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949. News: Kraken buys NinjaTrader, Lumb...

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Host Ross Gallagher is joined by an expert panel of guests as we dive into some of the biggest stories from the worlds of fintech, banking, and wider financial services.

Stories covered on the podcast this week include:

The worlds of TradFi and crypto merging once again as Kraken buys NinjaTrader, Lumber securing $15.5M to boost workforce management with agentic AI, Project Nemo teaming up with HSBC Innovation Banking to enhance disability inclusion in fintech, Robinhood launching banking and wealth management services, and Chime launching Instant Loans.

This week's guests:

Oleg Pravdin - Head of Product at Lumber 

Joanne Dewar - Project Nemo Lead at Project Nemo 

Miguel Armaza - General Partner at Gilgamesh Ventures 

Timestamps/stories

Kraken bolsters multi-asset strategy with $1.5bn NinjaTrader acquisition

Lumber raises $15.5m to enhance workforce management platform with agentic AI

Chime Introduces $500 Instant Loans

Project Nemo partners with HSBC Innovation Banking to accelerate disability inclusion within FinTech

Robinhood is launching bank accounts that will deliver physical cash ‘to your doorstep’

Paralympic gold medalist turns fintech CIO at Enfuce

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