Fintech Insider By 11:fs

All of us at 11:FS send our love and support to all of our friends in Los Angeles who have been affected by the wildfires. On this week's Fintech Insider News, host David M. Brear is joined by a great panel of experts as we take a closer look at the most interesting stories from the past week in fintech and financial services. This week, we're looking at: the recent wildfires in Los Angeles and their impact on financial services, as well as what fintech can do to help in the future; Freetrade being sold for a "disappointing" £160 million; the expansion of a Blackstone-backed wealth management firm catering to India’s affluent, with the opening of a new office in Dubai; a partnership between leading payment orchestration platform Yuno and PayPal; and the UK innovation ecosystem reaching a combined enterprise value of $1.2 trillion in 2024. This week's guests: Catherine Kaupert, Global Head of Partnerships of Yuno Ruth Foxe Blader - General Partner at Foxe Capital  Daniel Gold - CEO of Stratiphy Stories c