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Gil Akos

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David Yakobovitch

In this episode of the Americas Series, David Yakobovitch speaks to Gil Akos, CEO of Astra, about disrupting and upgrading the archaic payments system in America.Here is what they covered: Background: Gil’s background and what led him to found Astra What do you see driving the recent boom of the financial transfer market? How has Astra grown as a company in conjunction with this boom? Who are some of Astra’s customers? What types of companies can benefit from Astra’s technology? How does Astra differentiate itself from others in the crowded fintech space? The current state of the payments system: What are the current issues you see with the payment system and what can be done to solve these challenges? Specifically, how does Astra solve these challenges? How do you expect the payments space to change over the next couple of years? How do you see real-time payments (RTP) affecting the ACH network and the payments system as a whole? How can banks and financial institutions effectively and safely handle ACH transfers?  Account-to-account and instant transfers:  How does Astra enable account-to-account (A2A) transfers? How are you able to simplify A2A transfers for both developers and consumers?  Why have A2A transfers historically been difficult for banks and financial institutions to execute effectively?  What is Astra’s role in the instant payment space? Bridging the gap between fiat money and cryptocurrency: What are the inherent challenges for all Web3 infrastructure? What steps need to be taken in order to bridge the gap between these two dramatically opposed ecosystems? How does Astra handle risk mitigation within fiat-crypto transactions to help prevent fraud losses? How will the rapid growth of crypto/DeFi/Web3 impact the evolution of the payments systems? Follow Astra on LinkedIn, Twitter, and visit their website for more information.

In this episode of the Americas Series, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidyakobovitch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Yakobovitch</a> speaks to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilakos/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gil Akos</a>, CEO of <a href="https://astra.finance/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Astra</a>, about disrupting and upgrading the archaic payments system in America.Here is what they covered: Background:<ul> <li>Gil’s background and what led him to found Astra</li> <li>What do you see driving the recent boom of the financial transfer market? How has Astra grown as a company in conjunction with this boom?</li> <li>Who are some of Astra’s customers?</li> <li>What types of companies can benefit from Astra’s technology?</li> <li>How does Astra differentiate itself from others in the crowded fintech space?</li> </ul> The current state of the payments system:<ul> <li>What are the current issues you see with the payment system and what can be done to solve these challenges? Specifically, how does Astra solve these challenges?</li> <li>How do you expect the payments space to change over the next couple of years?</li> <li>How do you see real-time payments (RTP) affecting the ACH network and the payments system as a whole?</li> <li>How can banks and financial institutions effectively and safely handle ACH transfers?</li> </ul>  Account-to-account and instant transfers: <ul> <li>How does Astra enable account-to-account (A2A) transfers? How are you able to simplify A2A transfers for both developers and consumers? </li> <li>Why have A2A transfers historically been difficult for banks and financial institutions to execute effectively? </li> <li>What is Astra’s role in the instant payment space?</li> </ul> Bridging the gap between fiat money and cryptocurrency:<ul> <li>What are the inherent challenges for all Web3 infrastructure?</li> <li>What steps need to be taken in order to bridge the gap between these two dramatically opposed ecosystems?</li> <li>How does Astra handle risk mitigation within fiat-crypto transactions to help prevent fraud losses?</li> <li>How will the rapid growth of crypto/DeFi/Web3 impact the evolution of the payments systems?</li> </ul> Follow Astra on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/astrainc/posts/?feedView=all" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/astra_finance" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and visit their <a href="https://astra.finance/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a> for more information.

Americas Series with David Yakobovitch: Disrupting the archaic payments system with Astra CEO Gil Akos

There is over $2.1 trillion in checking accounts that is just sitting, hanging out, and not earning any interest. Why? Well, most of us are terrorized to part with our cash and love the feeling of seeing our money safe and sound. But that's not helping you build towards your future.Today's guest, Gil Akos, the co-founder, and CEO of Astra, a mobile app that helps you transfer money back and forth between all your accounts and automate your savings, so really there isn't a good excuse not to save your money. But I know, there are so many apps, do you need another one – I’m right there with you, but I have to say, I’m pretty intrigued…What You'll Learn What's hurting you by keeping your cash stashed in a bank account Why Gil created Astra and how can it make your financial life easier The trends behind millennials and how much they save Why automating your finances is a powerful way to achieve goals How you can use the power of progress and be proactive to better your finances LinksAstraSUBSCRIBE &amp; SHAREWant to be the first to know when new episodes are released? Click here to subscribe in iTunes! IT’S FREE!Want to have a cup of coffee this week on us? Leave a review in iTunes and email a copy of your review to info@mmoneypodcast.com. Ask ShannahHave an Ask Shannah question, submit it hereGet Social Shannah on Twitter  Shannah on Instagram    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is over $2.1 trillion in checking accounts that is just sitting, hanging out, and not earning any interest. Why? Well, most of us are terrorized to part with our cash and love the feeling of seeing our money safe and sound. But that's not helping you build towards your future.Today's guest, Gil Akos, the co-founder, and CEO of <a href="https://astra.finance/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Astra,</a> a mobile app that helps you transfer money back and forth between all your accounts and automate your savings, so really there isn't a good excuse not to save your money. But I know, there are so many apps, do you need another one – I’m right there with you, but I have to say, I’m pretty intrigued… What You'll Learn<ul> <li>What's hurting you by keeping your cash stashed in a bank account</li> <li>Why Gil created Astra and how can it make your financial life easier</li> <li>The trends behind millennials and how much they save</li> <li>Why automating your finances is a powerful way to achieve goals</li> <li>How you can use the power of progress and be proactive to better your finances</li> </ul> Links<ul><li><a href="https://astra.finance/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Astra</a></li></ul> SUBSCRIBE &amp; SHAREWant to be the first to know when new episodes are released? <a href="http://bit.ly/millennial-money" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to subscribe in iTunes!</a> IT’S FREE!Want to have a cup of coffee this week on us? Leave a review in <a href="http://bit.ly/millennial-money" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> and email a copy of your review to <a href="mailto:info@mmoneypodcast.com">info@mmoneypodcast.com</a>.  Ask ShannahHave an Ask Shannah question, <a href="http://www.yourmillennialmoney.com/contact-me/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">submit it here</a> Get Social<ul> <li>Shannah on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/shannahgame" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </li> <li>Shannah on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/shannahgame" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> </li> </ul> See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The App That Makes Your Financial Life Easier With Gil Akos + Ask Shannah