News and Views by the Fintech Times

This week, Tom and Francis discuss some of the latest developments in the fintech world, covering Mastercard’s crackdown of cannabis sales on its debit cards, and the potential of smart data reforms in the UK. Discussion topics included: -Could the UK government ease cost of living concerns by speeding up smart data reforms across industries? -Could Mastercard’s latest crackdown open up opportunit...

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Financial Inclusion & Twitters rebranding to 'X'. 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 opportunities at thefintechtimes....

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about financial management platform Solo launching two new financial tools in an effort to support independent contractors in the US, Klarna Preparing for FCA’s Consumer Duty with Money Adviser Network Partnership & how TrueLayer found over half of consumers are ready to abandon transactions after poor payment experience....

On the News and Views podcast this week, Polly, Francis and Tom take a look at the latest in the fintech world, highlighting the barriers SMEs are facing when it comes to green finance and the concerns around the UK finance gender pay gap. They also chat about Flutterwaves new solution to tackle cross border payment challenges for overseas African students. Discussion points include: -What action...

In this weeks episode, the podcast team delves into the world of tik tok and #finfluencing, and how the app is transforming financial education and consumer awareness. They also took a look at Open Banking and its future potential, as well as Mastercard's new partnership with Subaio. Discussion topics include: -Should we be wary of the information given over Tik Tok - is enough being done to keep...

On this weeks episode on News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Early Wage Access, how over two-thirds of firms in the financial sector are concerned about committing an AML breach & AI and the Metaverse The Fintech Times News &Views Podcast delivers strategic insight into the trends redefining global financial services, with commentary from industry leaders and innovators. Disco...

Polly, Francis and Tom are back, fresh off the heels of Fintech Week London to discuss the latest goings on in the fintech world. This week, they look at the convenience brought by CVV-free Payments in India, the importance embedded banking and alternative payment methods for customer journeys, and Krolls new research into how confident are organisations about their cybersecurity measures. Discuss...

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about the integration of Boost.ai's Juno AI service, UK retail bank TSB calling for Meta to implement tech interventions to tackle fraud originating on its platforms & as banks continue to close branches at a rapid rate, Which? research reveals that alternatives are failing their disabled customers. The Fintech Times News...

On this weeks episode of News & Views, the Fintech Times podcast team speak about the threat of Zombie Machines rising & GITEX Africa. 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 opportunities at thefintechtim...

This week, Polly and Francis take a look at the latest news in the fintech world, discussing new research from NordVPN on how there are more UK card details on the dark web than anywhere else in Europe, as well as taking a look at the launch of Klarnas new BNPL ‘opt out tool’. Discussion points this week include: -Is Klarnas new tool the future of BNPL, especially with regulation on the horizon? -...

This week on the podcast, Polly, Tom and Francis were joined by Tom Padgett of Smarsh, where the conversation delved into the world of regulation and compliance as we examined the latest in the fintech industry. With the regulatory, and therefore Regtech, landscape ever changing, the team dived into the subject, discussing how innovative technologies, including AI, have a role to play as the indus...

This week on the News and Views podcast, Francis, Claire and Tom tackle the latest in the fintech industry, starting with a discussion surrounding UK Finance’s latest Annual Fraud Report which revealled £1.2billion stolen via financial fraud in 2022. The trio then turn to Tovie AI’s report, as they learn about how AI and automation can help remove awkward conversations for debt collectors while be...

This week on the News and Views podcast, Polly, Francis and Claire tackle the latest in the fintech industry, starting with Claires recent trip to Hong Kong to attend EPiC 2023 and experience a literal 60 second elevator pitch in Hong Kongs tallest building. Other stories include Mastercards new NFT music pass and Twilios new report highlighting a growing divide in consumer confidence when it come...

On this weeks episode of News & Views, the Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Apple Saving Accounts, Paylink Solutions & how Post Offices remain a key hub for banking. 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 partn...

For their latest episode, the News and Views podcast team are joined by very special guest Dalbir Sahota, Senior Director of Product Management - Bankers Almanac Payments at Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions. The weeks discussion was all around payments, with Dal providing his valuable insight as a longstanding member of the industry, as well as leading the discussion on the latest report from Lexis Nexi...

This week, Francis, Tyler and Polly we're joined by special guest Claire Woffenden, Editor of The Fintech Times to get her take on the latest news in Fintech. This weeks discussion included: -Should the fintech industry be doing more to educate young people about their pensions? -Is Buy now pay later the solution to small businesses cash flow issues? -What really is the most important part of a fu...

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about ESG property technology, a recent court case from New York in regards to the creation of the world's very first NFT & financial inclusion. The Fintech Times News &Views Podcast delivers strategic insight into the trends redefining global financial services, with commentary from industry leaders and innovators. Discov...

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about push payments fraud, UK innovation Labs and how ChatGPT can help Fintechs. 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 opportun...

This week on the podcast, Polly and Tyler take a look at some of the fintech news thats been hitting the industry. Tyler lead the discussion on payment provider Wert’s new NFT checkout tool for fiat payments, while Polly brought news from Hokodo and BNP Paribas who recently launched a new Buy now pay later (BNPL) solution B2B eCommerce. Some discussion points include: -Were payment processing and...

This week on the podcast, Polly, Tyler and Francis are back to delve into the hot topics of the fintech scene. Following on from The Fintech Times monthly theme of innovative technologies, the Metaverse is up on the chopping block as they discuss how. They also examined a recent report on how challenger banks are turning to BaaS to outpace the incumbents, and how credit agency Equifax is utilising...

This week, Polly, Francis and Tyler were joined by special guest Claire Woffenden, Editor at The Fintech Times to delve into the world of fintech! This week, the discussion revolves around open banking where the team look at its successes as tech adoption grows, as well as the recent launch of Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT). Some discussion points include: Accordion to a surv...

This week on the News and Views podcast, Tyler and Francis are joined by a very special guest for the first time as they discuss the latest in the world of fintech. Joined by Thomas Bleach, a journalist at The Fintech Times, the trio delve into the nature of investment scams and the FCA's latest findings on their obvious nature, in addition to the extent of financial inclusion in banking for those...

This week on the News and Views podcast, Polly, Tyler and Francis are back to take a look at the latest developments from the fintech world. This week banks are on the table, with stories revolving around small business FX fees and switching banks amid the cost of living crisis. The team also take a look at the mortgage industry and the innovations disrupting the sector. Topics discussed include:...

In this week’s episode, Tyler shares his experience attending LEAP in Saudi Arabia and the insights he learned. Polly and Francis bring stories on the Australian fintech ecosystem map and the recent Nigerian currency crisis. Topics discussed include: The deadline for phasing out the old naira banknotes and exchanging them for the redesigned N200, N500 and N1,000 has been extended to 10 February. W...

On the podcast this week, hosts Polly Jean Harrison and Tyler Pathe enter into the world of cryptocurrency, specifically looking at Ethereum crypto staking and the benefits it can have on the market. They also touched on retail banking and how the current landscape is shaping up for incumbents and challengers. Topics discussed include: Bitcoin Suisse, a company based in Switzerland, will now provi...