Feb 25, 2026
Glen offers two more interviews from our continuing Finovate
Europe coverage- a chat with GSMA Head of Industry Security
Samantha Kight on the latest efforts to combat financial fraud on
mobile devices, and the leaders of startup Hagbad unveil a savings
circle app with echoes of credit unions’ early days. Also-
card interchange solidifies its role as America’s misunderstood
punching bag.
Links related to this episode:
- Hagbad: https://hagbad.co.uk/
- GSMA’s Connected Fintech and Commerce page: https://www.gsma.com/solutions-and-impact/industries/connected-fintech/
- GSMA’s Open Gateway financial API initiative: https://www.gsma.com/solutions-and-impact/gsma-open-gateway/
- Part 1 of our Finovate Europe coverage, including interviews with a pair of Best of Show winners: https://www.big-fintech.com/putting-an-accent-on-identity-code-modernization-and-fraud/
- Finovate Europe demos are available for viewing: https://finovate.com//videos/?filtertype=&showtypes=FinovateEurope&videostartyear=2026&showletters=A-Z
- Our recent episode previewing GAC with Americas Credit Unions CEO Scott Simpson: https://www.big-fintech.com/small-businesses-big-policy-debates/
- Jared Bernstein’s proposed grocery affordability hack that pulls card interchange into the mix: https://econjared.substack.com/p/taking-a-stab-at-food-affordability
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