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Banking Transformed with Jim Marous

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Are you prepared to embrace change, take risks and disrupt yourself in response to the digital disruption in banking? If not, this podcast is for you. Hosted by top 5 banking and fintech influencer, Jim Marous, Banking Transformed highlights the leadership and cultural challenges facing the banking industry. Featuring interviews with some of the top minds in business, this podcast explores how financial institutions can prepare for the future of banking.

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  • Today · 16 min

    Is Your Bank Ready for Stablecoins and AI Agents?

    7 of the 10 largest U.S. banks have tested stablecoins or tokenized deposits for settlement, and most stablecoin transfers happen outside banking hours. Recorded at Money 20/20, Pavel Kashuba of CoinsPaid Solutions joins Jim Marous to explain what that means for deposits, interchange revenue and how long your bank or credit union can afford to wait.

  • Yesterday · 9 min

    Inside U.S. Bank’s Innovation Culture

    Jim Marous says U.S. Bank has the most impressive innovation culture in American banking, and its method is one any bank or credit union can copy. He breaks down how U.S. Bank moves customer improvements from idea to launch by tying work to business priorities, bringing risk in early and setting success measures before work starts.

  • Tuesday · 40 min

    Why Easy Banking May Beat Delighting Customers

    Banking is something people need to do, not want to do, and the best experience gives customers their time back. Derek Corcoran, author of Designing for Need, joins Jim Marous to explain how one community bank got account opening down to 2 minutes and 13 seconds, and Jim pushes back on what that means for knowing your customers.

  • Monday · 10 min

    Money 20/20: A Firehose Dose of Where Banking Is Heading

    Money 20/20 showed banks and credit unions what’s coming: AI agents that move money, new payment rails and rules still being written. Jim Marous breaks down what institutions should prepare for and why caution about AI agents is no reason to stop.

  • Friday · 41 min

    Why KeyBank Says No to Good Ideas

    In this Flashback Friday from The Financial Brand Forum 2025, KeyBank’s Victor Alexander explains why a $185 billion bank says no to good ideas so it can finish the ones that matter. He shares how that focus shapes KeyBank’s approach to mass affluent clients, fintech partnerships and AI as a growth driver.

  • October 21 · 11 min

    9 Growth Strategies for Banks and Credit Unions in 2027

    Most banks and credit unions know what digital transformation requires, yet 93% still haven’t fully reached their goals. Jim Marous lays out nine specific tasks any institution can start now, from a clear North Star to opening an account in 3 to 5 minutes.

  • October 20 · 31 min

    Why a Bank Built a Fintech to Compete With Itself

    Bancolombia built a digital bank to compete with itself, and Nequi now serves 24 million customers. CIO Fidel Vargas joins Jim Marous to share what U.S. banks and credit unions can learn from Latin America’s pace of innovation, from in-house tech to generative AI that cut contact center costs by more than 20%.

  • October 19 · 9 min

    A New Threat to Banks and Credit Unions from Robinhood

    Robinhood Banking passed $3 billion in deposits by starting with customers who were already investing. Jim Marous follows a customer named Daniel as he starts investing $50 a month elsewhere and shares a simple test that shows whether your bank or credit union is ready to keep that relationship.

  • October 16 · 39 min

    Voice AI Personalized for Each Banking Customer

    What if every customer had a VIP banker in their phone who answered by name at any hour? In this Flashback Friday, Bland CEO Isaiah Granet tells Jim Marous how voice AI can make that happen for banks and credit unions, as long as trust comes first.

  • October 14 · 10 min

    You Can Replicate Amazon’s Powerful New Tool

    Most banks and credit unions guess what customers need from data those customers never see, and when the guess is wrong, trust takes the hit. Jim Marous shares what Bank of America learned from 3 billion Erica conversations and three simple questions any institution can start asking this week.

  • October 13 · 42 min

    Turning Data Into Better Banking

    Community banks and credit unions already have the technology and data to compete with the biggest banks, but many are waiting too long to use it. Jack Henry CEO Greg Adelson joins Jim Marous to explain why the execution gap keeps widening and how to close it without losing the service, relationships and trust that set community institutions apart.

  • October 12 · 9 min

    Could Venmo Become Your Customer's Primary Bank?

    In this Banking Insights episode, Jim Marous breaks down what Venmo's debit card economics, Teen Accounts, and a rejected $53 billion buyout bid actually say about where that trust is headed next, and what it would cost your bank or credit union if a customer's paycheck lands there first.

  • October 9 · 13 min

    A Look Back: The 2023 AI Forecast for Banking

    In February 2023, two months after ChatGPT went public, Microsoft's Charles Morris told Jim Marous how banks would really use generative AI, and many of his calls held up. In this first Flashback Friday, revisit his predictions and see how far your own bank or credit union has moved since.

  • October 8 · 10 min

    How to Win Millennial and Gen Z Customers

    Millennials and Gen Z open 67% of new primary checking accounts, but community banks and credit unions are winning only 21% of them. Jim Marous uses his own son's banking to show where these relationships really go and lays out six moves to win them back.

  • October 6 · 38 min

    How To Turn Partnerships Into Growth

    Chartway Credit Union brought in $2 million in CD deposits in under 45 days without leading on rate, by picking its digital partners based on what members actually ask for. Esteban Guerra joins Jim Marous at Q2 CONNECT 2026 to share how a $3.2 billion credit union moves from survey to production pilot in weeks.

  • October 5 · 10 min

    How Meta's Muse Changes the Banking Relationship

    In this Banking Insights episode, Jim Marous builds on his earlier video, The Agentic Bank Run. Many observers, including the chief economist at Apollo, are now warning that AI agents could pull low-cost deposits out of checking accounts. Jim argues that deposit flight may be the last thing to move.

  • September 30 · 10 min

    How to Fix the CX Gap in Banking

    Half of customers say a lack of empathy is their top service frustration, but only 23% of bank and credit union executives see it. Jim Marous explains why distance keeps that gap open and shares five ways leaders can close it by hearing customers firsthand.

  • September 29 · 36 min

    The Priorities for Banking as We Plan for 2027

    Onboarding has been an industry priority for 25 years, and Megan Pannier of Fiserv says most institutions still aren't doing it well. She tells Jim Marous why the work can't stop once the account is open, and why the real competitor is whoever owns the customer's daily financial activity.

  • September 28 · 10 min

    Be There When Customers Need You Most

    A 20-year customer, rarely late on anything, takes a medical hit, and his bank may never notice. Jim Marous breaks down the 2026 Financial Health Pulse and four ways banks and credit unions can step in before the first missed payment.

  • September 23 · 8 min

    The Real AI Risk Facing Banks and Credit Unions

    In this Banking Insight, Jim Marous explains why public unease about AI has started working as permission for banks and credit unions to wait. The argument at the top of the industry is about how fast to build the next generation of models, and retail banking isn't building them.

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