BNC Squared: It’s Stripe’s World, Banks Just Live in It
Podcast: Bank Nerd CornerPublished On: Thu Jul 23 2026
Description: 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 space that share a common thread: who controls payments now and in the future, and what banks stand to lose if they're not paying attention. They check in on the much-hyped JPMorganChase & Co. and Coinbase partnership announced last year. Alex goes over what each firm was supposed to get from the partnership and why almost none of those items materialized. From there, Kiah and Alex turn to the OpenUSD consortium, and how the 140 banks, fintechs, card networks and crypto firms will share governance of a stablecoin designed to distribute reserve yield among participants and destroy one specific stablecoin. Finally, they discuss the unsolicited $53 billion bid for PayPal Technologies, and whether the firm is worth more separately than together. --- Fintech Takes Banking is the weekly newsletter for bank execs who get it. Subscribe for the latest in regulation, tech, financials, operations and, yes, accounting, straight to your inbox: https://fintechtakes.com/banking/newsletter-subscription/ --- Follow Kiah: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khaslett/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/khaslett YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BankNerdCorner Follow Alex: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FintechTakes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexhjohnson
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