Daily Fintech Podcast - March 20th, 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 Getir has confirmed reports on its $768 million Series E round at an $11.8 billion valuation, becoming Europe’s first grocery delivery decacorn. JUST IN: Revolut is making it easier for refugees escaping Ukraine to open Revolut accounts and waiving some FX transfer fees- a move that has been given the thumbs up by the Ukrainian deputy prime minister. ALSO: Moneyhub has struck a deal with Samsung Electronics claiming to facilitate the “world’s first open banking payments on a retail self-service point-of-sale (POS) Kiosk”. FURTHERMORE, Tencent shares dived in Hong Kong after The Wall Street Journal reported the Chinese tech giant could face a record fine for violating anti-money laundering rules. LET’S HEAR ALL ABOUT MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS: JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM.N) said it would buy Global Shares, an Irish fintech firm whose software helps businesses manage employee stock plans. AS FOR PARTNERSHIPS HSBC and The Sandbox, announced a new partnership that will open up a host of opportunities for virtual communities across the world to engage with global financial services providers and sports communities in The Sandbox metaverse.