
American Banker Podcast
Thoughtful discussions about current topics, moderated by American Banker editors.
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Jun 9, 2020 • 28min
‘More credit to more people’: OCC’s Brooks on tackling inequality
The acting Comptroller of the Currency weighs in on social unrest, the reformed Community Reinvestment Act, fintech charters and how he believes technology can make finance more inclusive.

Jun 2, 2020 • 29min
‘The U.S. needs to take digital currency seriously’: Dave Birch
Competition over virtual currency could alter politics and global power structures, potentially to the detriment of the U.S., the author of "The Currency Cold War" argues.

May 26, 2020 • 24min
‘Money anxiety is not a disorder’: Destigmatizing financial unease
Dan Geller, behavioral economist and developer of the Money Anxiety Index, describes how the gauge has spiked and what banks can do about it.

May 19, 2020 • 23min
The fintechs that are pitching in on coronavirus relief
Tilman Ehrbeck, managing partner at Flourish Ventures, a mission-driven venture capital firm that spun out of the Omidyar Network last year, explains how startups like Summer, Propel, Steady and Cushion are helping people cope with debt and cash flow problems.

May 12, 2020 • 17min
How banks can fight scammers exploiting the coronavirus
Fraudsters are attempting to intercept stimulus checks, set up bogus charities and defraud applicants for unemployment benefits. Mike Litt, consumer campaign director of U.S. Public Interest Research Group, discusses what can be done to stop them.

May 5, 2020 • 20min
Lonely, less productive: How employees really feel about working remotely
Kyum Kim, co-founder of online professional network Blind, describes the impact of the coronavirus pandemic's enforced quarantine on people who work in financial services.

Apr 28, 2020 • 19min
‘I’m fed up with people saying banks are stupid’
Chris Skinner, the author of "Doing Digital," defends banks' response to the coronavirus crisis and discusses why he thinks the tech giants won't be able to take market share away from traditional financial institutions.

Apr 21, 2020 • 18min
Behind Wells Fargo's effort to demystify data sharing
Ben Soccorsy, head of digital payments in Wells Fargo’s virtual channels group, explains how the bank's 15 data-sharing agreements with fintechs and aggregators and tools like Control Tower give customers visibility into and control over their financial information.

Apr 14, 2020 • 19min
‘Nobody should have their credit scores dinged during this emergency’
Sherrod Brown, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, explains why consumer protection is so important as the coronavirus pandemic ravages the economy.

Apr 7, 2020 • 23min
From the trenches: How one bank’s digital chief is guiding virus response
Simmons Bank in Arkansas, like many banks dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, has seen traffic soar on its digital channels as branches close. A look at what Alex Carriles is doing to navigate the crisis.
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