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Fintech Insider Episode 668. News: UK mortgage market meltdown
Benjamin Ensor and Ross Gallagher, are joined by Douglas Mackenzie, Chief Content Officer at FF News to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week.
This week’s guests include:
- Francesca Carlesi, Co-founder and CEO, Molo Finance
- Douglas Mackenzie, Chief Content Officer, Fintech Finance
With soundclips from:
- David Barton-Grimley, Embedded Financial Services, 11:FS
- Remco Janssen, Founder, Silicon Canals
- Richard Davies, CEO, Allica Bank
We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space:
- UK mortgage lenders halt some deals after pound falls 4:03
- JPMorgan strengthens dining push with new DoorDash credit card 19:45
- ‘It’s baffling’: Startups slam Barclays’ contract win from Tech Nation 29:12
- Dutch payments giant Mollie expands into lending with Mollie Capital launch 39:56
- NatWest’s male bankers to get a year off for fatherhood 49:53
- Klarna to make second round of job cuts 51:18
- Allica Bank breaks into profitability 52:33
- Fintech Insider mailbag 54:35
Listen to the full episode here
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