{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/73fe3ede-5c5c-4850-96a8-30db8dbae8bf/6966fc78023744df112e9b96?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"London VC’s bet on Revolut pays off","description":"<p>Two former senior executives at the collapsed subprime car lender Tricolor Holdings pleaded not guilty to fraud and financial crime charges, and Microsoft is pledging to “pay its way” for its AI data centres. Plus, US inflation stayed at 2.7 per cent in December, and we’ll talk about what Balderton Capital’s early investment in Revolut can teach us about venture capital investment.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/49njs3G\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tricolor executives plead not guilty to charges stemming from collapse</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4sFyfy8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft vows to ‘pay its way’ as it seeks to defuse data centre backlash</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/2f6d3a97-561e-4c78-9a45-913999d622ca\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">US inflation stays at 2.7% in December</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4sJwal2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Billions from a million: the London VC that hit the jackpot with Revolut</a></p><p><a href=\"http://ft.com/briefingsale\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">FT subscription sale&nbsp;&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p><p>Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by <a href=\"https://www.ft.com/marc-filippino\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Marc Filippino</a>, and produced by Fiona Symon and Victoria Craig.&nbsp;Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Michael Lello and Gavin Kallmann. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s Global Head of Audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/1b854023-5fa2-4440-ab64-805edb0dccd2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}