The Fintech Rundown

We all want frictionless payments, right? Not if the PSR has anything to say about it. This week on  The FinTech Rundown , Ari and Nova dissect the ultimate product management paradox: how do you build seamless Open Banking checkout experiences when new Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud rules mandate "friction by design"? Before we plunge into the deep end of the B2B2C liability trap, we are tea...

Ari and Nova dive into the UK's massive regulatory shift: the release of the "Payments Forward Plan," which sets a three-year countdown to a total infrastructure overhaul and confirms the consolidation of the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) into the FCA. We break down the most immediate impact: the first live, commercial "Wave One" rollout of Variable Recurring Payments (VRPs)—dubbed the "Direct D...

In this episode of The FinTech Rundown, Ari and Nova break down the seismic shift in the UK banking leaderboard as Revolut finally sheds its "restricted" label to become a full-fat UK bank. What does a £75bn valuation and a license to lend mean for the rest of the high street? We also track the movement of US spend-management titan Ramp as they make a calculated land grab in London via the Billhop...

elcome to The FinTech Rundown, the home base for product leads, payments geeks, and founders navigating the high-stakes waters of the UK and European tech scene. We don’t just read the headlines, we dissect them through a sharp, analytical lens to find the strategy beneath the noise. Each week, join Ari, the industry traditionalist focused on regulation, compliance, and the bottom line, and Nova,...