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The Community Bank Podcast

Oct 27, 2025

In this episode, Chris Nichols sits down with Gwen Wertz, SVP of Retail Banking at Provident Bank, to discuss how her team drives deposit growth and manages funding costs in a competitive environment. Gwen shares practical insights from her experience leading deposit strategy meetings, building a culture...


Oct 20, 2025

Today, Chris Nichols sits down with Alex Johnson, author of popular newsletter Fintech Takes. They discuss the importance of Stablecoin as it's related to the banking industry and why community banks should pay attention to it.

 

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Oct 13, 2025

Today we’re joined by Mac Thompson, founder and CEO of White Clay, a company helping banks use data to drive smarter, more profitable decisions.

We talk about whether banking is getting easier or harder, what the data says about the current state of the industry, and how banks can sell more profitable products to more...


Oct 6, 2025

Today Chris Nichols sit down with Subodh Mathur to talk about his work with India's UPI system and what American banks can learn.

Subodh Kumar Mathur, Strategic Advisor to Amberoon, brings deep expertise in public financial management and national-scale digital ecosystems. A retired Additional Controller General of...