Daily Fintech Podcast - April 8th, 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. This podcast episode is sponsored by Contis, the European leader in Banking-as-a-Service. Contis help organisations launch cards, accounts and payment apps for their customers. To find out how you can embed finance into your offering, visit www.contis.com today! THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS Uber is driving ahead with its plan to become a travel "superapp". The San Francisco-headquartered firm announced Wednesday that it is adding trains, buses, planes, and car rentals to its U.K. app this year. The move is part of a pilot that could be expanded to other countries at a later date if it goes well. JUST IN: PayRetailers, the leading LATAM FinTech payment specialist, announced the acquisition of two online payments platforms, Chile’s Paygol and Colombia’s Pago Digital. ALSO: Philippines’ neobank Tonik marks its first year of operations in the country after securing a digital bank license from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in June last year. FURTHERMORE, UNObank has rebranded UNO Digital Bank. The new name highlights the digital nature of the bank’s business. LET’S HEAR ALL ABOUT MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS: Mastercard has completed the acquisition of Dynamic Yield, a Tel Aviv, Israel- and New York City-based provider of a personalization platform and decision engine company.