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With tech giants like Facebook getting into payments, we look at the future of banking. Helen Bierton is head of banking for newcomer Starling Bank, and discusses the pace of change in the industry. Todd MacDonald is co-founder of enterprise software company R3, which is backed by 40 banks, and explains how banks are aiming to cut costs. And Bianca Lopes, co-founder of the Talle Consultancy considers how traditional banks can stay competitive. Also in the programme, the French government has unveiled a budget which gives billions back to taxpayers. Emily Mansfield of the Economist Intelligence Unit brings us the details. Plus our reporter travels to Saudi Arabia to hear about the country's ambitions to become a tourism destination.

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