945. News: Curve and Infact team up, The FCA helps homebuyers, and America's $12.5B scam problem

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About this episode:

Host David Barton-Grimley is joined by an expert panel of guests as we dive into some of the biggest stories from the worlds of fintech, banking, and wider financial services.

Stories covered on the podcast this week include:

Curve and Infact partner to improve financial inclusivity. The FCA wants to make homebuying easier for Brits. Americans lost $12.5 billion to scams last year. Marqeta and Spendesk have teamed up to enhance payment services for SMBs. Nubank is a major user of OpenAI. Nationwide is giving £50 to each of its 12.3 million customers as a “thank you” for their support during the Virgin Money merger.

This week's guests:

• Valentina Kristensen - Corporate Affairs Director at OakNorth
• Will Mason - CEO of Infact 
• James Dodsworth - Senior Manager, Financial Crime at Thistle Initiatives 

Timestamps/stories

Intro - (00:00)

Curve and Infact Partner to Bolster Financial Inclusivity Through Real-Time Credit Reporting - (04:33)

Marqeta and Spendesk FS partner to enhance expense controls - (16:42)

FCA sets out to to support home ownership - (28:11)

FTC says Americans lost $12.5 billion to scams last year - social media, AI and crypto didn’t help - (35:00)

Nubank elevates customer experiences with OpenAI - (48:15)

Nationwide gives 12.3 million customers early Easter gift - (50:05)

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