Moneyneversleeps

In this Money Talks segment, Pete and Eoin trip through the wires of Starling Bank’s latest fundraise, investing in Roblox’s direct listing, Walmart’s SuperApp vs. ‘The Bank of Walmart’, the Square-Tidal / Jack Dorsey-Jay Z tie-up, and Ireland's new national startup accelerator, international startup accelerators and pre-accelerators. MoneyNeverSleeps is sponsored by PAT Fintech, the training partner that demystifies fintech and digital finance for financial services professionals. MAIN STORIES WE COVERED: Starling raises £272mn at £1.3bn valuation (Sifted, 8-Mar-21) Pete’s overall thoughts on Starling Bank at this point in time: “Monzo, Revolut and N26, have all raised at higher valuations than £1.2bn. Starling now outpaces all of them in terms of value per user at £650 per user. Out of this entire story, after reading Anne Boden’s book ‘Banking on IT’, I think that’s the thing that she would point to and be the proudest of.” Roblox direct listing gets $45 reference price from NYSE (Marketwatch, 9-Mar-21) Eo