May 24, 2021

530. News: Everything is fintech!

56 minutes

Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include:

Brian McKenney, Chief Innovation Officer & Head of Strategic Initiatives at HSBC

Dan Kahn, Global Open Finance at Plaid

We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space:

US Bank and Plaid ink data sharing deal 02:50

HSBC to take on fintech rivals with multi-currency digital wallet 14:40

Amount raises $99M to help banks better compete with fintechs 25:15

US banks to pilot credit for people with no credit score 35:35

Bunq becomes first European issuer to launch True Name Cards 44:31

FCA warns UK fintechs against comparing themselves to banks 46:16

AmEx brings BNPL to air travel 48:55

N26 partners with Tinder 51:21

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Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking.

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Special Guests: Brian McKenney and Dan Kahn.

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