What’s the best way to learn AI? Just build something.

In this episode of the Pay It Forward Podcast, host Bria Bell, Vice President on the Payments Communications Team, sits down with Zack Anderson, Chief Data & Analytics Officer for Payments and Global Banking, and Alejandra Villagra, Head of Digital & Design, to discuss how experimentation has shaped their approach to AI.

Recorded at the March 2026 Global Town Hall, they share personal stories, including building a custom learning app for Zack’s four-year-old son, debugging products through chat, and creating an app that picks Alejandra’s outfit each morning. Together, they argue that personal exploration is the fastest path to professional impact and encourage colleagues to revisit tools they may have dismissed months ago. They also discuss how these lessons are being applied across the business to simplify client experiences and help shape the future of digital payments.

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Explore what it really means to embrace AI in the workplace with Sri Shivananda, Chief Information Officer, and Tony Wimmer, Head of Data and Analytics at J.P. Morgan Payments, in conversation with host Bria Bell, Vice President, Communications. Recorded at the March 2026 Global Town Hall, Sri and Tony reflect on navigating AI uncertainty, reframing anxiety as a signal to act, and building the habits and skills that turn disruption into transformation. Tony shares a simple but powerful analogy — learning AI is like learning to drive — and walks through the practical steps anyone can take to get started, regardless of technical background.

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Explore the big picture behind Kinexys with Kara Kennedy, Global Head of Kinexys Market Development, as she shares why on-chain finance is moving from experimental to foundational and why this moment represents a true inflection point for scale across the financial industry.

In conversation with Stephanie Lok, Product Lead on Kinexys Digital Assets, Kara reflects on balancing speed with execution, fostering teams that embrace learning and adaptability, and building trusted, next-generation financial infrastructure.

She also shares lessons from her leadership journey, the principles guiding her decision-making, and the mindset required to navigate one of the fastest-moving spaces in finance and technology.

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