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August 15, 2024

Examining the Vicious Lifecycle of Fintech (ft. The Consumer Finance Podcast)

On this super special bonus ep from The Consumer Finance Podcast, Alex joins Chris Willis and Jesse Silverman at Troutman Pepper to dissect fintech’s volatile lifecycle and its effects on bank-fintech partnerships. Have you ever wondered why a new fintech VC seems to magically appear in the spotlight every 4 to 7 years? The guys […]

August 14, 2024

S8 E6: Bank Nerd Corner: What is the BSCA and What Can It Do?

This week on Bank Nerd Corner, special guest and partner at Arnold & Porter, Jim Bergin joins the pod. Having worked for the Federal Reserve for 18 years, Kiah and Alex pry into his legal expertise to get answers to some lingering questions. Jim explains the history and purpose of the Bank Service Company Act, […]

August 7, 2024

S8 E5: Fintech Recap: The BaaS Multiverse of Madness, the CFPB’s New Earned Wage Access Rule, and a Brief Conversation on Brokered Deposits

In this week’s episode of Fintech Recap, Alex is joined by Jason Mikula to discuss the latest news and trends in the fintech industry. What if BaaS Island wasn’t really an island at all, but the gateway to a multiverse filled by other BaaS Islands? That’s right — BaaS Island is fracturing as Jason and […]

July 31, 2024

S8 E4: Fintech F*cks Around and Finds Out

Can you tell me how to get to FAFO Street? Jason Henrichs (CEO of Alloy Labs and host of the Breaking Banks podcast) certainly can, and he’s pointing the finger at, well, everyone. He and Alex have a laundry list of juicy questions for bankers, regulators, entrepreneurs, and investors. And even if they are unanswerable, […]

July 24, 2024

S8 E3: Not Fintech Investment Advice: Niva, OatFi, Tapi, and Aven

Simon Taylor’s back in action and ready to break down some of the hottest up and comers in the fintech world with Alex. First, he and Alex discuss Niva, the global business identity platform using AI to help lenders and fintech companies onboard business customers through a Know Your Business (KYB) process. Focused primarily […]

July 17, 2024

S8 E2: Bank Nerd Corner: What Are Shadow Banks?

What is shadow banking? It sounds nefarious… right? But what does it really mean? Alex is joined by Kiah Haslett and special guest, Todd Phillips, the assistant professor at the Robinson College of Business at George State University, to break down the topic of shadow banking and to discuss the challenges it poses for bank […]

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