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Episode 132 - Bitcoin Blockchain Breakdown with Matthew Mezinskis Apr 19, 2017

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Guest Matthew Mezinskis dials in from Latvia where he's lived for the last 10 years working in banking, finance and payments. Matthew is the founder of Crypto Voices (https://cryptovoices.com/) a audio blog that focuses on Bitcoin, blockchain, cryptocurrency, digital ledger technology and broader FinTech, including all of the benefits and challenges that come with these breakthrough technologies.Matthew Mezinskis and Mike Townsend have a passionate conversation about the decisions facing Bitcoin that will make or break the currency. Specifically, the 1MB block limit that says Miners can mine blocks up to the 1MB fixed limit, but any block larger than 1MB is invalid. Whatever happens, this will have huge implications on Bitcoin. The second major topic touched on was the idea of monopolies and how they affect the surrounding economy. We discussed government controlled monopolies and whether or not there is any role for a monopoly in cryptocurrency. Matthew has a inspirational story and a unique perspective living in Latvia. Enjoy!Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fintech Podcast Episode 131 - What Is Workflow And Why Did Apple Just Buy Them? Mar 27, 2017

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Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 130 - Interview with Olivia Chow, Project Lead for Finder.com's Money Transfer Awards 2017 Mar 23, 2017

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In this edition of Around the Coin, Faisal Khan interviews Olivia Chow, the Project Lead of Finder.com's Money Transfer Award. Olivia discusses how for the first time in the remittance industry, Finder.com is presenting awards to money transfer companies. These awards are based on weeks of detailed research that Olivia and her team conducted on various online money transfer companies in the US.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 129 Interview With Luke Salinas SVP Strategy At Adyen Mar 13, 2017

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In this edition of Around the Coin, we interview Luke Salinas, SVP Strategy for Adyen. Adyen is one of those companies, unless you're working with them not very many people know about them. This Dutch based payment processor started more than a decade ago and has become huge! Processing for the likes of Netflix, Uber, and Spotify to name a few.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 128 Interview With Ambar Sur CEO Of Terrapay Mar 13, 2017

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This week I got to sit down with the Founder & CEO of TerraPay, Mr. Ambar Sur. Ambar started his career in the RF design of cell sites and has now gravitated towards payment. His idea of an interoperable payments world is slowly taking shape. We ask him what TerraPay is all about, how it got started, where it is today and where it is heading.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 127: Alexa Blows Up, PayPal Buys TIO Networks $233M and MoneyGram is China-owned. Feb 28, 2017

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This week, Brian, Faisal and Mike are back on the air again. We discuss Brian's Multiplex application, Faisal's traveling and Mike changing the direction of his company. In addition we talk about Amazon Alexa hitting 10,000 skills, yet it is difficult to make an income from it. PayPal buys TIO Network and what does it mean for the unbanked? Alibaba's Ant Financial scoops up MoneyGram - what will they do with it? And TransferWise now uses Messenger Bots to transfer money!Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 126: Great Thinker Series: Carl Jung Feb 13, 2017

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Episode 125: Interview with the Oracle of Payments & Identity: David Birch Feb 02, 2017

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In this week's episode of Around The Coin, Faisal Khan interviews the Oracle of Payments & Identity, David Birch. Dave is truly multi-talented, he is the author of "Identity is the New Money", which was his book that came out in 2014. He's a public speaker, world traveler, and needless to say a consultant in the payments space and works with Consult Hyperion. We discuss the importance of identity and where it is heading with respect to payments. In our pre-show discussion, David hinted about the new book he is writing so we will have him say a few words about that as well.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 124: Interview with Luis Buenaventura, author of "Reinventing Remittances with Bitcoin" Jan 26, 2017

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n this episode, Faisal Khan interviews Luis Buenaventura, author of "Reinventing Remittances with Bitcoin". Luis is one of the early pioneers in the Bitcoin Remittance space. The concise book shares his accumulated knowledge of what he has learned about Remittances+Bitcoin. This book collects stories about the pioneering startups who have been focusing on this exciting new space since 2013. From Nairobi to San Francisco to Manila, each new company brings us a little closer to the perfect solution: an affordable, safe, and universally accessible money transfer network unlike anything the world has ever seen.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 123: The Art Of Conversation And Lessons From Ayn Rand Jan 23, 2017

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