{"podcast":{"title":"The Banker Next Door","slug":"the-banker-next-door-6597036","podcast_index_feed_id":6597036,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/joeberq/feed.xml","website_url":"https://joeberq.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/14138475/LOGO-2C-Vertical-1800x1800_4cmi58.jpg","author":"Dr. Joseph Bergquist","episode_count":400,"summary":"BND is focused on the U.S. Banking industry and how the industry intersects with finance, technology, and economics. Topics discussed can include all types of banking products and lines of business along with strategy, marketing, management, and leadership.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T06:17:38.092525+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-banker-next-door-6597036"},"episode":{"title":"Oldest bank in the world, Monte Dei Paschi, to get bought?","slug":"oldest-bank-in-the-world-monte-dei-paschi-to-get-bought","published_at":"2026-06-16T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-banker-next-door-6597036/oldest-bank-in-the-world-monte-dei-paschi-to-get-bought","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-banker-next-door-6597036","url":"https://joeberq.podbean.com/e/oldest-bank-in-the-world-monte-dei-paschi-to-get-bought/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3ez3vseddivruzk5/Oldest_bank_in_the_world_Monte_Dei_Paschi_to_get_bought6vmha.mp3","summary":"Italian bank Monte Dei Paschi (BMPS) has had quite the saga over the last 9 months. It all started back in September 2025, when BMPS initiated a hostile takeover of investment bank Mediobanca for $19B. BMPS CEO, Luigi Lovaglio, then presented a plan for delisting Mediobanca and expanding the bank into international markets. The departing board for the bank did not like this plan and decided to remove Luigi as CEO, revoke his powers and cancel his contract. Then, in a surprise move, the banks shareholders voted to reinstall Luigi as CEO and picked a new board and chairman. However, in another twist, two rival banks have both made offers to purchase BMPS. What will the oldest bank in the world do? This episode reviewed multiple articles in The Wall Street Journal and S&P Global (subscriptions required). P.S. BND was named to FeedSpot Podcasts Top 80 Best Banking Podcasts for 2026. A link to the list is included below. Link: 80 Best Banking Podcasts to Listen to in 2026","meta_description":"Italian bank Monte Dei Paschi (BMPS) has had quite the saga over the last 9 months. It all started back in September 2025, when BMPS initiated a hostile t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1076,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-banker-next-door-6597036/episodes/oldest-bank-in-the-world-monte-dei-paschi-to-get-bought/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-banker-next-door-6597036/oldest-bank-in-the-world-monte-dei-paschi-to-get-bought.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}