The regulation of cannabis in the US doesn’t mean that it ceased to be a high-risk business: Abaca chief executive, Dan Roda, talks about how fintech firms can solve the unbanked condition of firms involved in the cannabis industry.

Julie VerHage-Greenberg interviews Jeff Seibert, co-founder of Digits - a fintech platform that provides real-time accounting for small businesses. They discuss how the pandemic changed the focus of small business and of the fintech firm, and what are the challenges for the future.

Fintech Insider’s hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Deepa Anikhindi, discuss fintech news with Wiza Jalakasi (Chipper Cash) and Abba Newbery (Habito): from the accusations against Anne Boden to the impressive mortgages offered by Habito, the four experts are ready to share their opinions with us.

Fintech Insider hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Ross Gallagher, are joined by Lotanna Ezeike (XPO) and Kyla Scanlon to discuss how fintech and banking services are related to the so-called “creator economy”, an economy that consists of those who influence other people and create according to their passions.

Ross Gallagher and Deepa Anikhindi are joined by Kiaan Pillay - co-founder and CEO of Stitch - and Catherine Birkett - CFO at GoCardless. Fintech Insider hosts and their guests discuss some of the most important news in the fintech space.

Mary Ann Azevedo (TechCrunch) interviews 10 investors to know what they look for when investing in startups: Anish Acharya (Andreessen Horowitz), Christina Melas-Kyriazi (Bain Capital Ventures), Ethan Choi (Accel), Pete Flint (NFX), Munish Varma (SoftBank Investment Advisers), Nigel Morris (QED Investors), Tyler Griffin (Financial Venture Studio), Mark Fiorentino (Index Ventures) and Sheel Mohnot (Better Tomorrow Ventures).

Benjamin Ensor and Tim Heard are joined by two special guests: Brad Goodall, CEO of Banked, and Julie Koch Fahler, co-founder of Agreena. They will discuss some of the most important fintech news: Series A funding rounds for fintech companies, BNPL and sustainable finance-related news.

Matt Williamson, vice president of Global Financial Services at Mobiquity, joins the Fintech Chatter to discuss how the fintech firm is providing leading digital products to create a more inclusive economy and frictionless customer experiences.

Penny Crosman, host of the American Banker podcast, welcomes Yasaman Hadjibashi and Keith Armstrong to discuss their innovative fintech company: these two entrepreneurs founded a fintech firm to help people with a conviction history.

In a recent interview, Jamie Iannone, CEO of eBay, announced that the company wants to attract more Gen Zers and Millennials, and for this reason eBay seems about to start a new adventure in the upcoming weeks: adding cryptocurrencies as a payment method on the platform.

The fintech company BankiFi is partnering with Visa to provide a wider range of banking services to SMEs: BankiFi’s goal is to increase the amount of tasks of digital banks to free SME owners from daily and time-consuming administration.

Gwera Kiwana and Sam Rai are joined by Roger De’Ath (Truelayer) and Jimmy Fong (SEON) to discuss the most relevant developments in financial technology: the partnership between Klarna and eBay, HSBC that buys land in the metaverse, Revolut’s support to Ukrainian refugees, and much more.

David M. Brear and Deepa Anikhindi are joined by Charles McManus (Clearbank), Eric Glyman (Ramp) and Eslam Darwish (Nclude) to discuss the latest fintech news.

The Forbes Technology Council discusses the latest developments in the cybersecurity space: from blockchain vulnerabilities to data sovereignty, in today’s business it is fundamental to know and understand all the tools available to protect data.

David M. Brear and Sim Rai are joined by Alan Ainsworth (OBIE), Axel Bruzelius (ArK Kapital) and Shaun Port (Chase UK) to discuss the latest funding rounds, regulatory frameworks and innovation in the fintech space.

Interesting article about the reasons why the U.K. is so successful in fintech: from the importance of talent to the pivotal role of infrastructure, panelists led by Cristopher Woolard discuss the fundamental role of this country in financial technology.

David M. Brear and Nicole Perry are joined by Dan Hardy (Crowdcube), Peter Renton (LendIt Fintech) and Prakash Pattni (IBM) to discuss the latest and more relevant fintech news – including the partnership between Qonto and Crowdcube.

The US-based fintech firm Plaid is planning an “aggressive” expansion in Europe: to reach its goal, the company hired Booking’s former vice president Ripsy Bandourian.

Financial inclusion is one of the main goals of fintech: compared to traditional financial instittions, fintech companies manage to be more efficient, to better use data and to offer their clients different communication channels.

Benjamin Ensor and Nicole Perry are joined by Kate Drew (CCG Catalyst) and Bence Jendruszak (SEON) to discuss the most popular fintech news, from the effects of inflation to the new investments of some fintech companies.

Benjamin Ensor and Gwera Kiwana are joined by Julia Ménayas (Helios) and Jason Mikula (Fintech Business Weekly) to discuss the latest fintech news – like the jump of Stripe into the crypto space.

Benjamin Ensor and Kate Moody are joined by Nilixa Devlukia (Payments Solved) and Karen Kerrigan (Moneybox) to discuss Stripe’s latest launches, the new crowdfunding campaign of Moneybox and more.

Chris Crespo interviews Karina Rothof Brix (Firi) to discuss the risks involved in a wider adoption of crypto assets and what this means for Web 3 and future businesses.

Zilch, the fintech company focused on BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later), is about to launch its business also in the US. Philip Belamant, co-founder of the company that is already partnering with Mastercard, said that Zilch wants to create BNPL 2.0 to further innovate the industry and cooperate directly with users.

During the first investor day in 5 years, the executives of Block – the US-based company run by Jack Dorsey – outline the future of the company: not just a payments firm, but a company that has grown and expanded into different industries.

Jeff Wilser’s article answers a few questions that metaverse-curious people ask all the time: why do people buy land in the metaverse? Not just hype, but specific business plans in mind: these are the reasons why people – and big companies – buy, but this involves risks.

The pandemic changed our vision of work, and highly skilled professionals make no exception: many professionals are leaving companies like Facebook and Goldman Sachs to work for fintech startups. Higher pays, more flexible work and better opportunities are the main reasons behind this exodus.

This TechCrunch podcast episode covers the interview with Bill Gates on how to avoid climate disaster, the pivotal role of crypto assets in today’s economy, Elon Musk’s skills and much more.

By analyzing venture capital firms’ choices, Ryan Browne identifies some hot fintech investments and projects that currently don’t attract investors. The focus is on businesses and the facilitation of payments.