Nashville Hot Chicken Challenge: Chris Noe in the Hot Seat

In this special episode of Fintech Corner, Trovata’s Joseph Drambarean and guest Chris Noe, Head of Wholesale Payments Product at Truist, dive into a fiery lineup of hot sauces and even hotter topics. From how AI can help corporate clients discover financial services to ongoing challenges with KYC compliance, they share hot takes on new possibilities within banking. All while trying to survive an increasingly scorching lineup of hot sauces complemented by Nashville’s legendary hot chicken from Hattie B’s. 

Highlights

• Chris shares the toughest challenges in his career while sampling Hot Sauce #3: Smoked Onion
• Hear Chris’s insights on if AI will make any aspects of banking obsolete while trying to survive Hot Sauce #5: Apple Caraway
• During hot sauce #6: Jerk & Scotch Bonnet, Joseph explores how AI can help clients discover available services and optimize decision-making around their use
• Joseph and Chris discuss the complexities of Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance as things heat up with Hot Sauce #7: Ninja Napalm
• Watch Chris and Joseph squirm as they try to survive The Last Dab: Xperience

About Joseph “JD” Drambarean

JD is Trovata’s Chief Technology Officer. Previously, he was Director of Strategy with the mobile app design firm, Punchkick Interactive. There, he was responsible for developing roadmaps and executing global product launches for brands like Marriott International, Allstate Insurance, and Harley-Davidson. He later served as a Senior Manager in Capital One’s Digital Product Management team. Joseph is a Chicago native, and graduated with a BA in Political Science & Economics from Loyola University of Chicago.

Connect with JD on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdrambarean 

About Chris Noe: 

Chris Noe is the head of Wholesale Payments Product for Truist Financial and joined the company in March 2023. As head of product, Chris is responsible for driving innovation and enabling client success through successful product management and development of our Treasury, Liquidity, Merchant and Commercial Card businesses. Chris has more than 25 years of product management and design experience with a focus on client experience, fostering innovation and driving execution. Chris joined Truist from Wells Fargo where he most recently served as head of embedded finance and sales engineering for Commercial Digital. In this role and others, Chris was focused on leveraging new technology

and strategic relationships with market-leading fintechs to help create best-in-class digital experiences for cash management.

Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Chris and was previously Application Manager at Wachovia Bank. Prior to that, he was a Systems Engineer/Analyst at First Union National Bank. Chris has a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Connect with Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noelink/