American Banker Podcast

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'The U.S. needs to take digital currency seriously': Dave Birch Jun 02, 2020

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Competition over virtual currency could alter politics and global power structures, potentially to the detriment of the U.S., the author of "The Currency Cold War" argues.

'Money anxiety is not a disorder': Destigmatizing financial unease May 26, 2020

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Dan Geller, behavioral economist and developer of the Money Anxiety Index, describes how the gauge has spiked and what banks can do about it.

The fintechs that are pitching in on coronavirus relief May 19, 2020

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Tilman Ehrbeck, managing partner at Flourish Ventures, a mission-driven venture capital firm that spun out of the Omidyar Network last year, explains how startups like Summer, Propel, Steady and Cushion are helping people cope with debt and cash flow problems.

How banks can fight scammers exploiting the coronavirus May 12, 2020

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Fraudsters are attempting to intercept stimulus checks, set up bogus charities and defraud applicants for unemployment benefits. Mike Litt, consumer campaign director of U.S. Public Interest Research Group, discusses what can be done to stop them.

Lonely, less productive: How employees really feel about working remotely May 05, 2020

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Kyum Kim, co-founder of online professional network Blind, describes the impact of the coronavirus pandemic's enforced quarantine on people who work in financial services.

'I'm fed up with people saying banks are stupid' Apr 28, 2020

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Chris Skinner, the author of "Doing Digital," defends banks' response to the coronavirus crisis and discusses why he thinks the tech giants won't be able to take market share away from traditional financial institutions.

Behind Wells Fargo's effort to demystify data sharing Apr 21, 2020

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Ben Soccorsy, head of digital payments in Wells Fargo's virtual channels group, explains how the bank's 15 data-sharing agreements with fintechs and aggregators and tools like Control Tower give customers visibility into and control over their financial information.

'Nobody should have their credit scores dinged during this emergency' Apr 14, 2020

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Sherrod Brown, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, explains why consumer protection is so important as the coronavirus pandemic ravages the economy.

From the trenches: How one bank's digital chief is guiding virus response Apr 07, 2020

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Simmons Bank in Arkansas, like many banks dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, has seen traffic soar on its digital channels as branches close. A look at what Alex Carriles is doing to navigate the crisis.

Banks' culture under scrutiny, even during coronavirus outbreak Mar 31, 2020

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Grainne McNamara, financial services principal at Ernst & Young, explains that bank regulators have already been examining banks' cultures, and that's likely to continue. But banks can still fix culture problems during a pandemic.

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