Cut to Context

The AI announcements keep coming, and the language keeps getting bigger—agentic operating systems, intelligent orchestration layers, the future of commercial banking—all in one tidy package. But pull back the curtain and there's usually a lot of unglamorous engineering work holding the whole thing up. In this episode, Adam Blue sits down with Anthony Ianniciello, Q2 VP of Product Management, to talk about where AI is actually earning its keep in commercial banking, from treasury fulfillment and payment observability to small business education, and what banks should really be asking before they buy into the next big promise. Related Links AI for Everyone, Q2 Q2 Treasury Fulfillment Clockwatchers

What does AI adoption actually look like inside a community bank? Michael Purifoy, chief treasury and digital banking officer at VeraBank, joins Adam Blue at Q2's CONNECT 26 conference for a candid, on-the-floor conversation about where the technology is earning its keep and where the real work is still ahead. From an 18-month process mapping exercise that surfaced two years of workflow debt, to the harder challenge of helping employees see change as an opportunity rather than a threat, Michael shares what disciplined, customer-first AI deployment looks like in practice. Related Links Introducing Q2 Assistant AI for Everyone "Headshot" by Rita Bullwinkel

Adam Blue talks with Bill Gravette, GM of Symphonix at Q2, about what happens to the loan process when AI enters the picture. From document processing and credit memos to alternative data and fair lending, they dig into where AI is already earning its keep in credit decisioning and why the loan officer, far from being replaced, may be one of the biggest beneficiaries. Related Links "Start at the Fuzzy Edges: A Practical AI Strategy for Lenders," Giridhar Thoopurani and Bill Gravette "The AI Adoption Journey: A Survey of Credit Union Leaders," Filene AI for Everyone, Q2 Symphonix "The Minority Report," Philip K. Dick "Minority Report," Steven Spielberg  

AI is moving fast, but banking has to move with care. In this episode, Adam Blue talks with Q2 Chief Information Security Officer Beth Anne Bygum about the difference between AI that's interesting and AI that's ready for the real world. Related Links AI for Everyone, Q2 Brick

In the past couple of years, AI conversations at financial institutions have changed from "should we?" to "where should we next?" Adam Blue and Corey Gross discuss how banks and credit unions can move from broad experimentation to focused AI investments that align with their strategy in areas like operational workflows, fraud prevention, and support resolution. Related Links AI for Everyone, Q2 The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

AI is changing how work gets done, but the most important question may be what it allows people to do better. In this episode of Cut to Context, Q2 CTO Adam Blue talks with Chief People Officer Kim Rutledge about how the role AI plays in the workday, including employee uncertainty, the value of judgment, and how automation can create more space for meaningful work. Related Links AI for Everyone, Q2 "Aladdin Sane" by David Bowie

Claude Mythos has pushed AI cyber risk from an abstract future problem into a live banking issue. In this episode, Adam Blue talks with Beth Anne Bygum and Ryan Hollister about what changes when AI can discover vulnerabilities at machine speed and how to think clearly about security, governance, and resilience without sliding into panic. Related Links Alignment Risk Update: Claude Mythos Preview, Anthropic AI for Everyone, Q2 "The Prestige" directed by Christopher Nolan

In this episode of the podcast, CTO Adam Blue talks with Q2 COO Hima Mukkamala about how to move quickly with AI without getting swept up in the market's hype cycle. They explore what responsible speed looks like in banking, why vibe coding changes who gets to build, and how financial institutions can innovate faster without losing sight of trust, compliance, or real customer value. Related Links Q2 Code  More about AI at Q2  "Aeroplane Over the Sea" by Neutral Milk Hotel

In the first episode of Cut to Context, a new podcast focused on AI, Q2 CTO Adam Blue sets the table for the conversations ahead about how Q2 is thinking about AI in a way that stays grounded in people, trust, and real work. It's an introduction and an invitation to think about AI not as spectacle, but as a tool for better judgment, better systems, and better banking.