852. News: The first American bank failure of 2024, as Visa launch US open banking

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, including Ramp's recent $150m funding, which it will use to enhance its AI capabilities, and Goldman Sachs selling its Marcus Invest accounts to Betterment. Plus, UniCredit roll out Mastercard's Touch Card to 12 markets, and ComplyAdvantage purchase American company Golden.

This week's guests include:

• Jonathan Vaux, Head of Partnerships and Propositions at Thredd
• Scott Abrahams, Executive Vice President, Global Channel Partners at Mastercard

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

• Visa launch open banking in the US via Tink (04:30)
• Mastercard and PrestaShop deploy Click to Pay across Europe (18:47)
• Republic First become the US bank to fail in 2024 (33:25)
• The European Union agree new AML regulations (44:47)
• Q1 sees 500 fintech deals (52:55)
• An Australian woman loses her job after employer tracks her with keystroke technology (53:50)

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