872. News: Klarna sells Checkout, NatWest buys Sainsbury's Bank, and Revolut is worth how much!?

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872. News: Klarna sells Checkout, NatWest buys Sainsbury's Bank, and Revolut is worth how much!?

Join host David Barton-Grimley and some great guests as we discuss the biggest fintech and financial services news this week.


Topics covered include: Klarna sells Klarna Checkout, US supermarket Sainsbury's is selling most of its banking arm to NatWest, banking app for older people Charlie launches a new anti-fraud product, and Revolut is seeing a valuation of more than $40 billion.


This week's guests:


  1. Dave Morris - Global Head of Technology at 11:FS 
  2. Lucinda Guthrie, Head of Mergermarket, part of ION Analytics
  3. Mariela Hunter - A fractional COO


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


Klarna to exit checkout business after finding conflict of interest with rivals Adyen and Stripe

NatWest to take on most of Sainsbury’s bank

Charlie, banking fintech for older people, wants to fight AI fraud

Revolut seeks valuation of more than $40bn in employee share sale

Chase is the first bank in all lower 48 states, what next?


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