Michael Innis-Thompson, the head of community lending at TD Bank, joins us to talk about TD's $105-million fund to help minority-owned small businesses and an even bolder initiative that the bank is undertaking.

Danelle Faust from Accenture Interactive shares a customer-centered strategy that can help middle-market banks compete more effectively with the industry’s biggest players despite the size gap.

Banks and credit unions seeking to tighten connections with their customers need to know what those customers value. On this podcast, Karl Dahlgren from BAI shares interesting and surprising results from the latest BAI Banking Outlook research on consumer banking preferences.

It may surprise banks and credit unions to know that they are seen by some as high emitters of climate-altering carbon. Emily Kreps, global director for capital markets at CDP Worldwide, explains the thinking behind the high-emitter status, and what bankers can do to change it.

The pandemic-related upswing in digital banking is also adding momentum to open banking. On our podcast, Nick Farrow from Modern Treasury discusses where open banking stands in the U.S. now, and how it may change future customer relationships.

As financial services organizations position themselves for the future, they should focus on enhancing both human and digital channels. Karl Dahlgren, managing director of research at BAI, shares new BAI survey results that explain why.

To stay afloat and get access to get badly needed funds, small businesses are willing to switch banks and work with a new financial services organization.

Fintech innovations have the potential to provide essential services to millions of unbanked and underbanked people.