Highlights and links
We welcomed guest judge Barb MacLean of Fintech Playlist fame to preside over proceedings this week during which, the European Payments Initiative (EPI) made a big announcement, taking them one step closer to breaking the Visa / Mastercard duopoly in the region.
There were other losers and a surprising winner on the show but no more spoilers, you’ll have to watch / listen for yourself!
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Links to the stuff we spoke about:-
- One of Revolut’s biggest shareholders, asset management company Schroders, dealt them a painful blow this week
- As Chris pointed out, they aren’t the only unicorn to have their valuations called into question recently
- EPI’s latest proposed acquisitions must surely be cause for concern in the Visa & Mastercard camps?
- Opinion piece about stupid bankers making stupid decisions
- Chris pointed out that it’s all a bit of a Fintech Bloodbath
- So NOT wanting to build Fintech in house actually seems like a smart decision right now and good news for fintechs!
- Chris wrote about this a few years ago – we hate it when he’s right (most of) the time but he does make sense (most of the time)
- If you’re in the Benelux region you really should be attending this conference
- Sad story about an elderly couple being scammed out of their savings
- Chris warned how vigilant you have to be – take a look at this twitter handle!
- Surprising to see Coinbase pushing the SEC really hard to make regulatory decisions
- William Shatner aka Captain James T Kirk from Star Trek really did launch an NFT collection
- The short clip from comedian John Oliver is easier to watch than the cringe-worthy music video from Zuck’s sister!
- No, Andrew doesn’t make this stuff up – BackHug really did launch today
- Is crypto designed for crime? Read this and reach your own conclusion
- But seriously, how tone deaf can the Bank of England’s top economist be?
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