Jun 5, 2026
Glen shares highlights from the Financial Health Network’s
EMERGE conference, including interviews with a pair of trailblazing
co-founders: Debbie Rewards’ Frida Leibowitz and Prosprous.ai’s Ted
Leung. Also- Illinois kicks the interchange can down the road
(again), Pope Leo pleads for humanity in AI, and a campaign to
repurpose dopamine hits for financial wellness.
Links related to this episode:
- Debbie: https://www.joindebbie.com/
- Prosprous.AI: https://prosprous.ai/
- The Financial Health Network: https://finhealthnetwork.org/
- Our interview with the Financial Health Network’s Andrew Warren on a reconsideration of the definitions of un- and underbanked: https://www.big-fintech.com/is-the-underbanked-concept-ripe-for-a-rethink/
- Our interview with co-founder Eric Berg of Duome, the belatedly crowned winner of NACUSO’s Next Big Idea Competition: https://www.big-fintech.com/two-conferences-two-coasts-one-exhausted-fintech-geek/
- Illinois has now double-punted on its interchange legislation and Colorado’s governor vetoed its similar version; nonetheless, here’s a savvy take on the underlying flaws that other states should consider before mimicking: https://www.rstreet.org/commentary/colorados-new-bill-on-interchange-is-a-test-case-for-unintended-consequences/
- Here’s Colorado Governor Jared Polis’ three-page letter explaining why he vetoed the bill: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s7NlfmaHRIArKyKg1ShBplEIgarJiXIV/view
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