Bankadelic: The colorful side of finance

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Jun 2026

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After amassing 125K listens as host of my previous banking podcast, I'm on my own and taking the game to a new level. Award-winning journalist, Pulitzer Prize finalist, composer and performer of all the Bankadelic music ... pizza fanatic.

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June 9, 202627 min

EPISODE 233: BEYOND THE BOTTOM LINE, BANK CULTURE MATTERS MOST

Every bank needs to pay attention to the balance sheet but what makes many happy returns possible? Energized employees in a thriving culture provide without a doubt the x-factor that allows a financial institution to succeed and outperform its less culture-centric peers. Anthony J. Labozzetta, President and CEO of Provident Financial Services and Provident Bank, discusses how his regional puts culture first, which makes it easy then truly put customers first and expand the bank’s ever-growing footprint.

June 5, 202621 min

EPISODE 232 : SLMs, EDGE COMPUTING AND BIOMETRICS = BANKING'S TECH MUSCLE

On this episode Sean Mallean, Head of Global Innovation at NCR Atleos, makes a strong case for how an older technology -- edge computing -- can team up with a mighty mini version of todays LLMs -- the small language model -- to produce better banking results for financial institutions. Add in biometrics to reduce friction and you're looking at a vision of banking that best serves customers and employees alike.

May 29, 202627 min

EPISODE 231: HOW A PERSONAL LOAN PLATFORM USED AI TO TRANSFORM ITS BUSINESS

EPISODE 231: HOW A PERSONAL LOAN PLATFORM USED AI TO TRANSFORM ITS BUSINESS by Bankadelic: The colorful side of finance

May 20, 202623 min

EPISODE 230: MORE FROM A FINTECH SAGE ON TALENT, AGENTIC AI, AND SMART PLANNING

It's hard to imagine (go ahead and try) a fintech veteran with as much combined common sense, wisdom and experience as Tom Shen. In this episode, the second of two parts, Tom sets us straight on how winning companies will treat AI as much more than a technology--and make the links to people and purpose as part of a savvy plan, not an afterthought. Check out Episode 228 for more of Tom's thoughts on the state of fintech in 2026.

May 14, 202633 min

EPISODE 229: FUNNY MONEY--ANOTHER ROUND OF BANKADELIC SKITS

Whether it was our 200th episode celebration, Valentine’s Day or japes at the expense of guests who didn’t deserve it, Bankadelic’s Not Ready for Prime Rate Players crashed many an episode under the pretense of providing humor to the proceedings. It’s all in the spirit of “the colourful side of finance,” and on this recap we hear from Mrs. Cockney, The Funk LLM All-Stars, Elmo the Gentleman Farmer and a few too many times from Johnny Da Big—including a rare Money 2020 bootleg where he explains the goombah origins of fintech. An episode not to be missed, unless you have much more valuable things to do with your time … like shampooing the rug.

May 7, 202623 min

EPISODE 228: A LEADING FINTECH SAGE: "THE TOP PRIORITY FOR 2026 IS ______."

Tom Shen may be the most knowldgeable fintech veteran out there; he's a successful entrepreneur who sits on the boards of three companies and has guided strategy with uncommon wosdom and humility. So what does this self-described "chief dabler monkey" name as the top priority for financial services in 2026? Tom wastes no time giving us the answer and defending it in depth. This is the first of a two part Bankadelic special.

May 3, 202627 min

EPISODE 227: AN EFFECTIVE, FOCUSED APPROACH TO AI FOR BANKS

While LLMs and AI have changed the financial services landscape for good, there’s not so much talk about how to improve the manageability of these resources so they can work better for banks. Titan AI founder and CEO Arjun Sirrah explains how his New York-based company has built its technology based on an effective three-prong model — security, explainability and domain specificity — that’s accessible to all financial institutions, right down to the regional and community bank level.

April 20, 202624 min

EPISODE 226: GIVING BANKS A HAND SO SMALL BUSINESSES CAN GET A HAND

Between the twin pillars of accelerating technology and talent challenges, banks that want to serve the small business community, especially on a local level, may think the challenges a bit overwhelming. Ricky Guillot, President and CEO of BAFS, explains how his company helps community financial institutions grow their commercial loan portfolios without adding staff or taking on extra risk.

April 10, 202629 min

EPISODE 225: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GETS REAL IN SMALL BUSINESS LENDING--IN MINUTES

The fact is that today, much of the small business lending world moves at horse and buggy speed. Old school applications? Check. Bank PDFs? Check. Four week decision times? Check. Time to cross off all those check marks and add a definitive game changer to the mix. On this episode, Casca CEO Lukas Haffer explains how he brought the financial pain points learned at Stanford into the real world, making lending -- for instituions of all sizes -- move at the speed of real life.

March 30, 202637 min

EPISODE 224 OR SO: BANKADELIC'S APRIL FOOLS DAY PODCAST

If you think the joke’s on you, you’d almost be correct: It’s on Lou, as he does his absolute best not to look like a dumbass in the presence of three guests who know their fintech, AI and then some. What were banks fooled by? Where do they get the last laugh? All that and more, with special appearances from three of Bankadelic’s Not Ready for Prime Rate Players: billionaire Worthington Bigbucks, Elmo the Gentleman Farmer (who knows more about silos than ay CTO) and Sarge, the trainer/taskmaster at Barbell Bank. Our Guests: Lisa Pent, CEO and Founder, PentEdge Chris Poor, Vice President Strategic Solutions, Quinte Financial Technologies Preetha Pulusani, CEO, Deep Target