672. News: Will Goldman Sachs call time on Marcus?
Ross Gallagher and Benjamin Ensor are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: wIll Goldman Sachs pull the plug on Marcus? PayPal backs away from fining people $2,500 for 'misinformation', and Damien Hirst burns artworks after collectors pick their NFTs instead.
Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Benjamin Ensor, 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:
- Oliver Smith, Managing Editor, AltFi
- Anita Ramaswamy, Senior Reporter, Techcrunch
With soundclips from:
- Mauricio Magaldi, Crypto, 11:FS
We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space:
- Is Goldman Sachs ready to pull the rug on Marcus? - 4:10
- PayPal decides fining people $2,500 for 'misinformation' wasn't a great idea - 15:08
- Affirm is working on credit card-like bonus points for its payment product - 27:10
- How India's proposed digital rupee would be different from cryptocurrency - 38:00
- Egypt’s Algebra Ventures completes first close of $100m for its second fund - 49:25
- Martin Lewis hits out Deliveroo for buy now pay later scheme - 50:45
- Digital receipts start-up Flux closing down - 52:20
- Damien Hirst burns artworks after collectors pick their NFTs instead - 54:20
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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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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: Anita Ramaswamy, Mauricio Magaldi, and Oliver Smith.
Links:
- Is Goldman Sachs ready to pull the rug on Marcus?
- PayPal decides fining people $2,500 for 'misinformation' wasn't a great idea
- Affirm is working on credit card-like bonus points for its payment product
- How India's proposed digital rupee would be different from cryptocurrency
- Egypt’s Algebra Ventures completes first close of $100m for its second fund
- Martin Lewis hits out at Deliveroo for buy now pay later scheme
- Digital receipts start-up Flux closing down
- Damien Hirst burns artworks after collectors pick their NFTs instead
