RYAN G JAMES

As one of the youngest bank CEOs in the state of Florida, Ryan James is president and CEO of Surety Bank, headquartered in DeLand, Florida. Ryan brings his youthful energy and enthusiasm to everything he does, but perhaps it is most evident in his role as the host of The Paper Podcast. There, he interviews top experts in various fields such as the future of money, Defi, FinTech, Compliance, Fraud and provides his audience with a refreshing new perspective on the future of money and its impact in the modern world we live in... Ryan is no stranger to the media and regularly interviews as a source regarding how money impacts business. He has been featured in high-level publications such as American Banker, Independent Banker, Florida Trend and American City Business Journals... At Surety Bank, Ryan focuses on banking underserved industries such as money service businesses (MSBs), the cannabis industry and the cryptocurrency industry. Surety Bank is rated as the top bank in Florida in..