WhatsApp-based neobank launch

About this episode:

Host Laura Watkins - Director of Media and Marketing at 11:FS is joined by some great guests to discuss the biggest stories from the world of financial services over the past week.

This week's guests:

David Sullivan - Data Director of Starling 

Cem Güler, Head of PMO - DenizBank AG

Merusha Naidu - Global Head of Partnerships at Paymentology 

Stories/timestamps:

Intro - (00:01)

Starling Launches UK’s First Agentic AI Financial Assistant - (04:14)

EU Proposes Turkey Joins SEPA to Deepen Economic Integration - (17:55)

Paymentology Partners with Chikwama Pay to Launch Africa’s First WhatsApp-Based Neo-Bank - (29:23)

Australian Fintech Sector to be Worth $71 Billion by 2035 - (43:43)

US lawmakers move to ban sports betting on prediction markets - (53:57)

The AI agent that phoned 3,000 pubs to price a pint - (56:40)

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