“Start with Reputation. Add Technology. Stir Gently”
Podcast |
The BIGCast
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Business
Technology
Publication Date |
Jan 16, 2018
Episode Duration |
00:50:36

Glen speaks with GCUA’s Mike Mercer about the Georgia credit union landscape, its inherent strengths, and partnerships across the pond. Also- the Bitcoin fun never stops, and the Fed finds credit cards on a roll.

In This Episode:

  • The latest findings from the Federal Reserve Payment Study
  • Kodak mentions cryptocurrency- and its stock doubles
  • China and Venezuela ponder their own digital currencies
  • Georgia Credit Union Affiliates’ Mike Mercer discusses the building blocks that made the state what it is today
  • What credit unions can learn from emerging democracies
  • Why it’s better to start with a great reputation than a snazzy set of technology

Links related to this week’s podcast:

December’s update to the Federal Reserve Payments Study payment-systems-study-annual-supplement-20171221.pdf"> https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/files/2017-payment-systems-study-annual-supplement-20171221.pdf

Jamie Dimon “backtracks” on his bitcoin comments http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/09/investing/jamie-dimon-regrets-bitcoin-fraud/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom

Kodak announces its own foray into the blockchain/cryptocurrency game http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/09/technology/kodakcoin/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom

NPR’s feature on cashless restaurants actually confirms cash’s resilience https://www.npr.org/2018/01/08/575056358/when-the-cash-register-doesnt-take-cash

Family tree showing the evolution of Georgia’s credit union landscape http://growthbydesign.org/evolution/mobile/index.html

Deluxe Exchange, Feb 5-7 in Boca Raton, FL, where Glen will be speaking  https://exchange.deluxe.com/

Title: “Start with Reputation. Add Technology. Stir Gently” Description (short version): Glen speaks with GCUA’s Mike Mercer about the Georgia credit union landscape, its inherent strengths, and partnerships across the pond. Also- the Bitcoin fun never stops, and the Fed finds credit cards on a roll.

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