1052.News: AI agents are trading, Monzo is retreating, and Wise is coming for the banks

About this episode:

Host Ross Gallagher - Head of Consulting 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:

Jannick Malling - Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Public 

Fliss Berridge - Director of Blue Strawberry Thinking

Dave Morris - CEO of FoundryOS

Stories/timestamps:

Intro - (00:01)

Investors on Public can now build AI Agents to automate their portfolio - (03:39)

Monzo closes US business - (22:13)

Wise launches UK current account - (34:38)

Lloyds bank reveals IT glitch affected almost half a million customers - (46:42)

GIFT City launches women in fintech accelerator to boost startups - (59:23)

Banknotes, beavers and a very British backlash - (01:00)

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