Fintech Insider By 11:fs

About this episode: Host Ross Gallagher is joined by an expert panel of guests as we dive into some of the biggest stories from the worlds of fintech, banking, and wider financial services. Stories covered on the podcast this week include: The worlds of TradFi and crypto merging once again as Kraken buys NinjaTrader, Lumber securing $15.5M to boost workforce management with agentic AI, Project Nemo teaming up with HSBC Innovation Banking to enhance disability inclusion in fintech, Robinhood launching banking and wealth management services, and Chime launching Instant Loans. This week's guests: Oleg Pravdin - Head of Product at Lumber  Joanne Dewar - Project Nemo Lead at Project Nemo  Miguel Armaza - General Partner at Gilgamesh Ventures  Timestamps/stories Intro - (00:00) Kraken bolsters multi-asset strategy with $1.5bn NinjaTrader acquisition - (06:57) Lumber raises $15.5m to enhance workforce management platform with agentic AI - (16:56) Chime Introduces $500 Instant Loans - (36:07) Project Nemo partne