Perry Halman-Peguillan explained SpendCare, a spending card for caregivers to manage finances transparently, targeting non-medical home care agencies. Marcy Lobel-Esrig highlighted Paytrust, formerly known as SilverBills, a bill-paying service for older adults, funded by NIH grants and municipal contracts. Jane Babcock educated us on VA benefits for veterans and widows, including the wartime pension and compensation for service-related injuries, urging awareness and application for these benefits. Jason Wolf introduced Genie, an AI-powered call blocker that screens and filters incoming calls, blocking 90% of scams with 99% accuracy. Our session underscored the importance of financial health in aging.
Recorded on July 27, 2023, this episode is part of our FinTech Series. Speakers are listed in their order of appearance.
Jason Wolf, Co-Founder and CEO, Genie at time of show
Jason is currently focusing on other priorities and the Genie product and website are currently not available. This is the Genie Demonstration YouTube to illustrate the product introduction he made during this podcast and to show how to solve elder scams using an AI protector agent like Genie
Perry Halman-Peguillan, Co-Founder and CEO, SpendCare
An AgeTech Collaborative from AARP portfolio company
Marci Lobel-Esrig, J.D., Founder and General Counsel, Paytrust FKA SilverBills
An AgeTech Collaborative from AARP portfolio company
Jane Babcock, VA Benefits Educator for veterans and their widows
Debbie Howard’s summary of this show.
RESOURCES:
FinTech Attitudes and Adoption - AARP Report, 6-30-23
Jane Babcock’s War Pension VA most underused benefit details LinkedIn post from mid 2023. Follow Jane on LinkedIn for a continuing stream of useful VA benefits info.
BoomerTechTalk.com episode page
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