

793. News: FedNow launch 15sec account verification, and the Metro Bank saga continues
Oct 16, 2023
Guests include Stephany Kirkpatrick, CEO of Orum, Mandy Beech, Director of Retail Services at Nationwide, and Uneesa Zaman, CEO of UneesaFinance. Topics discussed include Orum's account verification tool for FedNow, Metro Bank's struggles and rebranding, Nationwide's rebranding and physical branches, a new open-banking lending platform in Bahrain, Spanish banks trial a digital Euro, and US politician George Santos facing charges.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Orem's Mission and Instant Account Verification
02:21 • 17min
Metro Bank's Struggles and Failed Promises
19:27 • 10min
The importance of a comprehensive customer experience in banking
29:35 • 2min
Nationwide's Rebranding and Branch Promise
31:10 • 15min
Partnership between Fluse and Terrebot to Launch Open Banking Digital Lending Service in Bahrain
46:18 • 2min
Comparative Analysis of the Bahraini Population and the GCC
47:57 • 5min
Challenges and Complexity of Income Verification in Financial Products
52:55 • 2min
The Dynamics of Traditional Banks and FinTechs
54:43 • 13min