1086. News: Wise tries again in the US, Western Union shuts its digital bank and Brazil reinvents BNPL

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:

Matthew Goldman - Founder and Managing Member at Tatavi

Neira Jones - Advisor, keynote speaker and author

Bruno Diniz - Managing partner at Spiralem

Stories/ timestamps:

Wise to refile US trust bank charter application after OCC rejection (03.46)

Western Union to discontinue its Western Union Digital Bank service (16.54)

Ebanx and Pagaleve blend Pix and BNPL to expand access to instalment plans in Brazil (29.53)

Samsung launches its first credit card (42.18)

Would you take £50,000—or risk it all for £1 million? (44.16)

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