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AI is redefining banking, travel, creativity, and how financial institutions must evolve. In this episode of What’s Going On in Banking, Stacey Bryant and Ron Shevlin dive into the future of generative AI, the creativity gap in banking, SoFi’s bold crypto move, and why most banks are dangerously behind consumer expectations.
From real-world AI travel examples to new research showing massive crypto demand from Gen Z, millennials, and even Gen X, this conversation unpacks what’s coming in 2026 — and what banks must do to survive it.
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Chapters:
[0:00] Welcome + What’s Cooking in Banking
[0:34] Stacey’s Food & Travel Story
[1:42] Industry Events & CMN Support
[3:13] Ron’s New Granddaughter Update
[4:48] What Banks Are Asking About AI
[5:32] The McKinsey AI Travel Example
[7:30] Could AI Build Your Financial Life Itinerary?
[9:03] Ron Clarifies What Generative AI Really Is
[12:21] Jobs, Creativity & the Human Side of AI
[20:54] SoFi, Crypto Demand & The Future of Banking
Chapters
1. Welcome + What’s Cooking in Banking (00:00:00)
2. Stacey’s Food & Travel Story (00:00:34)
3. Industry Events & CMN Support (00:01:42)
4. Ron’s New Granddaughter Update (00:03:13)
5. What Banks Are Asking About AI (00:04:48)
6. The McKinsey AI Travel Example (00:05:32)
7. Could AI Build Your Financial Life Itinerary? (00:07:30)
8. Ron Clarifies What Generative AI Really Is (00:09:30)
9. Jobs, Creativity & the Human Side of AI (00:12:21)
10. SoFi, Crypto Demand & The Future of Banking (00:24:54)
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