Aug 26, 2026
Recapping last week’s Fintech South conference, Glen interviews
founders of the three startups selected as Innovation Challenge
finalists- Hussain Punjani of Agentix, Nyah Chapman of LUXE AI and
John Patton of Street Charity- then asks you to guess which the
judges chose for the grand prize. Also- Rich & Regular hosts Julien
and Kiersten Saunders get real about everyday finances, and Spirit
Airlines’ data is worth how much to AI developers?!
Links related to this episode:
Agentix: https://agentixpay.ai/
LUXE AI: https://unlock.luxe/
Street Charity: https://streetcharity.org/
Rich & Regular: https://richandregular.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@richandregular
DM the Best Innovation Group’s LinkedIn page to share your pick
among these startups: https://www.linkedin.com/company/best-innovation-group/
Fintech South: https://www.fintechsouth.com/ For event
highlights, photos, and updates for next year, follow @Fintech
South on LinkedIn
A pair of stories about Google’s bid to buy Spirit Airlines’
data:
https://www.phocuswire.com/news/technology/what-googles-purchase-spirit-airlines-data-signals-travel
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-court-delays-hearing-googles-purchase-spirit-airlines-data-union-objects-2026-08-19/
Last week’s interview with Fintech Sandbox’s Luke Timberlake:
https://www.big-fintech.com/the-new-oil-fueling-the-fintech-sandbox/
Check out the Innovation Club- a curated group of
credit union tech, data and strategy leaders that meets virtually
each month- and twice a year in person- to extend their R&D
budgets and collaborate on tangible solutions to the latest
challenges. Learn more to see if you’re a fit and if so, request a
guest pass to an upcoming meeting: https://www.big-fintech.com/innovation-club/
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