708. News: Is Buy Now Pay Later regulation finally happening?

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Amy Gavin, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week.

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

US fintech unicorn Alloy launches in UK - 5:10
Britain sets out legislation to regulate buy-now-pay-later credit - 16:20
RBC buys AI-powered real-estate company OJO Canada - 30:50
US fintech FIS to spin off Worldpay payments business - 41:15
Natwest: Pensions fintech bought by bank in £144m deal which will ‘shake up savings’ - 49:00
Revolut launches donations page to support victims of the recent earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria - 51:10
Banker CIBC doesn't want couples to sugarcoat financial discussions this Valentine's Day - 53:20

This week's guests include:

Edwina Johnson, Head Of Global, Alloy
Douglas Soltys, Editor-in-Chief, BetaKit
Alex Marsh, Head of UK, Klarna

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Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking.

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Special Guests: Alex Marsh, Douglas Soltys, and Edwina Johnson .

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