Finance & History
The eabh Podcast. Looking for precedents from the exciting world of financial history. We follow money through time and space. We encourage independent research, encourage open debate and value archives. Follow us on: www.bankinghistory.orgRead less
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Deutsche Bank Archive (opens the original)
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What does a bank do with 156 years of history — and 13 kilometres of archives? In this episode, Carmen Hofmann talks to Reinhard Frost , Head of the Historical Institute of Deutsche Bank, about managing the history of one of Germany’s largest financial institutions. What treasures are hidden in the archive? Which document would he save first in a fire? How does Deutsche Bank confront difficult chapters of its past? And what can a bank actually learn from its own history? From surprising discover
Plastic Capitalism (opens the original)
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How did a simple payment card help reshape the American financial system? In this episode, Carmen Hofmann (eabh) speaks with financial historian Sean Vanatta (University of Glasgow) about his book Plastic Capitalism: Banks, Credit Cards, and the End of Financial Control . They explore how credit cards emerged from the highly regulated and fragmented US banking system of the post-war era—and how banks used them to expand across state borders, reach new customers and challenge existing financial r
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