YUP Raises $32M for Southeast Asian Expansion

About this episode:

Host Kate Moody, Customer Strategy Director at 11:FS, is joined by a fantastic panel of guests as we dive into some of the biggest stories from the worlds of fintech, banking, and wider financial services this week.

Stories covered on the podcast this week include:
Checkout takes a bold step into U.S. banking with its new charter license - but what does that really mean in practice? We dig into the implications.

Yapily joins us to discuss their new account verification service for business customers across Europe, and we unpack why this matters now more than ever.

We also take a closer look at Yup’s sizeable funding round - and explore why this is such an exciting moment for the Southeast Asian fintech market.

Meanwhile, Monzo is making serious moves in the U.S., and our panellists weigh in with their predictions.

Back in the UK, social enterprise The Big Issue has teamed up with fumopay to enable sellers to accept open banking payments - a big step forward in financial and digital inclusion.

And finally, we take a look at California’s new law banning loud ads on streaming services. Will it bring peace and quiet - or crank up the volume on regulatory debate?

This week's guests:

• Dan Dall'Asta - General Partner at Foxe Capital
• Stefano Vaccino - Founder and CEO of Yapily
• Grant Evans - VP, Sales and Partnerships at Worldpay for Platforms

Featuring voice notes from:

• Jordan Reynolds, MALPB CEO and Head of North America Banking at Checkout.com
• David Barton Grimley, Director of Strategy and Head of Product at 11:FS

Timestamps/stories

Intro - (00:00)

Checkout sees US bank Charter for Card Payment processing- (06:22)

Yapily supports Google to provide bank account verification services for business customers in Europe -(20:01)⁠

Yup raises $32m for Southeast Asian digital bank ⁠⁠- (35:15)

⁠⁠⁠Monzo plots new move for US banking licence⁠ -⁠ (42:52)

Big Issue partners fumopay to let sellers accept open banking payments-(54:51)

⁠New California law bans loud ads on streaming services for ‘peace and quiet’⁠- (56:31)

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