
The Activation Problem Holding Back Credit Unions
In this episode of the Fintech Combine, Kris Kovacs sits down with the team behind Sway Stack to unpack one of the biggest hidden challenges in banking today: what happens after a new account is opene...
24 Apr 44min

The Real-Time Payments Shift Credit Unions Can’t Ignore ⭐
In this episode of The Fintech Combine, host Kris Kovacs sits down with Wade Arnold, founder and CEO of Moov, to discuss how modern payments infrastructure is reshaping what credit unions and fintechs...
10 Apr 48min

The Debit Card Rewards Strategy Credit Unions Needed
In this episode of The Fintech Combine, host Kris Kovacs sits down with David Metz, founder and CEO of Prizeout, to discuss how credit unions can finally bring meaningful rewards to everyday debit car...
27 Mar 37min

Spiral’s Big Bet: Better Banking Starts With Purpose
In this episode of The Fintech Combine, host Kris Kovacs sits down with Shawn Malamed, co-founder and CEO of Spiral, to discuss how credit unions and community banks can build more heart-centered digi...
13 Mar 39min

How Lodestar Helps Credit Unions Turn Data Into Decisions
Kris Kovacs sits down with Colin Phillips, CTO of Lodestar, to talk about how credit unions can stop relying on spreadsheets and start treating data like a strategic asset. Colin breaks down what a mo...
27 Feb 34min

Powered by Curql: Can AI Finally Fix the “Too Many Systems” Problem?
On this episode of The Fintech Combine, Kris kicks off the new Powered by Curql series with the founder and CEO of Uptiq.ai to explore how their AI platform creates an “intelligent operating layer” on...
13 Feb 43min

AI + Stablecoins: The Two Trends Credit Unions Can’t Ignore
In this episode of The Fintech Combine, host Kris Kovacs sits down with Dr. Lamont Black of Wide Open Ventures to break down what’s next for credit unions as AI and stablecoins move from hype to real ...
30 Jan 34min

The Future of Credit Unions: Embracing AI and Data Governance
In this episode, Kris Kovacs hosts Troy Wyatt, CEO of DataOps, and Shawn Gilfedder, CEO of Kitsap Credit Union, to discuss the transformative impact of agentic technology on credit unions. The convers...
16 Jan 40min





















