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About this episode:

Join Benjamin Ensor, Director of Research and Strategy at 11:FS, as he's joined by great guests to dive into the biggest news stories from the week.

Stories covered on the podcast:

Chime climbs 37% after debut of $364 million IPO.
Walmart and Amazon eye the potential of stablecoins as U.S. regulation advances. We take a look at the launch of Up’s in-app group money feature - an Australian banking first. Pix Automático, Brazil’s first recurring payment feature, is rolled out to millions of Pix users. We also learn more about high street lender Metro Bank’s takeover approach. And finally, would you speak to a CEO via an AI hotline?

This week's guests:

Alex Johnson - Founder of Fintech Takes
Miguel Armaza - General Partner at Gilgamesh Ventures
Evan Simmonds - Principal Product Designer at Up

Also featuring a voice note from:

Sebastian Fantini, Director of Product at EBANX, about Pix Automatico.

Timestamps/stories:

Intro - (00:00)

⁠Chime Climbs 37% in Debut After $864 Million IPO- (06:10)

Walmart and Amazon eye up stablecoins as US regulation advances - (16:50)

Up introduces Australia’s first in-app group money feature in banking

- (33:40)

Pix Automatico Debut Opens Brazil’s Recurring Payments Market to Millions- (44:51)

High street lender Metro Bank receives takeover approach - (56:25)

⁠Klarna’s CEO is now taking your calls - over an AI hotline - (58:57)

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