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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
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