On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about NatWest planning to shut down their BNPL offering, Mastercard launching smart subscriptions & the view of customer service within banking.

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about the fact that despite there being a desire for Generative AI, less than 1 in 10 banks have established a viable roadmap & Tink urging for reduced friction, as 22% of young Brits abandon loan ‘arduous’ application process.

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The fintech Times Podcast team speak about Amazon Web Services launching a number of generative AI capabilities, as it looks to bolster customer experiences across industries & ClearScore urging the UK government to support and broaden access to the regulated lending market.

On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast Team speak about a new report by FICO uncovering Brits' attitudes towards fraud and cybersecurity measures, The Revolut AI-scam feature that uses sophisticated machine learning to detect if a customer is being scammed & the value of reported UK fraud doubling to £2.3billion in 2023, but the true value likely being much higher.

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Time Podcast team speak about the hype regarding BNPL and whether its dying out, how high-interest rates and a challenging financial landscape are negatively impacting female-owned businesses in the UK & how G10 Bank works as a fintech, with Dock technology, to provide digital banking services to Brazilians in favelas.

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcats team speak about the potential warnings of BNPL, as well as some of the myths surrounding it & discuss which is better: innovating with something new or evolving what you have already.

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about concerns over the financial inclusion gap in rural areas, TechTrust launching a Fintech Talent Hub to help close the industry skill gap & Current Account Switch Service (CASS) surpassing 10 million total switches since its inception.

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about why UK banks should be more transparent in their exchange rates & whether AI is here to stay.

On this weeks episode of News & Views, the Fintech Times Podcast team speak about HMRC readying Itself to 'intensify Tax crackdown' on Cryptocurrency sellers and holders, 85% of start-ups in the last three years relying on personal capital to kickstart their businesses, and Paymob partnering with Tamara to provide access to Tamara’s services to thousands of SMEs to enable their growth across the MENA region.

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about WB Directors highlighting that boards must actively consider the voices of younger generations in their decision-making, the repercussions of Binances CEO pleading guilty to charges & discuss FICOs 'FICO UK Credit Card Market Report for September 2023' revealing that credit card spend is up from last year