461. News: Banks tackle deepfraud and RTGS collaborates with Microsoft

Sam Maule and Sarah Kocianski are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: RTGS Global rolls out stage 1 of liquidity visibility network in collab with Microsoft, banks work with fintechs to counter ‘deepfake’ fraud, and Paypal terminates accounts linked to a Russian influence operation.

Our expert hosts, Sam Maule and Sarah Kocianski, 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:

• Andrew Smith, Co-founder RTGS Global
• Joe Bloemendaal - VP, head of Sales & BD at Mitek Systems EMEA

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

• RTGS Global rolls out stage 1 of liquidity visibility network in collab with Microsoft (02:11)
• Banks work with fintechs to counter ‘deepfake’ fraud (20:40)
• Female-managed US funds outperform all-male rivals (32:17)
• US Fintech Jiko buys a bank (40:44)
• Starling follows Monzo with new charging structure and launches children’s card offering. We also hear from Alexandra Frean, Head of Corporate Affairs, Starling Bank (48:24)
• Paypal terminates accounts linked to a Russian anti-Western influence operation (1:04:40)

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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 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: Andrew Smith and Joe Bloemendaal.