427. News: Mobile Wallet Wars? SoFi and Samsung Pay team up
Sarah Kocianski and Adam Davis are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: A round up of the pandemic and financial aid stories on both sides of the pond; Sofi and Samsung Pay team up for a debit card; and Mastercard's massive new pledge for financial inclusion.
Our expert hosts, Sarah Kocianski and Adam Davis, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include:
- Sara Castelhano - EMEA Head of Payments and Digital Product, J.P. Morgan.
- Oliver Baxter - Head of Brand, Communications & Product, ByMiles
- Hannah Dawson, CEO and Founder, FUTRLI
We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space:
- Your Coronavirus and financial services news round up 01:54
- Samsung Pay team up with Sofi to launch a debit card 23:24
- Mastercard’s massive financial inclusion pledge 34.16
- 86 400 drops mortgage rates and completes approvals in just a few hours 42.20
- Monkey business: primate goes bananas at ATM 54.09
We also hear from Scott Abrahams, Senior Vice President, at Mastercard to give us the inside scoop on their 1 billion financial inclusion pledge.
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Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking.
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Special Guests: Hannah Dawson, Oliver Baxter, Sara Castelhano , and Scott Abrahams.
