JP Nicols
Bank Innovation Expert, Managing Director of FinTech Forge and Co-Founder of Next Money
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JP Nicols
Biography
After spending 20 years as a part of the leadership team growing a $6B regional bank into an industry leader with over $400B in assets, JP has been a bank innovation expert working at the intersection of fintech, innovation and financial services to help others turn potential into performance.
He is Managing Director of FinTech Forge, which helps financial institutions build and leverage their innovation capacity through strategic fintech partnerships and investments. He was also a founder of the Bank Innovators Council, which is now as a part of Next Money, a global community committed to reinventing finance through design, innovation and entrepreneurship.
He has served in past leadership and innovation roles at top financial institutions, including as the first Chief Private Banking Officer for a top five U.S. bank. He is a highly rated instructor on fintech and innovation at the Pacific Coast Banking School graduate school of business held at the University of Washington,Graduate School of Banking at Wisconsin, and the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado.
He is also cohost of Breaking Banks, the world's #1 global fintech radio show and podcast, and the flagship program for Provoke.fm. With more than 5.5 million listeners from over 170 countries, it is the #1 business show on VoiceAmerica World Talk Radio. In 2017 he launched his own show on Provoke.fm, Serial Intrapreneur, which tells the stories of leaders who battle the status quo inside their own companies to innovate and drive change.
As a bank innovation expert, JP has also been advisor to numerous early stage fintech companies and currently serves on the advisory board of Advizr. He previously served on the advisory board of Balance Financial and as Vice Chair of the board of Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart.
JP Nicols
Featured Keynote Programs
Thriving in an Era of Digital Disruption
We can no longer define the competition as just other similar competitors. Digital disruption is coming from a whole new crop of players that are swiftly gaining acceptance and market share. Learn new strategies for addressing today’s unique threats and opportunities.
Tales of a Serial Intrapreneur
We rightly celebrate the struggles of startups and their brave founders; but it can be tough working in a bigger company too, where powerful corporate antibodies seek and destroy new ideas that don’t conform to the conventional culture. It doesn’t have to be that way. Learn how you can fix it.
Innovation is More than the Next Big Idea
Innovation has become one of the hottest topics in business today, but what does it really mean, and how do we get there? Learn how the most innovative companies create new experiences, new products and new revenue streams to stay relevant in a rapidly changing world.
Your ‘Fast Follower’ Strategy is Riskier than you Realize
Mature companies are often not bleeding edge pioneers for good reason. But how long is too long to wait to adopt new ideas? If we wait too long can we ever catch up? Learn how to balance best practices with next practices to drive sustainable growth.
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