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Fintech Insider Episode 384. Insights: The Top Fintech Stories of 2019

This episode of Fintech Insider is hosted by David Brear and Simon Taylor. As 2019 drew to a close, the panel took a look back at the most memorable and intriguing fintech stories from the year.

This episode featured:

  • Valentina Kristensen – Director of Growth & Communications at OakNorth
  • Ali Paterson – Editor in Chief at Fintech Finance
  • Emily Nicolle – Technology Editor at City AM

The podcast revisited the following stories from the fintech and financial services space:

  • That time RBS hid Natwest data breach from their customers (03:38)
  • The RBS remedies fund (12:02)
  • That time TFL and fintech went very very wrong (21:32)
  • A busy year for Monzo (28:40)
  • Honourable mentions that didn’t quite make the cut (37:58)
  • Bank of England finally welcomes fintechs (40:10)
  • The 10 biggest US mergers and acquisitions in 2019 (43:17)
  • K-Swiss’ CEO sneakers (50:06)

Listen to the full episode here

  1. Gemini Launches Staking and Derivatives for EU Customers Read more
  2. Pave Finance, an AI-Powered, Institutional-Grade, Personalized Wealth Management Software Company Raises $14m in an Oversubscribed Seed Financing Read more
  3. ebankIT to Unveil Industry’s Leading AI Transactional Banking Assistant Using Agentic AI at FinovateFall 2025 Read more
  4. Varo Bank to Accelerate Responsible and Customer-Focused AI Efforts with New Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer Asmau Ahmed Read more
  5. Tangram Taps INSTANDA to Accelerate Launch of Fully Customizable E&S Insurance Product for Security Guard Industry Read more
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