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October 28 2019

368. News: 2008 throwback special

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Our expert hosts, David Brear, Jason Bates and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the week of the financial crisis in 2008! This week’s guests include:

  • Caroline Plumb – CEO Fluidly
  • Nick Ogden, most recently – and excitingly – Founder RTGS

We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space from 2008:

  • Lehman Brothers File for Bankruptcy (03:23)
  • Bush Wants Bailout for Banks (08:15)
  • The UK Nationalises Bradford & Bingley… to sell them to Santander (19:58)
  • Stocks Take Record Tumble, Down 777 points (27:27)
  • Bernard Madoff Arrested over alleged $50 billion fraud (36:12)
  • Sale of PPI with Loans ‘To be banned’ (41:04)
  • Man’s ‘Pants’ password is changed (48:10)

Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS – the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS.

Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking.

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EPISODE LINKS

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  1. EXCLUSIVE: “Stable & Secure?” – Simone Loefgen, Commerzbank in ‘Discover Sibos 2025’

    Discover Sibos 2025

     Read more
  2. CBI Drives Verification of Payee Compliance in Italy

    Fintech TV

     Read more
  3. Lastro Secures $15M Series A Led by Prosus Ventures to Scale its AI Agent, Empowering Over 2M Homebuyers

    Funding

     Read more
  4. Evertec Announces Closing of Controlling Stake in Tecnobank, Expanding Product Offering in Brazil

    Fintech

     Read more
  5. EXCLUSIVE: “Scaling Safely – Without Debanking” – Imam Saygili, Flagright in ‘The Fintech Magazine’

    The Fintech Magazine

     Read more
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