485. News: Stripe Capital - should everyone in B2B lending just give up?

Adam Davis and Kate Moody are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: TransferWise goes Down Under as they join Australia's real-time payments network, Stripe gets into business lending and Mogo goes into Rainforest Mode in their new app!

Our expert hosts, Adam Davis and Kate Moody, 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:

• Lars Trunin - Head of UK Product at TransferWise
• Ali Paterson - Editor in Chief at Fintech Finance

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

• TransferWise wins restricted banking licence in Australia
• Stripe Capital Extends Business Lending To Online Platforms
• JP Morgan and Lloyds set sights on Starling as Sabadell plan to sell off TSB
• Black Friday payment data reveals rapid growth of buy now, pay later
• Visa and Circle team up to Bring the Benefits of Stablecoins to Businesses Worldwide. To find out more about this story we also spoke to Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto at Visa and Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle.
• Mogo launches new interactive Rainforest Mode in its app

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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: Ali Paterson, Cuy Sheffield , Jeremy Allaire, and Lars Trunin .