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Barclays completes Tesco Bank acquisition | Brazil wants to regulate BaaS
In the newest podcast episode, I am speaking with Saible's CEO Jarvey Moss about why he decided to fix payments in the construction industry. Additionally, I cover the completion of Barclay's Tesco Bank acquisition, Shopify's new financial hub and the development in the US sponsor bank market.
Two British retailers launch new embedded finance products
The department store chain John Lewis partnered with Zopa for a consumer embedded lending product and electronic retail chain Currys partnered with BNP Paribas to upgrade its existing BNPL product. Also, Shopify, TikTok, and Mister Spex announce new embedded finance products.
Dutch B2B SaaS partners with Rabobank | Is Wolt planning to apply for a bank licence?
This edition features a quick recap of our event last week in Berlin, the story of a Dutch SaaS provider that launched a fast working capital financing product for entrepreneurs and we discuss if food delivery platform Wolt could actually become a bank.
HSBC launches embedded finance joint venture & UK investment-as-a-service provider expands to the EU
The British bank shares more details about its new joint venture with Tradeshift; in the newest podcast episode, we speak about the key ingredients for a successful embedded finance product and WealthKernel becomes the first investment-as-a-service provider with licences in the UK and EU.
Swedish retailer partners with SEB Embedded & Hilton launches two debit card products
Three European non-financial brands have launched new banking products, each with their own twist. Swedish retailer Hemköp needs to prove that its offering is attractive enough; Hilton's choice of issuing partner is a surprise; and the Spanish subsidiary of a property technology provider targets a new type of customer.
Solaris shuts down ex-Contis business and Brex goes embedded
In this edition, we learn about how embedded finance works in Pakistan, why Solaris shuts down the former Contis business, how the Brex Embedded offering is different to other providers plus more infrastructure providers, and other insightful news stories.
All eyes on the invisible companies in embedded finance
Being an infrastructure provider is not easy. If things go well, nobody knows you. But if things go wrong... This week, three European banking-as-a-service providers and an US wallet provider have taken the stage and positioned themselves for new business. As a non-financial brand, you should know what they offer and how they differ.
Fintech meets healhtech | How virtual cards can improve back office processes
Holiday Extras partners with checkout.com for a new virtual card solution, Xero extends their partnership with Modulr to lauch a payroll product and is Swedish lending provider Froda eyeing their first non-financial brand?
Zoho launches payment product and Ikea partners with Adyen
B2B software provider Zoho has launched their first financial product. Not very surprising they chose payments and start in their home market India. In Europe, the Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has announced a partnership with Adyen. While the announcement is not pure embedded finance, it is still relevant for the ecosystem.
Deutsche Bank, Delivery Hero and an e-commerce giant shaped this week of embedded finance
In a new podcast episode, we learn about embedded lending around the world; Deutsche Bank partners with Upvest and shows us how banks can enter embedded finance, Delivery Hero launches lending products, an e-commerce giant issues their own stablecoin product and a new report highlights the state of mind of US sponsor banks.