303. News: Magic beans

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303. News: Magic beans

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Sarah and Simon are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days. Including: The Revolut revelations rumble on, AI is a non-starter for 40% of startups and Grab gobbles $1.4 billion investment to build a super app.

This week we have some great stories for you as Sarah and Simon are joined by three great guests:

  • Mel Palmer, CMO Exo Investing
  • Matt Valentine, Barclays UK Ventures
  • Ali Paterson, Editor in Chief, Fintech Finance

We kick off the episode by taking a look at some of the problems Revolut have been suffering from lately and the culture issues that are on-going. The general consensus is that response from Revolut has been tone-deaf at best and a great product is being lost to reputational issues, although Sarah disagrees that a product is still good if it's proven to be unlawful. The story is just the gift that keeps on giving (01:38).

Next up, we talk about the Women in Fin Powerlist 2019 featuring two of our very oen 11:FS staff. It came out just in time for International Women's Day. Launched in 2015, the Women in FinTech Powerlist has increasingly attracted a global audience and an unprecedented number of nominations and applications. We take a look at if these lists shine a light on the issues or if it's just political and there are some interesting discussions around who's actually appearing on these lists (08:04).

Other stories include:

  • Bank of Ireland’s multi billion euro tech bill
  • AI is a non-starter for 40% of startups
  • Facebook’s cryptocoin
  • Grab gobbles $1.4 billion investment to build super app
  • Chime rounds out epic new fundraising round
  • Nationwide wants in on core banking
  • And finally, Goldman Sachs is loosening its dress code

All this and much much more on this week's news show.

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This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse.

Special Guests: Ali Paterson, Matt Valentine, and Mel Palmer.

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