Daily FinTech Podcast - April 19th, 2022

Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here. Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast. THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS Forbes published its fourth annual World’s Best Banks, in conjunction with market research firm Statista. Instead of looking at balance sheets and profit and loss statements, as Forbes does for its annual list America’s Best Banks, Statista surveyed more than 45,000 customers in 14 languages around the globe for their opinions on their current and former banking relationships. Banks were rated on general satisfaction as well as key metrics such as trust, fees, digital services, and financial advice JUST IN: Revolut has teamed up with pop star Liam Payne to launch a limited edition card. ALSO: SoftBank Group Corp. Latin America Fund is replacing two top executives as Paulo Passoni and Shu Nyatta are leaving the Japanese conglomerate, in yet another change that comes in the wake of organizations of the fund for Latin America since the idealist of investments, Marcelo Claure, left the Japanese conglomerate unhappy with his remuneration. WHAT ABOUT CRYPTO? Getting into crypto just got a whole lot cheaper (and healthier), as London-based tech company Sweatcoin prepares to launch a new token, SWEAT, that allows users to mint currency using just their shoe leather. WHAT ARE THE LATEST INSIGHTS? Over the past decade, Southeast Asia has undergone a significant technological transformation, a shift that’s been enabled by the region’s highly adaptable digital consumers. Consumers have leapfrogged to mobile devices, skipping personal computers altogether.