In this episode
On this episode of FinTech Insider we cover all sorts of intrigue, from money laundering, to tantric blockchain, to narcotics. Of course, we also analyze the latest FinTech headlines so you don’t have to, and interview some of our favourite folks at solarisBank and Penta. Thank you to our guests for another fun episode.
Our guests
Monty Munford, writer for The Economist, BBC, Forbes, and Fast Company, and Founder of Mob76
Megan Caywood, Chief Platform Officer at Starling Bank
Sophie Guibaud, Vice President European Expansion at Fidor 
News stories


Forbes – Meet The European banks of the future…you might even like them – Link
Business Insider – German FinTech startup solarisBank raises €26.3 million and lands Deutsche Bank exec as CEO – Link
Pymnts – Penta launches to help SMEs cherry-pick banking services – Link
Mastercard – Prepaid card programmes in France (no link)
Independent – Banks are getting bigger, not smaller. Clearly they learnt nothing from the 2008 financial crisis – Link
FT – Lloyds to transfer 1,900 staff to IBM in IT outsourcing deal – Link
City A.M. – Digital challenger Starling Bank is launching in beta – Link
Quartz – The influence of Uber ratings is about to be felt in the hallways of one of the world’s largest banks – Link 


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