In E34, guest Co-host David Arslanian, Managing Director of investment bank Progress Partners, joins Mike Boland to explore the intersection of big tech and banking.

David shares why this is a perilous time for smaller regional banks and a golden time for online-only neobanks.

Then transitions into a discussion of what exactly Apple is up to in the financial services sector. Hint: it’s a lot.

Listen to catch the hosts share their choices for “Who Won the Week”. Which straddle popular culture and local-digital.

At several points the hosts refer to conversations on previous episodes:

Ep. 14 Examines the Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB)

Ep. 16 Explores Adobe’s AI Moves and Apple Pay LaterEp. 32 Asks Will Apple GPT Kill Siri & Does “X” Mark the Super App?

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