680. News: Apple and PayPal call a truce – but who wins?

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor, 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: Alex Johnson, Creator, Fintech Takes Sophie Winwood, Principal, Anthemis With soundclips from: Kristin Sadler, Head of Impact, Quona Capital We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: PayPal, Apple reach truce and will accept each other’s products - 3:20 Stripe cuts 14% of its workforce, CEO says they ‘overhired for the world we’re in’ - 14:45 Quona Capital sinking $332M into startups focused on financial inclusion - 25:15 Santander to block UK transfers to crypto exchanges in 2023 - 36:00 Black-owned fintech company launches free grant search platform - 46:40 Twitter files paperwork to enter payments business - 48:45 11:FS and Griffin join forces to bring the power of embedded finance to UK businesses - 50:20 Glastonbury Festival ticket sales hit by technical issue - 51:20 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as 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: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com! Special Guests: Alex Johnson, Kristin Sadler, and Sophie Winwood.