Ep215 – Cookies, Funny Money & What if Amazon Buys Capital One?

Amazon is looking to buy Capital One, or so goes the rumour. It’s been predicted for a long time that Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon would get into financial services, but Amazon is the only one of those companies that specifically needs a payments facility in their core business. James Arscott, CCO of invstr, joins us to discuss this and other headlines, including bitcoin going from funny money to something legit in Japan. Please note, we do not produce Fintech Insider, we merely are fans and repost it!