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The episode discusses major developments in stablecoin legislation, Flutterwave's valuation, and Green-Got's record on Crowdcube.

About this episode: Host Kate Moody - Customer Strategy Director 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: Valerie Kontor - Founder of Black in Fintech Matt Cooper - Co-CEO of Crowdcube Radi El Haj - CEO of RS2 Stories: US and UK move from Stablecoin legislation to implementation - (02:34) Payments startup Flutterwave hits $3.2B valuation, backed by Ripple - (13:38) French neobank Green-Got shatters Crowdcube records - (26:00) NatWest Group launches bank-wide accreditation in AI and Data Ethics to support responsible use of AI - (40:24) An ultra-rare Star Wars Lego collection went missing - it's sparked viral conspiracies - (42:13) Links to check out: Join our WhatsApp community, where you can get the inside track on all all things 11:FS, as well as having your say on the things we should be paying attention to. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://chat.whatsapp.com/KpA4gFbbWDlLFm7kx39raf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About Fintech Insider: Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast that covers everything from finance and banking to technology and the latest trends in financial…

People in this episode

Host: Kate Moody

Guests: Valerie Kontor, Matt Cooper, Radi El Haj

Topics covered

• stablecoins
• financial services
• payments
• neobanks
• AI ethics
• investment

Keywords

• stablecoins
• Flutterwave
• Crowdcube
• Green-Got
• AI ethics
• financial news
• investment
• payments
• neobanks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US, UK, Flutterwave, Ripple, Green-Got, Crowdcube, NatWest Group

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