Aug 18, 2026
Glen connects with Fintech Sandbox Executive Director Lucas
Timberlake to discuss the state of fintech investing- with and
without AI- and to learn about his nonprofit’s mission to bring
critical financial data access to early stage fintechs. Also-
friends say that PayPal and Stripe are… “talking,” and JD Power’s
credit card rankings have a K-shaped tilt- and an asterisk for Navy
Federal.
Links related to this episode:
Fintech Sandbox: www.fintechsandbox.org
Boston Fintech Week: https://bostonfintechweek.org/
America’s Credit Unions and the DCUC call on the FCC to rein in
Caller ID spoofing: https://www.cutoday.info/site/Fresh-Today/Credit-Unions-Press-FCC-to-Crack-Down-On-Caller-ID-Spoofing
JD Power’s Credit Card Satisfaction Study (scroll down for FI
rankings): https://www.jdpower.com/business/press-releases/2026-u-s-credit-card-satisfaction-study/
TechCrunch on the ongoing PayPal/Stripe/Advent conversations:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/14/talks-to-sell-paypal-to-stripe-and-advent-are-heating-up/
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will be Brian Ley, whose new venture VerifyDial takes a fresh
approach to scam detection by deploying a 411-style national phone
line free of charge to community FIs. The Town Hall is free to
attend as well, but advance registration is required. Come prepared
for a lively discussion! https://www.cutownhall.com/
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