Feb 25, 2025
Glen speaks with DePaul University professor and financial
innovation expert Lamont Black about his recent work on a
blockchain-based secondary loan market to unlock credit union
liquidity and reduce costs. Also- Chase tries to keep Zelle in the
“friends and family,” and 2024 payment stats beg the question “how
fast is fast enough?”
Links related to this episode:
Wide Open Ventures: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wideopenventures/posts/
The Filene Research Institute’s report on Loan NFT (Executive
Summary): https://www.filene.org/reports/introducing-loannft-a-blockchain-solution-for-the-secondary-loan-market
Lamont Black: https://lamontblack.com/
Glen’s blog on official 2024 volumes for RTP, FedNow and Same Day
ACH: https://www.big-fintech.com/Media?p=zelle-hits-a-trillion-same-day-ach-says-hold-my-beer
Join us for our next CU Town Hall- Wednesday February 26 at
3pm ET/Noon PT- for a live and lively interactive
conversation tackling the major issues facing credit unions today.
This week we’ll be "pre-gaming" for GAC- even if you won't be
attending the largest annual credit union conference, we'll
crowdsource the burning issues you're most interested in and serve
as your onsite "eyes and ears" for these topics. The Town
Hall is free to attend, but advance registration is required:
https://www.cutownhall.com/
Signing up for the Town Hall also earns you a card for our Bingo
game tracking 2025 industry predictions. Find out more here:
https://www.big-fintech.com/Media?p=did-you-have-that-one-on-your-bingo-card
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