Join host Benjamin Ensor alongside some very special guests as we look at the biggest financial services and fintech stories of the past week for the final time in 2024!

Topics covered include: US personal finance app Current’s fundraise as it looks to accelerate its path to profitability; Eviden, part of the Atos Group, fintech innovator Ordo, and blockchain company ByzGen launching an open banking solution to facilitate real-time, flexible payments; digital bank Tyme raising $250 million to reach unicorn status; and Visa and Mastercard facing trouble in the US, UK, and New Zealand. Plus, who’s on Santa’s fintech naughty or nice list?

This week's guests:

Fliss Berridge - UK Managing Director of Ordo
Emily Nicolle - Crypto and Fintech Reporter at Bloomberg
Trevor Marshall - CTO and Co-founder of Current

Stories covered on the show:

Current raises $200 million to fast-track profitability

Open banking is the key to facilitating better payments: Eviden, Ordo and ByzGen launch new offering

African digital bank Tyme raises $250 million round led by Nubank at $1.5 billion valuation

Regulator set to limit card fees after Visa and Mastercard price hikes

bunq first bank in the world to launch real time speech-to-speech AI translation

Our 2024 fintech naughty or nice list

We're taking a little break to eat mince pies and open up our presents. But don't worry! We'll be back on your podcast feeds on Thursday 9th January with our predictions episode.

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925. News: Current eyes profitability, VRPs, and who's on Santa's fintech naughty list?