American Banker Podcast
Thoughtful discussions about current topics, moderated by American Banker editors.
Latest episodes
Jan 21, 2020 • 18min
'Getting out of the boys' ecochamber': Male allies in banking
Doug Nielson at U.S. Bank and Jane Barratt at MX explain how men can be more supportive of their female colleagues.
Jan 14, 2020 • 20min
How does a challenger bank earn customers’ trust? Digit CEO explains
"To wake up one day and assume everyone in America is going to be above average at math and above average rational is crazy," says Ethan Bloch, whose app is designed to help people achieve financial health.
Jan 7, 2020 • 26min
What embracing agile methods has done for U.S. Bank
Werner Loots, the bank’s first head of transformation, is helping the bank redesign how work is done, then streamlining and digitizing as much as possible.
Dec 16, 2019 • 25min
What will bank jobs look like in the future? OceanFirst has an idea
Chris Maher, CEO of OceanFirst Financial, shares how employees’ roles have already changed and his bank’s efforts to help them navigate AI and other emerging technologies.
Dec 10, 2019 • 20min
‘Immigration has become a political football’: Border bankers
Dennis Nixon and Gerry Schwebel at International Bancshares share their views on immigration policy, a border wall and the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.
Dec 2, 2019 • 31min
The gaping security holes plaguing real-time payments
Stephen Lange Ranzini, CEO of University Bank in Ann Arbor, Mich., says The Clearing House's RTP and Early Warning's Zelle fail to meet basic requirements for enrollment, encryption of data in transit, and authentication.
Nov 25, 2019 • 29min
'There's going to be room for both systems'
In a sit-down interview, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester discusses how the FedNow real-time payment system will work alongside a big-bank one, and threats to financial stability.
Nov 19, 2019 • 24min
'We don't hear people say, I love my bank'
Bryce VanDiver and Daniela Hawkins at Capco make the case that offering easy-to-use payment rewards is the way to win the loyalty of digital-only customers.
Nov 12, 2019 • 14min
What FICO sees through its window into fraud
Doug Clare explains how the organization uses artificial intelligence to spot crime rings and skimmers.
Nov 5, 2019 • 20min
‘Wall Street’s ledger systems don’t keep honest track of who owns what’
Caitlin Long, member of the Wyoming Blockchain Task Force, explains why the state has enacted 13 blockchain laws and what they mean for fintechs and banks.
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