917. News: 'Black Fraud Day' warning for shoppers and Revolut hits the big 5-0

Join host Benjamin Ensor alongside some very special guests as we look at the biggest financial services and fintech stories of the past week.

Topics covered include: Revolut hitting 50 million users as they gain a new stock trading license; online shoppers being warned to be extra vigilant this ‘Black Fraud Day’; South African fintech Mama Money Financial Services launching a new bank card that allows cardholders to manage their accounts and money through WhatsApp; UBS seeking approval to operate as a national bank in the U.S.; and the launch of the Chase UK credit card!

This week's guests:

• Veronica Glab, Fractional fintech consultant and ex Innovate Finance


• Matt Ford - CEO and Co-founder of Sidekick 


• Dave Excell - Founder of Featurespace

With soundclip from:

• Kuba Fast - CEO of Chase UK
Stories covered on the show:

Revolut to launch UK, EU stock trading with new licence as they hit 50m global customers (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...)

Black Friday turning into ‘Black Fraud Day’, says UK Cybersecurity Chief (https://www.theguardian.com/business/...)

Mama Money launches WhatsApp bank card (https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/...)

UBS applies for National Bank Licence in the U.S. (https://www.finews.com/news/english-n...)

JPMorgan’s Chase UK bank launches first credit card (https://www.ft.com/content/46d02a50-2...)

Atom Bank buys acres of new woodland in Northumberland to account for all its operational emissions since founding (https://ffnews.com/newsarticle/sustai...)
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