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We welcomed guest judge Barb MacLean of Fintech Playlist fame to preside over proceedings this week during which, the European Payments Initiative (EPI) made a big announcement, taking them one step closer to breaking the Visa / Mastercard duopoly in the region. There were other losers and a surprising winner on the show but no more spoilers,…

Apple is making a dent in the balance sheets of a few big banks while the US regulator thinks that open banking might increase liquidity risk for banks. In other news, will the UK’s Financial Services and Markets Bill help to make the UK a global hub for cryptoasset technology and investment? Links to stuff…

This week, Visa announced something for the USA that really is a non-issue in Europe – it shouldn’t be news, but it was – for Americans at least! Plus –  there were Zombies, (Swedish House) Mafia and a 78 year old bank robber along with big news about our favourite (non) sponsor Elon Musk and…

Analysts, investors, industry commentators, finfluencers and pretty much anyone with a social media account has had something to say about the global financial system and the events of the last few weeks – but as far as we know, our quizmaster is the only one that SANG about it – but now he may be “WANTED,…

This week’s main blog discussions include … Will Silicon Valley Bank kill the FinTech industry? “When you’re not working, what do you do to de-stress?” was the last question Greg Becker, CEO of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB)*, took at an investor conference on Tuesday last week. “Cycling is my advice,” he replied. Three days later…

Welcome to this week’s FU, where we talked about the week that was, and what a week it was. Lots of bank failures and a possibility of some new banks. Bank of America were one of the winners this week whilst First Republic Bank were a possible loser, until they were thrown a last minute…

The news about Silicon Valley Bank is having an impact on banks and markets globally – and it wasn’t even the right answer to a question this week! The team spoke about N26, boiling frogs and Belgians (no, not boiling Belgians!!) and our singing quizmaster was back on form once again (or off-key, depending how…

This week’s FinTech Uncut! covered a lot of ground and you can watch it here and now! This week’s episode was a bit Bugs Bunny, with highlights talking about Klarna posting its biggest loss to date, Western Union announcing a twist to BNPL and Visa eyeing up FIS. Meanwhile, Quizmaster Rik continues his singing streak. What in…

Zelle might be big (in America at least) but could our Quizmaster Rik become an even bigger sensation as his singing streak continues with Japanese Whiskey lubricated lungs? We also got a brief lesson on how to assess the future success of any new technology from The Other Guy and The Wise Guy shared his…

Valentine’s Day often results in a few breakups and this week saw the 2019 marriage between FIS and Worldpay come to an end as FIS announced they will be spinning off Worldpay Merchant Services. Our quizmaster was back on vocals again but rising prices turned our stomachs more than his singing did! Here are the…