Fintech Beat

<p>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.</p>

Banking on Blockchain: Ukraine’s First Instant Payments Rail

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

02-24
19:19

Brazil’s Real Backed Stablecoin—and What its Success Means for PIX, Dollarization and Instant payments

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

01-27
26:35

AI Agents, Crypto and the Law

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

01-07
31:00

ICO 2.0? How Legion Wants to Remake Crypto Fundraising

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

12-23
27:24

Nic Carter Talks Academic Philosophy, Chokepoint 2.0 and Stablecoins in Emerging Markets

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

10-15
47:58

The DOJ takes a bite of the big Apple

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

05-02
26:57

Appnesia, Screen Scraping and APIs

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

03-22
31:23

Genuine DeFi as Critical Infrastructure

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

03-01
33:43

Competing for Banking

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

02-20
27:57

Special episode: Colonel Sara Dudley on Digital Assets and National Security

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

09-26
14:42

The future of identity

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

09-22
35:57

Everything you need to know about the OTC Markets

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

09-12
30:11

Can Africa’s Payments Unicorn Conquer the World?

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

08-30
25:55

Grayscale's Oral Argument

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

08-29
36:02

Why Investors (Still) Love SaaS

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

08-03
36:05

Simon Taylor dishes out some (fintech brain) food

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

07-18
40:18

Hyun Song Shin on Unified Ledgers, Tokenized Deposits, and Governance

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

07-05
44:33

What Elections in the EU and UK Mean for Crypto, CBDC and AI Legislation

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

06-26
26:59

MDIs after Silicon Valley Bank: A Conversation with FDIC Vice Chair Travis Hill

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

06-19
22:10

MDIs after Silicon Valley Bank: A Conversation with OCC Acting Comptroller Mike Hsu

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

06-19
20:51

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