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Fintech Beat and FRT team up to cover all things fintech in DC

Fintech Beat, Ep. 27

An attendee at Fintech Week 2019 asks a question during a panel. (Photo by CQ Roll Call)

By Chris Brummer

Posted November 5, 2019 at 4:00am

In this joint podcast, FRT and Fintech Beat team up to cover October’s whirlwind of fintech discussions that took place at the Institute of International Finance, DC Fintech Week, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Also last month, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified on Capitol Hill about Libra.

Show Notes:

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