About Financial Technology Innovation

Fintech Hooligan is where financial rebels and digital innovators collide. We're not here to recycle press releases or chase headlines; we're here to challenge them. Founded by Chuck Hayes, a banking veteran turned fintech executive, Fintech Hooligan explores the wild edge of financial technology, open banking, permissioned data, and wealth innovation. With over 25 years of experience across banking, credit unions, wealth management, and fintech startups, Chuck brings a no-BS perspective to the conversations that matter in financial services. As the President of Advintro Banking and a Marine Corps veteran, he has led growth initiatives at banks, credit unions, and fintech startups, consistently driving the development of innovative banking products, fintech solutions, wealth innovation initiatives, and AI-powered tools. Chuck lives in South Carolina and writes Fintech Hooligan to connect, provoke, and inspire.

Because fintech solutions are designed to be disruptive, the name serves as a badge of honor. It reminds us that building better financial tools, such as those enabled by open banking, involves asking better questions, breaking legacy systems, and driving wealth innovation in boardrooms, pitch decks, and policy discussions.