522. News: Crypto - it’s now a completely different story

Our expert hosts, Melissa Stringer and Simon Taylor, are 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: Ellen Moeller - Head of EMEA Partnerships at Stripe Anna Irrera, Fintech Correspondent, Reuters We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Stripe Issuing launches in Europe 1:50 Venmo launches crypto buying and selling 14:03 FintechOS nabs $65.5M for a low-code approach to modernizing legacy banking 27:27 Rishi Sunak announces Task Force to explore British CBDC 40:26 Apple introduces Apple Card Family, enabling people to share Apple Card and build credit together 50:19 Klarna launches carbon footprint insights for 90 million consumers 57:50 Revolut plots path to $10bn valuation with new funding 59:12 Goldman Sachs invest $50M in Starling Bank 01:01:00 Slim Jim Has a Dogecoin Strategy. News of It Sends DOGE to a new all time high 01:02:46 This episode is sponsored by Banking Circle A fully licensed bank focused on payments, Banking Circle gives Financial Institutions and large corporates direct access to clearing in multiple countries, enabling them to deliver global payments faster and more cost-effectively for their customers. Bypass legacy systems, enable global banking services for your customers and grow your business. Find out more at bankingcircle.com (https://www.bankingcircle.com/?utm_source=11FS&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=generic) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email podcasts@11fs.com! Special Guests: Anna Irrera and Ellen Moeller.