Fintech Insider By 11:fs

About this episode: Join hosts Laura Watkins and Ross Gallagher from 11:FS as they team up with an expert panel to explore the week’s biggest stories across fintech, banking, and the broader financial services landscape. This week's guests: Michael Carter - Senior Policy Advisor at Innovate Finance Sophie Guibaud - Strategic Sparring Partner, Building Alpha Stories covered on the podcast: We discuss the UAE overtaking the UK in global fintech rankings, PayPal launching its new ‘Pay with Crypto’ feature, NatWest signing a formal agreement with PEXA to integrate its digital property exchange platform for remortgage transactions, Wise shareholders voting to move the company’s primary stock listing to the US, Australians making over 4 billion mobile wallet payments in the past year, and Revolut allowing 16–17‑year‑olds to upgrade from child accounts to controlled personal accounts for greater financial independence. This week's guests: Timestamps: Intro - (00:00) UAE usurps UK in global fintec