690. News: Sam Bankman-Fried and the dangers of celebrity founders

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690. News: Sam Bankman-Fried and the dangers of celebrity founders

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Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests, from Chamber of Progress and Spiralem, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried charged with defrauding investors, Brazil's Nubank announces $330 million equity capitalization in Mexico, and who in on the naughty or nice lists in financial services?

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher, is 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:

  • Janay Eyo, Director of Financial Policy, Chamber of Progress
  • Sarah Kocianski, Independent Fintech Consultant
  • Bruno Diniz, Co-Founder, Spiralem

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

  • FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried charged with defrauding investors - 4:20
  • Brazil's Nubank announces $330 million equity capitalization in Mexico - 17:15
  • Inflation peaked — but it's not returning to pre-Covid levels in 2023, Mastercard says - 30:00
  • Ocho wants to rethink (and rebrand) personal finance for business owners - 40:40
  • UK banking rules in biggest shake-up in more than 30 years - 50:50
  • The ‘naughty or nice’ list of financial services - 52:05

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: Bruno DIniz, Janay Eyo, and Sarah Kocianski.

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