Category : Podcast

News & Views Podcast | Episode 131: Southeast Asian SMEs, Financial Inclusion & Payments Manifesto

Dominic Brough
On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Southeast Asian SMEs, financial inclusion & The Payments Associations manifesto advocating for enhanced innovation and collaboration in the industry. Listen to News & Views Podcast on your favourite platform:      Read the articles discussed...

News & Views Podcast | Episode 130: Cost of Living, Over 50’s Savings & Nigerian Digital Training

Dominic Brough
This week, the podcast team discuss Saga and Flagstone’s new over-50’s savings platform, the differing attitudes to the cost of living crisis in the UK and Europe, and Nigeria’s plans to up digital transformation with a drive in technical training. Discussion points included: Will Nigeria’s plans solve the fintech talent...

News & Views Podcast | Episode 129: UK Grant Schemes, ESG Assurance & Coinbase

Dominic Brough
This week on the podcast, Polly, Tom and Francis discuss new research from KPMG that found firms worth under $5billion need more help in ESG assurance than larger ones, and how Coinbase has registered as a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian wallet provider with the Bank of Spain. Discussion points include:...

News & Views Podcast | Episode 128: UK Banks, HKMA Crypto Ban & Financial Education

Dominic Brough
This week, Polly, Tom and Francis discuss how UK Banks are “inherently misaligning” with customer needs as saving interest rates remain stagnant, HKMAs ban of Crypto firms using Banking terminology & financial education being an essential life skill. Listen to News & Views Podcast on your favourite platform:     ...

News & Views Podcast | Episode 127: Work From Home, Gen-Z Workers & UK Business Climate Hub

Dominic Brough
On this week’s episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about working from home, what Gen-Z workers want and the UK government launching its new Business Climate Hub. Listen to News & Views Podcast on your favourite platform:      Read the articles discussed in this...

News & Views Podcast | Episode 126: Cross Border Payments, Email Phishing & Loan Fee Fraud

Dominic Brough
This week on the podcast, Polly, Tom and Francis take a deep dive into the news of the week, looking at new research from Wise revealing northern SMEs pay more for cross-border payments, email phishing in the workplace and FCA warnings over loan fee fraud. Discussion topics included: -How are...

News & Views Podcast | Episode 125: UK Smart Data Reforms & Mastercard’s Crackdown of Cannabis Sales

Dominic Brough
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...

News & Views Podcast | Episode 124: Financial Inclusion & Twitters rebranding to ‘X’

Dominic Brough
On this week’s episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Financial Inclusion & Twitters rebranding to ‘X’. Listen to News & Views Podcast on your favourite platform:      Read the articles discussed in this episode: From Twitter to the “Everything App”: Can X Transition...

News & Views Podcast | Episode 123: Poor Payment Experiences, Klarna’s Partnership & Financial Tools

Dominic Brough
On this week’s 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...

News & Views Podcast | Episode 122: Pay Parity, Cross Border Payments & Green Finance

Dominic Brough
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 Flutterwave’s new...