While Merryn and John enjoy a holiday break, we bring you an episode from our colleagues on the Money Stuff podcast team. Hosts Matt Levine and Katie Greifeld spoke earlier this year with John Collison, the co-founder and president of Stripe. Here is their conversation on the financial services business, why payments are hard, what's good about crypto, why IPOs don't matter and how to fly planes.

Markets Wrap: Private Credit, War and a Lack of Safe Havens
20:50

UK Smart Savings Dilemma: SIPP, ISA or LISA?
10:10

Gold, Debt and the AI Boom: A Financial Historian’s Warning
33:39