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Taylor Nelms

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Small is beautiful.That’s the title of a collection of essays by economist E. F. Schumacher but it might as well be the title of a new Filene research report that explores how small credit unions can thrive. You’re right, mathematically it seems there’s a drip drip drip of small credit union deaths but listen to Taylor Nelms, senior director of research at Filene, and he claims that there is plenty of research evidence to suggest that many credit unions are certifiably healthy.In this show Nelms offers the details and he dazzles with surprising factoids. Did you know that the first mobile remote deposit occurred at a small credit union? Did you know there’s a small credit union that accepts an Alaska fishing license as an ID?I sure didn’t know these factoids.Which brings us back to Schumacher’s book which is something of an attack on the idea that bigger is just better.Flash over to Nelms who tells us that small often can mean more nimble, faster, more in tune with a specific community.In this podcast we come not to bury small credit unions but to praise them - and understand they are the faces of the credit union movement.This show will put a smile on their faces - but also on the faces of all who hope for the best for the credit union movement.Listen up.Like what you are hearing? Find out how you can help sponsor this podcast here. Very affordable sponsorship packages are available. Email rjmcgarvey@gmail.com And like this podcast on whatever service you use to stream it. That matters. Find out more about CU2.0 and the digital transformation of credit unions here. It's a journey every credit union needs to take. Pronto

Small is beautiful. That’s the title of a collection of essays by economist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Is_Beautiful" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">E. F. Schumacher</a> but it might as well be the title of a new Filene research report that explores how <a href="https://news.cuna.org/articles/121960-solving-the-small-credit-union-puzzle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">small credit unions </a>can thrive.  You’re right, mathematically it seems there’s a drip drip drip of small credit union deaths but listen to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-nelms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Taylor Nelms</a>, senior director of research at <a href="https://filene.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Filene</a>, and he claims that there is plenty of research evidence to suggest that many credit unions are certifiably healthy. In this show Nelms offers the details and he dazzles with surprising factoids. Did you know that the first mobile remote deposit occurred at a small credit union? Did you know there’s a small credit union that accepts an Alaska fishing license as an ID? I sure didn’t know these factoids. Which brings us back to Schumacher’s book which is something of an attack on the idea that bigger is just better. Flash over to Nelms who tells us that small often can mean more nimble, faster, more in tune with a specific community. In this podcast we come not to bury small credit unions but to praise them - and understand they are the faces of the credit union movement. This show will put a smile on their faces - but also on the faces of all who hope for the best for the credit union movement. Listen up. Like what you are hearing? Find out how you can help sponsor this podcast here. Very affordable sponsorship packages are available. Email rjmcgarvey@gmail.com And like this podcast on whatever service you use to stream it. That matters. Find out more about <a href="https://cu-2.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CU2.0 a</a>nd the digital transformation of credit unions here. It's a journey every credit union needs to take. Pronto

CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 244 Filene's Taylor Nelms on Small Credit Unions Are Beautiful

In this podcast, Tanya Matthan speaks with Dr. Taylor Nelms about his research within and outside the academy. In particular, we discuss his ongoing research on and with credit unions, and its relationship to his disciplinary training as an economic anthropologist. Dr. Nelms shares his insights on mentorship, graduate school curricula, and the futility of insider/outsider distinctions vis-a-vis the contemporary academy.  GUEST BIO  Dr. Taylor C. Nelms is an anthropologist and ethnographer with fifteen years of experience studying money, technology, and banking in the United States, Latin America, and around the world. He is currently the Senior Director of Research at the Filene Research Institute, an independent, non-profit think tank focused on consumer and cooperative finance, especially credit unions. At Filene, Taylor manages a team of researchers and a portfolio of partnerships with leading scholars to pursue research that explores people’s changing economic lives and the business of financial services. Before joining Filene, Taylor worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of California, Irvine, where he received his PhD in Anthropology. He also holds degrees from the University of Cambridge and Ohio State University.

In this podcast, Tanya Matthan speaks with Dr. Taylor Nelms about his research within and outside the academy. In particular, we discuss his ongoing research on and with credit unions, and its relationship to his disciplinary training as an economic anthropologist. Dr. Nelms shares his insights on mentorship, graduate school curricula, and the futility of insider/outsider distinctions vis-a-vis the contemporary academy. GUEST BIO Dr. Taylor C. Nelms is an anthropologist and ethnographer with fifteen years of experience studying money, technology, and banking in the United States, Latin America, and around the world. He is currently the Senior Director of Research at the Filene Research Institute, an independent, non-profit think tank focused on consumer and cooperative finance, especially credit unions. At Filene, Taylor manages a team of researchers and a portfolio of partnerships with leading scholars to pursue research that explores people’s changing economic lives and the business of financial services. Before joining Filene, Taylor worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of California, Irvine, where he received his PhD in Anthropology. He also holds degrees from the University of Cambridge and Ohio State University.

Outside/Alongside the Academy: A conversation with Dr. Taylor Nelms

In this episode we talk to Stephen Rea and Taylor Nelms about mobile money and financial apps. Stephen Rea and Taylor Nelms are two anthropologists who work at University of California, Irvine. We talk about their research, people’s relationship/interaction with mobile money, debate ethical concerns and the nature of money itself and much more. We really dive into what mobile money is and the structures, relationships and beliefs built around it. Stephen C. Rea is a cultural anthropologist whose research focuses on how digital and mobile technologies intersect with issues of community, labour, and health. He has done extensive ethnographic fieldwork on digital gaming culture in South Korea, and has published on the social and technical infrastructures involved in mobile money for development. Taylor C. Nelms is an anthropologist and ethnographer of money, technology, bureaucracy, and everyday economic and political life. He has done extensive work in Latin America and the United States on the intersections of money and technology and how they shape the lives and livelihoods of the people who use them. Stephen and Taylor’s work: Maurer, Bill, Taylor C. Nelms, and Stephen C. Rea. (2013). “‘Bridges to cash': channeling agency in mobile money.” Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 19 (1): 52-74. Rea, Stephen C. and Taylor C. Nelms (2017). “Mobile Money: The First Decade.” Institute for Money, Technology and Financial Inclusion working paper. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/574243f9 Rea, Stephen C., Ursula Dalinghaus, Taylor C. Nelms, and Bill Maurer. (2016). "Riding the Rails of Mobile Payments: Financial Inclusion, Mobile Phones, and Infrastructure." In The Routledge Companion to Digital Ethnography Their work can be found on the website of the Future of Money Research Collaborative: https://moneyfutures.org/ Follow their work at: https://www.stephencrea.com/ http://www.taylornelms.net/ and after our publications, could you include a link to our joint website with the follow line:

In this episode we talk to Stephen Rea and Taylor Nelms about mobile money and financial apps. Stephen Rea and Taylor Nelms are two anthropologists who work at University of California, Irvine. We talk about their research, people’s relationship/interaction with mobile money, debate ethical concerns and the nature of money itself and much more. We really dive into what mobile money is and the structures, relationships and beliefs built around it. Stephen C. Rea is a cultural anthropologist whose research focuses on how digital and mobile technologies intersect with issues of community, labour, and health. He has done extensive ethnographic fieldwork on digital gaming culture in South Korea, and has published on the social and technical infrastructures involved in mobile money for development. Taylor C. Nelms is an anthropologist and ethnographer of money, technology, bureaucracy, and everyday economic and political life. He has done extensive work in Latin America and the United States on the intersections of money and technology and how they shape the lives and livelihoods of the people who use them. Stephen and Taylor’s work: Maurer, Bill, Taylor C. Nelms, and Stephen C. Rea. (2013). “‘Bridges to cash': channeling agency in mobile money.” Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 19 (1): 52-74. Rea, Stephen C. and Taylor C. Nelms (2017). “Mobile Money: The First Decade.” Institute for Money, Technology and Financial Inclusion working paper. <a href="https://escholarship.org/uc/item/574243f9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://escholarship.org/uc/item/574243f9</a> Rea, Stephen C., Ursula Dalinghaus, Taylor C. Nelms, and Bill Maurer. (2016). "Riding the Rails of Mobile Payments: Financial Inclusion, Mobile Phones, and Infrastructure." In The Routledge Companion to Digital Ethnography Their work can be found on the website of the Future of Money Research Collaborative: <a href="https://moneyfutures.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://moneyfutures.org/</a> Follow their work at: <a href="https://www.stephencrea.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.stephencrea.com/</a> <a href="http://www.taylornelms.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.taylornelms.net/</a> and after our publications, could you include a link to our joint website with the follow line:

Stephen Rea and Taylor Nelms: An anthropological conversation about Mobile Money and Financial Technologies