1082. News: Stripe bids for PayPal, BNPL regulation kicks in, and Nubank secures a Mexican banking licence

July 20, 2026
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1082. News: Stripe bids for PayPal, BNPL regulation kicks in, and Nubank secures a Mexican banking licence

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About this episode:

Host Benjamin Ensor - Director of Research and Strategy 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:

Alex Marsh, CEO at Salad Group

Danielle Labarbera, VP of North America at Sumsub

Alberto Lazarov, Co-founder at Dalatea

Plus voice note from:

Tom Metcalfe, Director of Global Partnerships at GoCardless

Stories/timestamps:

Stripe and Advent reportedly make bid for PayPal - (03:55)

BNPL enters a new regulatory era in the UK - (16:15)

Nubank receives banking authorisation in Mexico - (30:52)

Sumsub survey shows AI is changing the fraud landscape - (41:17)

GoCardless and Sage Expand Partnership to Launch Pay by Bank for SMBs - (53:22)

UK Government launches pay transparency consultation - (57:08)

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