1017. News - After Dark: Long live the high street bank! Revolut checks in with Booking.com, and Visa trials stablecoin payouts

About this episode:

Our expert host, David M. Brear, and co-host, Kate Moody, present Fintech Insider News live from Village Underground in London, joined by some fantastic guests to discuss the biggest fintech and financial services stories of the week.

Stories covered on the podcast this week include:

With help from our live audience, we dive into Nationwide’s pledge to keep all their high street branches open until 2030. Visa is trialling stablecoin payouts and we ask whether this new crypto solution is really the answer to getting paid faster? We also explore Revolut and Booking.com’s new partnership, looking at who benefits most and whether Revolut is still the best bank for travellers. There is even time for some festive fun as our audience decides what should be on the Fintech Insider Christmas wishlist...

This week's guests:

• Thomas Easterby, - Head of Fintech at HSBC Innovation Banking 

• Denise Johansson - Co-founder and co- CEO of Enfuce

• Richard Davies - CEO of Allica Bank

Timestamps/stories

Intro - (00:00)

⁠⁠Nationwide pledges to keep all branches open until 2030 -(07:48)

⁠⁠Visa runs pilot trials of stablecoin payouts- (23:01)

Revolut partners with Booking.com to expand travel payments offering- (36:25)

This edition of After Dark was sponsored by ⁠Enfuce, HSBC Innovation Banking and Formance.

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