441. News: Wirecard hits UK fintech but BaaS is still booming

Simon Taylor and David Brear are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: the Wirecard scandal continues to unfold and UK fintechs get swept up in its wake, and we speak to some of the companies directly affected, Chime launch a credit card, and Galileo offers everyone the chance to launch a credit card.

Our expert hosts, Simon and David, 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:

• Joe Bloemendaal, Head of Strategy at Mitek
• Nathalie Oestmann, COO, Curve
• Emily Nicolle, Tech Editor, City AM

We also hear from:

• Daljit Singh, Chief Design Officer, Marketing Director and Co-founder at Anna Money, and
• Michael Ducker, co-founder of Pinch who is the Director of Product at Chime

We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space:

• The Wirecard saga continues to unravel - taking UK fintechs along with it
• Banking platform solarisBank raises $67.5 million at $360 million valuation
• US challenger bank Chime launches Credit Builder, a credit card that works more like debit
• Galileo launches Galileo Instant for creating branded debit card & digital banking experiences
• Monzo educate their followers on online puppy scams

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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: Daljit Singh, Emily Nicolle, Joe Bloemendaal, Michael Ducker, and Nathalie Oestmann.