Another special episode of Finance Rewired this week where we look back at the results of the 2020 election and discuss where we go next.  Lydia Beyoud of Bloomberg Law, Victoria Guida of Politico, and Jim Saksa of CQ join the conversation again to discuss what happened and what it means for Congress, the White House, and the country. Host John Collins (@JohnCollins) is a partner at FS Vector, a Washington, D.C. based fintech advisory firm. Visit fsvector.com for more information. 

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Election 2020: A Redux

A special election episode of Finance Rewired this week featuring insights and predictions from Lydia Beyoud of Bloomberg Law, Victoria Guida of Politico, and Jim Saksa of CQ. They speak with John Collins about the state of the race, what a Biden cabinet might look like, and how the election’s results may affect the financial services and fintech industries. Host John Collins (@JohnCollins) is a partner at FS Vector, a Washington, D.C. based fintech advisory firm. Visit fsvector.com for more information. This episode was engineered by Max Nordby at Astroligator.

Election 2020: What does it mean for fintech?

Rosario Ingargiola, CEO of BOSONIC, discusses blending blockchain and traditional trading technologies and creating brand new prime brokerage infrastructure to eliminate clearing and settlement risk with digital assets.  Rosario offers his opinions on crypto going mainstream, the state of crypto custody solutions, and what he thinks the next big thing in crypto will be. Host John Collins (@JohnCollins) is a partner at FS Vector, a Washington, D.C. based fintech advisory firm. Visit fsvector.com for more information.  This episode was engineered by Max Nordby at Astroligator. 

Episode #28: Prime Brokerage for Digital Assets and Bass Fishing Tips

Brian Knight, Director of the Program on Innovation and Governance & Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center, discusses his paper, The Sandbox Paradox, with John. The Sandbox Paradox delves into the regulatory fintech sandbox concept which offers a regulatory trial program for new fintech firms. Brian is also an exceptional bar-b-quer and shares some tips to try while stuck at home.    Host John Collins (@JohnCollins) is a partner at FS Vector, a Washington, D.C. based fintech advisory firm. Visit fsvector.com for more information.

Episode #27: The Sandbox Paradox and Bad Byron's Butt Rub

Jo Ann Barefoot and David Ehrich of AIR, the Alliance for Innovative Regulation, discuss how we can modernize the financial regulatory system by moving from an analog to digital design and establishing a new vision.   Barefoot Innovation Podcast

Episode #26: "We're at a Very Exciting Moment in the Zeitgeist"

You've probably been hearing a lot more about DeFi, or Decentralized Finance, over the past few weeks. In this episode, we try to figure out what the heck is going on.  We interview Angela Angelovska-Wilson (DLx Law), Reuben Bramanathan (Blockchain & Cryptocurrency consultant), and Jason Somensatto (0x Labs) to discuss what DeFi is, who's using it, how to regulate it, why to use it, and what yams and sushi have to do with anything.  

Episode #25: All About DeFi

Mergers, acquisitions, product releases, regulatory enforcement actions - we talk about a lot of those things in the fintech industry, but what about how it is being used to help people? Dale Pfeifer, CEO and Founder of Goodworld, joins John Collins to discuss how they are making fintech a force for good across the globe.  

Episode #24: Fintech: A Force for Good

Linda Jeng, Head of Global Policy for Transparent Systems, joins John Collins to discuss her work at the Financial Stability Board, the future of distributed and decentralized finance, cashless store bans in the age of COVID, and the nightlife of Basel. In the episode we discuss the Georgetown IIEL Virtual Town Hall - you can find video of that here: https://dcfintechweek.org/iiel-virtual-town-hall/

Episode #23: "I am going to make a plug for Basel."

Ann Marie Mehlum and Javier Saade, both former SBA officials and current Senior Advisors to FS Vector, speak with John Collins about how the current relief programs are working to save small business in America, how they could work better, and how do we use the current crisis to learn and build for a better future. Read Ann Marie and Javier's recent article in TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/10/the-intersection-of-small-business-tech-and-our-financial-system-is-more-important-than-ever/

Episode #22: Small Business, Tech, and the Financial System

Amy Friend and Raj Date chat with John Collins about the ongoing economic crisis stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.   They discuss the differences - and similarities - between this crisis and the financial crisis of 2008, and what lessons learned we may want to take with us going forward.    

Episode #21: The Financial Crisis of COVID-19

The New York Department of Financial Services has issued a number of letters asking financial institutions, including virtual currency businesses, to detail their plans for responding to the COVID-10 crisis.  You can read our note on the NYDFS work, here. David Cotney, Sr. Advisor at FS Vector, and Simone Garreau, Principal at the firm, discuss the NYDFS action and how fintech companies should be thinking about navigating the larger crisis.   You can read all of our work related to COVID-19 at our website.

Episode #20: Navigating Impacts of COVID-19

PJ Hoffman (@pj_hoffman), Director of Regulatory Affairs at the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), sat down with John Collins (@johncollins) in the FS Vector offices.   ETA represents hundreds of the world's leading financial technology companies and service providers and PJ helps lead much of their regulatory work across the country and globe. In this episode, we talk about PJ's journey through law and politics, what states are doing when it comes to fintech policy, and we dig deep into the Taylor Swift catalog.

Episode #19: "Sacramento. I've got a great sushi place there for you."

Lydia Beyoud of Bloomberg Law (@ellebeyoud) and Victoria Guida of Politico (@vtg2) sat down with John Collins (@johncollins) in the FS Vector offices for a Very Special episode of Finance Rewired - as we look back at the big fintech news and policy developments of 2019 and look ahead to 2020 .   And we talk a little bit about the holidays, guinea pigs, emo music, and our opinions about the infamous Peloton commercial.

Episode 18: "What's the currency of the Marshall Islands?"

Episode #17: John Pitts, Policy Lead at Plaid, sat down with John Collins (@johncollins) in the FS Vector offices.   Plaid is a financial data platform that works as a vehicle to move financial data from one place to another. Prior to his position at Plaid, John was the Deputy Director for Intergovernmental Affairs at the CFPB. In this episode, we talk about building a federal agency from scratch, privacy, and a little bit about the "Punkin Chunkin."

Episode #17: "They voted with their thumbs."

Episode #16: Phil Goldfeder, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs at Cross River Bank (@YPGoldfeder), sat down last week with John Collins (@johncollins) in the FS Vector offices.   Phil leads the policy and external affairs work of one of the nation's leading partner banks - serving some of the world's most well-known fintech companies as clients.  John and Phil talk about the partnership bank model, how it came to be, and how Cross River approaches new clients.  They also talk about Phil's experience as both a political staffer and elected official, and how that influences his work today.  And, of course, a bit about the VMA's and Taylor Swift's new album.  

Episode 16: "It's a deep-rooted relationship."

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