About this episode:

Host Kate Moody, Customer Strategy Director at 11:FS, is joined by some great guests to discuss the biggest stories from the world of financial services over the past week.

This week's guests:

Jessica Cath, Managing Partner at Thistle Initiatives

Andy Russell - CEO of Project Arnauld at 11:FS Holdings

Sam Maule - Head of Business Development at Moov

Timestamps/stories:

Intro - (00:01)

NatWest to buy wealth manager Evelyn Partners for £2.7bn - (02:53)

Monzo wrongly denied refunds to thousands of fraud and scam victims - (16:07)

MrBeast’s company buys Gen Z-focused fintech app Step - (28:44)

AI personal banking assistant Cleo relaunches in UK - (41:04)

Visa launches Visa & Main to champion small businesses - (48:25)

South Korean crypto firm accidentally pays out $40bn in bitcoin - (50:02)

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