American Banker Podcast

The founder of Digit explains how he got into fintech and why he built an AI-meets-personal-finance app that launched in October.

Former controller of the currency Eugene Ludwig has written a book called The Mismeasurement of America that lays out the shortcomings of the standard economic data that U.S. government and businesses use to make decisions, and how this data obscures the truth about how low-income Americans are actually faring.

The co-founder of Fintech Sandbox says fintech entrepreneurs will figure out how to help Americans struggling with economic stressors.

Rachel Anderika, chief operating officer at Anchorage Digital Bank, sees the Federal Reserve's proposal to give crypto companies limited access to its payment rails as "a really great signal to the market."

Amanda Fischer, is policy director and chief operating officer at Better Markets and former chief of staff at the Securities and Exchange Commission has some concerns about stablecoins.

The former banker Bradley Leimer now advises financial institutions on AI projects, and shared some of his tips for achieving accurate results and a return on AI investments.

Richard Cordray, the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, says the Trump administration seems intent on shutting the agency down, even though it has a legal mandate to exist.

Nathan McCauley, co-founder and CEO of Anchorage Digital, a pioneering crypto bank, dives into the world of stablecoins and their potential impact on traditional banking. He argues that stablecoins could actually enhance community banks rather than drain deposits. McCauley also discusses how banks can lend against stablecoin reserves, outlining new opportunities like crypto-as-a-service and tokenization. Additionally, he shares insights on building compliant AML/BSA programs and the importance of regulatory validation in the crypto space.

The banks have invested in gen AI and embedded finance, respectively.

John Buran shares how his New York bank and its small business customers are faring with tariff uncertainty — and how some have quickly changed suppliers and modified business plans — in the latest American Banker podcast.