Daily Fintech Podcast - March 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 Sokin. Sokin is the trusted global FX payment provider for some of the world’s leading brands. With Sokin Premium you can send and receive unlimited international payments for one fixed monthly fee. Market beating rates, no commission, hassle-free. THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS JPMorgan Chase & Co confirms its support to Ukraine by making an initial $1 million philanthropic contribution, and offering to match employee donations. JUST IN: Banco Santander have removed fees on all permitted transfers to Ukraine, and is making an initial donation of €1 million to the Red Cross and UNHCR, the UN refugee agency. ALSO: German digital banking powerhouse N26 will be structurally ready for an IPO by the end of the year and could list as early as 2024 FURTHERMORE, Australian Fintech ZeeFi is the new kid on the BNPL block – the first to specialise only in payments for education providers. Fairbit, a California-based SoftPOS Solution provider, is happy to announce that it received Mastercard Tap on Phone EMV Level 2 certification for the “Fairbit Kernel-on-the-Cloud” product. WHAT ARE THE LATEST INSIGHTS? Will Rice, CEO of Generation Home, is speaking about Tom Blomfield, the Monzo Bank and GoCardless founder, who remerged last year on the board of Generation Home. Blomfield was said to be blown away by Generation Home’s proposition of allowing mum and dad to be on the mortgage of first-time house buyers, enabling them to borrow more money. WHAT ABOUT FUNDING ROUNDS AND INVESTMENTS? Detected has raised an additional £1.5 million in just three weeks, adding to £2 million seeded in previous funding rounds.