Bank Nerd Corner BNC Squared: The Year-End and Year-Ahead Pick Two
In this December episode of Bank Nerd Corner Squared, Kiah and Alex bring their “end of the year” energy to recap 2025 and look ahead to 2026.
They chat about the present Alex secretly hopes he receives, as well as their gift-giving approaches. For those curious: Many stores on Etsy offer photo-realistic pillows of pets and here are the Japanese bread lamps — both hit presents Kiah has gifted!
2025 has been such a wild ride for both fintechs and banks. Alex and Kiah discuss two trends or themes that they thought were interesting or significant in 2025, before moving on to two things they think will happen in 2026. Finally, they wrap it up by discussing resolutions for the next year.
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