810. News: Robinhood is coming to the UK and Wise help SMEs with Allica Bank
David Barton-Grimley is joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Robinhood are coming to the UK... no, seriously this time, and Wise partner with Allica Bank to make cross-border payments easier for SMEs. Plus, if you're looking for a new family board game this year, head to your local Natwest branch.
Our expert host, David Barton-Grimley, 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:
- Sophie Winwood, Co-founder WVCE and Fintech Investor
- Roisin Levine, Head of UK and Europe at Wise Platform
- Oliver Smith, Managing Editor and Head of Content at AltFi
We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space:
- Robinhood brings its stock trading platform to the UK
- Allica Bank partners with Wise to bolster cross-border payments for UK SMEs
- N26 partners with Upvest to offer ETF trading
- Adyen to act as Klarna’s acquiring bank
- Waave and Gr4vy Bring Pay by Bank Solution to Merchants Across Australia
- Barclays announce branch closures amid rumours of £1 billion cost-cutting plan
- Natwest create a board game to educate people about modern scams
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Special Guests: Oliver Smith, Roisin Levine , and Sophie Winwood.