About this episode: 
Host Ross Gallagher, Head of Consulting at 11:FS, is joined by a fantastic panel of guests from Checkout.com, Galileo, SoFi’s tech platform, and Anthemis as we dive into some of the biggest stories from the worlds of fintech, banking, and wider financial services this week.

Stories covered on the podcast this week include: 
This week, we explore how Starling is tackling scams with AI, in what it claims to be the UK’s first tool designed to spot purchase fraud. 

We hear from Checkout about their partnership with Uber to power global payments, and dive into the Coinbase-Citi collaboration, aimed at enhancing digital asset payments for institutional clients and bridging traditional finance with blockchain technology. 

Elsewhere, Dutch bank bunq has secured a US broker-dealer license, and we share an exclusive update from them. 

Southwest Airlines, powered by Galileo (SoFi’s tech platform), has launched the Rapid Rewards Debit Card, letting debit-first customers earn points on everyday purchases to redeem against flights. 

And finally, we tackle the fun but important question: would you let AI write your performance review, and what would our panellists guess it would say about them?

This week's guests:
<ul>
 <li>Bill Kennedy, Interim CEO of Galileo, SoFi’s tech platform</li>
 <li>Rory O'Neill, CMO at Checkout.com</li>
 <li>Mei Lim, Managing Partner at Anthemis</li>
</ul>
Also featuring voice notes from:
<ul>
 <li>Bernadette Smith , Chief Compliance Officer at Starling</li>
 <li>Joe Wilson, Chief Evangelist at Bunq</li>
</ul>
Timestamps/stories 
Intro - (00:00)<a href="https://ffnews.com/newsarticle/fintech/wise-challenges-indias-forex-card-market-announces-countrys-first-travel-card/">⁠⁠⁠</a>
<a href="https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/46824/starling-launches-ai-tool-for-scam-monitoring">⁠Starling launches AI tool for scam monitoring</a>- (06:15)
<a href="https://fintech.global/2025/10/28/uber-partners-with-checkout-com-for-global-payments/">⁠Uber partners with Checkout.com for global payments-</a><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/swift-top-global-banks-working-blockchain-based-overhaul-2025-09-29/">⁠⁠⁠(20:02)⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>
<a href="https://www.stocktitan.net/news/LUV/swipe-earn-and-fly-with-southwest-airlines-new-rapid-rewards-debit-w63nxvwpadxe.html">Swipe, Earn, and Fly with Southwest Airlines’ New Rapid Rewards Debit Card-</a> ⁠⁠(35:45)
<a href="https://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2025/citi-and-coinbase-to-explore-digital-asset-payment-capabilities-for-institutional-clients/">⁠City and Coinbase team up on Digital Asset payment capabilities for institutional clients- (48:24)⁠⁠⁠</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/dutch-online-bank-bunq-gets-us-broker-dealer-licence-2025-10-27/">Dutch online bank bunq gets US broker-dealer licence-(56:34)</a>
<a href="https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/46821/jpmorgan-lets-staff-use-ai-to-help-write-performance-reviews">JPMorgan lets staff use AI to help write performance reviews- (58:31)</a>⁠
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