815. News: Should Wise be worried about Zing?

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815. News: Should Wise be worried about Zing?

Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: HSBC launch money transfer app Zing, Pave Bank launches, and the UK and Switzerland sign the Berne Financial Agreement.

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, 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:

  • Salim Dhanani, Co-Founder and CEO at Pave Bank
  • Chantal Swainston, Fintech PR Consultant and Founder of The Heard
  • Daniel Lanyon, Editorial Director at AltFi

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

  • HSBC launch multi-currency money transfer app Zing
  • Pave Bank comes out of stealth and confirms $5m of funding
  • The UK and Switzerland agree a 'first of its kind' financial services agreement
  • Blackstone buys a majority stake in Sony Payment Services
  • Over a quarter of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) users miss payements
  • HSBC sell its French retail banking business to CCF
  • The UK's tax collector, HMRC, are clamping down on side hustles

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Special Guests: Chantal Swainston, Daniel Lanyon, and Salim Dhanani.