Open banking, in which traditional banks release their data via application programming interfaces (APIs) to enable the development of new financial services for their consumers, has been one of the most significant disruptions in global payments over the past decade.
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Today
Tesla’s energy storage business is growing faster than any other part of the company; plus, Apple bought Israeli startup Q.AI
Energy storage products like the Megapack, Megablock, and Powerwall drove Also, Apple announced its acquisition of Q.AI for a reported nearly $2 billion, making it the company's second-largest acquisition to date. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic ... Show More
4m 34s
Yesterday
OpenAI’s Sora app is struggling after its stellar launch; plus, Music Publishers sue Anthropic for $3B
Sora's mobile app downloads fell 45% in January, and consumer spending dropped. Originally, these music publishers had filed a lawsuit against Anthropic over its use of about 500 copyrighted works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
7m 20s
Mar 2021
508. News: Square becomes a bank (and buys Tidal!) - is this a game changer?
Our expert hosts, Ross and Mel, 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:
Asya Bradley, Founder and COO First Boulevard
Anna Irrera, Fintech Correspondent, Reuter ... Show More
1h 12m
Jan 2021
493. Insights: Partnerships in finance: building the new banking ecosystem
With the help of fintechs, BaaS, third party providers and even M&As, banking as we know it is changing. Partnerships are proving to be the key to unlocking what the future of the banking ecosystem will look like. In this episode, Adam Davis sits down with a panel of guests for a ... Show More
46m 18s
Oct 2020
473. News: Stripe acquires Paystack - are they taking over the world?
Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Mel Stringer, 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:
Shaun Puckrin, Chief Product Officer, Global Processing Services
Chris ... Show More
1h 6m
Mar 2021
510. News: Starling becomes a unicorn and So-Fi really want a licence
Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Adam Davies, 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:
Alex Frean - Head of Corporate Affairs, Starling Bank
Alan Ainsworth, H ... Show More
1 h
Feb 2021
504. News: None of this would be possible without Open Banking
Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Mel Stringer, 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:
Jamie Campbell, CEO and co-founder, Fronted
Tom Renwick, Business Banki ... Show More
55m 11s
Aug 2023
773. News: Mastercard pushes in to Africa with MTN deal and niche banks are on the rise
Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week.
We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space:
Mastercard to purchase a minority st ... Show More
51m 51s