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Episode 40
Today we talk about how the Money2020 conference became one of the most important payment conferences in the world within just a few years. Faisal Khan talks about the interesting moves Poynt has made recently and why they’re in such a great position. We also touched on the recent Fincen Ruling around Bitcoin, why MCX server hacking could put them in the grave and the ever growing Starbucks payment ecosystem.
Our speakers in this week’s episode:
Resources:
- Money Transfer Startup WorldRemit Collects Its First Investment, $40M From Accel
- 2014 Speakers | Money20/20
- FinCEN’s new ruling puts Coinbase, Bitpay, Circle and others in deep trouble. by Faisal Khan on Payment Systems
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