Fintech Episode023 — American debt and more horror stories

Will the USA default on its debt or just raise the ceiling? Another horror story from the ranks of Revolut and more excuses from bank execs who never seem to shoulder the blame for anything!

AND — that’s now the second episode in a row where the team didn’t mention Elon Musk — yes, we couldn’t believe it either!!

Links to the stuff we spoke about:-

• The Bank of England says they’re not to blame
• And a whole “Wunch of Bankers” said they’re not to blame either
• 95% of UK students might not pay off any capital on their student loans despite paying back thousands of pounds a year
• Will the USA default on its debt?
• Would you be prepared to have your iris scanned in order to get your hands on some Worldcoins?
• Bitpanda is investing in AI to enable you to chat with your money
• How can an American state ban the use of the digital dollar (if there ever is one)?
• Will Revolut ever get a UK banking license?
• Well, not if they have senior execs that act like this ….
• We have no doubt there will be a deluge of AI voice scams in the future
• How far does the duty of a bank go to protect customers from scams and fraud?

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