815. News: Should Wise be worried about Zing?

Jan 8, 2024

Guest

Chantal Swainston

Guest

Daniel Lanyon

Guest

Salim Dhanani

This week's podcast discusses HSBC's launch of the multi-currency app Zing and its competition with Wise. They also talk about Pave Bank's funding, the UK-Switzerland financial services agreement, Blackstone's acquisition of Sony Payment Services, and the challenges of Buy Now Pay Later. They also touch on HSBC selling its French retail banking business and the UK's tax collector cracking down on side hustles.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

Introduction to Daniel Lanyon and Selim Denani

01:58 • 1min

HSBC Launches New Multi-Currency App 'Xing'

03:28 • 11min

The Importance of the Tech Stack for a Fintech Company

14:52 • 3min

HSBC's New Product Launch and Digital Asset Regulation

18:13 • 16min

Banks Making Money and UK-Switzerland Financial Services Deal

33:54 • 7min

Blackstone's Acquisition of Sony Payment Services

40:38 • 7min

Regulation in the Fintech Industry

48:06 • 11min

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

This week's guests include:

Salim Dhanani, Co-Founder and CEO at Pave Bank
Chantal Swainston, Fintech PR Consultant and Founder of The Heard
Daniel Lanyon, Editorial Director at AltFi

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

HSBC launch multi-currency money transfer app Zing
Pave Bank comes out of stealth and confirms $5m of funding
The UK and Switzerland agree a 'first of its kind' financial services agreement
Blackstone buys a majority stake in Sony Payment Services
Over a quarter of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) users miss payements
HSBC sell its French retail banking business to CCF
The UK's tax collector, HMRC, are clamping down on side hustles

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Special Guests: Chantal Swainston, Daniel Lanyon, and Salim Dhanani.

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