Episodes

  • Game of Thrones in Banking, Revolut & Funding

    Game of Thrones in Banking, Revolut & Funding
    Jul 10 2025
    In this episode we cover:
    • 🔥 Game of Thrones in the Spanish banking sector
    • 🏢 Barcelona becoming EU's neobanking capital
    • 💸 Huge funding news
    • & more!
    Barcelona's fintech ecosystem is buzzing, and we're here to make sense of it all. Join our LinkedIn Live with BCN FinTech Co-founders Elliott Locke and Clemens Rychlik for an insightful, entertaining conversation filled with fintech analysis, industry insights, and plenty of humour.

    In this edition, we’ll dive into:

    🔥 Game of Thrones by Spanish Banks: Santander's strategic move to block BBVA’s bid for Sabadell. Intrigue, rivalry, and billions at stake—who will win the fintech throne?

    🏢 Neobanks Bet Big on BCN: Revolut intensifies its Spanish expansion, and is Monzo Bank sneakily entering? Is Barcelona becoming Europe's neobank capital?

    💸 Fintech Funding Galore: Abacum's €52.5M Series B, SeQura with €135M YoY & new a €43.5M fintech & AI fund by Plug & Play. What does it mean for our ecosystem?

    Tune in & find out more!
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    53 mins
  • M&A Mayhem, Revolut’s BCN Hub & AI-Fintech Funding

    M&A Mayhem, Revolut’s BCN Hub & AI-Fintech Funding
    Jul 2 2024
    In our very first edition of BCN FinTech Live, we cover:
    • 🧨 BBVA’s hostile takeover attempt of Banco Sabadell
    • 🏢 Revolut doubling down on Barcelona with a 300-person tech hub
    • 🤖 Big funding rounds for Danelfin & Banktrack
    • 🔗 Unnax joins forces with Powens
    • 💶 Bizum's cross-border expansion plans
    • & more!

    Barcelona's fintech ecosystem is moving fast, and we’re here to break it all down. Join BCN FinTech Co-founders Elliott Locke, ACSI Locke and Clemens Rychlik for an energetic, insight-packed, and fun conversation exploring the latest news, what it means for the ecosystem, and why Barcelona’s role in European fintech is getting stronger by the day.

    In this episode, we dive into:

    🧨 M&A Mayhem: BBVA goes full Game of Thrones with a hostile takeover attempt of Sabadell. What would a merger of Spain’s #2 and #4 banks mean?

    🏢 Revolut’s Barcelona Bet: From hiring sprees to secret HQ plans—why the UK neobank is going all in on BCN.

    🤖 AI-powered Fintechs Get Funded: Danelfin raises €2M to bring smarter investing to the masses, and Banktrack secures €2M to modernize SME treasury management.

    🔗 Powens Acquires Unnax: French-Spanish open banking alliance takes shape while keeping Unnax's BCN base strong.

    💶 Bizum Expands Cross-Border: Spanish users to send instant payments to Italy and Portugal—via your same Bizum app.

    Tune in, stay ahead of the curve, and join the conversation shaping the future of fintech!
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    37 mins