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Dec 2024
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Join host Benjamin Ensor alongside some very special guests as we look at the biggest financial services and fintech stories of the past week.

Topics covered include: A damning report by MPs and Lords has accused the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of being unfit for purpose. Meanwhile, Italian bank UniCredit has offered €10 billion to acquire domestic rival Banco BPM, Checkout.com is expanding into Japan, UK lenders are bracing for mammoth payouts following a court ruling on car loans, AI wealthtech Range has raised significant funding, and researchers at King’s College London, in collaboration with the charity Greater Change, are conducting the UK’s first large-scale study to assess whether targeted financial support is more effective than traditional homelessness assistance.


This week's guests:

  • Javed Anjum - CEO of OneBanx 
  • Matthew Williamson - Partner at Thistle Initiatives 
  • Selma Piper - Founder of Fintech Fiends


Stories covered on the show:

‘FCA is incompetent at best, dishonest at worst,’ claim MPs and peers

UniCredit offers to buy rival Italian lender Banco BPM

Checkout.com expands in Japan to strengthen its global presence

Banks brace for mammoth payouts after court’s car loan ruling

AI wealthtech Range raises $28 million Series B to disrupt traditional wealth management

Homeless people to be given cash in first major UK trial to reduce poverty

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