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Jan 2025
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927. News: WhatsApp Pay fully rolls out ...

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On this week's Fintech Insider News, host Laura Watkins is joined by special guests to discuss the most interesting stories from the past week in the world of fintech and financial services.

Topics covered include: WhatsApp Pay being made available to all 500 million users in India; fintechs spending more on ads than ever before; Bench's acquisition by Employer.com; the UK’s Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology securing key strategic partners; and Besiktas becoming the first football club in Turkey to launch a startup with the Besiktas Super App.

This week's guests:

  • Kate Drew - Partner, Director of Research at CCG Catalyst 
  • Aditi Subbarao - Strategic Partnerships Lead at Instabase
  • Rob Haslingden - Head of Impact Assessment and Engagement at CFIT (Centre of Finance, Innovation and Technology 


With soundclip from:

  • Hande Oztek - Head of Digital at Besiktas


Stories covered on the show:

WhatsApp Pay made available to all Indian Users

Fintech ad spending climbs 45% in last 3 years

CFIT secures strategic industry partners for 2025

Employer.com buys Canadian fintech Bench Accounting for undisclosed sum

SC Ventures launches invoicing and billing fintech to SMEs in APAC

Turkish Super League football club Besiktas enters the world of fintech with new Super App

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