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Jim Marous
Co-Publisher at The Financial Brand
Cleveland, United States
Named as one of the most influential people in banking and a Top Fintech Influencer to Follow, Jim Marous is an internationally recognized financial industry strategist, co-publisher of The Financial Brand, host of the podcast Banking Transformed, and the owner and publisher of the Digital Banking Report. Marous advises on innovation, portfolio growth, customer experience, marketing strategies, channel shift, payments, and digital transformation within the financial services industry.
As a sought after keynote speaker, author and recognized authority on disruption in the financial services industry, Marous has been featured by CNBC and CNN, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Financial Times, The Economist, The American Banker, Accenture and the Irish Tech News and has spoken to audiences worldwide. Jim has also advised the White House on banking policy and is a regular contributor and guest host for the Breaking Banks broadcast hosted by Brett King.
Available For: Advising, Authoring, Influencing, Speaking
Travels From: Cleveland, Ohio
Speaking Topics: future of banking and finance, digital transformation, banking innovation, AI
| Jim Marous | Points |
|---|---|
| Academic | 0 |
| Author | 1567 |
| Influencer | 2583 |
| Speaker | 61 |
| Entrepreneur | 40 |
| Total | 4251 |
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Thought Leader Profile
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| Academic | 0 |
| Author | 1,567 |
| Influencer | 2,582.56 |
| Speaker | 61 |
| Entrepreneur | 40 |
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Company Information
The Financial Brand
Co-Publisher
Company Type: Company
Business Unit: Banking
Theatre: Global
Minimum Project Size: Undisclosed
Average Hourly Rate: Undisclosed
Number of Employees: Undisclosed
Company Founded Date: Undisclosed
Media Experience: 20 years
Last Media Training: 06/02/2025
Last Media Interview: 10/28/2022
Areas of Expertise
Agentic AI 30.21
AI 30.30
Analytics 33.01
Big Data 30.06
Blockchain 30.28
Business Strategy
Change Management 30.03
COVID19 30.27
Customer Experience 31.93
Customer Loyalty
Digital Disruption
Digital Transformation 30.50
Diversity and Inclusion 30.24
Emerging Technology
Finance 53.07
FinTech 100
Future of Work 30.10
Generative AI
Innovation 33.69
InsurTech 30.25
Leadership 30.36
Management
Marketing 30.16
Metaverse 30.58
Mobility 32.14
NFT 31.24
Personal Branding
Predictive Analytics 30.01
Sales 30.67
Transformation 30.55
Industry Experience
Financial Services & Banking
Insurance
Publications & Experience
34 Article/Blogs
How Will The Coronavirus Impact The Banking Ecosystem?
The Financial Brand
March 12, 2020
Here's how the entire financial ecosystem is being rocked as banks and credit unions around the world deal with the impact of COVID-19, and why it's more important than ever to make significant adjustments to your business model in light of the new competitive landscape.
Tags: FinTech, COVID19, Ecosystems
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Innovation in Banking Demands Supportive Culture from Top Down
The Financial Brand
October 08, 2018
Digital transformation requires an innovation structure and foundation or it will not occur. You can't run a good hackathon just to impress the investment public. Successful innovation projects depend on high-level corporate support, enthusiasm at the company's grassroots, and a culture that ensures that deserving innovations will move from concept to reality. Otherwise financial creativity will wither.
Tags: Innovation, FinTech, Culture
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The Financial Brand
The Financial Brand
May 14, 2018
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Are Your Prepared to Embrace Change, Take Risks and Disrupt Yourself?
The Financial Brand
May 13, 2018
The banking industry is changing at a pace never before seen. Digital transformation has become an imperative for financial institutions of all sizes. The transformation goes beyond technology, however, requiring people and organizations to embrace change, take risks and disrupt themselves. Who is up for this challenge?
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Consumers Prefer Digital Banking Capabilities Over Branch Proximity
August 23, 2017
Banks have historically expanded branch networks to drive market exposure, increase customer acquisition and support deposit growth. With a bank on every corner, storefront signage drove consideration and influenced purchase decisions, with consumers going from branch to branch collecting product brochures and asking questions
Tags: FinTech, Mergers and Acquisitions
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Banking Industry Fails to Meet Personalization Expectations
August 23, 2017
Consumers expect their financial institution to understand their needs and deliver personalized solutions similar to what they receive from Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple.
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Voice Payments Take Center Stage as Google and Walmart Partner to Compete with Amazon
August 23, 2017
It is becoming clear that the next battle in the tech world will be around voice-driven digital assistants, such as the Apple Siri, Amazon Alexa, Microsoft Cortana, Google Assistant/Now and Samsung Bixby/Viv.
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Get the Latest in Retail Banking Research
August 08, 2017
Each report includes proprietary global research, analysis and insights that can help you build winning strategies. We break all of the research down by size and type of organization, so that you can compare your digital banking capabilities against your peers.
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The Future of Banking Depends On Open Banking APIs
August 08, 2017
Open banking enables third parties to develop new products and services through use of APIs. By working together and taking advantage of APIs, banks and fintech firms can leverage their complementary strengths, enhancing the customer experience much more than either entity could do on its own.
Tags: FinTech, Customer Experience
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Will Augmented and Virtual Reality Replace the Bank Branch?
August 08, 2017
The traditional bank branch network is in a massive state of transition. Offices are shrinking or closing altogether, with digital tools being introduced to support both transactional and advisory roles. But, while more than 8,000 U.S. bank branches have closed over the past decade, and as many as 90% of transactions taking place online, the number of bank employees has remained relatively stable.
Tags: FinTech, AR/VR
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Digital Payments Approaching Universal Acceptance
August 07, 2017
In the world of payments, consumers want transactions to work securely and seamlessly within their daily lives. This is true with bill pay, person-to-person (P2P) payments and even with checks.
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The Rise of the Digital-Only Banking Customer
August 07, 2017
Are banks and credit unions keeping up with consumer demands when it comes to digital banking offerings? With 46% of consumers using only digital channels for their banking, expectations are outpacing experiences at most organizations.
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Banking Must Move From Mobile-First to AI-First
June 21, 2017
While there are many important technological trends impacting the banking industry, none may be more important that artificial intelligence (AI) and the ability to use data, advanced analytics and digital technology to deliver a better customer experience.
Tags: FinTech, Customer Experience, AI
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Not All Mobile Banking Apps Are Created Equal
June 21, 2017
While retail banking customers now prefer the mobile channel to all other channels for interaction, not all mobile banking apps are created equal, according to a study from J.D. Power.
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The Future of Banking Depends On Open Banking APIs
June 21, 2017
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The Rise of the Digital-Only Banking Customer
June 13, 2017
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Will Augmented and Virtual Reality Replace the Bank Branch?
June 13, 2017
Despite the rise in digital banking, an advantage of branch banking continues to be the value of personal interaction. But, could the benefits of face-to-face interaction be incorporated into augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) solutions?
Tags: FinTech, AR/VR
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AI is the New UI
May 16, 2017
Tags: FinTech, Customer Experience, AI
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Top #Fintech Influencer Interview with Jax Finance
May 06, 2017
In a top 20 #Fintech Influencer interview with Jax Finance, I share what the future of finance is going to look like, how investement strategies in FinTech are going to change and what the biggest trends right now are.
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Banking Industry Still Taking Small Steps with Big Data
March 10, 2017
The vast majority of banking and financial firms globally believe that the use of insight and analytics creates a competitive advantage. The industry also realizes that they are sitting on a vast reservoir of data and insight that can be leveraged for product development, personalized marketing and advisory benefits.
Tags: FinTech, Big Data, Analytics
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Predictive Analytics is the Future of Financial Marketing
March 06, 2017
Analytics has been at the core of retail bank marketing for decades. But despite the proliferation of data, the ability to effectively leverage insights for a personalized customer experience and enhanced profitability has remained elusive.
Tags: FinTech, Predictive Analytics, Customer Experience
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Closing the Digital Divide Between Banks and Customers
March 03, 2017
There has never been a time where the focus on the customer experience has been greater. The banking industry needs to re-imagine how they deliver and measure customer satisfaction to be able to meet growing consumer expectations.
Tags: FinTech, Customer Experience
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Lemonade: The Mobile-Based, AI-Fueled Insurance Industry Disruptor
March 02, 2017
Lemonade, the mobile-based, peer-to-peer insurance startup has been been dubbed, “The Uber of insurance”. Providing consumers with policies at a fraction of the cost of what competitors offer, can this start-up disrupt a major category of financial services?
Tags: AI, Mobility, FinTech, InsurTech
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Needs Identification and Transparency Results in Sales Success
March 01, 2017
Recent disclosures around deceptive sales practices at Wells Fargo has forced banks and credit unions to review their own procedures. A study by JD Power provides insight into ways the industry can improve sales results while regaining the trust of consumers.
Tags: Customer Experience, FinTech, Sales
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Marketers Unprepared for Data-Driven Future
February 27, 2017
New technologies and advanced analytics have the potential to create an exceptional customer experience. Unfortunately, most banking organizations continue to use the same outdated, siloed processes.
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Jim Marous
Jim Marous
November 01, 1995
Named one of the most influential people in banking.
Partner with an energetic and compelling presenter who earns the highest ratings at industry events. Reward your audiences with one of the world’s most recognized financial services experts.
Jim Marous is consistently rated as one of the top 5 most influential people in banking and one of the most sought after keynote speakers for industry and corporate events. Known for his understanding of the disruption in the banking industry, Marous is the co-publisher of The Financial Brand, and owner and publisher of the Digital Banking Report. Jim speaks on innovation, digital transformation, customer experience, marketing strategies, channel distribution, payments and change management.
Jim has been featured on CNBC, CNN, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Financial Times, The Economist, The American Banker, Fintech Finance and Accenture and has spoken to audiences worldwide.
Marous has also advised the White House on banking policy and is a contributor for Forbes and the Breaking Banks radio show.
Tags: FinTech, Finance, Customer Experience
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DIGiTAL BANKING REPORT
Digital Banking Report
February 01, 1994
Recognized as one of the most influential people in banking and a top 5 global influencer, Jim Marous is the owner and publisher of the Digital Banking Report and co-publisher of The Financial Brand.
The subscriber-based Digital Banking Report (previously the Online Banking Report), focuses on key digital challenges and opportunities in the financial services industry. Published 9 times a year, the Digital Banking Report provides in-depth analysis to financial institution executives globally.
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4 Keynotes
Jim Marous Keynote Payments Canada
YouTube
December 05, 2019
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Jim Marous – Keynote Speaker Promo Sizzle Reel
Jim Marous
June 14, 2018
One of the most influential people in banking, and a top 5 Fintech influencer, Jim Marous is the co-publisher of The Financial Brand, and owner and publisher of the Digital Banking Report. Marous speaks on innovation, customer experience, marketing strategies, channel distribution, payments and digital transformation.
Jim has been featured by CNBC, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Financial Times, The Economist, The American Banker, Accenture, Fox News and Forbes and has spoken to audiences worldwide.
Marous has also advised the White House on banking policy and is a regular contributor and guest host for the Breaking Banks radio show.
Tags: Customer Experience, Digital Transformation, Innovation, FinTech
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Efma Innovations Awards 2015 Keynote Address
Efma
November 10, 2015
What Uber, Airbnb, Amazon, Apple and Tesla Can Teach Banking About Innovation
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Efma Presentation by Jim Marous
Efma
April 23, 2015
"From Bricks to Clicks: Reaching the Digital Consumer"
Presentation at the Efma Distribution Summit in Barcelona.
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11 Media Interviews
Your business needs to embrace these tech trends to dominate
TCNTV
September 03, 2020
September 2020 - Jim Marous is an internationally recognised financial industry expert and a banking advisor to the White House. Jim speaks with The Capital Network’s Executive Director Lelde Smits about the next big technology trends of this century.
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The Financial Brand Jim Marous
FinTECHTalents
March 30, 2020
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“In the future, the [banking] interface will not be a branch, a computer, or even a phone”
Kantox
February 22, 2017
Similar to many financial and non-financial industries, retail banking is directly affected by new innovations and developments such as AI, machine learning, contextual design or the cloud. The way these will impact the current market players and the opportunities they open to newcomers is something still to be seen.
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The influencer interview: Jim Marous, publisher of the Digital Banking Report and co-publisher of The Financial Brand
Bobs Guide
February 20, 2017
Jim Marous is a regular keynote speaker with a wealth of experience in banking, financial services innovation and consumer trends. When he's not speaking at conferences, he regularly writes for the The Financial Brand, a media outlet and website for financial marketers and executives. He is also the owner and publisher of the Digital Banking report.
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Bank Marketing: Dump Data Scientists -- Try Marketing By Walking Around
Forbes
March 09, 2016
The “2016 Guide to Financial Marketing” published by the Digital Banking Report doesn’t actually say banks should give up on marketing analytics, but in showing how bad they are at it, the report inadvertently makes a pretty strong case for dumping sophisticated customer data analysis and trying something else.
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Jim Marous Interview: 2016 Banking Trends Recap
MONEY SUMMIT
March 07, 2016
This week we interviewed Jim Marous, owner and publisher of the Digital Banking Report and co-publisher of The Financial Brand. Marous recently released the 2016 Retail Banking Trends and Predictions report, where he and his team present highlights from their panel of nearly 100 financial industry global influencers. The report is worth downloading in full, which you can do
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FINTECH, CX & LESSONS FROM INNOVATORS
Accenture
January 01, 2016
Named as one of the most influential people in banking and a top 5 Fintech Influencer to Follow, Jim Marous is an internationally recognized financial industry strategist, co-publisher of The Financial Brand and the owner and publisher of the Digital Banking Report. Marous advises on innovation, portfolio growth, customer experience, marketing strategies, channel shift, payments and digital transformation within the financial services industry.
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Veteran Banker Bets Branchless Banking’s Time Is Here… Finally6
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
June 08, 2015
A finance-industry veteran is launching a new branch-less bank, betting that the explosion in smartphone adoption means the time in finally here for a bank that interacts with its customers almost entirely on a mobile app
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Target Marketing: Banks Pitch Products Through Smartphones
AMERICAN BANKER
June 20, 2014
Imagine walking into an auto dealership with your smartphone in hand and, moments after arriving, the phone buzzes with a message from your bank offering options for car loans.
Tags: Mobility, FinTech, Marketing
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Banking with Apple? Millennials prefer Google, Amazon
CNBC
May 28, 2014
Apple products have disrupted the phone, computer and music markets, but support for the tech giant to move into financial services is flagging.
An Accenture survey out Tuesday showed just 34 percent of millennials—and 20 percent of respondents aged 35 to 54—would bank with Cupertino, California-based Apple if it offered those services. More millennials would bank with Google and Amazon, according to the survey, part of a broader report titled "Everyday Bank: A New Vision for the Digital Age."
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Making millennials “Sticky” The changing role of the CMO in the financial services industry
The Economist Intelligence Unit
January 01, 2013
Confident. Connected. Open to change. That’s how
the Pew Research Center describes the millennial
generation in its definitive 2010 study Generation
Next.
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511 Podcasts
Unlocking Credit Access for Millions
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June 10, 2026
Sixty-five million Americans cannot fully participate in the economy that most people take for granted. For many, the issue is not irresponsibility. It is a medical crisis, divorce, job loss, thin credit file, or temporary setback that pushed them outside the traditional credit system.
In this Banki
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The Path to Banking's Dual Workforce, with nCino CEO Sean Desmond
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June 09, 2026
What happens to traditional banking roles when a single employee can execute the responsibilities of ten different jobs?
The banking sector is entering the era of the dual workforce. New global research from nCino reveals that 9 in 10 banking executives expect humans and AI agents to work side by si
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How Banks Can Fix the Real Reason Americans Aren't Saving
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June 06, 2026
Americans are saving less than they have in years, and the banking industry is partly to blame.Jim Marous argues that the savings crisis is partly a design failure. Banks spent decades making spending effortless while leaving saving to willpower, and the programs that actually changed behavior, from
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Hidden Driver Behind Banking's Next Consolidation
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June 03, 2026
The U.S. banking industry is about to enter the largest consolidation cycle in a generation, and the institutions most at risk may not be the ones with the weakest balance sheets. They will be the ones that waited too long to modernize.
Drawing on conversations with executives running institutions w
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Why Capital One, Klarna & Coinbase Win AI Search
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June 02, 2026
Why do the same financial brands keep showing up inside ChatGPT recommendations while many traditional institutions barely appear at all?New research from EMARKETER found that brands including Capital One, Klarna, Coinbase, PayPal, and Discover consistently rank among the most visible financial comp
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How Chime Beat All Banks at Account Growth
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May 30, 2026
Chime now opens more new checking accounts than Chase, Wells Fargo, or Bank of America. And the company’s fastest-growing customer segment is no longer financially stressed households. It is higher-income consumers looking for a banking experience that feels simpler, faster, and less frustrating.I
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What is GEO and Why Does it Matter
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May 27, 2026
Your bank may already be invisible.Not on Google. Invisible inside ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, where your customers now ask which bank to choose, which credit card to trust, and which financial app is worth their time. The AI gives them three names. Yours may not be one of them.Jim Marous breaks do
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Leading Through Banking's Next Normal
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May 26, 2026
Banking transformation is rarely limited by technology. More often, it breaks down when teams lose trust, momentum, or clarity during change.
In this live conversation from The Financial Brand Forum, Pinnacle Financial Partners Chief Digital and Product Solutions Officer Liz Wolverton discusses w
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Jack Henry's 2026 Benchmark: Why Banks Lose Deposits to Fintechs
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May 21, 2026
Most banks and credit unions say growth is the top priority heading into 2026.
At the same time, fintechs are winning the relationships that drive future deposits, payments, and engagement.
In this episode, Lee Wetherington from Jack Henry joins me to break down the findings from their 2026 St
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Four AI Moves Every Bank Marketer Needs Now
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May 20, 2026
If you earned your marketing degree more than five years ago, you are already playing catch-up. Most banks are mailing in their response to AI.
I break down the four AI moves the best banking marketers are running now: targeting that finds micro-cohorts of one, personalization built around the cu
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Building the Agentic Bank With Citi’s Driss Temsamani
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May 19, 2026
Most banks still treat AI as a faster way to do the same work. Citibank believes the entire operating model of banking is about to change.
Recorded live at the Financial Brand Forum, Driss Temsamani, Head of Digital at Citi and author of The Agentic Bank, explains why the next phase of AI is not
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Why Banks With More Data Still Don't Understand the Customer
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May 16, 2026
Banks are collecting more customer data than ever before. Yet most institutions still do not understand the customer any better.
In this Banking Insights episode, I explain why that gap is widening, what Bank of America has built with Erica over 3.2 billion conversations, and why the real advanta
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What 3.2 Billion AI Conversations Taught Bank of America
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May 13, 2026
Most banks still treat AI as a chatbot or efficiency tool. Bank of America built something much bigger.
In this live conversation from the Financial Brand Forum, Jorge Camargo, Head of Digital Platforms at Bank of America, explains how Erica evolved from a simple virtual assistant into infrastruc
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What Bank Executives Miss About the Fintech Threat
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May 12, 2026
Is your bank being unbundled without realizing it?
Most banking leaders are still watching the obvious disruptors. But the bigger threat may be happening behind the scenes, as software platforms, embedded finance, and agentic AI begin to reshape how financial services are delivered and who owns t
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The Silent Attrition Crisis in Banking: How to Detect It Early
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May 09, 2026
Most banks think they have an attrition problem under control because the closure numbers still look healthy.
But customers are not leaving the way they used to.
They are opening accounts at Chime, SoFi, Robinhood, Cash App, and Acorns while keeping their old bank relationship open. The direct
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Triple New Account Growth in 90 Days
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May 06, 2026
Most banks are losing customers after they have already decided to open an account, and it has nothing to do with pricing or competition. The breakdown occurs during the account-opening process itself.
If you want to see it clearly, try it on your own mobile app. Start an application and time how
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Competing With Giants: How Community Banks Win
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May 05, 2026
Ryan Bailey spent 20 years at Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, TD Bank, Fifth Third, and USAA. Then he took over Cambridge Savings Bank, a 190-year-old, $7 billion mutual community bank in Massachusetts.
In this Executive Leadership Series episode of Banking Transformed, recorded live at the Fina
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Atomic Habits for Banking: How Small Changes Separate Winners
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May 02, 2026
James Clear's Atomic Habits is the blueprint for professional change, but most banks are applying it incorrectly. In this episode of the Banking Insights series, I unpack the 1% daily compounding math that dictates why some banks quietly lose competitive ground while others compound forward.
I sh
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Banking's Reality Check: The Real Threat Is You
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April 30, 2026
The biggest threat to your bank isn’t a fintech, a stablecoin, or the next Elon Musk venture. It’s the executive who already knows what needs to change and still isn’t changing it.
At the Financial Brand Forum, Ron Shevlin and I took the stage for a live Pardon the Finterruption session foc
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Primitive & MX are Building an AI Agent Operating System
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April 28, 2026
Banks have spent three years experimenting with generative AI. Most of those pilots are quietly dying. Not because the technology failed, but because no one could prove the return, govern the risk, or scale what worked.
In this episode of Banking Transformed, I sit down with Derek White, founder an
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Why External Noise Is Slowing Banking Decisions
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April 26, 2026
The loudest thing in banking right now is not on the agenda.
Leaders are waking up to headlines and uncertainty that shape decisions before the day even begins. Many institutions are stuck on a treadmill, showing plenty of effort and motion without enough real forward progress. The leaders widening
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Agentic AI: The End of Reactive Banking
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April 22, 2026
The era of the reactive bank is over. Whether you’re ready or not, leading institutions have moved beyond responding to customers and are now using AI to drive real-time decisions and outcomes.
In this Insight Video, Jim Marous explores the massive structural gap in the industry: 96% of instituti
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Winning The Attention War That's Reshaping Banking
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April 21, 2026
Your bank might be winning the battle for the transaction. It is losing the attention war for the customer.
Live from Fintech Meetup in Las Vegas, host Jim Marous is joined by Alex Johnson (Fintech Takes) and Mary Wisniewski (Cornerstone) to unpack the most critical shift in retail banking today: t
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6 Digital Strategies Banking Must Learn from the Oura Ring
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April 15, 2026
The data exists. The technology exists. What's missing is the will to act.
In this Insight Video, Jim Marous explores why a $300 health ring is out-innovating the banking industry. With an $11B valuation and $1B in annual revenue, Oura has mastered the Platform over Product strategy that most finan
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How Branches Can Win Attention and Generate Growth
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April 14, 2026
In this episode of Banking Transformed, Jim Marous is joined by Amy Hysell, President and CEO of Arizona Financial Credit Union, live from the organization’s new Biltmore Branch in Phoenix. Built from the conversion of a former top-five bank location, this branch was designed to do more than serve
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7 Speaking Engagements
Winning with a Challenger Mindset in Banking
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April 16, 2022
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How SoFi Intends to Become the Center of the Financial Services Universe
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April 09, 2022
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What are the Challenges and Opportunities of Digital Banking
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January 08, 2019
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Top Ten Banking Trends 2019 Web 04
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January 08, 2019
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Embrace Change, Take Risks and Disrupt Yourself
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December 28, 2018
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Marous Finale v2
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June 14, 2018
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June 14, 2018
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