Simple’s $117M acquisition is the start of a movement.

Episode 8

This week in episode 8 of Around the Coin podcast, Brian Roemmele, Mike Townsend and Faisal Khan explain why Simple (company) was acquired for 120 million dollars by a 150 year old spanish bank.  Then, Faisal tells us why the mortgage system is broken across India and Southeast Asia and explains in detail for entrepreneurs how to fix it.  Around the Coin podcast.

Our speakers in this week’s episode:

• Brian Roemmele
• Faisal Khan
• Mike Townsend

Resources:

• Banking Startup Simple Acquired For $117M, Will Continue To Operate Separately | TechCrunch
• A Radical ATM Redesign That’s Sexy, iPad Enabled

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