Fintech Insider By 11:fs

715. News: Abound raises $601m for AI lending and Griffin levels up with banking licence

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Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and David Barton-Grimley, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Open banking startup Abound nabs $601M to supercharge its AI-based consumer lending platform - 5:35 BaaS platform Griffin secures UK banking licence with restrictions - 16:05 Woman, 91, loses account and pension after Barclays declares her dead - 30:25 Western Union turns to MFS to expand global money transfers - 42:38 Your Juno partners with Wealthify to bring financial education to women and non-binary people - 52:10 Metro Bank stores are safe spaces for domestic abuse victims - 54:00 People are posting their failed Monzo applications on TikTok - 57:30 This week's guests include: Michelle He, Co-Founder and COO, Abound David Jarvis, CEO, Griffin With soundclips from: Kumar Shourav, Managing Director - MTOs, MFS Africa An