Executive recruiter David Richardson joins the show to talk about where the fintech jobs are and what sectors have been most impacted by the industry’s explosive growth. Dr. Chris Brummer: Welcome to Fintech Beat where finance, technology and policy come together. I’m your host, Chris Brummer, and the future of finance is now. The economy is booming and according to the latest data, grew at the fastest pace since last summer, with nonfarm payrolls increasing by 916,000…

Kyckr CEO Ian Henderson joins the show to share the company’s latest report canvasing where anti-money laundering enforcement has taken off and why. Plus: Do local authorities tend to target international companies? Dr. Chris Brummer: Welcome to FinTech Beat, where finance, technology, and policy come together. I’m your host, Chris Brummer. The future of finance is now. A tidal wave of increased global regulation and fines has made ‘know your customer’ or KYC compliance more important than ever. Businesses that previously got…

Jenny Xia Spradling, the co-founder of Free Will, recounts her journey, why she walked away from her first startup, and how her new big venture has enabled over $1 billion of donations to nonprofits Dr. Chris Brummer: Welcome to FinTech beat where finance technology and policy come together. I’m your host, Chris Brummer, and the future of finance is now. You don’t have to imagine how COVID is impacting the economy. You see it every day with people locked down, the private sector has…

Hong Kong University professor Douglas Arner joins the Fintech Beat podcast to talk about the origins of Ant Group, its regulatory shortcomings in the Chinese financial system, and when he expects to see an IPO. Dr. Chris Brummer: Welcome to Fintech Beat, where finance, technology and policy come together. I’m your host, Chris Brummer and the future of finance is now. Perhaps the biggest international news in fintech this year was the forced abandonment of Ant Financial Group’s initial public offering. Now, for those of…

While most of the world’s central banks are pondering the creation of new digital currencies, the rise and horizontal spread of cryptocurrency continues unabated. In a seemingly anarchical ecosystem, there are few forms of obvious or state control and intervention, and fewer legislative interventions. But this may soon change. An…

In just over a decade, the digital revolution has upended the global financial market. We are currently witnessing the Herculean rise of cryptocurrencies, from digital innovations into trillion-dollar technologies. Those supportive of cryptocurrencies applaud it as a democratizing force. It will lead to financial inclusion for the unbanked and will…

Dr. Chris Brummer pulled no punches on the Martin Luther King Day Special episode of his Fintech Beat podcast, “Coinbase and race,” from his succinct introduction invoking the capitol rioters from the week prior and calling attention to their reliance on cryptocurrency, to his discussion of Coinbase’s censorship of employee…

The Fintech Beat podcast went up to bat for the entry-level startup employee, addressing a big disparity in Silicon Valley between those who exercise their stock options and those who do not. The world of startups is high-risk, high-reward because workers have the opportunity to join a company on the…

Cryptocurrency has always felt like the wild west. From its early days being used in online black markets like The Silk Road to its meteoric rise into mainstream awareness, that lawless feeling has been hard to shake. Nonetheless the tax man cometh, exemplified by the recent wrangling over cryptocurrency taxation…