Daily Fintech Podcast - March 7th, 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 Nik Storonsky, Russia-born CEO and fellow Revolut co-founder, clarified his position regarding the war in Ukraine, cautioning that he “had to first consider the wellbeing of our colleagues in Russia” who are simply working hard to build Revolut, just like their colleagues in Ukraine and around the world. JUST IN: Business payments FinTech Zeller is claiming unicorn status less than a year after launching following a $100 million Series B capital raise. ALSO: Australian buy, now pay later (BNPL) startup Openpay exits the UK market. FURTHERMORE, Sokin is set to disrupt India’s $87bn remittances market by giving the 18 million Indian migrants living outside their homeland access to 51% cheaper global money transfers. WHAT ABOUT CRYPTO? Tenderly, a startup that aims to make it easier for web3 developers “of all skill sets” to build blockchain products, has raised $40 million in a Series B round of funding. Tribal Credit has partnered with Visa to expand credit and financing options for small- and medium-sized enterprises across Latin America.