Fintech Hustle

About Fintech Hustle

Join host Sam Kilmer, fintech advisor, in unscripted conversations with top fintech industry leaders. No planned corporate talking points, no scripts, no pitches. Just useful advice and insights. To keep it lively, Sam often brings co-hosts like author/researcher Ron Shevlin, former American Banker editor Mary Wisniewski, and former Bank Director President Al Dominick. Subscribe to the Fintech Hustle podcast here: https://qrco.de/bgfV6g (https://qrco.de/bgfV6g)

Publisher

Sam Kilmer & Cornerstone Advisors

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Jan 2023

Latest episode

18 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

45 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Sept 2026

   What Fintech Leaders Are Seeing Now (FinovateFall 2026)

   Recorded at FinovateFall 2026 in New York City, Sam Kilmer sits down with Mitch Rutledge, Shanthi Shanmugam, and Chris Sibila for a wide-ranging conversation about what’s happening across banking and fintech right now. The group talks about how AI is becoming embedded across financial services, where banks and credit unions are still experiencing friction, why partnerships matter, and how technology can help institutions better serve customers and members. They also dig into what leaders are ...

2. 

   23 Jul 2026

   Fintech’s Next Frontier: Trust, AI, and the Power of Partnership

   AI may be reshaping financial services, but turning new technology into real progress takes more than speed. Sam Kilmer and co-host Kelli Schultz are joined by Melissa Cullen of FIS, Andres Klaric of Fuse Finance, and Tom Davis of Canapi Ventures for an unscripted conversation about what it really takes to move AI from experimentation into everyday banking. From agentic customer service and faster product development to regulatory responsibility, customer adoption, data protection, and the gr...

3. 

   6 Jul 2026

   Risks, Relationships, Data, and The Fluid Future of AI and Digital

   Fintech is moving fast, but this conversation makes one thing clear: the future will not be won by technology alone. Sam Kilmer and Kelli Schultz are joined by three founders -- Mike Duncan of Bankjoy, Nima Ghamsari of Blend, and Paul Danola of Bridgeport Partners — for a lively, unscripted look at the next chapter of financial services. AI is the headline, but the real story is bigger…what happens when critical data, smarter digital experiences, trusted relationships, and old-fashioned curio...

Who has been a guest on Fintech Hustle

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• Lee Farabaugh
• Brendan Tansill
• Hank Seale

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Podcast Authority Score: 30 / 100

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Social presence

0

YouTube

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Engagement

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