Best Marcel Van Oost Podcasts (2025)

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Redefining Wealth with Goodfin 44:52

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In this episode of Connecting the Dots in Fintech, host Jonathan Cutler (JCUTLER Media Group) sits down with Anna Joo Fee – CEO & Founder of Goodfin to explore how Goodfin is redefining wealth and breaking barriers in alternative investments.💡 Topics covered:The story behind the founding of GoodfinWhy traditional access to alternative investments h…

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Partnerships Transforming Payments 37:27

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Welcome to another episode of Connecting the Dots in FintechIn this episode, Arthur sits down with Ash Sharma, Head of Commercial Partnerships at Checkout.com, to explore the art of building strategic partnerships in fintech.Ash shares his personal journey — from working at Visa and Citi to joining Checkout.com and diving into digital payments and …

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Q&A Series – Storytelling, Trust & Media with Mary Wisniewski 12:02

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In this Q&A episode of our Connecting the Dots in FinTech series, we sit down with Mary, a seasoned journalist turned fintech content leader, to explore how storytelling, empathy, and trust can transform digital banking.👉 Topics we cover:Transitioning from journalism into fintech.Why clarity and empathy matter in financial storytelling.What fintech…

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US vs LATAM 35:22

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"LATAM vs US Fintech: lessons from Deuna 🚀"In this episode of Connecting the Dots in Fintech, Arthur sits down with José María Serrano, co-founder of Deuna, the one-click checkout startup redefining e-commerce in Latin America.We explore:🌎 The differences between the US and LATAM fintech ecosystems🛒 Deuna’s journey to product-market fit🔐 Tackling a…

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Agentic Tokenization 43:19

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In this episode, we sit down with Kelley Andersen, Senior Director of Product at Microsoft, where she leads the Fraud and Commerce Assist Platform Experiences across both commercial and consumer segments globally. Kelley brings deep expertise in leveraging AI-driven strategies for fraud mitigation and creating secure commerce experiences.We dive in…

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DEUNA | Powering the Future of E-commerce in LATAM 38:46

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In this episode, we sit down with the team at DEUNA, one of the most promising startups in Latin America’s FinTech and e-commerce ecosystem. We dive into their mission to simplify online payments, the challenges of the regional market, and how they’re transforming the digital consumer experience.💡 Discover how DEUNA is leading the e-commerce revolu…

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More problems for Revolut as it waits for UK banking licence 2:36

2y ago2:36

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More problems for Revolut as it waits for UK banking licence

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Crowdcube joins team of rivals launching new retail investment platform Retailbook. 2:19

2y ago2:19

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Crowdcube joins team of rivals launching new retail investment platform Retailbook.

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Goldman is looking for a way out of its partnership with Apple 3:43

2y ago3:43

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Goldman is looking for a way out of its partnership with Apple

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PayRetailers integrates PIX into its all-in-one payment platform. 1:49

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PayRetailers integrates PIX into its all-in-one payment platform.

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Connecting the Dots FinTech Update - June 27th 2:04

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Connecting the Dots FinTech Update - June 27th

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Google Workspace partners with Stripe 3:30

2y ago3:30

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Google Workspace partners with Stripe

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Binance cancels registration for inactive business in the UK 2:19

2+ y ago2:19

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Binance cancels registration for inactive business in the UK

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Global B2B payment infrastructure platform Thunes has announced that it has successfully completed a series C funding round 3:12

2+ y ago3:12

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Global B2B payment infrastructure platform Thunes has announced that it has successfully completed a series C funding round

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Bybit crypto exchange follows Binance in exiting Canada amid tightened rules 3:57

2+ y ago3:57

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Bybit crypto exchange follows Binance in exiting Canada amid tightened rules

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LatAm fintechs propose joint open finance regulation 3:46

2+ y ago3:46

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LatAm fintechs propose joint open finance regulation

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FROST's new broadband switching tool makes sustainable living easy and affordable 3:22

2+ y ago3:22

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FROST's new broadband switching tool makes sustainable living easy and affordable.

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MoneyLion to add ChatGPT-powered search to its marketplace 3:17

2+ y ago3:17

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MoneyLion to add ChatGPT-powered search to its marketplace

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Revolut CFO quits for ‘personal reasons’ 3:39

2+ y ago3:39

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Revolut CFO quits for ‘personal reasons’

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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried seeks dismissal of criminal charges 4:50

2+ y ago4:50

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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried seeks dismissal of criminal charges

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Kemi Badenoch seeks emergency meeting with Revolut amid fears it may leave UK. 3:12

2+ y ago3:12

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Kemi Badenoch seeks emergency meeting with Revolut amid fears it may leave UK.

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Is N26 unbelievably overvalued? 3:38

2+ y ago3:38

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Is N26 unbelievably overvalued?

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Coinbase offers a fiery response to the SEC’s threat of enforcement action & more 5:05

2+ y ago5:05

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Coinbase offers a fiery response to the SEC’s threat of enforcement action & more

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Ex-Palantir execs raise €2.5m to protect startups from cyberattacks & more 3:24

2+ y ago3:24

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Ex-Palantir execs raise €2.5m to protect startups from cyberattacks & more

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Europe’s banks temper ambitions to challenge big US payments groups & more 3:13

2+ y ago3:13

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Europe’s banks temper ambitions to challenge big US payments groups & more

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Neobank creator Fintech Farm raises $22m; Unlimint expands reach to Nigeria & more 4:29

2+ y ago4:29

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Neobank creator Fintech Farm raises $22m; Unlimint expands reach to Nigeria & more

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Pix continues to grow; Goldman Sachs; Coinbase considers London & more 3:04

2+ y ago3:04

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Pix continues to grow; Goldman Sachs; Coinbase considers London & more

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Ryan Reynolds invests in Canadian fintech Nuvei & more 3:54

2+ y ago3:54

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Ryan Reynolds invests in Canadian fintech Nuvei & more

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Apple Card’s new high-yield Savings account is now available & more 3:18

2+ y ago3:18

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🍏 Apple Card’s new high-yield Savings account is now available 💪 Yonder secures £62.5m in equity and debt Series A round. 🇨🇴 Kala has raised US$6M 💚 Tide Encourages UK Businesses to ‘Kickstart’ Global Carbon Removal Movement to Deliver Net Zero

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Rakuten Bank prices IPO; Nubank is now testing ‘NuConsignado’. & more 3:31

2+ y ago3:31

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🔔 Rakuten Bank prices IPO 🚀 dLocal debuts All-in-One payment solution 🇧🇷 Nubank is now testing ‘NuConsignado’. 🇫🇷 Thunes bags new French license for global cross-border payments. 🇨🇦 Affirm and Stripe expand relationship to Canada.

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Twitter partners with eToro for finance features; Plaid Adds Instant Payouts to Its Transfer Tool & more 3:00

2+ y ago3:00

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🇺🇸 Bluevine and Wise Launch International Bill-Pay for U.S. SMBs 🌍 Fintech Plots EU Mobile-Payments Revolution From Poland 📈 Twitter to let users access stocks, crypto via eToro in finance push 🚀 Plaid Adds Instant Payouts to Its Transfer Tool 💪 Monzo joins forces with Plaid to open access for US customers.…

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China’s Central Bank Warns for ChatGPT; Walmart sues Capital One & more 4:16

2+ y ago4:16

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🇨🇳 China’s Central Bank Warns Against ChatGPT ‘Data Leaks’ ❌ Amsterdam-based cryptocurrency platform Change raises €2M 👩‍⚖️ Walmart Sues Credit-Card Partner Capital One 🇦🇪 UAE’s fintech Qlub raises $25 million 🤝 Finastra, Alygne partner to improve ESG investments decisions

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Revolut launches ‘Crypto Collections’; Cash App Founder, Bob Lee Fatally Stabbed & more 4:13

2+ y ago4:13

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🚀 Revolut launches ‘Crypto Collections’ for multi token investing 🙏 Cash App Founder, Bob Lee Fatally Stabbed In San Francisco 📉 Stripe Says Volume Growth Slowed 🇦🇺 Australian regulator cancels Binance's license at exchange's request ⏰ Molo launches 24-hour ‘Rapid Remortgage’

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Regulator cautioned over Revolut; Affirm shares sink & more 4:07

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🇬🇧 Regulator cautioned over Revolut 📉 Affirm Shares Sink on Apple Pay Later News, Affirm Responds 🤝 Payments-as-a-Service Finexio partners with Proactis 👦🏻 Acorns acquires UK's GoHenry, a fintech focused on 6- to 18-year-olds

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Revolut "lawyers up" to Challenge Audit Report; PhonePe cancels ZestMoney deal & more 5:08

2+ y ago5:08

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🧑‍⚖️ Revolut Reportedly Hired Lawyers to Challenge Audit Report 🌎 Worldpay chief Gabriel de Montessus takes the chair at Toqio 🇮🇳 PhonePe Cancels Deal To Acquire BNPL Startup ZestMoney ✍️ Zero Hash taps Stripe, Coinbase exec as COO 🏆 Enfuce Wins Celent ‘Model Risk Manager’ Award 🚀 CSI and Hawk AI partner to for AML…

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$2 Billion in outflows at Binance; StellarFi raises $15 Million & more 4:09

2+ y ago4:09

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😅 Binance Sees $2 Billion in outflows as troubles compound 💳 Wio Bank selects Paymentology for card issuing 🇺🇸 StellarFi raises $15 Million 🅰️ Paytrix raises $18.3 million series A 🇬🇧 UK open banking sector valued at £4.1bn by Coadec

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Apple Pay Later launches for select group; Frost goes carbon neutral & more 5:19

2+ y ago5:19

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🍎 Apple Pay Later launches for select group ☃️ Frost goes carbon neutral ahead of fundraise 🚀 Thunes raises $30m as part of Series C ✍️ Griffin strengthens leadership team with new CFO and CRO 📱 Ingenico acquires smartphone payment acceptance fintech Phos 💳 Mastercard, Visa in talks to buy Pismo

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Binance allegedly violated rules says CFTC; Block shares drop 17% & more 6:45

2+ y ago6:45

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👩‍⚖️ Binance and founder allegedly violated rules to attract U.S. users 🏦 First Citizens Acquires Much of Failed Silicon Valley Bank 📉 Block short-seller claims ‘Wild West’ compliance 🤖 Big banks invest in generative AI startup Hazy 🇸🇬 Over 500k users have signed up for Singapore’s Trust Bank 🇮🇩 Indonesian Qoala raises US$7.5m Series B+ 🙏 Sibstar l…

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Klarna to use ChatGPT; Sezzle files for direct listing on Nasdaq & more 4:27

2+ y ago4:27

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🤖 Klarna plugs ChatGPT into its platform for faster product recommendations 🚀 BNPL FinTech Sezzle files for direct listing on Nasdaq 🦁 MoneyLion rebrands "Even Financial" to "Engine by MoneyLion" 🇳🇱 Dutch stock exchange platform NPEX raises €2M 🌱 Climate fintech HeavyFinance raises €3m seed

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Enfuce to power Science Card; Mastercard settles stablecoin transactions & more 3:06

2+ y ago3:06

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Enfuce to power Science Card; Mastercard settles stablecoin transactions & more

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Mastercard acquires cyber-security firm; GoCardless integrates with Zapier & more 6:14

2+ y ago6:14

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🇸🇪 Mastercard acquires Swedish cyber-security firm Baffin Bay 🤖 GoCardless integrates with Zapier to automate payment processes 🥳 Monite doubles seed round to $10m 🎉 Wingspan raises $14M for payroll platform 🌱 TTV Capital raises $250 million for early-stage fintech fund 💸 Recognise Bank secures £25 million funding…

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Stripe raises $6.5bn; Parker emerges with $157m funding & more 3:59

2+ y ago3:59

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⬇️ Stripe raises $6.5bn, working on GPT-4 product 🤝 BNP Paribas and Hokodo work on BNPL innovation ⚛ Atom Bank chair to step down as digital lender prepares for listing 💳 Parker emerges from stealth with $157m funding 🚀 Ibanera lands $18.5m in capital investment

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BofA gets over $15b in deposits after SVB fails; Bunq hits €2bn in deposits & more 4:18

2+ y ago4:18

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🇺🇸 Bank of America gets over $15b in deposits after SVB fails 💸 Bunq hits €2bn in user deposits 🇲🇽 Mexican FinTech Clara obtains $90m credit line 🇦🇺 Wirex lands in Australia 🇷🇼 Flutterwave obtains licenses in Rwanda. ⏰ NatWest sets daily crypto purchase limits

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New SVB CEO: "Business as usual"; Credit Suisse reports ‘weaknesses’ in financial controls & more 11:11

2+ y ago11:11

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🎉 Apexx Global raises $25 million Series B 🇦🇪 Sav raises $750k pre-seed to revolutionize personal savings 🧹 tidely receives EUR 3.5 million seed financing 🌱 Web3 firm Cubist lands $7m in seed raise 😌 SVB's new CEO: ‘... business as usual’ 🪙 Swift completes CBDC sandbox test 💳 Nets partners with Visa and Mastercard £ Binance suspends GBP withdrawals…

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A deep dive into Silicon Valley Bank's downfall 10:37

2+ y ago10:37

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Today's episode skips regular news stories. We'll discuss the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the events leading up to the downfall, and the possible impact on the market in the future. In tomorrow's episode, on March 14th, we'll go back to regular FinTech news stories and give updates on the SVB story as we go.…

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Railsr announces sale; Better.com’s SPAC gets lifeline & more 5:20

2+ y ago5:20

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🏷 Railsr announces sale ❤️‍🩹 Better.com’s SPAC gets lifeline but still problematic 🇬🇧 British Business Bank opens £70m Northern Ireland fund 🆔 Digital identity company Yoti raises £10m 🎉 Monnai raises $6.5 Million series A 🇩🇪 La Famiglia raises €255m to invest in seed & growth startups 🇨🇦 Synctera raises $15M for embedded banking in Canada…

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Silvergate Bank to voluntarily liquidate; Block announces BTC mining dev kit & more 4:36

2+ y ago4:36

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👋 Silvergate Bank to voluntarily liquidate 👩‍🏫 Adyen launches 2023 EMEA Accelerator ⛏ Block announces development kit for bitcoin mining 🤝 Zilch & Yapily to use open banking for BNPL lending 🎉 Brex Brings Groundbreaking Tools to Finance Teams With OpenAI 🇫🇷 FinTech Aria receives €50M in debt funding

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N26’s execs warned about ‘dysfunctional’ leadership; Senators sound alarm on Zelle fraud & more 7:34

2+ y ago7:34

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🚨 N26’s execs warned about ‘dysfunctional’ leadership 🚔 Senators urge regulators to take action on Zelle fraud 🤭 Blockchain trade finance firm Marco Polo reportedly enters insolvency 🇬🇧 BaaS platform Griffin secures UK banking licence 🤝 Weavr acquires Comma to combine embedded and open banking 👩‍⚖️ VibePay wins dispute as Rakuten withdraws Viber Pa…

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Railsr to be sold; Nubank launches "nucoin"; Revolut's valuation down $5b & more 8:02

2+ y ago8:02

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⚠️ UK fintech Railsr to be sold as issues mount 🪙 Nubank rolls out "Nucoin" 70 million users 🚗 Mercedes-Benz turns car into payment device 📉 Revolut investor slashes $5bn off fintech's valuation 🙄 Silvergate "SEN" used to move funds to Exchanges 🇲🇽 Crypto exchange Bitso launch debit card in Mexico 💡 Smart lending fintech Abound raises £500 million …

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Flutterwave denies ₦ 2.9b was stolen; Credit Suisse loses key shareholder & more 5:35

2+ y ago5:35

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🇳🇬 Flutterwave denies claims that N2.9bn was stolen by hackers 🤫 Binance execs' texts, documents show plan to avoid US scrutiny 🛒 Shopify and thirdweb Launch Web3 Commerce Development Kit 🇦🇺 Nuvei extends global expansion by launching in Australia 🇨🇭 Credit Suisse Loses Key Shareholder