News and Views by the Fintech Times

Episode 109: ESG property technology, NFTs & financial inclusion

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.

Episode 108: Fraud, UK Innovation Lab & ChatGPT

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.

Episode 107: BNPL & NFTs

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 checkout options the only thing holding back mass adoption of NFTs? -What are the benefits of...

Episode 106: Metaverse, Challenger Banks & Financial Inclusion

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 bill payment data to promote financial inclusion. The team discussed: -How nimble do fintech...

Episode 105: CFIT & Open Banking

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 survey, 33% of financial decision-makers in the UK expressed their inclination to use VRPs (varia...

Episode 104: Investment scams & Banks financial inclusion

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 suffering from neurodiverse conditions. Tom also shares his view on how has he felt most inter...

Episode 103: Mortgage Industry & Banks

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: Should banks be doing more to help consumers navigate the current economic climate? What shoul...

Episode 102: Australian Fintech Ecosystem, Nigeria Currency Crisis & LEAP Saudi Arabia

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. Was the Naira Currency Exchange Deadline Extension announced by CBN Long Enough? Should Austra...

Episode 101: Cryptocurrency & Retail Banking

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 provide the service of liquid staking for Ethereum within its local market. This comes as the compa...

Episode 100: Australia’s Stablecoin Race, Crypto hack & Fintech talent

For our milestone 100th episode, the news and views podcast team delves into the world of crypto- debating the development of stablecoins as a digital currency, as well as the ever-growing crypto crackdown and the impact of financial crime in the space. They also chat about the current staffing situation in fintech, and how companies need to attract and maintain top talent for their own growth. Topics discussed include: - The impact of the Australian stablecoin race - Do cryptocurrency com...

Episode 99: Touchless Biometric Authentication, Crypto Climate Effect & Money Management

Episode 98: Fintech Investments & Government disbursement programs

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Fintech Investments and how they fell in 2022, a recent report from Visa regarding Government disbursement programs and Fintech Investments in Scotland.

Episode 97: Healthcare, Neobanks & UK Physical Wallets

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Healthcare, Neobanks & UK Physical Wallets.

Episode 96: Cost of Living Crisis & SMEs

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about SMEs, and how the cost of living crisis has affected the Fintech space.

Episode 95: FCAs Consumer Duty, NFT Vending Machines & Ethical BNPL

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about the arrival of the FCAs Consumer Duty, NFT Vending Machines and Ethical BNPL.

Episode 94: Layoffs in Fintech, World Cup Cyberattacks & Climate Crisis

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Layoffs in Fintech, World Cup Cyberattacks & UK businesses finding the Climate Crisis too expensive to tackle.

Episode 93: Expansion success, Cross Border Payments & Fintech Training subsidiary

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Expansion success, Cross Border Payments & Fintech Training subsidiaries.

Episode 92: Gamers insurance, Verified Mandates Against French Fraud & Ethereum's PoS merge

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Gamers' insurance, Verified Mandates Against French Fraud & Ethereum's PoS merge.

Episode 91: Banks Need Dominos pizza-esc trackers & AI and climate change

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Banks needing Dominos pizza-esc trackers & AI and climate change.

Episode 90: TikTok Finfluencers, Natural Language Processing & Bulk Payments

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about TikTok's Top 10 Finfluencers, Natural Language Processing Technology & Starling Banks new Bulk Payments feature.

Episode 89: Gift Cards & The Face of Digital Documents

On this weeks episode of News & Views, the Fintech Times Podcast Team speak about Gift Cards & The Face of Digital Documents.

Episode 88: Airtime to pay time, Crypto Celebrity endorsements & Four-day work week

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcas team speak about airtime to pay time, Crypto celebrity endorsements & the four-day work week

Episode 87: Cashless Saudi, Super App Donations & Blockchain Talent Shortage

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast Team speak about Cashless Saudi, Super App Donations & Blockchain Talent Shortages.

Episode 86: Fintech for Good, Women in Fintech & NFTs in South Korea

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Fintech for Good and if a Fintech can be Commercial, whilst also being good at the same time, Women in Fintech & the offline use of NFTs in South Korea.

Episode 85: Fintech Licensing Laws, Fintech For Good & Financial Education

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Fintech Licensing Laws in Kenya, take a dive into what a Fintech for Good company actually is & discuss Financial Education, specifically, Buy Now Pay Later and Crypto.

Episode 84: Super Apps, Crypto Donations & Male Credit Protection

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Super Apps, Crypto Donations & Credit Protection for male victims.

Episode 83: GoHenry Pixpay Acquisition, Biometric Payments Cards & UK AI Laws

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about GoHenrys recent acquisition of Pixpay, Biometric Payments Cards & the UKs AI Laws.

Episode 82: Updated MiCA bill, Ethical Banking & The Crypto Queen

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about the update to the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) bill; bringing the crypto industry further under the intense spotlight of regulation, Ethical Banking & how the Crypto Queen has been named to the FBI's Top 10 most wanted.

Episode 81: Banks biggest threat, Patent trolls get trolled & Payday loans replacement

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about whether Fintech is still a threat to Banks, Patent Trolls meeting their match & Payday Loans replacement.

Episode 80: Women in Finance, LHVs Security Feature & Football in Fintech

On this weeks episode of News & Views, the Fintech Times Podcast Team speak about Women in Finance, LHVs new security feature & discuss football in Fintech.

Episode 79: Revolut, BNPL, Amex Partners with Google

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about how Revolut has reported an increase over 215% in the number of UK users aged between 55 and 74, BNPL and its reaction from GenZ and millennials & a clearer look into American Express' partnership with Google.

Episode 78: Tech Industry, Trusting Fintechs & Klarna

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about the Tech industry's talent shortage, whether you would trust a Fintech & how Klarna has announced it will start reporting its customer data to credit agencies.

Episode 77: Invoice Processing, Biometric Age Verification & Musk purchases Twitter

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak on Invoice processing, Biometric age verification & what Elon Musk purchasing Twitter means for the Fintech Industry.

Episode 76: Warnings to Challenger Banks, The Great Resignation & Digital Online Spending

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about a warning issued by the FCA to Challenger Banks, The Great Resignation and how more work placed benefits could put a stop to it & how digital online spending is continuing to gain traction.

Episode 74: Cryptocurrency & Embedded Finance

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about how 3 countries in Central Africa are looking to implement Cryptocurrencies, how movement is minting Cryptocurrencies, and the wonders of embedded finance.

Episode 73: Co-opetition with Challenger Banks, GenZ within Fintech & N26

On this weeks episode of News & Views, the Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Co-opetition between Challenger Banks, how GenZs' shopping habits will shape the Fintech of tomorrow & why the Bank of Italy Banned German Neobank N26 From Interacting With Its Customers.

Episode 72: Crypto Mining, NFT Minting Costs & The UK Fintech Industry

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about the UK Fintech Industry and its valuation of over 1 Trillion, a new payment model for Crypto Mining * the minting costs for NFTs and how they've evolved over the past year.

Episode 71: Pacific Islands Paytech, Impact Banking & Most Crypto-friendly Countries

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Paytech within the Pacific Islands, Impact Banking and discuss the most Crypto-friendly countries.

Episode 70: Japanese Market, Cryptocurrency Cybersecurity & Personalised Insurance

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak on the market in Japan, Cybersecurity risks in Cryptocurrencies and Personalised Insurance plans.

Episode 69: GameTech on Mental Health, Workplace Pensions & Hybrid Working

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speaks on Mental Health, and how video games can help, Workplace Pensions & Hybrid Working, and how it helps recruitment in Financial Services.

Episode 68: Esports, Cybersecurity in Singapore & Facial Recognition

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times POdcast team speak on Esports, the future of Cybersecurity in Singapore through educational programs and Facial Recognition.

Episode 67: Green Loans, Closed Loop Payment Systems & The Sidehustle Phenomenon

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak on Green Loans, data regarding the rise of Account to Account and Closed Loop Payment Systems & The Sidehustle Phenomenon.

Episode 66: The Metaverse, Memestocks & Crypto in Womens Football

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about The Metaverse, Memestocks and the first transfer of a female player with Cryptocurrency in football.

Episode 65: Meta in the UAE, Generation Homes & NFTs

On this weeks episode of News & Views, the Fintech Times Podcast Team speak about how the government of the UAE are planning to utilise the big data of Meta, Generation Homes new Funding Round & and a deeper dive into what NFTs are.

Episode 64: Cybersecurity with Covid, Klarna card & Challenger Banks

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about the Omicron test email scams and how Covid has impacted Cybersecurity, Klarnas news card & the rise and fall of Challenger Banks.

Episode 63: Amazon vs Visa, eCommerce Payments & Goodbox

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak on the recent news surrounding Amazon vs Visa, eCommerce Payments & Goodbox, the Fintech revolutionising how we give & donate.

Episode 62: Crypto Mining, Crypto Remittances & Accessibility Within Financial Services

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak on Norton 360's new Crypto Miner, Crypto Remittances and the Accessibility Within Financial Services.

Episode 61: Regulation in Crypto, Video Game Subscriptions & Digital Transformation in LATAM

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about regulation within the Crypto market, video game subscriptions and the digital transformation within Latin America.

Episode 60: AI Transparency, Saving for Pensions & Future of Bank Branches

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak on AI Transparency in Scottland, Saving for Pensions with findings from PensionBee & the Future of Bank Branches.

Episode 59: Alternative Payments Methods & Facial recognition Biometrics

On this weeks episode of News & Views, the Fintech Times Podcast team speak on Alternative Payment Methods, taking a focus on online checkouts as well as discussing the recent findings from a face biometrics provider.