The Fed’s Payment Rails and Fintech Access

David Zaring, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School, joins the show to explain the Federal Reserve’s consideration of a “skinny” master account for nonbank financial firms. The conversation covers payment rails, regulatory oversight, competition with traditional banks, and the implications for community lenders and financial stability. They also examine potential litigation and legislative responses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can listen to The Fed’s Payment Rails and Fintech Access online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

The Fed’s Payment Rails and Fintech Access is an episode from Wharton Business Daily by Wharton Podcast Network.

This episode is 14:15 long.

This episode was published on Mar 18, 2026.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Wharton Business Daily when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.