634. News: Alloy and Nova Credit partner to help migrants and green fintech initiative launched

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634. News: Alloy and Nova Credit partner to help migrants and green fintech initiative launched

Gwera Kiwana and Sim Rai are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Nova Credit Teams with Alloy on inclusive business lending, world's first green fintech taxonomy launched, and Sex Pistols launch God Save the Queen coin and NFT collection.

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Sim Rai, 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:

  • Eric Johansson, Fintech Editor, Verdict
  • Brian Bender, VP of Strategic Alliances, Alloy

With soundclips from:

  • Gerrit Sindermann, Project Director, Green Digital Fintech Alliance

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

  • Nova Credit Teams with Alloy on Inclusive Business Lending - 4:25
  • World's first green fintech taxonomy launched - 14:45
  • African growth promise tempts investors - 26:00
  • Embattled payments startup Bolt is cutting one-third of staff - 34:40
  • Bank of America boss Moynihan knocks crypto - 44:10
  • Varo, first chartered neobank, could run out of money by end of year, regulatory filings show - 45:40
  • Sex Pistols announce commemorative God Save The Queen coin and NFT - 48:50

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Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as 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: Brian Bender, Eric Johansson, and Gerrit Sindermann.

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