Joe Maxwell, Managing Partner at FINTOP Capital joined FISPAN’s CEO and Co-Founder, Clayton Weir, on Season Two of If I Ran The Bank podcast. In the episode, Joe and Clayton discuss the currents of change in financial services, ERP movement to

Sue and Jeet Would Meet Customer Needs Through FinTech Innovation

Apr 18th, 2022 34m 50s

Sue Britton and Jeet Bhatti, Co-Founders of Fahtom4Sight, join FISPAN's CEO Clayton Weir and discuss financial innovation in Canada and the need for banks to evolve with their customer's expectations.

Patricia Tripar Would Empower Customers Through Digitization

Mar 21st, 2022 34m 45s

Patricia Tripar is an experienced leader in digital banking and payments services, most recently at Santander Bank. Patricia joined FISPAN’s CEO Clayton Weir on the Season Two Premiere of If I Ran The Bank Podcast, where they discussed shifting

Wilson D’Souza Would Accelerate API Adoption

Aug 16th, 2021 40m 17s

Wilson D’Souza, CTO at Akoya, joined FISPAN’s Clayton Weir on the If I Ran the Bank podcast where they discussed the role Akoya plays in the financial industry, the importance of consumer-permissioned data and the need for API adoption.

Natalie Luu Would Build the Future of B2B Commerce Infrastructure

Jul 19th, 2021 36m 48s

Natalie Luu is a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners where she leads investments in early-stage and scaling startups, with a focus on Enterprise and FinTech. Natalie joined FISPAN’s Clayton Weir on the If I Ran the Bank Podcast where they di

Reed Luhtanen Would Push for Ubiquitous Instant Payments

Jun 28th, 2021 36m 23s

Reed Luhtanen is Executive Director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC). Reed joined FISPAN’s Clayton Weir on this episode to discuss the US Faster Payments Council and how they are working towards a future of ubiquitous instant payments.

Verna Grayce Chao Would Run the Bank like a Technology Company

Jun 14th, 2021 32m 53s

Verna Grayce Chao is Executive Vice President in charge of City National Bank’s Treasury Management Solutions and serves on the bank’s Executive Committee. On this episode of If I Ran the Bank, Clayton and Verna Grayce discuss CNB’s entertainme

Breaking into Banking With Software with Kerry Agiasotis

May 31st, 2021 39m 39s

Kerry Agiasotis is the President of The Access Group Asia-Pacific. With over 25 years of senior leadership, business management, sales and consulting experience, Kerry Agiasotis brings us in-depth insights into the world of accounting systems a

How VCs Boost Bank Innovation with Melissa Widner

May 17th, 2021 35m 15s

Melissa Widner is the CEO of Lighter Capital and former Ventures Managing Director at National Australia Bank (NAB). With many years of experience in the financial industry as an entrepreneur, founder, CEO, and investor, Melissa Widner brings g

The Implications of Real-Time Payments with Lou Towchik

May 3rd, 2021 35m 19s

Lou Towchik has over 38 years of experience in the financial industry in various management roles at multiple financial institutions including Mellon Bank, PNC Bank and Huntington Bank. In his most recent role, Towchik managed Treasury Manage

The Road to a Better Payments Experience with Sandra Horvath

Apr 16th, 2021 31m 21s

Sandra Horvath is a technology industry business development leader and consultant with a background in business software and payment systems. Sandra joins Clayton on this week’s episode to discuss how banks can provide a better payments experi

Streamlining the Due Diligence Process with Ben Isaacson

Apr 5th, 2021 38m 29s

Ben Isaacson is SVP Product Strategy at The Clearing House who is responsible for its Connected Banking initiatives and possesses over 20 years of experience in banking and payments, with companies such as MasterCard, J.P. Morgan Chase, and Cro

Data For the Win: The Power of the Information Exchange with Paul Margarites

Mar 22nd, 2021 35m 52s

Paul Margarites is an Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Chase who founded and led the Treasury Ignition program and possesses over 12 years of experience driving digital transformation at global investment banks and management consulting firms.

The Big Opportunity in Embedded Finance with Mike Sigal

Mar 8th, 2021 43m 18s

Mike Sigal is an entrepreneur, startup investor, and strategic advisor who channels his expertise in innovation and business development across the financial services industry. As the Founder and CEO of 20022 Labs, Mike joins Clayton on this we

Transforming the Bank Experience with Dharmesh Mistry

Feb 22nd, 2021 33m 43s

Dharmesh Mistry is the CEO of AskHomey and carries with him a 30-year track record for delivering transformational innovation across the financial services industry. In this episode, Clayton and Dharmesh discuss how cloud technology is shifting

A Win for The Customer is a Win for the Bank with Dave Pike

Feb 8th, 2021 28m 20s

Dave Pike has over eleven years of experience with Commonwealth Bank, leading payments development and strategy. Specializing in real time payments, online business banking, and payments innovation, Dave is now the Head of APIs and New Flows at

Needs are Changing, Regulations Should Too with Peter Burridge

Jan 25th, 2021 29m 18s

Peter Burridge is a senior investor, board member, and strategic executive and carries over 30 years of management and leadership experience in the enterprise software and financial technology sector. In this episode, we discuss transactional b

Personalized, Contextual Banking with Virtual Assistants with Jake Tyler

Jan 11th, 2021 31m 6s

In this episode, Jake Tyler, Co-Founder and CEO of Finn AI, sits down with FISPAN’s Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Clayton Weir, to discuss the emergence of virtual assistants in retail banking. Jake explains how a personalized virtual

3 Step Plan to Kill B2B Checks with Erin McCune

Dec 21st, 2020 42m 19s

In this episode, Clayton sits down with Erin McMcune, a Partner at Glenbrook, to discuss her three-step plan to replace checks for small businesses. Erin outlines her plan to replace checks with request to pay ACH payments and describes how it

Building a Killer SMB Banking Franchise with Justin Ferrabee

Dec 7th, 2020 41m 29s

In this episode, Clayton sits down with Justin Ferrabee, an authority on finance and leadership with specialized expertise in payments and FinTech, to discuss his ideas around Canadian banks and their relationships with small businesses. He exp

Specialized Cross-Functional Teams with Andrew Obee

Nov 18th, 2020 50m 18s

In this episode, Clayton sits down with Andrew Obee, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ficanex, to discuss his ideas around tiger teams, credit unions, and innovation at the bank. Andrew discusses how FI's need to embrace open banking to

Pilot episode: Solving the Payments Problem with Lisa Shields

Nov 16th, 2020 37m 17s

Lisa Shields is the founder of and Chief Executive Officer at FISPAN. An engineer by trade and an entrepreneur at heart, she founded FISPAN after years spent listening to the pain points banks were experiencing with their business customers. In

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