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Dec 2022
48m 25s

691. Insights: SWIFT, Fast, Eat Now Pay ...

11:FS
About this episode

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor 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.

We’ve seen some of the biggest tests of financial services in living memory – with global conflicts, economic downturns, and industry layoffs. But…it’s not all been doom and gloom!

So, for the last Fintech Insider of 2022, we’ve put together a panel of experts to discuss: The biggest stories in financial services in 2022, the impact of these stories, and what buzzwords our panel would ban going into 2023.

This week's guests include:

  • Mary Ann Azevedo, Senior Editor, TechCrunch
  • Alex Johnson, Creator, Fintech Takes

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

  • The West’s Sanctions sever Russia’s economy from much of the world - 4:05
  • Fast shuts doors after slow growth - 12:50
  • Shoppers relying on buy now pay later and microloans for groceries in the UK and US - 25:05

Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as 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: Alex Johnson and Mary Ann Azevedo.

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