About this episode

Ankur Patel interviews Carey Ransom about the future of community banks and the role of AI in transforming their operations.

Ankur Patel interviews Carey Ransom, Managing Director at Bank Tech Ventures.<br /><br />📩 Subscribe to the Main Street AI Newsletter: https://multimodal.beehiiv.com/subscribe?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=podcast<br /><br />Bank Tech Ventures is a strategic investment fund backed by 125+ community banks that runs as the industry's shared R&D arm — sourcing, vetting, and connecting the technology those banks actually need. Carey argues the winners won't look like banks in five years: they'll reimagine their operating model, own a customer segment, and start from the premise that AI can do everything until they prove why it shouldn't.<br /><br />Guest: Carey Ransom, Managing Director, Bank Tech Ventures<br />Host: Ankur Patel, CEO & Founder, Multimodal<br /><br />0:00 Introduction: Meet Carey<br />0:43 What pulled Carey into community banking<br />3:21 What makes community banks distinct<br />8:40 Inside Bank Tech Ventures<br />13:36 Who they engage with at the bank<br />17:10 The technology themes banks care about<br />21:38 How they…

Topics covered

• community banking
• AI adoption
• technology investment
• banking innovation
• startup evaluation

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