American Banker Podcast

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Initial coin offerings: 'For some, it will end badly' Jan 12, 2018

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Venture capitalist Spiros Margaris offers a level-headed perspective on the hotly debated cryptocurrency alternative to traditional methods for funding young companies.

Citi's Jane Fraser on banking after corruption crackdown in Latin America Jan 08, 2018

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How politics, corruption, population growth and new technology are reshaping banking in Central and South America.

Could a robot be your next branch greeter? Dec 26, 2017

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This week, Brett King interviews Ben Goertzel, chief scientist of robotics firm Hanson Robotics, about the strengths and weaknesses of Hanson's humanoid Sophia robot. "We're teaching her to understand what she sees and hears and hold conversations about what happens in her everyday environment," he said. Goertzel, who is also founder and CEO of SingularityNET, a blockchain-based AI marketplace, shares how he's trying to build interconnected artificial intelligence engines that can solve problems better than people can, yet also empathize with humans.

Can this robo-advisor firm become the Amazon of financial services? Dec 15, 2017

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Jon Stein, CEO of Betterment, uses behavioral biology and machine learning to to make his robo-advisor software's suggestions continuously more intelligent and personalized.

'No one got everything they wanted in this bill' Dec 08, 2017

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What's in the Senate plan to scale back the Dodd-Frank Act and if it goes through, how will it impact bankers? American Banker reporter Ian McKendry reports on the potentially landmark legislation.

Breaking Banks: Is Bitcoin a bubble or just beginning? Dec 06, 2017

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Bitcoin has passed $13,000 in value, and is now acting as a digital asset. But with the spike in value, many people are wondering if this is a bubble or just the beginning. Brett King hosts four guests: Brian Roemmele, founder of PayFinders.com; Bailey Reutzel, U.S. editor of Coindesk; Gabe Sukenik, founder of Morph Token; and Suleman Din, technology editor at American Banker and Financial Planning.

How will Mick Mulvaney change the CFPB? Dec 01, 2017

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The battle for control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau appears to be over for now. How will the winner, Trump-appointed Mick Mulvaney, reshape the consumer watchdog agency? American Banker Editor-in-Chief Rob Blackwell shares his inside-the-Beltway take on the CFPB's future.

Citigroup's changing strategy in Latin America shows progress Nov 27, 2017

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Jane Fraser, chief executive of Citigroup Latin America, talks about the dramatic changes the company has been making to its business model in that region and shares her perspective on how the new strategy is working out so far. She also touches on the unusual popularity of retail bank branches in Mexico, the digital push Citi is planning there next year, and what she sees as the three biggest differences between running a Latin American bank and a U.S. one – diversity, volatility and ethics.

What's next for CFPB after Cordray leaves? Nov 20, 2017

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When CFPB Director Richard Cordray resigns in two weeks, will the agency grind to a halt? Kate Berry shares the latest on the embattled agency.

Maybe Zelle is better than we thought Nov 15, 2017

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Fintechs got a head-start in the person-to-person payments race, and Zelle seemed like banks' catchup attempt, but it may prove to be a true innovation. Brett hosts Elise Moussa, CEO of Snapay , Jim Marous of The Financial Brand, JP Nicols, host of Serial Intrapreneur, and Wade Arnold, Builder of Awesomeness at BillGo.

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