638. News: Allica bank raises for SMEs and Backbase raises to transform the back end of banking - a podcast by 11:FS

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Gwera Kiwana, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week.
This week's guests include:Søren Aabel Hammer, CEO, Mazepay
Keshvi Radia, Head of Product for Payments, Allica BankTim Rutten, SVP of Strategy, Backbase
With soundclips from:Richard Davies, CEO, Allica Bank
Jacob Groth, Customer Relations Director, P27We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space:
Allica Bank secures £55m in equity and debt round - 5:50Backbase secures €2.5bn valuation after €120m investment - 16:30
Instant payments top the agenda for Swedish banks says P27 - 29:45Starling snaps up £500m mortgage book in shift from Covid loans - 39:05
MFS Africa extends its Series C by $100m, bringing total to $200m - 47:30CaixaBank and Microsoft explore the metaverse - 49:10
Shopify loses early big investor over rising competition - 50:40Deadmau5 is launching his own online bank - 53:00
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Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking.If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review
Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com!Special Guests: Jacob Groth, Keshvi Radia, Richard Davies, Søren Aabel Hammer, and Tim Rutten.

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