Tech & Innovation

Chuck Nabhan, Managing Director and Equity Research Analyst at Stephens, discusses fintech valuations and core banking technology against a modern financial services backdrop.

Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), Fintech, Tech & Innovation

Beyond the Hype: Stephens’ Chuck Nabhan on the “Fact vs. Fiction” of Fintech Valuations

Keith Daly, Principal, Banking & Fintech Search at Travillian, sits down with Chuck Nabhan, Managing Director and Equity Research Analyst at Stephens, for an insightful…

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Amber Buker and Andrew Liesch Q&A about Bank Director’s Acquire or Be Acquired (AOBA) conference in Phoenix, where discussions focused on bank strategy, technology, and competition beyond M&A.

Banking, M&A, Tech & Innovation, Wall Street

The Technology Takeover in the Desert: An AOBA Recap with Andrew Liesch, Travillian’s Head of Bank Strategy

Bank Director’s Acquire or Be Acquired has long been known as the industry’s marquee M&A conference. But this year in Scottsdale, the conversation felt noticeably…

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Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long and Vantage Bank’s Shawn Main discuss digital assets, tokenized deposits, and community bank payments strategy.

Tech & Innovation, Digital Banking

The “Easy Button” for Digital Assets: How Custodia and Vantage Are Rewriting Payments for Community Banks

The discussion dives deep into the GENIUS Act, the rise of tokenized deposits, and the launch of a new bank-led consortium…

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January 22, 2026

Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long and Vantage Bank’s Shawn Main discuss digital assets, tokenized deposits, and community bank payments strategy.

Tech & Innovation, Digital Banking

The “Easy Button” for Digital Assets: How Custodia and Vantage Are Rewriting Payments for Community Banks

The discussion dives deep into the GENIUS Act, the rise of tokenized deposits, and the launch of a new bank-led consortium…

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January 22, 2026

Travillian Next follow-up conversation with Alana Levine at Fintel Connect about how AI influences financial product discovery and ranking behavior.

Tech & Innovation, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), Banking

How AI Is Reshaping Financial Product Discovery: A Follow-Up with Fintel Connect

Why AI-Driven Search Behavior Matters for Banks and Marketers Consumers are shifting from traditional search engines to AI tools like…

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December 4, 2025

Travillian Next follow-up conversation with Alana Levine at Fintel Connect about how AI influences financial product discovery and ranking behavior.

Tech & Innovation, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), Banking

How AI Is Reshaping Financial Product Discovery: A Follow-Up with Fintel Connect

Why AI-Driven Search Behavior Matters for Banks and Marketers Consumers are shifting from traditional search engines to AI tools like…

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December 4, 2025

Keith Daly hosts a conversation with Chris Tremont of Grasshopper Bank and Nikhil Lakhanpal of Narmi discussing the new AI banking solution for small business.

Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), Digital Banking, Fintech, Tech & Innovation

Turning AI into Your Small Business CFO: A Conversation with Narmi and Grasshopper Bank

How AI Is Replacing Manual Small Business Financial Work Hosted by Keith Daly, Principal, Banking & Fintech Search at Travillian,…

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December 4, 2025

Keith Daly hosts a conversation with Chris Tremont of Grasshopper Bank and Nikhil Lakhanpal of Narmi discussing the new AI banking solution for small business.

Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), Digital Banking, Fintech, Tech & Innovation

Turning AI into Your Small Business CFO: A Conversation with Narmi and Grasshopper Bank

How AI Is Replacing Manual Small Business Financial Work Hosted by Keith Daly, Principal, Banking & Fintech Search at Travillian,…

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December 4, 2025

Tech & Innovation, Digital Banking

Trailblazers Ep.5: Why International Payments Matter for Community Banks with Acceleron

This Travillian Next Trailblazers episode dives into the future of international payments for community banks and why getting this right…

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November 5, 2025

Tech & Innovation, Digital Banking

Trailblazers Ep.5: Why International Payments Matter for Community Banks with Acceleron

This Travillian Next Trailblazers episode dives into the future of international payments for community banks and why getting this right…

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November 5, 2025

Tech & Innovation, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), Fintech

3 Actionable Takeaways on AI for Community Bank Executives

Much like the introduction of the internet in the mid-1990s and the smartphone revolution 15 years ago, AI has the…

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November 3, 2025

Tech & Innovation, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), Fintech

3 Actionable Takeaways on AI for Community Bank Executives

Much like the introduction of the internet in the mid-1990s and the smartphone revolution 15 years ago, AI has the…

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November 3, 2025

The New Banking Playbook Three Themes from the NEXT Forum

Banking, Talent, Tech & Innovation, Wall Street

The New Banking Playbook: Three Themes from the NEXT Forum

Last week, more than 150 bank executives and investors filled Lincoln Hall on the second floor of the Philadelphia Union…

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October 16, 2025

The New Banking Playbook Three Themes from the NEXT Forum

Banking, Talent, Tech & Innovation, Wall Street

The New Banking Playbook: Three Themes from the NEXT Forum

Last week, more than 150 bank executives and investors filled Lincoln Hall on the second floor of the Philadelphia Union…

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October 16, 2025

Affiliate Marketing

Banking, Fintech, Tech & Innovation

Affiliate Marketing Strategies for Bank Leaders with Fintel Connect & Live Oak Bank

Amber Buker, Chief Research Officer at Travillian, sits down with Alana Levine, Chief Revenue Officer at Fintel Connect, and Melissa…

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October 2, 2025

Affiliate Marketing

Banking, Fintech, Tech & Innovation

Affiliate Marketing Strategies for Bank Leaders with Fintel Connect & Live Oak Bank

Amber Buker, Chief Research Officer at Travillian, sits down with Alana Levine, Chief Revenue Officer at Fintel Connect, and Melissa…

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October 2, 2025

innovation

Banking, Fintech, Tech & Innovation

What Banks Can Learn from EVP Rick Geloff and Bank of North Dakota’s Innovation Strategy

Host Amber Buker, Chief Research Officer at Travillian, sits down with Rick Geloff, EVP of Bank of North Dakota, to…

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September 25, 2025

innovation

Banking, Fintech, Tech & Innovation

What Banks Can Learn from EVP Rick Geloff and Bank of North Dakota’s Innovation Strategy

Host Amber Buker, Chief Research Officer at Travillian, sits down with Rick Geloff, EVP of Bank of North Dakota, to…

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September 25, 2025

Academy Bank

Tech & Innovation, BaaS, Digital Banking, Fintech

Academy Bank on Laying the Foundation for a Fast BaaS Market Entry

Travillian Next host Amber Buker, Chief Research Officer at Travillian, sits down with David Robinson, Director of Fintech and Embedded…

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August 28, 2025

Academy Bank

Tech & Innovation, BaaS, Digital Banking, Fintech

Academy Bank on Laying the Foundation for a Fast BaaS Market Entry

Travillian Next host Amber Buker, Chief Research Officer at Travillian, sits down with David Robinson, Director of Fintech and Embedded…

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August 28, 2025

banks

Banking, Company Culture, Digital Banking, Fintech, Strategy, Talent, Tech & Innovation

From Commodity to Competitive: How Three Banks Build Winning Products

Ten years ago, it was hard to imagine a world where a customer would select a bank based on something…

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August 7, 2025

banks

Banking, Company Culture, Digital Banking, Fintech, Strategy, Talent, Tech & Innovation

From Commodity to Competitive: How Three Banks Build Winning Products

Ten years ago, it was hard to imagine a world where a customer would select a bank based on something…

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August 7, 2025

tech company

Fintech, Tech & Innovation

The Bank That Thinks Like a Tech Company: How 50+ Engineers Are Redefining Security

What if your savings account was so secure that even your account number couldn’t be used to steal from you?…

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July 24, 2025

tech company

Fintech, Tech & Innovation

The Bank That Thinks Like a Tech Company: How 50+ Engineers Are Redefining Security

What if your savings account was so secure that even your account number couldn’t be used to steal from you?…

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July 24, 2025

Tech & Innovation, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), Fintech

What’s Stopping Banks from Using AI? Featuring Finov8r Founder Allan Rayson

Community banks can’t afford to wait. In this Travillian Next episode, Keith Daly, Principal, Banking & Fintech Search at Travillian,…

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July 10, 2025

Tech & Innovation, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), Fintech

What’s Stopping Banks from Using AI? Featuring Finov8r Founder Allan Rayson

Community banks can’t afford to wait. In this Travillian Next episode, Keith Daly, Principal, Banking & Fintech Search at Travillian,…

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July 10, 2025

Partner Bank

Tech & Innovation, BaaS, Banking, Digital Banking, Fintech, Strategy

Boom to Bust: The Partner Bank Boom Revisited

The Partner Bank Boom Revisited It’s a little untoward in journalism to acknowledge the writer. But to tell this story,…

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June 20, 2025

Partner Bank

Tech & Innovation, BaaS, Banking, Digital Banking, Fintech, Strategy

Boom to Bust: The Partner Bank Boom Revisited

The Partner Bank Boom Revisited It’s a little untoward in journalism to acknowledge the writer. But to tell this story,…

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June 20, 2025

Chime

Tech & Innovation, BaaS, Digital Assets, Digital Banking, Fintech

All Eyez on [Chi]me (ft. Mike Perito)

Chime filed their S-1 with the SEC in May, putting the wheels back in motion to conduct an IPO at…

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May 30, 2025

Chime

Tech & Innovation, BaaS, Digital Assets, Digital Banking, Fintech

All Eyez on [Chi]me (ft. Mike Perito)

Chime filed their S-1 with the SEC in May, putting the wheels back in motion to conduct an IPO at…

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May 30, 2025

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Tech & Innovation

Trailblazers Ep. 4: How Kim Snyder Turned Banker Frustration into KlariVis Innovation

In this episode of Travillian Next Trailblazers, host Keith Daly, Principal, Banking & Fintech Search at Travillian, sits down with Kim…

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May 21, 2025

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Tech & Innovation

Trailblazers Ep. 4: How Kim Snyder Turned Banker Frustration into KlariVis Innovation

In this episode of Travillian Next Trailblazers, host Keith Daly, Principal, Banking & Fintech Search at Travillian, sits down with Kim…

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May 21, 2025

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Banking, Tech & Innovation

The Largest Bank IPO Since 2017: Spotlight on Northpointe Bank

“Don’t get too high with the highs or too low with the lows”. Starting and scaling a bank in today’s…

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May 8, 2025

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Banking, Tech & Innovation

The Largest Bank IPO Since 2017: Spotlight on Northpointe Bank

“Don’t get too high with the highs or too low with the lows”. Starting and scaling a bank in today’s…

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May 8, 2025

Lee Easton Website Thumbnail

Tech & Innovation

Trailblazers Ep. 3: Lee Easton of iDENTIFY Clears the Data Fog for Community Banks

Curiosity, mentorship, and sushi…three things that might not seem connected, until you meet Lee Easton. In this episode of Travillian…

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April 25, 2025

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Tech & Innovation

Trailblazers Ep. 3: Lee Easton of iDENTIFY Clears the Data Fog for Community Banks

Curiosity, mentorship, and sushi…three things that might not seem connected, until you meet Lee Easton. In this episode of Travillian…

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April 25, 2025

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Banking, Cryptocurrency, Digital Assets, Tech & Innovation

Part 2: Silvergate Bank’s Rise and Fall—Ben Reynolds on Banking, Stablecoins & Tokenized Deposits

In Part 2 of this Travillian Next conversation, we build on the lessons learned from Silvergate Bank’s rise and fall…

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March 27, 2025

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Banking, Cryptocurrency, Digital Assets, Tech & Innovation

Part 2: Silvergate Bank’s Rise and Fall—Ben Reynolds on Banking, Stablecoins & Tokenized Deposits

In Part 2 of this Travillian Next conversation, we build on the lessons learned from Silvergate Bank’s rise and fall…

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March 27, 2025

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Tech & Innovation, Banking, Cryptocurrency

Part 1: Silvergate Bank’s Rise and Fall: Lessons from Former Silvergate Bank President & Current BitGo Stablecoins Head Ben Reynolds

In part 1 of this two-part series, we sit down with Ben Reynolds, Managing Partner and Head of Stablecoins at…

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March 20, 2025

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Tech & Innovation, Banking, Cryptocurrency

Part 1: Silvergate Bank’s Rise and Fall: Lessons from Former Silvergate Bank President & Current BitGo Stablecoins Head Ben Reynolds

In part 1 of this two-part series, we sit down with Ben Reynolds, Managing Partner and Head of Stablecoins at…

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March 20, 2025

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Tech & Innovation, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), Fintech

Trailblazers Ep. 2: Can AI Fix Banking Compliance? Co-Founder Kalyani Ramadurgam Thinks So

Welcome back for episode 2 of Travillian Next Trailblazers! In this episode, host Keith Daly, Principal – Banking & Fintech…

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March 4, 2025

Kaylani Website Thumbnail

Tech & Innovation, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), Fintech

Trailblazers Ep. 2: Can AI Fix Banking Compliance? Co-Founder Kalyani Ramadurgam Thinks So

Welcome back for episode 2 of Travillian Next Trailblazers! In this episode, host Keith Daly, Principal – Banking & Fintech…

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March 4, 2025

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