ABA Banking Journal
No Result
View All Result
  • Topics
    • Ag Banking
    • Commercial Lending
    • Community Banking
    • Compliance and Risk
    • Cybersecurity
    • Economy
    • Human Resources
    • Insurance
    • Legal
    • Mortgage
    • Mutual Funds
    • Payments
    • Policy
    • Retail and Marketing
    • Tax and Accounting
    • Technology
    • Wealth Management
  • Newsbytes
  • Podcasts
  • Magazine
    • Subscribe
    • Advertise
    • Magazine Archive
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Podcast Archive
    • Sponsored Content Archive
SUBSCRIBE
ABA Banking Journal
  • Topics
    • Ag Banking
    • Commercial Lending
    • Community Banking
    • Compliance and Risk
    • Cybersecurity
    • Economy
    • Human Resources
    • Insurance
    • Legal
    • Mortgage
    • Mutual Funds
    • Payments
    • Policy
    • Retail and Marketing
    • Tax and Accounting
    • Technology
    • Wealth Management
  • Newsbytes
  • Podcasts
  • Magazine
    • Subscribe
    • Advertise
    • Magazine Archive
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Podcast Archive
    • Sponsored Content Archive
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
Home ABA Banking Journal Podcast

Podcast: AI, third-party risk and the future of partner banking

September 11, 2025
Reading Time: 1 min read
Podcast: AI, third-party risk and the future of partner banking

Brett Pharr (center) meets with Pathward Bank team members.

The rapid evolution of the financial services marketplace means the market for banking as a service is also evolving rapidly. From artificial intelligence to other new technologies to regulatory expectations, how is the partner bank sector shifting? On the season premiere of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Pathward Bank CEO Brett Pharr talks about the Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based partner bank’s strategy. Among other things, Pharr discusses:

  • The evolution of the business model beyond interchange to include embedded finance, faster payments and other opportunities.
  • The criticality of third-party risk management in partner banking.
  • How Pathward is using AI to accelerate compliance review of its partners’ marketing materials — and how some AI uses might be limiting young bankers’ learning and development.
  • The role of partner banks in advancing financial sector participation by the unbanked.
  • How Pathward builds its workplace culture with its “talent anywhere” remote work structure.

Click here to download the episode if you can’t see the player above.

In this episode

Brett Pharr
CEO
Pathward Bank

Tags: ABA Banking Journal PodcastArtificial intelligenceBanking as a serviceCareers in bankingFintechInterchangeThird-party risk
ShareTweetPin

Related Posts

ABA urges FCC not to impair banks’ communications with customers

FCC proposes strengthening Robocall Mitigation Database

Compliance and Risk
July 22, 2026

The FCC voted 3-0 to issue a proposal to strengthen the Robocall Mitigation Database. ABA expressed support for the proposal in a letter sent in advance of the vote.

Survey: Banks boosting cybersecurity due to AI while also investing in technology

ABA offers improvements for FSB’s ‘sound practices’ in AI adoption

Compliance and Risk
July 22, 2026

The Financial Stability Board’s draft list of 12 recommendations to guide the adoption of artificial intelligence by financial institutions is useful, but the document could use some further tweaks to make the recommendations even more effective, ABA said.

White paper: Banks have clear legal authority to issue stablecoins

Directors Briefing: For stablecoins and tokenized deposits, the value of focusing on strategy

Directors Briefing
July 22, 2026

The takeaway is not that every bank needs a stablecoin strategy tomorrow. It is that stablecoins are no longer purely a fintech or cryptocurrency story.

Nichols: ABA seeks ‘surgical’ changes to crypto market structure bill

Nichols: ABA seeks ‘surgical’ changes to crypto market structure bill

Newsbytes
July 21, 2026

ABA isn’t opposed to market structure legislation for digital assets but is seeking “tiny, surgical” changes to ensure the Genius Act’s prohibition on interest and yield on payment stablecoin is upheld, ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols told...

FinCEN to finalize revised beneficial ownership reporting rule ‘very soon’

FinCEN to finalize revised beneficial ownership reporting rule ‘very soon’

Compliance and Risk
July 21, 2026

In addition, ABA said that while it applauded recent steps taken by the Treasury Department and FinCEN to modernize the U.S. illicit finance regime, more work is needed.

ABA calls on SEC to investigate manipulative short selling of bank stocks

ABA supports expanded SEC accommodations for smaller public companies

Compliance and Risk
July 20, 2026

ABA that it supports a Securities and Exchange Commission proposal to expand reporting accommodations for smaller public companies.

NEWSBYTES

FCC proposes strengthening Robocall Mitigation Database

July 22, 2026

ABA offers improvements for FSB’s ‘sound practices’ in AI adoption

July 22, 2026

House passes Main Street Capital Access Act

July 21, 2026

SPONSORED CONTENT

Why Your Systems Keep Slowing Down — and What to Do About It

Examiners Are Now Looking at Your Non-Core Systems

June 11, 2026
Your Floorplan Audit and Your Credit Decision Are Weeks Apart. That Gap Has a Price.

Your Floorplan Audit and Your Credit Decision Are Weeks Apart. That Gap Has a Price.

June 1, 2026
A Modern Blueprint for Serving High-Net-Worth Families

A Modern Blueprint for Serving High-Net-Worth Families

May 28, 2026
Why Your Systems Keep Slowing Down — and What to Do About It

AI Is in Your Bank. Is Your Cloud Contract Governing It?

May 20, 2026

PODCASTS

Podcast: Understanding the 2025 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data

July 8, 2026

Podcast: Financing America’s independence

June 29, 2026

Podcast: Talent and innovation in community banking

June 18, 2026

American Bankers Association
1333 New Hampshire Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
1-800-BANKERS (800-226-5377)
www.aba.com
About ABA
Privacy Policy
Contact ABA

ABA Banking Journal
About ABA Banking Journal
Media Kit
Advertising
Subscribe

© 2026 American Bankers Association. All rights reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Topics
    • Ag Banking
    • Commercial Lending
    • Community Banking
    • Compliance and Risk
    • Cybersecurity
    • Economy
    • Human Resources
    • Insurance
    • Legal
    • Mortgage
    • Mutual Funds
    • Payments
    • Policy
    • Retail and Marketing
    • Tax and Accounting
    • Technology
    • Wealth Management
  • Newsbytes
  • Podcasts
  • Magazine
    • Subscribe
    • Advertise
    • Magazine Archive
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Podcast Archive
    • Sponsored Content Archive

© 2026 American Bankers Association. All rights reserved.