Financial Forward

About Financial Forward

Financial Forward with Jim McCarthy Explore the Future of Consumer Finance, Banking Regulation, and FinTech Innovation Financial Forward is the essential podcast for professionals in finance, compliance, and innovation. Hosted by Jim McCarthy, founding member of the CFPB and expert in regulatory risk management, each episode features in-depth conversations with leaders from banks, credit unions, fintech companies, and regulatory agencies. 🎯 What You’ll Learn: Consumer finance trends and policy changes CFPB rulemaking and enforcement actions Compliance with FDIC, OCC, NCUA, and CFPB oversight FinTech, open banking, and RegTech innovation Credit cards, loans, mortgage servicing, and fair lending AI and automation in banking compliance Risk management and consumer protection 🎧 Who Should Listen: Bank executives, compliance officers, fintech founders, consumer advocates, and anyone interested in regulatory reform and financial inclusion. 🎙️ Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, and more. 📲 Follow Jim McCarthy on LinkedIn for exclusive updates: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-mccarthy/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-mccarthy/) 📩 Contact: jim@mccarthy-hatch.com 💬 Share your thoughts using hashtags: #FinancialForwardPodcast #ConsumerFinance #BankingCompliance #CFPB #FDIC #OCC #Fintech #RiskManagement #OpenBanking #JimMcCarthy

Publisher

McCarthy Hatch

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Jun 2024

Latest episode

15 May 2026

Latest episodes

35 of 47 episodes have a transcript.

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   15 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Charging the Future: Kobby Osei-Kusi on Building Pirl Technology and Solving the EV Infrastructure Gap

   Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Financial Forward, Jim McCarthy sits down with Kobby Osei-Kusi, founder and CEO of Pirl Technology, to discuss the future of electric vehicle infrastructure, entrepreneurship, and solving real-world problems through innovation. Kobby shares his journey from growing up in Ghana to working on Wall Street at Credit Suisse, earning an MBA from Harvard Business School, and ultimately launching Pirl Technology — a company focused on expanding EV charging access f...

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   20 Apr 2026

   800 Lives a Day: How AI Is Rewriting Maternal Health

   Host Jim McCarthy interviews Dave Esra, founder of Bobi Health AI, about how artificial intelligence revolutionizes maternal health outcomes using real-time data.

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   20 Apr 2026

   When Humans Become Hardware: The Next Frontier of AI

   Send us Fan Mail Episode Overview In this episode of Financial Forward, Jim McCarthy sits down with Zav Zavolian, a serial entrepreneur and venture investor, to explore the intersection of human capability and emerging technology. The discussion centers on the evolution of wearable systems, the growing integration of AI into the physical world, and a provocative concept: the human body as “legacy hardware” in an increasingly machine-driven environment. Key Topics Covered 1. Zav’s Background i...

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Charging the Future: Kobby Osei-Kusi on Building Pirl Technology and Solving the EV Infrastructure Gap

Published 15 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] That sounds absolutely great. So where do you see the biggest disconnect today between EV adoption and charging infrastructure availability? The biggest disconnect now is in destination charging. So destination charging is we can break it down into short-term and long-term destination charging. So short-term destination charging is when you go to your coffee shop or you go to a park And you're spending three, four, or five hours there. And then, you know, moves into medium term, which is you stay at an Airbnb or a Vrbo, you know, for a few days. And then long-term destination charging is, I'm renting a property or I'm living in a condo and I'm staying there for months, if not years. […]

Who has been a guest on Financial Forward

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• Robin Sims Allen
• Amy
• Sunil Madhu
• Daniel Cohen
• CFPB representatives

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

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69

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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