Big Banks Fending off Fintech; Employers Weighing Vaccine Mandates

Squawk Pod

Axios business editor Dan Primack and RiverFront Investment Group senior market strategist Rebecca Felton consider Jamie Dimon’s suggestion that big banks like his own JPMorgan ought to look out; fintech is coming for them, and their money. Schools and employers are weighing pros, cons and legal limits to mandated vaccinations and vaccination disclosures. Wharton’s Management Department Chairperson Professor Nancy Rothbard posits that in the workplace, incentives may be a more effective, less alienating strategy than requirements. CNBC’s Jim Cramer, a small business owner himself, is looking--without success--to state and federal guidelines to shape his own vaccine policy for employees. Plus, AstraZeneca’s vaccine has hit yet another troubling snag abroad, and a brand new airline is ready to hit the tarmac as soon as the pandemic subsides.