840. News: Visa and Mastercard agree the largest antitrust settlement in US history

04/01/24 • 62 min

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Rachel Pandyan, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week, including the $30 billion settlement with Visa and Mastercard that has been nearly 20 years in the making.

This week's guests include:

Jason Mikula, Founder of Fintech Business Weekly
Doug Mackenzie, Journalist and Presenter, formerly Head of Content at FF News

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

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Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.

Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry.

Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL.

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This week's guests include:

Jason Mikula, Founder of Fintech Business Weekly
Doug Mackenzie, Journalist and Presenter, formerly Head of Content at FF News

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

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Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.

Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you.

If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review

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839. Insights: Can any government build a fintech hub?

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk about fintech hubs and how difficult or otherwise it is to create them globally, and we will hone in on the importance of government and regulator support to achieve this.

Around the world, whether it’s in Canada lobbying for open banking, or Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 programme, harnessing the combined power of a whole sector and community can achieve extraordinary results, and the same can be said for fintech hubs.

So we are going to discuss the benefits of a fintech hub, how hubs can be created, and the challenges of doing so. Plus, we look at the importance of maintaining a strong relationship between government and industry, and why fintech hubs can be the driving force behind this.

This week's guests include:

Lord Chris Holmes of Richmond
Pat Patel, Executive Director at Elevandi
Miranda Perumal, Founder & CEO at Scale

Highlights from this episode include:

When is a fintech hub a fintech hub? (06:58)
Why is there a need to gravitate towards physical locations? (14:55)
Can fintech hubs succeed without active support from government and regulators? (24:28)
How to put the right regulations in place? (28:00)
Which countries in Africa doing some great things to encourage fintech? (32:22)
Where in the world would you start a fintech, and why? (47:16)

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Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.

Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you.

If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review

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841. Focus: Is the UAE the best place in the world for fintech?

In season two of Fintech Insider Focus, in collaboration with Visa, our expert hosts, 11:FS' Benjamin Ensor alongside Visa's Hasan Kazmi, shine a light on fintech in different parts of the world. In the first part of this season we hone in on the Middle East’s booming financial sector, and speak to the people right at the heart of it.

In this episode we discuss the UAE, looking specifically at creating financial hubs in the region and the roles the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) & Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) are playing in the country and the wider region and how they are helping the growth of fintech.

This week's guests include

Hasan Kazmi, Head of Digital Partnerships for CEMEA at Visa
Nick Philpott, Co-Founder and Head of Partnerships, Zodia Markets by Standard Chartered & OSL
Uneesa Zaman, Founder of Uneesa Finance and fintech comms specialist

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This episode is sponsored by Visa

Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.

Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you.

If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review

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