News and Views by the Fintech Times

On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team discuss Payit by NatWest uncovering obstacles facing open banking with solutions to overcome them & Binance announcing that Pix will now be integrated into its Binance Pay payments solution in Brazil. The Fintech Times News &Views Podcast delivers strategic insight into the trends redefining global financial services, with comm...

On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about the extent to which financial education impacts financial well-being & why In-app wallets are proving to be a popular payment method in the UK. The Fintech Times News &Views Podcast delivers strategic insight into the trends redefining global financial services, with commentary from industry leaders and innovators....

On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Boon Brokers research into why the majority of young adults in the UK are leaving school with a worrying lack of financial education & how the financial services sector has seen positive progress to better support deaf customers in the last two years, according to a new report by the Lending Standards Board (LSB). T...

On this week's episode of News & Views, Sponsored by TrustVanta, the Fintech Times Podcast team speak about recent reports from Wise finding that two in three UK adults have experienced a fraudulent attack, Revolut expanding its services once more into the mobile world as it looks to launch mobile plans & KMPGs new research into peoples attitude towards AI. The Fintech Times News &Views Podcast de...

On this week's episode of News & Views, Sponsored by TrustVanta, the Fintech Times Podcast team speak about the UK Government pledging a £121Million investment into Quantum technology to combat fraud & Chipi Pays expansion into Mexico following a partnership with Starknet Foundation. The Fintech Times News &Views Podcast delivers strategic insight into the trends redefining global financial servic...

On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by TrustVanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about ClearBanks partnership with Captial on Tap & Pix having its payment capabilities expanded upon, as the central bank has announced a myriad of new features. The Fintech Times News &Views Podcast delivers strategic insight into the trends redefining global financial services, with commentary f...

On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by TrustVanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Revolut revealing that UK consumers are losing money due to Whastapp scams, why UK banks need to focus on building confidence in the security of real-time payments & how other technologies such as Blockchain can still be given the attention they deserve under the limelight of AI. The Fintech...

On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by TrustVanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about the fact that two million UK adults have borrowed from illegal lenders in the last 12 months & how Somalia has successfully launched the country’s first instant payment system. The Fintech Times News &Views Podcast delivers strategic insight into the trends redefining global financial servic...

On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by Vanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about the Financial Conduct Authority reviewing whether the £100 contactless limit should be removed or increased, why many Brits claim they would rather remove fraud prevention checks to complete a transaction faster & Fintech Australias call for government intervention to avoid a 'two-speed' fintech...

On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by Vanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Welsh software provider Burbank completing the first online card-present payment, how the impact of late payments are continuing to grow for small and medium businesses & Kraken securing the Electronic Money Institution authorisation. The Fintech Times News &Views Podcast delivers strategic insig...

On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by Vanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Tap to Phone seeing a 200 per cent increase across the globe in the last year & why almost one in four Brits believe that these apps are ‘in need of improvement’ in some way. The Fintech Times News &Views Podcast delivers strategic insight into the trends redefining global financial services, wit...

On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by Vanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team are joined by Emmanuel Daniels, Founder of The Asian Banker, as well as author, advisor and futurist, to discuss the AA launching Instant Savings Accounts, leveraging NatWest Boxed & dive into what the future holds for AI in Fintech. The Fintech Times News &Views Podcast delivers strategic insight into the t...

On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by Vanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about the significant opportunity digital wallets represent for consumers, as per the FCA and PSR, as well as Token.io and Fabrick's partnership, which looks to expand on the benefits and adoption of account-to-account payments in the UK. The Fintech Times News &Views Podcast delivers strategic insight...

On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by Vanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about the growing threat of GenAI & how 97% of executives believe sustainability reporting will be a business advantage. The Fintech Times News &Views Podcast delivers strategic insight into the trends redefining global financial services, with commentary from industry leaders and innovators. Discover...

On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by Vanta, the Fintech Times Podcast team speak about how almost 6 in 10 large UK financial services firms fell victim to at least one third-party supply chain attack in 2024, Project Nemo taking on Bankings accessibility challenge & Yuno launching the Mastercard payment passkey across Latin America to combat fraud. The Fintech Times News &Views Pod...

On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by Vanta, the Fintech Times Podcast team speak about businesses of all sizes within the UK now able to benefit from Apple‘s Tap to Pay technology, Australian small businesses using fintech solutions to generate $9billion in economic benefits & Nuke From Orbit launching a nationwide campaign to combat this growing crisis. The Fintech Times News &Vie...

On this week's episode of News & Views, Sponsored by Vanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about how we can overcome 'Blue Monday' Fintech challenges & discuss the UK's gender pay gap lack of progress. The Fintech Times News &Views Podcast delivers strategic insight into the trends redefining global financial services, with commentary from industry leaders and innovators. Discover more cover...

On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by Vanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Fintech being the most funded sector within the UK in 2024, the majority still preferring to use debit cards despite the rise of Fintech offerings & whether the Uk's AI action plan is ambitious enough. The Fintech Times News &Views Podcast delivers strategic insight into the trends redefining glo...

On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by Vanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Fintech continuing to boom in Scotland & FV Bank users now being able to convert PayPal USD into USD in real time as the digital bank expands its stablecoin capabilities. The Fintech Times News &Views Podcast delivers strategic insight into the trends redefining global financial services, with co...

On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by Vanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about some common predictions for the world of Fintech in 2025. The Fintech Times News &Views Podcast delivers strategic insight into the trends redefining global financial services, with commentary from industry leaders and innovators. Discover more coverage, interviews, research, and partnership oppo...

On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by Vanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about UK neobanks edging out traditional legacy banks in app downloads, according to a recent study by global software company SplitMetrics & explore whether enough is being done regarding inclusivity within Banking services. The Fintech Times News &Views Podcast delivers strategic insight into the tre...

On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by Vanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about some of the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ professionals in the workplace & Ryanair integrating TrueLayer to offer customers Pay By Bank at checkout. The Fintech Times News &Views Podcast delivers strategic insight into the trends redefining global financial services, with commentary from industry le...

On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about TransUnion revealing firms are still battling against first-party fraud & Gen Z increasingly borrowing to survive, with many relying on loans from the 'bank of mum and dad'. The Fintech Times News &Views Podcast delivers strategic insight into the trends redefining global financial services, with commentary from ind...

On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Eligible launching 'Conversations', a new product helping mortgage lenders engage borrowers and ensure they are making informed decisions & where the future of the digital economy may be heading as Checkout.com reveals early generation Alpha spending habits. The Fintech Times News &Views Podcast delivers strategic i...

On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about The Financial Technology Association launching its annual campaign, Smarter Than Scams & The Entrust Cybersecurity Institutes '2025 Identity Fraud Report', which found that attacks involving deepfakes happened every five minutes in 2024. The Fintech Times News &Views Podcast delivers strategic insight into the trend...