When is a bank not a bank? This question goes to the heart of what the Comptroller of the Currency has to keep in mind when making regulatory decisions and Fintech. This and more on this week’s episode of Fintech Beat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this special Labor Day episode, the Fintech Beat podcast explores the unique relationship between hip-hop and crypto and unveils its first Fintech Beat playlist culled from listener suggestions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With China’s announcement that its central bank is close to launching a digital version of their currency, Fintech Beat sits down with IMF officials for a behind-the-scenes peek at what goes into a country’s strategy. We will also reveal which country was first. It may not be what you think. Learn more about your ad …
Fintech Beat talks with one of our listeners, a former general counsel of the CFTC, who shares his thoughts on vulnerabilities in crypto exchanges. We then turn overseas to hear from France’s leading fintech regulator, Domitille Dessertine, to learn more about the country’s ambitious efforts to classify and conduct cryptocurrency transactions. Learn more about your …
Fintech Beat talks with the former head of Bank of America’s global quant business, and a co-founder of Sila Money, who has raised red flags about the Facebook Libra project. Alex Lipton argues that Libra’s core design resembles the vision laid out in an open-source paper published by the Royal Society and Scientific American. Learn …
The Bank of England is not only a pivotal player in Brexit, but it’s also a major player in the development of global fintech policies–and is even considering how to allow fintech firms access to the Bank’s balance sheet. Fintech Beat catches up with the head of fintech policy at the Bank to discuss the …
No issue has generated more concern about Facebook’s Libra than its potential abuse as a tool for terrorism finance and money laundering. In this episode Fintech Beat talks with Chainalysis, a data and analytics firm, about international regulatory efforts, so-called clustering and blockchain forensics. Chris also talks about his experience testifying before Congress on the …
A core challenge when it comes to fintech is the so-called blurred lines — when the definition of a word invokes different answers. The biggest blurring of all happens with the concept of decentralization — what it means, what it looks like, and why regulators care. In this podcast, from New York’s Crypto Evolved conference, …
Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, Libra, has inspired an unprecedented interest in digital assets as means of making cross-border payments. But could Libra spark chaos in monetary markets, and hamstring central bankers? And how important is trust in Facebook necessary as not only a matter of business necessity for the cryptocurrency, but also economic stability? We ask …
Bitcoin had a wild week with its value hitting over $11,000. This begs the question: Is the crypto winter finally thawing out? Host Chris Brummer sits down to explore with Sunayna Tuteja of TD Ameritrade and Matthew Trudeau of ErisX to discuss what a Crypto spring means. Also, stay tuned for our segment Chris’ World …