Today, we're joined by Lex Sokolin to talk through a few recent events that are indicative of what's important in fintech right now.

And boy, is there a lot to talk about.

WhatsApp launches payments in Brazil and is unceremoniously shut down by the central bank a week later, MasterCard buys Finicity to protect itself against Visa's recent acquisition of Plaid, Checkout.com continues its largely silent meteoric rise in payments, Softbank-backed, DAX 30 index component Wirecard "loses" $2 billion from its balance sheet and files for insolvency, Upgrade raises $40 million at a $1 billion valuation to extend its personal credit offering.

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Thank you very much for joining us today. Please welcome, Lex Sokolin.