

Around The Coin
Stephen Sargeant and Mike Townsend
Around The Coin is a podcast exploring finance, fintech, and the future of money. Hosted by industry experts, it features deep dives into payments, crypto, banking, and disruptive innovations shaping the global economy.
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Aug 28, 2014 • 35min
Brian and Mike Get Philosophical
Brian and Mike get philosophical as some major tectonic plates shift in the payment world and what this means for all of us.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 28, 2014 • 35min
Amazon's Secret Payment Plan
On Episode 28 of Around the Coin, Mike Townsend, Brian Roemmele (Romm-lee), and Faisal (f uh y - z uh l) Khan (k AA n ) discuss what the CEO of Starbucks is planning to do with the most successful mobile payments app in the world. Also, Amazon’s secret plan to combine same day delivery, payments, and the new Fire phone. Lastly, we discuss the release of the brand new Stellar cyrptocurrency.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 6, 2014 • 1h 6min
Payments and Social Media are on a Collision Course
On Episode 27 of Around the Coin, Mike Townsend, Brian Roemmele, and Faisal Khan predict the future of payments in social media with Twitter buying cardspring, snapchat payments, and Facebook’s new “Buy Button” for one click buying. Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 5, 2014 • 1h 6min
Our Trip to the White House
This week on Around the Coin, Mike Townsend, Brian Roemmele, and Faisal Khan discuss Brian’s trip to the White House, meeting with economic advisors in a colaborative plan to improve America’s payment industry.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 5, 2014 • 1h 3min
Recap of the Last 25 Episodes
This week on Around the Coin, Mike Townsend, Brian Roemmele, and Faisal Khan recap the last 25 shows and provide life tips that you can use to discover new opportunities and engage with awesome people online.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 22, 2014 • 1h 4min
CA Governor Jerry Brown Signs Bill Legalizing Bitcoin
This week on Around the Coin, Mike Townsend, Brian Roemmele, and Faisal Khan discuss the huge effects of governor Jerry Brown signing a law that legalizes bitcoin in California as well as the implications of a Bitcoin Exchange.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 8, 2014 • 1h 4min
Why Oracle buys Micros for $5 Billion and what Amazon has planned with Fire Phone.
This week on Around the Coin, Brian Roemmele, Faisal Khan, and Mike Townsend discuss Oracle’s acquisition of Micros for 5 billion dollars, a review of the Amazon Fire phone, and how crypto currencies are affecting marketplace startups.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 1, 2014 • 1h 5min
Part 1: 'Knox Payments' CEO Interview. Part 2: Why Did David Marcus Quit Paypal for Facebook?
This week on Around the Coin we’re joined by CEO of Knox Payments, Tommy Nicholas, telling us his strategy to kill Visa and Mastercard. Also, we’ll be discussing the $2.6 billion dollar acquisition of Open Table and the stunning move by David Marcus to quit Paypal and build Facebook’s next generation payment platform.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 21, 2014 • 1h 1min
What Did Apple’s WWDC Mean for Payments?
This week on Around the Coin we traveled to Apple’s WWDC conference and saw first hand what Apple is releasing that will shake up the world of payments. Around the coin. Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 13, 2014 • 1h 7min
How to Use Quora to Make Money and Progress Your Career.
This week’s episode on Around the Coin we focus on Quora’s recent Top Writer’s Meet-up, how Quora will eventually monetize, and the secrets to getting the most out of Quora’s brilliant community by some of the most active writers in the game. Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


