News and Views by the Fintech Times

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.

12/1/24 • 25:36

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.

11/24/24 • 23:16

On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team discuss experts thoughts on Wealthtechs they are most excited about in 2024, Vault22 launching in South Africa with the goal of improving financial literacy & Virgin Money's new mobiliser fund.

11/17/24 • 32:15

On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Mastercard Pay Local making it easy for customers to utilise local digital wallets and make card payments to merchants & why Affirm, a responsible credit provider, has officially launched in the UK.

11/10/24 • 20:29

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about ANNA introducing biometric re-authentication procedures to stamp out cybercrime from taking place on illegally accessed accounts & mobile payments rising in the Nordics.

10/20/24 • 21:17

On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about how Loqbox has set out to provide people with the knowledge, confidence, and tools to reach their financial goals and feel better about money & the gap between how much people think they understand about money and the reality of UK financial literacy levels.

10/13/24 • 23:44

On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about the impact the broken credit report system is having on people's lives & Klarna unveiling 'Apple from Klarna'.

10/6/24 • 19:28

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about why US mid-sized businesses still use paper cheques, despite rising fraud risks and growing popularity of more secure digital payments, how Canada's payment market is rapidly digitising with the use of wearable payments & why only 1% of financial crimes are brought to justice.

9/29/24 • 36:04

On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about how signatories of the 'Investing in Women Code' were more likely to invest in female founders for the fourth straight year & how 65% of insurance claims handlers have noticed an increase in fraudulent cases with some using AI since the cost-of-living crisis hit.

9/22/24 • 22:52

On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about The Money and Pensions Service putting together a new charter, the UK Savings Charter, to help improve financial well-being among customers & discuss what more Fintechs could be doing to bridge the financial accessibility gap. Joining us this episode is Bethanie Kennedy, Partnership Manager at IE Hub.

9/15/24 • 36:04

On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about ChitChat users now being able to conduct both in-person and online transactions using their virtual debit card, how firms can maximise revenue by reducing customer churn, then acquiring new customers & how Klarna is on track to halve headcount to 2,000 by the end of 2025.

9/8/24 • 37:28

On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about how TSB is helping 23 domestic abuse survivors a month with its emergency flee fund, iDenfy face authentication check enabling firms to onboard new customers quickly and securely & how allpay has added a new local gift card to its range on its reward and recognition platform, following a successful pilot.

9/1/24 • 32:11

On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about PayQuicker partnering with cross-border payment infrastructure provider Thunes, Binance joining forces with the Macau Judiciary Police & why 33% of Chetwood Financial's respondents believe their own financial management will put them in a better position this time next year.

8/25/24 • 30:37

On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about UK-based finance app Cheddar launching its free spend tracker, offering users deeper insight into their spending habits & why there is a desire for more comprehensive financial education from UAE retail investors, according to a new study by trading and investing platform eToro.

8/18/24 • 19:51

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Santander teaming up with Mr Money Jar to make Brits more aware of the dangers scammers pose with deepfake technology & TotallyMoney offering customers a greater choice of loan products, following a new partnership with Aro.

8/11/24 • 19:53

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about the BNPL market expecting to grow across the Philippines & how Incumbents are adjusting their offerings to become more accessible with special guest, Adam Katz, CEO & Founder at Kooltra.

8/4/24 • 32:48

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about how Latin Americans are perceiving and using cryptocurrencies and the web3 ecosystem, Revolut finally securing a UK banking licence after a three year wait & why UK consumers are very quickly embracing a digital payment society, while the US lags behind.

7/28/24 • 27:02

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about how impactful Apple releasing its NFC technology will be on the payments market following an investigation from the EU, Monzo launching a waitlist for 'Monzo for Under 16s' & Wetherspoons introducing Payit by NatWest.

7/21/24 • 31:29

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Monzo unveiling three new security controls designed to combat fraud & Klarna partnering with Adobe Commerce, enabling thousands of merchants to offer BNPL to their customers.

7/7/24 • 20:40

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Paymentology partnering with Mama Money and Access Bank to launch a Mama Money new bank card service that will utilise WhatsApp banking & PagBrasil making Pix accessible to e-commerce businesses globally through two instant payment solutions.

6/30/24 • 18:01

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about their recent attendance at Money20/20 Europe, Fintech Fringe & Fintech Week London.

6/23/24 • 27:06

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about GoHenry unveiling its financial education manifesto, what it would take to get users onside with everyday CBDC use & what it will take for Bitcoin to beat its all-time high again.

6/16/24 • 31:54

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about what it would take to see an NFT revival & INZMO launching a new AI chatbot, RentalBot to help tenants and landlords get the legal info they need to resolve disputes.

5/26/24 • 18:51

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about HMRC needing to do better regarding its digital customer service options & why firms need to provide greater open banking awareness.

5/19/24 • 26:01

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about affordable driving lessons in the UK following BNPL Integrations, Norfolk’s ‘flourishing’ Fintech sector being set for £100Million valuation by 2027 & China leading the way to a cashless future.

5/5/24 • 34:36

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Klarna as it opens a US waitlist for a new Klarna card and partners with Expedia Group to expand its services to travellers, whether the Government has gone far enough with support for SMEs & the push back against growing Crypto carbon footprint.

4/28/24 • 30:31

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about how Project Nemo aims to tackle the underrepresentation of disabled individuals in fintech, both in the workforce and among customers, why 75% of firms are struggling with new payments tech as a result of their outdated core systems & N26 launching joint accounts, enabling customers to manage finances shared with a partner within the N26 app.

4/21/24 • 35:12

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Digital Banks continuing to capture users, how false declines are harming retailers' reputation on social media & why 40% of businesses are struggling to balance security and customer experience.

4/14/24 • 31:40

On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about what we should expect to see from Embedded Finance this year, Curve launching a new referral programme to enable consumers to double-dip on cashback & Finotta uncovering the secrets to securing Gen-Z loyalty.

4/7/24 • 33:25

On this weeks episode of News & Views, we welcome a very special guest, Ronan Donohue, Founder & Managing Director at Q4 Capital Advisors, to discuss the threat of copyright banking sites as over 2,000 have been reported in 2023, as well as how Blockchain Technology is impacting insurance providers.

3/31/24 • 39:41