FINTECH UNPLUGGED

As they try to find a hospital for Robert's burnt hand, the boys stumble into Mansion House and manage to navigate through the moving boxes and grab the Lord Mayor of London, Peter Estlin, for a special episode of Fintech Unplugged.

Robert, Suresh and Peter talk about the digital skills gap, entrepreneurship, the internet of things, innovation and much more!

Topics covered:

- The Lord Mayor's role clarified

- The digital skills gap and what we can do to help

- Brexit and how the UK can continue to be a Fintech leader

- Where the city stands on the idea of a cashless society

Robert and Suresh find themselves at a local school and end up bumping into one of the teachers (and former MasterChef contestant), Ketan Makwana, from Enterprise Lab. They then take the opportunity to discuss a range of important FinTech and UK issues surrounding education, the current state of FinTech talent, women in FinTech and much more!

Topics covered:

- How to encourage the next cohort of FinTech and tech entrepreneurs

- What should the FinTech sector do to help develop talent into the industry

- Character types: Introverts and Extroverts

- Why we need to support UK micro-businesses

- Diversity and inclusion in tech industries

Description: The travelling continues for Robert and Suresh as they take to the Australian jungle where they meet Daria Rippingale from Bankingblocks.

Topics covered:

- The current neo-banks and their (or lack of) revenue model

- Women in Fintech

- The differences between EU and other fintech markets

- EU regulation

- And much more!

Robert and Suresh are off on a trip to South Asia and after a mix up with the seating, the boys bump into Chris Davison and Salim Dhanani from BigPay who were just leaving after visiting Money20/20.

As we build up to the launch of Series 7, we take a look back at some of the questions and answers we've uncovered from the Man On The Street over the past few seasons. From finding about what the public thinks about blockchain to asking if prepaid cards have any negative connotations, we've put together the best questions and answers for your enjoyment!

Dive into these hilarious bloopers from season 6 featuring our guests over the past 6 episodes!

Wine tasting and fintech discussions are combined together for a live podcast at Fintech Connect. Robert and Suresh are joined by Soren Mortensen from IBM for a special blockchain focused episode covering:

- The uses of blockchain and the ecosystems you can build

- The public's opinion on blockchain

- Will quantum computing kill blockchain?

- Libra updates

Craving Peking duck and pancakes, Robert and Suresh are out in Chinatown for some food when they 'accidentally' stumble into Susanne Chishti from FINTECH Circle. The new party head off to a nearby restaurant to discuss everything Fintech from:

- The orgins of the term Fintech

- Where the next stage of Fintech innovation will take place?

- Why London has been so successful in 'raising' Fintech unicorns and start ups

- The rising talent gap

After a night out in Amsterdam, Robert and Suresh rush off to Money20/20 stage where they recorded a live recording of Fintech Unplugged with special guests Mark Barnett from Mastercard and Nick Ogden from ClearBank.

In front of a packed audience, Mark and Nick talk about upcoming regulations including SCA and open banking, the dreaded 'B' word, voice authentication methods and much more!

Description: Robert and Suresh are back again after managing to wrangle their way into the Mastercard office and grab Edoardo Volta, who now leads the Fintech and EMI Division, for a chat. Edoardo talks about the new set up at Mastercard, the hottest innovation regions in Europe, what Mastercard have planned for blockchain and much more.