Fintech Beat
Welcome to Fintech Beat, the intersection of finance, technology, policy and regulation. Each episode features the latest trends, movers and shakers, ideas and policies in financial technology. Host Chris Brummer, a Georgetown law professor and world-renowned fintech expert, partners with the CQ Roll Call newsroom — Washington's leader for nonpartisan legislative and regulatory analysis — to bring insights that make this a must listen for anyone interested in finance.
Latest episodes
Mar 16, 2021 • 22min
Roboadvising 101 with Wealthfront’s Andy Rachleff
Wealthfront CEO Andy Rachleff joins Fintech Beat to explain the operational mechanics and economics of roboadvising, and how the technology in the industry differs from the rest of the fintech ecosystem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 9, 2021 • 28min
An interview with the developer who owns $400 million in Bitcoin — but forgot his password
Coil CEO Stefan Thomas talks to Chris Brummer about how he stored 7,002 Bitcoins in a digital wallet, only to forget the password. Plus, what lessons he thinks his case holds for the crypto industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 2, 2021 • 26min
Did social media 'manipulate' GameStop?
Emory law professor Kristin Johnson joins former Commodity Futures Trading Commission general counsel Patrick McCarty and Columbia University’s Josh Mitts to talk about fairness, hedge funds and social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 23, 2021 • 18min
Kyckr gives the scoop on anti-money laundering compliance
Kyckr CEO Ian Henderson joins Chris Brummer to share the company's latest report canvasing where anti-money laundering enforcement has taken off and why. Plus: Do local authorities tend to target international companies? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 16, 2021 • 35min
Silicon Valley Bank on financing startups, ESG and the future of risk
Silicon Valley Bank CEO Greg Becker and top lawyer Michael Zuckert join Fintech Beat along with Kate Waldock and YeshaYadav to discuss the ins and outs of one of the most influential banks in the innovation economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 9, 2021 • 36min
Encore: The Bank for International Settlements tackles Central Bank Digital Currencies
In this episode we first ran last year, Chris Brummer talks with Benoit Cœuré, the fintech lead at the Bank for International Settlements, about how the organization’s role has evolved along with the very definition of money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 2, 2021 • 24min
Tackling bias with math and Zest
Fintech Beat talks with Zest AI's top executives to learn about the role of machine learning software in credit underwriting and whether better math can lead to better outcomes when it comes to tackling racial bias in lending. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 26, 2021 • 28min
Ben Mezrich on the Winklevoss twins and Bitcoin
Amias Gerety interviews Ben Mezrich, author of the nonfiction account on which the movie "The Social Network" was based, about his latest book on Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss' foray into Bitcoin and his opinion on the cryptocurrency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 18, 2021 • 34min
MLK Day Special: Coinbase and race
On this MLK Holiday, Fintech Beat welcomes Paul Butler, Cleve Mesidor, Kathryn Judge, and Robert Greenfield to talk about Coinbase, its controversial policies on race and political engagement, and the possible implications for its IPO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 12, 2021 • 34min
Making fintech flourish
Emmalyn Shaw, the Managing Partner at Flourish, the socially-minded VC fund founded by Ebay Founder Pierre Omidyar, joins the podcast to talk fintech in our latest investor interview with Amias Gerety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
