804. News: Exits for HSBC, Chip reaches profitability and is Klarna taking on Shopify?

Fresh from the 11:FS Awards, our hosts David M. Brear and Rachel Pandyan 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, Founder at Fintech Takes
• Paul Delaney, Head of Commercial, Chip

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

• HSBC sell retail and wealth business in Mauritius as it refocuses on Asia
• Chip reports first profitable quarter
• EU and parliament reach agreement on new instant payment rules
• Klarna launches global rollout of creator and retailer growth tools
• Booth supermarkets to ditch self-checkouts in North of England

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Special Guests: Alex Johnson and Paul Delaney.