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Bank Nerd Corner
Our perception of money is changing rapidly, and banks are at the center of all of it. From how we access it to how we buy to how we trust that our money will be there when we need it. Here on Bank Nerd Corner, Kiah Haslett brings on a rotating cast of expert bankers, economists, academics and more to sit down and talk about the complex dynamics shaping financial services today. Banks exist at the crossroads between risk and safety, private business and public policy and new technology and some…
Episodes
Bank Nerd CornerHow Federal Preemption Finds Mountains in Molehills
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Susan Seaman, partner at Husch Blackwell, for a deep dive into one of banking law’s most complex and underappreciated topics: federal…
Bank Nerd CornerThe Future of Deposits (Guest episode from the On the Balance Sheet Podcast)
Who owns the deposit relationship, and what happens when it isn’t you? This episode of Bank Nerd Corner comes to us by way of Darling Consulting Group’s On the…
Bank Nerd CornerBNC Squared: Trust Charter Lawsuit and AI Bank “Runs”
Is an AI-induced bank run coming, or is that just banking getting more competitive? In the October episode of Bank Nerd Corner Squared, Kiah and cohost Alex…
Bank Nerd CornerFintech Takes Banking x Parlay Finance presents Agent of Record: Clash of the Agents (Episode 7)
When a bank adds AI, who’s actually on the hook for what? In this midseason check-in on Agent of Record, Kiah talks with Alex McLeod, CEO and co-founder of…
Bank Nerd CornerThe Changing Core Deposit Playbook (live from MX's Money Experience Summit)
What does the core deposit playbook look like in 2026? On this episode of Bank Nerd Corner, Kiah records live from MX's Money Experience Summit with two people…
Bank Nerd CornerTalking Consumer Sentiment with CBA President Lindsey Johnson
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Lindsey Johnson, president and CEO of the Consumer Bankers Association, for a conversation about consumer health and the group’s…
Bank Nerd CornerFintech Takes Banking x Parlay Finance presents Agent of Record: Overseeing the AI Agent Org Chart (Episode 6)
Agent of Record is a 12-episode limited series podcast that explores artificial intelligence in financial services. In this episode, cohosts Kiah Haslett of…
Bank Nerd CornerTaking the Pulse of Americans’ Financial Health
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Taylor Nelms, Vice President of Research and Insights at the Financial Health Network (https://finhealthnetwork.org). The Financial…
Bank Nerd CornerBNC Squared: All About Canadian Banking (live from FDATA 2026 Summit)
In this latest episode of Bank Nerd Corner Squared, Kiah and cohost Alex Johnson are headed "north of the border" to Toronto for the FDATA 2026 Global Open…
Bank Nerd CornerFintech Takes Banking x Parlay Finance presents Agent of Record: Building Builders - How AI Unlocked Creativity at FHLBank Topeka (Episode 5)
Agent of Record is a 12-episode limited series podcast that explores artificial intelligence in financial services. In this episode, cohosts Kiah Haslett and…
Bank Nerd CornerCan AI Replace Personal Financial Advisors?
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Melissa Koide, founder and CEO of FinRegLab (https://finreglab.org), to discuss the research organization’s latest project focused on…
Bank Nerd CornerBNC Closing Credits and the Implausible “Mad Money” Heist
In this episode of “Closing Credits,” co-hosts Kiah Haslett and Catherine Leffert discuss the somewhat forgettable 2008 crime comedy film Mad Money. The film —…
Bank Nerd CornerBanker’s Hours with Valley Bank’s Rodrigo Suarez
Banker's Hours at Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Rodrigo Suarez, Head of Partner Banking at Valley National Bank, a $66.3 billion bank based in Passaic, New Jersey…
Bank Nerd CornerFintech Takes Banking x Parlay Finance presents Agent of Record: Shared Responsibility in the Age of AI Agents (Episode 4)
Agent of Record is a 12-episode limited series podcast that explores artificial intelligence in financial services. In this episode, cohosts Kiah Haslett of…
Bank Nerd CornerBNC Squared: Setting the Standard...and Listener Q&A
Kiah and cohost Alex Johnson are back for another Bank Nerd Corner Squared! This month they dig into the standard-setting moment banking is having right now…
Bank Nerd CornerHow the Largest Health Insurer in the US Came to Own a Bank (with Hospitalogy's Blake Madden)
In this episode of Bank Nerd Corner, Kiah welcomes Blake Madden, creator of Hospitalogy and host of Claims Denied, to break down the business of healthcare…
Bank Nerd CornerFintech Takes Banking x Parlay Finance presents Agent of Record: How to Talk to Your Bank Board About AI (Episode 3)
Agent of Record is a 12-episode limited series podcast that explores artificial intelligence in financial services. In this episode, cohosts Kiah Haslett of…
Bank Nerd CornerIs Gen Z Financially Nihilistic or Just 25?
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Thea Garon, a financial well-being lead at the Urban Institute (https://www.urban.org), a Washington, D.C.-based nonpartisan research…
Bank Nerd CornerBNC Closing Credits: Does 'The Town' Get Bank Robbery Right?
In this episode of “Closing Credits,” cohosts Kiah Haslett and Catherine Leffert discuss the 2010 action heist movie “The Town” with Jerry Clark, a retired FBI…
Bank Nerd CornerFintech Takes Banking x Parlay Finance presents Agent of Record: How Matt Michaelis is Building Emprise Bank’s Second Brain (Episode 2)
Agent of Record is a 12-episode limited series podcast that explores artificial intelligence in financial services. In this episode, co-hosts Kiah Haslett…
Bank Nerd CornerBNC Squared: It’s Stripe’s World, Banks Just Live in It
In the July episode of Bank Nerd Corner Squared, Kiah and cohost Alex Johnson (creator of Fintech Takes) discuss three stories in the crypto and stablecoin…
Bank Nerd CornerAn HR Expert Weighs in on Talent, Culture and AI
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Hebba Youssef, the Chief People Officer at Workweek and the creator of I Hate It Here, a newsletter for human resource professionals…
Bank Nerd CornerFintech Takes Banking x Parlay Finance presents Agent of Record: Everything, Everywhere, All at Once (Episode 1)
Agent of Record is a 12-episode limited series podcast that explores artificial intelligence in financial services. Co-hosts Kiah Haslett (Fintech Takes…
Bank Nerd CornerThe Executioner of Humphrey’s Executor
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Mike Silver, a partner at Spencer Fane, for a deep dive into two landmark recent Supreme Court decisions that promise to reshape the…
Bank Nerd CornerFintech Founder, Community Banker, Technologist (with ImpactFI's Christian Ruppe)
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Christian Ruppe, Partner and Chief Strategy Officer at ImpactFI. Christian brings an interesting perspective to banking. He founded a…
Bank Nerd CornerBNC Squared: Banking and the Biggest Story in the World
In this June episode of Bank Nerd Corner Squared, Kiah and Fintech Takes' Alex Johnson dive into the latest stories in the worlds of banking and fintech —…
Bank Nerd CornerKraken vs. the Bankrupt Trust it Says Stole its Money
In this latest episode of Bank Nerd Corner, Kiah welcomes Justin Steffen, a partner at Barack Ferrazzano, for a deep dive into Payward Interactive v. Etana…
Bank Nerd CornerBNC Closing Credits: Always Be Closing with “Glengarry Glen Ross”
In this latest episode of Bank Nerd Corner's Closing Credits, Kiah and Catherine welcome in Brian Love, Head of Banking and Fintech Search at Travillian Group…
Bank Nerd CornerBanker’s Hours with Chesapeake Bank’s DJ Seeterlin
In this latest episode of Bank Nerd Corner's Banker's Hours, Kiah Haslett welcomes DJ Seeterlin, Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer at Chesapeake Bank, a…
Bank Nerd CornerBNC Squared: AI and the Dumbest Fight in Banking
In this episode of Bank Nerd Corner Squared, Kiah and Alex review some of the major announcements in banks’ favorite new topic — artificial intelligence…
Bank Nerd CornerAre Commercial Payments Rocket Science?
This week on Bank Nerd Corner, Kiah is joined by Darren Beyer, Chief Product Officer at Qolo, a payments infrastructure platform that works with banks on…
Bank Nerd CornerBNC Closing Credits: Are We Cornering the “Trading Places” Market?
In this latest episode of “Closing Credits,” Kiah and Catherine are joined by John Heltman, Washington bureau chief at American Banker, to discuss the 1983…
Bank Nerd CornerWhat Regulators Got Wrong with Banking as a Service
Bank Nerd Corner dives deep into Cornell Law Professor Dan Awrey's new paper, “Banking, Technology, and Instability,” and welcomes guest discussant Jason…
Bank Nerd CornerBNC Squared: Conference Chat and Story Roundup
In this episode of Bank Nerd Corner Squared, Alex is back with dispatches from both ends of the spring conference circuit: Fintech Meetup and a fintech event…
Bank Nerd CornerThe Pernicious Fraud Problem (Live from CBA Live 2026)
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Brian Fritzsche, Associate General Counsel and Vice President at the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA), for a conversation about the…
Bank Nerd CornerHow Fifth Third Uses AI in Credit (Live from CBA Live 2026)
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Jay Budzik, Senior Vice President at Fifth Third Bank, for a conversation recorded at CBA Live 2026 in San Diego. Jay Budzik is no…
Bank Nerd CornerBNC Closing Credits: Can You Explain 'Margin Call' Like a Golden Retriever?
Bank Nerd Corner is excited to premier Closing Credits, a series where Kiah, joined by friend and American Banker reporter Catherine Leffert, discuss movies…
Bank Nerd CornerWhat Drives Bank Branch Closures?
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Rajesh Narayanan, a professor in the Department of Finance at Louisiana State University. Rajesh recently coauthored a paper titled…
Bank Nerd CornerBNC Squared: Kraken, Private Credit and Chase <3 Branches
In March’s episode of Bank Nerd Corner Squared, Kiah and Alex spend some time with the biggest stories in the nonbank finance space. First up is the surprise…
Bank Nerd CornerCapitalizing on AI’s Level Playing Field
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Madeline Fredin, Vice President of Partnership Strategy at Alloy Labs Alliance. Madeline is an AI whisperer for Alloy Labs Alliance…
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Fraud 30 Under 30
Alex Johnson of Fintech Takes and Jason Mikula of Fintech Business Weekly join this very special episode of Bank Nerd Corner to talk about white-collar crime…
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Faster Payments NOW
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Bernadette Ksepka, senior vice president and deputy head of product management for the Federal Reserve System’s FedNow Service…
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BNC Squared: Everything Old is New Again
In February’s episode of Bank Nerd Corner Squared, Kiah and Alex explore new updates while treading familiar ground. Over the past couple of years, they’ve…
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Banker’s Hours with Provident Bank’s Michael Perito
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Michael Perito, senior vice president and head of corporate strategy at Jersey City, New Jersey-based Provident Bank. Banker’s Hours…
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Are We in a Jobless Recovery?
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union. Heather focuses on labor data and consumer health — an important topic…
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A Former NYFed Supervisor on Regulation, Financial Stability and LLM Gaslighting
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Brian Peters, a veteran of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and insurance giant AIG. Brian writes the newsletter Perspectives on…
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BNC Squared: Bank Acquisitions and Bad News
In their first Bank Nerd Corner Squared episode of 2026, Kiah and Alex try their best to keep it light in the face of a lot of tough news. 2026 has been light…
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Strategic Planning? Try Strategic Thinking.
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Jason Henrichs, CEO at Alloy Labs Alliance. Having appeared on Breaking Banks numerous times over the year, Jason returns the favor…
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What’s in the Cards for Financial Services’ Most Ubiquitous Product?
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Matthew Goldman, the founder of credit card advisory firm Totavi. Kiah and Matthew are both what Kiah calls “maximizers” and they…
Bank Nerd CornerWhy Don’t Uninsured Deposits Take Losses Anymore?
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Michael Ohlrogge, a professor of Law at New York University’s School of Law, to talk about the realities of uninsured deposits…
Bank Nerd CornerBNC Squared: The Year-End and Year-Ahead Pick Two
In this December episode of Bank Nerd Corner Squared, Kiah and Alex bring their “end of the year” energy to recap 2025 and look ahead to 2026. They chat about…
Bank Nerd CornerThe Old and New Legal Challenges to Exporting Interest Rates
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Andrew Grant, a regulatory attorney at Runway Group, to discuss the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case Marquette National Bank of…
Bank Nerd CornerBanker’s Hours with Vantage Bank’s Shawn Main
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Shawn Main, chief business architect at Vantage Bank, for this episode of Banker’s Hours. Banker’s Hours explores the personalities…
Bank Nerd CornerWhat Banks Need to Know About the End of Quantitative Tightening
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Adam Mustafa, president and CEO of Invictus Analytics. Adam sets the stage for what’s been going on with the Federal Open Market…
Bank Nerd CornerBNC Squared: Skinny Master Accounts, FDIC Loses to Shareholders, & Travel Debit Cards
Kiah and Alex catch up ahead of the inaugural Fintech Takes: Builders Summit to discuss how to dress for an event that cold as well as potentially plan to play…
Bank Nerd CornerWhy Everyone Wants a Bank Charter
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Dan McGonegle, a senior manager at Crowe and the former manager of the novel activities supervision program at the Federal Reserve…
Bank Nerd CornerBanker’s Hours with First International’s Trent Sorbe
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Trent Sorbe, chief payments officer at First International Bank and Trust, for this episode of Banker’s Hours. Banker’s Hours…
Bank Nerd CornerReexamining Vullo v. OCC
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes BJ Sanford and Matthew Lambert to discuss the 2019 case, Vullo v. OCC, an important and somewhat-unsettled case that continues to…
Bank Nerd CornerBanks Either Getting Together or Fighting, and How FIFA is Using the Blockchain for Bets
It’s finally Alex Johnson’s turn to be a guest on Bank Nerd Corner for a monthly download and recap of interesting items in the banking and fintech universe…
Bank Nerd CornerAgentic AI and Bank Deposits: What’s the Worst that Could Happen?
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Todd Phillips, an assistant professor at the Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business, to discuss a not-so-theoretical…