Podcast
August 14, 2026
European fintech has a culture problem
Damisola Sulaiman joins Freya Pratty on the podcast
1 min read
Maya Dharampal-Hornby is a reporter, covering UK tech for Sifted, based in London. She's also the producer of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast .

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