This week’s FU! Episode 7

Originally posted by Chris Skinner, on January 14. As I’m part of the show I thought you might like to read it as well.

If you don’t have time to watch, here are links to stuff we spoke about:-

• Starling is expecting to post record profits for 2023
• Part of this is fuelled by their SME strategy, which is a good thing considering this news
• They’re also opening a fourth office in the UK which is good news for Manchester
• China says they are loosening up their Fintech policy at long last
• Although we are sad to see the news about Jack Ma
• Beijing are making sure they have a say in the Future of Tencent ……
• The ECB did a study on consumer attitude towards payments
• Are the results of the study surprising?
• A bit of a contrast to the way Nigeria is going
• Do Fintechs occasionally crash and burn like F1? Well, Binance seems to be on fire!
• And a lot of people have been burned …..
• Did Ferrari get out just in time? RedBull and others have done the same
• Does a Michelin starred chef bring kudos to crypto?
• Or does Miss El Salvador do it?
• Are you the CEO of a major bank? Do you use your private jet for holidays? (You do have a private jet don’t you?)
• What does Jamie Dimon REALLY think about Bitcoin?
• Let’s be Frank about JP Morgan’s acquisition

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