923. News: Vipps launches Apple Pay rival, Zopa Bank tells us about its big raise, and Goldman backs out of climate agreement

Join host Benjamin Ensor alongside some very special guests as we look at the biggest financial services and fintech stories of the past week.

Topics covered include: Norway’s Vipps MobilePay becoming the first company in the world to offer a competing option to Apple Pay on iPhones; Goldman Sachs withdrawing from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance; Zopa Bank, one of the earliest UK fintechs, announcing it has recently raised £68M in an equity round; Aviva, the UK’s largest insurer, reaching a preliminary agreement to acquire rival Direct Line for £3.6bn; and Vanguard spinning off its $900 billion wealth and advice segment into a standalone unit.

This week's guests:

• Baard Slaattelid - Director, Strategic Payment Partnerships at Vipps MobilePay 
• Hannah Duncan - Award winning freelance writer 
• Matthew Jones - Head of Ventures at Transverse

Plus soundbite from:

• Steve Hulme - CFO of Zopa Bank

Stories covered on the show:

Norway’s Vipps launches world’s first Apple Pay rival for iPhone

Goldman decides to leave world’s top climate alliance for banks

Zopa Bank hunts for fintech acquisitions after £68 million fundraise

Direct Line accepts £3.6bn takeover after rival insurer Aviva raises bid

Vanguard revamps $900bn unit to speed up investment

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