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On this episode of FinTech Insider we cover all sorts of intrigue, from money laundering, to tantric blockchain, to narcotics. Of course, we also analyze the latest FinTech headlines so you don’t have to, and interview some of our favourite folks at solarisBank and Penta. Thank you to our guests for another fun episode.

Our guests

Monty Munford, writer for The Economist, BBC, Forbes, and Fast Company, and Founder of Mob76
Megan Caywood, Chief Platform Officer at Starling Bank
Sophie Guibaud, Vice President European Expansion at Fidor 

News stories

Forbes – Meet The European banks of the future…you might even like them – Link

Business Insider – German FinTech startup solarisBank raises €26.3 million and lands Deutsche Bank exec as CEO – Link

Pymnts – Penta launches to help SMEs cherry-pick banking services – Link

Mastercard – Prepaid card programmes in France (no link)

Independent – Banks are getting bigger, not smaller. Clearly they learnt nothing from the 2008 financial crisis – Link

FT – Lloyds to transfer 1,900 staff to IBM in IT outsourcing deal – Link

City A.M. – Digital challenger Starling Bank is launching in beta – Link

Quartz – The influence of Uber ratings is about to be felt in the hallways of one of the world’s largest banks – Link 

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