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Feb 2020
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401. News: N26 closes UK accounts, blami...

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Your hosts Simon Taylor and Adam Davis 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:

  • Matt Collinge, Chief Technology Officer of Curve
  • Alexandra Frean, Head of Corporate Affairs at Starling Bank
  • Ali Paterson, Editor in Chief at Fintech Finance

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

  • N26 to close all UK accounts (01:44)
  • Starling Bank nabs £60 million in additional funding (12:17)
  • Revolut rolls out Open Banking feature (22:56)
  • Visa to make biggest interchange adjustment in decades (29:40)
  • Varo Money receives FDIC approval (35:00)
  • Chinese investment in Silicon Valley slows (41:29)
  • Credit Suisse boss removed after spying scandal (44:19)

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Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by 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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