• How Jack Henry is Modernizing Banking Infrastructure

  • Dec 19 2024
  • Length: 27 mins
  • Podcast

How Jack Henry is Modernizing Banking Infrastructure

  • Summary

  • Most financial institutions still bank on software built before the internet, but Jack Henry's CTO, Ben Metz, is leading a quiet revolution to change that. Speaking with a16z General Partner Angela Strange, Metz shares how banks’ historical tech infrastructure and regulatory obstacles have stymied innovation—and how Jack Henry is helping them overcome these challenges. Metz outlines actionable ways startup founders can help smaller community banks leverage artificial intelligence and cloud computing, reshaping the industry at large.

    Chapter Breakdown:

    0:47 Backstory
    2:15 Community banks and historical infrastructure
    4:30 Pre-internet banking & software realities
    6:45 Challenges of scaling historical banking tech
    8:30 Building software & COBOL
    12:15 Dissecting core banking systems
    15:40 How regulatory hurdles impact innovation
    18:30 Mobile banking and market shiftsT
    22:45 Integrating AI into banking's foundation
    25:30 Digital service core to banking
    28:15 Where AI will be integrated first
    31:20 Advice for fintech founders
    34:45 Building a data platform to enable innovation
    38:20 Working together: banking & tech startups

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