

E34: David Arslanian, Progress Partners:‘Siri, I’d Like to Make a Deposit’
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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