller ID spoofing: https://www.cutoday.info/site/Fresh-Today/Credit-Unions-Press-FCC-to-Crack-Down-On-Caller-ID-Spoofing

JD Power's Credit Card Satisfaction Study (scroll down for FI rankings): https://www.jdpower.com/business/press-releases/2026-u-s-credit-card-satisfaction-study/

TechCrunch on the ongoing PayPal/Stripe/Advent conversations: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/14/talks-to-sell-paypal-to-stripe-and-advent-are-heating-up/

Mark your calendar to join us Wednesday August 19 at 3pm ET/Noon PT for our next CU Town Hall. Our guest speaker will be Brian Ley, whose new venture VerifyDial takes a fresh approach to scam detection by deploying a 411-style national phone line free of charge to community FIs. The Town Hall is free to attend as well, but advance registration is required. Come prepared for a lively discussion! https://www.cutownhall.com/

Check out the Innovation Club- a curated group of credit union tech, data and strategy leaders that meets virtually each month- and twice a year in person- to extend their Learn more to see if this is for you and if so, request a guest pass: https://www.big-fintech.com/innovation-club/

Follow us on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/best-innovation-group/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbfintech/
https://www.linkedin.com/n/glensarvady/