What Rich Speaks About

Fintech Keynote & Workshop Topics.

Every talk is customized, practitioner-driven, and built for audiences who need actionable intelligence — not recycled research. Explore Rich's signature topics below.

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Agentic AI: From Hype to Operational Reality

How financial institutions and enterprises are deploying AI agents to eliminate process bottlenecks, automate the mundane, reduce fraud exposure, and achieve operational efficiency that actually moves the needle — with real examples, not vendor demos.

AI Strategy Operations Risk Fraud
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Digital Assets & Stablecoins: What Bankers Actually Need to Know

The GENIUS Act is law. Stablecoins are no longer a crypto curiosity — they are a competitive consideration and a business opportunity. This talk cuts through the noise and tells community bankers exactly where they stand and what to do about it.

Stablecoins Tokenization GENIUS Act Digital Assets
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From Watching to Building: A Digital Transformation Playbook for Community Banks

Most community banks know they need to innovate. Few know where to start. Rich walks through a proven, multi-state framework for moving banks from passive observers to active participants in the fintech ecosystem — without betting the institution.

Strategy Innovation Community Banking Fintech
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Product Design & Development in the Age of AI

Building digital products has changed permanently. AI is collapsing the distance between idea and execution. Rich shares a practitioner framework for product design and development that works for teams of any size — from a fintech startup to a Fortune 500 innovation lab.

Product Design Development AI Tools Innovation
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