Fintech Beat

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.

Episodes

February 24, 2025 19 mins
How Stellar’s new transparent network is providing a new payment rail for commercial banks in Ukraine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Cofounders of Brazil’s real-backed stablecoin BLRA talk about drivers behind its usage and what it means for cross border payments and dollarization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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January 7, 2025 31 mins
Lewis Cohen joins the show to discuss why AI agents in crypto shouldn't be surprising, the legal questions that arise, and how smart regulators should respond Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Matty O’Connor joins the podcast to talk about ICOs and the Legion White Paper.     For more on Legion’s partnership with Bluprynt, Chris Brummer’s startup, see https://www.bluprynt.com/post/legion-bluprynt-mica-compliant-ico-eu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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On a new season of the Fintech Beat, Castle Island Partner and On the Brink host Nic Carter breaks down academic philosophy and fintech, government actions towards crypto and stablecoin use cases in emerging markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Adam Kovacevich, the Founder and CEO of Chamber of Progress, talks about the government's antitrust case against Apple. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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March 21, 2024 31 mins
Ramon Gomez and Ravi Govindaraju, two of JPMorgan's top voices on open banking, break down the CFPB's new regulatory proposals, the difference between screen scraping and APIs, and what both mean for privacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Polygon's Rebecca Rettig joins the show to talk about her new coauthored article with Michael Mosier and Katja Gilman, Genuine DeFi as Critical infrastructure. Read at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4607332 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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February 20, 2024 27 mins
Beta Bank CEO Seke Ballard joins to show to talk about technology and inclusion, branch banking from a cellphone, and his journey for a De Novo Bank license. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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U.S. Army Special Operations Command Comptroller offers her perspective on digital assets and national security from a forum hosted by Georgetown Law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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September 22, 2023 35 mins
Portabl CEO Nate Soffio explains how reliant we are on others to construct our digital identities and the possibility of restoring consumer control of our data and our identities in a digital world.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dan Zinn, general counsel of the OTC Markets Groups, gives the 101 course on Over the Counter market structure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Flutterwave CEO Olugbenga Agboola joins the show to demystify building digital infrastructure in Africa, and lessons learned in the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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August 29, 2023 36 mins
Grayscale Investments CEO Michael Sonnenshein and Chief Legal Officer Craig Salm discuss their proposed Bitcoin ETF and lawsuit with the SEC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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August 3, 2023 36 mins
SaaStr CEO Jason M. Lemkin demystifies everything you need to know about SaaS, and the joys of recurring revenue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Simon Taylor, the founder of fintechbrainfood.com, hops on the show to talk about the future of fintech, banks, AI and crypto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Famed BIS economist Hyun Song Shin breaks down Tokenization, Payments and the possible future of central banking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dea Markova walks through the EU's "Super Wednesday" for digital finance and why electoral politics matter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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FDIC Vice Chair Travis Hill talks about banking policy and minority and community banks after the collapse of Silicon valley Bank. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Acting Comptroller Mike Hsu talks about banking policy and minority and community banks after the collapse of Silicon valley Bank. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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