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Apr 14, 2020 • 28min

E-commerce, surveillance, and COVID-19 in China, Ep. 47

In this episode, Fintech Beat sits down with Brian Miller, the Connecticut-born CEO of Easy China Warehouse, to talk about the extraordinary responses China took to tackle the coronavirus — and how his mainland company navigated unprecedented uncertainty and restrictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 7, 2020 • 26min

Save that money, Ep. 46

Fintech Beat sits down with Linda Jeng and Dan Gorfine to talk about how online lending, open banking, and a digital dollar—with the right policies—could immediately improve the plight of those affected by the Coronavirus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 31, 2020 • 27min

How will fintechs survive a new financial crisis? Ep. 45

Fintech Beat sits down with Jonah Crane to discuss how important (or not) is size in surviving the economic slowdown, and whether firms and customers can transition regulatorily and technologically in time to protect themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 24, 2020 • 21min

Fintech and the coronavirus pandemic, Ep. 44

Fintech Beat sits down with Brookings’ Aaron Klein to talk about the Federal Reserve’s responses to Wall Street’s historic declines, and what the pandemic means for fintech in light of the sector’s strengths--and weaknesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 10, 2020 • 23min

Fintech in the UK after Brexit, Ep. 43

Fintech Beat sits down with Barnabas Reynolds, the highly influential — and pro-Brexit — lawyer and regulatory adviser to discuss the future of fintech in the United Kingdom and which kinds of firms are poised to win, lose and escape unaffected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 3, 2020 • 19min

Crypto, correlation and the coronavirus, Ep. 42

Fintech Beat sits down with Nic Carter, the founding partner of Castle Island Ventures, to discuss the impact of the coronavirus on digital assets, and the lessons the epidemic holds for investors interested in the space.  -- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 25, 2020 • 15min

Fintech in the Caribbean, Ep. 41

Fintech Beat goes on location to Barbados to ask Avinash Persaud, a professor, investor and regulator, what small countries can do to compete as global financial technology markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 18, 2020 • 28min

Mapping Financial Inclusion, Ep. 40

Financial inclusion is the holy grail of fintech—though what it is, and how it’s delivered, differs dramatically depending on where in the world one lives. Fintech Beat sits down with Citi’s Head of Global Banks Research to talk about why—and how the US measures up when compared to the likes of India, China, Kenya and Nigeria. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 11, 2020 • 27min

Crypto Derivatives, Ep. 39

Derivatives are tricky. Crypto is tricky. But what happens when you get crypto derivatives? We’re already seeing new Bitcoin futures coming to market, but what does the future portend for other kinds of cryptocurrencies and products entering the market?   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 4, 2020 • 23min

Wall Street Czar Linda Lacewell, Ep. 38

When it comes to regulating Wall Street, perhaps no one person is more important than Linda Lacewell, the Superintendent of New York’s Department of Financial Services. On her one year anniversary in office, she talks with Fintech Beat about changes to the BitLicense, the Apple Pay Card, and her 2020 priorities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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