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Monday, August 10, 2026

Ep. 133. State of the Union

In this episode, Sam Maule hosts a roundtable discussion about the state of fintech, banking and financial services in America right now.

He is joined by special guests: Matt Harris, MD of Bain Venture Capital, Margaux Avedisian, EVP at Transform Group, Robert Barba, Senior Banking and Fintech Writer and Analyst at Bankrate, Inc., and Laura Spiekerman, co-fouder of Alloy.

Between them they cover:
The state of VC, is it a bubble? Will it burst?
The state of crypto currency and ICOs
The state of compliance
The state of the media in relation to financial services, banking and fintech.

Please note, we do not produce Fintech Insider, we merely are fans and repost it!

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