567. Insights: How is French Fintech growing and tackling regulation?

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk about French Fintech.

Paris is home to more than 1,000 fintech companies and the French capital is looking to close the gap on the UK and eventually the US, according to leading figures. But what does the market look like, what technologies are paving the way, and what opportunities does the market offer fintech founders?

This week's guests include:

• Didier Lallemand, Managing Director at Société Générale Ventures
• Clement Boulais, General Manager France, TrueLayer
• Paddy O’Neill, Head of Sales UK & Ireland, Spendesk

All of this and much more on today's episode!

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Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by 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: Clement Boulais, Didier Lallemand, and Paddy O’Neill.

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