Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS

588. News: Seedrs acquired by Republic to fuel European expansion


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Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Tim Heard, 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:

  • Kirsty Grant, CIO, Seedrs 
  • Ruby Hinchliffe, Reporter, FT Adviser
  • With soundclips from:

    • Lisa Jacobs, CEO of Funding Circle
    • We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space:

      • Republic acquires UK’s Seedrs in $100M deal to push into Europe - 2:45
      • Former TSB CEO launches money-sharing social network Loop - 15:50
      • Wealthsimple quits the UK market - 25:49
      • Zopa pulls out of P2P consumer lending - 36:25
      • Majority raises $27 million for migrant mobile banking service - 46:12
      • Funding Circle launches embedded finance solution (soundclip from Lisa Jacobs, CEO of Funding Circle) - 47:35
      • Monzo valuation hits $4.5bn on back of drawing thousands of new customers - 49:00
      • Harrods agrees buy now pay later tie up with Klarna - 51:14
      • This episode is sponsored by Primer.

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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 and Jason Bates, who are 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: Kirsty Grant and Ruby Hinchliffe.

        Links:

        • Republic acquires UK’s Seedrs in $100M deal to push into Europe
        • Former TSB CEO launches money-sharing social network Loop
        • Wealthsimple exit: One of ‘a number of casualties to come'
        • Zopa pulls out of P2P consumer lending
        • Majority raises $27 million for migrant mobile banking service
        • Funding Circle launches embedded finance solution
        • Monzo valuation hits $4.5bn on back of drawing thousands of new customers
        • Harrods agrees buy now pay later tie up with Klarna
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