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Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS

English, Financial News, 1 season, 856 episodes, 2 days, 15 hours, 50 minutes
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Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined weekly by a range of fantastic guests, they discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. On Fintech Insider Insights, they speak to subject matter experts for deep dives on APIs, AI, digital banking, and all other areas disrupting our industry. Fintech Insider Interviews brings you one-on-one interviews with the thought leaders and innovators transforming financial services. Whether you're a fintech expert or you're just keen to know more, then this is the podcast for you!
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826. Insights: How will The Great Wealth Transfer affect millennials, boomers and banks?

Our expert host Kate Moody is joined by some great guests to talk about The Great Wealth Transfer. As Baby Boomers pass on an estimated $84 trillion of wealth, they discuss how the products and services to support Millennials will differ, how this may impact established wealth management institutions, and ask how will this change the wealth management landscape in the future? They also take stock of where the industry currently is and how well equipped, or not, it is to deal with the challenges that lie ahead AND they discuss some of the broader trends in this space to understand what needs to be done and how. This week's guests include: Daniel Hegarty, Founder & CEO at Communion Antoinette Rodriguez, President at MarFi Advisors and Chairwoman at Financial Advisor Magazine’s Invest In Women --------------------------------------- Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.  Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/15/202446 minutes, 21 seconds
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825. News: VRPs, junk fees, deepfakes and Formula 1's biggest new signing

Our expert host Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week, including Yapily and Ant Group bringing Commercial VRPs to Europe, new research from Wise highlighting the impact of junk fees, and Airwallex are getting into Formula 1. PLUS, do you think you could be fooled by a deepfake? Get ready for a mind-blowing scam that cost one bank $25m... This week's guests include: Valentina Kristensen, Director of Growth & Communications at OakNorth Roland Selmer, CPO at Yapily Rina Wulfing, Senior Policy Lead for North America at Wise We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Ant International and Yapily Launch Europe’s First Commercial Variable Recurring Payments (VRPs) for e-Commerce (04:35) Research from Wise highlights the widespread consequences of junk fees on American consumers (18:35) Airwallex race into partnership with Formula 1 team McLaren (33:36) Australian payments firm Fat Zebra buys open banking outfit Adatree (46:30) HSBC instals the first of ten ‘cash pods’ in towns with no bank branches (55:43) Hong Kong finance worker gives $25m to fraudsters after call with deepfaked CFO (57:43) --------------------------------------- Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.  Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/12/20241 hour, 9 minutes, 22 seconds
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824. Insights: Fighting civil inequality with fintech

In celebration of US Black History Month, our expert host Kate Moody, Strategy Director at 11:FS, is joined by some great guests to discuss civil inequality in the banking system. This week's guests include: Rodney Williams, Co-Founder at SoLo Funds Jamilia Grier, Founder & CEO at ByteBao Asya Bradley, Founder and Angel Investor Conversations around inclusion are much bigger than just banking. It’s a systemic problem which has always existed and still remains a very real issue today, and this episode tackles these issues head on. They discuss how and why non-white communities are being underserved by traditional banks and celebrate some of the work being done to tackle that. They also look at how we can harness fintech for good to drive meaningful change. --------------------------------------- Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.  Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, AltFi, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review. Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]!
2/8/202446 minutes, 36 seconds
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823. News: HSBC fined £57m by Bank of England, and has Mastercard killed the password?

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week, including the news that HSBC is being fined by the Bank of England's financial stability arm after failing to adequately protect its customers in the event of a banking collapse. Plus, Nova Credit is stepping up to support Ukrainian refugees, and Mastercard want to get rid of passwords. This week's guests include: Rachel Pandyan, Ventures Product Lead at 11:FS Doug Mackenzie, Chief Content Officer at Fintech Finance Anil Stocker, CEO of Kriya We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Kriya uses funding boost to power up B2B embedded finance offering (04:34) Mastercard wants to replace passwords with biometric authentication (17:38) Nova Credit helps Ukrainians in UK, US and Canada get credit (28:45) HSBC fined £57m by Bank of England for 'serious' deposit protection failings (38:32) PayPal to reduce global workforce by 9% in 2024 (46:17) GoHenry petitions for financial literacy in schools to UK government (48:57) British actor Tom Hollander accidentally receives Spider-Man's bonus cheque (51:19) --------------------------------------- Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.  Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, AltFi, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to **subscribe** and **please leave a review** Follow us on **Twitter**: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or **email** [email protected]!
2/5/202459 minutes, 6 seconds
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822. Insights: Putting the big tech into fintech

On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the ever-growing overlap between big tech and finance. We’ve seen no shortage of companies like Google, Apple, and Facebook in the news over the last year, and as technology becomes more central in our relationship with financial services, big tech will only have a more critical role to play in the future of our industry. So we want to take a step back and understand exactly what big tech’s role in finance currently is, and where they sit on the banking battlefield. What are the use cases? What are the risks? And will we eventually have to do our banking through a VR headset? To discuss this I am joined by a mighty panel of industry experts. This week's guests include: Paul Worthington, Head of Regulatory Affairs at Innovate Finance and formerly the Public Policy Manager at Meta Fintech Dave Birch, Principal at 15Mb Sam Maule, an advisor and formerly the Key Account Executive at Google --------------------------------------- Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.  Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, AltFi, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to **subscribe** and **please leave a review** Follow us on **Twitter**: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or **email** [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/1/202446 minutes, 27 seconds
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821. News: Did social media destroy Silicon Valley Bank?

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week.  This week's guests include: Amelia Isaacs, Senior Reporter at AltFi Rachel Pandyan, Ventures Product Lead at 11:FS We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Revolut launch Mobile Wallets (03:40) The Financial Stability Board could recommend new measures to limit the impact of social media on bank runs (16:16) Italy's Objectway acquire Canadian wealthtech Newst Wealth (28:35) Moody's Analytics taps Numerated for automated loan process (34:45) Comic Relief extends partnership with GoCardless to accept donations year round (44:45) Apple Pay finally open up NFC chip access to third parties after EU investigation (45:52) A retired teacher has her pension halted as her provider refuses to believe she is not dead (47:52) --------------------------------------- Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.  Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, AltFi, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to **subscribe** and **please leave a review** Follow us on **Twitter**: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or **email** [email protected]!
1/29/202459 minutes, 43 seconds
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820. Insights: Personalisation in banking

Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to talk about how personalisation in banking. Personalisation was one of the key themes that emerged from this year's annual 11:FS Pulse report, which is out now at 11fs.com/report  In the report, our experts, along with others from Monzo, JPMorgan and Nationwide, emphasised the importance of tailored financial services and how customer-centricity will win the day in 2024. But this personalisation is only possible through real-time data, AI & machine learning, by harnessing behavioural data, and many other recent technological advances which are transforming the financial services landscape. So we want to dive deeper into this. What does personalisation in banking even mean? How can it really improve the products or services being offered? And what are the consequences when it goes wrong? This week's guests include: Joe Colchester, Head of Product at 11:FS Pulse Ross Logan, Chief Product Officer at Snoop Megan Cooper, Chief Product Officer at ClearBank Alok Kumar, Product Manager at Chip --------------------------------------- Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.  Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to **subscribe** and **please leave a review** Follow us on **Twitter**: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or **email** [email protected]!
1/25/202450 minutes, 8 seconds
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819. News: AI fraud is on the rise and Natwest to offer IP-based lending

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and David Barton-Grimley, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week.  **This week's guests include:** Alia Mahmud, Global Regulatory Affairs Practice Lead at ComplyAdvantage Mariela Hunter, a fractional COO  **We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space:** AI fraud is an emerging risk, according to ComplyAdvantage's State of Financial Crime Report (03:30) Natwest ventures into intellectual property-based lending (16:45) Mastercard launches Small Business AI (32:20) ipaymy launches automated invoice platform for SMBs (44:18) Revolut partners with tech firm Jabil to scale mobile POS (53:46) Santander hoovers up tech talent for digital overhaul (56:02) Our fingerprints may not be unique after all (57:38) --------------------------------------- Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.  Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to **subscribe** and **please leave a review** Follow us on **Twitter**: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or **email** [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/22/20241 hour, 6 minutes, 44 seconds
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818. Insights: How to build trust in financial services

Our expert host, Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to talk about how to build and keep trust in financial services. The 2008 financial crisis was a pretty pivotal time, to say the least. Suddenly, big banks could fail and our money just didn’t feel as safe as it once did. Trust in the whole system suffered a hit which many thought was irreparable. However, the industry has since gone through a transformative period - improved regulation, more effective governance, and a huge exercise rebuilding that trust with the customer. In a world that now looks so very different from 2008, we want to tackle the tricky matter of trust head on. How do financial services build trust? How do they keep it? And what makes one FS provider more trustworthy than another? **This week's guests include:** Jordan Sinclair, President at Robinhood UK Monica Hovsepian, Head of Financial Services Industry at OpenText Aidan Rushby, CEO at Carmoola --------------------------------------- Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.  Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to **subscribe** and **please leave a review** Follow us on **Twitter**: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or **email** [email protected]!
1/18/202451 minutes, 54 seconds
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817. News: Elon Musk's X Announce Peer-to-Peer Payments

Our expert hosts, David Barton-Grimley and Rachel Pandyan, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, finance and banking news from the past week. From Elon Musk's 'everything app' to the SEC's bitcoin ETF approvals, via Revolut biometrics data lawsuit, it's been quite a week in the world of fintech, and we have you covered with expert reaction, analysis and insight. This week's guests include: Nirav Patel, CEO at Andaria Financial Services Jason Mikula, Founder of Fintech Business Weekly We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: X, formerly Twitter, announce peer-to-peer payments in 2024 (https://www.pymnts.com/mobile-applications/2024/x-to-add-peer-to-peer-payments-in-2024-become-everything-app/) Embedded finance firm Andaria partner with Mastercard (Embedded finance firm Andaria to partner with Mastercard) Revolut face class action lawsuit over biometric data collection (https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43508/revolut-faces-us-class-action-suit-over-biometric-data-collection) Barclays and Santander slash rates as UK mortgages get cheaper (https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/sub-4-two-fixed-mortgage-113532651.html) The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) approve new bitcoin Exchange-Traded Products (ETFs) (https://www.sec.gov/news/statement/gensler-statement-spot-bitcoin-011023) China's Ant Group eye up $200m acquisition of Dutch fintech MultiSafePay (https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43501/ant-group-eyes-up-200-million-acquisition-of-multisafepay) Pothole insurance claims reach record highs (https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-12942369/Pothole-insurance-claims-soar-40-year-hit-record-high.html) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guest: Jason Mikula.
1/15/20241 hour, 7 minutes, 2 seconds
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816. Insights: The current state of open banking

Our expert hosts, 11:FS CEO David M. Brear is joined by some great guests to talk about the current state of open banking, how it is transforming financial services and, as more countries push for formal open banking regimes, what does the future hold? This week's guests include: Kiaan Pillay, CEO & Co-Founder at Stitch Andrew Escobar, former Director of Open Finance at MX in Canada About this episode Open banking allows financial institutions to share data and have a more globalised, connected banking system. It enables customers to share personal financial information securely, which can broaden the products and services available to them. For example, personal finance apps help individuals to manage their finances, track spending habits, save and access other financial services, all from one place. Lenders can better evaluate the borrowing power of applicants if they can access their credit history from other FS providers too. And have you ever sent a payment to someone without needing to manually input your bank details? All of this is possible with open banking. So in today’s podcast we are going to take a look at the countries with an established open banking framework, those in the process of creating the regulation for it, and those who are slipping behind, and really understand the current state of open banking around the world today. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]!
1/11/202450 minutes, 20 seconds
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815. News: Should Wise be worried about Zing?

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Salim Dhanani, Co-Founder and CEO at Pave Bank Chantal Swainston, Fintech PR Consultant and Founder of The Heard Daniel Lanyon, Editorial Director at AltFi We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: HSBC launch multi-currency money transfer app Zing Pave Bank comes out of stealth and confirms $5m of funding The UK and Switzerland agree a 'first of its kind' financial services agreement Blackstone buys a majority stake in Sony Payment Services Over a quarter of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) users miss payements HSBC sell its French retail banking business to CCF The UK's tax collector, HMRC, are clamping down on side hustles Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Chantal Swainston, Daniel Lanyon, and Salim Dhanani.
1/8/202458 minutes, 51 seconds
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814. Insights: Our 2024 fintech predictions

Happy New Year Fin-techers! To celebrate, regular Fintech Insider hosts David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher and Kate Moody make some bold predictions for 2024, and look back on how right (or wrong) they were last year! From financial wellbeing to big money acquisitions, you don't want to miss this one! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]!
1/4/202440 minutes, 52 seconds
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Bonus: Behind the Scenes of Fintech Insider

On this special bonus episode, Fintech Insider OG and Exec Producer Laura Watkins speaks to the people behind the podcast to find out how the show is made, and look back to some of the best bits from the past year. This week's guests include: Liam Heffernan, Senior Podcast Producer Tom Stafford, Social Media and Community Manager George Sztuka, Audio Engineer Alex Woodhouse, Audio Producer Melania Pruti, Events Manager Adam Baldwin, Senior Marketing Manager Sacha Holub, Senior Designer Thank you so much for listening to the show. Your favourite fintech podcast will be back in the new year - see you then! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]!
12/29/202347 minutes, 9 seconds
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813. Insights: Fintech's biggest stories of 2023

As we wrap up another rollercoaster year in fintech, 11:FS CEO David M. Brear is joined by some a panel of colleagues to talk about the biggest, best, and most outrageous happenings of 2023. We look at everything from Silicon Vally Bank and Goldman Sach's rocky relationship with Apple to the cost of living and Klarna. This week's guests include: Kate Moody, Strategy Director at 11:FS David Barton-Grimley, Strategy Director at 11:FS Rachel Pandyan, Venture Product Lead at 11:FS Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]!
12/20/202354 minutes, 14 seconds
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812. News: CaixaBank's GenAI revolution and our fintech naughty or nice list

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Rachel Pandyan, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Aditi Subbarao, Global Financial Services Lead at Instabase Megan Cooper, Chief Product Officer at ClearBank We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space - Christmas pun edition: AI'll be Home for Christmas (https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43417/caixabank-creates-100-strong-genai-team) - CaixaBank create 100-person strong team to work exclusively on GenAI TikTok Merrily on High (https://www.pymnts.com/acquisitions/2023/tiktok-taking-over-indonesias-tokopedia-in-1-5-billion-deal/) - the social media platform buy a 75% stake in Indonesian payments firm Tokopedia All I Want for Christmas is the UAE (https://thefintechtimes.com/network-international-joins-huawei-to-consolidate-the-uaes-leading-position-in-e-commerce/) - Network International and Huawei join forces in the UAE Santa baby, forgot to mention one little thing... a $750m VC fund (https://www.altfi.com/article/canapi-ventures-launches-usd750m-fund-to-back-us-fintechs) - Canapi launch new fund to support US fintechs Christmas in the Citi (https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43424/citi-leads-investment-round-in-colombian-b2b-fintech-supra) - Colombian B2B fintech Supra gets investment from Citibank Making a list, checking it twice... (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/11-fs_which-person-or-company-makes-it-onto-santas-activity-7140364113553027072-z9h-?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop) - gonna find out who's on your fintech naughty or nice list Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Aditi Subbarao and Megan Cooper.
12/18/20231 hour, 9 minutes, 10 seconds
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811. Insights: Meet the 2023 11:FS Hall of Famers: Sitoyo lopokoiyit and Sopnendu Mohanty

In this special episode of Fintech Insider, we speak to some of this year's exceptional 11:FS Hall of Fame inductees about their game-changing contributions to fintech. The 11:FS Hall of Fame celebrates the people shaping our industry for the better. This was a key part of our 11:FS awards, really identifying the key movers and shakers that made the industry what it is today. Our cohort all made a big impact; given back to the ecosystem or community, exhibit strong values of innovation, resilience, teamwork and boldness and have launched products, services or offerings where the industry had to follow. Simply, these people have brought us a step closer to the future of FS. Our 2023 Hall of Famers are: Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer at MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore) Anne Boden, Founder of Starling Bank Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, Managing Director, M-PESA Africa Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]!
12/15/202343 minutes, 49 seconds
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810. News: Robinhood is coming to the UK and Wise help SMEs with Allica Bank

Our expert host, David Barton-Grimley, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Sophie Winwood, Co-founder WVCE and Fintech Investor Roisin Levine, Head of UK and Europe at Wise Platform Oliver Smith, Managing Editor and Head of Content at AltFi We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Robinhood brings its stock trading platform to the UK Allica Bank partners with Wise to bolster cross-border payments for UK SMEs N26 partners with Upvest to offer ETF trading Adyen to act as Klarna’s acquiring bank Waave and Gr4vy Bring Pay by Bank Solution to Merchants Across Australia Barclays announce branch closures amid rumours of £1 billion cost-cutting plan Natwest create a board game to educate people about modern scams Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Oliver Smith, Roisin Levine , and Sophie Winwood.
12/11/202350 minutes, 22 seconds
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809. Insights: Seeking real value in the Aussie fintech space (Rewind)

Our expert host, David Brear, is joined by some great guests to talk about fintech in Australia. We take a look back to the initial 2021 conversation to see what fintech looked like then, so we can judge for ourselves what has happened since. Has the market in Australia gone in the direction we expected? Who were the big players, and the big up and comers, two years ago and are they still around? Let's find out... This week's guests include: Dexter Cousins, Founder, Tier One People Simone Joyce, CEO & Co-Founder, Paypa Plane & Chair of Fintech Australia Matt Baxby, Country CEO of Revolut Australia Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Dexter Cousins, Matt Baxby, and Simone Joyce.
12/8/202348 minutes, 24 seconds
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Bonus: David M. Brear on the Wharton Fintech Podcast

On this bonus edition of Fintech Insider, we're sharing an episode of the Wharton Fintech Podcast, where host Kailee Costello interviews 11:FS CEO David M. Brear on all things fintech. If you like what you hear, do follow their podcast and connect on social to get more great content. Follow the Wharton Fintech Podcast: https://www.whartonfintech.org/podcast Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-fintech Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guest: Kailee Costello.
12/6/202345 minutes, 9 seconds
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808. News: JP Morgan eye growth in Abu Dhabi and Check tackle payroll fraud

Our expert host Kate Moody is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Andrew Brown, CEO & Co-Founder at Check Stew Cofer, Head of EMEA Payment Specialists & Embedded Finance at J. P. Morgan Nicole Casperson, Founder & Author at Fintech Is Femme We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Check Launches New Tools to Help Build and Scale Payroll Businesses J.P. Morgan plans to expand presence in Abu Dhabi Australian banks roll out new scam protection measures with the Scam-Safe Accord Kroo Bank surpass £2 million in their first round of crowdfunding Embedded sustainability fintech ekko and Tusk curate portfolio of African conservation projects BNPL fuels an all-time spending record for Cyber Monday Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Andrew Brown, Nicole Casperson, and Stew Cofer.
12/4/20231 hour, 8 minutes, 3 seconds
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807. Insights: Managing regulation without compromising innovation

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to take a closer look at that tricky balance between managing regulation without compromising innovation in banking. They discuss how to empower fintechs with the autonomy to disrupt and drive our industry forward, while also enforcing fair, competitive, and appropriate boundaries. This week's guests include: James Baston-Pitt, VP of Growth EMEA at Alloy Ed Pugh, Development Director - Fintech & Digital Assets at Aon Andy Thornley, Head of Financial Services at TechUK Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Andy Thornley, Ed Pugh, and James Baston-Pitt.
12/1/202342 minutes, 58 seconds
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806. News: Alphabet's mega Monzo deal and The Rock's Mighty Oak

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Rachel Pandyan, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Iana Dimitrova, CEO of OpenPayd Ralph Rogge, CEO at Crezco We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Google's parent company Alphabet are set to invest £300m in UK digital bank Monzo Crezco raises £12m and partners with New Zealand tech firm Xero Revolut brings bond trading to millions of European customers Canadian fintechs are demanding open banking regulation US credit card company Petal is looking for a buyer China allows Mastercard to offer domestic payment processing The Rock and Acorns launch the Might Oak debit card Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Iana Dimitrova and Ralph Rogge.
11/27/20231 hour, 3 minutes, 10 seconds
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805. Insights: One year of ChatGPT

Our expert host David M. Brear is joined by some great guests to look back on a year of ChatGPT. They'll discuss the impact it has had, not just in fintech but across the world, and how AI more generally is being adopted by banks and financial institutions to improve their product and service offerings. Additionally, we look ahead to the future of AI in finance, and how fintech can continue to support the integration of generative AI in our industry. This week's guests include: Anouk Moll, Founder in Residence at Merantix Chase Disher, Head of Product, Public.com Kate Janssen, Lead Product Manager at Cleo Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Anouk Moll, Chase Disher, and Kate Janssen.
11/24/202352 minutes, 34 seconds
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804. News: Exits for HSBC, Chip reaches profitability and is Klarna taking on Shopify?

Fresh from the 11:FS Awards, our hosts David M. Brear and Rachel Pandyan are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Alex Johnson, Founder at Fintech Takes Paul Delaney, Head of Commercial, Chip We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: HSBC sell retail and wealth business in Mauritius as it refocuses on Asia Chip reports first profitable quarter EU and parliament reach agreement on new instant payment rules Klarna launches global rollout of creator and retailer growth tools Booth supermarkets to ditch self-checkouts in North of England Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alex Johnson and Paul Delaney.
11/20/20231 hour, 2 minutes, 51 seconds
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803. Insights: How to rebrand a fintech

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Will Jones, are joined by some great guests and dive deep into the world of branding. They discuss what even constitutes a rebrand, who’s done it well, who’s maybe not done it as well, and where do you even start when you decide a rebrand is in order? By the end of this episode you will have a blueprint to help you on your own fintech rebranding journey. This week's guests include: Cameron Worboys, Design Director at Wise Zama Ndlovu, Head of Communications & Brand Marketing at Onafriq (formerly MFS Africa) Charles Gilbert, VP of Brand at Adyen Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Cameron Worboys, Charles Gilbert, Will Jones, and Zama Ndlovu.
11/17/202349 minutes, 17 seconds
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802. News: Crowdcube acquire Semper and OakNorth do business banking

Our expert hosts, 11:FS Ventures Director Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Matt Cooper, Co-CEO at Crowdcube Valentina Kristensen, Director of Growth & Communications at Oaknorth Olivia Minnock, Senior Partnership Manager at mmob and formerly the editor of Fintech Alliance We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Investment platform Crowdcube acquires Semper OakNorth move into business banking Adyen and Plaid team up in the US German digital bank N26 pull out of Brazil after three years Klarna set up UK holding company as they eye IPO John Lewis launches new BNPL products Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Matt Cooper, Olivia Minnock, and Valentina Kristensen.
11/13/20231 hour, 3 minutes, 19 seconds
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801. Insights: How does climate change impact fintechs?

Our expert host Kate Moody is joined by some great guests to take a closer look at how climate change is impacting the fintech space. How are fintechs embedding green thinking into their business model and culture? How are fintechs supporting organisations to deliver on their own climate targets? And what obstacles and opportunities does the industry face, as climate change becomes increasingly important to consumers, companies, and regulators? This week's guests include: Niclas Persson, CEO at Deedster Akshat Rathi, Senior Reporter for Climate at Bloomberg Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Akshat Rathi and Niclas Persson.
11/10/202346 minutes, 49 seconds
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800. News: US big banks team up to launch Paze, and Atom Bank raise £100m in equity funding

Our expert hosts, David Barton-Grimley and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Mariela Hunter, a fractional COO Mark Mullen, CEO of Atom Bank We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: US bank-owned Early Warning to launch digital wallet Paze next year in an attempt to fend off big tech Atom Bank raises £100 million in equity funding Deutsche Bank plans to close half of all Postbank branches by 2026 Railsr get a £20m investment just months after insolvency proceedings KFH rolls out Shari’a-compliant digital youth bank Swiss retailer Coop partners with embedded finance firm additiv to launch ‘superapp’ Coop Finance+ Innovate Finance introduce first ‘Pride in Fintech Powerlist’ PLUS, what fintech would you bring back from the dead? Halloween has brought out the morbid and nostalgic in all of us! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Mariela Hunter and Mark Mullen.
11/6/20231 hour, 5 minutes, 19 seconds
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799. Insights: The VC funding downturn

Our expert host, 11:FS CEO David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to talk about some new data from S&P Global (https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/global-venture-capital-investment-activity-slumps-yoy-in-august-77454324) which shows venture capital funding could be on the downturn. According to their research, based on year-on-year funding in August, funding is down 37% and is at its lowest since the Covid pandemic. So in this episode we discuss if this is just a temporary slump or the start of a worrying downward trend. What are the implications on fintechs? And who, despite these numbers, is managing to buck the trend and find investment? This week's guests include: Liza Landsman, CEO at Stash Zeynep Yavuz, Partner at General Catalyst Kirsty Grant, Managing Director at Seedrs Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Kirsty Grant, Liza Landsman, and Zeynep Yavuz.
11/3/202341 minutes, 19 seconds
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798. News: J.P. Morgan's former fintech lead launches TodayPay and Airwallex target LATAM

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Pranav Sood, Executive GM, EMEA at Airwallex Jeremy Balkin, Founder of TodayPay Randy Fernando, VP of Product at Marqeta We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Former J.P. Morgan fintech lead launches Refund-as-a-Service platform TodayPay (https://fintech.global/2023/10/24/todaypay-launches-from-stealth-debuts-innovative-payment-solution/) Airwallex continues expansion into LATAM with acquisition of MexPago (https://fintechmagazine.com/articles/airwallex-expands-to-latam-with-deal-for-mexican-psp-mexpago) Money 20/20 to launch TwentyFold, a communication platform for finance professionals (https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/98506/money2020-unveils-fintech-intelligence-platform-for-investors) Marqeta launches a credit card platform (https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/98505/marqeta-unveils-credit-card-platform) The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issues its open-banking proposal (https://www.mofo.com/resources/insights/231023-cfpb-issues-long-awaited-open-banking-proposal) FCA to lift the ban on banker's bonuses (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67206997) The Central Bank of UAE to launch payments platform Aani (https://fintechmagazine.com/articles/uae-central-bank-launches-instant-payments-platform-aani) A WhatsApp scammer goes firal after his target shares conversation on social media (https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/i-have-money-but-i-want-love-mans-chat-with-a-scammer-will-make-your-day-4487864) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Jeremy Balkin and Pranav Sood.
10/30/20231 hour, 4 minutes, 43 seconds
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797. Insights: Is being a fast follower a bad thing?

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Jason Bates, get together to discuss the concept of fast following. Its something we here from people a lot, but is it always a bad thing? How can you get it right, what are the pitfalls to avoid getting it wrong, and what is the impact on the end customer? Much like our recent episode on how to put the services back into financial services, it’s also something we often talk to our clients about, so we thought we’d open up that conversation to you, our listeners. We have something of a fireside chat to unpick what we mean by a fast follower and how, when and why it’s an appropriate strategy - but also when it’s not. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]!
10/27/202342 minutes, 19 seconds
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796. Focus. How to bridge the gap between banks and creators with Eric Wei and Will Kim, Co-CEOs of Karat Financial

In the latest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe - and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, David Barton-Grimley sat down with Eric Wei and Will Kim, Co-CEOs of Karat Financial to examine what exactly sets creators apart from "normal" financial services; how financial education is imperative to bridging the gap between banks ans creators - on both sides - and how all businesses will themselves become creators in the future. **This episode is sponsored by Visa. Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com (partner.visa.com). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Eric Wei, Sophie Schulman, and Will Kim.
10/25/202337 minutes, 22 seconds
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795. News: Goldman Sachs sell GreenSky and Citibank win the sandwich war

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Rachel Pandyan, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Calypso Harland, founder of Fintech Fringe Jason Mikula, a fintech advisor formerly at Goldman Sachs We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Goldman Sachs are stepping back from consumer lending amid 33% profit drop (https://readwrite.com/goldman-sachs-reconsiders-its-consumer-lending-strategy/) Galileo and Mastercard expand BNPL offering to SMBs (https://thefintechtimes.com/galileo-expands-mastercard-partnership-with-installments-to-improve-smb-purchasing-and-cash-flow/) Zilch launches Zilch Up to help 'credit invisible' customers (https://www.altfi.com/article/zilch-up-launches-to-help-credit-invisible-customers-build-their-financial-future) The FCA orders Modulr to stop onboarding new clients (https://sifted.eu/articles/fca-customer-onboarding-restrictions-modulr) UnaFinancial and Velexa join forces in the UAE (https://fintech.global/2023/10/13/unafinancial-and-velexa-forge-a-pioneering-partnership-championing-digital-investment-in-the-uae/) Citibank win employment tribunal over an expensed sandwich (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67121456) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Calypso Harland and Jason Mikula.
10/23/20231 hour, 2 minutes, 18 seconds
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794. Insights: Managing the wealth of the future

Our expert host Ross Galagher is joined by GoHenry's CEO Louise Hill and fintech and marketing expert Alpa Patel to talk about how our industry is managing the wealth of the future. We take a closer look at Gen Alpha and Beta - who they are and what they expect from their banking services, now and in the future. We also discuss how fintechs can support these generations today, and adapt to these needs to support tomorrow's wealth makers. Since recording this podcast, GoHenry have accounced the launch of a national petition calling on the Government to make financial education compulsory in all schools from primary age. The petition is available to sign on the Parliament website here (https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/648514). This week's guests include: Louise Hill, CEO at GoHenry Alpa Patel, the former Marketing Lead at Ballooning Nest Eggs and Head of Market/User Research at Kidz Central Station. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alpa Patel and Louise Hill.
10/20/202350 minutes, 25 seconds
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793. News: FedNow launch 15sec account verification, and the Metro Bank saga continues

Our expert hosts Kate Moody is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Stephany Kirkpatrick, CEO & Founder at Orum Mandy Beech, Director of Retail Services at Nationwide Uneesa Zaman, CEO of UneesaFinance We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Orum launch a first-of-its-kind account verification tool for FedNow Metro Bank find a way out... and a new controller shareholder Nationwide unveil their first major rebrand in 36 years A new open-banking lending platform comes to Bahrain Spanish banks trial a digital Euro US politican George Santos faces charges of wire fraud and money laundering Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Mandy Beech, Stephany Kirkpatrick, and Uneesa Zaman.
10/16/20231 hour, 7 minutes, 12 seconds
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792. Insights: Putting services back into financial services

On this episode of Fintech Insider Inisghts, 11:FS CEO David M. Brear is joined by our very own CTO Ewan Silver for a fireside chat to unpick what we mean when we say the services have fallen out of financial services. At 11:FS we believe there’s a real service gap in the industry, where companies have fixated over products or customer numbers or data, rather than the customer themselves and how best to serve them. It’s also something we often talk to our clients about so today we thought we’d open up that conversation to you, our listeners too. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guest: Ewan Silver.
10/13/202340 minutes, 9 seconds
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791. Focus Re-Up: What does effective financial inclusion look like in the USA?

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests as we continue our tour of the US and revisit a classic previous edition of Fintech insider Focus! In the latest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews – all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, we set the scene on financial inclusion and exclusion in America historically, the current challenges, and the importance of lived experience to making successful financial products aimed at underserved communities. This episode's guests include: Erin Pursell, Vice President, North America Fintech, New Business Development, Visa Sheena Allen, Founder, Capway **This episode is sponsored by Visa Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Erin Pursell and Sheena Allen.
10/11/202345 minutes, 31 seconds
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790. News: Apple Pay face US lawsuit and Revolut keep banking licence hopes alive.

Our expert host Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Simon Merchant, Co-Founder & CEO at Flagstone Fliss Berridge, Director and Co-Founder at Ordo Gerisha Nadaraju, a Product Ops Consultant formerly at TrueLayer and Dojo We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Apple Pay launch iPhone Wallet in the UK, but face an antitrust lawsuit in the US Revolut take a step closer to getting their banking licence Financial wellbeing app Mintago raises $4.75m in growth funding Saga and Flagstone launch a savings platform for the over 50s Weavr shuts down Comma seven months after acquisition Experian launches checking account and debit card Jamie Dimon predicts a three day working week Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Fliss Berridge, Gerisha Nadaraju, and Simon Merchant.
10/9/20231 hour, 8 minutes, 10 seconds
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789. Insights: The Six Characteristics of Digital Commercial Banking

A top-tier panel of guests joins David Barton-Grimley to talk all things commercial banking in the wake of the release of our latest expert report - ‘Digital business ecosystems are reshaping commercial banking’ which is available to download now. In this episode we unpack the six characteristics of digital commercial banking; real-time, standardised, automated, embedded, contextual, and extendable. We’ll explore what they are and how they can (or can’t) support a more efficient, reliable, and secure industry. To download our 70-page commercial banking report that features unique insights from 16 industry experts from every corner of financial services, visit 11fs.com/commercialbanking to get your copy today. This week's guests include: Pranav Sood - Executive GM, EMEA, Airwallex Sarah Kocianski - Fintech Consultant and Advisor Valentina Kristensen - Director, Growth & Communications at Oaknorth Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Pranav Sood, Sarah Kocianski, and Valentina Kristensen.
10/6/202351 minutes, 12 seconds
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788. News: HSBC offer international credit history checks and Mercedes launch in-car payments.

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Collin Galster, Head of International at Nova Credit Shaun Puckrin, VP of Product at Checkout.com Amelia Isaacs, Senior Reporter at AltFi We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: HSBC and Nova Credit offer international credit history checks to UK immigrants (https://www.novacredit.com/corporate-blog/hsbc-uk-partners-with-nova-credit-to-become-first-uk-bank-to-offer-newcomers) Mercedes-Benz and Mastercard roll out in-car payments (https://www.fintechfutures.com/2023/09/mercedes-benz-drives-in-car-fuel-payments-through-new-mastercard-partnership/) Standard Life and Moneyhub launch a pensions dashboard (https://www.altfi.com/article/standard-life-and-moneyhub-to-launch-commercial-pensions-dashboard) Checkout.com launch their own network tokens (https://www.checkout.com/products/network-tokens) JP Morgan Chase ban crypto payments (https://www.reuters.com/technology/jpmorgans-uk-bank-chase-ban-crypto-transactions-2023-09-26/) Fujitsu trial Gen-AI in Japanese banks (https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43006/fujitsu-trials-gen-ai-for-japanese-banks?utm_medium=dailynewsletter&utm_source=2023-9-25&member=157701) Swift and Wise team up (https://thepaypers.com/payments-general/swift-partners-with-wise#) A hapless lorry driver disguises £70,000 of criminal cash as a sandwich (https://www.essex.police.uk/news/essex/news/news/2023/september/money-hidden-as-sandwiches/#:~:text=RET%20officers%20arrested%20the%20driver,size%20of%20packets%20of%20sandwiches) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Amelia Isaacs, Collin Galster, and Shaun Puckrin.
10/2/20231 hour, 5 minutes, 25 seconds
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787. Insights: Why Should You Choose a Career in Financial Services?

Our expert host Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests to talk about careers in financial services. With September grad schemes in full swing, they discuss what you should look for in a career in FS, how it’s changed over time and how fintech has changed some of the image problems around a career in banking. They also look at the barriers to access, the need for a STEM qualification - or not - and more. This week's guests include: Nadia Edwards-Dashti, Chief Customer Officer – Harrington Starr Ezechi Britton, CEO of CFIT Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ezechi Britton and Nadia Edwards-Dashti.
9/29/202353 minutes, 6 seconds
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786. Focus: Is the US creator economy being underserved by traditional finance?

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear, Group CEO here at 11:FS, and Sophie Schulman, Global Business Development at Visa, are joined by some great guests to talk about how the US creator economy is being served, or not, by traditional finance. We'll be discussing what opportunities this creates for fintechs and startups, the growing intersection between creator and entrepreneur, and how financial services are supporting their needs. This week's guests include: Natalie Barbu, Founder of Rella Gautam Goswami, CEO of CommentSold **This episode is sponsored by Visa Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Gautam Goswami, Natalie Barbu, and Sophie Schulman.
9/27/202340 minutes, 38 seconds
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785. News: After Dark: Monzo's £1 investments, solving financial inclusion, and is cash still king?

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This episode is a live recording from our After Dark event. If you want to join us for a future recording, you can find out more here (https://info.11fs.com/underground). This week's guests include: Veronica Glab, Head of Engagement at Innovate Finance Sara Castelhano, Co-Head of Payments and Commerce Solutions for EMEA at JP Morgan We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Monzo are set to launch a new £1 investment service to its customers India have hit their financial inclusion targets 41 years ahead of target Cash payments are up in the UK for the first time in a decade Is the Metaverse dead? Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Sara Castelhano and Veronica Glab.
9/25/202346 minutes, 37 seconds
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784. Insights: Holistic financial wellbeing

Our expert host Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests to dive into the subject of holistic financial wellbeing. What does that even mean, I hear you ask? Well, we’re going to answer that, while looking at the value add for customers within the ecosystem of one brand, how the brands can cultivate that customer stickiness and retention to keep them within the brand’s umbrella, while offering them new products and services to improve their financial health and management. We also look at the balance between guidance and advice and how to bake this into propositions and how brands can tread the line between the two, while still offering value to customers. This week's guests include: Niro Nirmalan, Head of Digital Transformation, Nat West Group Audrey Zada, Director of Product Communications, Lemonade Sujata Bhatia, COO at Monzo bank Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Audrey Zada, Niro Nirmalan, and Sujata Bhatia.
9/22/202350 minutes, 14 seconds
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783. News: Adyen’s new banking licence, Perfios’ raise, and the secret to fintech success

Our expert host Laura Watkins is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Thom Ruiter, VP of Product at Adyen Siamac Rezaiezadeh, VP Product Marketing and Insights at GoCardless Tessa Bryant, Head of Brand and Communications at Lightyear We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Adyen secures a UK banking licence Perfios raises $229m, eyeing Europe and US expansion FemaleInvest partners with InvestEngine to tackle the gender investment gap World Bank study reveals key factors enabling fintech growth Lakestar leads $40 million investment in French fintech startup Swan Natwest debuts payment links for open banking payments Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Siamac Rezaiezadeh, Tessa Bryant, and Thom Ruiter.
9/18/20231 hour, 18 seconds
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782. Insights: How should we measure success in fintech? (Rewind )

This week we’re bringing you a very special rewind show from the Fintech Insider archives. Hosted by Benjamin Ensor and joined by some very special guests from Allica bank, Anthemis and This Week in Fintech, the show asked the question: How should we measure success in fintech?' In a period where valuations are tumbling, we’re seeing fintechs either get bought out entirely or sadly have to shutter their doors, we’re examining whether valuation and customer numbers are the best measure of success for fintech. Should we be paying more attention to profitability or the problems they are solving for their home markets? Or are there even success metrics we haven’t thought of at all? This is as highly relevant a discussion now as it was almost a year ago when we first had it, perhaps even more so. This week's guests include: Katie Palenscar, Managing Director & Global Head of Venture Studio, Anthemis Nik Milanović, Editor, This Week In Fintech Richard Davies, CEO, Allica Bank Come and see the show LIVE at our Fintech Insider: After Dark event on 20th September in London's Village Underground. Grab your tickets here (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/11fs-fintech-insider-presents-after-dark-underground-london-registration-690897582267?aff=oddtdtcreator). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Katie Palencsar, Nik Milanović, and Richard Davies.
9/15/202345 minutes, 50 seconds
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781. Focus: Creating end to end access to finance in APAC with Vrutika Mody, Head of GoPay Global Partnerships

In this episode, we're looking at the rise of embedded finance, and its specific use cases in the APAC market. Visa is predicting the sector to be worth $242 billion US dollars in opportunities for financial providers by 2025 – it’s safe to say lots of people across Asia Pacific are exploring those possibilities. One such company is GoJek and GoPay and host David Barton-Grimley sat down with** Vrutika Mody, Head of GoPay Global Partnerships** to delve into how GoPay is really opening up access to financial servcices in Indonesia in particular; how GoJek evolved from a ride hailing app to a financial super app changing lives in its home market and what the future might look like for access to finance in that space, including how the incumbents can up their game. Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com (partner.visa.com). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guest: Lauren Ware.
9/13/202341 minutes, 25 seconds
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780. News: Klarna losses narrow fuelling IPO rumours, and Airwallex and Public join forces

Our expert host Kate Moody, Strategy Director at 11:FS, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Alia Mahmud, Customer in Residence, Regulatory Affairs for ComplyAdvantage Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan, Banking and Fintech Correspondent, The Financial Times Dann Bibas, General Manager, International, Public.com We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Klarna silence their doubters as year to date losses improve 78% against last year One in eight high street branches in the UK are expected to close in 2023 Airwallex and Public.com are partnering to launch a new investment platform Switzerland could have the toughest ALM regulations in Europe. Nigerian BaaS platform Anchor raises $2.6m Santander launch a new campaign to raise awareness of romance scammers Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alia Mahmud, Dann Bibas, and Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan.
9/11/202359 minutes, 6 seconds
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779. Insights: What AI can and can’t do in financial services

David Brear is joined by great guests using and working with AI in the financial pace, to discuss how is AI being used right now and what is its potential; how far can we take it? But also, what are the challenges of implementing AI in financial services where regulation and legacy tech debt can sometimes hold companies back. And importantly, where do humans still have a role within an increasingly AI-led world? This week's guests include: Nick Parfitt, Principal AML - SME, Feedzai Jason Maude, Chief Technology Advocate, Starling Bank Kate Janssen, Senior Machine Learning PM, Cleo Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. Come and see the show LIVE at our Fintech Insider: After Dark event on 20th September in London's Village Underground. Grab your tickets here (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/11fs-fintech-insider-presents-after-dark-underground-london-registration-690897582267?aff=oddtdtcreator). If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Jason Maude, Kate Janssen, and Nick Parfitt.
9/8/202355 minutes, 44 seconds
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778. News: JP Morgan invests in Brazil, African funding passes £2bn, and M-Pesa enter Ethiopia

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and David Barton-Grimley, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Sarah Kocianski, Independent Fintech Consultant Samee Zahid, Director of Engineering at Chipper Cash We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: JP Morgan increases its stake in Brazilian digital bank C6 Goldman sells off its Personal Financial Management unit African startups raise $2.7bn in VC funding Safaricom’s mobile money rollout in Ethiopia marks moment for ‘last frontier’ New fintech accelerator, Archie, launches in London X gains payment licences in seven US states Open banking reaches 11 million + payments milestone Venmo lets you gift money to your loved ones with special Hallmark greeting cards Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. Come and see the show LIVE at our Fintech Insider: After Dark event on 20th September in London's Village Underground. Grab your tickets here (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/11fs-fintech-insider-presents-after-dark-underground-london-registration-690897582267?aff=oddtdtcreator). If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Samee Zahid and Sarah Kocianski.
9/4/20231 hour, 7 minutes, 48 seconds
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777. Insights: Will FedNow flop or not?

In this show Benjamin Ensor is asking: “Will FedNow flop or not?” The US payments industry is currently abuzz following the launch of FedNow - the new instant-payment service backed by the Federal Reserve which launched on July 20th. In historic terms, the launch is the first big upgrade of the US Central Bank’s system since the 1970s. We want to really lift the lid on the impact it could have on US payments, and where does this put the US against innovation in payments acorss the rest of the world? This week's guests include: Stephany Kirkpatrick, Founder & CEO, Orum Sruti Jain, Senior Consultant - North America, Consult Hyperion Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. Come and see the show LIVE at our Fintech Insider: After Dark event on 20th September in London's Village Underground. Grab your tickets here (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/11fs-fintech-insider-presents-after-dark-underground-london-registration-690897582267?aff=oddtdtcreator). If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Sruti Jain and Stephany Kirkpatrick.
9/1/202342 minutes, 25 seconds
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776. Focus: How is embedded finance disrupting access to finance in APAC?

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests for this latest edition of Fintech insider Focus! In this episode, we're looking at the rise of embedded finance, and its specific use cases in the APAC market. Visa is predicting the sector to be worth $242 billion US dollars in opportunities for financial providers by 2025 – it’s safe to say lots of people across Asia Pacific are exploring those possibilities. This week's guests include: Lauren Ware, Senior Director for Digital and Fintech Partnerships, Visa Asia Pacific Zubin Rada Krishnan, CEO, BigPay Surendra Chaplot, Global Head of Product, Wise This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Lauren Ware, Surendra Chaplot, and Zubin Rada Krishnan .
8/30/202338 minutes, 18 seconds
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775. News: Ramp raises $300m, Goldman returns to the rich and Monzo tops the charts

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Kate Drew, DIrector of Research, CCG Catalyst Martin Sokk, CEO & Co-Founder, Lightyear We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Ramp raises at downround and Adyen share value drops Lightyear launches B2B investment accounts targeted at ‘solopreneurs’ Goldman Sachs plans sale to concentrate on the ultra-wealthy Monzo tops CMA’s list of best banks NALA enters Nigeria to drive cross-border payments Africa’s $3 Billion Payment Startup Flutterwave Presses Ahead With IPO Plans Banking jokes make it on the list of the best from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Kate Drew and Martin Sokk.
8/28/202359 minutes, 42 seconds
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774. Insights: How are financial services players using blockchain?

In this show, in association with Fireblocks, David Brear is finding out how “tradFi” is actually using blockchain and the real world use cases emerging in market. We’ve put together a panel of amazing experts to discuss: * How do you decide what blockchain solution might work for you? * How do you go about building it? * What does success look like in this space? This week's guests include: Michael Shaulov, CEO, Fireblocks Lisa Wade, CEO, DigitalX Ala Presenti, Co-Founder and Head of Finance, Moniflo **This episode is sponsored by Fireblocks. Fireblocks is an enterprise-grade platform delivering a secure infrastructure for moving, storing, and issuing digital assets. Fireblocks enables exchanges, lending desks, custodians, banks, asset managers and fintechs to securely scale digital asset operations through the Fireblocks Network and MPC-based Wallet Infrastructure. Fireblocks serves over 1,800 financial institutions, has secured the transfer of over $4 trillion in digital assets and has a unique insurance policy that covers assets in storage & transit. For more information, please visit www.fireblocks.com. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest leader, decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ala Presenti, Jeff Kelisky , Lisa Wade, and Michael Shaulov.
8/25/202353 minutes, 31 seconds
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773. News: Mastercard pushes in to Africa with MTN deal and niche banks are on the rise

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Mastercard to purchase a minority stake in MTN’s $5.2B fintech business Startup founded by Apple and Monzo execs wanting to disrupt rental market closes Introducing Roger, a new online bank for military recruits This debit card lets you fund scientific research while you spend UK launches £1 billion fintech fund to compete with Silicon Valley People rush to ATMs after windfall from Bank of Ireland app glitch This week's guests include: Mary Wisniewski, Editor-at-large and Director of Content, Cornerstone Advisors Ruth Foxe Blader, Partner, Anthemis Wiza Jalakasi, Director of Africa Market Development, Ebanx Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Get your tickets for After Dark at 11fs.com/afterdark (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/11fs-fintech-insider-presents-after-dark-underground-london-registration-690897582267?aff=podcast) Special Guests: Mary Wisniewski, Ruth Foxe-Blader, and Wiza Jalakasi.
8/21/202351 minutes, 6 seconds
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772. Insights: Has the fintech revolution ignored older customers?

Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Has the fintech revolution ignored older customers?” This week's guests include: Alexandre Gauthier, Chief Revenue Officer, ClearEstate Jasper Martens, CMO, PensionBee Will Jones, Executive Creative Director, 11:FS The fintech revolution of the last decade has done a lot for millennials in terms of banking options and now attention is turning Gen Z. But what about those who are aged 60 and over? Are they being properly served by the options available today? In this show, we’ve put together a panel of amazing experts to discuss: the options for over-60s in the current market, the challenges in serving older customers, and what the future looks like in this space. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Get your tickets for After Dark at 11fs.com/afterdark (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/11fs-fintech-insider-presents-after-dark-underground-london-registration-690897582267?aff=podcast) Special Guests: Alexandre Gauthier, Jasper Martens, and Will Jones.
8/18/202347 minutes, 10 seconds
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771. Focus: How lived experience led to founding a mobile money company – with WeCashUp's Cedric Atangana

In the latest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe - and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, David Barton-Grimley sat down with Cedric Atangana, CEO & Co-Founder, WeCashUp to delve into his incredible motivation to start a mobile money operator, the value of mobile money to Africa's economy, and why investors should pay attention to Francophone Africa. This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com (https://partner.visa.com/) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Cedric Atangana and Miranda Perumal.
8/16/202337 minutes, 12 seconds
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Trailer: Announcing 'After Dark: Underground' – live in London!

Our 23rd - yes, twenty third – After Dark is coming to you live from London this September. Hosted by 11:FS Group CEO, David M. Brear, join fintech fans and experts for a live recording of our industry-leading podcast, Fintech Insider News, and become part of the best community in financial services. There’s really no live event quite like it, so go grab yourself a ticket! Sign up now: 11fs.com/afterdark (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/11fs-fintech-insider-presents-after-dark-underground-london-registration-690897582267?aff=podcast) 📍 Village Underground, London, EC21 3PQ 📆 Wednesday 20th September ⏰ 6pm - 11pm (BST) Got your ticket? Tag us on social and let us know! #AfterDarkUnderground This edition of Fintech Insider presents After Dark is sponsored by Fireblocks (https://www.fireblocks.com/) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]!
8/15/202348 seconds
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770. News: PayPal launches stablecoin and Apple $10 billion rocks the banking world

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: PayPal launches stablecoin backed by the US dollar Knot API raises $10M from Amex, Plaid amid deposit war Finance industry needs to be 'more accessible' for those who didn’t go to university Apple Card’s Savings account reaches over $10B in deposits Pockit app raises $10m to bring financial stability to underserved communities Drake's collab with Shopify is a messy virtual mansion stocked with exclusive merch curated and designed by the rap star This week's guests include: Adam Bialy, Founder & CEO, Fiat Republic Rory O’Reilly, CEO and Co-Founder, Knot With soundclips from: Virraj Jatania, Co-Founder and CEO, Pockit Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Adam Bialy, Rory O’Reilly, and Virraj Jatania.
8/14/20231 hour, 30 seconds
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769. Insights: How to build a US mobile bank

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Jason Bates, are joined by some great guests to bring you a deep-dive into building a new banking product from the ground up! This week's guests include: Adrian Oropeza, Head of Products, Milli Bank Bethany Wilson, Head of Marketing, Milli Bank Following our “how not to build a bank” double episode last month, we're giving you a look at how a real life bank should be built. The bank in question is: Milli Bank, a mobile bank from the First National Bank of Omaha, which 11:FS was involved in bringing to market In today’s show we talk about how Milli bank was brought to life, from concept to launch and beyond, with the people who were there and made it happen! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Adrian Oropeza and Bethany Wilson.
8/11/202355 minutes, 23 seconds
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768. News: Shopify and HSBC blur the lines between e-commerce and financial services

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and David Barton-Grimley, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Shehan Silva, Head of Digital Solutions, Global Trade and Receivables Finance, HSBC Valentina Kristensen, Director of Growth & Communications, OakNorth Bank With soundclips from: Harris Irfan, CEO, Cordoba Capital Markets Vikram Anreddy, Head of Product for Financial Services, Shopify We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Shopify expands into credit cards as it pushes further into the fintech space HSBC launches embedded finance venture with fintech Tradeshift Global fintech funding drops 17% to $52.4bn in first half of 2023 Snoop snapped up by Vanquis Banks accused of closing accounts belonging to British Muslims Job applicant lists ‘balloon animals’ on his resume. So boss brings balloons to the job interview Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Harris Irfan, Shehan Silva, Valentina Kristensen, and Vikram Anreddy.
8/7/20231 hour, 5 minutes, 5 seconds
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767. How do you innovate in a highly regulated industry?

Our expert host, David M.Brear is joined by a great guest to ask: "How you innovate in a highly regulated industry?" This week's guests include: Bill Winters, Group CEO, Standard Chartered Bill and David discuss the rise of digital channels in banking, the challenges that come with it, and how to foster a culture of innovation in the heavily regulated banking space. It's a fantastic insight into the inner workings of a bank striving to be both ‘global’ and ‘local’ and something we wanted to share with you! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guest: Bill Winters.
8/4/202341 minutes, 56 seconds
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766. Focus: What problem is mobile money solving in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests for this latest edition of Fintech insider Focus! In this episode, we're looking at the boom of mobile money, its value to the region, and what it has changed for people in Sub-Saharan Africa. This week's guests include: Miranda Perumal, Head of Digital Partnerships, Fintech and Ventures - SSA, Visa Ham Serunjogi, Co-Founder & CEO, Chipper Cash Hassan Bourgi, Founder, DJAMO In the latest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we taking a burning question from financial services across the globe and put it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews – all to bring the global community into focus. This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ham Serunjogi, Hassan Bourgi, and Miranda Perumal.
8/2/202347 minutes, 59 seconds
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765. News: FedNow powers up and Dame Alison Rose steps down

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Fed launches long-awaited instant payments service, modernising system NatWest boss Alison Rose resigns over Nigel Farage bank account leak Italian banking giant Mediobanca backs London with £10.4m investment in startups Worldcoin: Sam Altman launches eyeball scanning crypto coin Twitter CEO teases banking and payment plans in memo about X rebrand McDonald’s opens McNuggets Land in the metaverse, but McWhy? This week's guests include: Janay Eyo, Director of Financial Policy, Chamber of Progress Olly Betts, Fintech Sector Director, Founders Factory Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Janay Eyo and Olly Betts.
7/31/20231 hour, 15 seconds
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764. Insights: Can the UK avoid a mortgage market meltdown?

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Can the UK avoid a mortgage market meltdown?" This week's guests include: Ben Thompson, Deputy CEO, Mortgage Advice Bureau Jinesh Vohra, CEO, Sprive Maria Harris, Director, Digital Cat Consultancy The news from the UK mortgage market is currently more brutal than a Tarantino film! July saw the two-year fixed mortgage hit its highest rates in 15 years and things are looking extremely difficult for many home-owners looking to renew their deals and facing extremely elevated lending costs. So we've put together an expert panel to discuss: how we get to this point, what are the potential solutions, and how do the next six months look for nervous homeowners. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ben Thompson, Jinesh Vohra, and Maria Harris.
7/28/202346 minutes, 31 seconds
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763. News: Buy Now Pay Later regulation shelved while Coutts faces Farage account fallout

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Nas Ahmad, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Treasury poised to shelve crackdown on 'buy now pay later' sector Thunes pockets $72M at a $900M+ valuation Nigel Farage claims to have proof that bank closed his account over his ‘values’ Sylvera banks $57M to put carbon offsetting on a path to Net Zero Rapper teaches you how to commit wire fraud on viral hit This week's guests include: Malini Kannan, COO, Thunes Sophie Winwood, Principal, Anthemis Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Malini Kannan and Sophie Winwood.
7/24/20231 hour, 55 seconds
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762. Insights: Three lessons learned from financial services in 2023 so far

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests to ask: "What lessons have we learned from financial services in 2023 so far?” This week's guests include: Ewan Silver, Group CTO, 11:FS Danny Brewster, CEO, TwentyOne Mike Carter, Head of Platform Lending, Innovate Finance We’re over the half-way point for the year so far – which means all those predictions pieces are now likely in the bin! The first six months of 2023 have thrown up some huge twists and turns for the financial services industry - so it’s time to take stock and see what we’ve learned in 2023 so far. Our panel discuss what bank runs have taught us, how the industry is dealing with economic downturn, and whether banks are really banning AI? Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Danny Brewster, Ewan Silver, and Mike Carter.
7/21/202335 minutes, 54 seconds
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761. Focus: How US market turmoil can build more resilient founders – with Adams Conrad, Principal at QED Investors

In the latest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe - and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, David Barton-Grimley sat down with Adams Conrad, Principal, QED Investors to delve into the challenges for venture capitalists in the current market, as well as the incredible stress test the industry is under. Join us to hear about QED's approach to finding businesses to invest in, and the what is currently most attractive in the US fintech market. This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com (https://partner.visa.com/) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Adams Conrad and David Rolf.
7/19/202330 minutes, 25 seconds
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760. News: Public.com lands in the UK and Solaris raises €38 million

Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Public launches in the United Kingdom - 4:09 Embedded finance platform Solaris closes €38 million funding round to ‘strengthen governance and compliance’ - 14:50 Revolut’s US payment flaws allowed thieves to steal $20mn - 27:55 Martin Lewis felt 'sick' seeing deepfake scam ad on Facebook - 40:10 Jeremy Hunt unveils pension fund reform plan to help UK startups - 49:30 The co-founder of investment app Nutmeg, Nick Hungerford, has died at the age of 43 - 51:30 This week's guests include: Leif Abraham, Co-Founder, Public Konstantin Kavvadias, Chief Investment Officer, Solaris Sean Forward, UK CEO, Payabl More details on Elizabeth's Smile, Nick Hungerford's charity, can be found here (https://www.elizabeth.org/) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Konstantin Kavvadias, Leif Abraham, and Sean Forward.
7/17/202354 minutes, 33 seconds
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759. Insights: Will PSD3 really live up to the expectations? (Rewind)

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Will PSD3 really live up to the expectations?" This week's guests include: Dan Morgan, Policy Lead - Europe, Plaid Nilixa Devlukia, Founder, Payments Solved Thibault de Barsy, Vice-Chairman & General Manager, The Payments Association EU The Open Banking sector is currently abuzz – following the unveiling of proposals for Payment Service Directive 3 by the European Commission. For fintechs, banks, financial services players, and even non-financial services players – these proposals are a huge deal which could shape the next decade in our industry. So, to mark the unveiling, we’re bringing you an episode from July 2022– with some serious heavyweights of the Open Banking sector rating the success of PSD2 and looking at what the industry is hoping for going forward. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Dan Morgan, Nilixa Devlukia, and Thibault de Barsy.
7/14/202350 minutes, 52 seconds
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758. Is Goldman Sachs breaking up with Apple?

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and David Barton-Grimley, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Goldman is looking for a way out of its partnership with Apple - 4:35 Visa $1 billion buyout of Brazil's Pismo eases fintech M&A slowdown - 14:35 UK banks warned against closing accounts - 26:35 Open Banking education a must in Canada as only 9% have heard of it - 36:50 Taylor Swift fans caused 45% surge in UOB card applications across Southeast Asia - 47:50 Office plant potted 14 years ago is now a 600ft monster that covers ceiling and walls - 50:00 This week's guests include: Bruno Diniz, Managing Director, Spiralem Jason Mikula, Publisher, Fintech Business Weekly Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Bruno DIniz and Jason Mikula.
7/10/202355 minutes, 43 seconds
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757. Insights: Can financial services change how people think about money?

Our expert host Kate Moody is joined by some great guests to ask: "Can financial services change how people think about money?” This week's guests include: Jason Bates, Co-Founder, 11:FS Rajan Lakhani, Head Of Public Relations, Plum Stephen Bowe, Director - Digital Experience & Innovation, Nationwide The way we manage money is incredibly complicated. Spend, save, invest, borrow, lend, pay-off – user journeys in financial services are all over the place So – can financial services smooth out the journey and make it more effective for consumers, and is it the place of banks and fintechs to change how users prioritise and budget? We put together a panel of experts to discuss: the status quo on services offered, how to build more intuitive options, and what the future could look like with more joined up thinking. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Rajan Lakhani and Stephen Bowe.
7/7/202340 minutes, 47 seconds
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756. Focus: What are US VCs looking for in today’s market?

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests for this latest edition of Fintech insider Focus! In this episode, we're looking at the turmoil in the VC space, what has changed in 2023, and what the next half of the year might look like for investment in fintech. This week's guests include: David Rolf, Head, Visa Ventures Sasha Pilch, Principal, Fin Capital Vivek Krishnamurthy, Principal, Commerce Ventures In the latest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we taking a burning question from financial services across the globe and put it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews – all to bring the global community into focus. This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: David Rolf, Sasha Pilch, and Vivek Krishnamurthy.
7/5/202340 minutes, 14 seconds
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755. News: PSD3 unveils plans to shake up Open Banking

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher , are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: PSD3: The European Union unveils new open banking rules - 4:50 Wise sees profits soar amid customer boost and rising interest rates - 22:05 Robinhood acquires credit card startup X1 for $95M - 35:10 UK fintech TreasurySpring raises $29 million to scale its cash investment platform - 44:00 Integrated surveillance demand increases - 51:40 Checkout.com launches AI-powered optimisation engine to increase merchant revenue - 54:45 Cops arrest man for taping photos to a dummy to trick mobile banking facial recognition - 56:48 This week's guests include: Nilan Peiris, Chief Product Officer, Wise Sarah Kocianski, Independent Fintech Consultant With soundclips from: Jan van Vonno, Head of Industry & Wallets, Tink Kevin Cook, CEO & Co-Founder, TreasurySpring Matt Smith, CEO, SteelEye Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Jan van Vonno, Kevin Cook, Matt Smith, Nilan Peiris , and Sarah Kocianski.
7/3/20231 hour, 1 minute, 26 seconds
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754. Insights: How do we get to the holy grail of cross border payments?

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to ask: "“How do we get to the holy grail of cross border payments?” This week's guests include: Sara Castelhano, EMEA Payments & Commerce Solutions Product, JP Morgan William Artingstall, Global Co-Head Cross Border Payments and Receivables, Citi Cheap, universal, speedy, and secure – is that too much to ask for when moving money internationally? Moving money across the world is one of the biggest spaces in financial services and just keeps getting bigger. But, there’s still lots of issues and technical challenges still to overcome – even for the biggest players in the market. We've put together a panel of experts to discuss: the progresss made in cross-border payments to date, where the friction remains, and the next steps towards the holy grail of seamless cross border payments! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Sara Castelhano and William Artingstall.
6/30/202344 minutes, 44 seconds
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753. News: Banks are in an AI talent war and Revolut launches the 'Ultra' account

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: European banks are putting "AI" in 30% of their job ads - 6:10 Majority, a digital bank for US migrants, grabs $9.75M amid expansion in Texas - 18:40 Revolut to launch Ultra, a new subscription plan - 32:05 UK Mortgage rates: Average two-year fix now above 6% - 41:20 Starling Bank renews sponsorship of Southampton FC women's football team - 49:10 Gen-Z is taking courses on how to send an email and what to wear in the office - 50:30 This week's guests include: Jonas Lornell, Commercial Director, Majority Nadia Edwards-Dashti, Chief Customer Officer, Harrington Starr Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Jonas Lornell and Nadia Edwards-Dashti.
6/26/202359 minutes, 14 seconds
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752. Insights: How does Big Tech shake up the payments industry?

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to ask "How does Big Tech shake up the payments industry?" This week's guests include: Alexandra Rivas-Gale, International Payments Product Lead, Clearbank Jim McCarthy, EVP of Product & Sales, Thredd Jorn Lambert, Chief Digital Officer, Mastercard It’s often said that, with every new feature launch, Apple can wipe out 100+ startups trying to do the same thing. But actually the relationship between financial services and Big Tech is way more complicated than that! Between partnerships, acquisitions, back-end processes, and public fallouts - there’s a lot of ways these two industries cross over and influence each other. In this show, we’ve put together a panel of amazing experts to discuss: how the relationship has developed to date, the challenges in that relationship, and what the future looks like for Big Tech and the payments industry. This episode is sponsored by Thredd Global Processing Services (GPS), the payments platform trusted by the leading issuers to process billions of transactions a year, has changed their name to Thredd. Why Thredd? Thredd, because their tailored payment processing solutions are the thread that connects payments innovators of the future. Thredd, because they are true partners, becoming part of the fabric of your business as it grows. And Thredd because it just feels right. Find out more at Thredd.com. (https://www.thredd.com/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bitesize+thredd&utm_id=11fs) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alexandra Rivas-Gale, Jim McCarthy, and Jorn Lambert.
6/23/202351 minutes
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751. Focus: Putting grain on the blockchain – with Eduardo Novillo Astrada, CEO of Agrotoken

In the latest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe - and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, Benjamin Ensor sat down with Eduardo Novillo Astrada, CEO & Co-Founder, Agrotoken to continue exploring the question set out in our previous Focus episode: "How do agriculture and fintech collide in LatAm?” Join us to hear about Agrotoken's approach to tokenising real-world assets, what this changes for farmers, and the importance of bartering to economy. This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com (https://partner.visa.com/) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Eduardo Novillo Astrada and Pamela Ceballos.
6/21/202329 minutes, 28 seconds
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750. News: Andreessen Horowitz lands in London and HSBC rebrands Silicon Valley Bank UK

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Andreessen Horowitz to open its first international office in London - 6:00 HSBC builds innovation division from the bones of collapsed SVB UK - 20:28 Citizens Bank and Wisetack announce partnership to expand embedded ‘pay over time’ solutions - 32:42 Nasdaq to buy financial software company Adenza in $10.5 billion cash-and-stock deal - 45:40 Desperate for dollars, Argentina just gave digital nomads another advantage over locals - 53:38 Oaknorth boss: Immigration barriers are threatening the UK’s fintech sector -56:00 Snoop Dogg's NFT tour pass lets fans 'travel the world' with him virtually - 57:45 This week's guests include: Anna Irrera, Senior Editor, Crypto, Bloomberg News Bobby Tzekin, CEO, Wisetack This episode is sponsored by Thredd Global Processing Services (GPS), the payments platform trusted by the leading issuers to process billions of transactions a year, has changed their name to Thredd. Why Thredd? Thredd, because their tailored payment processing solutions are the thread that connects payments innovators of the future. Thredd, because they are true partners, becoming part of the fabric of your business as it grows. And Thredd because it just feels right. Find out more at Thredd.com. (https://www.thredd.com/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bitesize+thredd&utm_id=11fs) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Anna Irrera and Bobby Tzekin.
6/19/20231 hour, 5 minutes, 3 seconds
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749. What is Anne Boden’s legacy in fintech? (rewind)

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is asking: "What is Anne Boden’s legacy in fintech?" This week's guests include: Anne Boden, CEO, Starling Bank The fintech world has been rocked by the news that Starling Bank’s Founder and CEO, Anne Boden, is stepping back nine years after founding the company. A self-described “5ft tall Welsh woman”, who started a challenger bank in her mid-50s, Boden has been one of the sector’s most passionate and vital voices for the last decade. To give you a glimpse of that drive and determination, we are opening up the archives and we’re bringing you an interview from April 2020 on the 11:FS Breakfast Show. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guest: Anne Boden.
6/16/202332 minutes, 3 seconds
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748. News: Money20/20's biggest stories from Fabrick, Griffin, and more!

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the Money20/20 conference in Amsterdam! We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Open finance fintech Fabrick raises €40m, expands partnership with Mastercard - 6:30 Lucinity unveils generative AI-powered financial crime compliance copilot - 14:55 UK's newest bank Griffin secures £11m in funding round as it plots expansion - 27:15 Dutch fintech Klearly raises €2.1 million and officially launches its payments app in the Netherlands - 40.40 Our panel gives their highlights from Money20/20 - 49:10 This week's guests include: Jimmy Fong, CCO, SEON Katrina Beckwith, VP - Sales and Business Development, Episode Six Paolo Zaccardi, Co-Founder & CEO, Fabrick WIth soundclips from: Adam Moulson, CCO, Griffin Sam Koekoek, CEO And Co-Founder, Klearly This episode is sponsored by Thredd Global Processing Services (GPS), the payments platform trusted by the leading issuers to process billions of transactions a year, has changed their name to Thredd. Why Thredd? Thredd, because their tailored payment processing solutions are the thread that connects payments innovators of the future. Thredd, because they are true partners, becoming part of the fabric of your business as it grows. And Thredd because it just feels right. Find out more at Thredd.com. (https://www.thredd.com/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bitesize+thredd&utm_id=11fs) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Adam Moulson, Jimmy Fong, Katrina Beckwith, Paolo Zaccardi, and Sam Koekoek.
6/12/202353 minutes, 21 seconds
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747. Insights: How do we make back office payments processes sexy?’

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear, are joined by some great guests at Money20/20 to ask: "How do we make back office payments processes sexy?" This week's guests include: Ben Morfoot, Director of Product, GoCardless Abid Mumtaz, Commercial Lead for Wise Platform, Wise With soundclips from: David Singleton, CTO, Stripe We get it – the stuff that gets into consumer’s hands is bound to get the most attention from the wider world. But, as certified fintech nerds, should we all be doing more to the bang the drum of the back-end of financial services - the oil in the machine that makes the whole thing operate? In this show, our expert panel discusses: Why do the back-office processes often get overlooked? What are the biggest challenges to shining a light on this niche? Could AI make back-end payments a hot industry topic? Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Abid Mumtaz, Ben Morfoot, and David Singleton.
6/9/202343 minutes, 41 seconds
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746. Focus: How does agriculture and fintech collide in LatAm?

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests for this latest edition of Fintech insider Focus! In this episode, we're looking at the relationship between agriculture and financial services in Latin America, the historical importance to economies across Latin America, and how this space is developing. This week's guests include: Pamela Ceballos, Senior. Director, Digital Partnerships, Fintech & Ventures, Visa Etienne Gillard, Head of Ventures, Mana Tech Juan Fantoni, CCO & Co-Founder, Pomelo In the latest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we taking a burning question from financial services across the globe and put it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews – all to bring the global community into focus. This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Etienne Gillard, Juan Fantoni, and Pamela Ceballos.
6/7/202339 minutes, 4 seconds
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745. News: QED's new $925 million fintech war chest & Klarna fights to return to profit

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: QED closes on $925M to back fintech startups globally - 5:10 UK banks shortchanging savers with ‘measly’ rates, says Which? - 17:10 Klarna's losses halve as Swedish fintech predicts return to profit - 30:00 Plenty’s new wealth-building app targets couples blending finances - 39:45 Property fintech LendInvest sells £243m buy-to-let mortgage portfolio following financing deals - 49:50 HSBC opts for Innovation in rebranding of Silicon Valley Bank UK - 51:30 Amazon ditches Alexa’s celebrity voices and will issue refunds upon request - 53:30 This week's guests include: Jason Mikula, Publisher, Fintech Business Weekly Mike Carter, Head of Platform Lending, Innovate Finance With soundclips from: Emily Luk, CEO, Plenty This episode is sponsored by Thredd Global Processing Services (GPS), the payments platform trusted by the leading issuers to process billions of transactions a year, has changed their name to Thredd. Why Thredd? Thredd, because their tailored payment processing solutions are the thread that connects payments innovators of the future. Thredd, because they are true partners, becoming part of the fabric of your business as it grows. And Thredd because it just feels right. Find out more at Thredd.com. (https://www.thredd.com/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bitesize+thredd&utm_id=11fs) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Emily Luk, Jason Mikula, and Mike Carter.
6/5/20231 hour, 1 minute, 10 seconds
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744. Insights: How NOT to build a bank - Part II

Our expert host, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to discuss how not to launch a bank! This week's guests include: David M. Brear, Group CEO, 11:FS Ewan Silver, Group CTO, 11:FS Kate Moody, Customer Strategy Director, 11:FS Nas Ahmad, General Counsel, 11:FS At 11:FS, we’ve launched products in different markets, continents, and economic conditions across the globe. But, we often see many of the same challenges popping up again and again. So, we’re giving our experts the Tony Soprano treatment and inviting them to the podcasting therapy couch - to share the biggest hurdles to overcome when launching a product into the world. This is the second part of a two-episode discussion. Last time we focussed on spinning up a product - this time, we’re looking at that all-important launch! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ewan Silver and Nas Ahmad.
6/2/202346 minutes, 30 seconds
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743. News: Revolut's banking licence in jeopardy and Anne Boden departs Starling Bank

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Bank of England plans to reject Revolut's bid for banking licence - 5:00 Brite Payments launches instant payments network - 17:20 Daylight, the LGBTQ+ neobank, calls it quits - 30:40 Fifth Third acquires Rize Money - 39:50 Jia, a blockchain-based lender of small businesses in emerging markets, raises $4.3 million seed - 50:30 Starling Bank chief Anne Boden to step down amid record profit - 53:40 Amazon's palm-scanning tech now lets you buy beer at a baseball game - 56:00 This week's guests include: Lena Hackelöer, CEO, Brite Payments Tom Bianco, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Embedded Payments, Fifth Third Bank With soundclips from: Anne Boden, CEO, Starling Bank Zach Marks, Co-Founder, Jia This episode is sponsored by Thredd Global Processing Services (GPS), the payments platform trusted by the leading issuers to process billions of transactions a year, has changed their name to Thredd. Why Thredd? Thredd, because their tailored payment processing solutions are the thread that connects payments innovators of the future. Thredd, because they are true partners, becoming part of the fabric of your business as it grows. And Thredd because it just feels right. Find out more at Thredd.com. (https://www.thredd.com/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bitesize+thredd&utm_id=11fs) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Anne Boden, Lena Hackelöer, Tom Bianco, and Zach Marks.
5/29/20231 hour, 3 minutes, 17 seconds
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742. Insights: How NOT to build a bank - Part I

Our expert host, Ross, is joined by some great guests to discuss how not to build a bank! At 11:FS, we have experience building financial services products all over the world, with differing budgets, scales, target demographics, and functions. But, we often see many of the same challenges popping up again and again. Today we’re opening up the podcasting version of a rage room - to vent on the biggest hurdles to overcome when turning an idea from nothing into something. This is the first part of a two-episode discussion - with today’s show looking at that initial stage from idea to spinning up a minimal viable product for market. This week's guests include: David M. Brear, Group CEO, 11:FS Ewan Silver, Group CTO, 11:FS Kate Moody, Customer Strategy Director, 11:FS Nas Ahmad, General Counsel, 11:FS Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ewan Silver and Nas Ahmad.
5/26/202348 minutes, 3 seconds
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741. Focus: How UX is fundamental to seamless money movement - with Surendra Chaplot, Global Head of Product at Wise

In the latest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe - and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, David Barton-Grimley sat down with Surendra Chaplot, Global Head of Product at Wise to continue exploring the question set out in our previous Focus episode: "Will great UX keep European fintechs ahead of their competitors?" Join us to hear Wise' approach to transparency in UX, the challenges in the space still to overcome, and what's next for Wise. All of this, and so much more! This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com (https://partner.visa.com/) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Emma Kerr and Surendra Chaplot.
5/24/202333 minutes, 33 seconds
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740. News: Smart raises $95 million while Robinhood sparks all-night trading fears

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: London pension fintech Smart gears up for deals after $95m funding injection - 5:00 Robinhood launching 24-Hour weekday stock trading - 17:45 Tiger Global looks to cash in part of $40bn portfolio of private companies - 28:40 M-KOPA snaps up $250M+ debt, equity for its asset financing platform - 37:50 More red faces at Revolut after boss accidentally hits the wrong phone button, sparking a probe - 46:55 ZestMoney founders resign in wake of failed sale - 48:55 George Osborne to chair Italian investment firm Lingotto - 51:00 This week's guests include: Dan Barker, Chief Marketing Officer, Smart Sophie Winwood, Investment Principal, Anthemis This episode is sponsored by Thredd Global Processing Services (GPS), the payments platform trusted by the leading issuers to process billions of transactions a year, has changed their name to Thredd. Why Thredd? Thredd, because their tailored payment processing solutions are the thread that connects payments innovators of the future. Thredd, because they are true partners, becoming part of the fabric of your business as it grows. And Thredd because it just feels right. Find out more at Thredd.com. (https://www.thredd.com/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bitesize+thredd&utm_id=11fs) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Dan Barker and Sophie Winwood.
5/22/202358 minutes, 59 seconds
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739. Insights: Could 'mortgages as a service' mark the future of homebuying?

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Could 'mortgages as a service' mark the future of homebuying?" This week's guests include: Andrew Lloyd, Chief Customer Officer, Pexa UK Ewan Silver, Group CTO, 11:FS Francesca Carlesi, Co-Founder & CEO, Molo Finance We see embedded finance and banking as a service (or BaaS) as one of the next big evolutions in financial services - whether that’s embedded lending, payments, or insurance. But buying a house remains the biggest and most significant purchase of most people’s lifetimes - and the mortgage process remains a complete headache in most countries. Could partnerships between fintechs, banks, and non-financial players – where mortgage services are embedded at the point of need - be the answer? Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Andrew Lloyd, Ewan Silver, and Francesca Carlesi.
5/19/202340 minutes, 43 seconds
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738. News: Skipton's no-deposit mortgage raises eyebrows and Apple banks a billion!

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Skipton launches deposit-free mortgage aimed at renters - 6:10 Apple attracts nearly $1 billion in deposits within a week of high yield savings account launch - 19:50 WhatsApp now allows Singapore-based users to pay businesses within the app - 32:10 French fintech Green-Got banks €5 million to grow its green banking platform in Europe - 42:05 SEC pays whistleblower $279mn in largest-ever award - 52:30 Music-related home insurance claims revealed as European nations gear up for Eurovision - 54:20 This week's guests include: Dawei Wang, Head of Partnerships, Thunes Urvashi Barooah, Principal, Redpoint Ventures This episode is sponsored by Thredd Global Processing Services (GPS), the payments platform trusted by the leading issuers to process billions of transactions a year, has changed their name to Thredd. Why Thredd? Thredd, because their tailored payment processing solutions are the thread that connects payments innovators of the future. Thredd, because they are true partners, becoming part of the fabric of your business as it grows. And Thredd because it just feels right. Find out more at Thredd.com. (https://www.thredd.com/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bitesize+thredd&utm_id=11fs) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Dawei Wang and Urvashi Barooah.
5/15/20231 hour, 2 minutes, 28 seconds
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737. Insights: Is the future of KYC truly digital?

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to discuss: "Will the future of KYC be truly digital?" This week's guests include: Emma Lindley, Managing Director International Expansion, CAF / Co-founder and Chair, Women in Identity Joe Robinson, Co-founder & CEO, Hummingbird Will Jones, Executive Creative Director, 11:FS As banking technology evolves, so too must the methods for verifying who customers are and keeping them safe. Financial services is embracing new technology, but some are still lagging behind and putting their institutions at risk. Know Your Customer (KYC) doesn’t have a single, one-size-fits-all definition. Different geographies have different anti-money laundering (AML) legislation, and even within the legislation there’s different ways to apply KYC processes within your products and services. In this episode, we look look at the trends, approaches, regulations, and other changes that will shape the future of banking and KYC globally. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Emma Lindley, Joe Robinson, and Will Jones.
5/12/202345 minutes, 19 seconds
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736. Focus: Will great UX keep European fintechs ahead of their competitors?

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests for this latest edition of Fintech insider Focus! In the latest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we taking a burning question from financial services across the globe and put it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews – all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, we're looking at how great UX spurred on a whole generation of fintechs in Europe, how the banks have fought to catch up, and what the move of Big Tech into this space means for the future of financial services. This week's guests include: Emma Kerr, SVP - Strategic Partnerships - Europe, Visa Axel Cateland, CEO, Spendesk Finanical Services Vasily Starostenko, Head of Product, Revolut This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Axel Cateland, Emma Kerr, and Vasily Starostenko.
5/10/202347 minutes, 39 seconds
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735. News: JP Morgan swoops in for First Republic, while Revolut takes on Nubank

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by a great guest to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: First Republic: JP Morgan snaps up major US bank - 4:00 Revolut takes on Nubank with Brazil launch and LatAm push - 13:55 An investment fund created by ChatGPT is “smashing” the UK’s top 10 most popular funds - 23:50 Australian gamblers to be banned from using credit cards for online betting - 33:35 Microsoft teams up with Stripe, GoDaddy and PayPal for in-meeting payments - 35:18 Microscopic monarch names etched on to coronation coin - 37:40 This week's guests include: Anita Ramaswamy, Columnist, Reuters Breakingviews This episode is sponsored by Thredd Global Processing Services (GPS), the payments platform trusted by the leading issuers to process billions of transactions a year, has changed their name to Thredd. Why Thredd? Thredd, because their tailored payment processing solutions are the thread that connects payments innovators of the future. Thredd, because they are true partners, becoming part of the fabric of your business as it grows. And Thredd because it just feels right. Find out more at Thredd.com. (https://www.thredd.com/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bitesize+thredd&utm_id=11fs) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guest: Anita Ramaswamy.
5/8/202344 minutes, 17 seconds
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734: Insights: How important is trust to financial services in 2023?

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to ask: "How important is trust to financial services in 2023?" This week's guests include: Barb MacLean, SVP, Head of Technology Operations and Implementation, Coastal Community Bank Cinthia Merlos, Co-Founder, Vexi Mark Mullen, CEO, Atom Trust is often considered to be the most important currency a financial institution can hold - but how it’s earned, how it’s lost, or even how it’s defined is much more difficult to determine. In this show, we’ve put together a panel of amazing experts to discuss: how financial services players gain trust, how it is lost, and does trust still matter? Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Barb MacLean, Cinthia Merlos, and Mark Mullen.
5/5/202348 minutes, 17 seconds
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733. Super.com raises $85M and First Republic scrambles to be saved

Kate Moody, Customer Strategy Director at 11:FS is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Sophie Guibaud, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial & Growth Officer, Fiat Republic and Co Author of the Embedded Finance Book: When Payments Become An Experienc Hussein Fazal, CEO, Super.com Tui Allen, VP of Product at Ampla We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Super.com raises $85m for savings super app Could First Republic be the next SVB? - Shopify launches eCommerce payments tool with help from Israeli fintech Melio More Banks Join European Instant Payments Pilot From End 2023 Klarna unveils AI-powered personalised shopping feed *This episode is sponsored by Thredd *Global Processing Services (GPS), the payments platform trusted by the leading issuers to process billions of transactions a year, has changed their name to Thredd. Why Thredd? Thredd, because their tailored payment processing solutions are the thread that connects payments innovators of the future. Thredd, because they are true partners, becoming part of the fabric of your business as it grows. And Thredd because it just feels right. Find out more at Thredd.com. ** Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Hussein Fazal, Sophie Guibaud, and Tui Allen.
5/1/20231 hour, 3 minutes, 57 seconds
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732. Insights: Is the future of SME banking specialisation?

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Is the future of SME banking specialisation?” This week's guests include: Atif Siddiqi, Founder/CEO, Branch Lara Gilman, Head of New Ventures, Iwoca Peter Beckman, CEO, Treyd Whether you prefer the abbreviation ‘SME’ or ‘SMB’ - the truth is that there is a vast collection of businesses wrapped up in those three letters. The World Economic Forum estimates that 90% of businesses globally can be categorised as SMEs. That’s a lot of businesses to cover with the same financial services offerings - so maybe it’s time to specialise! Our panel discuss: an overview of how SME banking works today, the challenges of serving small business niches, and whether the future will see more niche-focused products This episode is sponsored by Blinkist The Blinkist app offers distilled audio content from over 5000 non-fiction books and podcasts, to get bitesized insights in just 15 minutes, across 27 different categories. Go to Blinkist.com/fintech to start your 7-day free trial and get 25% off of a Blinkist Premium membership. And now for a limited time you can even use Blinkist Connect to share your premium account with a friend or partner and get 2 premium subscriptions for the price of one. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Atif Siddiqi, Lara Gilman , and Peter Beckman.
4/28/202342 minutes, 29 seconds
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731. Focus: International expansion and the importance of local, with Pranav Sood, GM, EMEA at Airwallex

In the newest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe - and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, David Barton-Grimley sat down with Pranav Sood, GM, EMEA at Airwallex to continue exploring the question set out in our previous Focus episode: “Can APAC’s travel sector spur on its financial services one?” Join us to find out how Airwallex's APAC roots helped them expand their business, how customer expectations have changed in the past few years, and what key challenbges and issues are being tackled right now in this space. All of this, and so much more! This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guest: Pranav Sood.
4/26/202335 minutes, 38 seconds
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730. News: Is Apple a fintech now?

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Nilixa Devlukia, Chair, Open Finance Association Tim Chong, Co-Founder and CEO, Yonder With soundclips from: Alvaro Castillo, Innovation Manager, Caixabank We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Apple launches high-yield savings account with Goldman in payments push 6:57 Open banking boost as UK regulators vow to support innovation and consumer protection 20:12 Credit card challenger Yonder scores £62.5m Series A 36:15 CaixaBank rolls out metaverse initiative to promote sustainability 49:45 Actor Ryan Reynolds adds payments company Nuvei to portfolio of business interests 58:08 Game of Thrones stars challenge big banks over fossil fuel links 1:00:40 This episode is sponsored by Blinkist The Blinkist app offers distilled audio content from over 5000 non-fiction books and podcasts, to get bitesized insights in just 15 minutes, across 27 different categories. Go to Blinkist.com/fintech to start your 7-day free trial and get 25% off of a Blinkist Premium membership. And now for a limited time you can even use Blinkist Connect to share your premium account with a friend or partner and get 2 premium subscriptions for the price of one. " Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alvaro Castillo, Nilixa Devlukia, and Tim Chong.
4/24/20231 hour, 6 minutes, 44 seconds
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729. Insights: How do community banks stay relevant in 2023?

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to discuss: "How do community banks stay relevant in 2023?" This week's guests include: Rohit Mathur, Head, Bridge built by Citi Josh Williams, Chief Banking Officer, Seattle Bank Community banks, as a concept, are everything customers often say they want from a financial institution. But, between 2000 and 2020, the total number of community banks in America decreased from over 8,300 to 4,277. That’s a steep decline even as banking generally has become more consolidated and globalised. In this show, we've put together a panel to discuss: what is the role of community banks in 2023, the challenges and opportunites of innovation, and what the future may look like for these institutions dating back to the 1800s. This episode is sponsored by Blinkist The Blinkist app offers distilled audio content from over 5000 non-fiction books and podcasts, to get bitesized insights in just 15 minutes, across 27 different categories. Go to Blinkist.com/fintech to start your 7-day free trial and get 25% off of a Blinkist Premium membership. And now for a limited time you can even use Blinkist Connect to share your premium account with a friend or partner and get 2 premium subscriptions for the price of one. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Josh Williams and Rohit Mathur.
4/21/202346 minutes, 55 seconds
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728. News: FCA enlists Love Island star while Visa connects Venmo and PayPal users

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Love Island's Sharon Gaffka teams up with FCA in clampdown on 'get rich quick' schemes promoted by influencers - 6:00 Verto claims a quarter of SVB customers operating in Africa are opening accounts on its platform - 18:25 Visa partners PayPal for interoperable P2P payments - 32:45 India’s plan to export its wildly successful digital payments system - 44:10 Molo launches 24-hour ‘Rapid Remortgage’ - 52:30 bunq applies for US banking licence - 53:50 Dumb phones are on the rise in the U.S. as Gen Z looks to limit screen time - 55:00 This week's guests include: Anthony Oduu, Co-Founder, Verto Kate Drew, Director of Research, CCG Catalyst This episode is sponsored by Global Processing Services At Global Processing Services – the expert partner in issuer processing – they take your security seriously. Their game-changing Fraud Advantage tool, powered by Featurespace, assesses fraud risks in milliseconds and uses AI and machine learning, to constantly adapt to stay ahead of emerging fraud threats. With their array of available fraud solutions at your fingertips, you can feel secure with GPS as your payment processing partner. Find out more at www.globalprocessing.com/fraudmanagement This episode is sponsored by Blinkist The Blinkist app offers distilled audio content from over 5000 non-fiction books and podcasts, to get bitesized insights in just 15 minutes, across 27 different categories. Go to Blinkist.com/fintech to start your 7-day free trial and get 25% off of a Blinkist Premium membership. And now for a limited time you can even use Blinkist Connect to share your premium account with a friend or partner and get 2 premium subscriptions for the price of one. " Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Anthony Oduu and Kate Drew.
4/17/20231 hour, 1 minute, 38 seconds
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727. Insights: Is debt the last taboo of financial services?

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Is debt the last taboo of financial services?” This week's guests include: Karen Andres, Director, Policy & Market Solutions, Aspen Institute Neil Costello, UK Marketing Director, Lowell Siamac Rezaiezadeh, VP of Product Marketing and Insight, GoCardless As an industry, we can talk endlessly about positive user journeys and financial enrichment. But, when it comes to the tough topics it’s a little more challenging to open up. No topic seems more taboo for the financial services industry than debt. But with people in the UK owing £1.8 billion in 2023 and millions of Americans currently carrying some form of debt – this is a subject far too important to ignore. We’ve put together a panel of amazing experts to discuss why debt is such a taboo subject, how to help people avoid unworkable debt, and how we improve the debt collection process. This episode is sponsored by Blinkist The Blinkist app offers distilled audio content from over 5000 non-fiction books and podcasts, to get bitesized insights in just 15 minutes, across 27 different categories. Go to Blinkist.com/fintech to start your 7-day free trial and get 25% off of a Blinkist Premium membership. And now for a limited time you can even use Blinkist Connect to share your premium account with a friend or partner and get 2 premium subscriptions for the price of one. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Karen Andres, Neil Costello, and Siamac Rezeaizadeh.
4/14/202349 minutes, 42 seconds
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726. Focus: Can APAC’s travel sector spur on its financial services?

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests for this latest edition of Fintech insider Focus! In the latest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews – all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, we're looking at how lockdowns impacted the Asia Pacific's travel sector, how fintechs pivoted during that time, and how things look as the region is opening up again. This week's guests include: Matthew Wood, Head of Digital and Fintech Partnerships, Asia Pacific, Visa Caecilia Chu, Co-Founder and CEO, YouTrip Matt Baxby, Australia and APAC Lead, Revolut This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Caecilia Chu, Matt Baxby, and Matthew Wood.
4/12/202340 minutes, 4 seconds
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725. News: Has Apple missed the Buy Now Pay Later boom?

Our expert host, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Crowdcube and Octopus Investments are opening up retail investments in a new partnership - 5:20 Apple Pay Later is finally launching - 16:35 Investing app Acorns acquires kid-focused fintech GoHenry to expand in Europe - 28:50 The Meltdown of a Gay Bank: What went wrong when an LGBTQ+ start-up set out to disrupt finance - 41:15 Twitter changes logo to Dogecoin cryptocurrency image in apparent late April fool’s day gag - 43:00 This week's guests include: Jason Mikula, Publisher, Fintech Business Weekly Jonathan Keeling, Chief Growth Officer, Crowdcube Polly Jean Harrison, Features Editor, The Fintech Times With soundclips from: Louise Hill, Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer, GoHenry This episode is sponsored by Global Processing Services At Global Processing Services – the expert partner in issuer processing – they take your security seriously. Their game-changing Fraud Advantage tool, powered by Featurespace, assesses fraud risks in milliseconds and uses AI and machine learning, to constantly adapt to stay ahead of emerging fraud threats. With their array of available fraud solutions at your fingertips, you can feel secure with GPS as your payment processing partner. Find out more at www.globalprocessing.com/fraudmanagement This episode is sponsored by Blinkist The Blinkist app offers distilled audio content from over 5000 non-fiction books and podcasts, to get bitesized insights in just 15 minutes, across 27 different categories. Go to Blinkist.com/fintech to start your 7-day free trial and get 25% off of a Blinkist Premium membership. And now for a limited time you can even use Blinkist Connect to share your premium account with a friend or partner and get 2 premium subscriptions for the price of one. " Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Jason Mikula, Jonathan Keeling, Louise Hill, and Polly Jean Harrison.
4/10/202350 minutes, 2 seconds
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724. Insights: Are SMEs being served globally?

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Are SMEs being served globally?” This week's guests include: Bruno Diniz, Co-Founder, Spiralem Dani Lima, Executive VP of Infrastructure , Novo Rob Pearce, Technical Advisor - CEO's Office, OakNorth Said Murad, Partner, Global Ventures No matter where you’re tuning in from - at some point, you’re likely to have heard that independent small businesses are the backbone of your economy. But to date, that backbone of entrepreneurs and small business owners has often lacked the proper support needed from financial services. According to the World Economic Forum, 67% of small and mid-sized companies globally are fighting for survival. Our panel of experts discuss: the banking options for SMEs globally, the challenges across markets, and what could the future be in this space. This episode is sponsored by Blinkist The Blinkist app offers distilled audio content from over 5000 non-fiction books and podcasts, to get bitesized insights in just 15 minutes, across 27 different categories. Go to Blinkist.com/fintech to start your 7-day free trial and get 25% off of a Blinkist Premium membership. And now for a limited time you can even use Blinkist Connect to share your premium account with a friend or partner and get 2 premium subscriptions for the price of one. " Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Bruno DIniz, Dani Lima, Rob Pearce, and Said Murad.
4/7/202348 minutes, 50 seconds
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723. News: After Dark: Silicon Valley Bank bought by US rival and Klarna embraces ChatGPT

Live on stage at our recent After Dark: London Calling event, in association with GPS. Our expert hosts, David M. Bear and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Silicon Valley Bank: Collapsed US lender bought by rival - 5:10 Klarna plugs ChatGPT into its platform for faster product recommendations - 14:20 Latitude Financial customers frustrated after millions of personal records stolen in cyber attack - 28:50 Fintech Higher or Lower - 40:30 This week's guests include: Charlotte Crosswell, Chair, CFIT Saira Khan, Head of Innovation & Partnerships, First Direct Bank This episode is sponsored by Global Processing Services At Global Processing Services – the expert partner in issuer processing – they take your security seriously. Their game-changing Fraud Advantage tool, powered by Featurespace, assesses fraud risks in milliseconds and uses AI and machine learning, to constantly adapt to stay ahead of emerging fraud threats. With their array of available fraud solutions at your fingertips, you can feel secure with GPS as your payment processing partner. Find out more at www.globalprocessing.com/fraudmanagement This episode is sponsored by Blinkist The Blinkist app offers distilled audio content from over 5000 non-fiction books and podcasts, to get bitesized insights in just 15 minutes, across 27 different categories. Go to Blinkist.com/fintech to start your 7-day free trial and get 25% off of a Blinkist Premium membership. And now for a limited time you can even use Blinkist Connect to share your premium account with a friend or partner and get 2 premium subscriptions for the price of one. " Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Charlotte Crosswell and Saira Khan.
4/3/202347 minutes, 37 seconds
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722. Insights: How do you choose the right investment path for your business?

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to ask: "How do you choose the right investment path for your business?" This week's guests include: David T Frank, CEO & Founder, Stonehaven LLC Joshuah Lebacq, Director at NA Ventures, National Bank Of Canada Ruth Foxe Blader, Partner, Anthemis Investment has been the rocket fuel in the jetpack of fintech’s success to date. But it might be time for fintechs to think strategically about where and who signs the cheques which help them to grow. So, in this show, we’ve put together a panel of amazing experts to discuss how investment looks in 2023, how to choose the right path, and how investors maintain a relationship. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: David T Frank, Joshuah Lebacq, and Ruth Foxe-Blader.
3/31/202340 minutes, 48 seconds
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721. Focus: Building financial inclusion for seven generations, with Amber Buker, CEO of Totem

In the newest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe - and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, David Barton-Grimley sat down with Amber Buker, CEO of Totem to continue exploring the question set out in our previous Focus episode: “What does effective financial inclusion look like in the USA?” Join us to find out what the biggest hurdles to financial inclusion in North America overall right now are, what financial _exclusion _looks like and how we can change that, and how to make a real change in banking the unbanked in the US. All of this, and so much more! This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Amber Buker and Erin Pursell.
3/29/202333 minutes, 49 seconds
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720. News: UBS snaps up Credit Suisse, while Stripe breaks the down round stigma

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: UBS is buying Credit Suisse in bid to halt banking crisis - 4:55 FCA warns payment firms over ‘unacceptable risk of harm to customers’ - 17:40 Stripe now valued at $50B following $6.5B raise - 33:10 Final Tech Nation report: What UK tech needs to quadruple in value - 44:00 Fintech startups race to serve LatAm founders left behind by SVB - 52:20 DIGISEQ taps Curve to bring passive wearable payments to Europe - 55:30 JPMorgan Chase thought it had $1.3 million worth of nickel stored in a warehouse. A closer examination revealed bags of stones - 57:00 This week's guests include: Luke Massie, Founder and CEO, VibePay Sarah Kocianski , Independent Fintech Consultant With soundclips from: Dr. George Windsor, Data and Research Director, Tech Nation Bernardo Brites, CEO & Co-Founder, Trace Finance This episode is sponsored by Global Processing Services At Global Processing Services – the expert partner in issuer processing – they take your security seriously. Their game-changing Fraud Advantage tool, powered by Featurespace, assesses fraud risks in milliseconds and uses AI and machine learning, to constantly adapt to stay ahead of emerging fraud threats. With their array of available fraud solutions at your fingertips, you can feel secure with GPS as your payment processing partner. Find out more at www.globalprocessing.com/fraudmanagement Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Bernardo Brites, George Windsor, Luke Massie, and Sarah Kocianski.
3/27/20231 hour, 3 minutes, 42 seconds
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719. Insights: Is FinOps the key to ride out the economic storm?

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Is FinOps the key to ride out the economic storm?” This week's guests include: Ewan Silver, Group CTO, 11:FS Stathis Onasoglou, Principal Architect, Google Regina Lau, Chief Financial Officer, Weavr Fintechs and the wider financial services are currently in a stress test - with all sorts of costs suddenly being put under scrutiny. Cloud-based services can be one cost put under the microscope – but would it be wise to move away from a system that made the fintech revolution possible in the first place? We’ve put together a panel of amazing experts to give an overview of the cloud and FInOps today, how the industry faces into this current downturn, what the future looks like…with or without cloud-based services. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ewan Silver, Regina Lau, and Stathis Onasoglou.
3/24/202349 minutes, 21 seconds
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718. News: The ultimate Silicon Valley Bank explainer

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Silicon Valley Bank closed by regulators, FDIC takes control - 4:55 HSBC buys Silicon Valley Bank's UK unit for £1 in rescue deal - 18:30 Under legal threat from GOP lawmakers, Mastercard and Visa pause plan to track gun sales - 31:10 Iwoca introduces open banking-powered instant decisions for SME loans - 41:00 Central Bank of Nigeria publishes open banking guidelines - 50:20 Mexican unicorn Clara bags $90 million in debt financing amid expansion - 51:40 London Stock Exchange calls on Logan Roy to rally the markets - 53:30 This week's guests include: Alex Johnson, Creator, Fintech Takes Mike Carter, Head of Platform Lending, Innovate Finance With soundclips from: Harry Cranfield, Partner Channel Manager, Iwoca This episode is sponsored by Global Processing Services At Global Processing Services – the expert partner in issuer processing – they take your security seriously. Their game-changing Fraud Advantage tool, powered by Featurespace, assesses fraud risks in milliseconds and uses AI and machine learning, to constantly adapt to stay ahead of emerging fraud threats. With their array of available fraud solutions at your fingertips, you can feel secure with GPS as your payment processing partner. Find out more at www.globalprocessing.com/fraudmanagement Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alex Johnson, Harry Cranfield, and Mike Carter.
3/20/202358 minutes, 32 seconds
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717. Insights: Why should governments embrace new payment technologies?

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Mauricio Magaldi, are joined by some great guests to ask: "Why should governments embrace new payment technologies?” This week's guests include: Chris Holmes, Baron Holmes of Richmond Janay Eyo, Director of Financial Policy, Chamber of Progress Innovation can often move a lot faster than the bureaucracy - and sometimes that’s a good thing when it comes to risk and regulation. But with payments technology growing, evolving, and offering solutions to some of the world’s big problems - is it time for governments globally to catch up? Our amazing panel discuss how governments and payments technology work together, the potential solutions from blockchain, and how the future of payments will shape the future of our biggest economies. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Get your tickets for our next After Dark here (https://info.11fs.com/london-calling) Special Guests: Chris Holmes, Janay Eyo, and Mauricio Magaldi.
3/17/202344 minutes, 57 seconds
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716. Focus: What does effective financial inclusion look like in the USA?

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests for this latest edition of Fintech insider Focus! In the latest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews – all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, we set the scene on financial inclusion and exclusion in America historically, the current challenges, and the importance of lived experience to making successful financial products aimed at underserved communities. This week's guests include: Erin Pursell, Vice President, North America Fintech, New Business Development, Visa Sheena Allen, Founder, Capway This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Get your tickets for our next After Dark here (https://info.11fs.com/london-calling) Special Guests: Erin Pursell and Sheena Allen.
3/15/202343 minutes, 32 seconds
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715. News: Abound raises $601m for AI lending and Griffin levels up with banking licence

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and David Barton-Grimley, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Open banking startup Abound nabs $601M to supercharge its AI-based consumer lending platform - 5:35 BaaS platform Griffin secures UK banking licence with restrictions - 16:05 Woman, 91, loses account and pension after Barclays declares her dead - 30:25 Western Union turns to MFS to expand global money transfers - 42:38 Your Juno partners with Wealthify to bring financial education to women and non-binary people - 52:10 Metro Bank stores are safe spaces for domestic abuse victims - 54:00 People are posting their failed Monzo applications on TikTok - 57:30 This week's guests include: Michelle He, Co-Founder and COO, Abound David Jarvis, CEO, Griffin With soundclips from: Kumar Shourav, Managing Director - MTOs, MFS Africa Anna Decoudu, Lending Director - Consumer Finance, RateSetter/Metro Bank Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Get your tickets for our next After Dark here (https://info.11fs.com/london-calling) Special Guests: Anna Decoudu, David Jarvis, Kumar Shourav, and Michelle He.
3/13/20231 hour, 4 minutes, 49 seconds
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714. Insights: Has financial services only been built for half the population?

Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Has financial services only been built for half the population?" This week's guests include: Alexia de Broglie, Co-Founder, Juno  Becky George-David, Executive Director - Product, JP Morgan Chase  Daniela Raffel, Vice President, Dawn Capital In the same week as International Women’s Day, we’re taking the time to look at the impact of a financial services system traditionally dominated by men. But these conversations are not just for one day, or one week, per year. This is a conversation the industry has to have with itself on a regular basis in order to push through any real change. We’ve put together a panel of amazing experts to discuss how financial services products been shaped so far, the impact of gender at the very top of businesses, the future of a more equitable industry. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alexia de Broglie, Becky George-David, and Daniela Raffel.
3/10/202340 minutes, 40 seconds
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713. News: JP Morgan bans ChatGPT, while female founders are on the rise

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Record 150,000 new firms founded by women last year, Natwest report reveals - 5:16 JP Morgan restricts staff from using AI bot ChatGPT - 16:40 French bank BNP Paribas sued by NGOs over Amazon deforestation link - 29:55 Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz invested more in fintech than any other sector in 2022 - 39:15 Nigeria's cash crisis provides boon for fintech and mobile money operators, Fitch reports - 49:29 Klarna announces $1 billion losses while Revolut declares first annual profitability - 53:25 Real estate influencers spark heated debate after arguing tenants should tip landlords - 55:50 This week's guests include: Lena Hackelöer, CEO & Founder, Brite Payment Mary Agbesanwa, Fintech Growth Lead, Seccl Ruth Foxe Blader, Partner, Anthemis With soundclips from: Jay Alabraba, Co-Founder and Director of Business Development, Paga Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Jay Alabraba, Lena Hackelöer, Mary Agbesanwa, and Ruth Foxe-Blader.
3/6/20231 hour, 45 seconds
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712. Insights: How does embedded finance make money?

Our expert host, David Barton-Grimley, is joined by some great guests to ask: "“How does embedded finance make money?” This week's guests include: Tui Allen, Vice President of Product, Ampla Sophie Guibaud, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial & Growth Officer, Fiat Republic Nadya Hijazi, Global Head of Wholesale Digital Channels, HSBC Embedded finance has the ability to bring financial inclusion to those previously excluded and provide genuinely helpful services at the point of need. But, revenue is important to making sure that embedded finance is a sustainable option. In this week's show we're looking at how you set up an embedded finance partnership, how to make it successful, and how do you make it profitable. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Nadya Hijazi, Sophie Guibaud, and Tui Allen.
3/3/202345 minutes, 36 seconds
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711. Focus: Using Super Apps to help create new economies, with Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, CEO of M-Pesa

In the newest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe - and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, David Barton-Grimley sat down with Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, CEO of M-Pesa to continue exploring the question set out in our previous Focus episode: What is stopping Super Apps from succeeding outside Asia? Join us to find out what particular needs the African market has for a Super App and how strong is the appetite from customers, if the number of founders and companies looking to build one has grown in the past couple of years, and if 2023 is the year of Super Apps. All of this, and so much more! This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guest: Sitoyo Lopokoiyit.
3/1/202330 minutes, 28 seconds
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710. News: Revolut tops app downloads – but is Chase coming for the crown?

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Digital bank Vexi raises millions to offer young Mexicans lower interest rate credit cards - 5:50 Gig workers denied equal opportunity to financial services - 20:00 Welcome to the bank branch where you can’t even deposit cash - 35:30 Which European banking app is winning the race for customers? - 44:10 Co-operative Bank turns corner with bid for £650m Sainsbury’s Bank mortgage book - 50:50 Digital bank Bunq hits profitability - 52:35 BMO bank no longer has a den for Hubert the Harris Lion - 54:20 This week's guests include: Ali Hamriti, Co-Founder & CEO, Rollee Cinthia Merlos, Co-Founder and COO, Vexi Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Get your tickets to our next After Dark here (https://info.11fs.com/london-calling) Special Guests: Ali Hamriti and Cinthia Merlos.
2/27/20231 hour, 6 seconds
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709. Insights: How does financial services make it all about the customer?

Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to ask: "How does financial services make it all about the customer?" This week's guests include: Diego Zaks, Head Of Design, Ramp Peter Collingridge, EMEA Head, D10x, Citi Will Jones, Executive Creative Director, 11:FS No matter what variation of fintech, financial service, bank, B2B, or B2C that you’re building or growing – there’s always the all-important end user. While we may think that’s a given, many businesses get lost in other things which mean they often forget this key principle. So, in this show, we’ve put together a panel of amazing experts to discuss: what customer centric design is and how it's implemented, the challenges of the jobs-to-be-done framework, and what this looks like in the future. This episode is sponsored by ComplyAdvantage ComplyAdvantage’s 2023 State of Financial Crime report is built on a global survey of 800 senior compliance professionals. It’s a clear-eyed look at how the financial services industry is preparing for the year ahead. Download your free copy today to explore trends including environmental crime, crowdfunding, sanctions on Russia, and much more: https://hubs.ly/Q01zd6TT0 (https://hubs.ly/Q01zd6TT0) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Get your tickets to our next After Dark here (https://info.11fs.com/london-calling) Special Guests: Diego Zaks, Peter Collingridge, and Will Jones.
2/24/202350 minutes, 13 seconds
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708. News: Is Buy Now Pay Later regulation finally happening?

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Amy Gavin, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: US fintech unicorn Alloy launches in UK - 5:10 Britain sets out legislation to regulate buy-now-pay-later credit - 16:20 RBC buys AI-powered real-estate company OJO Canada - 30:50 US fintech FIS to spin off Worldpay payments business - 41:15 Natwest: Pensions fintech bought by bank in £144m deal which will ‘shake up savings’ - 49:00 Revolut launches donations page to support victims of the recent earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria - 51:10 Banker CIBC doesn't want couples to sugarcoat financial discussions this Valentine's Day - 53:20 This week's guests include: Edwina Johnson, Head Of Global, Alloy Douglas Soltys, Editor-in-Chief, BetaKit Alex Marsh, Head of UK, Klarna This episode is sponsored by ComplyAdvantage ComplyAdvantage’s 2023 State of Financial Crime report is built on a global survey of 800 senior compliance professionals. It’s a clear-eyed look at how the financial services industry is preparing for the year ahead. Download your free copy today to explore trends including environmental crime, crowdfunding, sanctions on Russia, and much more: https://hubs.ly/Q01zd6TT0 (https://hubs.ly/Q01zd6TT0) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alex Marsh, Douglas Soltys, and Edwina Johnson .
2/20/20231 hour, 17 seconds
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707. Insights: Would you buy a home through a Super App?

Our expert hosts, David Barton-Grimley, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Would you buy your home through a Super App?" This week's guests include: Justin Herlick, CEO and Co-founder, Pine Maria Harris, Director, Digital Cat Consultancy Vadim Toader, CEO & Co-founder, Proportunity No matter where you’re listening to this podcast - the steps to buying a home is an administrative nightmare! From estate agents, to mortgage advisors, to solicitors, to service providers – there's so many parties you have to corral just to get that key to your new home. Surely a super app, a series of mini-apps all in one central application, could smooth out this process completely? In this epsiode we discuss how fragmented the homebuying process is right now, how a homebuying Super App could work , and what the challenges might be. This episode is sponsored by ComplyAdvantage ComplyAdvantage’s 2023 State of Financial Crime report is built on a global survey of 800 senior compliance professionals. It’s a clear-eyed look at how the financial services industry is preparing for the year ahead. Download your free copy today to explore trends including environmental crime, crowdfunding, sanctions on Russia, and much more: https://hubs.ly/Q01zd6TT0 (https://hubs.ly/Q01zd6TT0) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Justin Herlick, Maria Harris, and Vadim Toader.
2/17/202342 minutes, 29 seconds
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706. Focus: What's stopping Super Apps from succeeding outside Asia?

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests for this latest edition of Fintech insider Focus! In the newest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe - and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, we set the scene on Super Apps so far, the possibilities on offer, and the challenges of creating a 'true' Super App outside of Asia. This week's guests include: Alex McCrea, Head of CEMEA Fintech Partnerships, VIsa Madiha Sattar, VP, Careem Pay Waleed Sadek, Founder and CEO, PaySky This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alex McCrea, Madiha Sattar, and Waleed Sadek.
2/15/202344 minutes, 20 seconds
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705. News: Monzo has their U2 moment and Africa's newest fintech unicorn crowned

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Ahmed Mohsen, Chief Technology Officer, MNT-Halan Christer Holloman, Founder, Divido Kate Drew, Director of Research, CCG Catalyst With soundclips from: Clare Gambardella, Chief Customer Officer, Zopa We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Monzo automatically opts in customers for Plus feature trial - 4:45 Egypt's MNT-Halan is Africa's newest unicorn - 16:00 75% of LGBTQ+ startup founders hide their identity from investors, UK survey finds - 28:05 BNPL Openpay goes under as creditors chase debts - 37:55 Zopa secures £75m to kick off 2023 M&A - 47:50 HSBC staff get a uniform of jumpsuits and jeans - 50:30 This episode is sponsored by ComplyAdvantage ComplyAdvantage’s 2023 State of Financial Crime report is built on a global survey of 800 senior compliance professionals. It’s a clear-eyed look at how the financial services industry is preparing for the year ahead. Download your free copy today to explore trends including environmental crime, crowdfunding, sanctions on Russia, and much more: https://hubs.ly/Q01zd6TT0 (https://hubs.ly/Q01zd6TT0) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ahmed Mohsen, Christer Holloman, Clare Gambardella, and Kate Drew.
2/13/202356 minutes, 28 seconds
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704. Insights: How will financial crime evolve in 2023?

Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to ask: "how will financial crime evolve in 2023?" We can’t predict the crimes of the future - but experts do incredible work to keep on top of growing practices in financial crime and money laundering in the hope of keeping businesses, finances, and people safe. In today's episode, in association with ComplyAdvantage, we're looking at how 2023’s economic landscape impact financial crime, what emerging trends is the industry seeing, and what innovations are helping AML, compliance, and financial crime players keep up with the challenges. This week's guests include: Iain Armstrong, Regulatory Affairs Practice Lead, ComplyAdvantage Jessica Cath, Head of Financial Crime Project Delivery, Fintrail This episode is sponsored by ComplyAdvantage ComplyAdvantage’s 2023 State of Financial Crime report is built on a global survey of 800 senior compliance professionals. It’s a clear-eyed look at how the financial services industry is preparing for the year ahead. Download your free copy today to explore trends including environmental crime, crowdfunding, sanctions on Russia, and much more: https://hubs.ly/Q01zd6TT0 (https://hubs.ly/Q01zd6TT0) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Iain Armstrong and Jessica Cath.
2/10/202342 minutes, 42 seconds
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703. News: UK Government pulls plug on Tech Nation while Stripe sets deadline for IPO

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Tom Renwick, Head of Business Lending, Atom Bank Douglas Mackenzie, Chief Content Officer, Fintech Finance With soundclips from: Gerard Grech, CEO, Tech Nation Gabby MacSweeney, Head of Communications & Public Policy, Codat We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Tech Nation shutting down as UK government controversially pulls key funding - 4:25 Oaknorth and Atom Bank call on Grant Shapps to boost lending to small businesses - 16:50 Stripe tells employees it will decide on an IPO within the next year - 31:25 Republicans vow to probe US banks and asset managers’ ‘ESG agenda’ in Congress - 41:10 Monzo revenues surge more than twofold, putting it on track for 2023 profitability - 52:00 Ashley's Frasers Group set to roll out buy-now pay-later product - 53:50 Michigan boy, 6, spends $1k on Grubhub: ‘Doorbell just kept ringing, cars kept coming’ - 55:10 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Douglas Mackenzie, Gabby MacSweeney, Gerard Grech, and Tom Renwick.
2/6/20231 hour, 3 minutes
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702. Insights: Why parents need better financial services

Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to ask: 'Do parents need better financial services?' Growing families have previously been considered as baked into the fabric of joint accounts and wealth management - but there’s actually a lot of gaps in which new players are looking to address the needs of new parents directly. Like the children themselves, this industry is very much still in its infancy. So, in this show, we’ve put together a panel of experts to discuss what the market looks like today for new parents, what the biggest challenges are stopping this niche from becoming bigger, and what we hope to see in the future. This week's guests include: Sara Mauskopf, CEO & Co-Founder, Winnie Jacklyn Rome, Founder & CEO, Onward Youssef Darwich, Co-Founder, Nosso This episode is sponsored by Amplitude In today's volatile market, financial services companies that want to thrive must prioritize customer loyalty and engagement. Amplitude, the number one self-service digital analytics platform, helps teams identify key drivers of retention and opportunities for improvement. With Amplitude's insights, you can build your product to increase transactions, retain customers, and grow loyalty. To succeed in today's market, visit Amplitude.com. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Jacklyn Rome, Sara Mauskopf, and Youssef Darwich.
2/3/202343 minutes, 56 seconds
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701. Focus: The power of Open Finance lies in open data, with Samantha Seaton, CEO of Moneyhub

Our expert host, David Barton-Grimley, Global Strategy Director - Embedded Financial Services here at 11:FS, is joined by a fantastic guest to continue the deep-dive into the question posed by David M. Brear and Visa's Dan Roesbery in the inaugural episode of this new Fintech Insider strand: "Can Open Finance ever be truly global?" In this second instalment of Fintech Insider Focus (catch up on the first episode here (https://content.11fs.com/podcasts/696-focus-can-open-finance-ever-be-truly-global)), in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe - and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, we continue our journey with Samantha Seaton, CEO of Moneyhub, to explore what Open Finance allows companies to do now that wasn’t possible before, the power of open data, how can open data and finance impact people’s lives, and Moneyhub's future plans when it comes to operating globally. All of this, and so much more! This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Dan Roesbery and Samantha Seaton.
2/1/202328 minutes, 56 seconds
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700. News: America's big banks team up to take on PayPal

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Amy Gavin, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Collin Galster, VP - International, Nova Credit/Non-Executive Director, Nova Credit UK Umer Suleman, Global Head of Risk, Wahed Invest With soundclips from: Mauricio Magaldi, Global Strategy Director of Crypto, 11:FS We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Nova Credit becomes UK’s first cross-border credit reference provider - 5.25 Aramco-backed fintech opens bank branch in London to help Muslims invest - 17.20 US banks plan payment wallet to compete with PayPal, Apple Pay - 28:45 Brazil and Argentina to discuss common currency - 40:55 Keyzy raises £3m to help first-time buyers get a leg up on the property ladder- 48:40 India's PhonePe tops $12bn valuation in new funding - 50:25 Fintech Insider mailbag - 52:00 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Collin Galster, Mauricio Magaldi, and Umer Suleman.
1/30/202356 minutes, 37 seconds
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699. Insights: What will define the user experience in financial services this year?

Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to ask: "What will define the user experience in financial services this year?" No matter how amazing your financial services product may be, if the UX isn’t up to scratch, then no one is going to find out. But there’s no set-in-stone rules for these journeys and experiences, and there’s many external factors which may shape a product from one year to the next. So what were the successes of 2022, what were the challenges of the last twelve months, and what do we predict will dominate user experiences in 2023? This week's guests include: Lindsey Kistler, Product Director - Pulse, 11:FS Jasper Martens, CMO, PensionBee Kristen Anderson, Founder and CEO, Catch This episode is sponsored by Amplitude In today's volatile market, financial services companies that want to thrive must prioritize customer loyalty and engagement. Amplitude, the number one self-service digital analytics platform, helps teams identify key drivers of retention and opportunities for improvement. With Amplitude's insights, you can build your product to increase transactions, retain customers, and grow loyalty. To succeed in today's market, visit Amplitude.com. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Jasper Martens and Kristen Anderson.
1/27/202342 minutes, 59 seconds
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698. News: How Apple Card cost Goldman Sachs billions

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and David Barton-Grimley, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Irina Chuchkina, Chief Marketing Officer, Thunes  Natasha Jones, Early-Stage Investor, Octopus Ventures We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Apple Card has cost Goldman Sachs over $1bn in losses - 5:00 Cashed-up banks ready to buy UK fintech firms on the cheap in 2023, says VC chief - 18:20 Women pass 40% mark on European financial services boards but hurdles remain - 31:15 US tech firms are replacing workers with cheaper talent in Latin America - 42:00 Revolut is assembling a new team to address its workplace culture - 50:10 Amazon to widely launch 'Buy with Prime', says offering improved merchant sales - 51:50 Keep cake away from office, suggests food watchdog head - 54:25 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: David Barton-Grimley, Irina Chuchkina, and Natasha Jones.
1/23/202359 minutes, 4 seconds
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697. Insights: Will social media banks ever take off?

Our expert host, Nicole Perry, is joined by some great guests to discuss the potential of social media networks becoming banks. At the end of 2022, Elon Musk held a meeting with Twitter employees laying out plans to turn the social network into a bank - complete with a high-yield money market account, debit cards, checks, and loans. Musk is not the first social media mogul to see the power of combining banking and social networks – but, to date, that melding of likes and filters with APIs and KYC has proved difficult in many markets. So how have these two worlds collided so far, what is stopping social media banks from happening, and what could happen in the future? This week's guests include: Ross Gallagher, Manager, 11:FS Jason Mikula, Publisher, Fintech Business Weekly Nik Milanović, Editor, This Week in Fintech This episode is sponsored by Amplitude In today's volatile market, financial services companies that want to thrive must prioritize customer loyalty and engagement. Amplitude, the number one self-service digital analytics platform, helps teams identify key drivers of retention and opportunities for improvement. With Amplitude's insights, you can build your product to increase transactions, retain customers, and grow loyalty. To succeed in today's market, visit Amplitude.com. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Jason Mikula and Nik Milanović.
1/20/202339 minutes, 48 seconds
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696. Focus: Can Open Finance ever be truly global?

Our expert host, David M. Bear, is joined by some great guests to get deep-dive into the question: "Can Open Finance ever be truly global?" In this new strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe - and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, we set the scene on the journey from Open Banking to Open Finance to date, then our panel break down the challenges and opportunities for a truly global system. This week's guests include: Dan Roesbery, Global Fintech Partnerships Lead, Visa Andrew Norman, Senior Engineer Lead for UK and Europe, Wise Matt West, Vice President Strategic Accounts & New Markets, MX This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Andrew Norman, Dan Roesbery, and Matt West.
1/18/202339 minutes, 16 seconds
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695. News: Flutterwave vies for Railsr and NALA expands into Europe

Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Benjamin Fernandes, CEO, NALA Charlie Conchie, Investment Editor, City AM Wiza Jalakasi, VP of Global Merchant Business, Chipper Cash With soundclips from: Tom Burton, Director of External Affairs and Public Policy, GoCardless We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: African payments giant Flutterwave vies to buy British fintech Railsr - 4:15 NALA expands into Europe to enable cross border payments - 16:40 UK fintech funding tumbles amid global slowdown, but London remains well ahead of global rivals - 30:15 Jack Ma to give up control of fintech giant Ant Group - 41:40 Visa and Enfuce pilot prepaid cards for refugees in France - 49:15 Open Banking turns five! - 50:50 YouTube star Logan Paul apologises for CryptoZoo project failure - 55:00 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Benjamin Fernandes , Charlie Conchie , Tom Burton, and Wiza Jalakasi.
1/16/20231 hour, 41 seconds
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694. Insights: Can fintech ever be environmentally sustainable?

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Can financial services ever be sustainable?” From the carbon cost of everyday payment transactions, data servers, plastic credit cards, and investments in polluting industries - not to mention the international conferences that require some serious jet-setting – it’s safe to say that our industry has never looked to put its environmental impact front and centre. But, with global temperatures rising and climates across the globe being altered by our behaviour, can financial services really afford to ignore sustainability any longer? This week's guests include: Ken Hart, CEO and Founder, Snowdrop Solutions Sarah Habib, Customer Strategist, 11:FS Heidi Lindvall, General Partner, Pale Blue Dot This episode is sponsored by Amplitude In today's volatile market, financial services companies that want to thrive must prioritize customer loyalty and engagement. Amplitude, the number one self-service digital analytics platform, helps teams identify key drivers of retention and opportunities for improvement. With Amplitude's insights, you can build your product to increase transactions, retain customers, and grow loyalty. To succeed in today's market, visit Amplitude.com. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Heidi Lindvall, Ken Hart, and Sarah Habib.
1/13/202339 minutes, 26 seconds
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Bonus: Trailer | Fintech Insider Focus

David M. Brear is here to tell you about Fintech Insider Focus, the latest podcast strand joining your weekly News and Insights shows. Focus will take all the burning financial services questions from across the globe and put them under the microscope – with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews with decision-makers. We’re hopping continents and crossing borders to delve into the biggest subjects in the industry. Whether Open Banking in Africa, or Super Apps in the Middle East, these bi-monthly breakdowns are essential listening wherever you are in the world. The first episode is dropping January 18th and every other Wednesday from then on! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]!
1/11/20231 minute, 11 seconds
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693. News: Stripe is 2022's MVP as fintechs debate open banking future and cost of living bites

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Lindsay Davis, Head of Markets, Atomic Geri Cupi, CEO and Founder, Twig With soundclips from: Paul Lloyd, CMO and Co-Founder, Snoop We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Millions of Brits would struggle to cover extra £20 a month as the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite - 4:00 Twig acquires Vybe Technology - 16:20 Fintechs call for clarity over Open Banking reforms - 28:00 Stripe ranked world’s most valuable fintech in 2022 - 37:45 Australian BNPL Humm 'retreating from England' as market worsens - 46:55 Cashless Denmark records a year without bank robberies - 48:05 NatWest CEO receives damehood and FinTech Scotland chair recognised in New Year Honours - 49:45 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Geri Cupi, Lindsay Davis , and Paul Lloyd.
1/9/202357 minutes, 35 seconds
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692. Insights: What do we predict for financial services in 2023?

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher and Kate Moody, have come together to ask: "What do we predict for financial services in 2023?” No matter how big or shiny your crystal ball was, there’s no way anyone predicted the sheer chaotic energy that was financial services in 2022. So, for the opening Fintech Insider of the year, we’ve put together a panel of Elevens to discuss: how right or wrong we got last year's predictions, what our panel hope to see this year in financial services, and what the wider community see happening in 2023. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]!
1/6/202347 minutes, 51 seconds
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691. Insights: SWIFT, Fast, Eat Now Pay Later – the biggest stories in financial services in 2022

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We’ve seen some of the biggest tests of financial services in living memory – with global conflicts, economic downturns, and industry layoffs. But…it’s not all been doom and gloom! So, for the last Fintech Insider of 2022, we’ve put together a panel of experts to discuss: The biggest stories in financial services in 2022, the impact of these stories, and what buzzwords our panel would ban going into 2023. This week's guests include: Mary Ann Azevedo, Senior Editor, TechCrunch Alex Johnson, Creator, Fintech Takes We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: The West’s Sanctions sever Russia’s economy from much of the world - 4:05 Fast shuts doors after slow growth - 12:50 Shoppers relying on buy now pay later and microloans for groceries in the UK and US - 25:05 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alex Johnson and Mary Ann Azevedo.
12/23/202247 minutes, 40 seconds
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690. News: Sam Bankman-Fried and the dangers of celebrity founders

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Janay Eyo, Director of Financial Policy, Chamber of Progress Sarah Kocianski, Independent Fintech Consultant Bruno Diniz, Co-Founder, Spiralem We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried charged with defrauding investors - 4:20 Brazil's Nubank announces $330 million equity capitalization in Mexico - 17:15 Inflation peaked — but it's not returning to pre-Covid levels in 2023, Mastercard says - 30:00 Ocho wants to rethink (and rebrand) personal finance for business owners - 40:40 UK banking rules in biggest shake-up in more than 30 years - 50:50 The ‘naughty or nice’ list of financial services - 52:05 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Bruno DIniz, Janay Eyo, and Sarah Kocianski.
12/19/20221 hour, 1 minute, 10 seconds
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689. Insights: What would happen to financial services if we put the engineers in charge?

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to ask: "What would happen to financial services if we put the engineers in charge?" The whole fintech industry is built on top of complex tech stacks, constructed and maintained by engineers. Their value to the industry has never been in doubt, but where they sit in the business structure changes from company to company. We've put together a panel of experts to discuss how the role of engineers has changed in financial services, the challenges they have to contend with, and what the future of financial services would look like if we put the engineers in charge. This week's guests include: Nick Stemp, Engineering Director, 11:FS Johannes Schaback, CTO, SumUp Simon Vans-Colina, CTO, BigPay Elizabeth Prendergast, Engineering Team Lead, Yapily Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Elizabeth Prendergast, Johannes Schaback, Nick Stemp, and Simon Vans-Colina.
12/16/202239 minutes, 18 seconds
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688. News: What strings are attached to your current account?

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Nicole Perry, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Andrea de Gottardo, CEO, Kroo Emily Man, Investor, Redpoint Ventures We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Kroo banks on winning new customers with 2% interest - 04:35 Wells Fargo launches new commercial banking platform - 19:10 Robot landlords are buying up houses - 28:30 UK banks told to break 'class ceiling' with new targets to boost diversity among senior hires - 38:00 Fintechs Canada association launches with significant industry backing - 46:00 Thales releases 'Voice Payment Card' for the visually impaired - 48:25 At Art Basel Miami Beach, an ATM announces your account balance - 50:05 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Andrea de Gottardo and Emily Man.
12/12/202256 minutes, 4 seconds
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687. Insights: Is financial services equipped to serve digital nomads?

Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Is financial services equipped to serve digital nomads?" It’s estimated that there are some 35 million people worldwide who packed in the office and the 9-5 hours in favour of a life of travel and working from across the world armed with a laptop. While this lifestyle has boomed post-pandemic, financial services is still looking to play catch-up when it comes to wages, taxes, compliance, and payments. In today's show, our panel are discussing the options for digital nomads today, the biggest hurdles still to overcome, and how financial services aimed at digital nomads evolve going forward. This week's guests include: Chris Cerra, Creator, RemoteBase Devin Kohli, Co-Head, Outward VC Daumantas Dvilinskas, CEO, TransferGo Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Chris Cerra, Daumantas Dvilinskas, and Devin Kohli.
12/9/202243 minutes, 28 seconds
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686. News: Atom Bank pushes back IPO and Shopify breaks Black Friday records

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Nicole Perry, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Owen Thomas, Fintech & VC Journalist Mark Mullen, CEO, Atom Bank We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Atom Bank raises £30m as it pushes back IPO plans - 3:55 Banking platform for Black and Latino communities Greenwood raises $45m - 18:00 Pipe’s founding team stepping down as hunt for ‘veteran’ CEO begins - 28:50 Finance staff ignoring mandatory office attendance demands, report suggests - 38:50 Shopify merchants notch up Black Friday record with $3.36bn in sales - 48:50 India banking regulator asks Paytm unit to reapply for license - 50:50 What are doubloons? TikTok’s imaginary economy and rules explained - 53:20 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Mark Mullen and Owen Thomas.
12/5/202259 minutes, 8 seconds
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685. Insights: How should we measure success in fintech?

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to ask: 'How should we measure success in fintech?' There have been blockbuster IPOs, record revenue numbers, and a select few have even become verbs in their own right! But what should we be celebrating when it comes to fintech? Has the industry got its priorities right? This week's guests include: Katie Palenscar, Managing Director & Global Head of Venture Studio, Anthemis Nik Milanović, Editor, This Week In Fintech Richard Davies, CEO, Allica Bank Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Katie Palencsar, Nik Milanović, and Richard Davies.
12/2/202245 minutes, 32 seconds
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684. News: Daylight builds for the LGBTQ+ community and the FCA hits back at trading apps

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Amy Gavin, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Billie Simmons, Co-Founder & COO, Daylight Charlie Conchie, Reporter, City AM With soundclips from: Charlotte Fereday, Product Director, 11:FS Roberta Prescott, Brazil Correspondent, Iupana Charles McManus, CEO, ClearBank We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Daylight raises cash to launch subscription plan for family planning - 5:00 Financial Conduct Authority warns trading firms over dangerous ‘gamification’ - 17:10 Nubank’s swing to profit may signal demise of growth-at-all-costs strategies for digital banks - 29:00 Nirvana Money closes doors just 22 days after launch - 39:00 Sella launches pilot of biometric credit card in Italy - 46:10 ClearBank CEO plots European launch and M&A as profitability is reached - 48:30 Fintech Insider Mailbag - 50:30 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Billie Simmons, Charles McManus, Charlie Conchie , Charlotte Fereday, and Roberta Prescott.
11/28/202255 minutes, 48 seconds
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683. Insights: How does design help you compete on more than just price?

Our expert host, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to ask: "How does design help you compete on more than price?" As fintech develops and companies look to add more features to their product - we’re seeing a lot of similar offerings across the board. So if you’re launching a product into a market where the price point is set - how do you avoid the ‘pointing spiderman meme’ moment? We've put together a panel of experts to discuss: how design has helped define fintechs to date, what challenges arise when products become similar, and how design changes as fintech evolves. This week's guests include: Will Jones, Executive Creative Director, 11:FS Clare Gambardella, Chief Customer Officer, Zopa Kish Patel, Head of Design, Lightyear Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Clare Gambardella, Kish Patel, and Will Jones.
11/25/202240 minutes, 25 seconds
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Bonus: Disrupting the corporate and consumer divide, with Pagaya's Ashok Vaswani

Our expert host, David M. Brear, sits down with Ashok Vaswani to discuss his three decades across senior posiitons at Citigroup and Barclays, as well as his new role as President of Pagaya Technologies. If you're looking for advice from someone who has seen and done it all – listen to this! You can also watch the full interview on Youtube here. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guest: Ashok Vaswani.
11/23/202231 minutes, 10 seconds
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682. News: Would you bank with Twitter?

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Nicole Perry, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Tayga Baltacıoğlu, CEO, Debite Mo Ghahroudi, Senior Product Lead, Klarna With soundclips from: Brad Goodall, CEO, Banked We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Debite launches direct to bank payments for early-stage companies - 3:20 A ‘credible alternative to Google and Amazon’: Klarna brings its price comparison tool to Europe - 16:15 Credit card interest rates hit record high - 29:50 Elon Musk details his plan to turn Twitter into a bank - 40:20 JPMorgan to expand in Greece with new office and payments team - 50:25 Banked secures another $15M in Series A to bring pay-by-bank to the world - 52:00 Crypto exchange FTX files for bankruptcy as CEO exits - 54:00 Top tier of financial services celebrated at inaugural 11:FS Awards - 57:00 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Brad Goodall , Mo Ghahroudi, and Tayga Baltacıoğlu.
11/21/20221 hour, 4 minutes, 3 seconds
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681. Insights: How do changes in government affect innovation in financial services?

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to ask: "How do changes in government affect innovation in financial services?" Governments can accelerate or roll back growth and innovation in financial services as they see fit. We’ve put together a panel of experts to discuss: what role governments play in financial services, to what extent they are responsible for innovation in the UK, US, and Latin American markets, and what impact could governments have on the future innovation of those markets? This week's guests include: Bruno Diniz, Co-Founder, Spiralem Janine Hirt, CEO, Innovate Finance Janay Eyo, Director of Financial Policy, Chamber of Progress Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Bruno DIniz, Janay Eyo, and Janine Hirt.
11/18/202244 minutes, 16 seconds
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680. News: Apple and PayPal call a truce – but who wins?

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Alex Johnson, Creator, Fintech Takes Sophie Winwood, Principal, Anthemis With soundclips from: Kristin Sadler, Head of Impact, Quona Capital We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: PayPal, Apple reach truce and will accept each other’s products - 3:20 Stripe cuts 14% of its workforce, CEO says they ‘overhired for the world we’re in’ - 14:45 Quona Capital sinking $332M into startups focused on financial inclusion - 25:15 Santander to block UK transfers to crypto exchanges in 2023 - 36:00 Black-owned fintech company launches free grant search platform - 46:40 Twitter files paperwork to enter payments business - 48:45 11:FS and Griffin join forces to bring the power of embedded finance to UK businesses - 50:20 Glastonbury Festival ticket sales hit by technical issue - 51:20 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alex Johnson, Kristin Sadler, and Sophie Winwood.
11/14/202258 minutes, 28 seconds
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679. Insights: Is the future of fighting financial crime in people or automation?

In this show in association with LexisNexis Risk Solutions – our expert host, David M. Brear , is joined by some great guests to ask: “Is the future of AML and fighting financial crime about investing in people, or automation?” With the current climate of economic downturns, global conflict, and international sanctions - fighting financial crime has never been tougher. But is the answer better equipping humans to spot the signs of financial crime, or creating more sophisticated systems through machine learning? We discuss the current challenges, the role of orchestration, and more! This week's guests include: Eddie Vaughan, Sales Director, LexisNexis Risk Solutions Dan Argent, Head of Financial Crime and MLRO, GB Bank. Jessica Cath, Head of Financial Crime Project Delivery, FINTRAIL This episode is sponsored by LexisNexis Risk Solutions LexisNexis® Risk Solutions harnesses the power of data and advanced analytics to provide insights that help businesses and governmental entities reduce risk and improve decisions to benefit people around the globe. Leveraging automation and machine learning from the ground up, the LexisNexis® RiskNarrative™ platform, as recognised by Gartner, is a smart, configurable financial crime and fraud lifecycle management solution enabling businesses to seamlessly manage all customer journeys within a simple, no-code integration. For more infomation, visit risk.lexisnexis.co.uk (https://risk.lexisnexis.co.uk/) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Dan Argent, Eddie Vaughan, and Jessica Cath.
11/11/202245 minutes, 59 seconds
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678. News: What Open Banking brings to the cost of living crisis

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Tage Kene-Okafor, Africa Reporter, Techcrunch Karina Seskena, Product Marketing Lead, Yapily We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: UK consumers using new money tools to cope with cost of living - 4:34 JPMorgan Chase wants to disrupt the rent check with its payments platform for landlords and tenants - 16:41 Money Fellows, an Egyptian fintech digitizing money circles, raises $31M funding - 28:33 Uber alum rakes in $9.7M to curb finance-related fights between co-parents - 40:18 Bank of Ireland to roll out bio-sourced cards - 49:28 Capital Bank of Jordan launches new mobile banking app powered by Codebase - 51:20 Actor Simon Callow sits down for spooky story time - to warn Brits about types of fraud - 52:17 This episode is sponsored by LinkedIn As you gear up for Autumn, you need the right people on your team to help your small business fire on all cylinders. LinkedIn Jobs is here to make it easier. Tap into the world’s largest professional network with over 30 million people in the UK. Create a job post in minutes, and spread the word so your network can help you find the right people to hire. Just add the purple #Hiring frame to your LinkedIn profile. Simple tools, like screening questions, make it easy to find candidates with just the right skills and experience. It’s why small businesses rate LinkedIn Jobs #1 in delivering quality hires vs leading competitors. LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. And, you can post a job for free. Just visit Linkedin.com/FINTECH (https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/cx/21/01/jobs-single-cta-11-podcast-uk?src=re-pod&trk=fintech&veh=fintech&mcid=6963291076820369422). Terms and conditions apply. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Karina Seskena and Tage Kene-Okafor.
11/7/20221 hour, 13 seconds
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677. Insights: How does innovation survive a recession?

Our expert host, Nicole Perry, is joined by some great guests to ask: 'how does innovation survive a recession?' While the current economic issues will no doubt have many across the globe feeling worried, there are some who look at these times as a challenge and the chance to build something better than we’ve had before. We’ve put together a panel of experts to discuss: what lessons can be learnt from previous economic downturns? What are the current challenges to innovation? And how will this impact the future for many in financial services? This week's guests include: Catalina Munteanu, Engineering Manager, 11:FS Valentina Kristensen, Director of Growth and Communications, OakNorth Jake Johnson, VP of Brand and Content Versapay This episode is sponsored by Tink Open banking can pave the way for faster and more responsible lending practices, that are robust on risk and financially inclusive. As the leading open banking platform, Tink is powering banks and fintechs to transform lending. To find out more, and read Tink’s new Lending Unlocked report, go to tink.com/11fs. This episode is sponsored by LinkedIn As you gear up for Autumn, you need the right people on your team to help your small business fire on all cylinders. LinkedIn Jobs is here to make it easier. Tap into the world’s largest professional network with over 30 million people in the UK. Create a job post in minutes, and spread the word so your network can help you find the right people to hire. Just add the purple #Hiring frame to your LinkedIn profile. Simple tools, like screening questions, make it easy to find candidates with just the right skills and experience. It’s why small businesses rate LinkedIn Jobs #1 in delivering quality hires vs leading competitors. LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. And, you can post a job for free. Just visit Linkedin.com/FINTECH (https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/cx/21/01/jobs-single-cta-11-podcast-uk?src=re-pod&trk=fintech&veh=fintech&mcid=6963291076820369422). Terms and conditions apply. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Catalina Munteanu, Jake Johnson, and Valentina Kristensen.
11/4/202242 minutes, 38 seconds
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676. News: Live from Money20/20 - announcements from Google, Wells Fargo, Adyen, Fireblocks and more!

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Lindsay Davis, Head of Markets, Atomic Charley Ma, General Manager, Alloy Lindsey Argalas, COO, TaxBit With soundclips from: Ran Goldi, VP of Payments, Fireblocks Hemmo Bosscher, VP of Platforms & Financial Services, Adyen Hasan Luongo, VP of Brand & Marketing, Chipper Cash Simon Khalaf, Chief Product Officer, Marqeta We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Wells Fargo launches virtual assistant, named Fargo 4:35 Fireblocks launches digital asset payments engine with FIS as new pilot partner - 10:03 Adyen moves into embedded finance with dual product launch - 22:10 TaxBit releases Cost Basis Interchange for digital asset reporting and compliance - 32:00 ChipperCash’s new UGX Virtual Card lets you make online payments - 38:25 Fintech Marqeta pushes into banking for next growth phase - 41:31 This episode is sponsored by Tink Open banking can pave the way for faster and more responsible lending practices, that are robust on risk and financially inclusive. As the leading open banking platform, Tink is powering banks and fintechs to transform lending. To find out more, and read Tink’s new Lending Unlocked report, go to tink.com/11fs. This episode is sponsored by LinkedIn As you gear up for Autumn, you need the right people on your team to help your small business fire on all cylinders. LinkedIn Jobs is here to make it easier. Tap into the world’s largest professional network with over 30 million people in the UK. Create a job post in minutes, and spread the word so your network can help you find the right people to hire. Just add the purple #Hiring frame to your LinkedIn profile. Simple tools, like screening questions, make it easy to find candidates with just the right skills and experience. It’s why small businesses rate LinkedIn Jobs #1 in delivering quality hires vs leading competitors. LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. And, you can post a job for free. Just visit Linkedin.com/FINTECH (https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/cx/21/01/jobs-single-cta-11-podcast-uk?src=re-pod&trk=fintech&veh=fintech&mcid=6963291076820369422). Terms and conditions apply. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Charley Ma, Hasan Luongo, Lindsay Davis , Lindsey Argalas, Ran Goldi, and Simon Khalaf.
10/31/202255 minutes, 48 seconds
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675. Insights: Is the USA world-beating when it comes to payments?

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear, is joined by some greats to discuss: “Is the US world-beating when it comes to payments?” Just like the food in Vegas, the payments industry doesn’t do small! The USA is home to the biggest payments players, the most valuable companies, and the most sought-after market. But does that make it world-beating in this industry? This week's guests include: Wade Arnold, CEO, Moov Kristen Anderson, CEO, Catch Ginger Baker, Head of Financial Access, Plaid This episode is sponsored by Tink Open banking can pave the way for faster and more responsible lending practices, that are robust on risk and financially inclusive. As the leading open banking platform, Tink is powering banks and fintechs to transform lending. To find out more, and read Tink’s new Lending Unlocked report, go to tink.com/11fs. This episode is sponsored by LinkedIn As you gear up for Autumn, you need the right people on your team to help your small business fire on all cylinders. LinkedIn Jobs is here to make it easier. Tap into the world’s largest professional network with over 30 million people in the UK. Create a job post in minutes, and spread the word so your network can help you find the right people to hire. Just add the purple #Hiring frame to your LinkedIn profile. Simple tools, like screening questions, make it easy to find candidates with just the right skills and experience. It’s why small businesses rate LinkedIn Jobs #1 in delivering quality hires vs leading competitors. LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. And, you can post a job for free. Just visit Linkedin.com/FINTECH (https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/cx/21/01/jobs-single-cta-11-podcast-uk?src=re-pod&trk=fintech&veh=fintech&mcid=6963291076820369422). Terms and conditions apply. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ginger Baker, Kristen Anderson, and Wade Arnold.
10/28/202250 minutes, 39 seconds
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674. News: Is Apple's big bank dream impossible?

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Alex Zivoder, CEO, GoHenry Jason Mikula, Publisher, Fintech Business Weekly Gaia Lamperti, Producer, Bloomberg With sound clips from: Luigi Pace, Director of Marketing and Innovation, Compass We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Apple teams up with Goldman Sachs on high-yield savings accounts - 5:33 GoHenry, the fintech for under-18s, raises $55m after passing 2m users - 18:15 Mastercard will help banks offer cryptocurrency trading - 30:45 Italy’s Mediobanca acquires fintechs to drive BNPL growth - 41:00 Digital bank Bunq wins case against Dutch Central Bank over artificial intelligence use - 50:30 Revolut expands accommodation booking service to rival Airbnb - 52:10 Ed Westwick teams up with Shares to champion new era of social investing -53:20 This episode is sponsored by Tink Open banking can pave the way for faster and more responsible lending practices, that are robust on risk and financially inclusive. As the leading open banking platform, Tink is powering banks and fintechs to transform lending. To find out more, and read Tink’s new Lending Unlocked report, go to tink.com/11fs. This episode is sponsored by LinkedIn As you gear up for Autumn, you need the right people on your team to help your small business fire on all cylinders. LinkedIn Jobs is here to make it easier. Tap into the world’s largest professional network with over 30 million people in the UK. Create a job post in minutes, and spread the word so your network can help you find the right people to hire. Just add the purple #Hiring frame to your LinkedIn profile. Simple tools, like screening questions, make it easy to find candidates with just the right skills and experience. It’s why small businesses rate LinkedIn Jobs #1 in delivering quality hires vs leading competitors. LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. And, you can post a job for free. Just visit Linkedin.com/FINTECH (https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/cx/21/01/jobs-single-cta-11-podcast-uk?src=re-pod&trk=fintech&veh=fintech&mcid=6963291076820369422). Terms and conditions apply. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alex Zivoder, Gaia Lamperti, Jason Mikula, and Luigi Pace.
10/24/202259 minutes, 30 seconds
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673. Insights: How to make home-buying more inclusive

Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to ask "how do we make home-buying more inclusive?" Home-buying is challenging enough with house prices and mortgage rates continuing to rise. However, certain demographics face even more scrutiny than others when applying for loans, trying to raise their credit scores, or getting the down payment needed to get on the property ladder at all. So today, we’ve put together a panel of experts to discuss how to open up the home-buying market to more diverse communities. This week's guests include: Brian Simons, President of Maxwell Laura Arce, SVP, UnidosUS This episode is sponsored by Tink Open banking can pave the way for faster and more responsible lending practices, that are robust on risk and financially inclusive. As the leading open banking platform, Tink is powering banks and fintechs to transform lending. To find out more, and read Tink’s new Lending Unlocked report, go to tink.com/11fs. This episode is sponsored by LinkedIn As you gear up for Autumn, you need the right people on your team to help your small business fire on all cylinders. LinkedIn Jobs is here to make it easier. Tap into the world’s largest professional network with over 30 million people in the UK. Create a job post in minutes, and spread the word so your network can help you find the right people to hire. Just add the purple #Hiring frame to your LinkedIn profile. Simple tools, like screening questions, make it easy to find candidates with just the right skills and experience. It’s why small businesses rate LinkedIn Jobs #1 in delivering quality hires vs leading competitors. LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. And, you can post a job for free. Just visit Linkedin.com/FINTECH (https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/cx/21/01/jobs-single-cta-11-podcast-uk?src=re-pod&trk=fintech&veh=fintech&mcid=6963291076820369422). Terms and conditions apply. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Brian Simons and Laura Arce.
10/21/202243 minutes, 2 seconds
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672. News: Will Goldman Sachs call time on Marcus?

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Oliver Smith, Managing Editor, AltFi Anita Ramaswamy, Senior Reporter, Techcrunch With soundclips from: Mauricio Magaldi, Crypto, 11:FS We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Is Goldman Sachs ready to pull the rug on Marcus? - 4:10 PayPal decides fining people $2,500 for 'misinformation' wasn't a great idea - 15:08 Affirm is working on credit card-like bonus points for its payment product - 27:10 How India's proposed digital rupee would be different from cryptocurrency - 38:00 Egypt’s Algebra Ventures completes first close of $100m for its second fund - 49:25 Martin Lewis hits out Deliveroo for buy now pay later scheme - 50:45 Digital receipts start-up Flux closing down - 52:20 Damien Hirst burns artworks after collectors pick their NFTs instead - 54:20 This episode is sponsored by Tink Open banking can pave the way for faster and more responsible lending practices, that are robust on risk and financially inclusive. As the leading open banking platform, Tink is powering banks and fintechs to transform lending. To find out more, and read Tink’s new Lending Unlocked report, go to tink.com/11fs. This episode is sponsored by LinkedIn As you gear up for Autumn, you need the right people on your team to help your small business fire on all cylinders. LinkedIn Jobs is here to make it easier. Tap into the world’s largest professional network with over 30 million people in the UK. Create a job post in minutes, and spread the word so your network can help you find the right people to hire. Just add the purple #Hiring frame to your LinkedIn profile. Simple tools, like screening questions, make it easy to find candidates with just the right skills and experience. It’s why small businesses rate LinkedIn Jobs #1 in delivering quality hires vs leading competitors. LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. And, you can post a job for free. Just visit Linkedin.com/FINTECH (https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/cx/21/01/jobs-single-cta-11-podcast-uk?src=re-pod&trk=fintech&veh=fintech&mcid=6963291076820369422). Terms and conditions apply. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Anita Ramaswamy, Mauricio Magaldi, and Oliver Smith.
10/17/202258 minutes, 56 seconds
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671. Insights: What does the perfect pension offering look like?

Our expert host, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to ask: "What does the perfect pension offering look like?” The average global life expectancy today is higher than in any country back in 1950 – which means we’re seeing a lot more of our retirement years than previous generations. So pension planning and offerings have never been more prevalent or important to get right. We’ve put together a panel of experts to discuss how to build the perfect pension offering, with today’s constraints in mind. This week's guests include: Jasper Martens, Chief Marketing Officer, PensionBee Andy Russell, CEO, Wealthify Alex Mazer, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Common Wealth This episode is sponsored by Tink Open banking can pave the way for faster and more responsible lending practices, that are robust on risk and financially inclusive. As the leading open banking platform, Tink is powering banks and fintechs to transform lending. To find out more, and read Tink’s new Lending Unlocked report, go to tink.com/11fs. This episode is sponsored by LinkedIn As you gear up for Autumn, you need the right people on your team to help your small business fire on all cylinders. LinkedIn Jobs is here to make it easier. Tap into the world’s largest professional network with over 30 million people in the UK. Create a job post in minutes, and spread the word so your network can help you find the right people to hire. Just add the purple #Hiring frame to your LinkedIn profile. Simple tools, like screening questions, make it easy to find candidates with just the right skills and experience. It’s why small businesses rate LinkedIn Jobs #1 in delivering quality hires vs leading competitors. LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. And, you can post a job for free. Just visit Linkedin.com/FINTECH (https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/cx/21/01/jobs-single-cta-11-podcast-uk?src=re-pod&trk=fintech&veh=fintech&mcid=6963291076820369422). Terms and conditions apply. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alex Mazer, Andy Russell, and Jasper Martens.
10/14/202246 minutes, 25 seconds
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670. News: BaaS partnerships for Chetwood and HSBC and Adyen taps Tink for Open Banking payments

Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Tom Pope, Head of Payments and Platforms,Tink Nadya Hijazi, Global Head of Wholesale Digital Channels, HSBC Julia McColl, CPO, Chetwood Financial We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Mumsbank? Mumsnet teams up with Chetwood to launch family focused financial products in 2023 - 3:20 HSBC teams up with Oracle Netsuite for Embedded Banking Services in the US - 19:03 Adyen deepens its partnership with Tink, by adding open banking payments - 31:01 SoftBank’s Vision Fund to layoff 30% of staff - 41:40 Serena William's venture capital firm leads Ugandan fintech Numida's pre-series A funding round round - 52:30 Payhawk launches business credit cards in the UK - 54:50 SEC charges Kim Kardashian for Instagram crypto promotion - 56:35 This episode is sponsored by Tink Open banking can pave the way for faster and more responsible lending practices, that are robust on risk and financially inclusive. As the leading open banking platform, Tink is powering banks and fintechs to transform lending. To find out more, and read Tink’s new Lending Unlocked report, go to tink.com/11fs. This episode is sponsored by LinkedIn As you gear up for Autumn, you need the right people on your team to help your small business fire on all cylinders. LinkedIn Jobs is here to make it easier. Tap into the world’s largest professional network with over 30 million people in the UK. Create a job post in minutes, and spread the word so your network can help you find the right people to hire. Just add the purple #Hiring frame to your LinkedIn profile. Simple tools, like screening questions, make it easy to find candidates with just the right skills and experience. It’s why small businesses rate LinkedIn Jobs #1 in delivering quality hires vs leading competitors. LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. And, you can post a job for free. Just visit Linkedin.com/FINTECH (https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/cx/21/01/jobs-single-cta-11-podcast-uk?src=re-pod&trk=fintech&veh=fintech&mcid=6963291076820369422). Terms and conditions apply. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Julia McColl, Nadya Hijazi, and Tom Pope.
10/10/20221 hour, 2 minutes, 46 seconds
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669. Insights: Can TikTok teach us all we need to know about finance?

Our expert host, Nicole Perry, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Can TikTok teach us all we need to know about finance?" The rise of social media has had a huge impact on how we connect, shop and even place value on ourselves in today’s society But the explosion of TikTok, has been something of a game-changer - even de-throning Google to become the world’s most visited website in 2021. We’ve put together a panel of experts to discuss how financial services interact and educate through TikTok, the challenges for financial services, and what comes next? This week's guests include: Nik Milanović, Editor, This Week in Fintech Catherine Winter, Managing Director, Financial Education and Community Outreach, The London Institute of Banking and Finance Rajan Lakhani, Head of Public Relations, Plum This episode is sponsored by Tink As the leading open banking platform, Tink enables the largest banks, lenders and payments providers to offer exceptional user experiences. Tink offers the best way to connect to banks across Europe, to build seamless services that can reach more than 250 million consumers. And they're already doing this for the likes of American Express, PayPal and Revolut. To get started with data-driven solutions for customer onboarding, making better risk decisions, or for instant bank payments with the highest conversion rate in the industry - visit tink.com This episode is sponsored by LinkedIn As you gear up for Autumn, you need the right people on your team to help your small business fire on all cylinders. LinkedIn Jobs is here to make it easier. Tap into the world’s largest professional network with over 30 million people in the UK. Create a job post in minutes, and spread the word so your network can help you find the right people to hire. Just add the purple #Hiring frame to your LinkedIn profile. Simple tools, like screening questions, make it easy to find candidates with just the right skills and experience. It’s why small businesses rate LinkedIn Jobs #1 in delivering quality hires vs leading competitors. LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. And, you can post a job for free. Just visit Linkedin.com/FINTECH (https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/cx/21/01/jobs-single-cta-11-podcast-uk?src=re-pod&trk=fintech&veh=fintech&mcid=6963291076820369422). Terms and conditions apply. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Catherine Winter, Nik Milanović, and Rajan Lakhani.
10/7/202238 minutes, 33 seconds
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668. News: UK mortgage market in meltdown

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Francesca Carlesi, Co-founder and CEO, Molo Finance Douglas Mackenzie, Chief Content Officer, Fintech Finance With soundclips from: David Barton-Grimley, Embedded Financial Services, 11:FS Remco Janssen, Founder, Silicon Canals Richard Davies, CEO, Allica Bank We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: UK mortgage lenders halt some deals after pound falls 4:03 JPMorgan strengthens dining push with new DoorDash credit card 19:45 ‘It’s baffling’: Startups slam Barclays’ contract win from Tech Nation 29:12 Dutch payments giant Mollie expands into lending with Mollie Capital launch 39:56 NatWest's male bankers to get a year off for fatherhood 49:53 Klarna to make second round of job cuts 51:18 Allica Bank breaks into profitability 52:33 Fintech Insider mailbag 54:35 This episode is sponsored by Tink As the leading open banking platform, Tink enables the largest banks, lenders and payments providers to offer exceptional user experiences. Tink offers the best way to connect to banks across Europe, to build seamless services that can reach more than 250 million consumers. And they're already doing this for the likes of American Express, PayPal and Revolut. To get started with data-driven solutions for customer onboarding, making better risk decisions, or for instant bank payments with the highest conversion rate in the industry - visit tink.com This episode is sponsored by LinkedIn As you gear up for Autumn, you need the right people on your team to help your small business fire on all cylinders. LinkedIn Jobs is here to make it easier. Tap into the world’s largest professional network with over 30 million people in the UK. Create a job post in minutes, and spread the word so your network can help you find the right people to hire. Just add the purple #Hiring frame to your LinkedIn profile. Simple tools, like screening questions, make it easy to find candidates with just the right skills and experience. It’s why small businesses rate LinkedIn Jobs #1 in delivering quality hires vs leading competitors. LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. And, you can post a job for free. Just visit Linkedin.com/FINTECH (https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/cx/21/01/jobs-single-cta-11-podcast-uk?src=re-pod&trk=fintech&veh=fintech&mcid=6963291076820369422). Terms and conditions apply. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Douglas Mackenzie and Francesca Carlesi.
10/3/20221 hour, 52 seconds
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667. Insights: Designing financial services for the mega-rich

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to ask: how do you design financial services for the mega-rich? A recent report by Credit Suisse found the number of global ultra high-net-worth individuals hit a record high in 2021. While banking options for the super-rich have traditionally been delivered by the some of the oldest banking institutions in the world, there’s a new wave of players looking to attract the wealthiest. In this show, we're looking at how banking for HNWI has evolved over the years, what the unique challenges for building products in this sector are, and why can’t everyone have this experience? This week's guests include: Will Jones, Executive Creative Director, 11:FS Lennart Asshoff, CEO & Co-Founder, Nucoro This episode is sponsored by Tink As the leading open banking platform, Tink enables the largest banks, lenders and payments providers to offer exceptional user experiences. Tink offers the best way to connect to banks across Europe, to build seamless services that can reach more than 250 million consumers. And they're already doing this for the likes of American Express, PayPal and Revolut. To get started with data-driven solutions for customer onboarding, making better risk decisions, or for instant bank payments with the highest conversion rate in the industry - visit tink.com This episode is sponsored by LinkedIn As you gear up for Autumn, you need the right people on your team to help your small business fire on all cylinders. LinkedIn Jobs is here to make it easier. Tap into the world’s largest professional network with over 30 million people in the UK. Create a job post in minutes, and spread the word so your network can help you find the right people to hire. Just add the purple #Hiring frame to your LinkedIn profile. Simple tools, like screening questions, make it easy to find candidates with just the right skills and experience. It’s why small businesses rate LinkedIn Jobs #1 in delivering quality hires vs leading competitors. LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. And, you can post a job for free. Just visit Linkedin.com/FINTECH (https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/cx/21/01/jobs-single-cta-11-podcast-uk?src=re-pod&trk=fintech&veh=fintech&mcid=6963291076820369422). Terms and conditions apply. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Lennart Asshoff and Will Jones.
9/30/202246 minutes, 8 seconds
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666. News: After Dark: Credit card companies look to tackle gun control

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Jason Bates, are joined live on stage at the Village Underground in London by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news as part of Fintech Insider: After Dark! This week's guests include: Sarah Kocianski, Independent Fintech Strategy Consultant Richard Davies, CEO, Allica Bank Anna Irrera, Senior Editor, Crypto, Bloomberg News We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Lease-to-own fintech startup Kafene raises $18M to battle BNPL - 7:15 A new credit card code is a first step toward preventing gun violence, advocates say - 23:00 HSBC opens its account with Monese - 37:30 Jeff Bezos roasted for tweet about his first job at McDonald’s - 50:45 This episode is sponsored by Currencycloud Currencycloud is a cross-border payments platform that enables banks, fintechs and FX brokers to seamlessly collect, convert, hold, and payout in 35 currencies in over 180 countries around the world. We are the invisible pipes that power the payments of over 500 customers. These include some of the world’s leading fintech unicorns such as Revolut, Starling, Standard Bank and Freetrade, processing £7 billion of flow every month. Discover more online at currencycloud.com. This episode is sponsored by Tink As the leading open banking platform, Tink enables the largest banks, lenders and payments providers to offer exceptional user experiences. Tink offers the best way to connect to banks across Europe, to build seamless services that can reach more than 250 million consumers. And they're already doing this for the likes of American Express, PayPal and Revolut. To get started with data-driven solutions for customer onboarding, making better risk decisions, or for instant bank payments with the highest conversion rate in the industry - visit tink.com This episode is sponsored by LinkedIn As you gear up for Autumn, you need the right people on your team to help your small business fire on all cylinders. LinkedIn Jobs is here to make it easier. Tap into the world’s largest professional network with over 30 million people in the UK. Create a job post in minutes, and spread the word so your network can help you find the right people to hire. Just add the purple #Hiring frame to your LinkedIn profile. Simple tools, like screening questions, make it easy to find candidates with just the right skills and experience. It’s why small businesses rate LinkedIn Jobs #1 in delivering quality hires vs leading competitors. LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. And, you can post a job for free. Just visit Linkedin.com/FINTECH (https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/cx/21/01/jobs-single-cta-11-podcast-uk?src=re-pod&trk=fintech&veh=fintech&mcid=6963291076820369422). Terms and conditions apply. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Anna Irrera, Richard Davies, and Sarah Kocianski.
9/26/202259 minutes, 16 seconds
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665. Insights: Should everyone get paid when they need it?

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to ask the question: 'should everyone get paid when they need it?' Earned wage access has become one of the hottest products in financial services. While in the past, employees have got caught out by unexpected bills before their monthly pay packet, these services are looking to bridge the gap and unlock vital funds from their next paycheque. But as with any hot property in fintech, it has attracted scrutiny from everyone, including consumer groups and regulators. This week's guests include: Tate Hackert, President and Founder, Zayzoon Denise Neethling, Head of Marketing, PayMeNow This episode is sponsored by Tink As the leading open banking platform, Tink enables the largest banks, lenders and payments providers to offer exceptional user experiences. Tink offers the best way to connect to banks across Europe, to build seamless services that can reach more than 250 million consumers. And they're already doing this for the likes of American Express, PayPal and Revolut. To get started with data-driven solutions for customer onboarding, making better risk decisions, or for instant bank payments with the highest conversion rate in the industry - visit tink.com This episode is sponsored by LinkedIn As you gear up for Autumn, you need the right people on your team to help your small business fire on all cylinders. LinkedIn Jobs is here to make it easier. Tap into the world’s largest professional network with over 30 million people in the UK. Create a job post in minutes, and spread the word so your network can help you find the right people to hire. Just add the purple #Hiring frame to your LinkedIn profile. Simple tools, like screening questions, make it easy to find candidates with just the right skills and experience. It’s why small businesses rate LinkedIn Jobs #1 in delivering quality hires vs leading competitors. LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. And, you can post a job for free. Just visit Linkedin.com/FINTECH (https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/cx/21/01/jobs-single-cta-11-podcast-uk?src=re-pod&trk=fintech&veh=fintech&mcid=6963291076820369422). Terms and conditions apply. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Denise Neethling and Tate Hackert.
9/23/202247 minutes, 54 seconds
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664. News: Fintechs fight for your online checkout

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Eric Johansson, Fintech Editor, Verdict Adam Bialy, Founder & CEO, Fiat Republic We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: JPMorgan Chase acquires payments fintech Renovite to battle Stripe and Block - 5:08 Revolut wants to compete with PayPal and Apple at online checkouts 14:25 Bolt's $1.5bn deal to buy Wyre dies 27:45 Minority neobank Majority secures $37.5m in Series B raise 38:28 Greenwashing is a systemic problem at UK banks 47:58 Flurry of new rules leave Turkish banks struggling to lend 49:47 Kim Kardashian launches private equity firm 51:45 This episode is sponsored by Tink As the leading open banking platform, Tink enables the largest banks, lenders and payments providers to offer exceptional user experiences. Tink offers the best way to connect to banks across Europe, to build seamless services that can reach more than 250 million consumers. And they're already doing this for the likes of American Express, PayPal and Revolut. To get started with data-driven solutions for customer onboarding, making better risk decisions, or for instant bank payments with the highest conversion rate in the industry - visit tink.com This episode is sponsored by LinkedIn As you gear up for Autumn, you need the right people on your team to help your small business fire on all cylinders. LinkedIn Jobs is here to make it easier. Tap into the world’s largest professional network with over 30 million people in the UK. Create a job post in minutes, and spread the word so your network can help you find the right people to hire. Just add the purple #Hiring frame to your LinkedIn profile. Simple tools, like screening questions, make it easy to find candidates with just the right skills and experience. It’s why small businesses rate LinkedIn Jobs #1 in delivering quality hires vs leading competitors. LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. And, you can post a job for free. Just visit Linkedin.com/FINTECH (https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/cx/21/01/jobs-single-cta-11-podcast-uk?src=re-pod&trk=fintech&veh=fintech&mcid=6963291076820369422). Terms and conditions apply. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Adam Bialy and Eric Johansson.
9/19/202257 minutes, 55 seconds
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663. Insights: How have tech accelerators shaped fintech?

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to look at how accelerators have influenced financial services and fintech. According to the Brookings Institution, there are more than 1,300 accelerators globally, all looking to unearth the next big thing and nurture a generation of founders. But what has been the impact of the accelerators on fintech? What’s the biggest challenge both for accelerators and their cohorts? What does the next generation of accelerators look like as the industry evolves? This week's guests include: George Windsor, Research and Data Director, Tech Nation Marc Oliver Hauser, Head of Europe, F10 Valentina Kristensen, Head of PR and Marketing, OakNorth This episode is sponsored by Tink As the leading open banking platform, Tink enables the largest banks, lenders and payments providers to offer exceptional user experiences. Tink offers the best way to connect to banks across Europe, to build seamless services that can reach more than 250 million consumers. And they're already doing this for the likes of American Express, PayPal and Revolut. To get started with data-driven solutions for customer onboarding, making better risk decisions, or for instant bank payments with the highest conversion rate in the industry - visit tink.com This episode is sponsored by LinkedIn As you gear up for Autumn, you need the right people on your team to help your small business fire on all cylinders. LinkedIn Jobs is here to make it easier. Tap into the world’s largest professional network with over 30 million people in the UK. Create a job post in minutes, and spread the word so your network can help you find the right people to hire. Just add the purple #Hiring frame to your LinkedIn profile. Simple tools, like screening questions, make it easy to find candidates with just the right skills and experience. It’s why small businesses rate LinkedIn Jobs #1 in delivering quality hires vs leading competitors. LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. And, you can post a job for free. Just visit Linkedin.com/FINTECH (https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/cx/21/01/jobs-single-cta-11-podcast-uk?src=re-pod&trk=fintech&veh=fintech&mcid=6963291076820369422). Terms and conditions apply. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: George Windsor, Marc Oliver Hauser, and Valentina Kristensen.
9/16/202247 minutes, 27 seconds
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662. News: Shopify and Amazon's Cold War heats up

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Douglas Soltys, Editor-in-Chief, BetaKit Elaine Burke, Editor, Silicon Republic With soundclips from: Derek Joyce, COO, Alloy We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Shopify is picking a fight with Amazon - 5:15 Wayflyer secures €254m in debt financing from Credit Suisse - 17:40 UBS scraps $1.4 billion deal to buy Wealthfront - 33:15 New shared banking hubs to open in 13 more places in Great Britain and Northern Ireland - 43:25 Identity decisioning fintech Alloy raises another $52 milion - 53:50 OnlyFans profits boom as users spent $4.8bn on platform last year - 56:40 Japan decides it's time to stop using floppy disks - 59:45 Get your tickets for Merge (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/merge-by-fintech-nexus-registration-293859350227?discount=11FS_15&utm_campaign=Report%20-%20Web3&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=225246777&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8_ko8h23-mkk1q3JVfJlTmWAAEWUxTQOsC_jYKtcqnMaAm8v07WmwSvkOIaAcIBjc8gBpDiof-AXV6QjveEcgMQgoz5qjC5dZcG8xukLEfyi86xvQ&utm_content=225246777&utm_source=hs_email) here. This episode is sponsored by Tink As the leading open banking platform, Tink enables the largest banks, lenders and payments providers to offer exceptional user experiences. Tink offers the best way to connect to banks across Europe, to build seamless services that can reach more than 250 million consumers. And they're already doing this for the likes of American Express, PayPal and Revolut. To get started with data-driven solutions for customer onboarding, making better risk decisions, or for instant bank payments with the highest conversion rate in the industry - visit tink.com This episode is sponsored by LinkedIn As you gear up for Autumn, you need the right people on your team to help your small business fire on all cylinders. LinkedIn Jobs is here to make it easier. Tap into the world’s largest professional network with over 30 million people in the UK. Create a job post in minutes, and spread the word so your network can help you find the right people to hire. Just add the purple #Hiring frame to your LinkedIn profile. Simple tools, like screening questions, make it easy to find candidates with just the right skills and experience. It’s why small businesses rate LinkedIn Jobs #1 in delivering quality hires vs leading competitors. LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. And, you can post a job for free. Just visit Linkedin.com/FINTECH (https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/cx/21/01/jobs-single-cta-11-podcast-uk?src=re-pod&trk=fintech&veh=fintech&mcid=6963291076820369422). Terms and conditions apply. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Derek Joyce, Douglas Soltys, and Elaine Burke.
9/12/20221 hour, 7 minutes, 10 seconds
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661. Insights: Can embedded finance bank the unbanked?

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Will embedded finance bank the unbanked?" While you may think ‘unbanked’ and ‘underbanked’ applies to emerging markets, estimates from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) suggest 5.4 percent of U.S. households were “unbanked” in 2019, meaning that no one in the household had a checking or savings account at a bank or credit union. Today, we’ve put together a panel of experts to discuss: Why are so many people still unbanked? What does embedded finance do differently? What’s possible in the future? This week's guests include: David Barton-Grimley, Embedded Financial Services, 11:FS Bruno Diniz, Co-Founder, Spiralem Ida Rademacher, Vice President, The Aspen Institute Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Bruno DIniz, David Barton-Grimley, and Ida Rademacher.
9/9/202252 minutes, 30 seconds
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660. News: Shoppers globally turn to Buy Now Pay Later for groceries

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Nicole Perry, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Vinay Singh, Managing Director, Anthemis Tessa Bryant, Head of Brand and Communications, Lightyear With soundclips from: Johannes Fenner, Co-founder and Co-CEO, Justhome We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Shoppers relying on Buy Now Pay Later and microloans for groceries in the UK and US - 4:20 Kenyan fintech Pezesha raises $11m backed by Women’s World Banking - 15:30 ING pulls the plug on Yolt, shutting down its open banking operation - 26:50 Berlin’s Justhome houses €3.3m to assist first-time home buyers - 36:00 FedNow is coming. Is this real-time payments’ moment? - 46:00 Trust Bank, a digital bank formed by Standard Chartered and NTUC, launches in Singapore - 47:45 The PayPal story could be coming to a screen near you - 49:20 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Johannes Fenner , Tessa Bryant, and Vinay Singh.
9/5/202255 minutes, 41 seconds
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659. Insights: Are SMEs really being served?

Our expert host, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to ask: 'Are SMEs really being served?' Addressing the banking services of underserved small and medium-sized enterprises was one of the earliest gaps in the market that fintech looked to fill. Nearly a decade into that journey, it’s time to take stock of those early promises and see what has been done to help SMEs on both sides of the Atlantic. This week's guests include: Keshvi Radia, Head of Product - Payments, Allica Bank Kevin Phillips, Executive Vice President, Novo Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Keshvi Radia and Kevin Phillips.
9/2/202245 minutes, 57 seconds
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658. News: Prometeo launches LatAm A2A payments and Ramp rolls into BNPL

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Ximena Aleman, Co-founder & Co-CEO, Prometeo Emily Man, Investor, Redpoint Ventures With soundclips from: Geoff Charles, Head of Product, at Ramp We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Prometeo launches Latin America's first A2A payments platform - 4:45 Ramp dives into BNPL market - 19:45 “VC investors dislike women more than they like profit” - 32:35 CSI, a decades-old fintech solutions vendor, agrees to be acquired for $1.6bn - 43:28 Barclays biggest culprit for the ‘savings gap’ - 52:45 Bank to bullpen: Nate Fisher excels in 'surreal' debut with New York Mets - 55:10 Fintech Insider mailbag - 56:40 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Emily Man, Geoff Charles, and Ximena Aleman.
8/29/20221 hour, 6 minutes, 1 second
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657. Insights: Can fintech help solve the refugee crisis?

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to discuss fintech's role in the refugee crisis. According to 2021 figures from the United Nations, there are more than 89 million people worldwide who have been forcibly displaced from countries like Syria, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Somalia and Eritrea. We’ve put together a panel of experts to discuss how fintech can help refugees in the immediate aftermath, what challenges stop financial institutions from getting more involved, and how financial services can adapt as the needs of refugees change over time. This week's guests include: Sarah Habib, Customer Strategist, 11:FS Ali Niknam, CEO, Bunq Nat Robinson, CEO, Leaf Global Fintech Matthew Gardiner, Co-founder, Techfugees Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ali Niknam, Matthew Gardiner, Nat Robinson, and Sarah Habib.
8/26/202240 minutes, 23 seconds
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656. News: Can Klarna become a Super App?

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Nicole Perry, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Jenny Miller, Head of US Product, Wise Evgenii Kondratev, Product Director, Klarna With soundclips from: Bruno DIniz, Co-founder, Spiralem We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Wise partnership with Plaid gives customers access to 6000 US apps - 5:35 Klarna strives for Super App status by helping UK customers track all online orders in one place - 14:00 QED makes its first African investment, backing Nigerian fintech TeamApt - 28:35 Brazil's central bank chief predicts end of credit cards - 37:30 NatWest's Payit hits £1bn processed - 48:05 UK fintech Griffin lands £12.5m in latest funding round - 49:45 WeWork co-founder lines up $350 million A16Z investment for a new billion-dollar real estate venture - 51:10 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Bruno DIniz, Evgenii Kondratev, and Jenny Miller.
8/22/202257 minutes, 2 seconds
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655. Insights: What does good crypto design look like?

Our expert host, David M. Brear , is joined by some great guests to ask: 'What does good crypto design look like?' It was recently announced that BlackRock, the world’s largest investment management company, is now offering clients direct access to crypto – starting with Bitcoin. If anything demonstrates crypto’s move from the fringes to the mainstream, it’s the backing of one of the industy’s biggest players – but this also raises questions of how you present a decentralised product to a more mainstream audience. Our panel runs through 'have crypto’s design issues held it back?', 'how do you present crypto products in a TradFi setting?' and 'what does the future look like?' This week's guests include: Chris Maddern, Co-Founder & CEO, Floor NFTs Maya Caddle, Manager, Strategic Projects and Investments, Nestcoin Rhian Lewis, Author, The Cryptocurrency Revolution Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Chris Maddern, Maya Caddle, and Rhian Lewis .
8/19/202246 minutes, 22 seconds
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654. News: Earned wage access – friend or foe?

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Nicole Perry, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Katie Llanos-Small, Founder & Editor, Iupana Brian Byrnes, Head of Personal Finance, Moneybox We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Cost of living: People turning back to cash as prices rise - 4:28 Argentinian fintech start-up Geopagos raises $35m funding round - 17:35 ZayZoon charges employees $5 to get paid sooner - 28:38 SoftBank CEO ‘ashamed’ of pride in past profits as record losses prompt cost cut - 38:55 The Bank of London to boost US presence with tech hub in North Carolina - 48:08 Central Bank of Kenya doubles down on its position on Flutterwave and Chipper Cash, orders banks to close fintechs’ accounts - 49:50 Domino’s Pizza says arrivederci, flees Italy after failing to win over local customers - 52:20 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Brian Byrnes and Katie Llanos-Small.
8/15/202259 minutes, 8 seconds
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653. Insights: Making financial services accessible for people with disabilities

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to ask: how do you design financial services for people with disabilities? The fintech boom of the past decade has made financial services more democratic and has improved access for many different groups across the globe. But for people living with disabilities - or PwDs – the wait goes on for truly inclusive services. In this podcast we look at: What have been the issues to access historically? What do the current solutions look like? And how do we make financial services truly inclusive in the future? This week's guests include: Ali MacManus, Lead Designer, 11:FS Ventures Jayne Sibley, Founder, Sibstar John Ciocca, Founder & CEO, Purple Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ali MacManus, Jayne Sibley, and John Ciocca.
8/12/202240 minutes, 59 seconds
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Bonus. Eco's Andy Bromberg on copying in fintech

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by Andy Bromberg, CEO of Eco, to talk about one of the biggest stories on 'Fintech Twitter'. A few months ago - Pebble caught the attention of many in the fintech world. This included Andy Bromberg, who felt he saw Eco’s very own materials and business model reflected back at him. After more digging, he took to Twitter to declare that Pebble engaged in “copy-and-pasting, immaturity, lying, and espionage.” Join us for a deep dive into the line between copying, imitation, and competitor research, and what the future holds for Eco! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guest: Andy Bromberg.
8/10/202224 minutes, 41 seconds
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652. News: Will JPMorgan Chase transform the travel industry?

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Nicole, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Jason Mikula, Publisher, Fintech Business Weekly Ariba Shahid, Contributor, DealStreetAsia With soundclips from: Douglas Soltys, Editor, Betakit We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Sequoia backs fintech Dbank in maiden Pakistan investment - 3:50 LendUp enters liquidation - 14:40 JPMorgan Is building a giant travel agency - 27:30 Portage Ventures rolls out new late-stage fintech fund - 38:30 Virgin Money launching buy now, pay later products despite criticism - 49:16 US-based fintech Umba buys majority stake in Kenya’s Daraja microfinance bank - 51:45 Get up to $500 for your bad pandemic impulse buys at this pop-up store - 53:20 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ariba Shahid, Douglas Soltys, and Jason Mikula.
8/8/20221 hour, 12 seconds
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651. Insights: How will PSD3 shape the future of Open Banking?

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to ask 'how will PSD3 shape the future of Open Banking?' Payment Services Directive 2 was the starting pistol for innovation across financial services and the Open Banking space. The European directive had truly global repercussions, igniting huge interest from investors, and leading to billion dollar valuations for companies on both sides of the Atlantic. Our panel of experts are asking, how well has PSD2 gone? What comes next with PSD3? And what the global impact could be? This week's guests include: Nilixa Devlukia, Founder, Payments Solved Thibault de Barsy, Vice-Chairman & General Manager, The Payments Association EU Dan Morgan, Policy Lead - Europe, Plaid Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Dan Morgan, Nilixa Devlukia, and Thibault de Barsy.
8/5/202250 minutes, 35 seconds
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650. News: Peter Thiel backs European investment app Shares

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Nicole Perry, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Benjamin Chemla, CEO & Co-founder, Shares Dan Morgan, Policy Lead - Europe, Plaid Kristy Kim, Co-founder & CEO, TomoCredit With soundclips from: Brian Simons, President, Maxwell We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Peter Thiel’s fund leads $40m round in Shares app - 6:50 Plaid jumps to ludicrous speed with new variable recurring payments product - 16:00 TomoCredit raises $22m at a $222m valuation toward its goal of making credit scores ‘obsolete’ - 31:30 Mortgage fintech Maxwell introduces Spanish loan application - 42:40 French business bank unicorn Qonto buys German competitor Penta - 51:20 Top US regulator fires warning shot after Apple's push into lending - 53:00 Fintech Insider mailbag - 54:40 Want to submit a question for our monthly mailbag? Do it here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpknbyhlNx7ltxx3qpYGDzJcIrdf-4XaKITCyDyzb8bP0SJQ/viewform)! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Benjamin Chemla, Brian Simons, Dan Morgan, and Kristy Kim.
8/1/20221 hour, 5 minutes, 15 seconds
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649. Insights: Is the future of investment active or passive?

Our expert host, Gwera Kiwana, is joined by some great guests to ask: 'is the future of investment active or passive?' Younger generations flipped the stock exchange on its head with fintech delivering the power of Wall Street to the palm of their hands. But while many young investors were energised, the economic downturn has potentially shown the importance of long-term investments after all. So: is the future of investment taking the bull by the horns and doing things entirely yourself, or is passing your money over to AI algorithms the better method in the long run? This week's guests include: Rajan Lakhani, Head of PR, Plum Martin Sokk, CEO, Lightyear Dan Lane, Manager, Investment Writing, Freetrade Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Dan Lane, Martin Sokk, and Rajan Lakhani.
7/29/202244 minutes, 40 seconds
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648. News: Starling pulls back from Ireland while Stori becomes Mexico's latest fintech unicorn

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Amy Gavin, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Sarah Kocianski, Independent Fintech Strategy Consultant Douglas Mackenzie, Chief Content Officer, Fintech Finance With soundclips from: Katie Llanos-Small, CEO, Iupana We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Starling pulls Irish bank application as international focus shifts - 3:25 Stori becomes Mexico’s latest fintech unicorn following massive funding round - 14:35 Brothers launch DIY investment platform for ESG investors - 27:40 Several fintechs post growing revenues despite global downturn - 38:20 Instagram’s new payments feature lets users buy products via DMs - 48:55 Half a trillion dollars wiped from fintechs - 50:12 Christie’s is getting into venture capital with a new fund for tech startups making financial tools for the art market - 52:00 A pop-up ice cream truck is selling 'Eat the Rich' popsicles shaped like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg - 53:40 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Douglas Mackenzie, Katie Llanos-Small, and Sarah Kocianski.
7/25/202258 minutes, 47 seconds
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647. Insights: How is rising inflation impacting financial services?

Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to understand how inflation is impacting financial services. Rising inflation is driving down the value of our money while driving up the cost of everything from energy, to food, to travel. Inflation has plenty of real word impact and financial services is definitely tied up in that – from how people manage day-to-day spending, to investing for their future. So how has inflation and the economic downturn impacted the funding available to fintechs? Can financial services swoop in and save the day? And what’s the long term impact of inflation on future products and services? This week's guests include: Julia McColl, Chief Product Officer, Chetwood Financial Mike Carter, Head of Platform Lending, Innovate Finance James Bryce Lind, Head of Strategic Development, Minna Technologies Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: James Bryce Lind, Julia McColl, and Mike Carter.
7/22/202244 minutes, 43 seconds
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646. News: Klarna completes down round and Flutterwave accounts frozen in Kenya

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Abubakar Idris, Africa Reporter, Rest of World Anita Ramaswamy, Reporter, Techcrunch We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Klarna’s valuation slashed by $39 billion amid fintech rout - 4:45 Fintech Flutterwave has accounts frozen in Kenya amid court probe - 14:15 Brazilian lender Creditas raises $200 million, buys bank - 24:10 Kadmos, a salary payments platform for migrant workers, raises $29.5M - 31:30 Almost 4.5 million UK families are in serious financial trouble - 39:50 Revolut launches ‘learn and earn’ crypto courses - 41:45 Playboy goes full Minecraft, teases pixelated mansion in the metaverse - 43:00 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Abubakar Idris and Anita Ramaswamy.
7/18/202253 minutes, 36 seconds
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645. Insights: Dan McCrum on bringing down payment giant Wirecard's house of cards

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by Dan McCrum, an investigative reporter at the Financial Times and author of 'Money Men: A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth (https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/444756/money-men-by-mccrum-dan/9781787635043)'. The financial services industry was rocked by headlines about Wirecard. It filed for insolvency in June 2020 claiming €1.9 billion dollars was “missing” from its balance sheet and slowly the whole sorry story came to light, with everything from embezzlement, racketeering, pornography and the eventual firing and arrest of its CEO Markus Braun. On today’s show we are speaking to the man who brought this all to light – and has documented the story in his new book. This episode is sponsored by FullCircl You’re under pressure on multiple fronts – demanding customers, competitors making a grab for market share, regulatory scrutiny, and high cost-to-serve. So, what to do? Whether you’re a bank or financial services company, future-ready transformation can only be achieved by implementing a holistic Customer Lifecycle Intelligence (CLI) strategy. This new whitepaper explores how CLI will help you find the right customers, onboard them faster, and keep them for life. Check out the whitepaper here (https://info.fullcircl.com/unlocking-the-customer-lifecycle-intelligence-advantage)! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guest: Dan McCrum.
7/15/202242 minutes, 3 seconds
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644. News: Should Open Banking become a legal requirement for credit assessment?

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Deepa Anikhindi, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Tim Coates, Co-founder, Oxbury Bank Dan Morgan, Policy Lead - Europe, Plaid With soundclips from: Duncan Barrigan, Chief Product & Growth Officer, GoCardless We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Oxbury Bank raises another £20m in accelerated funding round - 2:55 Payl8r calls for open banking to be legally required for credit assessing - 14:45 55% of American millennials and Gen Zers aren’t prioritising saving - 26:40 Revolut launches first card reader in venture into physical retail - 37:00 PINA offers wealth management for Indonesia’s growing middle- to upper-class - 42:05 GoCardless to acquire Open Banking platform Nordigen - 43:20 The world's first fintech sitcom is just what you'd imagine - 46:18 This episode is sponsored by FullCircl You’re under pressure on multiple fronts – demanding customers, competitors making a grab for market share, regulatory scrutiny, and high cost-to-serve. So, what to do? Whether you’re a bank or financial services company, future-ready transformation can only be achieved by implementing a holistic Customer Lifecycle Intelligence (CLI) strategy. This new whitepaper explores how CLI will help you find the right customers, onboard them faster, and keep them for life. Check out the whitepaper here (https://info.fullcircl.com/unlocking-the-customer-lifecycle-intelligence-advantage)! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Dan Morgan, Duncan Barrigan, and Tim Coates.
7/11/202252 minutes, 42 seconds
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643. Insights: How do you put together the perfect mortgage offering?

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to put together the perfect mortgage offering. While fintech disruptors have looked to make mortgages simpler, there are still many hurdles in the way of a seamless experience for potential homeowners. So, bringing together a panel of industry experts from the UK, the US and Europe, we're asking: What do we get rid of? What do we keep? And what do we add in the future? This week's guests incude: Francesca Carlesi, Co-founder & CEO, Molo Finance Ali Niknam, CEO, Bunq Brian Simons, President, Maxwell This episode is sponsored by FullCircl You’re under pressure on multiple fronts – demanding customers, competitors making a grab for market share, regulatory scrutiny, and high cost-to-serve. So, what to do? Whether you’re a bank or financial services company, future-ready transformation can only be achieved by implementing a holistic Customer Lifecycle Intelligence (CLI) strategy. This new whitepaper explores how CLI will help you find the right customers, onboard them faster, and keep them for life. Check out the whitepaper here (https://info.fullcircl.com/unlocking-the-customer-lifecycle-intelligence-advantage)! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ali Niknam, Brian Simons, and Francesca Carlesi.
7/8/202248 minutes, 59 seconds
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642. News: Kroo lands coveted banking license, while Credit Suisse found guilty of money laundering

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Andrea de Gottardo, CEO, Kroo Jessica Cath, Head of Financial Crime Project Delivery, Fintrail With soundclips from: Natalie Ledward, Head of Vulnerable Customers, Monzo Charlotte Fereday, Product Director, 11:FS Marc-Alexander Christ, Co-founder & CFO, SumUp We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Kroo lands full banking licence - 4:10 Credit Suisse bank found guilty over money laundering charges - 16:20 Digital bank Volt, which ‘wanted to change the world of banking’, shuts down - 26:30 ‘Shopping is a nightmare’: how ADHD affects people’s spending habits - 32:10 JPMorgan Chase tells employees the bank will pay for travel to states that allow abortion - 44:45 SumUp raises £507m at a £6.8bn valuation - 49:30 Fintech Insider mailbag - 53:30 This episode is sponsored by FullCircl You’re under pressure on multiple fronts – demanding customers, competitors making a grab for market share, regulatory scrutiny, and high cost-to-serve. So, what to do? Whether you’re a bank or financial services company, future-ready transformation can only be achieved by implementing a holistic Customer Lifecycle Intelligence (CLI) strategy. This new whitepaper explores how CLI will help you find the right customers, onboard them faster, and keep them for life. Check out the whitepaper here (https://info.fullcircl.com/unlocking-the-customer-lifecycle-intelligence-advantage)! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Andrea de Gottardo, Charlotte Fereday, Jessica Cath, Marc-Alexander Christ, and Natalie Ledward .
7/4/20221 hour, 3 minutes, 9 seconds
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641. Insights: What does 'financial inclusion' actually mean?

Our expert host, Gwera Kiwana, is joined by some great guests to ask: 'What actually is financial inclusion?' It has become a catch-all for financial services looking to engage with communities and markets that have not been traditionally connected to the financial grid. But while much good has been done under the umbrella of financial inclusion - is it time to rethink the term? Is it helpful? And should we be pushing people towards banking systems that weren’t designed for them? This week's guests include: Bruno DIniz, Co-founder, Spiralem Sunaina Kumar, Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation Dayana Yermolayeva, CEO & Co-founder, JiPay This episode is sponsored by FullCircl You’re under pressure on multiple fronts – demanding customers, competitors making a grab for market share, regulatory scrutiny, and high cost-to-serve. So, what to do? Whether you’re a bank or financial services company, future-ready transformation can only be achieved by implementing a holistic Customer Lifecycle Intelligence (CLI) strategy. This new whitepaper explores how CLI will help you find the right customers, onboard them faster, and keep them for life. Check out the whitepaper here (https://info.fullcircl.com/unlocking-the-customer-lifecycle-intelligence-advantage)! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Bruno DIniz, Dayana Yermolayeva, and Sunaina Kumar.
7/1/202246 minutes, 54 seconds
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640. News: Brex backs away from SMEs while the UK ramps up BNPL regulation

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Sim Rai, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Ron Shevlin, Chief Research Officer, Cornerstone Advisors Tayga Baltacıoğlu, CEO, Debite Douglas Soltys, Editor-in-Chief, BetaKit With soundclips form: Antony Stephen, CEO, Barclays Partner Finance David Cunningham, Chief Commercial Officer, Lextego We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Brex drops tens of thousands of small business customers as Silicon Valley adjusts to new reality - 5:40 UK outlines plans to tighten ‘buy now pay later’ rules - 14:50 Canada’s Wealthsimple becomes the latest fintech to cut staff - 31:35 Deutsche Bank staff forced to install app that tracks messages - 44:45 Stripe to launch new bank transfer proposition in UK and EU to take away "operational pain” - 48:40 The phoney 'fintech revolution' is eating itself - 49:55 Irish banks get green light for payments app - 51:34 Internet Explorer is being hilariously serenaded after 27 long years of browsing history - 53:55 This episode is sponsored by FullCircl You’re under pressure on multiple fronts – demanding customers, competitors making a grab for market share, regulatory scrutiny, and high cost-to-serve. So, what to do? Whether you’re a bank or financial services company, future-ready transformation can only be achieved by implementing a holistic Customer Lifecycle Intelligence (CLI) strategy. This new whitepaper explores how CLI will help you find the right customers, onboard them faster, and keep them for life. Check out the whitepaper here (https://info.fullcircl.com/unlocking-the-customer-lifecycle-intelligence-advantage)! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Antony Stephen, Dave Cunningham, Douglas Soltys, Ron Shevlin, and Tayga Baltacıoğlu.
6/27/202259 minutes, 5 seconds
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639. How do we make financial services more LGBTQ-inclusive?

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to ask: “how do we make financial services LGBTQ inclusive?” To mark this year’s Pride month, but also hopefully creating a conversation relevant at any time, we’re asking: what issues has the LGBTQ community faced and continues to face when it comes to financial services? What solutions are being found? And what could the future hold? This week's guests include: Charlotte Fereday, Product Director, 11:FS David Auten, Co-host, Queer Money Podcast Steve Wardlaw, Chairman, Emerald Life Kate Anthony, CEO, Euphoria This episode is sponsored by FullCircl You’re under pressure on multiple fronts – demanding customers, competitors making a grab for market share, regulatory scrutiny, and high cost-to-serve. So, what to do? Whether you’re a bank or financial services company, future-ready transformation can only be achieved by implementing a holistic Customer Lifecycle Intelligence (CLI) strategy. This new whitepaper explores how CLI will help you find the right customers, onboard them faster, and keep them for life. Check out the whitepaper here (https://info.fullcircl.com/unlocking-the-customer-lifecycle-intelligence-advantage)! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Charlotte Fereday, David Auten, Kate Anthony, and Steve Wardlaw.
6/24/202247 minutes, 30 seconds
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638. News: Allica bank raises for SMEs and Backbase raises to transform the back end of banking

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Gwera Kiwana, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Søren Aabel Hammer, CEO, Mazepay Keshvi Radia, Head of Product for Payments, Allica Bank Tim Rutten, SVP of Strategy, Backbase With soundclips from: Richard Davies, CEO, Allica Bank Jacob Groth, Customer Relations Director, P27 We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Allica Bank secures £55m in equity and debt round - 5:50 Backbase secures €2.5bn valuation after €120m investment - 16:30 Instant payments top the agenda for Swedish banks says P27 - 29:45 Starling snaps up £500m mortgage book in shift from Covid loans - 39:05 MFS Africa extends its Series C by $100m, bringing total to $200m - 47:30 CaixaBank and Microsoft explore the metaverse - 49:10 Shopify loses early big investor over rising competition - 50:40 Deadmau5 is launching his own online bank - 53:00 This episode is sponsored by FullCircl You’re under pressure on multiple fronts – demanding customers, competitors making a grab for market share, regulatory scrutiny, and high cost-to-serve. So, what to do? Whether you’re a bank or financial services company, future-ready transformation can only be achieved by implementing a holistic Customer Lifecycle Intelligence (CLI) strategy. This new whitepaper explores how CLI will help you find the right customers, onboard them faster, and keep them for life. Check out the whitepaper here (https://info.fullcircl.com/unlocking-the-customer-lifecycle-intelligence-advantage)! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Jacob Groth, Keshvi Radia, Richard Davies, Søren Aabel Hammer, and Tim Rutten.
6/20/202258 minutes, 21 seconds
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637. Insights: What can crypto learn from TradFi?

Our expert host, David M. Brear is joined by some great guests to break down what lessons the burgeoning crypto industry could take from traditional finance. We want to get into the weeds and look at: product, UX, design, biz ops and much more alongside very special guests in the space to argue both sides of the debate. Are there crossovers? Could trad finance also learn from crypto? Where can they both do better? Let's find out! This week's guests include: Jason Mikula, Founder and publisher, Fintech Business Weekly Louisa Murray, Chief Operating Officer, UK & Europe, Railsr David Birch, author, advisor and investor in digital financial services Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Dave Birch, Jason Mikula, and Louisa Murray.
6/17/202253 minutes, 55 seconds
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636. News: Have Apple pressed the Buy Now Pay Later nuke button?

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Nicole Perry, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Lena Hackelöer, CEO & Founder, Brite Payments Tim Waterman, Chief Commercial Officer, Zopa  With soundclips from: Dare Okoudjou, Founder & CEO, MFS Africa Daniel Kjellén, CEO and Co-Founder, Tink Peter Lord, CEO, Codat Myles Stephenson, Founder & Chief Executive, Modulr We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Apple Pay Later is the company’s take on a buy now, pay later service - 4:42 Challenger bank Zopa enters BNPL market - 16:21 African payments company makes rare purchase of US fintech - 29:00 Open banking platform Tink strikes payments deal with Revolut - 37:35 JPMorgan Backs Software Startup Codat at $825 Million Valuation - 46:40 Modulr Unveils SEPA Instant Service for Real-Time European Business Payments - 49:50 Rapyd launches out of this world competition for software developers to win a trip to the edge of space - 51:40 This episode is sponsored by TrueLayer Let’s face it, cards were not designed for online. Payments can take days to settle, hurting customer loyalty. While high fraud, clunky checkouts and expensive fees mean millions in missed revenue. At TrueLayer, we’ve made instant payments available for businesses across Europe and the UK. So you can cut costs, fight fraud and get money moving fast. To learn more visit: www.TrueLayer.com/payments Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Daniel Kjellén, Dare Okoudjou, Lena Hackelöer, Myles Stephenson , Peter Lord, and Tim Waterman.
6/13/202256 minutes, 29 seconds
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635. Insights: How can payments companies compete?

In this episode, in association with TrueLayer, David M. Brear is joined by some great guests to look at how the payments industry is looking to diversify, through partnerships and value-added-services, to stay competitive. If payments is the ‘bread and butter’ of the fintech industry, then many companies are now looking to top that bread with extras and make themselves a sandwich! But with PWC predicting the global digital payments market will reach $361.30bn by 2030 – why are so many payment companies looking to add more? This week's guest include: Francesco Simoneschi, Co-founder and CEO, TrueLayer Amrita Srivastava, Executive Director, Growth & Global Business Development, Binance Sarah Barslund Lauridsen, Head of Product, Banking Circle This episode is sponsored by TrueLayer Let’s face it, cards were not designed for online. Payments can take days to settle, hurting customer loyalty. While high fraud, clunky checkouts and expensive fees mean millions in missed revenue. At TrueLayer, we’ve made instant payments available for businesses across Europe and the UK. So you can cut costs, fight fraud and get money moving fast. To learn more visit: www.TrueLayer.com/payments Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Amrita Srivastava, Francesco Simoneschi, and Sarah Barslund Lauridsen.
6/10/202244 minutes, 44 seconds
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634. News: Alloy and Nova Credit partner to help migrants and green fintech initiative launched

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Sim Rai, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Eric Johansson, Fintech Editor, Verdict Brian Bender, VP of Strategic Alliances, Alloy With soundclips from: Gerrit Sindermann, Project Director, Green Digital Fintech Alliance We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Nova Credit Teams with Alloy on Inclusive Business Lending - 4:25 World's first green fintech taxonomy launched - 14:45 African growth promise tempts investors - 26:00 Embattled payments startup Bolt is cutting one-third of staff - 34:40 Bank of America boss Moynihan knocks crypto - 44:10 Varo, first chartered neobank, could run out of money by end of year, regulatory filings show - 45:40 Sex Pistols announce commemorative God Save The Queen coin and NFT - 48:50 This episode is sponsored by Alto IRA Did you know the majority of people are investing in cryptocurrency through a taxable account, when they could be using an IRA and avoiding or deferring the taxes? With an Alto CryptoIRA, you can invest in crypto without tax headaches. Create a free account in minutes. Choose from over 150 coins, and invest with as little as $10. No setup charges and no account fees. To open an Alto CryptoIRA with as little as $10, just go to www.altoira.com/insider This episode is sponsored by TrueLayer Let’s face it, cards were not designed for online. Payments can take days to settle, hurting customer loyalty. While high fraud, clunky checkouts and expensive fees mean millions in missed revenue. At TrueLayer, we’ve made instant payments available for businesses across Europe and the UK. So you can cut costs, fight fraud and get money moving fast. To learn more visit: www.TrueLayer.com/payments Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Brian Bender, Eric Johansson, and Gerrit Sindermann.
6/6/202252 minutes, 53 seconds
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633. Insights: Will embedded finance make or break the fintech industry?

Our expert host, Gwera Kiwana, is joined by some great guests to ask: “Will the rise of embedded finance make or break the fintech industry?” if embedded finance has taken fintech’s offerings mainstream and given the power to everyone, then who loses out because of that? And does that even matter to consumers? The week's guest include: Anabel Perez, President & CEO, NovoPayment Mark Vermeersch, Chief Platform Officer, Treasury Prime Ruth Foxe Blader, Partner, Anthemis This episode is sponsored by Alto IRA Did you know the majority of people are investing in cryptocurrency through a taxable account, when they could be using an IRA and avoiding or deferring the taxes? With an Alto CryptoIRA, you can invest in crypto without tax headaches. Create a free account in minutes. Choose from over 150 coins, and invest with as little as $10. No setup charges and no account fees. To open an Alto CryptoIRA with as little as $10, just go to www.altoira.com/insider This episode is sponsored by TrueLayer Let’s face it, cards were not designed for online. Payments can take days to settle, hurting customer loyalty. While high fraud, clunky checkouts and expensive fees mean millions in missed revenue. At TrueLayer, we’ve made instant payments available for businesses across Europe and the UK. So you can cut costs, fight fraud and get money moving fast. To learn more visit: www.TrueLayer.com/payments Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Anabel Perez, Mark Vermeersch, and Ruth Foxe-Blader.
6/3/202241 minutes, 39 seconds
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632. News: Klarna announces big layoffs while Chase bags UK customers

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Sim Rai, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Philip Kelvin, Co-founder & CEO, Tranch Sophie Winwood, Early Stage VC Investor at Anthemis We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Klarna laid off 10% of its workforce through a video message - 3:20 £8bn in 8 months: Chase wins 500k UK customers - 14:10 London-based BNPL startup Tranch nabs £3.5m to bring payment flexibility to businesses - 24:50 Founder alleges that fintech startup is ‘copy-and-pasting’ its business - 37:00 Neobanks are plentiful but rarely profitable - 45:15 CaixaBank issues Braille card for visually impaired - 46:30 Fintech Insider mailbag - 48:00 Got a question you want us to answer? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/iaq7HSmiVLMPY8oV9 This episode is sponsored by Alto IRA Did you know the majority of people are investing in cryptocurrency through a taxable account, when they could be using an IRA and avoiding or deferring the taxes? With an Alto CryptoIRA, you can invest in crypto without tax headaches. Create a free account in minutes. Choose from over 150 coins, and invest with as little as $10. No setup charges and no account fees. To open an Alto CryptoIRA with as little as $10, just go to www.altoira.com/insider This episode is sponsored by TrueLayer Let’s face it, cards were not designed for online. Payments can take days to settle, hurting customer loyalty. While high fraud, clunky checkouts and expensive fees mean millions in missed revenue. At TrueLayer, we’ve made instant payments available for businesses across Europe and the UK. So you can cut costs, fight fraud and get money moving fast. To learn more visit: www.TrueLayer.com/payments Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Philip Kelvin and Sophie Winwood.
5/30/202257 minutes, 48 seconds
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631. Insights: After Dark: Ripping up the rulebook

Welcome to the latest installment of After Dark, titled 'Ripping up the rule book', recorded live in New York City! Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Gwera Kiwana, are joined by some great guests to delve into the premise that DeFi and embedded finance are the punk and hip-hop of financial services respectively. While Defi took punk’s DIY ethic and disrespect for its predecessors, embedded finance’s strategy of sampling and reworking the hits of yesteryear is straight from hip-hops playbook. Who will hit the mainstream? Could we see collaboration and crossovers coming? And can mainstream players move into the counterculture? This week's guest include: Wiza Jalakasi, VP, Developer Relations, Chipper Cash Larisa Daberko, Head of Partnerships, Orum Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Larisa Daberko and Wiza Jalakasi.
5/27/20221 hour, 9 minutes, 17 seconds
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630. News: Griffin goes for banking licence and InDebted looks to disrupt UK debt collection

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: David Jarvis, CEO, Griffin Medha Agarwal, Partner, Redpoint Ventures Lachlan Heussler, Chief Strategy Officer, InDebted With soundclips from: Joe Colchester, Product Manager, 11:FS Pulse We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: UK-based BaaS fintech Griffin applies for banking licence - 4:46 Digital debt collection agency InDebted arrives in the UK aiming to improve sector image - 17:24 For the first time, Japan’s SoftBank could spend more on share buybacks than new investments - 33:10 Revolut continues trend of older users adopting fintech - 45:20 Banking-as-a-service startup Unit closes on $100M at a $1.2B valuation - 53:00 Apple will let your subscription apps charge you more money without asking - 54:54 Nubank beats revenue estimates on strong customer growth - 56:23 Goldman Sachs to offer senior staff unlimited holiday - 59:00 This episode is sponsored by Alto IRA Did you know the majority of people are investing in cryptocurrency through a taxable account, when they could be using an IRA and avoiding or deferring the taxes? With an Alto CryptoIRA, you can invest in crypto without tax headaches. Create a free account in minutes. Choose from over 150 coins, and invest with as little as $10. No setup charges and no account fees. To open an Alto CryptoIRA with as little as $10, just go to www.altoira.com/insider This episode is sponsored by TrueLayer Let’s face it, cards were not designed for online. Payments can take days to settle, hurting customer loyalty. While high fraud, clunky checkouts and expensive fees mean millions in missed revenue. At TrueLayer, we’ve made instant payments available for businesses across Europe and the UK. So you can cut costs, fight fraud and get money moving fast. To learn more visit: www.TrueLayer.com/payments Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: David Jarvis, Joe Colchester, Lachlan Heussler, and Medha Agarwal.
5/23/20221 hour, 5 minutes, 58 seconds
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629. Insights: Can Egypt’s young population push through a fintech revolution?

Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to delve into Egypt's fintech scene. While we in the West may associate Egypt with its grand history – the truth is that the North African country is currently looking extremely youthful. With this young population comes new expectations on banking and financial services – with many from the outside of the country also looking at this hugely profitable market as a place to expand into. So in this episode, we’re asking: How does the market look today? What challenges are still to be overcome? And what does the future hold for Egypt? This week's guests include: Momtaz Moussa, Co-Founder & CEO, Lucky Eslam Darwish, General Partner, Nclude By Global Ventures This episode is sponsored by Alto IRA Did you know the majority of people are investing in cryptocurrency through a taxable account, when they could be using an IRA and avoiding or deferring the taxes? With an Alto CryptoIRA, you can invest in crypto without tax headaches. Create a free account in minutes. Choose from over 150 coins, and invest with as little as $10. No setup charges and no account fees. To open an Alto CryptoIRA with as little as $10, just go to www.altoira.com/insider This episode is sponsored by TrueLayer Let’s face it, cards were not designed for online. Payments can take days to settle, hurting customer loyalty. While high fraud, clunky checkouts and expensive fees mean millions in missed revenue. At TrueLayer, we’ve made instant payments available for businesses across Europe and the UK. So you can cut costs, fight fraud and get money moving fast. To learn more visit: www.TrueLayer.com/payments Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Eslam Darwish and Momtaz Moussa.
5/20/202237 minutes, 21 seconds
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Bonus. How web3 is shaping the future of finance - report deep dive

Our expert host, Gwera Kiwana, is joined by Mauricio Magaldi, Global Strategy Director for Crypto at 11:FS, to talk about something exciting we’ve been cooking up here at 11:FS. Our latest report - How web3 is shaping the future of finance - is out now! There’s so much hype floating around about web3, but also so much opportunity. So we decided to do an explainer that unpacks what web3 actually means, how it’ll impact financial services, the risks and the opportunities. Time to take a deep dive. All this and much much more on today's bonus episode! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guest: Mauricio Magaldi.
5/18/202225 minutes, 2 seconds
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628. News: Does the market have Tiger Global by the tail?

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Barb Maclean, VP Integration & Analytics, Celero Aya Ibrahim, Commercial Director, Paymob Mary Ann Azevedo, Senior Editor, TechCrunch We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Canadian Neo Financial's $185 million fund raise signals confidence in neobanks - 4:10 Egyptian fintech Paymob raises $50M led by PayPal Ventures and Kora Capital - 16:30 Tiger Global hit by $17bn losses in tech rout - 27:45 Sequoia, Binance and a16z among 19 investors backing Elon Musk’s Twitter bid - 37:08 Stripe’s Patrick Collison hits back at Plaid CEO’s accusations - 46:30 Dutch fintech Bunq vies for Ulster Bank and KBC account holders - 48:32 Google Chrome is getting built-in virtual credit cards - 50:45 The Vatican Will Create an NFT Gallery to ‘Democratise Art’ - 52:25 This episode is sponsored by Alto IRA Did you know the majority of people are investing in cryptocurrency through a taxable account, when they could be using an IRA and avoiding or deferring the taxes? With an Alto CryptoIRA, you can invest in crypto without tax headaches. Create a free account in minutes. Choose from over 150 coins, and invest with as little as $10. No setup charges and no account fees. To open an Alto CryptoIRA with as little as $10, just go to www.altoira.com/insider This episode is sponsored by TrueLayer Let’s face it, cards were not designed for online. Payments can take days to settle, hurting customer loyalty. While high fraud, clunky checkouts and expensive fees mean millions in missed revenue. At TrueLayer, we’ve made instant payments available for businesses across Europe and the UK. So you can cut costs, fight fraud and get money moving fast. To learn more visit: www.TrueLayer.com/payments Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Aya Ibrahim, Barb MacLean, and Mary Ann Azevedo.
5/16/202258 minutes, 46 seconds
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627. Insights: How payroll data became the holy grail

Our expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to ask: 'How did payroll data become the new gold rush?' Payroll data has become the topic of much hype over the last few years – from projected market values of over $10bn, to being referred to as the ‘holy grail of fintech’. So why are people so excited about something which has been in front of us the whole time? And in the midst of ‘The Great Resignation’, will this gold rush last? This week's guest include: Ahmed Siddiqui, Head of Product, Branch Lindsay Davis, Head of Markets, Atomic Andrew Brown, Founder and CEO, Check This episode is sponsored by Alto IRA Did you know the majority of people are investing in cryptocurrency through a taxable account, when they could be using an IRA and avoiding or deferring the taxes? With an Alto CryptoIRA, you can invest in crypto without tax headaches. Create a free account in minutes. Choose from over 150 coins, and invest with as little as $10. No setup charges and no account fees. To open an Alto CryptoIRA with as little as $10, just go to www.altoira.com/insider This episode is sponsored by TrueLayer Let’s face it, cards were not designed for online. Payments can take days to settle, hurting customer loyalty. While high fraud, clunky checkouts and expensive fees mean millions in missed revenue. At TrueLayer, we’ve made instant payments available for businesses across Europe and the UK. So you can cut costs, fight fraud and get money moving fast. To learn more visit: www.TrueLayer.com/payments Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ahmed Siddiqui, Andrew Brown, and Lindsay Davis .
5/13/202241 minutes, 7 seconds
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626. News: Stripe vs Plaid and Apple vs The EU

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Nilixa Devlukia, Founder, Payments Solved Karen Kerrigan, COO, Moneybox With soundclips from: Gwera Kiwana, Product Manager, 11:FS Paul Stoddart, President, GoCardless We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Stripe launches open banking product sparking Twitter taunt from Plaid CEO - 3:35 Moneybox announces crowdfunding campaign - 14:35 EU claims Apple breaking competition law over contactless payments - 30:00 Banking giant Truist acquires fintech startup Long Game in effort to reach younger demographic - 38:40 Buy Now Pay Later will soon affect your credit score in the UK - 48:15 GoCardless appoints Mastercard and Vocalink exec as president - 51:10 Citigroup trader triggers European flash crash - 54:00 Swiss banker put strip club visits on expenses - 55:22 This episode is sponsored by Alto IRA Did you know the majority of people are investing in cryptocurrency through a taxable account, when they could be using an IRA and avoiding or deferring the taxes? With an Alto CryptoIRA, you can invest in crypto without tax headaches. Create a free account in minutes. Choose from over 150 coins, and invest with as little as $10. No setup charges and no account fees. To open an Alto CryptoIRA with as little as $10, just go to www.altoira.com/insider This episode is sponsored by TrueLayer Let’s face it, cards were not designed for online. Payments can take days to settle, hurting customer loyalty. While high fraud, clunky checkouts and expensive fees mean millions in missed revenue. At TrueLayer, we’ve made instant payments available for businesses across Europe and the UK. So you can cut costs, fight fraud and get money moving fast. To learn more visit: www.TrueLayer.com/payments Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Gwera Kiwana, Karen Kerrigan, Nilixa Devlukia, and Paul Stoddart.
5/9/20221 hour, 5 seconds
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625. Insights: What's the global potential of Islamic finance?

Our expert host, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to answer the question: 'How global can Islamic finance become?' Islamic finance is an industry sector with faith and ethical practices at its very core – it’s also a sector which has moved from a regional niche into a booming industry valued at over $2.88tn by industry experts. So how global is Islamic finance? What are the challenges in its way? And how does the future look? This week's guests include: Samim Abedi, Chief Investment Officer, Wahed Areeb Siddiqui, Founder and CEO, KESTRL Nahim Bassa, Senior Vice President and Head of Strategy & Digital Transformation, Bank Aljazira With soundclips from: Samina Akram, Managing Partner, Samak Ethical Finance This episode is sponsored by Alto IRA Did you know the majority of people are investing in cryptocurrency through a taxable account, when they could be using an IRA and avoiding or deferring the taxes? With an Alto CryptoIRA, you can invest in crypto without tax headaches. Create a free account in minutes. Choose from over 150 coins, and invest with as little as $10. No setup charges and no account fees. To open an Alto CryptoIRA with as little as $10, just go to www.altoira.com/insider This episode is sponsored by TrueLayer Let’s face it, cards were not designed for online. Payments can take days to settle, hurting customer loyalty. While high fraud, clunky checkouts and expensive fees mean millions in missed revenue. At TrueLayer, we’ve made instant payments available for businesses across Europe and the UK. So you can cut costs, fight fraud and get money moving fast. To learn more visit: www.TrueLayer.com/payments Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Areeb Siddiqui, Nahim Bassa, Samim Abedi, and Samina Akram.
5/6/202251 minutes, 19 seconds
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624. News: Stripe steps back into crypto with Twitter and fintech for good Helios raises seed round

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Gwera Kiwana, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Julia Ménayas, Co-founder, Helios Jason Mikula, Publisher, Fintech Business Weekly With soundclips from: Mauricio Magaldi, Crypto, 11:FS Abubakar Idris, Africa Reporter, Rest of World Philip Haglund, CEO, Gimi We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Fintech giant Stripe jumps into crypto with a feature that lets Twitter users get paid in stablecoin - 3:17 French sustainable neobank Helios picks up €9m for its fintech for good to protect the planet - 15:30 Revolut suspends refugee referral payouts after users game the system - 29:30 Plaid co-founder’s next venture is a bank to power fintech apps - 37:15 Flutterwave CEO addresses alleged misconduct claims in email to employees - 49:30 Swedish children’s financial literacy app Gimi teams up with ABN AMRO - 52:50 Spanish football fans thank cup-winning manager via his banking app - 54:40 This episode is sponsored by Alto IRA Did you know the majority of people are investing in cryptocurrency through a taxable account, when they could be using an IRA and avoiding or deferring the taxes? With an Alto CryptoIRA, you can invest in crypto without tax headaches. Create a free account in minutes. Choose from over 150 coins, and invest with as little as $10. No setup charges and no account fees. To open an Alto CryptoIRA with as little as $10, just go to www.altoira.com/insider This episode is sponsored by TrueLayer Let’s face it, cards were not designed for online. Payments can take days to settle, hurting customer loyalty. While high fraud, clunky checkouts and expensive fees mean millions in missed revenue. At TrueLayer, we’ve made instant payments available for businesses across Europe and the UK. So you can cut costs, fight fraud and get money moving fast. To learn more visit: www.TrueLayer.com/payments Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Abubakar Idris, Jason Mikula, Julia Ménayas, Mauricio Magaldi, and Philip Haglund.
5/2/202259 minutes, 18 seconds
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623. Insights: If the President orders a CBDC, then who can stop it?

Our expert host, Simon Taylor, hosted a live onstage panel as part of Empire Startups New York FinTech Week! Earlier this year, we saw an executive order signed on the desk of the White House calling for research and development on a US CBDC. What was once a theoretical possibility has now been directly decreed by the President himself. So, today we’re talking about how this executive order will fit into the history books, what we know about CBDCs currently, what the challenges are still to overcome and what the future may hold. This week's guests include: Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto, Visa Carmelle Cadet, Founder & CEO, EMTECH Jennifer Lassiter, Executive Director, The Digital Dollar Project This episode is sponsored by Alto IRA Did you know the majority of people are investing in cryptocurrency through a taxable account, when they could be using an IRA and avoiding or deferring the taxes? With an Alto CryptoIRA, you can invest in crypto without tax headaches. Create a free account in minutes. Choose from over 150 coins, and invest with as little as $10. No setup charges and no account fees. To open an Alto CryptoIRA with as little as $10, just go to www.altoira.com/insider This episode is sponsored by TrueLayer Let’s face it, cards were not designed for online. Payments can take days to settle, hurting customer loyalty. While high fraud, clunky checkouts and expensive fees mean millions in missed revenue. At TrueLayer, we’ve made instant payments available for businesses across Europe and the UK. So you can cut costs, fight fraud and get money moving fast. To learn more visit: www.TrueLayer.com/payments. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Carmelle Cadet, Cuy Sheffield , and Jennifer Lassiter.
4/29/202239 minutes, 32 seconds
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622. News: Inflation strikes for Amazon sellers and SEON raises for global expansion

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Nicole Perry, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Kate Drew, Director of Research, CCG Catalyst Bence Jendruszak, Co-founder & COO, SEON We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Amazon is adding a 5% fuel and inflation surcharge - 3:30 Fraud prevention fintech SEON raises $94m to expand globally - 14.30 US consumer agency sues TransUnion for deceptive marketing - 27:15 Decacorn Brex expands into financial services, lands DoorDash as a new customer - 36:55 Robinhood revives plans to launch in the UK with deal to buy crypto app Ziglu - 46:00 Better.com announces more layoffs, citing mortgage market turbulence - 47:10 Nubank secures $650m credit line for expansion in Mexico and Colombia - 48:45 NFT of Jack Dorsey's first tweet struggles to sell - 50:15 This episode is sponsored by Alto IRA Did you know the majority of people are investing in cryptocurrency through a taxable account, when they could be using an IRA and avoiding or deferring the taxes? With an Alto CryptoIRA, you can invest in crypto without tax headaches. Create a free account in minutes. Choose from over 150 coins, and invest with as little as $10. No setup charges and no account fees. To open an Alto CryptoIRA with as little as $10, just go to www.altoira.com/insider This episode is sponsored by TrueLayer Let’s face it, cards were not designed for online. Payments can take days to settle, hurting customer loyalty. While high fraud, clunky checkouts and expensive fees mean millions in missed revenue. At TrueLayer, we’ve made instant payments available for businesses across Europe and the UK. So you can cut costs, fight fraud and get money moving fast. To learn more visit: www.TrueLayer.com/payments. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Bence Jendruszak and Kate Drew.
4/25/202256 minutes, 3 seconds
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621. Insights: How does financial services address underserved groups?

Our expert host, Gwera Kiwana, is joined by some great guests to talk about the industries and communities left behind by financial services. While fintech has made great strides in democratising access to financial services for many – there are industries and real people who still remain frozen out. With than in mind, we’re focusing today’s episode on three different underserved groups and industries: the sex industry, the cannabis industry and new migrants. This week's guests include: Rosie Hodsdon, Executive Assistant, Marketing and Communications, National Ugly Mugs Mike Kennedy, Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Green Check Verified Rohit Mittal, Co-founder & CEO, Stilt This episode is sponsored by Alto IRA Did you know the majority of people are investing in cryptocurrency through a taxable account, when they could be using an IRA and avoiding or deferring the taxes? With an Alto CryptoIRA, you can invest in crypto without tax headaches. Create a free account in minutes. Choose from over 150 coins, and invest with as little as $10. No setup charges and no account fees. To open an Alto CryptoIRA with as little as $10, just go to altoira.com/insider This episode is sponsored by TrueLayer Let’s face it, cards were not designed for online. Payments can take days to settle, hurting customer loyalty. While high fraud, clunky checkouts and expensive fees mean millions in missed revenue. At TrueLayer, we’ve made instant payments available for businesses across Europe and the UK. So you can cut costs, fight fraud and get money moving fast. To learn more visit: TrueLayer.com/payments. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Mike Kennedy, Rohit Mittal, and Rosie Hodsdon.
4/22/202244 minutes, 57 seconds
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620. News: Nova Credit comes to the UK and Apple plots a payments war

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Misha Esipov, Co-founder & CEO, Nova Credit Polly Jean Harrison, Features Editor, The Fintech Times With soundclips from: Duke Ekezie-Joseph, Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer, Kippa We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: US fintech Nova Credit expands into Europe to “unlock opportunities” for immigrants (awaiting FCA authorisation) - 4:00 Apple’s plan to pump up Apple Card and Apple Pay and win the payments war - 15:35 Nigerian fintech start-up Kippa launches digital payments offering for African SMEs - 26:45 Bank of England’s fintech chief leaves for digital asset platform Fireblocks - 35:50 Russia has defaulted on its foreign debt, says S&P - 44:30 Meta is reportedly making ‘Zuck Bucks’ - 46:15 UK pay falls for second month in a row as cost of living bites - 47:40 The microchip implants that let you pay with your hand - 49:30 This episode is sponsored by Alto IRA Did you know the majority of people are investing in cryptocurrency through a taxable account, when they could be using an IRA and avoiding or deferring the taxes? With an Alto CryptoIRA, you can invest in crypto without tax headaches. Create a free account in minutes. Choose from over 150 coins, and invest with as little as $10. No setup charges and no account fees. To open an Alto CryptoIRA with as little as $10, just go to www.altoira.com/insider This episode is sponsored by TrueLayer Let’s face it, cards were not designed for online. Payments can take days to settle, hurting customer loyalty. While high fraud, clunky checkouts and expensive fees mean millions in missed revenue. At TrueLayer, we’ve made instant payments available for businesses across Europe and the UK. So you can cut costs, fight fraud and get money moving fast. To learn more visit: TrueLayer.com/payments. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Duke Ekezie-Joseph, Misha Esipov, and Polly Jean Harrison.
4/18/202255 minutes, 12 seconds
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619. Insights: What next for anti-money laundering?

Our expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to discuss what the future looks like for the anti-money laundering industry. The UK sees a whopping £88bn laundered annually, with that figure reaching £216.5bn in the US. This makes up a sizeable chunk of £1.8tn said to be laundered globally – a staggering 3% of GDP. So, today we’re looking at how AML keeps up with the sizable task ahead of it, what stands in its way and is this a problem that can truly be solved? This week's guests include: Adam Gable, Product Director - Financial Crime, Treasury & Risk, Temenos Joe Robinson, Co-founder & CEO, Hummingbird  Jessica Cath, Head of Financial Crime Project Delivery, Fintrail This episode is sponsored by Alto IRA Did you know the majority of people are investing in cryptocurrency through a taxable account, when they could be using an IRA and avoiding or deferring the taxes? With an Alto CryptoIRA, you can invest in crypto without tax headaches. Create a free account in minutes. Choose from over 150 coins, and invest with as little as $10. That’s right—ten bucks! No setup charges and no account fees. To open an Alto CryptoIRA with as little as $10, just go to AltoIRA.com/insider. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Adam Gable, Jessica Cath, and Joe Robinson.
4/15/202240 minutes, 2 seconds
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618. News: Qonto looks to builds a community, while Fast runs out of steam

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Nicole Perry, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Dan Hardy, VP - Sales, Crowdcube Peter Renton, Co-Founder and Chairman, LendIt Fintech With soundclips from: Prakash Pattni, Managing Director of Financial Services & Digital Transformation (EMEA), IBM We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Unicorn Qonto partners with Crowdcube to open up ownership - 5:10 Fast shuts doors after slow growth - 16:30 The competition will pay for this later: Klarna completes PriceRunner deal - 27:00 Rishi Sunak asks Royal Mint to launch non-fungible token - 36:00 Egyptian financial super app Khazna raises $38M from Quona Capital and Lendable - 45:00 IBM offers real-time fraud detection in new z16 mainframe - 47:15 Bank of Italy bans N26 from onboarding new customers over AML failings - 50:30 Liam Payne launches Revolut card - 52:00 This episode is sponsored by Alto IRA Did you know the majority of people are investing in cryptocurrency through a taxable account, when they could be using an IRA and avoiding or deferring the taxes? With an Alto CryptoIRA, you can invest in crypto without tax headaches. Create a free account in minutes. Choose from over 150 coins, and invest with as little as $10. No setup charges and no account fees. To open an Alto CryptoIRA with as little as $10, just go to www.altoira.com/insider Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Dan Hardy, Nicole Perry, Peter Renton, and Prakash Pattni.
4/11/202259 minutes
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617. Insights: How banks paved the way for a Singapore fintech revolution

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to break down how fintech currently operates in Singapore. In the decades after gaining independence in 1965, Singapore rapidly developed from a low-income country to a high-income country. With this, came a push for better financial services and the island nation has established itself as one of Asia and the world’s key financial hubs. So today we’re talking about how things look in 2022, what challenges there are still to overcome, and what’s next for Singapore's ecosystem? This week's guests include: Jonas Thürig, Head, F10 Singapore Dayana Yermolayeva, CEO & Co-Founder, JiPay This episode is sponsored by Austrade Everyone wants to stay ahead of the fintech curve, and a great way to start is by powering your investment portfolio with Australia's best and brightest fintechs. From buy-now-pay-later, to open banking, from embedded finance, to global payments - it won't be long before the next Clearpay, Cover Genius or Airwallex hits the international stage. Learn more today, visit www.shinewithaustralia.com.au/fintech Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Dayana Yermolayeva and Jonas Thürig.
4/8/202242 minutes, 18 seconds
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616. News: UK's open banking regulator faces shake-up, ArK Kapital creates 'ageing filter' for startups

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Sim Rai, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Alan Ainsworth, Head of Policy, OBIE Axel Bruzelius, Founder and COO, ArK Kapital With soundclips from: Shaun Port, Managing Director of Savings and Investments, Chase UK We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: CMA to create regulatory body to oversee open banking industry - 4:00 Stockholm-based ArK Kapital raises €165 million to help startups grow faster and smarter - 15:45 JP Morgan's Chase launches UK saver with "market-leading" interest rate - 25:16 Kadmos snaps €8.3 million to transform salary payments for migrant workers - 33:50 Bank of England joins MIT CBDC roster - 42:00 Chip raises £6.5m crowdfund on path to becoming saving and investing super app - 43:20 Mobile wallets to be adopted by over one-third of global population by 2024 - 44:40 The CEO of Goldman Sachs is set to DJ at Lollapalooza 2022 - 45:40 This episode is sponsored by Austrade Everyone wants to stay ahead of the fintech curve, and a great way to start is by powering your investment portfolio with Australia's best and brightest fintechs. From buy-now-pay-later, to open banking, from embedded finance, to global payments - it won't be long before the next Clearpay, Cover Genius or Airwallex hits the international stage. Learn more today, visit shinewithaustralia.com.au/fintech (www.shinewithaustralia.com.au/fintech) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alan Ainsworth, Axel Bruzelius, and Shaun Port.
4/4/202250 minutes, 57 seconds
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615. Insights: Can data enrichment outsmart fraudsters?

In this episode - in association with Callsign - our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to talk about the best approach to tackling financial fraudsters! The idea that organisations can leverage data to gain an understanding of their customers is better understood than it once was – but what this actually looks like in practice and how does it come to life? From reducing fraudulent transactions, to improved UX, to compliance with regulators – data leverage and enrichment opens up so many avenues for financial organisations. This week's guests include: Christopher Stephens, Head of Solution Engineering (UK, Europe & South Africa), Callsign PJ Rohall, Fraud Subject Matter Expert, Featurespace Livia Benisty, Global Head of Business AML, Banking Circle This episode is sponsored by Callsign Callsign makes digital life smoother and safer by helping organizations establish and preserve digital trust so people can get on with their digital lives. The first true representation of identity online, Callsign positively identifies users by their unique characteristics, replicating real-life recognition signals with AI models. The only solution to identify people across every journey, channel, and brand, Callsign makes digital identification seamless and secure, helping drive business growth. Find out more at callsign.com (www.callsign.com). This episode is sponsored by Austrade Everyone wants to stay ahead of the fintech curve, and a great way to start is by powering your investment portfolio with Australia's best and brightest fintechs. From buy-now-pay-later, to open banking, from embedded finance, to global payments - it won't be long before the next Clearpay, Cover Genius or Airwallex hits the international stage. Learn more today, visit shinewithaustralia.com.au/fintech (www.shinewithaustralia.com.au/fintech) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Christopher Stephens, Livia Benisty, and PJ Rohall.
4/1/202252 minutes, 29 seconds
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Bonus: The metaverse is 1% finished

Welcome to a very special bonus edition of Fintech Insider! We’ve been talking a lot about the metaverse recently, so on this bonus episode, we decided to jump in and try it for ourselves. Join hosts David M. Brear and Jason Bates as they don a pair of headsets and dive into the metaverse to discuss what they think it actually is, what place it could have in our working lives, its possible uses in the world of financial services and a whole lot more!  If you want to learn more about how this episode was made, head to our YouTube channel right now to watch an exclusive behind the scenes video: youtube.com/11team Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]!
3/30/202224 minutes, 41 seconds
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614. News: Ramp marks $8bn valuation, Clearbank plans global expansion and Apple acquires Credit Kudos

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Deepa Anikhindi, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Charles McManus, CEO, Clearbank Eric Glyman, Co-founder & CEO, Ramp With soundclips from: Eslam Darwish, General Partner, Nclude We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Ramp confirms new $8.1bn valuation - 4:28 ClearBank raises $230m to expand into Europe and the US - 18:15 Apple buys UK fintech start-up Credit Kudos - 34:15 Egypt state banks setting up $85m fintech innovation fund - 43:45 "Very, very unlikely" big banks will have high-street branches, says Anne Boden - 52:30 EPI abandons plan for Visa and Mastercard rival as member banks quit - 53:30 NatWest to pilot carbon tracking app with SMEs - 54:55 Bristol pound notes to be transformed into giant shoal of fish - 56:05 This episode is sponsored by Austrade Everyone wants to stay ahead of the fintech curve, and a great way to start is by powering your investment portfolio with Australia's best and brightest fintechs. From buy-now-pay-later, to open banking, from embedded finance, to global payments - it won't be long before the next Clearpay, Cover Genius or Airwallex hits the international stage. Learn more today, visit shinewithaustralia.com.au/fintech. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Charles McManus, Eric Glyman, and Eslam Darwish.
3/28/20221 hour, 4 minutes, 52 seconds
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613. Insights: The rise of 'fintech for good'

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk about the relationship between charitable giving and fintech. With a cashless society steadily reducing the amount of spare change in purses and back pockets, many charities have been plunged into a crisis of traditional fundraising. While dropping coins into buckets may be a thing of the past, financial services focused on charitable giving is a growing sector which could help small charities, NGOs, relief funds and community organisations stay above water. So today we’re talking about what charitable giving looks like today, what are the challenges still to overcome and the rise of 'fintech for good'. This week's guests include: Sarah Habib, Customer Strategist, 11:FS Matt Crate, CEO, Toucan Fizel Nejabat, Co-founder & COO, Algbra Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Fizel Nejabat, Matt Crate, and Sarah Habib.
3/25/202244 minutes, 38 seconds
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612. News: SCA finally in effect, Lunar raises $77M and HSBC joins the metaverse

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Sim Rai, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Roger De’Ath, UK Country Manager, at Truelayer Jimmy Fong, CCO at SEON With soundclips from: Mauricio Magaldi, Global Leader - Cryptocurrency We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Online retailers warned of lost sales as SCA comes into effect - 2:20 Nordic Neobank Lunar raises $77M, reaches $2B valuation AND launch a crypto platform - 13:00 eBay and Klarna partner to bring flexible payment options to Germany - 24:40 Revolut given thumbs up by the Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for helping refugees open accounts - 32:30 Softbank turns fund for diverse entrepreneurs into evergreen opportunity - 38:05 The FCA searches for head of new crypto dept - 41:15 One in 12 now use BNPL to play for essentials - 42:30 HSBC buys a virtual plot of land in the metaverse - 43:30 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Jimmy Fong, Mauricio Magaldi, Roger DeAth, and Sim Rai.
3/21/202251 minutes, 7 seconds
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611. Insights: Running the Canadian fintech 'ultramarathon'

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk all things Canadian fintech. Following a tough 2020, Canada’s fintech scene has now thawed and 2021 saw record VC investment in the ecosystem. With the promise of new regulation on Open Banking and payments on the horizon – this could be a big moment for The Great White North! This week's guests are: Barb Maclean, VP Integration & Analytics, Celero Joshuah Lebacq, Director at NA ventures, National Bank Of Canada Tarique Khan, Director of Business Development, Brim Financial Ryan Tevel, Director of Partnerships, Koho Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Barb MacLean, Joshuah Lebacq, Ryan Tevel, and Tarique Khan.
3/18/202238 minutes, 51 seconds
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610. News: Kenya's M-Pesa marks milestone anniversary

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, CEO, M-Pesa Lindsay Davis, Head of Markets, Atomic Eric Johansson, Fintech Editor, Verdict With soundclips from: Patrick Kavanagh, CEO, Atlantic Money Nicola Anderson, CEO, Fintech Scotland We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: M-Pesa: Kenya's mobile money success story celebrates 15 years - 3:55 Russian banks turn to China to sidestep cutoff from payments systems - 15:20 Atomic lands $40m in funding, just five months after its Series A, to connect banks and fintechs to consumers’ paychecks - 26:00 Money transfer fintech launches in London to take on Wise and PayPal - 37:05 Indian fintech CredAvenue turns unicorn with fresh $137m funding - 46:25 New roadmap unveiled to take Scottish fintech from 'strength to strength' - 48:11 LimeWire announces comeback as Web3 NFT marketplace - 50:50 This episode is sponsored by CompyAdvantage What role will blockchain play in the future of financial services? How are innovative fintechs expanding access to online banking in Africa? And would more bankers in orange jumpsuits change the way money laundering is perceived? Subscribe to Uncover, the ComplyAdvantage podcast, to explore these questions and much more: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/uncover/id1601611340 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Eric Johansson, Lindsay Davis , Nicola Anderson, Patrick Kavanagh, and Sitoyo Lopokoiyit.
3/14/202256 minutes, 30 seconds
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609. Insights: What makes partnerships work?

Our expert host Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about partnerships all across the ecosystem between fintechs, service providers, banks, non-banks and more. What once might have been perceived as rivalries between the old guard and the new school are now looked on as opportunities to learn and develop through working together. So, today we’re talking about what partnerships look like in 2022, what challenges are still to overcome and how could partnerships look in the future? This week's guests include: Nicole Perry, Strategy Director - Digital Business Design, 11:FS Martin Häring, CMO, Temenos Mary Agbesanwa, Fintech Growth Lead, Seccl Josh Williams, Chief Banking Officer, Seattle Bank This episode is sponsored by CompyAdvantage What role will blockchain play in the future of financial services? How are innovative fintechs expanding access to online banking in Africa? And would more bankers in orange jumpsuits change the way money laundering is perceived? Subscribe to Uncover, the ComplyAdvantage podcast, to explore these questions and much more: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/uncover/id1601611340 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Josh Williams, Martin Häring, Mary Agbesanwa, and Nicole Perry.
3/11/202241 minutes, 13 seconds
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608. News: Russia removed from Swift as fintech community steps up for Ukraine

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Sim Rai, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Yann Ranchere, Partner, Anthemis Clare Gambardella, Chief Customer Officer, Zopa With soundclips from: Ali Niknam, CEO, Bunq We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: The West’s sanctions sever Russia’s economy from much of the world - 1:54 Wider fintech community responds to the invasion of Ukraine - 17:33 Klarna’s widening losses driven by rapid expansion - 31:10 Freetrade’s European expansion given the green light - 40:30 Women overtake men in UK start-up volumes, NatWest data shows - 49:20 Payhawk becomes Bulgaria's first ever unicorn - 50:50 This episode is sponsored by CompyAdvantage What role will blockchain play in the future of financial services? How are innovative fintechs expanding access to online banking in Africa? And would more bankers in orange jumpsuits change the way money laundering is perceived? Subscribe to Uncover, the ComplyAdvantage podcast, to explore these questions and much more: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/uncover/id1601611340 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ali Niknam, Clare Gambardella, Sim Rai, and Yann Ranchere.
3/7/202254 minutes, 23 seconds
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607. Insights: The state of financial crime

In this episode (in association with ComplyAdvantage), our expert host Gwera Kiwana is joined by some great guests to look at the latest trends in financial crime. ComplyAdvantage recently released their annual The State of Financial Crime (https://complyadvantage.com/insights/the-state-of-financial-crime-2022/) report for 2022 – in which they surveyed 800 C-suite and senior compliance decision makers across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. The report provides insights into trends that will shape the year ahead in financial crime, as well as showing what’s changed in the last year. So today, we’re using this report to kick off a whole discussion on financial crime. This week's guests include: Charles Delingpole, Founder & CEO, ComplyAdvantage Jo Ann Barefoot, CEO & Co-founder, Alliance for Innovative Regulation Matthew Redhead, Associate Fellow, RUSI This episode is sponsored by CompyAdvantage What role will blockchain play in the future of financial services? How are innovative fintechs expanding access to online banking in Africa? And would more bankers in orange jumpsuits change the way money laundering is perceived? Subscribe to Uncover, the ComplyAdvantage podcast, to explore these questions and much more: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/uncover/id1601611340 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Charles Delingpole, Jo Ann Barefoot, and Matthew Redhead.
3/4/202244 minutes, 40 seconds
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606. News: Flux's new CEO calls out the gender gap at the top of fintech

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Nasir Ahmad, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Kevin Chong, Co-Head, Outward VC Veronique Barbosa, CEO & Co-Founder, Flux With soundclips from: Tayo Oviosu, CEO, Paga Marko Wenthin, Co-Founder, Dock Financial Will Carmichael, CEO, RoosterMoney We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Retail investor platform PrimaryBid wins SoftBank backing - 4:40 New Flux CEO calls paltry number of female fintech bosses "insane" - 13:10 UK’s leading fintech bosses call on government to ramp up efforts to overhaul regulation - 31:55 Twitter adds Paga as a payment provider for its "Tips" feature in Nigeria - 40.25 Revealed: Credit Suisse leak unmasks criminals, fraudsters and corrupt politicians - 49:05 Dock Financial prepares for the launch of a new Banking-as-a-Service platform - 53:22 The pocket money pinch - inflation fuels the surge of the 'school kid side hustle' - 55:45 This episode is sponsored by CompyAdvantage What role will blockchain play in the future of financial services? How are innovative FinTechs expanding access to online banking in Africa? And would more bankers in orange jumpsuits change the way money laundering is perceived? Subscribe to Uncover, the ComplyAdvantage podcast, to explore these questions and much more: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/uncover/id1601611340 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Kevin Chong, Marko Wenthin, Tayo Oviosu, Veronique Barbosa, and Will Carmichael.
2/28/20221 hour, 4 minutes, 11 seconds
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605. Insights: Looking ahead to the future of fintech in UAE

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Tristan Brandt, are joined by some great guests to delve into the fintech landscape in UAE. The Middle East is home to a number of exciting fintech companies and the UAE has rapidly established itself as a leading hub for fintech startups in the region. So, today we’re talking about how things look in 2022, what challenges there are to overcome, and what’s next for one of the region’s hottest fintech ecosystems. This week's guests include: Mirna Sleiman, Co-founder, Fintech Galaxy Olivier Crespin, Co-founder and CEO, ZAND Ambareen Musa, CEO of Souqalmal This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. Join Fintech Meetup, the world’s largest fintech meetings-only event! That’s right - no speakers or content….just 30,000+ double opt-in online meetings that result in Deals, Partnerships and Funding. Meet 3,000+ participants from Fintechs, Banks, Credit Unions, Community Banks, Investors, Networks, Solution Providers, Tech cos, Retailers & Merchants and many others! Online, March 22-24. Learn More & Get Your Ticket (https://fintechmeetup.com/) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ambareen Musa, Mirna Sleiman, Olivier Crespin, and Tristan Brandt.
2/25/202242 minutes, 6 seconds
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604. News: Banked and Agreena raise Series As – but does fintech have a problem with copying?

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Tim Heard, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Brad Goodall, CEO, Banked Julie Koch Fahler, Co-founder, Agreena We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Banked raises $20m Series A led by Bank of America and Edenred for US expansion - 3:00 'Farmer fintechs' are turning Europe’s farms into carbon sinks - 15:30 Primer co-founder hits out at "brazen" copying in fintech - 28:15 Four buy now, pay later firms change ‘potentially unfair terms’ - 39:30 Revolut acquires Indian money transfer company Arvog Forex - 50:25 BBVA invests $300m in Brazil's Neon - 51:40 Sustainable finance app Novus raises $5m in 9 months and is now officially live - 52:58 JPMorgan is the first bank into the metaverse - 54:25 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Brad Goodall and Julie Koch Fahler.
2/21/202259 minutes, 58 seconds
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603. Insights: LATAM can become world-leaders in fintech

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Mauricio Magaldi, are joined by some great guests to get under the skin of the rise and rise of LATAM fintech. According to the Financial Times, 2021 saw VCs invest $15.3 billion into Latin American firms—triple the funding raised in 2020. A staggering 75% of that investment went into fintech, proptech, and e-commerce. Nubank, LATAM’s largest fintech, raised $1.15 billion in the region's biggest ever deal – then floated on the NYSE at a valuation of $40 billion. How did LATAM fintech get to this point? Is everything really as utopian as it seems? And what comes next for the newest global fintech player? This week's guests include: Jag Duggal, Chief Product Officer, Nubank Ximena Aleman, Co-Founder, Promoteo Bruno Diniz, Managing Partner, Spiralem This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. Join Fintech Meetup, the world’s largest fintech meetings-only event! That’s right - no speakers or content….just 30,000+ double opt-in online meetings that result in Deals, Partnerships and Funding. Meet 3,000+ participants from Fintechs, Banks, Credit Unions, Community Banks, Investors, Networks, Solution Providers, Tech cos, Retailers & Merchants and many others! Online, March 22-24. Learn More & Get Your Ticket (https://fintechmeetup.com/) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Bruno DIniz, Jag Duggal, Mauricio Magaldi, and Ximena Aleman.
2/18/202245 minutes, 54 seconds
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Bonus: Trailer | Decoding: Banks

Hey Fintech Insider fans. We want to tell you all about our new video series - Decoding: Banks. Tune in to see us and industry experts put banks under the microscope and ask - what challenges are traditional banks facing in 2022 and what can they do about them? To know where we're headed, you need to understand how we got here. Our 11 episodes unpack the landscape today with unrivalled insight from our great selection of guests. Watch the full series right now at 11FS.com/decoding (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLETYuCAuWiG4uRVIcwEMlcxiFJPX8xO2I) In association with Jack Henry Digital, the pioneer of personal digital banking, helping financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from megabanks, big techs, and fintechs. Find out more: https://discover.jackhenry.com/digital/ (https://discover.jackhenry.com/digital/) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]!
2/16/20223 minutes, 3 seconds
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602. News: GoCardless, Stitch and Vivid Money raise funding to solve money movement friction

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Deepa Anikhindi, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Kiaan PIllay, Co-Founder/CEO, Stitch Catherine Birkett, CFO at GoCardless With soundclips from: Alexander Emeshev, Co-Founder, Vivid Money We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: South African fintech Stitch raises $21 million in Series A funding - 3:00 GoCardless enters unicorn club with $312 million funding and $2.1 billion valuation - 14:45 Vivid Money, a financial super app, raises $114M at an $886M valuation to expand in Europe - 28:30 Fly Now Pay Later inks deal with booking site Alternative Airlines - 38:40 Apple and Stripe team up for tap to pay on iPhones - 48:20 New neobank Coupl set to launch in India - 49:45 Pakistani BNPL Firm QisstPay Expands to US - 50:50 Will Ferrell invests in Danish challenger bank Lunar - 52:00 This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. Join Fintech Meetup, the world’s largest fintech meetings-only event! That’s right - no speakers or content….just 30,000+ double opt-in online meetings that result in Deals, Partnerships and Funding. Meet 3,000+ participants from Fintechs, Banks, Credit Unions, Community Banks, Investors, Networks, Solution Providers, Tech cos, Retailers & Merchants and many others! Online, March 22-24. Learn More & Get Your Ticket (https://fintechmeetup.com/) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Catherine Birkett and Kiaan Pillay.
2/14/202258 minutes, 47 seconds
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601. Insights: Unpacking cross-border payments

In this episode in assocation with Mastercard, Gwera Kiwana is joined by some great guests to look at everything to do with cross-border payments. Once the source of headaches for businesses globally – today cross-border payments are so prevalent that recent research suggests $156 trillion is expected to cross international borders annually by the end of 2022. So – with this staggering amount in mind – we’re asking what cross-border payments look like today, what are the challenges still to overcome, and what the future holds for the industry. To find out more about Mastercard Cross-Border Services visit crossborder.mastercard.com (https://b2b.mastercard.com/cross-border-services/). This week's guests include: Stephen Grainger, Executive Vice President, Mastercard Bill Thomas, Chief Member Operations Officer at UNFCU Naushad Contractor, CEO, Fable Fintech This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. Join Fintech Meetup, the world’s largest fintech meetings-only event! That’s right - no speakers or content….just 30,000+ double opt-in online meetings that result in Deals, Partnerships and Funding. Meet 3,000+ participants from Fintechs, Banks, Credit Unions, Community Banks, Investors, Networks, Solution Providers, Tech cos, Retailers & Merchants and many others! Online, March 22-24. Learn More & Get Your Ticket (https://fintechmeetup.com/) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Bill Thomas, Naushad Contractor, and Stephen Grainger.
2/11/202243 minutes, 34 seconds
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600. News: Apple muscles in on merchant payments and Monzo lays out the future

It's episode 600 of Fintech Insider and our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Jonas Templestein, Co-Founder/CTO, Monzo Bank Alex Marsh, Head, Klarna UK Ruth McCarthy, CEO, Fexco Corporate Payments We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Next up in Apple’s plan for financial domination: Turning iPhones into payment terminals - 4:15 Wayflyer becomes latest Irish tech unicorn after $150m fundraise - 17:15 11:FS sits down with Monzo Co-Founder/CTO Jonas Templestein - 30:20 Jack Dorsey’s Block completes $29bn Afterpay acquisition - 56:20 Following his fiery Twitter tirades, Bolt founder Ryan Breslow is no longer CEO - 58:00 Serena Williams backed fintech Esusu hits unicorn status, procures $130M to bridge racial wealth gap - 59:50 Predicting Fintech Insider Episode 6000! - 1:01:30 This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. Join Fintech Meetup, the world’s largest fintech meetings-only event! That’s right - no speakers or content….just 30,000+ double opt-in online meetings that result in Deals, Partnerships and Funding. Meet 3,000+ participants from Fintechs, Banks, Credit Unions, Community Banks, Investors, Networks, Solution Providers, Tech cos, Retailers & Merchants and many others! Online, March 22-24. Learn More & Get Your Ticket (https://fintechmeetup.com/) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alex Marsh, Jonas Templestein, and Ruth McCarthy.
2/7/20221 hour, 7 minutes, 46 seconds
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599. Insights: In emerging markets, payments move in innovative ways

Our expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to break down the payments sector in emerging markets. The payments sector remains at the forefront of financial services and the sector is evolving in many exciting ways. That evolution is especially eye-catching in the emerging markets, who are not laboured with antiquated infrastructure seen across Europe and North America – and have often leapfrogged these markets directly into the future. However, each of these emerging markets come with their own challenges, as well as opportunities. This week's guests include: Wiza Jalakasi, VP, Developer Relations, Chipper Cash Aditi Sholapurkar, Co-Founder, Salt Anna Hibino, Middle East & Africa - Expansion & Partnerships Lead, Wise All of this and much more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. Join Fintech Meetup, the world’s largest fintech meetings-only event! That’s right - no speakers or content….just 30,000+ double opt-in online meetings that result in Deals, Partnerships and Funding. Meet 3,000+ participants from Fintechs, Banks, Credit Unions, Community Banks, Investors, Networks, Solution Providers, Tech cos, Retailers & Merchants and many others! Online, March 22-24. Learn More & Get Your Ticket (https://fintechmeetup.com/) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Aditi Sholapurkar, Anna Hibino, and Wiza Jalakasi.
2/4/202246 minutes, 11 seconds
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598. News: BNPL giant Klarna launches physical card in the UK

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Ewan Silver, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Polly Jean Harrison, Features Editor, The Fintech Times Michael Wilkinson, COO, Everything With soundclips from: Dimitris Kalavros-Gousiou, Partner, Velocity Partners We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Klarna: ‘buy now, pay later’ firm to launch card in the UK - 4:10 Bank of America Says a Digital U.S. Dollar Is ‘Inevitable’ - 16:25 Everything Raises €2M to Re-Invent Premium Bonds in the UK - 27:45 JPMorgan agrees to acquire 49% stake in Greek fintech Viva Wallet - 38:55 Huawei turns to Curve for NFC payments in the wake of Google ban - 48:40 Tanzanian fintech NALA raises $10M seed to build Revolut for Africa - 50:05 Pakistani Digital Banks Finally Able To Get a Banking License Following SBP’s Announcement - 51:53 Bolt CEO called Y Combinator and Stripe 'the Mob' in a fiery Twitter thread - 53:50 This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. Join Fintech Meetup, the world’s largest fintech meetings-only event! That’s right - no speakers or content….just 30,000+ double opt-in online meetings that result in Deals, Partnerships and Funding. Meet 3,000+ participants from Fintechs, Banks, Credit Unions, Community Banks, Investors, Networks, Solution Providers, Tech cos, Retailers & Merchants and many others! Online, March 22-24. Learn More & Get Your Ticket (https://fintechmeetup.com/) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ewan Silver, Michael Wilkinson, and Polly Jean Harrison.
1/31/202258 minutes, 51 seconds
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597. Insights: How does fintech serve the creator economy?

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to discuss the relationship between the creator economy and banking. According to figures from Signalfire, creators - which includes influencers, bloggers, videographers and anyone else monetising their online fanbases - now total 50 million worldwide. So – with the creator economy continuing to go from strength to strength – we’re asking what banking products are supporting this burgeoning sector? What challenges are there still to overcome? And what does the future look like for financial services for the creator economy? This week's guests include: Lotanna Ezeike, Founder and CEO, XPO Kyla Scanlon, Creator and Investor All of this and much more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. Join Fintech Meetup, the world’s largest fintech meetings-only event! That’s right - no speakers or content….just 30,000+ double opt-in online meetings that result in Deals, Partnerships and Funding. Meet 3,000+ participants from Fintechs, Banks, Credit Unions, Community Banks, Investors, Networks, Solution Providers, Tech cos, Retailers & Merchants and many others! Online, March 22-24. Learn More & Get Your Ticket (https://fintechmeetup.com/) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Kyla Scanlon and Lotanna Ezeike .
1/28/202245 minutes, 31 seconds
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596. News: Visa and Amazon call a truce – but for how long?

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Gwera Kiwana, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests are: Ron Shevlin, Chief Research Officer, Cornerstone Advisors Eric Johansson, Tech Editor, Verdict Paddy O’Neil, Country Manager UK, Spendesk With soundclips from: Michael Hershfield, Founder and CEO, Accrue Savings We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Amazon to continue accepting Visa credit cards in UK as it bids to resolve payment dispute - 5:10 JP Morgan plots ‘astonishing’ $12bn tech spend to beat fintechs - 17:00 Spendesk is the fifth French startup to reach unicorn status this month - 31:30 Accrue Savings raises $25m to offer consumers “a responsible” purchasing option - 41:10 Ghanaian fintech Float raises $17M seed to power cash flow for commerce in Africa - 51:10 No “convincing case” for Central Bank Digital Currencies, says Lords committee - 52:45 Bolt becomes decacorn with $335 million funding round - 54:35 Selfridges becomes world’s first retailer to sell NFTs over the counter - 56:05 This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best buying experiences for their customers. Learn more and book a demo at primer.io (https://primer.io/?utm_source=11fs&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fintech_insider_) This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. Join Fintech Meetup, the world’s largest fintech meetings-only event! That’s right - no speakers or content….just 30,000+ double opt-in online meetings that result in Deals, Partnerships and Funding. Meet 3,000+ participants from Fintechs, Banks, Credit Unions, Community Banks, Investors, Networks, Solution Providers, Tech cos, Retailers & Merchants and many others! Online, March 22-24. Learn More & Get Your Ticket (https://fintechmeetup.com/) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Eric Johansson, Paddy O’Neill, and Ron Shevlin.
1/24/20221 hour, 1 minute, 20 seconds
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595. Insights: The European and US fintech markets - which is further ahead?

Our expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to get under the skin of the debate into who is currently leading the fintech revolution. With the recent success stories of Chime, Current, Bond, Unit, Ramp, Brex, Persona, Alloy, Plaid, MX, and many many more – there's a velocity to the USA right now. However it has also been argued that the US are late to the party and Europe was having this glut of success 3-5 years ago and the US are just catching up. So with this in mind – we’re asking who is currently ahead when it comes to fintech, the USA or Europe? This week's guests include: Peter Lord, CEO, Codat Amon Ghaiumy, Co-Founder, Ophelos Valentina Kristensen, Director, Growth & Communications, OakNorth All of this and much more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best buying experiences for their customers. Learn more and book a demo at primer.io (https://primer.io/?utm_source=11fs&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fintech_insider_) This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. Join Fintech Meetup, the world’s largest fintech meetings-only event! That’s right - no speakers or content….just 30,000+ double opt-in online meetings that result in Deals, Partnerships and Funding. Meet 3,000+ participants from Fintechs, Banks, Credit Unions, Community Banks, Investors, Networks, Solution Providers, Tech cos, Retailers & Merchants and many others! Online, March 22-24. Learn More & Get Your Ticket (https://fintechmeetup.com/) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Amon Ghaiumy, Peter Lord, and Valentina Kristensen.
1/21/202242 minutes, 34 seconds
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594. News: Fintech funding ramps up as Brex, Qonto and others all hit record valuations

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Nasir Ahmad, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Samim Abedi, Chief Investment Officer at Wahed Kate Drew, Director of Research, CCG Catalyst We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Fintech Brex confirms $12.3B valuation, AND snaps up Meta exec to serve as its head of product - 2:50 Wahed Debuts First Shariah-Compliant and ESG-Aware ETF on Nasdaq - 14:50 Business banking startup Qonto raises $552 million at $5 billion valuation - 29:14 Revolut launches as a bank in 10 Western European countries - 35:45 UK FS regulator takes aim at cloud giants - 47:14 Citi to sack unvaccinated staff at the end of the month - 48:42 UK parliament launches crypto group - 50:50 A technical issue sees a bank accidentally hand out £130m on Christmas morning - 52:40 This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best buying experiences for their customers. Learn more and book a demo at primer.io (https://primer.io/?utm_source=11fs&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fintech_insider_) This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. Join Fintech Meetup, the world’s largest fintech meetings-only event! That’s right - no speakers or content….just 30,000+ double opt-in online meetings that result in Deals, Partnerships and Funding. Meet 3,000+ participants from Fintechs, Banks, Credit Unions, Community Banks, Investors, Networks, Solution Providers, Tech cos, Retailers & Merchants and many others! Online, March 22-24. Learn More & Get Your Ticket (https://fintechmeetup.com/) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Kate Drew and Samim Abedi.
1/17/202257 minutes, 3 seconds
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593. Insights: Breaking down the US financial services sector

Our expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to look a the banking sector in the USA – in association with Temenos. Where once the American banking sector was dominated by the biggest names on Wall Street - we’ve seen major evolution in recent years; following changes in regulation and smart new ideas from both news players and incumbents looking to shake things up. So what have been the successes so far? What has proved challenging? And what’s next for the banking sector in the USA? This week's guests include: * Dan Henry, CEO, Green Dot * Jacqueline White, President - Americas, Temenos * Vlad Lounegov, CEO, Mbanq All of this and much more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best buying experiences for their customers. Learn more and book a demo at primer.io (https://primer.io/?utm_source=11fs&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fintech_insider_) This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. Join Fintech Meetup, the world’s largest fintech meetings-only event! That’s right - no speakers or content….just 30,000+ double opt-in online meetings that result in Deals, Partnerships and Funding. Meet 3,000+ participants from Fintechs, Banks, Credit Unions, Community Banks, Investors, Networks, Solution Providers, Tech cos, Retailers & Merchants and many others! Online, March 22-24. Learn More & Get Your Ticket (https://fintechmeetup.com/) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Dan Henry, Jacqueline White, and Vlad Lounegov.
1/14/202248 minutes, 54 seconds
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592. News: Anne Boden comments anger fintech bosses and Tencent invests in Monzo

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Deepa Anikhindi , are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Abba Newbery, Chief Marketing Officer, Habito Wiza Jalakasi, VP, Developer Relations, Chipper Cash We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Fintech bosses accuse Starling Bank’s Anne Boden of stifling innovation 2:57 Chinese giant Tencent joins backers of £3.3bn digital bank Monzo 15:16 Habito offers mortgages for up to seven times person's salary 27:03 Fintechs in Africa continue to overshadow all other startups in funding gained 37:39 ING announces exit from French retail banking market 49:41 Hong Kong Fintech Unicorn WeLab To Enter Increasingly Crowded Indonesian Digital Banking Market 50:56 Fintech-focused Ribbit Capital raises $1.15B 52:30 BlackBerry: End of an era as company pulls plug on iconic handsets 53:50 This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best buying experiences for their customers. Learn more and book a demo at primer.io (https://primer.io/?utm_source=11fs&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fintech_insider_) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Abba Newbery and Wiza Jalakasi.
1/10/20221 hour, 10 seconds
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591. Insights: Predicting the future of fintech in 2022

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor, Gwera Kiwana, and Alex Hooper got together to discuss their predictions for fintech in 2022 – as well as revisiting the predictions previously made for 2021. Will we see the rise of the global south? Could variable recurring payments silence the critics of Open Banking? Or will direct-to-consumer fintechs target more specific audiences? Tune in to hear how last year's predictions went and the big themes to look out for this year! This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best buying experiences for their customers. Learn more and book a demo at primer.io (https://primer.io/?utm_source=11fs&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fintech_insider_) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]!
1/7/202251 minutes, 18 seconds
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590. News: Global Super Apps on the rise as Nubank IPOs and Lydia becomes a unicorn

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Amy Gavin, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Gabriel Le Roux, Co-Founder, Primer Bruno DIniz, Co-Founder, Spiralem We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Nubank makes its market debut on New York Stock Exchange - 4:15 Primer launches no-code plugins for e-Commerce platforms - 15:55 Which? calls for banks to pause branch closures - 25:40 French ‘super app’ Lydia raises $100m becoming latest European fintech unicorn, plots 10 million users by 2025 - 35:50 Better.com CEO to take time off after firing hundreds of employees over Zoom - 46:40 JPMorgan to hire hundreds more staff for UK digital bank - 48:35 OakNorth acquires smart cashflow firm Fluidly to boost SME support - 50:30 FCA launches Christmas jingle to warn about fraud - 52:05 This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best buying experiences for their customers. Learn more and book a demo at primer.io (https://primer.io/?utm_source=11fs&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fintech_insider) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected] Special Guests: Bruno DIniz and Gabriel le Roux.
12/20/202157 minutes, 18 seconds
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589. Insights: Taking a closer look at the Canadian market ft. Phillippe Daoust

This Friday, we're switching it up a bit! From our Youtube sister show Spotlight, our expert host - Simon Taylor - is joined by Philippe Daoust, Vice President & Managing Director at National Bank of Canada. The pair look at Canada's fintech scene looks today, how it's evolving, and the National Bank of Canada's growing relationship with fintech challengers. All of this and much much more on today's show! This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best buying experiences for their customers. Learn more and book a demo at primer.io (https://primer.io/?utmsource=11fs&utmmedium=referral&utmcampaign=fintechinsider_) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guest: Philippe Daoust.
12/17/202128 minutes, 43 seconds
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588. News: Seedrs acquired by Republic to fuel European expansion

Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Tim Heard, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Kirsty Grant, CIO, Seedrs  Ruby Hinchliffe, Reporter, FT Adviser With soundclips from: Lisa Jacobs, CEO of Funding Circle We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Republic acquires UK’s Seedrs in $100M deal to push into Europe - 2:45 Former TSB CEO launches money-sharing social network Loop - 15:50 Wealthsimple quits the UK market - 25:49 Zopa pulls out of P2P consumer lending - 36:25 Majority raises $27 million for migrant mobile banking service - 46:12 Funding Circle launches embedded finance solution (soundclip from Lisa Jacobs, CEO of Funding Circle) - 47:35 Monzo valuation hits $4.5bn on back of drawing thousands of new customers - 49:00 Harrods agrees buy now pay later tie up with Klarna - 51:14 This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best buying experiences for their customers. Learn more and book a demo at primer.io (https://primer.io/?utmsource=11fs&utmmedium=referral&utmcampaign=fintechinsider_) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Kirsty Grant and Ruby Hinchliffe.
12/13/202156 minutes, 11 seconds
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587. Insights: Financial education is best served young

Our expert host, Gwera Kiwana, is joined by some great guests to talk about financial education – what it currently looks like, the challenges faced, and what the syllabus should be in the future. We asked on Twitter and Linkedin 'what topic in financial services isn’t talked about enough'? Many people came back with great and insightful suggestions – with financial education coming up again and again. So, we’re dedicating our Insights show to ‘what financial education should look like in 2022?’ This week's guests include: Dan Lane, Senior Analyst, Freetrade  Louise Hill, Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, GoHenry Fiona Montgomery, Head of School Age Education, MyBnk All of this and much more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best buying experiences for their customers. Learn more and book a demo at primer.io (https://primer.io/?utmsource=11fs&utmmedium=referral&utmcampaign=fintechinsider_) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Dan Lane, Fiona Montgomery, and Louise Hill.
12/10/202145 minutes, 32 seconds
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586. News: Has the Financial Conduct Authority freed up Open Banking?

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Nasir Ahmad, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Richard Davies, CEO, Allica Bank  Sophie Winwood, Investor, Anthemis We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Small business lender Allica raises £110m as it quickens growth 3:16 FCA boosts Open Banking by removing 3-month re-authentication requirement 14:38 British Business Bank Finds UK Venture Capital Fund Performance has Increased 27:10 Afterpay releases BNPL for subscription services in the US and Australia 35:55 Thought Machine closes $200M for its cloud native banking SaaS and becomes a unicorn 47:10 India’s Slice becomes unicorn with $220M funding from Tiger Global, Insight Partners and Advent 48:44 Moneybox and Plaid give customers greater control over their finances 50:41 Mr Goxx, the crypto-trading hamster, dies 53:10 This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best buying experiences for their customers. Learn more and book a demo at primer.io (https://primer.io/?utmsource=11fs&utmmedium=referral&utmcampaign=fintechinsider_) This episode is sponsored by SAS. SAS help their customers make banking simple, safe and rewarding for everyone. They support banks in their goal to treat every customer as an individual. Combining data from across the bank with external information and real-time context delivers unique insight and a deep understanding of customer needs. By applying this insight at the right time via the right channel, SAS help make every customer engagement with the bank a relevant, valuable, and seamless experience. SAS enables banks to embed real-time intelligence in every interaction, helping them make smarter, faster decisions that transform customer experience. To find out more, visit https://www.sas.com (https://www.sas.com). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Richard Davies and Sophie Winwood.
12/6/202158 minutes, 46 seconds
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585. Insights: After Dark: Better. Faster. Stronger.

Welcome to the latest installment of After Dark, titled 'Better. Faster. Stronger.' We are joined by the best and the brightest in fintech and financial services, as well as our first live audience of 2021, to set some goals for the industry as a whole. What do we mean by that? We’re asked our panel and live audience to rate where the financial services industry is in 2021 and set three goals for 2022 and beyond – what to start, what to keep up, and what to stop! Our fantastic panel conists of; Hosts: * Simon Taylor, Co-Founder, 11:FS / CPO, 11:FS Foundry * Jason Bates - Co-Founder / Deputy CEO - 11:FS Guests: * Louise Smith, Chair, Innovate Finance / Chief Digital Officer, Lloyds * Matt Henderson, EMEA Business Lead, Stripe This episode is sponsored by OneSpan OneSpan helps protect the world from digital fraud by establishing trust in people’s identities, the devices they use and the transactions they execute. We make digital banking accessible, secure, easy and valuable. OneSpan’s Trusted Identity platform and security solutions significantly reduce digital transaction fraud and enable regulatory compliance for more than half of the top 100 global banks and thousands of financial institutions around the world. Whether automating agreements with identity verification and e-signatures, reducing fraud using advanced analytics, or transparently securing financial transactions, OneSpan helps lower costs and accelerate customer acquisition while improving the user experience. Learn more at OneSpan.com (https://www.onespan.com/) This episode is sponsored by Trustly What if you could re-imagine payments for the insurance industry? What if you didn't have to rely on old and complex payment services and infrastructure? Instead, what if your payment provider could help create a user experience that stands out? And when it's time to pay out a claim it can do so instantly to millions of bank accounts across the UK, Europe and North America? Trustly are leading the charge in unlocking the Open Banking payments revolution we are seeing today. Their Open Banking platform redefines the speed, simplicity and security of payments, for more than half a billion consumers across the globe. Visit trustly.net (https://www.trustly.net/) to read more about how they help insurtech companies make payments a key part of their digital-first approach. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Louise Smith and Matt Henderson.
12/3/20211 hour, 2 minutes, 24 seconds
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584. News: Freetrade breaks crowdfunding records again

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Deepa Anikhindi, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Polly Jean Harrison, Features Editor, The Fintech Times David Cunningham, Chief Commercial Officer, Lextego With soundclips from: Viktor Nebehaj, CMO, Freetrade Mark Mullen, CEO, Atom Bank Jamie Campbell, Co-Founder, Fronted We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Freetrade raises crowdfunding at £650m valuation (soundclip from Viktor Nebehaj, CMO, Freetrade) - 3:15 Payhawk raises €99 million to expand payments and expenses solution - 14:25 Irish banks commit €5 million to payment app joint venture Synch - 23:25 Atom Bank moves to a four-day week (soundclip from Mark Mullen, CEO, Atom Bank) - 35:20 Mode Global shares sink after Ocado, Boots and Homebase deny involvement in bitcoin scheme (soundclip from Jamie Campbell, Co-Founder, Fronted) - 45:40 India’s Paytm Tumbles Another 13% After First-Day IPO Flop - 46:40 Fronted launches ‘Lifetime Deposit’ lending product with the help of fresh £20m funding (soundclip from Jamie Campbell, Co-Founder, Fronted) - 48:25 Nike teams up with Roblox to create a virtual world called Nikeland - 51.20 This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best buying experiences for their customers. Learn more and book a demo at primer.io (https://primer.io/?utmsource=11fs&utmmedium=referral&utmcampaign=fintechinsider_) This episode is sponsored by SAS. SAS help their customers make banking simple, safe and rewarding for everyone. They support banks in their goal to treat every customer as an individual. Combining data from across the bank with external information and real-time context delivers unique insight and a deep understanding of customer needs. By applying this insight at the right time via the right channel, SAS help make every customer engagement with the bank a relevant, valuable, and seamless experience. SAS enables banks to embed real-time intelligence in every interaction, helping them make smarter, faster decisions that transform customer experience. To find out more, visit. https://www.sas.com (https://www.sas.com) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Dave Cunningham, Deepa Anikhindi, Jamie Campbell, Mark Mullen, Polly Jean Harrison, and Viktor Nebehaj.
11/29/202157 minutes, 34 seconds
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583. Insights: Can financial services lead the fight against climate change?

Our expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to talk about all things sustainabilty in the financial services sector – in association with Mastercard. There’s never been a better or more timely way to go green, and financial services is uniquely placed to have real impact in this space. Following COP26, Simon and the panel look at where we are now, the challenges and opportunities, as well as the role of fintech in driving big changes. This week's guests include: Scott Abrahams, SVP Business Development and Fintech, Mastercard Lee Brown, Operations Manager, Helpful Will Smith, Co-Founder, Tred All of this and much more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com (https://go.temenos.com/11fs). This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best buying experiences for their customers. Learn more and book a demo at primer.io (https://primer.io/?utmsource=11fs&utmmedium=referral&utmcampaign=fintechinsider_) This episode is sponsored by SAS. SAS help their customers make banking simple, safe and rewarding for everyone. They support banks in their goal to treat every customer as an individual. Combining data from across the bank with external information and real-time context delivers unique insight and a deep understanding of customer needs. By applying this insight at the right time via the right channel, SAS help make every customer engagement with the bank a relevant, valuable, and seamless experience. SAS enables banks to embed real-time intelligence in every interaction, helping them make smarter, faster decisions that transform customer experience. To find out more, visit. https://www.sas.com Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Lee Brown, Scott Abrahams, and Will Smith.
11/26/202145 minutes, 11 seconds
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Bonus: Payments are Eating the World ft. Jeremy Balkin, JP Morgan

Time for a bonus episode! Our expert host, David Brear, is joined by Jeremy Balkin, Global Head of Innovation & Corporate Development, Payments at J.P. Morgan, to take a deep dive into their new report: Payments are Eating the World. Join us for an in depth discussion about Jeremy's career, the report, and all things payments. All of this and much more on today's episode! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guest: Jeremy Balkin.
11/24/202138 minutes, 26 seconds
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582. News: Amazon feuds with Visa while Zilch crowned Europe's fastest unicorn

Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Emily Nicolle, Fintech Correspondent, Financial News Clare McKeeve, CEO, Talenthouse With soundclips from: Philip Belamant, CEO & Founder, Zilch Omar Kassim, CEO & Founder, Nomod We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Amazon to stop accepting Visa credit cards in UK - 4:10 Zilch becomes Europe’s fastest ever unicorn with $2bn valuation (soundclip from Philip Belamant, CEO & Founder, Zilch) - 15:45 Talenthouse, Vodeno, and Aion Bank partner to bring embedded banking services to creatives across Europe - 28:12 Nomod raises $3.4M seed to allow merchants to accept payments without hardware (soundclip from Omar Kassim, CEO & Founder, Nomod) - 37:07 Starling snaps up £1BN mortgage book as it seeks to float next year - 45:25 N26 pulls back from the US - 46:54 CMA pushes ‘variable recurring payment’ deadline back by six months - 49:02 Miramax Sues Quentin Tarantino Over ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFTs - 51:12 This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com (https://go.temenos.com/11fs). This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best buying experiences for their customers. Learn more and book a demo at primer.io (https://primer.io/?utmsource=11fs&utmmedium=referral&utmcampaign=fintechinsider_) This episode is sponsored by SAS. SAS help their customers make banking simple, safe and rewarding for everyone. They support banks in their goal to treat every customer as an individual. Combining data from across the bank with external information and real-time context delivers unique insight and a deep understanding of customer needs. By applying this insight at the right time via the right channel, SAS help make every customer engagement with the bank a relevant, valuable, and seamless experience. SAS enables banks to embed real-time intelligence in every interaction, helping them make smarter, faster decisions that transform customer experience. To find out more, visit. https://www.sas.com Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Clare McKeeve and Emily Nicolle.
11/22/202157 minutes, 18 seconds
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581. Insights: Is the Indian fintech market coming of age?

Our expert host, Bejnamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk about all things Indian fintech. Fintech is one of the fastest-growing technology segments in India, bringing innovation in digital identity, credit scoring, loans, payments, and stock trading. So what does the market look like, what technologies are paving the way, and what opportunities does the ecosystem offer Fintech founders? This week's guests include: Gurjodhpal Singh, India CEO, Tide Aditi Sholapurkar, Co-founder, SALT All of this and much more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com (https://go.temenos.com/11fs). This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best buying experiences for their customers. Learn more and book a demo at primer.io (https://primer.io/?utmsource=11fs&utmmedium=referral&utmcampaign=fintechinsider_) This episode is sponsored by SAS. SAS help their customers make banking simple, safe and rewarding for everyone. They support banks in their goal to treat every customer as an individual. Combining data from across the bank with external information and real-time context delivers unique insight and a deep understanding of customer needs. By applying this insight at the right time via the right channel, SAS help make every customer engagement with the bank a relevant, valuable, and seamless experience. SAS enables banks to embed real-time intelligence in every interaction, helping them make smarter, faster decisions that transform customer experience. To find out more, visit. https://www.sas.com Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Aditi Sholapurkar and Gurjodhpal Singh.
11/19/202144 minutes, 45 seconds
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580. News: Is fintech now more popular than Netflix?

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Ewan Silver, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan, Capital Markets Correspondent, Financial Times David Jarvis, Founder & CEO, Griffin With soundclips from: Karl Turnbull, Head of Banking Services, Starling Keith Grose, Head of International, Plaid Darren Westlake, CEO, Crowdcube We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Standard Chartered taps Starling BaaS platform for green savings product (soundclip from Karl Turnbull, Head of Banking Services, Starling) - 3:47 Paytm raises $1.1 billion from anchor investors in India’s blockbuster IPO - 15:35 Crowdcube expands across Europe as EU crowdfunding takes flight (soundclip from Darren Westlake, CEO of Crowdcube) - 27:35 Plaid report: Fintech adoption helps break money taboo (soundclip from Keith Grose, Head of International at Plaid) - 36:28 Robinhood says millions of customers’ names and emails addresses taken in data breach - 44:30 New neobank Monument readies for launch after regulator lifts restrictions - 47:30 Square makes its Cash App available for teen use - 48:40 Microsoft’s Own Metaverse Is Coming, and It Will Have PowerPoint - 49:50 This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world leader in banking software, serving over 3,000 financial institutions. SCALE 2021 is Temenos' dedicated, virtual developer event, including: insights from industry leaders on current technology trends and how they impact banking; customer presentations; product demonstrations and road-map sessions and opportunities to speak with Temenos experts. Whether you're a developer, consultant or business user, discover the latest technology opportunities and how this can help you deliver bigger, better, faster. Register to attend here. (https://tem.mn/3jYLZlm) This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best buying experiences for their customers. Learn more and book a demo at primer.io (https://primer.io/?utmsource=11fs&utmmedium=referral&utmcampaign=fintechinsider_) This episode is sponsored by SAS. SAS help their customers make banking simple, safe and rewarding for everyone. They support banks in their goal to treat every customer as an individual. Combining data from across the bank with external information and real-time context delivers unique insight and a deep understanding of customer needs. By applying this insight at the right time via the right channel, SAS help make every customer engagement with the bank a relevant, valuable, and seamless experience. SAS enables banks to embed real-time intelligence in every interaction, helping them make smarter, faster decisions that transform customer experience. To find out more, visit. https://www.sas.com Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: David Jarvis, Ewan Silver, and Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan.
11/15/202155 minutes, 59 seconds
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579. Insights: Football and fintech collides

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to talk about all things football and fintech. Both industries have seen monumental rises in the last decade, so it's no surprise that financial technology and football are becoming more entwined in their pursuit of global expansion. So where is this relationship in 2021? What are some of the success stories? And what is the potential going forward? This week's guests include: Vivienne Hsu, CMO, Sokin Petrit Berisha, Head of Cryptomedia, Copa90 Alexandra Frean, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Starling Bank All of this and much more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world leader in banking software, serving over 3,000 financial institutions. SCALE 2021 is Temenos' dedicated, virtual developer event, including: insights from industry leaders on current technology trends and how they impact banking; customer presentations; product demonstrations and road-map sessions and opportunities to speak with Temenos experts. Whether you're a developer, consultant or business user, discover the latest technology opportunities and how this can help you deliver bigger, better, faster. Register to attend here. (https://tem.mn/3jYLZlm) This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best buying experiences for their customers. Learn more and book a demo at primer.io (https://primer.io/?utmsource=11fs&utmmedium=referral&utmcampaign=fintechinsider_) This episode is sponsored by SAS. SAS help their customers make banking simple, safe and rewarding for everyone. They support banks in their goal to treat every customer as an individual. Combining data from across the bank with external information and real-time context delivers unique insight and a deep understanding of customer needs. By applying this insight at the right time via the right channel, SAS help make every customer engagement with the bank a relevant, valuable, and seamless experience. SAS enables banks to embed real-time intelligence in every interaction, helping them make smarter, faster decisions that transform customer experience. To find out more, visit. https://www.sas.com Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alexandra Frean, Petrit Berisha, and Vivienne Hsu.
11/12/202147 minutes, 50 seconds
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578. News: Challenger bank champion Nubank plans NYSE IPO

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Gwera Kiwana, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Eric Johansson, Tech Editor, Verdict Douglas Mackenzie, Chief Content Officer, Fintech Finance Gustavo Brigatto, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Startups With soundclips from: Hasan Luongo, VP of Global Marketing, Chipper Cash Oli Cook, CEO & Co-Founder, Ekko We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Brazil's Nubank targets over $50 billion valuation in U.S. IPO - 6:30 Chipper Cash gets $2B valuation with $150M extension round led by FTX (sound clip from Hasan Luongo, VP of Global Marketing, Chipper Cash) - 18:30 Eco-conscious debit card Ekko launches on first day of COP26 (sound clip from Oli Cook, CEO & Co-Founder, Ekko) - 32:23 Klarna sets collision course with Amazon in reported $1bn Pricerunner deal - 45:05 ING to wind down Payvision - 54:14 New UK fintech Cleva launches money management platform for carers - 56:00 Greenlight Creates a Platform for the 45% Of Parents Who Are Not Confident Investing - 57:28 Quentin Tarantino to offer seven uncut scenes from ‘Pulp Fiction’ as NFTs - 58:38 This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world leader in banking software, serving over 3,000 financial institutions. SCALE 2021 is Temenos' dedicated, virtual developer event, including: insights from industry leaders on current technology trends and how they impact banking; customer presentations; product demonstrations and road-map sessions and opportunities to speak with Temenos experts. Whether you're a developer, consultant or business user, discover the latest technology opportunities and how this can help you deliver bigger, better, faster. Register to attend here. (https://tem.mn/3jYLZlm) This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best buying experiences for their customers. Learn more and book a demo at primer.io (https://primer.io/?utmsource=11fs&utmmedium=referral&utmcampaign=fintechinsider_) This episode is sponsored by SAS. SAS help their customers make banking simple, safe and rewarding for everyone. They support banks in their goal to treat every customer as an individual. Combining data from across the bank with external information and real-time context delivers unique insight and a deep understanding of customer needs. By applying this insight at the right time via the right channel, SAS help make every customer engagement with the bank a relevant, valuable, and seamless experience. SAS enables banks to embed real-time intelligence in every interaction, helping them make smarter, faster decisions that transform customer experience. To find out more, visit. https://www.sas.com Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Douglas Mackenzie, Eric Johansson, and Gustavo Brigatto.
11/8/20211 hour, 4 minutes, 57 seconds
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577. Insights: Big Data is just getting started

Our expert host, Gwera Kiwana, is joined by some great guests to talk about all things Big Data. Large banks were some of the first big believers in the power of Big Data – but issues meant that initial hopes weren’t quite achieved. However, the potential of Big Data has progressed since those early days, and it’s time to revisit where we go from here. So what have been the successes? What has proved challenging? And how can Big Data help us unlock the future of AI among other innovations? This week's guests include: Richard Hamerton-Stove, Director of Consulting, 11:FS Todd Winship - Product Director, Analytics, Temenos Sarah Welch, Managing Director, Curinos All of this and much more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world leader in banking software, serving over 3,000 financial institutions. SCALE 2021 is Temenos' dedicated, virtual developer event, including: insights from industry leaders on current technology trends and how they impact banking; customer presentations; product demonstrations and road-map sessions and opportunities to speak with Temenos experts. Whether you're a developer, consultant or business user, discover the latest technology opportunities and how this can help you deliver bigger, better, faster. Register to attend here. (https://tem.mn/3jYLZlm) This episode is sponsored by LetsDeel. There's a better way to hire internationally, and it starts with Deel. Everything from contract creation, record keeping, payments, and full-time employment is all in one place for teams all over the world. Companies anywhere can hire compliantly everywhere thanks to Deel. It's payroll and compliance built for today's worldwide workforce. To learn more, visit letsdeel/11fs (https://www.letsdeel.com/11fs), and redeem an exclusive offer of 3 months free when you hire a contractor and 20% for your first year when you hire an employee. This episode is sponsored by Blueshift Customers expect more from their digital experience and their personal finance is no exception. Blueshift empowers fintech and financial institutions to create secure customer profiles and intentional, relevant experiences for customers. Whether in app, on site, in branch, or anywhere else, Blueshift’s SmartHub CDP helps brands like Lending Tree and ClearScore turn data into personalized experiences that increase retention, satisfaction, and revenue. Learn more about the Blueshift at blueshift.com/11fs. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Richard Hamerton-Stove, Sarah Welch, and Todd Winship.
11/5/202146 minutes, 56 seconds
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576. News: Fintech, assemble! Plaid, Stripe, and Klarna announce partnerships

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Alex Hooper, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Paul Williamson, Head of Revenue and Partnerships, Plaid Jeremy Takle, Co-Founder & CEO, Pennyworth Rob Berrisford, General Manager, TAP, Button We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Plaid Builds Partner Ecosystem to Simplify A2A Payments 5:56 Klarna and Stripe announce ‘buy now, pay later’ partnership 17:30 New neobank Pennyworth launches 30:49 Bunq launches ‘Local Currencies’ to enable users to bank without borders (sound clip from Ali Niknam, CEO and Founder, Bunq) 40:45 Extend raises $40M for its virtual card offering to help banks better compete with fintechs 49:43 Carbon footprint tracker Cogo raises $20M ahead of COP26 (sound clip from Ben Gleisner, Founder and CEO, Cogo) 51:46 Chime In Talks To Go Public At $35 Billion To $45 Billion Valuation 55:00 Monzo launches London bus ad campaign and Twitter account 56:00 This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world leader in banking software, serving over 3,000 financial institutions. SCALE 2021 is Temenos' dedicated, virtual developer event, including: insights from industry leaders on current technology trends and how they impact banking; customer presentations; product demonstrations and road-map sessions and opportunities to speak with Temenos experts. Whether you're a developer, consultant or business user, discover the latest technology opportunities and how this can help you deliver bigger, better, faster. Register to attend here. (https://tem.mn/3jYLZlm) This episode is sponsored by LetsDeel. There's a better way to hire internationally, and it starts with Deel. Everything from contract creation, record keeping, payments, and full-time employment is all in one place for teams all over the world. Companies anywhere can hire compliantly everywhere thanks to Deel. It's payroll and compliance built for today's worldwide workforce. To learn more, visit letsdeel/11fs (https://www.letsdeel.com/11fs), and redeem an exclusive offer of 3 months free when you hire a contractor and 20% for your first year when you hire an employee. This episode is sponsored by Blueshift Customers expect more from their digital experience and their personal finance is no exception. Blueshift empowers fintech and financial institutions to create secure customer profiles and intentional, relevant experiences for customers. Whether in app, on site, in branch, or anywhere else, Blueshift’s SmartHub CDP helps brands like Lending Tree and ClearScore turn data into personalized experiences that increase retention, satisfaction, and revenue. Learn more about the Blueshift at blueshift.com/11fs. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Jeremy Takle, Paul Williamson, and Rob Berrisford.
11/1/20211 hour, 1 minute, 28 seconds
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575. Insights: How does the cloud disrupt traditional banking?

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk about all things Cloud-based Banking. Cloud-based platforms have the potential to revolutionise the banking sector as we know it, but the findings of our latest report with nCino suggest there’s still a long way to go. So what is Cloud-based Banking? Why do banks need to embrace it? And what are challenges and opportunities? This week's guests include: Sim Rai, Senior Customer Strategist, 11:FS  Emmanuel Lambert, Digital Transformation Officer, CKV  Mo Fadaei, Head of Technology, Change & Transformation, Recognise All of this and much more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world leader in banking software, serving over 3,000 financial institutions. SCALE 2021 is Temenos' dedicated, virtual developer event, including: insights from industry leaders on current technology trends and how they impact banking; customer presentations; product demonstrations and road-map sessions and opportunities to speak with Temenos experts. Whether you're a developer, consultant or business user, discover the latest technology opportunities and how this can help you deliver bigger, better, faster. Register to attend here. (https://tem.mn/3jYLZlm) This episode is sponsored by LetsDeel. There's a better way to hire internationally, and it starts with Deel. Everything from contract creation, record keeping, payments, and full-time employment is all in one place for teams all over the world. Companies anywhere can hire compliantly everywhere thanks to Deel. It's payroll and compliance built for today's worldwide workforce. To learn more, visit letsdeel/11fs (https://www.letsdeel.com/11fs), and redeem an exclusive offer of 3 months free when you hire a contractor and 20% for your first year when you hire an employee. This episode is sponsored by Blueshift Customers expect more from their digital experience and their personal finance is no exception. Blueshift empowers fintech and financial institutions to create secure customer profiles and intentional, relevant experiences for customers. Whether in app, on site, in branch, or anywhere else, Blueshift’s SmartHub CDP helps brands like Lending Tree and ClearScore turn data into personalized experiences that increase retention, satisfaction, and revenue. Learn more about the Blueshift at blueshift.com/11fs. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Emmanuel Lambert, Mo Fadaei, and Sim Rai.
10/29/202148 minutes, 35 seconds
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574. News: Primer attracts big-name investors for a global payments roadmap

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Lindsey Kistler, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Richard Jones, Director and Chief Product Officer, GoHenry Gabriel Le Roux, Co-Founder, Primer With sound clips from: Simon Taylor, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, 11:FS Brian McKenney, Chief Innovation Officer, HSBC We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Primer raises $50M at a $425M valuation - 6:02 Klarna to offer pay now option ahead of FCA review - 17:55 GoHenry Launches New In-App Gamified Education for Financial Literacy - 25:02 Tala raises $145 million to expand globally and into crypto - 34:10 11:FS Foundry announces partnership with Google Cloud (Clip from Simon Taylor, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, 11:FS) - 42:02 Challenger bank N26 raises $900 million at $9 billion valuation - 44:10 HSBC to launch Banking as a Service (Clip from Brian McKenney, Chief Innovation Officer, HSBC) - 45:50 Facial recognition cameras installed in UK school canteens - 49:15 This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world leader in banking software, serving over 3,000 financial institutions. SCALE 2021 is Temenos' dedicated, virtual developer event, including: insights from industry leaders on current technology trends and how they impact banking; customer presentations; product demonstrations and road-map sessions and opportunities to speak with Temenos experts. Whether you're a developer, consultant or business user, discover the latest technology opportunities and how this can help you deliver bigger, better, faster. Register to attend here. (https://tem.mn/3jYLZlm) This episode is sponsored by LetsDeel. There's a better way to hire internationally, and it starts with Deel. Everything from contract creation, record keeping, payments, and full-time employment is all in one place for teams all over the world. Companies anywhere can hire compliantly everywhere thanks to Deel. It's payroll and compliance built for today's worldwide workforce. To learn more, visit letsdeel/11fs (https://www.letsdeel.com/11fs), and redeem an exclusive offer of 3 months free when you hire a contractor and 20% for your first year when you hire an employee. This episode is sponsored by Blueshift Customers expect more from their digital experience and their personal finance is no exception. Blueshift empowers fintech and financial institutions to create secure customer profiles and intentional, relevant experiences for customers. Whether in app, on site, in branch, or anywhere else, Blueshift’s SmartHub CDP helps brands like Lending Tree and ClearScore turn data into personalized experiences that increase retention, satisfaction, and revenue. Learn more about the Blueshift at blueshift.com/11fs. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates who are joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Gabriel le Roux and Richard Jones.
10/25/202155 minutes, 49 seconds
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573. Insights: Is Agile a silver bullet for businesses?

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to take a deep dive into all things Agile. What is it? What are the pros and cons? Where does Agile fit into day-to-day operations? What do other solutions offer, what does the future look like, and what advice can our panel give to companies looking to scale with Agile? This week's guests include: Deepa Anikhindi, Lead Product Manager, 11:FS Alexa Guenoun, Chief Operating Officer, Temenos Lars Trunin, Head of UK Product, Wise All of this and much more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world leader in banking software, serving over 3,000 financial institutions. SCALE 2021 is Temenos' dedicated, virtual developer event, including: insights from industry leaders on current technology trends and how they impact banking; customer presentations; product demonstrations and road-map sessions and opportunities to speak with Temenos experts. Whether you're a developer, consultant or business user, discover the latest technology opportunities and how this can help you deliver bigger, better, faster. Register to attend here. (https://tem.mn/3jYLZlm) This episode is sponsored by LetsDeel. There's a better way to hire internationally, and it starts with Deel. Everything from contract creation, record keeping, payments, and full-time employment is all in one place for teams all over the world. Companies anywhere can hire compliantly everywhere thanks to Deel. It's payroll and compliance built for today's worldwide workforce. To learn more, visit letsdeel/11fs (https://www.letsdeel.com/11fs), and redeem an exclusive offer of 3 months free when you hire a contractor and 20% for your first year when you hire an employee. This episode is sponsored by Blueshift Customers expect more from their digital experience and their personal finance is no exception. Blueshift empowers fintech and financial institutions to create secure customer profiles and intentional, relevant experiences for customers. Whether in app, on site, in branch, or anywhere else, Blueshift’s SmartHub CDP helps brands like Lending Tree and ClearScore turn data into personalized experiences that increase retention, satisfaction, and revenue. Learn more about the Blueshift at blueshift.com/11fs. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alexa Guenoun, Deepa Anikhindi, and Lars Trunin .
10/22/202149 minutes, 38 seconds
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572. News: Chip crashes Crowdcube and Bolt raises big

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Simon Rabin, Founder & CEO, Chip Helena Murphy, Managing Partner, Raising Partners Tina Fan, Chief Customer Officer, Bolt Abdul Hassan, CEO, Mono We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Chip crashes Crowdcube servers 3:55 One-Click Checkout Firm Bolt Raises $393 Million at $6 Billion Valuation 15:35 Sound clip from Tina Fan, Chief Customer Officer, Bolt 16:30 Digital Payments Drives Growth as UK Fintech Hits 86% Consumer Adoption Rate 27:13 Tiger Global backs African fintech Mono in $15M Series A round 36:40 Sound clip from Abdul Hassan, CEO, Mono 37:30 £50 contactless payment limit is high enough for most customers 46:20 Blockchain.com CEO: London’s reign as fintech capital is ‘definitely over’ 48:28 Proptech Goodlord buys tenant bill splitting platform acasa 50:40 Star Trek's William Shatner blasts into space on Blue Origin rocket 52:20 This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world leader in banking software, serving over 3,000 financial institutions. SCALE 2021 is Temenos' dedicated, virtual developer event, including: insights from industry leaders on current technology trends and how they impact banking; customer presentations; product demonstrations and road-map sessions and opportunities to speak with Temenos experts. Whether you're a developer, consultant or business user, discover the latest technology opportunities and how this can help you deliver bigger, better, faster. Register to attend here. (https://tem.mn/3jYLZlm) This episode is sponsored by LetsDeel. There's a better way to hire internationally, and it starts with Deel. Everything from contract creation, record keeping, payments, and full-time employment is all in one place for teams all over the world. Companies anywhere can hire compliantly everywhere thanks to Deel. It's payroll and compliance built for today's worldwide workforce. To learn more, visit letsdeel/11fs (https://www.letsdeel.com/11fs), and redeem an exclusive offer of 3 months free when you hire a contractor and 20% for your first year when you hire an employee. This episode is sponsored by Blueshift Customers expect more from their digital experience and their personal finance is no exception. Blueshift empowers fintech and financial institutions to create secure customer profiles and intentional, relevant experiences for customers. Whether in app, on site, in branch, or anywhere else, Blueshift’s SmartHub CDP helps brands like Lending Tree and ClearScore turn data into personalized experiences that increase retention, satisfaction, and revenue. Learn more about the Blueshift at blueshift.com/11fs. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates who are joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Helena Murphy and Simon Rabin.
10/18/202157 minutes, 11 seconds
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571. Insights: Opening up the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Our expert host, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to to talk about Saudi Fintech. As part of its Vision 2030 initiative, the Saudi government has set ambitious targets aimed towards building a thriving and diverse economy and establishing a strong foundation for long term economic prosperity. This has had significant implications on financial services within the Kingdom – especially with regards to Fintech and digital transformation. But what does the Saudi banking market look like, what technologies are paving the way, and where are the real opportunity and growth areas for Fintech? This week's guests include: Henry Egan, Director, 11:FS Tristan Brandt, Chief Digital Officer, SABB Nahim Bassa, Group Head: Strategy & Digital Transformation, Bank AlJazira All of this and much more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world leader in banking software, serving over 3,000 financial institutions. SCALE 2021 is Temenos' dedicated, virtual developer event, including: insights from industry leaders on current technology trends and how they impact banking; customer presentations; product demonstrations and road-map sessions and opportunities to speak with Temenos experts. Whether you're a developer, consultant or business user, discover the latest technology opportunities and how this can help you deliver bigger, better, faster. Register to attend here. (https://tem.mn/3jYLZlm) This episode is sponsored by LetsDeel. There's a better way to hire internationally, and it starts with Deel. Everything from contract creation, record keeping, payments, and full-time employment is all in one place for teams all over the world. Companies anywhere can hire compliantly everywhere thanks to Deel. It's payroll and compliance built for today's worldwide workforce. To learn more, visit letsdeel/11fs (https://www.letsdeel.com/11fs), and redeem an exclusive offer of 3 months free when you hire a contractor and 20% for your first year when you hire an employee. This episode is sponsored by Blueshift Customers expect more from their digital experience and their personal finance is no exception. Blueshift empowers fintech and financial institutions to create secure customer profiles and intentional, relevant experiences for customers. Whether in app, on site, in branch, or anywhere else, Blueshift’s SmartHub CDP helps brands like Lending Tree and ClearScore turn data into personalized experiences that increase retention, satisfaction, and revenue. Learn more about the Blueshift at blueshift.com/11fs. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Henry Egan, Nahim Bassa, and Tristan Brandt.
10/15/202148 minutes, 30 seconds
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570. News: Fintech in flux? Google cancels Plex and Monzo withdraws US licence bid

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Gwera Kiwana, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Ron Shevlin, Director of Research, Cornerstone Advisors Emily Nicolle, Fintech Correspondent, Financial News Kate Drew, Director of Research, CCG Catalyst We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Google Is Scrapping its Plan to Offer Bank Accounts to Users 3:05 Monzo withdraws US banking licence application 15:21 Alloy raises $100 million at a $1.35 billion valuation to help banks and fintechs fight fraud with its API-based platform 27:27 Starling to launch banking-as-a-service package in Europe 36:50 AI-based mortgage overpayment app Sprive launches 47:40 Fintech firm Upgrade is getting into buy now, pay later with short-term installment loans 49:00 NatWest acquires pocket money app RoosterMoney 50:14 11:FS shares a boat with James Bond 51:50 This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world leader in banking software, serving over 3,000 financial institutions. SCALE 2021 is Temenos' dedicated, virtual developer event, including: insights from industry leaders on current technology trends and how they impact banking; customer presentations; product demonstrations and road-map sessions and opportunities to speak with Temenos experts. Whether you're a developer, consultant or business user, discover the latest technology opportunities and how this can help you deliver bigger, better, faster. Register to attend here. (https://tem.mn/3jYLZlm) This episode is sponsored by LetsDeel. There's a better way to hire internationally, and it starts with Deel. Everything from contract creation, record keeping, payments, and full-time employment is all in one place for teams all over the world. Companies anywhere can hire compliantly everywhere thanks to Deel. It's payroll and compliance built for today's worldwide workforce. To learn more, visit letsdeel/11fs (https://www.letsdeel.com/11fs), and redeem an exclusive offer of 3 months free when you hire a contractor and 20% for your first year when you hire an employee. This episode is sponsored by Blueshift Customers expect more from their digital experience and their personal finance is no exception. Blueshift empowers fintech and financial institutions to create secure customer profiles and intentional, relevant experiences for customers. Whether in app, on site, in branch, or anywhere else, Blueshift’s SmartHub CDP helps brands like Lending Tree and ClearScore turn data into personalized experiences that increase retention, satisfaction, and revenue. Learn more about the Blueshift at blueshift.com/11fs. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Emily Nicolle, Kate Drew, and Ron Shevlin.
10/11/202156 minutes, 31 seconds
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569. Insights: How to be truly digital

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Jason Bates talk all about the Truly Digital Manifesto! They unpack what 'truly digital' means, an overview of the manifesto, and get into all the details. Who needs to see this? What brutal realities do companies need to address? And, what is digital R.I.C.H.E.S? Tune in to find out more! To read the Truly Digital Manifesto, click here. (https://trulydigital.11fs.com/) This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world leader in banking software, serving over 3,000 financial institutions. SCALE 2021 is Temenos' dedicated, virtual developer event, including: insights from industry leaders on current technology trends and how they impact banking; customer presentations; product demonstrations and road-map sessions and opportunities to speak with Temenos experts. Whether you're a developer, consultant or business user, discover the latest technology opportunities and how this can help you deliver bigger, better, faster. Register to attend here. (https://tem.mn/3jYLZlm) This episode is sponsored by LetsDeel. There's a better way to hire internationally, and it starts with Deel. Everything from contract creation, record keeping, payments, and full-time employment is all in one place for teams all over the world. Companies anywhere can hire compliantly everywhere thanks to Deel. It's payroll and compliance built for today's worldwide workforce. To learn more, visit letsdeel/11fs (https://www.letsdeel.com/11fs), and redeem an exclusive offer of 3 months free when you hire a contractor and 20% for your first year when you hire an employee. This episode is sponsored by Blueshift Customers expect more from their digital experience and their personal finance is no exception. Blueshift empowers fintech and financial institutions to create secure customer profiles and intentional, relevant experiences for customers. Whether in app, on site, in branch, or anywhere else, Blueshift’s SmartHub CDP helps brands like Lending Tree and ClearScore turn data into personalized experiences that increase retention, satisfaction, and revenue. Learn more about the Blueshift at blueshift.com/11fs. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]!
10/8/202132 minutes, 3 seconds
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568. News: Barclays and Anthemis backing female founders in the UK

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Katie Palencsar, Managing Director & Global Head of Venture Studio, Anthemis Dan Westgarth, COO, Deel We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Barclays and Anthemis bring female-focused fintech fund to UK and Europe Citi launches tech hub in Bahrain to develop its digital platforms Oraan raises $3M to increase financial inclusion Santander unplugs payments challenger PagoFX after 15 months Claro takes anti-BNPL campaign to London's streets FinTech Startup Highnote Launches and announces $54M in Funding Ant-Backed Ascend Money Becomes Thailand’s First Fintech Unicorn A Crypto-Trading Hamster Performs Better Than Warren Buffett And The S&P This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world leader in banking software, serving over 3,000 financial institutions. SCALE 2021 is Temenos' dedicated, virtual developer event, including: insights from industry leaders on current technology trends and how they impact banking; customer presentations; product demonstrations and road-map sessions and opportunities to speak with Temenos experts. Whether you're a developer, consultant or business user, discover the latest technology opportunities and how this can help you deliver bigger, better, faster. Register to attend here. (https://tem.mn/3jYLZlm) This episode is sponsored by LetsDeel. There's a better way to hire internationally, and it starts with Deel. Everything from contract creation, record keeping, payments, and full-time employment is all in one place for teams all over the world. Companies anywhere can hire compliantly everywhere thanks to Deel. It's payroll and compliance built for today's worldwide workforce. To learn more, visit letsdeel/11fs (https://www.letsdeel.com/11fs), and redeem an exclusive offer of 3 months free when you hire a contractor and 20% for your first year when you hire an employee. This episode is sponsored by Blueshift Customers expect more from their digital experience and their personal finance is no exception. Blueshift empowers fintech and financial institutions to create secure customer profiles and intentional, relevant experiences for customers. Whether in app, on site, in branch, or anywhere else, Blueshift’s SmartHub CDP helps brands like Lending Tree and ClearScore turn data into personalized experiences that increase retention, satisfaction, and revenue. Learn more about the Blueshift at blueshift.com/11fs. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Dan Westgarth and Katie Palencsar.
10/4/202156 minutes, 24 seconds
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567. Insights: How is French Fintech growing and tackling regulation?

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk about French Fintech. Paris is home to more than 1,000 fintech companies and the French capital is looking to close the gap on the UK and eventually the US, according to leading figures. But what does the market look like, what technologies are paving the way, and what opportunities does the market offer fintech founders? This week's guests include: Didier Lallemand, Managing Director at Société Générale Ventures Clement Boulais, General Manager France, TrueLayer Paddy O’Neill, Head of Sales UK & Ireland, Spendesk All of this and much more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is sponsored by LetsDeel. There's a better way to hire internationally, and it starts with Deel. Everything from contract creation, record keeping, payments, and full-time employment is all in one place for teams all over the world. Companies anywhere can hire compliantly everywhere thanks to Deel. It's payroll and compliance built for today's worldwide workforce. To learn more, visit letsdeel/11fs (https://www.letsdeel.com/11fs), and redeem an exclusive offer of 3 months free when you hire a contractor and 20% for your first year when you hire an employee. This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. Fintech Meetup is the world’s largest fintech meetings event, facilitating more than 30,000 meetings for 4,000 participants. It takes place online, March 8-10, 2022. Our participants will meet everyone they need to meet, including Startups, Established Fintechs, Investors, Banks and Credit Unions, Media and Analysts and more. For more information and to get your ticket, go to www.fintechmeetup.com (www.fintechmeetup.com). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Clement Boulais, Didier Lallemand, and Paddy O’Neill.
10/1/202157 minutes, 2 seconds
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566. News: Stripe and JP Morgan land in London

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Gwera Kiwana, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Matt Henderson, EMEA Business Lead, Stripe Arun Tharmarajah, Head of European Banking at Wise Sophie Guibaud, Chief Growth Officer at OpenPayd We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Stripe opens London fintech development office 4:16 Wise launches feature that lets users spend money invested in stocks 17:15 JPMorgan launches Chase in the UK 31:03 TrueLayer raises $130M and becomes a unicorn 43:13 Curve joins the BNPL scramble 49:20 Monese moves into banking-as-a-service 51:20 61% of UK Children Use an App to Manage Pocket Money 53:16 Restaurants to be banned from keeping staff tips 55:12 This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is sponsored by LetsDeel. There's a better way to hire internationally, and it starts with Deel. Everything from contract creation, record keeping, payments, and full-time employment is all in one place for teams all over the world. Companies anywhere can hire compliantly everywhere thanks to Deel. It's payroll and compliance built for today's worldwide workforce. To learn more, visit letsdeel/11fs (https://www.letsdeel.com/11fs), and redeem an exclusive offer of 3 months free when you hire a contractor and 20% for your first year when you hire an employee. This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. Fintech Meetup is the world’s largest fintech meetings event, facilitating more than 30,000 meetings for 4,000 participants. It takes place online, March 8-10, 2022. Our participants will meet everyone they need to meet, including Startups, Established Fintechs, Investors, Banks and Credit Unions, Media and Analysts and more. For more information and to get your ticket, go to www.fintechmeetup.com (www.fintechmeetup.com). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Arun Tharmarajah , Matt Henderson, and Sophie Guibaud.
9/27/20211 hour, 3 minutes, 51 seconds
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565. Insights: Supporting early stage companies through angel investing ft. Charley Ma

This Friday, we're switching it up a bit! Not too long ago on Spotlight, our expert host - David Brear - was joined by Charley Ma, GM of Fintech at Alloy. The pair dive into Charley's career to date, and also unpack what it means to be an angel investor supporting early stage companies. The conversation was so insightful and interesting, that we wanted to share it with all of you. What does angel investing really mean? How do you get started out? How do you choose what to invest in? All of this and much much more on today's show! This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is sponsored by LetsDeel. There's a better way to hire internationally, and it starts with Deel. Everything from contract creation, record keeping, payments, and full-time employment is all in one place for teams all over the world. Companies anywhere can hire compliantly everywhere thanks to Deel. It's payroll and compliance built for today's worldwide workforce. To learn more, visit letsdeel/11fs (https://www.letsdeel.com/11fs), and redeem an exclusive offer of 3 months free when you hire a contractor and 20% for your first year when you hire an employee. This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. Fintech Meetup is the world’s largest fintech meetings event, facilitating more than 30,000 meetings for 4,000 participants. It takes place online, March 8-10, 2022. Our participants will meet everyone they need to meet, including Startups, Established Fintechs, Investors, Banks and Credit Unions, Media and Analysts and more. For more information and to get your ticket, go to www.fintechmeetup.com (www.fintechmeetup.com). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guest: Charley Ma .
9/24/202128 minutes, 47 seconds
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564. News: Is Monzo professionalising Buy Now Pay Later?

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: * Roger De’ath, Head of eCommerce at Truelayer * Oscar Williams-Grut, City Editor at Evening Standard * Polly Jean Harrison, Journalist at The Fintech Times We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Monzo unveils buy now, pay later product with £3,000 limit - 5:35 QED announces $1 billion fintech war chest - 19:35 TrueLayer teams up with Cazoo to power open banking payments and refunds - 27:30 Varo raise $510M in Series E funding - 36:15 One in five consumers blocked from paying with cash, raising concerns for the elderly and vulnerable - 41:57 Former Wise employees raise $8.5M for multicurrency investing app - 44:00 Ripple vets unveil global micropayments network for Web 3.0 - 45:18 Russian bank VTB is piloting ‘face pay’ technology - 48:00 This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is sponsored by LetsDeel. There's a better way to hire internationally, and it starts with Deel. Everything from contract creation, record keeping, payments, and full-time employment is all in one place for teams all over the world. Companies anywhere can hire compliantly everywhere thanks to Deel. It's payroll and compliance built for today's worldwide workforce. To learn more, visit letsdeel/11fs (https://www.letsdeel.com/11fs), and redeem an exclusive offer of 3 months free when you hire a contractor and 20% for your first year when you hire an employee. This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. Fintech Meetup is the world’s largest fintech meetings event, facilitating more than 30,000 meetings for 4,000 participants. It takes place online, March 8-10, 2022. Our participants will meet everyone they need to meet, including Startups, Established Fintechs, Investors, Banks and Credit Unions, Media and Analysts and more. For more information and to get your ticket, go to www.fintechmeetup.com (www.fintechmeetup.com). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Oscar Williams-Grut, Polly Jean Harrison, and Roger DeAth.
9/20/202155 minutes, 28 seconds
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563. Insights: After Dark: Starting from scratch

Welcome to the latest installment of After Dark, called Starting from Scratch. We are joined by the best and the brightest in fintech and financial services industry to talk all about starting from zero, and building better financial systems. What do we mean by that? Well, just imagine… The year is 2040. We have exhausted nearly all of the earth’s natural resources. Elon Musk/Jeff Bezos/Richard Branson and others like them have won the space race and the first colony has now arrived on Mars. Billions will follow over the weeks and months. There is much to be done. We are getting on our rocket to head off to Mars, tasked with building the planet’s first banking ecosystem. There are no rules, no regulations and no limits. We have the opportunity to shed the baggage of the existing systems on Earth and completely start again. To build a whole new banking system from scratch: What do you do? Where do you begin? Our fantastic panel conists of; Hosts: * David Brear, 11:FS Group CEO * Jason Bates, 11:FS Deputy CEO Guests: * Marta Krupinska, Fintech founder & Head of Google for Startups UK * Eric Van der Kleij, Builder of Tech Ecosystems, (Co)founder EdenBase.com, Level39.co, TechNation.io * Dr Sian Lewin - Co-Founder and Head of Client Delivery at RegTech Associates This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is sponsored by LetsDeel. There's a better way to hire internationally, and it starts with Deel. Everything from contract creation, record keeping, payments, and full-time employment is all in one place for teams all over the world. Companies anywhere can hire compliantly everywhere thanks to Deel. It's payroll and compliance built for today's worldwide workforce. To learn more, visit letsdeel/11fs (https://www.letsdeel.com/11fs), and redeem an exclusive offer of 3 months free when you hire a contractor and 20% for your first year when you hire an employee. This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. Fintech Meetup is the world’s largest fintech meetings event, facilitating more than 30,000 meetings for 4,000 participants. It takes place online, March 8-10, 2022. Our participants will meet everyone they need to meet, including Startups, Established Fintechs, Investors, Banks and Credit Unions, Media and Analysts and more. For more information and to get your ticket, go to www.fintechmeetup.com (www.fintechmeetup.com). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Eric Van der Kleij, Marta Krupinska, and Sian Lewin.
9/17/202153 minutes, 21 seconds
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562. News: UK's contactless card limit reaches £100 - convenient or dangerous?

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Amy Gavin, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Emily Nicolle, Fintech Correspondent, Financial News Cordel Robbin-Coker, CEO & Co-Founder, Carry1st We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Contactless card payment limit in UK to jump to £100 next month 5:37 Sequoia Heritage, Stripe and others invest $200M in African fintech Wave at $1.7B valuation 12:42 Point raises $46.5 million to give millennials a rewards-based alternative to credit cards 21:15 Beijing wants tech giants to shoulder more social responsibilities 27:52 Australian BNPL Zip Finds Under-35’s Need Support with Financial ‘Adulting’ 35:19 Ikea says ‘Hej!’ to buy-now-pay-later, investing $22.5m in Israeli BNPL firm Jifiti 37:41 Founders Factory and G-Force launch Seed program for climate-focused startups 39:17 Peter Thiel is building a luxury vacation bunker in New Zealand 41:20 This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is sponsored by LetsDeel. There's a better way to hire internationally, and it starts with Deel. Everything from contract creation, record keeping, payments, and full-time employment is all in one place for teams all over the world. Companies anywhere can hire compliantly everywhere thanks to Deel. It's payroll and compliance built for today's worldwide workforce. To learn more, visit letsdeel/11fs (https://www.letsdeel.com/11fs), and redeem an exclusive offer of 3 months free when you hire a contractor and 20% for your first year when you hire an employee. This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. Fintech Meetup is the world’s largest fintech meetings event, facilitating more than 30,000 meetings for 4,000 participants. It takes place online, March 8-10, 2022. Our participants will meet everyone they need to meet, including Startups, Established Fintechs, Investors, Banks and Credit Unions, Media and Analysts and more. For more information and to get your ticket, go to www.fintechmeetup.com (www.fintechmeetup.com). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Cordel Robbin-Coker and Emily Nicolle.
9/13/202145 minutes, 26 seconds
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561. Insights: Seeking real value in the Aussie fintech space

Our expert host, David Brear, is joined by some great guests to talk about Australian fintech. The market has grown exponentially over the last few years, with the pandemic pushing Austailians further into digital and providing a major catalyst for tech companies. But what does the market look like, what technologies are paving the way, and what opportunities does the market offer fintech founders? This week's guests include: * Dexter Cousins, Founder, Tier One People * Simone Joyce, CEO & Co-Founder, Paypa Plane & Chair of Fintech Australia * Matt Baxby, Country CEO of Revolut Australia All of this and much more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is sponsored by LetsDeel. There's a better way to hire internationally, and it starts with Deel. Everything from contract creation, record keeping, payments, and full-time employment is all in one place for teams all over the world. Companies anywhere can hire compliantly everywhere thanks to Deel. It's payroll and compliance built for today's worldwide workforce. To learn more, visit letsdeel/11fs (https://www.letsdeel.com/11fs), and redeem an exclusive offer of 3 months free when you hire a contractor and 20% for your first year when you hire an employee. This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. Fintech Meetup is the world’s largest fintech meetings event, facilitating more than 30,000 meetings for 4,000 participants. It takes place online, March 8-10, 2022. Our participants will meet everyone they need to meet, including Startups, Established Fintechs, Investors, Banks and Credit Unions, Media and Analysts and more. For more information and to get your ticket, go to www.fintechmeetup.com (www.fintechmeetup.com). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Dexter Cousins, Matt Baxby, and Simone Joyce.
9/10/202150 minutes, 41 seconds
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Bonus: Myth-busting influencer banking with Lotanna Ezeike, XPO

Time for a bonus episode! Our expert host, David Brear, is joined by Lotanna Ezeike, Co-Founder and CEO at XPO, to talk all things social media influencers, the creator economy & banking. Join us for some myth-busting about influencers, challenge David's opinions from a few episodes back, and shed some light on the subject for our listeners. All of this and much more on today's episode! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guest: Lotanna Ezeike .
9/8/202120 minutes, 13 seconds
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560. News: More behemoths get into BNPL as Amazon team up with Affirm

Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Gwera Kiwana, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Frederick Lavoie, co-founder and COO, Flinks Sharon Kimathi, Inclusive Economies Editor, Thomson Reuters Foundation We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Amazon partners Affirm to offer customers BNPL option 4:32 National Bank of Canada invests $103M in Flinks, including $30M in growth capital 15:45 Alpaca raises $50m; moves into crypto trading 28:32 Wombat to raise £10 million to expand into Europe 38:52 Nubank seeks $55bn valuation in IPO 47:12 Invest at PayPal could compete with Robinhood and Square’s retail stock trading 48:34 Railsbank and Status Money create credit card with crypto investment rewards 50:27 Fake Banksy NFT sold through artist's website for £244k 52:25 This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is sponsored by LetsDeel. There's a better way to hire internationally, and it starts with Deel. Everything from contract creation, record keeping, payments, and full-time employment is all in one place for teams all over the world. Companies anywhere can hire compliantly everywhere thanks to Deel. It's payroll and compliance built for today's worldwide workforce. To learn more, visit letsdeel/11fs (https://www.letsdeel.com/11fs), and redeem an exclusive offer of 3 months free when you hire a contractor and 20% for your first year when you hire an employee. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Frederick Lavoie and Sharon Kimathi.
9/6/202158 minutes, 40 seconds
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559. Insights: Ask us anything!

Our expert hosts, David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, come together to answer all of your burning question in this Ask Me Anything episode. How surprised are they by the rise of the neobanks in the US? Is there a grave danger all the best engineers get sucked into and away from traditional FS businesses? When Hollywood decides to make 11:FS The Movie, who would David, Simon and Jason want to play them? Tune in to hear so much more, and hey - maybe next time, we'll be answering your questions! This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is sponsored by LetsDeel. There's a better way to hire internationally, and it starts with Deel. Everything from contract creation, record keeping, payments, and full-time employment is all in one place for teams all over the world. Companies anywhere can hire compliantly everywhere thanks to Deel. It's payroll and compliance built for today's worldwide workforce. To learn more, visit letsdeel/11fs (https://www.letsdeel.com/11fs), and redeem an exclusive offer of 3 months free when you hire a contractor and 20% for your first year when you hire an employee. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]!
9/3/202157 minutes, 20 seconds
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558. News: Playing into your niche

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Pierre Legrand, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: John Waupsh, CEO and founder, Nerve Colin Kennedy, Chief Business Officer, Ramp We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Ramp raises $300M and acquires Buyer to offer "negotiation-as-a-service" 3:30 Revolut introduces salary-advance feature in the UK 13:25 Nerve, World’s First Neobank Created for Musicians Launched 24:49 World Remit rebrands as Zepz and raises £292M 36:49 Socially conscious fintech Aspiration to go public via a SPAC merger 41:45 Balance raises $25 million in Series A funding 42:51 African fintech OPay valued at $2bn after a $400m raise 43:50 Hargreaves Lansdown creates confusion with ad campaign citing a Monzo IPO 45:00 Al of this and much more more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is sponsored by LetsDeel. There's a better way to hire internationally, and it starts with Deel. Everything from contract creation, record keeping, payments, and full-time employment is all in one place for teams all over the world. Companies anywhere can hire compliantly everywhere thanks to Deel. It's payroll and compliance built for today's worldwide workforce. To learn more, visit letsdeel/11fs (https://www.letsdeel.com/11fs), and redeem an exclusive offer of 3 months free when you hire a contractor and 20% for your first year when you hire an employee. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Colin Kennedy and John Waupsh.
8/30/202150 minutes, 18 seconds
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557. Insights: Is Buy Now Pay Later the future of credit?

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Amy Gavin, are joined by some great guests to talk about innovation in the buy now pay later products. Most people think of huge players such as Klarna & Afterpay, but increasingly we are seeing more and more specialised providers entering the market, and in new geographies. We wanted to revisit this topic, to find out where the innovation is really coming from. This week's guests include: * Arad Levertov, CEO & Co-Founder, Sunbit * Timothy Davis, CEO & Co-Founder, Butter.co.uk All of this and much more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is sponsored by LetsDeel. There's a better way to hire internationally, and it starts with Deel. Everything from contract creation, record keeping, payments, and full-time employment is all in one place for teams all over the world. Companies anywhere can hire compliantly everywhere thanks to Deel. It's payroll and compliance built for today's worldwide workforce. To learn more, visit letsdeel/11fs (https://www.letsdeel.com/11fs), and redeem an exclusive offer of 3 months free when you hire a contractor and 20% for your first year when you hire an employee. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Arad Levertov and Timothy Davis.
8/27/202143 minutes, 42 seconds
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556. News: Don’t bet against Jamie Dimon

Our expert hosts, Adam Davis and Gwera Kiwana, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Rod Lockhart, CEO at LendInvest Sam Maule, Key Account Exec at Google Cloud We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Chime raises $750m at $25bn valuation 3:04 LendInvest secures £150m partnership with Barclays and HSBC 16:01 JP Morgan and AmEx invest in Plaid 30:27 UK banks plan to share branches as regulator seeks to block closures 41:35 Brex buys Israel’s Weav 50:45 'Personalised credit' startup Keebo raises £5 million in seed funding 52:00 Starling tops CMA ratings for business banking quality 53:45 HSBC joining the bank card accessibility push with new ‘vertical’ designs 54:44 This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is sponsored by LetsDeel. There's a better way to hire internationally, and it starts with Deel. Everything from contract creation, record keeping, payments, and full-time employment is all in one place for teams all over the world. Companies anywhere can hire compliantly everywhere thanks to Deel. It's payroll and compliance built for today's worldwide workforce. To learn more, visit letsdeel/11fs (https://www.letsdeel.com/11fs), and redeem an exclusive offer of 3 months free when you hire a contractor and 20% for your first year when you hire an employee. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and co., joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Rod Lockhart and Sam Maule.
8/23/20211 hour, 43 seconds
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555. Insights: AI - Who will take on the responsibility of erasing human bias?

Our expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to talk about AI and machine learning in the context of financial services. We cover how AI/ML will change financial services, what the difference between AI & ML in Financial Services is, what the biggest benefits of AI/ML are, how do we work with bias and how far can we take it? This week's guests include: Amanda Cercas Curry, PhD student Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and co-host of the podcast Let's Chat Ethics Teddy Flo, General Council, Zest AI Dorel Blitz, VP Strategy & Business development, Personetics All of this and much much more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is sponsored by Blueshift. Customers expect more from their digital experience and their personal finance is no exception. Blueshift empowers fintech and financial institutions to create secure customer profiles and intentional, relevant experiences for customers. Whether in app, on site, in branch, or anywhere else, Blueshift’s SmartHub CDP helps brands like Lending Tree and ClearScore turn data into personalized experiences that increase retention, satisfaction, and revenue. Learn more about the Blueshift at blueshift.com (blueshift.com/11fs). This episode is sponsored by WaveMaker. This podcast is sponsored by WaveMaker, the industry's most open, API-driven low-code platform for hyper-accelerating embedded finance applications. Are APIs alone enough to broaden and scale your market adoption? Do you need customers to go live faster? How about self-serve capability in your partners' and customers' hands to build and customize their web and mobile experiences? Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Amanda Cercas Curry, Dorel Blitz, and Teddy Flo.
8/20/202145 minutes, 12 seconds
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554. News: It's still a great time to be a fintech investor!

Our expert hosts, Adam Davis and David Brear, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Andy Renshaw, VP of Payments Solutions & Strategy, Feedzai Natasha Jones, Early Stage Investor, Octopus Ventures Sophie Winwood, Investor at Anthemis We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Global fintech investment rebounds to hit $98bn in H1 4:54 Feedzai Acquires World's Most Advanced Biometric Platform, to create the World’s Largest Financial Intelligence Network 17:10 Circle files to become a bank 30:29 Meet XPO: The Fintech Startup Building A Better Bank For Creators 40:25 Aviva and Nationwide join £2.5 million round in first time buyers’ mortgage broker Tembo 53:02 Atom Bank pulls in first ever monthly profit 53:51 Nubank co-founder leads $45M investment in Indian neobank Jupiter 55:00 Woman left on hold for 7 hours by HSBC after trying to report fraud 56:12 This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is sponsored by Blueshift. Customers expect more from their digital experience and their personal finance is no exception. Blueshift empowers fintech and financial institutions to create secure customer profiles and intentional, relevant experiences for customers. Whether in app, on site, in branch, or anywhere else, Blueshift’s SmartHub CDP helps brands like Lending Tree and ClearScore turn data into personalized experiences that increase retention, satisfaction, and revenue. Learn more about the Blueshift at blueshift.com (blueshift.com/11fs). This episode is sponsored by WaveMaker. This podcast is sponsored by WaveMaker, the industry's most open, API-driven low-code platform for hyper-accelerating embedded finance applications. Are APIs alone enough to broaden and scale your market adoption? Do you need customers to go live faster? How about self-serve capability in your partners' and customers' hands to build and customize their web and mobile experiences? WaveMaker delivers a rich drag-and-drop visual studio that fintechs, brands, and financial institutions use for rapidly composing serious banking and financial services apps. Pro and citizen developers can easily consume your APIs and build in a WYSIWYG, enterprise-grade environment; leverage custom pre-built components with APIs, logic, and UI; or even build out complete embedded finance journeys that customers can extend or customize. The possibilities are endless. Visit www.wavemaker.com (https://www.wavemaker.com/banking-financial-services/?utm_source=FinIn&utm_medium=podcast1&utm_campaign=11fs) today. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Andy Renshaw, Natasha Jones, and Sophie Winwood.
8/16/20211 hour, 3 minutes, 54 seconds
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553. Insights: How can good UX design make financial services accessible?

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Lindsey Kistler, are joined by some great guests to talk about designing products for fintech & insurtech. We cover how to make design in the context of Fintech & insurtech stand out, gamification, getting information across to users seamlessly, the role of the UX designer, and much much more. This week's guests include: Dominic Holton, COO, DeadHappy Edoardo Moreni, Co-Founder & CEO, Emma All of this and much much more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is sponsored by Blueshift. Customers expect more from their digital experience and their personal finance is no exception. Blueshift empowers fintech and financial institutions to create secure customer profiles and intentional, relevant experiences for customers. Whether in app, on site, in branch, or anywhere else, Blueshift’s SmartHub CDP helps brands like Lending Tree and ClearScore turn data into personalized experiences that increase retention, satisfaction, and revenue. Learn more about the Blueshift at blueshift.com (blueshift.com/11fs). This episode is sponsored by WaveMaker. This podcast is sponsored by WaveMaker, the industry's most open, API-driven low-code platform for hyper-accelerating embedded finance applications. Are APIs alone enough to broaden and scale your market adoption? Do you need customers to go live faster? How about self-serve capability in your partners' and customers' hands to build and customize their web and mobile experiences? WaveMaker delivers a rich drag-and-drop visual studio that fintechs, brands, and financial institutions use for rapidly composing serious banking and financial services apps. Pro and citizen developers can easily consume your APIs and build in a WYSIWYG, enterprise-grade environment; leverage custom pre-built components with APIs, logic, and UI; or even build out complete embedded finance journeys that customers can extend or customize. The possibilities are endless. Visit www.wavemaker.com (https://www.wavemaker.com/banking-financial-services/?utm_source=FinIn&utm_medium=podcast1&utm_campaign=11fs) today. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Dominic Holton and Edoardo Moreni.
8/13/202156 minutes, 2 seconds
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552. News: Square buys Afterpay - the difference between being monolithic and monopolistic

Our expert hosts,David Brear and Gwera Kiwana, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Mike Kelly, CEO and founder of Curl, Stateless Group and formerly Product Lead for VPR at Open Banking Ron Shevlin, Director of Research, Cornerstone Advisors We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Square to buy Australia's Afterpay in $29 billion deal 4:36 CMA mandates ‘Sweeping’ in big win for UK Open Banking 21:01 Kuda, the African challenger bank, raises $55M at a $500M valuation 37:20 Rapyd raises $300M on $8.75B valuation as fintech-as-a-service continues to boom 47:16 Snoop raises £15 million to fund international expansion 1:01:20 Element Ventures bags $130 million for B2B fintech fund 1:03:23 Robinhood spikes 65%, halted for volatility 1:04:15 Private jets are so last year: John Collison is buying an airport 1:06:00 This episode is sponsored by WaveMaker. This podcast is sponsored by WaveMaker, the industry's most open, API-driven low-code platform for hyper-accelerating embedded finance applications. Are APIs alone enough to broaden and scale your market adoption? Do you need customers to go live faster? How about self-serve capability in your partners' and customers' hands to build and customize their web and mobile experiences? WaveMaker delivers a rich drag-and-drop visual studio that fintechs, brands, and financial institutions use for rapidly composing serious banking and financial services apps. Pro and citizen developers can easily consume your APIs and build in a WYSIWYG, enterprise-grade environment; leverage custom pre-built components with APIs, logic, and UI; or even build out complete embedded finance journeys that customers can extend or customize. The possibilities are endless. Visit www.wavemaker.com (https://www.wavemaker.com/banking-financial-services/?utm_source=FinIn&utm_medium=podcast1&utm_campaign=11fs) today. This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is sponsored by Blueshift. Customers expect more from their digital experience and their personal finance is no exception. Blueshift empowers fintech and financial institutions to create secure customer profiles and intentional, relevant experiences for customers. Whether in app, on site, in branch, or anywhere else, Blueshift’s SmartHub CDP helps brands like Lending Tree and ClearScore turn data into personalized experiences that increase retention, satisfaction, and revenue. Learn more about the Blueshift at blueshift.com (blueshift.com/11fs). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Mike Kelly and Ron Shevlin.
8/9/20211 hour, 9 minutes, 23 seconds
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551. Insights: Can you teach a banker to code?

Our expert hosts, Adam Davis and Nick Funnell, are joined by some great guests to talk about the role of the engineer in the context of Fintech. Engineers are essential to any software company, large or small, but they may not always be the most front-facing figures in a product build. Engineers are traditionally seen as builders, and what we will get into today is how the face of the engineer has changed since the birth of fintech, what are some challenges they face, and how do they go about explaining technical processes to their stakeholders? This week's guests include: Simon Vans-Colina, Co-Founder at Fronted Chris Margonis, Senior Developer, Plum Amber Goldberg, Software developer at Curve All of this and much much more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is sponsored by Blueshift. Customers expect more from their digital experience and their personal finance is no exception. Blueshift empowers fintech and financial institutions to create secure customer profiles and intentional, relevant experiences for customers. Whether in app, on site, in branch, or anywhere else, Blueshift’s SmartHub CDP helps brands like Lending Tree and ClearScore turn data into personalized experiences that increase retention, satisfaction, and revenue. Learn more about the Blueshift at blueshift.com (blueshift.com/11fs). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Amber Goldberg, Chris Margonis, and Simon Vans-Colina.
8/6/202151 minutes, 53 seconds
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550. News: If the talent walks, you’ve bought yourself a very expensive tin!

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Gwera Kiwana, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Layla Qassim, Head of Strategy and Shareholder Relations at Solarisbank Alex Frean, Head of Corporate Affairs at Starling Bank We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Solarisbank raises $224M and acquires its competitor 4:19 Starling Bank makes their first acquisition as they buy Fleet Mortgages for $50m, while flying high in account switching race 9:40 Visa to acquire CurrencyCloud 23:10 Lloyds and Mastercard aim to take A2A payments mainstream 27:51 Gojek integrates with Jago for digital banking push 40:20 Tesco Bank to close all its current accounts 41:30 Goldman Sachs boosts transaction banking biz with Fiserv tie-up 43:10 Chicago Bulls team up with Shopify to launch an NFT series 44:30 This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is sponsored by Blueshift. Customers expect more from their digital experience and their personal finance is no exception. Blueshift empowers fintech and financial institutions to create secure customer profiles and intentional, relevant experiences for customers. Whether in app, on site, in branch, or anywhere else, Blueshift’s SmartHub CDP helps brands like Lending Tree and ClearScore turn data into personalized experiences that increase retention, satisfaction, and revenue. Learn more about the Blueshift at blueshift.com (blueshift.com/11fs). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alexandra Frean and Layla Qassim.
8/2/202151 minutes, 49 seconds
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549. Insights: How can digital payments support financial inclusion?

Our expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to talk about what is happening in the world of payments. The world is moving away from traditional payment methods - what now? This is not only on the consumer side, there is a lot of innovation on the B2B side as well. Is this movement only a good thing, is there a financial inclusion angle here and will our wallets get completely swapped out for our mobile phones? Listen in to find out more about this and much much more! This week's expert guests include: Myles Stephenson, CEO, Modulr Keith Grose, Head of UK, Plaid Sophie Guibaud, Chief Growth Officer, OpenPayd Vegar Wikhammer Heir, Chief Commercial Officer, Vipps This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is sponsored by Blueshift. Customers expect more from their digital experience and their personal finance is no exception. Blueshift empowers fintech and financial institutions to create secure customer profiles and intentional, relevant experiences for customers. Whether in app, on site, in branch, or anywhere else, Blueshift’s SmartHub CDP helps brands like Lending Tree and ClearScore turn data into personalized experiences that increase retention, satisfaction, and revenue. Learn more about the Blueshift at blueshift.com (blueshift.com/11fs). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Keith Grose, Myles Stephenson , Sophie Guibaud, and Vegar Wikhammer Heir.
7/30/202144 minutes
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548. News: Get funding and build more!

Our expert hosts, Sarah Kocianski and Adam Davis, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Carlo Gualandri, Founder and CEO at Soldo Kate Drew, Director of Research at CCG Catalyst Consulting We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Revolut raises $800 million to become UK's most valuable fintech 5:20 Soldo raises $180M for its business expense platform 17:51 Square launches small business banking 32:10 IPO roundup: Robinhood is seeking a market valuation as high as $35 billion from their upcoming IPO and Paytm look to IPO in India with a raise of $2.2bn 42:55 Yapily raises $51M for its open banking API 52:59 Serena Williams invests in credit building startup Esusu 55:16 Treasury Prime announce Customizable Card Controls to Increase Transactions While Reducing Fraud 57:10 FCA loses £300k worth of electronic devices, this news arises a year after it issued a warning to businesses to ‘be responsible when handling client data’ 59:26 This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is sponsored by Blueshift. Customers expect more from their digital experience and their personal finance is no exception. Blueshift empowers fintech and financial institutions to create secure customer profiles and intentional, relevant experiences for customers. Whether in app, on site, in branch, or anywhere else, Blueshift’s SmartHub CDP helps brands like Lending Tree and ClearScore turn data into personalized experiences that increase retention, satisfaction, and revenue. Learn more about the Blueshift at blueshift.com (blueshift.com/11fs). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Carlo Gualandri and Kate Drew.
7/26/20211 hour, 4 minutes, 16 seconds
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547. Insights: Is fintech ready for influencer marketing?

Our expert hosts, Adam Davis and Mariette Ferreira, are joined by some great guests to dive into all things influencer marketing. Influencer marketing is something common in travel, fashion and beauty, but it’s also become a common phenomenon in the financial industries. We want to look at what influencer marketing looks like in the context of finance, how it is executed but also some of the barriers that surround it. Listen in to find out more about this and much much more! This week's expert guests include: Alexandra Frean, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Starling Bank Adam Hadi, VP Marketing at Current AJ Coyne, Head of Marketing, Klarna This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is sponsored by Blueshift. Customers expect more from their digital experience and their personal finance is no exception. Blueshift empowers fintech and financial institutions to create secure customer profiles and intentional, relevant experiences for customers. Whether in app, on site, in branch, or anywhere else, Blueshift’s SmartHub CDP helps brands like Lending Tree and ClearScore turn data into personalized experiences that increase retention, satisfaction, and revenue. Learn more about the Blueshift at blueshift.com (blueshift.com/11fs). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Adam Hadi, AJ Coyne, and Alexandra Frean.
7/23/202155 minutes, 41 seconds
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546. News: Where there is a product, there is capital.

Our expert hosts, Sarah Kocianski and Amy Gavin, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Ali Niknam, Founder & CEO, Bunq Nigel Verdon, CEO, Railsbank We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Bunq celebrates $228 million funding! 2:40 Railsbank raises $70m in global expansion plans 12:21 NatWest launches carbon footprint tracker for its mobile banking app 26:06 The BuyNowPayLater roundup, starting with: Apple partners Goldman Sachs for BNPL play 35:30 US proptech Better HoldCo has acquired UK mortgage provider Trussle 45:18 NAB invests A$160m in branch revamp 46:38 Tide banking valued at $650m, after securing $100m in funding 48:20 Nude lets couples ‘Team-up’ to see each other’s savings progress 50:36 This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is sponsored by Blueshift. Customers expect more from their digital experience and their personal finance is no exception. Blueshift empowers fintech and financial institutions to create secure customer profiles and intentional, relevant experiences for customers. Whether in app, on site, in branch, or anywhere else, Blueshift’s SmartHub CDP helps brands like Lending Tree and ClearScore turn data into personalized experiences that increase retention, satisfaction, and revenue. Learn more about the Blueshift at blueshift.com (blueshift.com/11fs). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ali Niknam and Nigel Verdon .
7/19/202156 minutes, 32 seconds
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545. Insights: How can tech and culture work together to shape the future of banking?

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Tim Heard, are joined by some great guests to dive into all thing new banking business models. We start by looking at what the industry looks like now. Where are we, what are the banking models that we’ve seen come out and how has the industry changed due to them? What is driving transformation and new business models, is it new tech, or is it that banks are trying to keep up with others, or is it down to customer expectations? The second part of this conversation focuses on looking at digital transformation in the financial industries, and how we best take advantage of these and what the bank of the future will look like. How do we best take advantage of new business models? Listen in to find out more about this and much much more! This week's expert guests include: Janine Hirt, CEO, Innovate Finance Sam Sidhu, President & CEO, Customers Bank This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is sponsored by Blueshift. Customers expect more from their digital experience and their personal finance is no exception. Blueshift empowers fintech and financial institutions to create secure customer profiles and intentional, relevant experiences for customers. Whether in app, on site, in branch, or anywhere else, Blueshift’s SmartHub CDP helps brands like Lending Tree and ClearScore turn data into personalized experiences that increase retention, satisfaction, and revenue. Learn more about the Blueshift at blueshift.com (blueshift.com/11fs). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Janine Hirt and Sam Sidhu.
7/16/202153 minutes, 53 seconds
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544. News: As RobinHood IPOs, how important is building a community around a brand?

Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Gwera Kiwana, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Billie Simmons, CCO and co-founder, Daylight Peter Lord, CEO of Codat Soundbite: * Daniel Marovitz, Senior Vice President of Fintech, Booking.com We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Robinhood files to go public 2:40 Daylight raises millions to build a digital banking platform designed for and by the LGBTQ+ community 14:58 Codat raises $40M from Tiger for its SMB-focused API service 27:54 Booking.com creates fintech unit 37:00 Nigeria's FairMoney raises $42m 48:02 Pleo raises $150M for managing expenses for SMBs 49:06 Barclays stops UK clients from sending funds to Binance 50:11 Chase customers become instant billionaires 51:26 This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is sponsored by Blueshift. Customers expect more from their digital experience and their personal finance is no exception. Blueshift empowers fintech and financial institutions to create secure customer profiles and intentional, relevant experiences for customers. Whether in app, on site, in branch, or anywhere else, Blueshift’s SmartHub CDP helps brands like Lending Tree and ClearScore turn data into personalized experiences that increase retention, satisfaction, and revenue. Learn more about the Blueshift at blueshift.com (blueshift.com/11fs). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Billie Simmons, Daniel Marovitz, and Peter Lord.
7/12/202155 minutes, 43 seconds
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543. Insights: Why is the gig economy so underserved?

Our expert host, Sarah Kocianski, is joined by some great guests to dive into the gig economy. The gig economy is en route to generate $455 billion globally by 2023, and in 2020 gig workers represented around 35% of the US workforce. There currently is no universal definition of a gig worker, but one common explanation is that gig workers are independent contractors or freelancers who typically do short-terms work for multiple clients. Why is it so difficult for financial services companies to cater to gig workers? Are the workers' financial needs too unusual? What impact does a growing gig economy have on the financial services industry — does it force providers to look for ways to serve the market to avoid being left behind? These are some of the questions we try to answer on today's episode. This week's expert guests include: Craig Lewis, Founder & CEO, Gigwage Oona Rokyta, Co - Founder & CEO, Lance Atif Siddiqi, Founder & CEO, Branch This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is brought to you by Visa, one of the world’s leaders in digital payments. Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is a quick and easy way to connect to the Visa network and issue payment credentials. Whether you’re an up and coming neobank, modernizing B2B payments, or launching a new crypto solution - amazing things can happen when your innovation is combined with the power of one of the world's largest payment networks. Learn more about the possibilities at http://partner.visa.com/. (https://partner.visa.com/homepage.html?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=sponsored-podcast_english_60min0sec&utm_campaign=us_fintech_q3-fy21-11fs-fintechinsider&utm_creative=awareness_11fs-fintech-insider) *This episode is also sponsored by YouGov. *With a global consumer panel of 15 million registered members, 11+ years’ historic single-source data, and proprietary technology that connects data and simplifies research, YouGov is home to the largest collection of constant, entirely permissioned consumer opinion and rich behavioural intelligence in the world. YouGov’s latest report measures the effect of COVID-19 on consumer attitudes, behaviours, and preferences when it comes to financial services. Beyond the pandemic, it examines the payments landscape, investments, sustainability & ethics and more in 17 markets. Download On the money: YouGov’s Global Banking & Finance Report 2021 (https://yougov.co.uk/topics/finance/articles-reports/2021/02/16/global-banking-2021?utm_medium=advertising&utm_source=11FS&utm_campaign=ADV-2021-05-UKI-11FS) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Atif Siddiqi, Craig Lewis, and Oona Rokyta.
7/9/202140 minutes, 10 seconds
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542. News: Is Open Banking significantly eroding the dominance of card?

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Sarah Kocianski, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Gabriel le Roux, Co-founder of Primer.io Joakim Sjöblom, Co-founder and CEO of Minna Technologies Soundbites: * Oliver Prill, CEO Tide We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Visa to buy Swedish fintech Tink for $2.2 billion 3:51 Nordic mobile wallets Vipps, MobilePay and Pivo to merge 15:20 Tide prepares to enter India with a 5 year strategy 27:04 Financial watchdog bans crypto exchange Binance from UK 41:45 Mastercard and Ant back effort to get a billion people to take green action 49:52 Killer Mike's bank has to postpone its launch again to catch up to high customer demand 51:33 SoftBank shrinks robotics business, stops Pepper production 53:10 Fed official warns CBDCs could be an “embarrassing fad”and compares them to MC Hammer’s trousers 54:32 This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is brought to you by Visa. one of the world’s leaders in digital payments. Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is a quick and easy way to connect to the Visa network and issue payment credentials. Whether you’re an up and coming neobank, modernizing B2B payments, or launching a new crypto solution - amazing things can happen when your innovation is combined with the power of one of the world's largest payment networks. Learn more about the possibilities at http://partner.visa.com/. (https://partner.visa.com/homepage.html?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=sponsored-podcast_english_60min0sec&utm_campaign=us_fintech_q3-fy21-11fs-fintechinsider&utm_creative=awareness_11fs-fintech-insider) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Gabriel le Roux, Joakim Sjöblom, and Oliver Prill.
7/5/20211 hour, 24 seconds
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541. Insights: Why does crypto matter?

Our expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by a great panel of guests to talk about all things crypto. In the first part of the show, we want to take a look at just how far we’ve come. How far the crypto space has come in the last year - not just in terms of bitcoin surges but also the real steps forward in terms of adoption by big organisations, regulators and even central banks to start taking this crypto phenomenon seriously. Why is it booming so much now? Does crypto matter more now than it ever has before? And last but not least, is crypto mainstream, and why should we care about it? This week's expert guests include: Shivani Siroya, CEO and founder of Tala Diogo Monica, CEO of Anchorage Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto, Visa This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is brought to you by Visa, one of the world’s leaders in digital payments. Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is a quick and easy way to connect to the Visa network and issue payment credentials. Whether you’re an up and coming neobank, modernizing B2B payments, or launching a new crypto solution - amazing things can happen when your innovation is combined with the power of one of the world's largest payment networks. Learn more about the possibilities at http://partner.visa.com/. (https://partner.visa.com/homepage.html?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=sponsored-podcast_english_60min0sec&utm_campaign=us_fintech_q3-fy21-11fs-fintechinsider&utm_creative=awareness_11fs-fintech-insider) *This episode is also sponsored by YouGov. *With a global consumer panel of 15 million registered members, 11+ years’ historic single-source data, and proprietary technology that connects data and simplifies research, YouGov is home to the largest collection of constant, entirely permissioned consumer opinion and rich behavioural intelligence in the world. YouGov’s latest report measures the effect of COVID-19 on consumer attitudes, behaviours, and preferences when it comes to financial services. Beyond the pandemic, it examines the payments landscape, investments, sustainability & ethics and more in 17 markets. Download On the money: YouGov’s Global Banking & Finance Report 2021 (https://yougov.co.uk/topics/finance/articles-reports/2021/02/16/global-banking-2021?utm_medium=advertising&utm_source=11FS&utm_campaign=ADV-2021-05-UKI-11FS) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Cuy Sheffield , Diogo Mónica, and Shivani Siroya.
7/2/202146 minutes, 11 seconds
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540. News: Why are American behemoths buying European fintechs?

Our expert hosts, Adam Davis and Simon Taylor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Shane Happach, CEO Mollie Emily Nicolle, Fintech Correspondent, Financial News Soundbites: * Anna Irrera, Chief Fintech Correspondent, Reuters We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: JPMorgan buys investment platform Nutmeg in UK retail push 1:43 Mollie’s Series C funding round puts it in the top 5 most valuable European startups, and top 20 worldwide 13:25 AML regulations driving up compliance costs across UK 29:26 Revolut's results show a “bumper year” as revenues grow… but so do losses 39:15 11:FS Foundry, the Financial Service Operating System built by 11:FS, has today released its first drop, 11:Money 50:32 YES Bank launches musical logo 55:06 This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is brought to you by Visa. one of the world’s leaders in digital payments. Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is a quick and easy way to connect to the Visa network and issue payment credentials. Whether you’re an up and coming neobank, modernizing B2B payments, or launching a new crypto solution - amazing things can happen when your innovation is combined with the power of one of the world's largest payment networks. Learn more about the possibilities at http://partner.visa.com/. (https://partner.visa.com/homepage.html?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=sponsored-podcast_english_60min0sec&utm_campaign=us_fintech_q3-fy21-11fs-fintechinsider&utm_creative=awareness_11fs-fintech-insider) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Anna Irrera, Emily Nicolle, and Shane Happach.
6/28/20211 hour, 1 minute, 38 seconds
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539. Insights: Lending - the next evolution of fintech?

Adam Davis is joined by a fantastic panel of guests to discuss lending. Lending has traditionally been the fastest and arguably most lucrative route for banks to make money, and we want to look at why so many new fintechs are turning to lending as the next product in their arsenal, and how competition is hotting up in this space. We also want to take a look at the new lending models and companies coming onto the scene and how they are finding new and innovative ways to better serve the end customer or business, vs the traditional banks. Our expert guests are: * Valentina Kristensen, Director of Marketing and Comms, OakNorth * Tucker Haas, CEO and founder, Quo * Mark Mullen, CEO Atom Bank This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is brought to you by Visa, one of the world’s leaders in digital payments. Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is a quick and easy way to connect to the Visa network and issue payment credentials. Whether you’re an up and coming neobank, modernizing B2B payments, or launching a new crypto solution - amazing things can happen when your innovation is combined with the power of one of the world's largest payment networks. Learn more about the possibilities at http://partner.visa.com/. (https://partner.visa.com/homepage.html?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=sponsored-podcast_english_60min0sec&utm_campaign=us_fintech_q3-fy21-11fs-fintechinsider&utm_creative=awareness_11fs-fintech-insider) *This episode is also sponsored by YouGov. *With a global consumer panel of 15 million registered members, 11+ years’ historic single-source data, and proprietary technology that connects data and simplifies research, YouGov is home to the largest collection of constant, entirely permissioned consumer opinion and rich behavioural intelligence in the world. YouGov’s latest report measures the effect of COVID-19 on consumer attitudes, behaviours, and preferences when it comes to financial services. Beyond the pandemic, it examines the payments landscape, investments, sustainability & ethics and more in 17 markets. Download On the money: YouGov’s Global Banking & Finance Report 2021 (https://yougov.co.uk/topics/finance/articles-reports/2021/02/16/global-banking-2021?utm_medium=advertising&utm_source=11FS&utm_campaign=ADV-2021-05-UKI-11FS) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Mark Mullen, Tucker Haas, and Valentina Kristensen.
6/25/202151 minutes, 55 seconds
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538. News: Are Stripe and Shopify THE biggest fintech companies right now?

Our expert hosts, Adam Davis and David Brear, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Gus Tomlinson, General Manager Identity Fraud Europe, at GBG Sammy Fry, Net Zero Lead at Tech Nation Soundbites: * Matt Henderson, EMEA Business Lead at Stripe * Kathryn Petralia, co-founder of Kabbage We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Stripe moves beyond payments with Stripe Identity 4:22 UK tech leaders team up to fight climate crisis 14:50 AmEx opens its first business accounts with Kabbage 29:01 Shopify expands its one-click checkout, Shop Pay, to any merchant on Facebook or Google 37:10 Laybuy brings in store BN/PL to the UK 44:50 Bitcoin tops $40,000 after Musk says Tesla could use it again 46:50 Fintech giant Wise push button on long-awaited listing 48:51 Web founder Berners-Lee to auction source code as NFT 51:09 This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com (https://go.temenos.com/11fs). This episode is brought to you by Visa. one of the world’s leaders in digital payments. Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is a quick and easy way to connect to the Visa network and issue payment credentials. Whether you’re an up and coming neobank, modernizing B2B payments, or launching a new crypto solution - amazing things can happen when your innovation is combined with the power of one of the world's largest payment networks. Learn more about the possibilities at partner.visa.com (https://partner.visa.com/homepage.html?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=sponsored-podcast_english_60min0sec&utm_campaign=us_fintech_q3-fy21-11fs-fintechinsider&utm_creative=awareness_11fs-fintech-insider) This episode is also sponsored by YouGov. With a global consumer panel of 15 million registered members, 11+ years’ historic single-source data, and proprietary technology that connects data and simplifies research, YouGov is home to the largest collection of constant, entirely permissioned consumer opinion and rich behavioural intelligence in the world. YouGov’s latest report measures the effect of COVID-19 on consumer attitudes, behaviours, and preferences when it comes to financial services. Beyond the pandemic, it examines the payments landscape, investments, sustainability & ethics and more in 17 markets. Download On the money: YouGov’s Global Banking & Finance Report 2021 (https://yougov.co.uk/topics/finance/articles-reports/2021/02/16/global-banking-2021?utm_medium=advertising&utm_source=11FS&utm_campaign=ADV-2021-05-UKI-11FS) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Gus Tomlinson, Kathryn Petralia, Matt Henderson, and Sammy Fry.
6/21/202156 minutes, 44 seconds
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537. Insights: After Dark: New World Order

Welcome to the latest installment of After Dark, called New World Order. We are joined by the best and the brightest in fintech and financial services industry to talk all about innovation. Innovation is happening faster than ever and fintech continues to be at the absolute forefront of it. From having all your needs in one app, to ever changing banking business models, people's wants, habits and understanding of tech have evolved dramatically. And the fintech industry is way ahead of them. Our fantastic panel conists of; Moderator * Louise Smith, Chief Digital Officer, Lloyd's Panel 1 * Sarah Kocianski, 11:FS Head of Competitor Strategy * Daniel Hegarty, Habito Founder & CEO Panel 2 * Jason Bates, 11:FS Co-Founder & Deputy CEO  * Neri Tollardo, Strategy Director at Tinkoff Group Panel 3 * David Brear, 11:FS Co-Founder & Group CEO * Janine Hirt, CEO, Innovate Finance The full agenda: Jason Bates, What does Truly Digital mean? Round 1: Who is at the steering wheel of innovation? Round 2: Is the age of the Super App here? Round 3: What are (or will be) the new business models coming out? This After Dark is sponsored by UserTesting UserTesting (https://www.usertesting.com?utm_source=Event&utm_medium=Trade%20Show&utm_campaign=TS-EMEA-2021-06-16-AFTERDARK&utm_content=UserTesting%20website&utm_cta=Learn%20more&utm_term=&utm_chnl_cmp=&utm_chnl_adgrp=) is a leading on-demand human insight platform that quickly gives companies a first-person understanding of how their target audience behaves throughout any experience and why. The platform is used by many of the world's top fintech organisations, helping them deliver a seamless customer experience Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Daniel Hegarty, Janine Hirt, Louise Smith, and Neri Tollardo.
6/18/202159 minutes, 24 seconds
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536. News: Is Nubank driving a banking revolution in LatAm?

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Sarah Kocianski, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: AJ Coyne, UK Marketing Lead at Klarna Natasha Jones, Investor at Octopus Ventures Ruth Foxe-Blader, Partner at Anthemis We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Nubank’s $750M “megaround” 03:03 Klarna takes on credit cards with in-app instalment shopping at all UK online retailers 14:40 Marqeta prices IPO above range, valuing startup at $15 billion 27:26 Bank of England lays down regulatory expectations for stablecoins 38:56 Plum moves into retirement savings 50:00 Hong Kong goes all in on Fintech 51:39 Massachusetts sets up fintech hub 53:06 Rapper A$AP Rocky becomes Klarna CEO for the day 54:44 This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com (https://go.temenos.com/11fs). This episode is brought to you by Visa. one of the world’s leaders in digital payments. Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is a quick and easy way to connect to the Visa network and issue payment credentials. Whether you’re an up and coming neobank, modernizing B2B payments, or launching a new crypto solution - amazing things can happen when your innovation is combined with the power of one of the world's largest payment networks. Learn more about the possibilities at partner.visa.com (https://partner.visa.com/homepage.html?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=sponsored-podcast_english_60min0sec&utm_campaign=us_fintech_q3-fy21-11fs-fintechinsider&utm_creative=awareness_11fs-fintech-insider) This episode is also sponsored by YouGov. With a global consumer panel of 15 million registered members, 11+ years’ historic single-source data, and proprietary technology that connects data and simplifies research, YouGov is home to the largest collection of constant, entirely permissioned consumer opinion and rich behavioural intelligence in the world. YouGov’s latest report measures the effect of COVID-19 on consumer attitudes, behaviours, and preferences when it comes to financial services. Beyond the pandemic, it examines the payments landscape, investments, sustainability & ethics and more in 17 markets. Download On the money: YouGov’s Global Banking & Finance Report 2021 (https://yougov.co.uk/topics/finance/articles-reports/2021/02/16/global-banking-2021?utm_medium=advertising&utm_source=11FS&utm_campaign=ADV-2021-05-UKI-11FS) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: AJ Coyne, Natasha Jones, and Ruth Foxe-Blader.
6/14/20211 hour, 35 seconds
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535. Insights: Rethinking AML

Our expert host, Sarah Kocianski, is joined by some great guests unpack anti-money laundering — or AML — practices in banking and financial services and how they can be rethought and reconstructed. We take a look at challenges of AML in its current form, the current status of financial crime in the UK and Europe, how can FIs improve the quality of data they’re using from both internal and external sources, as well as deep-diving into the future of AML and what it holds. All of this and much more on today's episode! This week's guests include: Livia Benisty, Global Head of Business AML at Banking Circle Natasha Vernier, Co-founder and CEO at Cable/ Senior Advisor at FINTRAIL - formerly head of Financial Crime at Monzo Sian Lewin, The “Reg Doctor”, Co-Founder & Head of Client Delivery at RegTech Associates, Founder of RegTech Women This episode is brought to you by Visa, one of the world’s leaders in digital payments. Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is a quick and easy way to connect to the Visa network and issue payment credentials. Whether you’re an up and coming neobank, modernizing B2B payments, or launching a new crypto solution - amazing things can happen when your innovation is combined with the power of one of the world's largest payment networks. Learn more about the possibilities at http://partner.visa.com/ (https://partner.visa.com/homepage.html?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=sponsored-podcast_english_60min0sec&utm_campaign=us_fintech_q3-fy21-11fs-fintechinsider&utm_creative=awareness_11fs-fintech-insider). This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Livia Benisty, Natasha Vernier, and Sian Lewin.
6/11/202149 minutes, 4 seconds
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534. News: Why aren’t fintechs IPO-ing?

Our expert hosts, David Brear and debutante co-host Benjamin Ensor, Director of Research at 11:FS, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Pablo Viguera, CEO and co-founder of Belvo Aisling Finn, Reporter at Altfi We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Belvo, Latam’s Plaid, raises $43M to scale it’s API for financial services (03:41) Crowdcube to launch IPO platform for retail investors as Curve smashes the Crowdcube funding record (17:14) Cash to account for just seven percent of in-store purchases by 2024 (28:31) SVB-led $100M investment makes Chipper Cash Africa’s ‘most valuable startup’ (40:07) Sandwell Bitcoin mine found stealing electricity (48:24) If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/FinTechInsiders) to join the conversation, or alternatively email [email protected]! This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com (https://go.temenos.com/11fs). This episode is brought to you by Visa. one of the world’s leaders in digital payments. Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is a quick and easy way to connect to the Visa network and issue payment credentials. Whether you’re an up and coming neobank, modernizing B2B payments, or launching a new crypto solution - amazing things can happen when your innovation is combined with the power of one of the world's largest payment networks. Learn more about the possibilities at partner.visa.com (https://partner.visa.com/homepage.html?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=sponsored-podcast_english_60min0sec&utm_campaign=us_fintech_q3-fy21-11fs-fintechinsider&utm_creative=awareness_11fs-fintech-insider) This episode is also sponsored by YouGov. With a global consumer panel of 15 million registered members, 11+ years’ historic single-source data, and proprietary technology that connects data and simplifies research, YouGov is home to the largest collection of constant, entirely permissioned consumer opinion and rich behavioural intelligence in the world. YouGov’s latest report measures the effect of COVID-19 on consumer attitudes, behaviours, and preferences when it comes to financial services. Beyond the pandemic, it examines the payments landscape, investments, sustainability & ethics and more in 17 markets. Download On the money: YouGov’s Global Banking & Finance Report 2021 (https://yougov.co.uk/topics/finance/articles-reports/2021/02/16/global-banking-2021?utm_medium=advertising&utm_source=11FS&utm_campaign=ADV-2021-05-UKI-11FS) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Aisling Finn, Benjamin Ensor, and Pablo Viguera.
6/7/202153 minutes, 52 seconds
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533. Insights: People don't want a mortgage, they want to buy a house

Our expert host, David Brear, is joined by some great guests to talk about mortgages and how the industry has evolved in the last few years. The government announced a stamp duty holiday during lockdown, the property market boomed despite a shaky financial landscape - but how have mortgages evolved during this time? Joining us today are: Francesca Carlesi, Co-Founder & CEO of Molo Finance Richard Hayes, Co-Founder & CEO of https://mojomortgages.com/ We also hear from Daniel Hegarty, Founder & CEO of Habito, to give us his view on how the market has evolved. This episode is brought to you by Visa, one of the world’s leaders in digital payments. Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is a quick and easy way to connect to the Visa network and issue payment credentials. Whether you’re an up and coming neobank, modernizing B2B payments, or launching a new crypto solution - amazing things can happen when your innovation is combined with the power of one of the world's largest payment networks. Learn more about the possibilities at http://partner.visa.com/ (https://partner.visa.com/homepage.html?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=sponsored-podcast_english_60min0sec&utm_campaign=us_fintech_q3-fy21-11fs-fintechinsider&utm_creative=awareness_11fs-fintech-insider). This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com. (https://go.temenos.com/11fs) This episode is also sponsored by YouGov. With a global consumer panel of 15 million registered members, 11+ years’ historic single-source data, and proprietary technology that connects data and simplifies research, YouGov is home to the largest collection of constant, entirely permissioned consumer opinion and rich behavioural intelligence in the world. YouGov’s latest report measures the effect of COVID-19 on consumer attitudes, behaviours, and preferences when it comes to financial services. Beyond the pandemic, it examines the payments landscape, investments, sustainability & ethics and more in 17 markets. Download On the money: YouGov’s Global Banking & Finance Report 2021 (https://yougov.co.uk/topics/finance/articles-reports/2021/02/16/global-banking-2021?utm_medium=advertising&utm_source=11FS&utm_campaign=ADV-2021-05-UKI-11FS) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Francesca Carlesi and Richard Hayes.
6/4/202158 minutes, 43 seconds
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532. News: Tink partners with Wealthify & Lanistar breaches advertising rules

Our expert hosts, Sarah Kocianski and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Emily Nicolle, Fintech Correspondent at Financial News Daniel Kjellén, Tink Founder & CEO We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Wealthify embed Open Banking from Tink in investment app 3:22 Lanistar breaches advertising rules as ‘misleading’ security claims continue 15:31 NatWest, RBS & Ulster Bank lets customers set daily bank transfer limits 27:37 Bank of England’s Bailey calls crypto-currencies “dangerous” while US bank chiefs express caution 38:13 Curve returns to the crowd for fresh funding round 50:02 Square and Plaid partner to give US merchants a better ACH payment experience 51:42 Zeta becomes a unicorn with $250 million Softbank led funding 53:33 Charlie bit my finger video to be taken off Youtube after selling for… £500,000!!! 55:18 This episode is sponsored by Temenos Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, serving over 3,000 banks. TCF Online 2021, is the industry's premier virtual event, welcoming thousands of C-level executives, industry influencers and rising stars of fintech, with over 50 live and on-demand sessions. Register today to hear Temenos' CEO reveal his vision on the future of banking, learn about Temenos' latest innovations, and hear from Changemakers like Barclays, Varo and PayPal, sharing their best practices on banking transformation. Find out more: TCF Online 2021 (https://go.temenos.com/tcf-online-2021/register) This episode is sponsored by Visa US This episode is brought to you by Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments. Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is the quickest and easiest way to connect to the Visa network and issue payment credentials. Whether you’re an up and coming neobank, modernizing B2B payments, or launching a new crypto solution - amazing things can happen when your innovation is combined with the power of one of the world's largest payment networks. Learn more about the possibilities at partner.visa.com (https://partner.visa.com/?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=sponsored-podcast_english_60min0sec&utm_campaign=us_fintech_q3-fy21-11fs-fintechinsider&utm_creative=awareness_11fs-fintech-insider). This episode is sponsored by YouGov With a global consumer panel of 15 million registered members, 11+ years’ historic single-source data, and proprietary technology that connects data and simplifies research, YouGov is home to the largest collection of constant, entirely permissioned consumer opinion and rich behavioural intelligence in the world. YouGov’s latest report measures the effect of COVID-19 on consumer attitudes, behaviours, and preferences when it comes to financial services. Beyond the pandemic, it examines the payments landscape, investments, sustainability & ethics and more in 17 markets. Download On the money: YouGov’s Global Banking & Finance Report 2021 (https://yougov.co.uk/topics/finance/articles-reports/2021/02/16/global-banking-2021?utm_medium=advertising&utm_source=11FS&utm_campaign=ADV-2021-05-UKI-11FS) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Daniel Kjellén and Emily Nicolle.
5/31/20211 hour, 1 minute, 31 seconds
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531. Insights: Super Apps - It's what's on the inside that counts

Our expert hosts, Adam Davis and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the at the evolution of Super Apps. How did the Super App come about in the first place, what constitutes a Super App and will all fintechs become a Super App? The panel also takes a look at some geographical, cultural and technical differences when it comes to Super Apps, and some of the reasons as to why they are more established in some geographies than others. . This week's guests include: Neri Tollardo, VP Strategy, Tinkoff Bank David Handlos. Founder & CEO, StoCard This episode is sponsored by Temenos Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com (https://go.temenos.com/11fs). This episode is sponsored by YouGov With a global consumer panel of 15 million registered members, 11+ years’ historic single-source data, and proprietary technology that connects data and simplifies research, YouGov is home to the largest collection of constant, entirely permissioned consumer opinion and rich behavioural intelligence in the world. YouGov’s latest report measures the effect of COVID-19 on consumer attitudes, behaviours, and preferences when it comes to financial services. Beyond the pandemic, it examines the payments landscape, investments, sustainability & ethics and more in 17 markets. Download On the money: YouGov’s Global Banking & Finance Report 2021 (https://yougov.co.uk/topics/finance/articles-reports/2021/02/16/global-banking-2021?utm_medium=advertising&utm_source=11FS&utm_campaign=ADV-2021-05-UKI-11FS) This episode is sponsored by Wavemaker This podcast is sponsored by WaveMaker, the industry's most open, API-driven low-code developer studio for hyper-accelerating embedded finance applications. Are APIs alone enough to broaden and scale your market adoption? Do you need customers to go live faster? How about self-serve capability in your partners' and customers' hands to build and customize their web and mobile experiences? WaveMaker delivers a rich drag-n-drop visual studio that fintechs, brands, and FIs use for rapidly composing serious banking and financial services apps. Pro and citizen developers can easily consume your APIs and build in a WYSIWYG, enterprise-grade environment; leverage custom prefabricated components with APIs, logic, and UI; or even build out complete embedded finance journeys that customers can extend or customize. The possibilities are endless. Visit www.wavemaker.com (https://www.wavemaker.com/banking-financial-services/?utm_source=FinIn&utm_medium=podcast1&utm_campaign=11fs) today. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: David Handlos and Neri Tollardo.
5/28/202144 minutes, 18 seconds
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530. News: Everything is fintech!

Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Brian McKenney, Chief Innovation Officer & Head of Strategic Initiatives at HSBC Dan Kahn, Global Open Finance at Plaid We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: US Bank and Plaid ink data sharing deal 02:50 HSBC to take on fintech rivals with multi-currency digital wallet 14:40 Amount raises $99M to help banks better compete with fintechs 25:15 US banks to pilot credit for people with no credit score 35:35 Bunq becomes first European issuer to launch True Name Cards 44:31 FCA warns UK fintechs against comparing themselves to banks 46:16 AmEx brings BNPL to air travel 48:55 N26 partners with Tinder 51:21 This episode is sponsored by Temenos Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, serving over 3,000 banks. TCF Online 2021, is the industry's premier virtual event, welcoming thousands of C-level executives, industry influencers and rising stars of fintech, with over 50 live and on-demand sessions. Register today to hear Temenos' CEO reveal his vision on the future of banking, learn about Temenos' latest innovations, and hear from Changemakers like Barclays, Varo and PayPal, sharing their best practices on banking transformation. Find out more: TCF Online 2021 (https://go.temenos.com/tcf-online-2021/register) This episode is sponsored by YouGov With a global consumer panel of 15 million registered members, 11+ years’ historic single-source data, and proprietary technology that connects data and simplifies research, YouGov is home to the largest collection of constant, entirely permissioned consumer opinion and rich behavioural intelligence in the world. YouGov’s latest report measures the effect of COVID-19 on consumer attitudes, behaviours, and preferences when it comes to financial services. Beyond the pandemic, it examines the payments landscape, investments, sustainability & ethics and more in 17 markets. Download On the money: YouGov’s Global Banking & Finance Report 2021 (https://yougov.co.uk/topics/finance/articles-reports/2021/02/16/global-banking-2021?utm_medium=advertising&utm_source=11FS&utm_campaign=ADV-2021-05-UKI-11FS) This episode is sponsored by Wavemaker This podcast is sponsored by WaveMaker, the industry's most open, API-driven low-code developer studio for hyper-accelerating embedded finance applications. Are APIs alone enough to broaden and scale your market adoption? Do you need customers to go live faster? How about self-serve capability in your partners' and customers' hands to build and customize their web and mobile experiences? WaveMaker delivers a rich drag-n-drop visual studio that fintechs, brands, and FIs use for rapidly composing serious banking and financial services apps. Pro and citizen developers can easily consume your APIs and build in a WYSIWYG, enterprise-grade environment; leverage custom prefabricated components with APIs, logic, and UI; or even build out complete embedded finance journeys that customers can extend or customize. The possibilities are endless. Visit www.wavemaker.com (https://www.wavemaker.com/banking-financial-services/?utm_source=FinIn&utm_medium=podcast1&utm_campaign=11fs) today. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Brian McKenney and Dan Kahn.
5/24/202156 minutes, 36 seconds
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529. Insights: Embedded and open source finance - commoditising the building blocks

Our expert host, David Brear, is joined by some great guests to talk about all things embedded finance. What are the benefits of embedded finance, what it looks like, why it’s a good thing for both businesses and consumers, and what tech actually makes embedded finance possible. Looking ahead to see what the future of embedded finance could be - we’re only scratching the surface right now. With a space full of opportunity and potential of growth, David Brear and his guests unpack embedded and open source finance to get a hint of what the future holds. All of this and much more on today's show! This week's guests include: Wade Arnold, CEO, Moov.io Tui Allen, Senior Product Leader at Shopify Gabriele Columbro, Exec Director, FINOS This episode is sponsored by Temenos Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, helping over 3,000 banks serve over 1.2 billion people. Our purpose is to make banking better. Together with our community, we make banks more successful, individuals better banked, and society better served. With our software banks can create more human digital experiences, hyper-efficient business models, and transform their back-office. Our clients are the highest performing banks with cost-income ratios which are twice better than the industry average. Learn more at Temenos.com (https://go.temenos.com/11fs). This episode is sponsored by Banking Circle A fully licensed bank focused on payments, Banking Circle gives Financial Institutions and large corporates direct access to clearing in multiple countries, enabling them to deliver global payments faster and more cost-effectively for their customers. Bypass legacy systems, enable global banking services for your customers and grow your business. Find out more at bankingcircle.com (https://www.bankingcircle.com/?utm_source=11FS&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=generic) This episode is sponsored by Wavemaker This podcast is sponsored by WaveMaker, the industry's most open, API-driven low-code developer studio for hyper-accelerating embedded finance applications. Are APIs alone enough to broaden and scale your market adoption? Do you need customers to go live faster? How about self-serve capability in your partners' and customers' hands to build and customize their web and mobile experiences? WaveMaker delivers a rich drag-n-drop visual studio that fintechs, brands, and FIs use for rapidly composing serious banking and financial services apps. Pro and citizen developers can easily consume your APIs and build in a WYSIWYG, enterprise-grade environment; leverage custom prefabricated components with APIs, logic, and UI; or even build out complete embedded finance journeys that customers can extend or customize. The possibilities are endless. Visit www.wavemaker.com (https://www.wavemaker.com/banking-financial-services/?utm_source=FinIn&utm_medium=podcast1&utm_campaign=11fs) today. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Gabriele Columbro, Tui Allen, and Wade Arnold.
5/21/202155 minutes, 34 seconds
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528. News: The future of work in fintech & who is borrowing £1million from eBay?

Our expert hosts, Sarah Kocianski and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Ruby Hinchliffe, reporter at Fintech Futures Eva Ducruezet, Chief People Officer and VP of Strategy and Business Operations , GoCardless We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: The future of work in FS: GoCardless let staff work overseas for 90 days a year & Monzo becomes first UK bank to offer staff paid leave after pregnancy loss 3:39 eBay to offer UK sellers loans 19:25 Google Pay enlists Western Union and Wise for remittances 32:32 Visa Partners With Fintech Startup Tala To Drive Crypto Adoption In Emerging Markets 42:50 UK government kicks off NatWest share sale 51:35 Bill.com To Buy Expense Software Provider Divvy For $2.5 Billion 54:13 US Regulator tells Chime to stop using the word 'bank' 54:58 Freelance banking app Lili raises $55 million 57:18 Dogecoin tumbles after Elon Musk calls it a ‘hustle’ on ‘SNL’ show 59:20 This episode is sponsored by Temenos Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, serving over 3,000 banks. TCF Online 2021, is the industry's premier virtual event, welcoming thousands of C-level executives, industry influencers and rising stars of fintech, with over 50 live and on-demand sessions. Register today to hear Temenos' CEO reveal his vision on the future of banking, learn about Temenos' latest innovations, and hear from Changemakers like Barclays, Varo and PayPal, sharing their best practices on banking transformation. Find out more: TCF Online 2021 (https://go.temenos.com/tcf-online-2021/register) This episode is sponsored by Banking Circle A fully licensed bank focused on payments, Banking Circle gives Financial Institutions and large corporates direct access to clearing in multiple countries, enabling them to deliver global payments faster and more cost-effectively for their customers. Bypass legacy systems, enable global banking services for your customers and grow your business. Find out more at bankingcircle.com (https://www.bankingcircle.com/?utm_source=11FS&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=generic) This episode is sponsored by Wavemaker This podcast is sponsored by WaveMaker, the industry's most open, API-driven low-code developer studio for hyper-accelerating embedded finance applications. Are APIs alone enough to broaden and scale your market adoption? Do you need customers to go live faster? How about self-serve capability in your partners' and customers' hands to build and customize their web and mobile experiences? WaveMaker delivers a rich drag-n-drop visual studio that fintechs, brands, and FIs use for rapidly composing serious banking and financial services apps. Pro and citizen developers can easily consume your APIs and build in a WYSIWYG, enterprise-grade environment; leverage custom prefabricated components with APIs, logic, and UI; or even build out complete embedded finance journeys that customers can extend or customize. The possibilities are endless. Visit www.wavemaker.com (https://www.wavemaker.com/banking-financial-services/?utm_source=FinIn&utm_medium=podcast1&utm_campaign=11fs) today. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Eva Ducruezet and Ruby Hinchliffe.
5/17/20211 hour, 7 minutes, 28 seconds
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527. Insights: Progressive regulation - how does regtech enable fintech?

Our expert host, David Brear is joined by some great guests to dig into what constitutes as progressive regulation and how fintechs work with regulators. We also look at some geographical differences when it comes to regulation, what do fintechs want and expect from a regulator and how can fintechs work to help regulators. All of this and much more on today's epispde! This week's guests include: Deniz Güven, CEO and Executive Board Director of Mox Bank Jo Ann Barefoot, CEO & Cofounder at Alliance for Innovative Regulation Francesca Hopwood Road, Head of RegTech and Advanced Analytics at Financial Conduct Authority This episode is sponsored by Banking Circle A fully licensed bank focused on payments, Banking Circle gives Financial Institutions and large corporates direct access to clearing in multiple countries, enabling them to deliver global payments faster and more cost-effectively for their customers. Bypass legacy systems, enable global banking services for your customers and grow your business. Find out more at bankingcircle.com (https://www.bankingcircle.com/?utm_source=11FS&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=generic) This podcast is also sponsored by Temenos Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, serving over 3,000 banks. TCF Online 2021, is the industry's premier virtual event, welcoming thousands of C-level executives, industry influencers and rising stars of fintech, with over 50 live and on-demand sessions. Register today to hear Temenos' CEO reveal his vision on the future of banking, learn about Temenos' latest innovations, and hear from Changemakers like Barclays, Varo and PayPal, sharing their best practices on banking transformation. Find out more: TCF Online 2021 (https://go.temenos.com/tcf-online-2021/register)  Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Deniz Guven, Francesca Hopwood Road, and Jo Ann Barefoot.
5/14/202157 minutes, 26 seconds
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526. News: A great time to be a fintech investor

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Melissa Stringer, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Livia Benisty, Global Head of Business AML at Banking Circle Natasha Jones, Early Stage investor at Octopus Ventures We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Fintech logs a record breaking Q1 of 2021 for VC investment globally 03:01 Wealthsimple raises C$750M 18:26 HSBC's Voice ID prevents £249 million of attempted fraud 30:05 Vivid Money raises $73M to build a European financial Super App 40:54 $4.3 billion fintech darling Marqeta is planning an IPO as early as June 47:12 Controversial fintech Lanistar scores FCA approval 49:16 Bitcoin is coming to hundreds of U.S. banks this year, says crypto custody firm NYDIG 51:16 Alt.bank, Brazil’s latest fintech targeting the unbanked raises $5.5M in Series A 54:24 Sotheby's will now accept cryptocurrency, starting with an auction for Banksy's 'Love is in the Air' 56:12 This episode is sponsored by Banking Circle A fully licensed bank focused on payments, Banking Circle gives Financial Institutions and large corporates direct access to clearing in multiple countries, enabling them to deliver global payments faster and more cost-effectively for their customers. Bypass legacy systems, enable global banking services for your customers and grow your business. Find out more at bankingcircle.com (https://www.bankingcircle.com/?utm_source=11FS&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=generic) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Livia Benisty and Natasha Jones.
5/10/20211 hour, 3 minutes, 2 seconds
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525. Insights: Is insurtech the new fintech?

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Sarah Kocianski, are joined by some great guests to talk about insurtechs and fintechs. The panel take a deep dive into what the current UK insurtech market looks like, why fintechs should be aware of insurtechs, and how fintechs are paving the way for insurtech innovation. All of this and more on this episode! This week's guests include: Nigel Walsh, Managing Director, Insurance, Google David Vanek, Co-Founder & CEO, Anorak Sophie Winwood, Investor, Anthemis This episode is sponsored by Banking Circle A fully licensed bank focused on payments, Banking Circle gives Financial Institutions and large corporates direct access to clearing in multiple countries, enabling them to deliver global payments faster and more cost-effectively for their customers. Bypass legacy systems, enable global banking services for your customers and grow your business. Find out more at bankingcircle.com (https://www.bankingcircle.com/?utm_source=11FS&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=generic) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: David Vanek, Nigel Walsh, and Sophie Winwood.
5/7/202152 minutes, 51 seconds
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524. News: PensionBee's IPO celebrates female leadership & Current raises £220 million!

Our expert hosts, Sarah Kocianski and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Jasper Martens, CMO at PensionBee Andy Wiggan, VP Product Management at GoCardless Stuart Sopp, CEO and founder of Current We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: PensionBee’s IPO and listing on the London Stock Exchange 2:54 Current triples its valuation with its Series D round and new investor, a16z 15:36 GoCardless break into Open Banking with new InstantPay initiative 34:13 Barclays US and Amount launch white label BNPL suite 45:45 Dutch neo-broker BUX raises $80 million 54:59 Teen banking service Step raises $100M Series C, as Kids-focused fintech Greenlight raises $260M in a16z-led Series D 57:40 Turkey arrests dozens as crypto exchange boss flees country 59:54 Standard Life Aberdeen faces mockery for Abrdn rebrand 01:02:00 This episode is sponsored by Banking Circle A fully licensed bank focused on payments, Banking Circle gives Financial Institutions and large corporates direct access to clearing in multiple countries, enabling them to deliver global payments faster and more cost-effectively for their customers. Bypass legacy systems, enable global banking services for your customers and grow your business. Find out more at bankingcircle.com (https://www.bankingcircle.com/?utm_source=11FS&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=generic) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Andy Wiggan, Jasper Martens, and Stuart Sopp.
5/3/20211 hour, 8 minutes, 36 seconds
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523. Insights: Open Finance - who will fund it?

Our expert host, Sarah Kocianski, is joined by some great guests to talk about Open Finance. Earlier this year we produced an After Dark event which focussed on Open Finance, but since then the FCA have released the feedback they got from the industry from the call for input that they issued in December 2019. We have now gathered some of the greatest minds in the industry to discuss the outcome of that, talk about the concerns the FCA identified, but also how we maximise the potential . All of this and much more on today's episode. This week's guests include: Alan Ainsworth, Head of Policy, Legal and External Communications at the Open Banking Implementation Entity Sam Oakley, Head of marketing at Bud Andria Evripidou, Public Policy and Compliance Lead at Yapily This episode is sponsored by Banking Circle A fully licensed bank focused on payments, Banking Circle gives Financial Institutions and large corporates direct access to clearing in multiple countries, enabling them to deliver global payments faster and more cost-effectively for their customers. Bypass legacy systems, enable global banking services for your customers and grow your business. Find out more at bankingcircle.com (https://www.bankingcircle.com/?utm_source=11FS&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=generic) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alan Ainsworth, Andria Evripidou, and Sam Oakley.
4/30/202146 minutes, 56 seconds
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522. News: Crypto - it’s now a completely different story

Our expert hosts, Melissa Stringer and Simon Taylor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Ellen Moeller - Head of EMEA Partnerships at Stripe Anna Irrera, Fintech Correspondent, Reuters We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Stripe Issuing launches in Europe 1:50 Venmo launches crypto buying and selling 14:03 FintechOS nabs $65.5M for a low-code approach to modernizing legacy banking 27:27 Rishi Sunak announces Task Force to explore British CBDC 40:26 Apple introduces Apple Card Family, enabling people to share Apple Card and build credit together 50:19 Klarna launches carbon footprint insights for 90 million consumers 57:50 Revolut plots path to $10bn valuation with new funding 59:12 Goldman Sachs invest $50M in Starling Bank 01:01:00 Slim Jim Has a Dogecoin Strategy. News of It Sends DOGE to a new all time high 01:02:46 This episode is sponsored by Banking Circle A fully licensed bank focused on payments, Banking Circle gives Financial Institutions and large corporates direct access to clearing in multiple countries, enabling them to deliver global payments faster and more cost-effectively for their customers. Bypass legacy systems, enable global banking services for your customers and grow your business. Find out more at bankingcircle.com (https://www.bankingcircle.com/?utm_source=11FS&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=generic) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Anna Irrera and Ellen Moeller.
4/26/20211 hour, 9 minutes, 35 seconds
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521. Insights: Sustainable Finance - how impactful can it be for the climate?

Our expert host, Adam Davis, are joined by some great guests to talk about sustainability in the financial services industry. After covering what products are available for climate aware customers, Adam and the guests now want to look at the bigger and talk about what the financial industry is currently doing, what they could do more of and what a sustainable approach might be for hiring in the future. All of this and much more on today's episode. This week's guests include: Matt Rees of the European Investment Bank and host of the Climate Solutions podcast Georg Ludviksson, CEO & Co-Founder of Meniga Clare Reilly, Chief Engagement Officer, PensionBee This episode is sponsored by Banking Circle A fully licensed bank focused on payments, Banking Circle gives Financial Institutions and large corporates direct access to clearing in multiple countries, enabling them to deliver global payments faster and more cost-effectively for their customers. Bypass legacy systems, enable global banking services for your customers and grow your business. Find out more at bankingcircle.com (https://www.bankingcircle.com/?utm_source=11FS&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=generic) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Clare Reilly, Georg Ludviksson, and Matt Rees.
4/23/202147 minutes, 52 seconds
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520. News: The B2B Payments space Ramps up

Our expert hosts, Sarah Kocianski and Simon Taylor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Geoff Charles, Head of Product at Ramp Myles Stephenson, CEO at Modulr We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Two-year old Ramp joins fintech Unicorn club 2:36 Modulr received strategic investment from the venture arm of FIS 14:41 China Creates Its Own Digital Currency 27:08 Mortgage is suddenly sexy as SoftBank pumps $500M in Better.com at $6B valuation 35:55 Mastercard unveils carbon calculator for banks 46:48 Trustly seeks €9 billion valuation on IPO 48:42 Nubank pumps funds into Mexican unit 50:08 France’s central bank threatens fintech industry with three years imprisonment for misusing the term “neobank” 52:00 This episode is sponsored by Banking Circle A fully licensed bank focused on payments, Banking Circle gives Financial Institutions and large corporates direct access to clearing in multiple countries, enabling them to deliver global payments faster and more cost-effectively for their customers. Bypass legacy systems, enable global banking services for your customers and grow your business. Find out more at bankingcircle.com (https://www.bankingcircle.com/?utm_source=11FS&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=generic) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Geoff Charles and Myles Stephenson .
4/19/202159 minutes, 42 seconds
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519. Insights: How can you get to market quickly?

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Jason Bates, are joined by some great guests to talk about how you can get to market quickly. What is the next iteration of banking as a service? How can you overcome certain issues and what is a better solution than BaaS? All this and much more. This week's guests include: Ray Brash, CEO PPS Tui Allen, Senior Producer Leader, at Shopify Aadeel Peerally, Director of Product Management at Delivery Hero Brands looking to embed financial services in their products want to get to market quickly. And they don't want the heavy lift of building finance workflows and managing regulation. 11:FS Foundry is the answer. It's our Financial Services Operating System, that lets you embed finance in weeks, not years. And it gives you pre-built smart features that help you win customers. To find our more and get a demo, head to 11fs.com/foundry (https://11fs.com/products/11fs-foundry) today! This episode is sponsored by Banking Circle A fully licensed bank focused on payments, Banking Circle gives Financial Institutions and large corporates direct access to clearing in multiple countries, enabling them to deliver global payments faster and more cost-effectively for their customers. Bypass legacy systems, enable global banking services for your customers and grow your business. Find out more at bankingcircle.com (https://www.bankingcircle.com/?utm_source=11FS&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=generic) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Aadeel Peerally, Ray Brash, and Tui Allen.
4/16/202154 minutes, 6 seconds
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518. News: Going global - Plaid shake off the Visa breakup with new $13.4bn valuation

Our expert hosts, Adam Davis and Melissa Stringer, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Keith Grose, Head of Europe, Plaid Emily Nicolle, Fintech Correspondent, Financial News We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Plaid raised $425 million in a Series D funding round for a global financial data network 51:40 Coinbase Posts Record $1.8 Billion In Revenue As Crypto Market Shoots Past $2 Trillion 13:10 Revolut to launch major US blitz as it targets a million users this year 23:49 Brazilian Central Bank Gives Green Light To WhatsApp Payments as Facebook US tests P2P payments 35:50 Snoop partners with Accepty for 'hyper-personalised' lending tool 43:40 Clubhouse partners with Stripe to let you send money directly to creators by tapping on their profile 45:24 Former banking lobby chief Jones joins shared branches start-up OneBanks 47:30 Coin-Baes: Two Coinbase employees wed by exchanging NFTs 49:34 This episode is sponsored by Banking Circle A fully licensed bank focused on payments, Banking Circle gives Financial Institutions and large corporates direct access to clearing in multiple countries, enabling them to deliver global payments faster and more cost-effectively for their customers. Bypass legacy systems, enable global banking services for your customers and grow your business. Find out more at bankingcircle.com (https://www.bankingcircle.com/?utm_source=11FS&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=generic) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Emily Nicolle and Keith Grose.
4/12/202153 minutes, 50 seconds
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517. Insights: How can digital financial service brands build trust?

Our expert host Sarah Kocianski is joined by some great guests to talk about building and maintaining trust in digital financial services. Right now, trust in the FS industry is rising and trust in the tech industry is decreasing — how can we balance the two and create financial products and services that customers trust? We have published a research report with Mitek on this exact topic and we leant on the framework of that report for today’s discussion to look at 4 areas of focus today: capability, competence, care and purpose when it comes to building trust. This week's guests include: * Stephen Ritter - Mitek CTO * Andy Moore - Design Director, ANNA Money * Becky Danks - Product Manager at Yapily To find out more, download the report with Mitek here: http://bit.ly/digitaltrustreport2021 This episode is sponsored by Banking Circle A fully licensed bank focused on payments, Banking Circle gives Financial Institutions and large corporates direct access to clearing in multiple countries, enabling them to deliver global payments faster and more cost-effectively for their customers. Bypass legacy systems, enable global banking services for your customers and grow your business. Find out more at bankingcircle.com (https://www.bankingcircle.com/?utm_source=11FS&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=generic) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Andy Moore, Becky Danks, and Stephen Ritter.
4/9/202140 minutes, 47 seconds
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516. News: The CMA blocks Crowdcube and Seedrs’ merger & Feedzai become a financial crime-fighting unicorn

Our expert hosts, Adam Davis and Melissa Stringer, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Daniel Lanyon, Editor in Chief at Altfi. Nuno Sebastao - CEO Feedzai We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Regulator applies brakes to Crowdcube and Seedrs merger, we also heard from CEO & co-founder of Crowdcube Darren Westlake to give us their perspective (3:10) Feedzai achieves Unicorn status on $200 million fund raise (15:03) Santander UK to close 111 branches and overhaul office space as Nationwide allows employees to “work from anywhere” (29:11) Stripe invests in Ramp at $1.6 Billion Valuation (37:10) FS giants join $40m Greenwood funding round (44:08) US fintech Sincere to target “pet parents” with debit cards (52:47) This episode is sponsored by Banking Circle A fully licensed bank focused on payments, Banking Circle gives Financial Institutions and large corporates direct access to clearing in multiple countries, enabling them to deliver global payments faster and more cost-effectively for their customers. Bypass legacy systems, enable global banking services for your customers and grow your business. Find out more at www.bankingcircle.com (https://www.bankingcircle.com/?utm_source=11FS&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=generic) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Daniel Lanyon, Darren Westlake, and Nuno Sebastao.
4/5/20211 hour, 6 minutes, 16 seconds
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515. Insights: How can Payroll APIs reimagine credit?

Our expert host Simon Taylor is joined by a panel of great guests to talk about payroll APIs. Fintech enablers and infrastructure has been one of the most important catalysts for recent growth in the financial services. In recent months we’ve seen new platforms pop up that give fintechs access to more data, using payroll APIs. But what is it, how does it work and what problems does it really solve? This week's guests include: * Kurt Lin, Co-Founder & CEO of Pinwheel * Ahmed Siddiqui, VP Product, Branch * Katie Neal, Outreach and advocacy manager, Plaid This episode is brought to you by Banking Circle. A fully licensed bank focused on payments, Banking Circle gives Financial Institutions and large corporates direct access to clearing in multiple countries, enabling them to deliver global payments faster and more cost-effectively for their customers. Bypass legacy systems, enable global banking services for your customers and grow your business. Find out more at bankingcircle.com (https://www.bankingcircle.com/?utm_source=11FS&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=generic) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ahmed Siddiqui, Katie Neal, and Kurt Lin.
4/2/202138 minutes, 30 seconds
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514. News: Fintechs face the dark side of BaaS & Nigerian challenger Kuda raises $25m

Our expert hosts Adam Davis and Sarah Kocianski, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Charles McManus, CEO of Clear Bank Babs Ogundeyi, Founder and CEO of Kuda Bank We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: The dark side of BaaS: One third of European fintechs have faced regulatory intervention because of their partner bank 02:31 Nigerian challenger Kuda Bank raises $25m in Series A funding 20:12 OakNorth profits surge to £77.6m despite pandemic 36:22 Comment from Valentina Kristensen, Director of Marketing and Comms at OakNorth 37:29 Freetrade raises £50M 45:25 Zopa raises £20 million after exceeding bank performance targets 53:25 Comment from Jaidev Janardana, CEO of Zopa 54:27 Monty Python gets in on NFTs 01:04:23 This episode is sponsored by Banking Circle A fully licensed bank focused on payments, Banking Circle gives Financial Institutions and large corporates direct access to clearing in multiple countries, enabling them to deliver global payments faster and more cost-effectively for their customers. Bypass legacy systems, enable global banking services for your customers and grow your business. Find out more at LInk: https://www.bankingcircle.com/?utmsource=11FS&utmmedium=podcast&utm_campaign=generic Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Babs Ogundeyi , Charles McManus, Jaidev Janardana, and Valentina Kristensen.
3/29/20211 hour, 7 minutes, 50 seconds
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513. Insights: Banking Architecture - How should banks structure their technology?

Simon is joined by some great guests to talk about to talk about banking architecture and how banking technology is structured. We’re looking at how bank tech works today, how it's typically and histrocially been strucutred and why that playbook doesn't necessarily work in a digital age. We discuss the challenges the big banks currently face but also the opportunities that they could take advantage of and how to get there. This week's guests include: Ewan Silver, 11:FS CTO Simon Van-Colina, CTO and Co-founder of Fronted Peter Hazlehurst, Co-founder and CEO and Synctera Christin Brown, Global Financial Services Strategy & Solutions Lead, at Google Cloud. *This episode is sponsored by Banking Circle! (https://www.bankingcircle.com/?utm_source=11FS&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=generic) * A fully licensed bank focused on payments, Banking Circle gives Financial Institutions and large corporates direct access to clearing in multiple countries, enabling them to deliver global payments faster and more cost-effectively for their customers. Bypass legacy systems, enable global banking services for your customers and grow your business. Find out more at BankingCircle.com (https://www.bankingcircle.com/?utm_source=11FS&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=generic) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Christin Brown, Ewan Silver, Peter Hazlehurst, and Simon Vans-Colina.
3/26/202154 minutes, 56 seconds
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512. News: Are Stripe the technokings of payments?

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Mel Stringer are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Oscar Williams-Grut, Senior City Correspondent at Yahoo Finance Miguel Armaza, Co-President & Podcast host, Wharton Fintech We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Stripe raises $600 million at a $95bn valuation BlockFi Completes $350 Million Series D Funding Round New challenger Ikigai (ee-key-guy) combines digital banking and wealth management CommBank steps into BNPL fray Tencent Loses $62 Billion, Wiping Out Value of Fintech Business And Elon Musk now identifies as Technoking of Tesla *This episode is sponsored by Banking Circle! (https://www.bankingcircle.com/?utm_source=11FS&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=generic) * A fully licensed bank focused on payments, Banking Circle gives Financial Institutions and large corporates direct access to clearing in multiple countries, enabling them to deliver global payments faster and more cost-effectively for their customers. Bypass legacy systems, enable global banking services for your customers and grow your business. Find out more at BankingCircle.com (https://www.bankingcircle.com/?utm_source=11FS&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=generic) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Miguel Armaza and Oscar Williams-Grut.
3/22/20211 hour, 10 minutes, 7 seconds
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511. Insights: After Dark - Open Finance: fact or fantasy?

Our expert hosts, Sarah Kocianski & Adam Davis are back leading another Fintech Insider After Dark event! This time we are focussing on Open Finance. Open Finance is easily one of the hottest topics in the financial services industries at this moment, but how much do we actually know about this technology? The panel takes a look at what the differences and similarities are compared to the PSD2 implementation, and what some of the concerns are in regards to GDPR and customer security. We also talk about what opprtunities this technology opens up, bust some common myths and answer the burning question: Should we be excited about the possibilities of Open Finance? Joining us to talk about this are: * Dan Kahn, Open Finance Lead at Plaid * Jack Wilson, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, TrueLayer * Nilixa Devlukia, Founder, Payments Solved This podcast is brought to you by Mitek. Digital Identity Verification trusted the world over - secure more high-value customers while reducing risk and costs with Mitek, a global leader and enterprise partner in Identity Verification technology. Create certainty in today’s digital world with Mitek. Head over to https://www.miteksystems.com/ to find out more. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Dan Kahn, Jack Wilson, and Nilixa Devlukia.
3/19/202153 minutes
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Bonus: Can banks really build tech? In conversation with Boe Hartman, CTO at Nomi Health

Welcome to Fintech Insider 'In conversation with", recorded live on Clubhouse. In this very special episode, David and Jason spoke to Boe Hartman, CTO at Nomi Health, and one of the lead architects behind Marcus by Goldman Sachs to discuss whether banks can really build tech? Boe shares some key learnings from his career to date; how he created change within some of the biggest banks in the world, the challenges he faced and how he overcame them; and also insights into his brand new start up in the insurtech space, Nomi Health. Come and join the conversation next time we're live! Search 11:FS Fintech Insider on Clubhouse to join our club (https://www.joinclubhouse.com/club/11fs-fintech-inside)! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guest: Boe Hartman.
3/17/202156 minutes, 10 seconds
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510. News: Starling becomes a unicorn and So-Fi really want a licence

Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Adam Davies, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Alex Frean - Head of Corporate Affairs, Starling Bank Alan Ainsworth, Head of Policy for Open Banking We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Starling eyes M&A as it is valued at £1.1bn in £272m funding round OBIE and UK Finance set out the future model for Open Banking Passion Capital invites the general public to join venture fund SoFi to buy community lender to accelerate bank charter application Africa’s Flutterwave banks $170 million in fresh capital And finally - the Winklevoss twins' crypto company to sponsor Oxford and Cambridge boat race *This episode is sponsored by Banking Circle! * A fully licensed bank focused on payments, Banking Circle gives Financial Institutions and large corporates direct access to clearing in multiple countries, enabling them to deliver global payments faster and more cost-effectively for their customers. Bypass legacy systems, enable global banking services for your customers and grow your business. Find out more at BankingCircle.com (https://www.bankingcircle.com/?utm_source=11FS&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=generic) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alan Ainsworth and Alexandra Frean.
3/15/202159 minutes, 35 seconds
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509. Insights: Do financial assistants need a gender?

This Monday was International Women’s day, and theme of the day is #ChooseToChallenge. So on today’s show we’re choosing to challenge why fintech app assistants are overwhelmingly female, what this means for the industry and particularly for the view of women in the industry, and whether app assistants should have a name or a gender at all. Sarah Kocianski hosts a fantastic panel of guests to dig deep into this. We were joined by: Emily Nicolle - Fintech correspondent, Financial News Soledad Abad - UX and content designer, BBVA Elise Nunn - Head of Product Data at Plum Amanda Cercas Curry, PhD student Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and co-host of the podcast Let's Chat Ethics As always, if you want to join the conversation, find us on social media just search for 11:FS or Fintech Insider or email [email protected] Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Amanda Cercas Curry, Elise Nunn, Emily Nicolle, and Soledad Abad.
3/12/202144 minutes, 49 seconds
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508. News: Square becomes a bank (and buys Tidal!) - is this a game changer?

Our expert hosts, Ross and Mel, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Asya Bradley, Founder and COO First Boulevard Anna Irrera, Fintech Correspondent, Reuters We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Square Financial Services Begins Banking Operations First Boulevard raises $5m for Black community-focused neobank FCA hires top team of women to stem financial scandals Revolut, Starling Bank and Wise bosses among 15 CEOs joining Bulb’s Tech Zero taskforce Money for Nothing as Crowdcube funding record is smashed Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Anna Irrera and Asya Bradley.
3/8/20211 hour, 11 minutes, 53 seconds
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507. Insights: How can you get cultural and digital transformation right?

Our expert hosts David Brear is joined by some great guests to talk about all things culture and transformation. After the year we all have just had, digital is no longer a "nice to have", but a necessity. When talking about digital transformation, the term culture often enters the conversation, but what does that mean? And where does it come from? Joining us today are: * Chris Skinner - Non-executive Director at 11:FS * Dr. Julia Furedi - Founder of sparq and Organisational Psychologist * Nigel Walder - Chief Operating Officer at ClearBank This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Chris Skinner, Dr. Julia Furedi, and Nigel Walder.
3/5/202146 minutes, 47 seconds
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506. News: The Kalifa Review: how can UK fintech stay ahead?

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Ron Kalifa, OBE, Chairman of Network International and Future Learn Charlotte Crosswell, CEO of Innovate Finance We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: The Kalifa Fintech Review 03:22 Basiq brings Open Banking to bear on consumer BNPL debt as AfterPay teams up with Stripe 31:58 Former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney joins the board of Stripe 39:21 Brex files for bank charter 48:18 Michael Bolton wants you to break up with your brokerage 1:03:19 Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Charlotte Crosswell and Ron Kalifa.
3/1/20211 hour, 10 minutes, 52 seconds
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505. Insights: How to build a cashless society

Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about cashless societies. In recen years the popularity of cash has dwindled as digital payments have become faster, cheaper and more convenient. In the UK, Sweden, China and many parts of the world we’re moving closer and closer to a cashless economy. The panel explores what would happen if we started from scratch now: What would our ideal financial system look like and how can we get from where we are now to where we want to be - and would we use cash at all? Joining us today are: * David Dechamps – Senior Vice President, Digital Payments & Labs for Mastercard in Europe * Joseph Hajj - Chief Strategy Officer, Swish * Nadia Costanzo - Head of Banking for MEA & Latin America at Wise This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: David Dechamps, Joseph Hajj, and Nadia Costanzo.
2/26/202139 minutes, 22 seconds
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504. News: None of this would be possible without Open Banking

Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Mel Stringer, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Jamie Campbell, CEO and co-founder, Fronted Tom Renwick, Business Banking Propositions Manager at Atom Bank Jonas Templestein, CTO and co-founder of Monzo We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Atom signs Open Banking deal with Plaid A big week for Monzo Fronted launches to offer loans to cover rent deposits IPOs: Marqeta has filed for one, PensionBee plans to give customers access to their shares when they IPO, and many US fintechs take the SPAC route to going public Build your own bank: Ikea acquires 49% stake in Ikano Bank This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Jamie Campbell, Jonas Templestein, and Tom Renwick.
2/22/202154 minutes, 26 seconds
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503. Insights: Stablecoins and crypto: the next generation of B2B payments

On the surface, the world of payments is constantly evolving. With the likes of PayPal, Venmo and a multitude of other consumer fintechs, peer-to-peer payments and consumer-to-business payments have seen rapid and innovative advancements in recent year. The same, however, cannot be said for business-to-business. Although global B2B payments dwarf any other kind, they still seem to dwell in a relative Stone Age of innovation and efficiency. So how can B2B payments be better? Are stablecoins the answer or does the solution lie in the existing infrastructure? In this episode, Simon Taylor and guests try to answer just that. Joining the show this week are: Jeremy Allaire - Co-founder and CEO at Circle Rita Liu - Chief Operating Officer at Mode Robert Leshner - Founder & CEO, Compound This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/3bAy2HL)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Jeremy Allaire, Rita Liu, and Robert Leshner .
2/19/202137 minutes, 59 seconds
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502. News: Are Elon Musk and Tesla driving bitcoin mainstream?

Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Kate Moody are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Rhian Lewis - Author of the Cryptocurrency Revolution & Co-developer of altcoin portfolio tracker CountMyCrypto Nicolas Weng Kan - CEO of Yolt and Yolt Technology Services We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Tesla says it has bought $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin Yolt brings Open Banking to mortgage lending Monzo on course to raise a further £50 million Klarna opens first bank account; eyes $500 million fund raise Anonymous fintech start-up Millions raises $3 million and gives away cash on Twitter This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Nicolas Weng Kan and Rhian Lewis .
2/15/20211 hour, 1 minute, 19 seconds
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501. Insights: Cloud migration and regulation - how do they work together?

In this episode of Fintech Insider, David Brear and guests delve into all things cloud. Focusing on how banks and financial services can migrate to the cloud and remain compliant along the way, we also examine how technology and regulation can work together as cloud technology evolves. Joining David to discuss the topic are: * Howard Boville - Head of IBM Hybrid Cloud Platform * Jo Ann Barefoot - CEO & Cofounder at Alliance for Innovative Regulation; Cofounder at Hummingbird Regtech Together they explore the regulatory challenges in financial services and how cloud implementation can help, the ways in which technology and regulation can work symbiotically, and their predictions on what will come next in the cloud and finance space. This episode is sponsored by IBM. Want to check out the IBM Public cloud offering? Check it out here! http://ibm.co/36eJOnC (http://ibm.co/36eJOnC) Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Howard Boville and Jo Ann Barefoot.
2/12/202155 minutes, 17 seconds
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500. Brexit, blockchain and big techs - the journey so far

Between various office moves, company growth and of course, the pandemic, 4+ years and 500 episodes has whizzed by. In honour of the momentous occasion, David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates have come back together to look back on the biggest fintech and financial services topics from our time in your podcast feed. We take a trip down memory lane and revisit some of our key episodes and catch up with some of our favourite guests. Joining us for this special episode are: * Anna Irrera - Chief Correspondent at Reuters * Jack Gavigan - Executive Director at the Zcash Foundation * Nick Ogden - Founder of RTGS.Global and Clear Bank * Sam Maule - Key Account Executive at Google This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/3bAy2HL)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Anna Irrera, Jack Gavigan , Nick Ogden, and Sam Maule.
2/8/20211 hour, 12 minutes, 8 seconds
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499. Insights: Outsourcing in financial services: the new industry ecosystem

Between BaaS and SaaS, cloud and core banking it seems like every company is involved in outsourcing in some way. In this episode, we lift the lid on how outsourcing works in the banking ecosystem from an integration, risk and compliance standpoint, and explore the opportunities and challenges that come along with it. Joining David to discuss this week are: Latha Katam - COO, RFT at Deutsche Bank Andreas Wolf - Chief Commercial Officer at Raisin Bank and Head of Banking at Raisin Joanne Dewar - CEO at Global Processing Services This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/3bAy2HL)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Andreas Wolf , Joanne Dewar, and Latha Katam.
2/5/202144 minutes, 36 seconds
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498. News: Can't stop, won't stop GameStop!

Our expert hosts are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Ossama Soliman - Chief Product Officer, TrueLayer Enzo Casasola - Head of RegTech at Suade Labs We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: TrueLayer launches payments-as-a-service product Mastercard to increase fees for UK purchases from EU Stripe leads $102m funding round for one-click shopping startup Fast Big US banks pilot data sharing risk assessment service GameStop can’t stop going up This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/3bAy2HL)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Enzo Casasola and Ossama Soliman .
2/1/202159 minutes, 14 seconds
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497. Insights: Kids' cards and financial literacy in the digital age

As we steadily move our lives online, the financial experiences of children and young people are becoming increasingly digital too. In this episode of Fintech Insider, Simon Taylor sits down with guests from the industry to discuss child accounts, kids’ cards and financial literacy for young people. We find out how the use of financial tools for kids is developing - particularly as a result of the pandemic - and the risks, challenges and opportunities that come along with an increasing number of children engaging with digital financial products. Joining Simon for the discussion are: Stephen Dury - Direction of Innovation, Santander Louise Hill - Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer, gohenry Maisum Dairkee - Lead Product Owner, Revolut Junior This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/3bAy2HL)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Louise Hill, Maisum Dairkee , and Stephen Dury.
1/29/202146 minutes, 44 seconds
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496. News: Tom Blomfield’s bittersweet departure & Marcus and Marqeta launch checking accounts

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Oliver Prill - CEO, Tide Tosin Agbabiaka - Early Stage Investor, Octopus Ventures. We also spkoe to we spoke to Vidya Peters, CMO at Marqeta to hear more about their story. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: It been a busy week for Goldman, as Marcus offers checking accounts with Marqeta in the US, while hunting for acquisition opportunities for Marcus UK. Tide to launch in India Monzo founder Tom Blomfield is departing the challenger bank and says he’s ‘struggled’ during the pandemic - Grab’s financial services arm raises $300M Paypal takes full ownership of Chinese payments company GoPay Jamie Dimon says JPMC should be “scared shitless” about fintech This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/3bAy2HL)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Oliver Prill, Tosin Agbabiaka, and Vidya Peters .
1/25/20211 hour, 14 minutes, 22 seconds
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495. Insights: The VC gender investment gap

As COVID-19, the ensuing economic crisis, and recent calls for racial justice show, the cost of complacency toward matters of equity is reaching an inflection point. With statistics that show that both those making the decisions and those receiving the benefits are overwhelmingly white and male, the VC industry clearly has a diversity problem that needs to be addressed from top to bottom. In this episode of Fintech Insider: Insights, Simon Tayor is joined by some great guests to dive into the topic: Jillian Williams - Investment Principal at Anthemis & Head of BLCK VC NYC David Mott - Chair of the Venture Capital Committee at the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association & Co-Founder of Oxford Capital Jennifer Neundorfer -  Co-Founder & General Partner at January Ventures This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/3bAy2HL)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: David Mott, Jennifer Neundorfer , and Jillian Williams .
1/22/202148 minutes, 6 seconds
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494. News: Could the 2020s be THE decade for fintech?

Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Sarah Kocianski, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Shamir Karkal - Co-founder and CEO of Sila, former Co-founder and CTO of Simple Bradley Riss - Chief Commercial Officer, Checkout.com We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: BBVA says that it is shutting down banking app Simple, and will transfer its users to BBVA USA London’s Checkout.com becomes Europe’s most valuable fintech at $15bn Plaid and Visa end plans for their monster merger, almost a year after it was announced Online lender SoFi to go public through merger with SPAC FCA sounds alarm bell over high risk crypto assets as banks won’t accept transfers from crypto wallets Two guesses left to access £175MILLION bitcoin account This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/3bAy2HL)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Bradley Riss and Shamir Karkal.
1/18/202158 minutes, 13 seconds
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493. Insights: Partnerships in finance: building the new banking ecosystem

With the help of fintechs, BaaS, third party providers and even M&As, banking as we know it is changing. Partnerships are proving to be the key to unlocking what the future of the banking ecosystem will look like. In this episode, Adam Davis sits down with a panel of guests for an insightful conversation about how partnership in finance could have the potential to change the entire ecosystem of banking. Joining Adam on the show are: Victoria Roberts - Director of Fintech Delivery Panel at Tech Nation Jason Wilkinson-Brown - Head of Partnerships, TSB Keith Grose - Head of UK, Plaid This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/3bAy2HL)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Jason Wilkinson-Brown, Keith Grose, and Victoria Roberts.
1/15/202145 minutes, 33 seconds
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492. News: UK financial services battle Brexit to return to EU markets

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Anna Irrera - Fintech Correspondent, Reuters Iana Vidal - Head of Policy and Government Affairs at Innovate Finance We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Brexit: UK to start talks on quick EU financial services agreement (03:28) China tries to reign in Ant Group as Jack Ma seemingly goes missing (13:18) Goldman Sachs to offer digital wealth management to Main Street investors (22:38) N26 scoops Brazilian banking licence to take on Nubank (30:26) Robinhood user says $300,000 restored from hack, then taken back! (37:48) Google workers form tech giant’s first labour union (48:45) This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/3bAy2HL)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Anna Irrera and Iana Vidal.
1/11/202156 minutes, 36 seconds
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491. Insights: The changing culture of savings

How we save has gone through some major transformations over the years, and the pandemic is only propelling these changes further. From fintech disruption and the power of Open Banking to the role of financial education and generational differences, Simon sits down with a fantastic panel of guests to dive into why and how the ways in which we approach saving is changing. Joining Simon for this episode are: Chris Hutchins - Head of Financial Automation, Wealthfront Corinna Lamberti - VP of Product, Chip Giuseppe Caltabiano, Co-Founder & CEO, EverUp This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Chris Hutchins, Corinna Lamberti , and Giuseppe Caltabiano.
1/8/202146 minutes, 8 seconds
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490. Insights: 2021 Predictions

As the crazy year that is 2020 has finally come to an end, David, Simon, Sam and Sarah take this episode to look ahead at what they think the financial services industry will look like in 2021. They talk going all-in on digital, tailored financial advice, autonomous financial services, M&As and much more. Tune in to hear how last year's predictions went and the big themes to look out for this year! This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]!
1/1/202155 minutes, 55 seconds
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489. News: Will Open Banking shake up the payments space in 2021?

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Simon Taylor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Catherine Birkett - CFO, GoCardless Keith Grose - Head of International, Plaid We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: GoCardless raises $95M in Series F Funding (02:36) Plaid launches Payment Initiation via QR codes (14:24) Neobank Xinja blames COVID for pulling plug on Australia (27:06) Ramp raises $30 million as the fastest growing corporate card in America (36:35) Comment from Eric Glyman, CEO and founder of Ramp (37:37) The time is right for regulation, says Klarna as they also announce plans to tell credit agencies if repayments fail (45:03) Cash App launches a fashion brand (57:53) Merry Christmas from all of us at 11:FS! This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Catherine Birkett and Keith Grose.
12/21/20201 hour, 5 minutes, 30 seconds
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488. Insights: After Dark Debate - Buy Now Pay Later

Welcome to our latest instalment of After Dark! This time we enter into a debate about Buy Now Pay Later products and what benefits or issues can be identified in these products. These offerings have exploded in recent years, and so have the views around them. In the debate, we have two teams and the consist of these masterminds: Team Love: * Simon Taylor, 11:FS Head of Ventures * Ali Paterson, Editor in Chief at Fintech Finance Team hate * David Brear, 11:FS Group CEO * Sharon Kimathi, Editor at Fintech Futures Moderator * Gemma Godfrey, Non executive Director and Serial Fintech Entrepeneur. We are also given some industry expertise by Alex Marsh, Country Lead at Klarna UK & Justin Basini, CEO and Co-Founder of ClearScore! The teams debate the following topics: * What counts as debt? * Marketing * The Battle of the Checkout This After Dark is sponsored by Radar Payments. Radar Payments takes out the complexity of payments to let Banks, Neobanks, PSPs and Fintechs solely focus on delivering a frictionless customer experience. The white label one-stop service helps financial institutions issue payment instruments, accept the widest range of methods online - in-store - in app, while keeping their brand at the forefront. To find out more, visit www.radarpayments.com This After Dark is also sponsored by Mitek. Digital Identity Verification trusted the world over - secure more high-value customers while reducing risk and costs with Mitek, a global leader and enterprise partner in Identity Verification technology. Create certainty in today’s digital world with Mitek. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3lY9YRn Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alex Marsh, Ali Paterson, Gemma Godfrey, Justin Basini, and Sharon Kimathi.
12/18/202052 minutes, 42 seconds
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487. News: Are Goldman or Stripe the biggest winners of 2020?

Our expert hosts Sarah Kocianski and Kate Moody are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Alex Zivoder, CEO of gohenry Wade Arnold, CEO of Moov.io We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Stripe announces embedded business banking service Stripe Treasury Global financial education app gohenry raises $40 million Moov raised a $27 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz Grab-Singtel and Ant Group win digital bank licenses in Singapore Deutsche Bank to Move ‘Heart’ of IT Systems Into Google’s Cloud David Bowie coin launched towards space by Royal Mint This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alex Zivoder and Wade Arnold.
12/14/20201 hour, 2 minutes
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486. Insights: 2020 Roundup

David Brear is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking moments from the past year. This week's guests include: Chris Skinner - Author, speaker and Non-Executive Director of 11:FS Kat Mann - Head of PR & Saving and Investments Specialist, Nutmeg Adam Hadi - VP of Marketing, Current 2020 has been quite a year, and in this episode David and guests take a look at the fintech moments that defined the year. Without a doubt digital transformation in the industry this year has been major. It was always needed, but the rate at which financial services accelarated development is unprecedented and has continued to open the door to next generation financial services like banking-as-a-service. Not only that, 2020 has been a year of scandal with the FinCEN files leak and Wirecard also making the list of the top moments that stuck with us. Tune in for more insights and opinions! This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. This podcast is also brought to you by Pento (https://pento.io/insider) - the UK’s first automated payroll platform. Say goodbye to clumsy spreadsheets, endless emails with external payroll providers and manual payments. Pento lets you run payroll in just a few clicks. It calculates taxes, integrates with platforms like Xero and makes all the payments and reports to HMRC & pension providers for you. Go to pento.io/insider to run payroll for free for the rest of the year. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Adam Hadi, Chris Skinner, and Kat Mann .
12/11/202058 minutes, 21 seconds
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485. News: Stripe Capital - should everyone in B2B lending just give up?

Our expert hosts, Adam Davis and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Lars Trunin - Head of UK Product at TransferWise Ali Paterson - Editor in Chief at Fintech Finance We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: TransferWise wins restricted banking licence in Australia Stripe Capital Extends Business Lending To Online Platforms JP Morgan and Lloyds set sights on Starling as Sabadell plan to sell off TSB Black Friday payment data reveals rapid growth of buy now, pay later Visa and Circle team up to Bring the Benefits of Stablecoins to Businesses Worldwide. To find out more about this story we also spoke to Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto at Visa and Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle. Mogo launches new interactive Rainforest Mode in its app This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. This podcast is also brought to you by Pento (https://pento.io/insider) - the UK’s first automated payroll platform. Say goodbye to clumsy spreadsheets, endless emails with external payroll providers and manual payments. Pento lets you run payroll in just a few clicks. It calculates taxes, integrates with platforms like Xero and makes all the payments and reports to HMRC & pension providers for you. Go to pento.io/insider to run payroll for free for the rest of the year. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ali Paterson, Cuy Sheffield , Jeremy Allaire, and Lars Trunin .
12/7/20201 hour, 10 minutes, 26 seconds
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484. Insights: Credit, COVID and the potential of Open Banking

Credit can be a lifeline in times of crisis but the credit risk models banks rely on are simply no longer fit for the realities of today. The pandemic has wreaked havoc on everyone’s finances, apart from the lucky few, and post pandemic the need for credit has never been greater. Simon Taylor is joined by some fantastic guests to discuss how the current system of credit is in dire need of an overaul and how Open Banking can help lenders to provide financial products and services that meet the needs of customers. Joining this week's show we have: Freddy Kelly - CEO, Credit Kudos Paul Harrald - Head of Curve Credit Francesca Carlesi - Co-founder and CEO, Molo Finance This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. This podcast is also brought to you by Pento (https://pento.io/insider) - the UK’s first automated payroll platform. Say goodbye to clumsy spreadsheets, endless emails with external payroll providers and manual payments. Pento lets you run payroll in just a few clicks. It calculates taxes, integrates with platforms like Xero and makes all the payments and reports to HMRC & pension providers for you. Go to pento.io/insider to run payroll for free for the rest of the year. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Francesca Carlesi, Freddy Kelly, and Paul Harrald .
12/4/202052 minutes
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483. News: Google gets into banking - but how will customers react?

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Mel Stringer, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Daniel Lanyon - Editor in Chief, Altfi Shaun Puckrin - Chief Product Officer, GPS We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Google moves into Venmo and bank territory with checking accounts and updated payment app Starling hits profitability for the first time Daylight launches LGBT+ digital banking platform JPMorgan pushes ahead with UK digital bank plans From a UK challenger to a US one: Current snags $131 million in Series C funding The Queen expresses interest in blockchain technology This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. This podcast is also brought to you by Pento (https://pento.io/insider) - the UK’s first automated payroll platform. Say goodbye to clumsy spreadsheets, endless emails with external payroll providers and manual payments. Pento lets you run payroll in just a few clicks. It calculates taxes, integrates with platforms like Xero and makes all the payments and reports to HMRC & pension providers for you. Go to pento.io/insider to run payroll for free for the rest of the year. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Daniel Lanyon and Shaun Puckrin.
11/30/20201 hour, 7 minutes, 27 seconds
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482. Insights: Lessons on Lockdown: challenges, changes and opportunities in financial services

In the midst of a second national lockdown in England, Adam Davis and guests take a look back at what's happened during and since the last, larger lockdown and the lessons we’ve learned as an industry that can help us going forward. This week's guests include: Jana Lvova - Head of Fintech Europe, Visa Simon Cureton - CEO, Funding Options James Smith - Director of Digital, Nationwide Building Society This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. This podcast is also brought to you by Pento (https://pento.io/insider) - the UK’s first automated payroll platform. Say goodbye to clumsy spreadsheets, endless emails with external payroll providers and manual payments. Pento lets you run payroll in just a few clicks. It calculates taxes, integrates with platforms like Xero and makes all the payments and reports to HMRC & pension providers for you. Go to pento.io/insider to run payroll for free for the rest of the year. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: James Smith, Jana Lvova , and Simon Cureton.
11/27/202054 minutes, 47 seconds
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481. News: All about that BaaS - did Wirecard collapse at a good time?

Our expert hosts, Sarah Kocianski and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: David Jarvis - CEO of Griffin Anna Irrera - Fintech Correspondent, Reuters Ginger Schmeltzer - Senior Analyst, Aite Group We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Santander buys Wirecard’s core European business for €100m Staying with BaaS: Griffin and Railsbank raise funds, and Marqeta and Uber team up on cards PNC to buy BBVA US Brazil launches instant payments platform; expects WhatsApp to return soon Lanistar is a “first in fintech” according to Forbes, but the FCA warn consumers against using its services Rooster Money predicts what all the kids want for Christmas This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. This podcast is also brought to you by Pento (https://pento.io/insider) - the UK’s first automated payroll platform. Say goodbye to clumsy spreadsheets, endless emails with external payroll providers and manual payments. Pento lets you run payroll in just a few clicks. It calculates taxes, integrates with platforms like Xero and makes all the payments and reports to HMRC & pension providers for you. Go to pento.io/insider to run payroll for free for the rest of the year. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Anna Irrera, David Jarvis, and Ginger Schmeltzer.
11/23/20201 hour, 7 minutes, 49 seconds
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480. Insights: Path to profitability: are fintech business models sustainable?

The path to profitability for many fintechs has not been an easy one. Much like disruptive technology and media companies, for the vast majority of challenger banks, their number one objective has been growth and building a loyal customer base, rather than prioritizing making a profit. However, as the UK plunges into the deepest recession on record, challenger banks are under renewed pressure from both inside and outside of the industry to start making a profit. In today’s show, David Brear is joined by some great guests to explore the topic: * Adam Davis - Head of Delivery, 11:FS * Lianna Brinded - Head of Yahoo Finance UK * Alexandra Frean - Head of Corporate Affairs, Starling Tune in for an exploration for why profit has evaded some banks, why it’s such a hot topic in the media and if the goal of profit is even necessary at this stage. This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. This podcast is also brought to you by Pento (https://pento.io/insider) - the UK’s first automated payroll platform. Say goodbye to clumsy spreadsheets, endless emails with external payroll providers and manual payments. Pento lets you run payroll in just a few clicks. It calculates taxes, integrates with platforms like Xero and makes all the payments and reports to HMRC & pension providers for you. Go to pento.io/insider to run payroll for free for the rest of the year. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Adam Davis, Alexandra Frean, and Lianna Brinded.
11/20/202057 minutes, 52 seconds
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479. News: WhatsApp payments in India - exponential growth potential?

Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Adam Davis are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Babs Ogundeyi - CEO of Kuda Sharon Kimathi - Editor of FinTech Futures Rune Garborg - CEO at Vipps We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: WhatsApp gets approval for payments in India (03:00) Kuda raises $10m to be the mobile first challenger bank for Africa (14:39) HSBC to launch “Transferwise rival” (28:25) Cash payments plummet to just four percent of transactions in Norway as central bank weighs up their options (39:28) US Department of Justice, challenges Visa’s $5.3 billion acquisition of Plaid (49:13) Klarna gets sued by Pablo Escobar’s brother (1:02:10) This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. This podcast is also brought to you by Pento (https://pento.io/insider) - the UK’s first automated payroll platform. Say goodbye to clumsy spreadsheets, endless emails with external payroll providers and manual payments. Pento lets you run payroll in just a few clicks. It calculates taxes, integrates with platforms like Xero and makes all the payments and reports to HMRC & pension providers for you. Go to pento.io/insider to run payroll for free for the rest of the year. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Babs Ogundeyi , Rune Garborg, and Sharon Kimathi.
11/16/20201 hour, 7 minutes, 49 seconds
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478. Insights: Financial and economic abuse: are banks doing enough?

During the pandemic reports of financial and economic abuse have been on the rise. According to the charity Surviving Economic Abuse, 95% of people who experience domestic abuse are also experiencing some form of economic abuse. With many of us now spending the vast majority of our time in our homes, the home can be an even more dangerous place for survivors – and banks now need to step up to deal with the problem. To dive into this topic, Sam Maule is joined by: * Natalie Ledward - Vulnerability Manager, Monzo Bank * Jane Barratt - Chief Advocacy Officer, MX * Dr. Nicola Sharp-Jeffs - Founder And Chief Executive, Surviving Economic Abuse Tune in for a fantastically insightful conversation about how economic abuse functions and the role that financial institutions can play in preventing it. This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. This podcast is also brought to you by Pento (https://pento.io/insider) - the UK’s first automated payroll platform. Say goodbye to clumsy spreadsheets, endless emails with external payroll providers and manual payments. Pento lets you run payroll in just a few clicks. It calculates taxes, integrates with platforms like Xero and makes all the payments and reports to HMRC & pension providers for you. Go to pento.io/insider to run payroll for free for the rest of the year. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Dr. Nicola Sharp-Jeffs, OBE, Jane Barratt, and Natalie Ledward .
11/13/202048 minutes, 12 seconds
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477. News: Disruptive innovation - Goldman bets big on BaaS

Our expert hosts, Sam Maule and Sarah Kocianski, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Emily Nicolle, Fintech Correspondent, Financial News Mike Douglas, VP Strategy, Galileo We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: This is Goldman’s bet to break into a $32 billion industry serving the world's biggest corporations (03:00) Banks stay bullish despite worsening pandemic (12:04) Ant Group IPO is blocked in Shanghai (23:35) Fast, a Startup Backed by Stripe, Discusses Billion-Dollar Valuation (33:49) Barclays launches accelerator for black-founded tech firms (40:32) Mesut Ozil joins US venture capital firm Class 5 Global (53:41) This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. _ This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Chris Skinner, Emily Nicolle, and Mike Douglas.
11/9/20201 hour, 2 minutes, 25 seconds
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476. Insights: The racial wealth gap: addressing economic inequality in the US

For many, 2020 has proven to be a year of struggle. Between a pandemic, widespread social unrest and a recession, Black and Latinx communities in the US are amongst those who have been hit the hardest - not just by the country's growing Covid-related death toll, but also in terms of financial loss. In today's episode of the show, we are talking about the US’ racial wealth gap. Differences in income and income losses - like those experienced as a result of the coronavirus lockdowns - is one factor, but that doesn’t tell the full story about why the United States' racial wealth gap is widening. To dig into this topic, Sam is joined today by : * Jennifer Tescher - President and CEO, Financial Health Network * Yemi Rose - Founder of OfColor * Reese Giddins - President and CTO at Greenwood This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. _ This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Jennifer Tescher, Reese Giddins, and Yemi Rose.
11/6/202046 minutes, 14 seconds
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475. News: Ant’s record-breaking IPO - they’re 1% done!

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Simon Taylor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Clare Gambardella - Chief Customer Officer at Zopa Chris Skinner, author, speaker - CEO at the Finanser and fintech guru We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Ant Group to raise $34.5 billion, valuing it at over $313 billion, in biggest IPO of all time (02:43) PayPal allows cryptocurrency on their platform, and JPMorgan creates new unit for blockchain projects (16:14) Afterpay teams up with Westpac to offer savings account for Australians (28:02) Zopa’s long-awaited credit card is here (38:14) UBS to invest $200 million in fintech startups (49:00) Hand over the trash: raccoons break into California bank (01:05:37) This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. _ This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Chris Skinner and Clare Gambardella.
11/2/20201 hour, 12 minutes, 15 seconds
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474. Insights: Cyber Security - what are the biggest threats?

As the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak began to be recognised by world leaders, a wide-scale shift to remote working and social distanced interaction rapidly increased the pressure on cybersecurity teams. As October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, in this episode of Fintech Insider, Sarah Kocianski is joined by some great guests to dive into the topic of cybersecurity in the financial services and fintech space! Exploring the biggest threats and best solutions, our guests for this episode are: * Joe Bloemendaal - Head of Strategy, Mitek * Oliver Rooney, CTO, Voxsmart * Ewan Silver - CTO, 11:FS This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. _ This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ewan Silver, Joe Bloemendaal, and Oliver Rooney.
10/30/202041 minutes, 12 seconds
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473. News: Stripe acquires Paystack - are they taking over the world?

Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Mel Stringer, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Shaun Puckrin, Chief Product Officer, Global Processing Services Chris Maddern - Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer at Button We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Stripe acquires Nigeria’s Paystack. We also hear a soundbite from Matt Henderson, EMEA Lead for Stripe. (02:06) Marqeta: Covid-19 has forced three-quarters of banks to change their future banking strategy (14:18) Visa invests in GPS (26:16) Robinhood warns users about margin calls and nearly 2000 accounts breached by hackers (37:00) ESG funds forecast to outnumber conventional funds by 2025 (46:05) How Captain Tom started an open banking revolution (1:00:42) This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. _ This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Chris Maddern, Matt Henderson, and Shaun Puckrin.
10/26/20201 hour, 6 minutes, 3 seconds
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472. Insights: Open Banking two years on - how far have we come?

Coming into force on 13 January 2018, Open Banking has gradually been transforming how we bank and the way we move and use money. Two years on from its initial implementation, we want to see where we are now with Open Banking innovation and the key learnings that have emerged. For this episode of the podcast, Sarah Kocianski sits down with three fantastic guests, all putting Open Banking to use. We're joined by: Arun Tharmarajah - Head of European Banks and Payments, Transferwise Jack Wilson - Head of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, TrueLayer Daniel Globerson - Head of Open Banking, Natwest This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. _ This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Arun Tharmarajah , Dan Globerson, and Jack Wilson.
10/23/202043 minutes, 56 seconds
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471. News: Klarna face backlash & Killer Mike launches a bank to support black businesses

Our expert hosts, Sam Maule and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Alice Tapper, Founder and Author - Go Fund Yourself Gwera Kiwana, Ops Analyst - 11:FS We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Killer Mike’s new Black owned bank receives ‘tens of thousands’ of account requests in less than 24 hours (03:54) Klarna’s email that prompted data privacy and security backlash (17:00) Former Barclays execs to launch digital bank (29:11) Square invests $50m in bitcoin (37:00) Soundbite Simon Taylor, 11:FS Head of Ventures (37:55) FCA turns the screws on compliance in work-from-home environment (44:06) Coronavirus can survive up to 28 days on paper banknotes (55:37) This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. _ This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. The banking business model is broken. The question is, how can we rebuild it? Embedded finance presents a massive opportunity for banks to play a new role in the financial services ecosystem, offering more revenue streams, lower costs and higher margins. Our new report, Better banking business models: embedded finance and the path to growth, is a must-read for banks considering the smartest next step. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice to download the report for free. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alice Tapper and Gwera Kiwana.
10/19/20201 hour, 4 minutes, 47 seconds
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470. Insights: Middle East fintech - revolutionising the region's financial landscape

Ross Gallagher is joined by a fantastic panel of guests to discuss the transformation of finance in the Middle East and how fintechs are gaining traction in the region. Here to discuss the matter are: Mike Cunningham - Chief Strategy & Digital Officer, Banque Saudi Fransi Amir Fardghassemi - Founder and CEO, JinglePay Kate Moody - Senior Customer and Product Lead at 11:FS In recent years financial technology has been transforming the delivery of financial services across the Middle East. With the pandemic still disrupting our day-to-day in-person interactions, fintech is seeing an unprecedented surge in popularity in a land where cash is king. Sitting down with both sides of the digital transformation game, Ross and the group discuss the unique character of the Middle East financial ecosystem, how social media is shaping customers' expectations and the challenges that fintechs face when entering into a market where traditional legacy banks rule supreme. This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. _ This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Kate Moody and Mike Cunningham.
10/16/202050 minutes, 40 seconds
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469. News: Who isn't launching a checking account?

Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Sarah Kocianski, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Maia Bittner - Voice of the Member, Chime Oscar Williams-Grut - Senior City Correspondent, Yahoo Finance We also hear soudbites from: * Jeff Kelisky - CEO, Seedrs and Luke Lang - Co-founder, Crowdcube * Francesca Hopwood-Road - Head of Regtech and Advanced Analytics, FCA * Marcell King - Chief Innovation Officer, Payveris We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Crowdcube and Seedrs to merge: their CEOs say the move is about growth not survival FCA sets coronavirus challenge for new sandbox applicants Venmo launches its first credit card with scannable QR code and personalised cash-back rewards Goldman Sachs reportedly just landed General Motors’ credit card business for roughly $2.5 billion With its new checking account, Credit Karma wants to get into your wallet John McAfee arrested after DOJ indicts crypto millionaire for tax evasion This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. _ This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Francesca Hopwood Road, Jeff Kelisky , Maia Bittner, Marcell King , and Oscar Williams-Grut.
10/12/20201 hour, 27 seconds
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468. Insights: COVID-19 - Mental health and financial wellbeing

There is no question 2020 has been a tough year for most. With the recent coronavirus outbreak, both our finances and mental wellbeing have been tested and strained in ways they never have been before. With World Mental Health Day around the corner, we wanted to take a closer look at how finance interacts with the mental health problems that affect 1 in 4 of us and how the pandemic is putting additional pressure on our mental and financial wellbeing. To dive into this topic, David Brear is joined by: Jamie Clements - Account executive, 11:FS & host of the Man Down: The Anti-Man-Up Movement podcast Nikki Bond - Senior Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Policy Institute Garry Evans - Chief Innovation Officer, OpenWrks & Chief Product Officer, Tully The group also discusses how this period of time is potentially influencing our future financial decisions and how fintech firms and banks alike can embed socially responsible features into their products. This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. _ This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Garry Evans, Jamie Clements, and Nikki Bond .
10/9/202056 minutes, 47 seconds
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467. News: Open Banking is working - but what comes next?

Our expert hosts, Sarah Kocianski and Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Imran Gulamhuseinwala OBE - Trustee of the Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) Loral Quinn - Founder and CEO, Sustainably We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Open Banking doubles its user-base to 2m Brits in just six months (04:12) China’s Ping An Insurance Increases Stake in HSBC to 8% (16:32) Coalition of UK banks launched to standardise carbon accounting (26:43) Amazon introduced the Amazon One - a payment method in the palm of your hand (36:35) Greenlight raises $215m for kids’ debit card (44:05) Coinbase has drawn a line in the sand for activist employees (57:34) This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. _ This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Imran Gulamhuseinwala and Loral Quinn.
10/5/20201 hour, 6 minutes, 55 seconds
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466. Insights: ESG and sustainable investing - the ethical future of finance

Sustainable finance is nothing new, but could it be finance's new normal? This week host Simon Taylor is joined by a couple of great guests to talk about the growth of ESG and sustainable finance. This week's guests include: Kat Mann - Head of PR & Saving and Investments Specialist, Nutmeg Damian Payiatakis - Head of Impact Investing, Barclays ESG funds are consistently outperforming the broader market with more than half beating the MSCI World index, but how did we get here and where is this going? In this episode, Simon and guests dive into the world of sustainable finance and probe the drivers behind its consistent rise in popularity. This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. _ This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Damian Payiatakis and Kat Mann .
10/2/202044 minutes, 13 seconds
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465. News: FinCEN Files leak and NatWest carbon footprint tracker

Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: * Olly Betts - Co-Founder and CEO at OpenWrks * Valentina Kristensen - Director, Growth and Communication at OakNorth We also hear sondbites from: * Shane Riedel - Founder and CEO at Elucidate. Formerly Head of Financial Crime Compliance for Financial Institutions at Standard Chartered and Deputy MLRO at Goldman Sachs * Georgina Bulkeley - Chief Operating Officer, Personal Banking at NatWest Group We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: * The FinCEN file leak (01:50) * HSBC moved Ponzi scheme millions despite warning (12.20) * Tink continues path to European domination by acquiring OpenWrks' account aggregation platform (23:32) * Natwest trials carbon footprint tracker for its customers (32:12) * Klarna stands its ground amidst accusations (41:17) * Chime is now worth 14.5 billion dollars! (49:42) * Nationwide claps back again racism (1:02:35) This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. _ This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Georgina Bulkeley, Olly Betts, Shane Riedel, and Valentina Kristensen.
9/28/20201 hour, 8 minutes, 54 seconds
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464. Insights: Latin America - fintech's next hottest market

If you're looking for the next big thing in fintech, then look no further than Latin America. With fintech investments in the region leaping from USD 700 million in 2018 to USD 2.118 billion in just the following year, it's clear to see that things are heating up in fintech's next hottest market. To discuss the growth, impact and evolution of digital finances services, host Sam Maule is joined by some great guests. In this episode, our panel of guests include: * Ximena Aleman - Co-Founder & Chief Business Developer Officer, Prometeo * Juan Pablo Ortega - Co-Founder, Rappi * Alexandre Álvares - Head of Product, Neon They dig into what's going on in the region right now, developmental limitations and their underlying social, economic and political factors, and how the future of fintech in Latin America is shaping up. This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. _ This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alexandre Álvares, Juan Pablo Ortega , and Ximena Aleman.
9/25/202045 minutes, 23 seconds
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463. News: Can Alibaba Grab the SE Asian market?

Our expert hosts, Jason Bates and David Brear, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Victoria Roberts - Director of the Fintech Delivery Panel, Tech Nation Anna Irrera - Chief Fintech Correspondent, Reuters We also hear soundbites from: * Alex Marsh - UK Country Lead, Klarna * John Natalizia - CEO, Snoop We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Alibaba is in talks to invest $3 billion in Grab (04:06) Klarna’s new valuation of $11 BILLION (14:30) Tech Nation launches Fintech Pledge supported by HM Treasury (27:01) Nubank moves into investing by purchasing the Easynvest Broker (35:30) Razer’s new plans - Global expansion and a youth wealth management platform (45:44) Microsoft's underwater data centre resurfaces after two years (57:49) This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (http://jackhenrydigital.com/) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. _ This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. *Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. * It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alex Marsh, Anna Irrera, John Natalizia , and Victoria Roberts.
9/21/20201 hour, 3 minutes, 59 seconds
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462. Insights: How can public cloud drive business transformation?

If you’re building products from scratch, cloud is where you start, it’s no longer a question. Banks need to adopt this mentality and learn how to act with this level of speed and agility but how can they get there? IBM launched public cloud for financial services in June and they are working with their banking clients to bring them onto the cloud - and to make cloud overall more accessible for their clients. David Brear is joined by some great guests to discuss this: Corey Hamilton, Partner, IBM Security Services Michael Dawson, Managing Director at IBM Ewan Silver, CTO 11:FS They dig into what's holding banks back, what the culture is around cloud and how the financial services industry can harness this to drive real change. Want to check out the IBM Public cloud offering? Check it out here! https://ibm.co/3cigsGD *Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. * It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Corey Hamilton, Ewan Silver, and Michael Dawson.
9/18/202043 minutes, 4 seconds
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461. News: Banks tackle deepfraud and RTGS collaborates with Microsoft

Our expert hosts, Sam Maule and Sarah Kocianski, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Andrew Smith, Co-founder RTGS Global Joe Bloemendaal - VP, head of Sales & BD at Mitek Systems EMEA We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: RTGS Global rolls out stage 1 of liquidity visibility network in collab with Microsoft (02:11) Banks work with fintechs to counter ‘deepfake’ fraud (20:40) Female-managed US funds outperform all-male rivals (32:17) US Fintech Jiko buys a bank (40:44) Starling follows Monzo with new charging structure and launches children’s card offering. We also hear from Alexandra Frean, Head of Corporate Affairs, Starling Bank (48:24) Paypal terminates accounts linked to a Russian anti-Western influence operation (1:04:40) This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. _ This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Andrew Smith and Joe Bloemendaal.
9/14/20201 hour, 11 minutes, 1 second
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460. Insights: Is crypto becoming mainstream?

Our host and resident blockchain expert, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to talk about the growth of cryptocurrencies in mainstream finance and fintech. This week's guests include: Jamie Burke - CEO and Founder, Outlier Ventures Kevin Beardsley - Head of Pro Trader Experience, Kraken Cyril Mathew - Head of Business Development, EMEA, Coinbase Rhian Lewis - Author, The Cryptocurrency Revolution Once a shadowy figure of the dark side of the internet, in recent years cryptocurrencies have begun to enter the realm of mainstream finance and mainstream fintech. In the past 6 months, we’ve seen Square report earning of $875m in Bitcoin revenue, and use it as a key driver for their cash apps popularity. Add to that Robinhood, Revolut and many more, it begs the question: is crypto mainstream? This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Cyril Mathew , Jamie Burke , Kevin Beardsley, and Rhian Lewis .
9/11/202049 minutes, 43 seconds
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459. News: Paypal take on Klarna and Afterpay; Vipps and Visa team up & Chip’s new raise

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Mel Stringer, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Alex Latham - CMO at Chip Daniel Lanyon - Editor in Chief at AltFi We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: UK savings fintech Chip is raising a Series A round that will value it at more than $130 million (02:45) PayPal introduces interest-free buy-now-pay-later product (22:12) BBVA builds gender-neutral global chatbot (31:48) Vipps & Visa announce partnership to enable mobile payments. We also hear from Eilin Schjetne, Partnership Lead Europe for Real Time Payments at Visa. (39:25) Two Black-Led Banks Merge to Form a $1 Billion Lender (46:35) Goldman Sachs Has Money. It Has Power. And Now It Has a Font (01:01:18) *Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. * It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alex Latham, Daniel Lanyon, and Eilin Schjetne .
9/7/20201 hour, 8 minutes, 29 seconds
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458. Insights: BaaS in the US - user experience is the basis of competition

Simon Taylor hosts this episode and is joined by some great guests to talk about banking as a service with a particular focus on the US market. This week's guests include: Nigel Verdon - CEO of Railsbank Omri Dahan, Chief Revenue Officer at Marqeta Sankaet Pathak, CEO of Synapse Melissa Stringer, Product Lead 11:FS Kicking the discussion off, the panel recaps the market and establishes what banking as a service actually is, what it allows customers to do and how it differs from banking services. Diving deeper, they go on to discuss the reasons why BaaS is so popular in the industry right now and how BaaS operates differently in the US compared to the UK and Europe. Rounding off the discussion, Simon and guests talk about how BaaS is changing businesses and the future of financial services. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Melissa Stringer, Nigel Verdon , Omri Dahan, and Sankaet Pathak.
9/4/202047 minutes, 42 seconds
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457. News: Can JPMorgan disrupt the UK challenger bank market?

Our expert hosts, Sarah Kocianski and Jason Bates, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Shefali Roy - COO and CCO at TrueLayer Rachel Green - Research Analyst for Insider Intelligence We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Railsbank to buy Wirecard UK (01:54) JPMorgan to challenge UK banks with digital launch in early 2021 (12:00) Under lockdown open banking payments surged 800% (25:40) Laybuy goes floating on the Australian stock exchange (36:43) Zopa takes first steps in digital banking with the launch of their fixed term savings accounts (45:25) Japan is running out of credit card numbers (53:36) *Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. * It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Rachel Green and Shefali Roy.
8/31/202059 minutes, 47 seconds
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456. Insights: Truly Digital After Dark

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Jason Bates, are joined by some of the brightest minds in the fintech industry for our first ever Truly Digital After Dark. Anne Boden , CEO of Starling Bank Nick Ogden, Founder and Chief Executive, RTGS Limited Maia Bittner, Voice of the Member, Chime Together they bring you a deep dive in to what Truly Digital really means, and how it has helped shape the face of the industry we are a part of. We will take a look at what it looks like both in the businesses, products and services created, but also the future of the FS workplace is. Join us for a great live podcast recording for some amazing insights in to how we are shaping the future of financial services, together. This podcast is brought to you by Usertesting. UserTesting is a leading on-demand human insight platform that quickly gives companies a first-person understanding of how their target audience behaves throughout any experience and why. The platform is used by many of the world's top fintech organisations, helping them deliver a seamless customer experience. To find out more, visit https://www.usertesting.com/ This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit®️ and Mobile Verify®️ are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. *Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. * It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Anne Boden, Maia Bittner, and Nick Ogden.
8/28/202045 minutes, 3 seconds
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455. News: Funding, funding and more funding - Robinhood, Form3, Habito & BCR Pool E

Simon Taylor and David Brear, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Caroline Plumb, CEO of Fluidly Adam Moulson, CCO at Form 3 We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Robinhood snags third mega-investment of the year, boosting valuation to $11.2 billion (02:30) Form3 raises $33 million with support from Nationwide and Lloyds (12:01) BCR Pool E first winners are announced (24:36) WeLab Bank reports over 10k account opening applications within 10 days of launch (32:21) Habito raises £35 million to revolutionise home buying (38:29) Citi Wants Revlon Lenders To Return $900M Paid In Error (50:53) *Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. * It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Adam Moulson, Adrian Tse, Caroline Plumb, Daniel Hegarty, and Peter Lord.
8/24/202054 minutes, 48 seconds
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454. Insights: Digital Investing - the importance of education and community

Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about digital wealth managers. The panel will be looking at how digital wealth managers have disrupted the market and the corporate responsibility that comes along with it. This week's guests include: Jannick Malling - Co-founder and co-CEO, Public.com Adam Dodds - CEO and Founder, Freetrade Mel Stringer, Product Lead, 11:FS Starting off, the panel takes a look at what the market space looked like prior to the current digital offerings we have now and how the new players have managed to disrupt the market. They go on to talk about the importance of education and design and how the digital wealth managers have succeeded in creating a sense of community in the world of investing. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Adam Dodds, Jannick Malling, and Melissa Stringer.
8/20/202052 minutes, 1 second
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453. News: Can F2 solve Facebook’s problems & will Amex buy Kabbage?

Sam Maule and Sarah Kocianski, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week in the US and beyond. This week's guests include: Rob Blackwell, Chief Content Officer of Promontory Network, Host of Banking with Interest podcast & former Editor-in-Chief of American Banker Oscar Williams-Grut, Senior City Correspondent, Yahoo Finance UK We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Facebook Financial Formed to Pursue Company’s Commerce Ambitions - 03:42 AmEx in Advanced Talks to Buy SoftBank-Backed Kabbage - 16:00 Robinhood Blows Past Rivals in Record Retail Trading Year - 27:04 Revolut's losses jump to £100m as business surges - 35:10 Payments giant Stripe poaches General Motors’ CFO in its latest high-profile hire - 43:11 Barclays being probed by UK privacy watchdog on accusations of spying on staff - 54:54 *This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://banno.com/?11fs) * the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. So how do they do it? With the Banno Digital Platform—a complete, 100% API-enabled, open digital banking platform. You get beautiful, lightning-fast, native apps for your customers and members, and cloud-based, core-connected back office tools for your employees. You really have to see these products to fully understand the platform’s potential. Visit banno.com (https://banno.com/?11fs) to schedule a demo. *Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. * It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Listeners, we need you! If you listen to the show, whether this is your first episode, your 451st episode, or you dip in and out, we’d love it if you could take a few minutes to give us your feedback and suggestions to help shape the future of the show! Visit bit.ly/FintechInsiderSurvey (https://share.hsforms.com/1PIvSZW3CSR-C7kKOCeLSQA31dzw) and fill out the short survey. It shouldn’t take more than 5 mins to complete but it would mean so much to us. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Oscar Williams-Grut and Rob Blackwell.
8/17/20201 hour, 1 minute, 12 seconds
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452. Insights: Banking as a Service - the tech behind fintech

Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests to dig into exactly what we think constitutes BaaS, and why it's a super hot industry right now that's a game changer for any brand wanting to offer financial services to their customer base. Guests this week are: * Joanne Dewar, CEO GPS * Mike Douglas, VP of Strategy at Galileo * Kate Moody, Customer Strategy Lead at 11:FS We cover: who is doing it and how; the impact of embedded finance; and what this could unlock for the future of Financial Services. *Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. * It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Joanne Dewar, Kate Moody, and Mike Douglas.
8/14/202053 minutes, 23 seconds
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451. News: Varo Money gets their charter & Google Pay's new banking partners

Ross Gallagher and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Philippa Girling, Chief Risk Officer, Varo Money Emily Nicolle, Technology Editor, CityAM We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Varo Money granted national bank charter - 02:32 Google to offer co-branded accounts with eight US banks - and we spoke to Shayan Khwaja, Head of Partnerships Program at BBVA US, one of the brands partnering with Google - 15:32 Monzo announces concerns over its future with its annual report while Starling's paints a more positive picture - 30:02 HSBC profits plunge 96% as loan-loss provisions jump on coronavirus - 40:00 Apple Buys Startup to Turn iPhones Into Payment Terminals - 48:14 Wirecard processed payments for mafia-linked casino 01:01:05 Don't forget to check out our brand new research report identifying exactly how Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://11fs.com/insights-banking-as-a-service) Listeners, we meed you! If you listen to the show, whether this is your first episode, your 451st episode, or you dip in and out, we’d love it if you could take a few minutes to give us your feedback and suggestions to help shape the future of the show! Visit bit.ly/FintechInsiderSurvey (https://share.hsforms.com/1PIvSZW3CSR-C7kKOCeLSQA31dzw) and fill out the short survey. It shouldn’t take more than 5 mins to complete but it would mean so much to us. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Emily Nicolle, Philippa Girling, and Shayan Khwaja.
8/10/20201 hour, 7 minutes, 24 seconds
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450. Insights: The rise of Australian digital banking

In this week's Insights show, Simon Taylor is joined by a panel of great guests to talk all about digital banking in the Asia Pacific region. With a special focus on Australia, Simon and guests take a look at how far the industry has come, competition from Australia's 'big four' incumbents, and what the future holds for digital banks in the region. To help explore this topic, this week's guests include: Van Le - Co-Founder, Xinja Bank Stuart Houston - Financial Services Industry Lead, Google Cloud Dexter Cousins - Host, Fintech Australia podcast & Founder and Managing Director, Tier One People Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Dexter Cousins, Stuart Houston , and Van Le .
8/6/202041 minutes, 13 seconds
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449. News: Can fintech fast track our economic recovery?

Simon and Sarah, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Charlotte Crosswell, CEO, Innovate Finance Viktor Nebehaj, CMO and co-founder, Freetrade We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Fintech industry “firing on all cylinders” despite VC investment in UK fintechs down 39% Barclays profit halves as it sets aside another £1.6bn to cover COVID-19 losses Inside Britain's pandemic-era amateur investment boom Moneybox crowd funds £4M in 4 hours - and we hear from their co-founder Ben Stanway to tell us what this means for the future of Moneybox JPMorgan Chase partners with Marqeta to launch 'virtual' credit cards - and we spoke to Omri Dahan, Chief Revenue Officer at Marqeta to get their perspective on this. And finally: Antchain, a blockchain project under Ant financial group, hired a seniors citizens choir to perform a bespoke promo song, while dressed as ants. Don't forget to check out our brand new research report identifying exactly how Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. (specify link is all lower case) If you listen to the show, whether this is your first episode, your 449th episode, or you dip in and out, we’d love it if you could take a few minutes to give us your feedback and suggestions to help shape the future of the show! Visit bit.ly/FintechInsiderSurvey and fill out the short survey. It shouldn’t take more than 5 mins to complete but it would mean so much to us. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ben Stanway, Charlotte Crosswell, Omri Dahan, and Viktor Nebehaj.
8/3/20201 hour, 8 minutes, 40 seconds
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448. Insights: Do we still need bank branches?

Our expert host Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about the digitalisation of banking we've seen over the last few months and what this might mean for the future of bank branches. Banks around the world have for some time reduced the amount of bank branches available for customers, and during COVID-19 all banks were forced to shut their branches and adopt a truly digital way of working. But what will happen when we are past this? Joining us this week are: Stephen Dury - Director of Innovation at Santander UK Stuart Sopp - CEO of Current Keith Brannan - Chief Marketing Officer at Kasasa Kate Moody - Senior Customer and Product Lead at 11:FS Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Kate Moody, Keith Brannan, Stephen Dury, and Stuart Sopp.
7/31/202059 minutes, 48 seconds
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447. News: Can finance ever be fully democratised?

Simon and Ross are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Alex Marsh, Senior Analytics Director at Klarna Anna Irrera, Fintech reporter, Reuters We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Robinhood scraps UK launch amid mounting scrutiny of trading platform (1:16) Klarna: We tightened our lending in lockdown (16:36) Monzo (re)launch Monzo Plus (29:28) Goldman and Mastercard invest in Bond (40:19) UK Government kicks off fintech review and we hear from the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (51:02) Missing Wirecard exec Marsalek under protection of GRU in Moscow (1:01:35) Fintech Insider listeners, we need you! We’d love it if you could take a few minutes to give us your feedback and suggestions to help shape the future of the show! To help us out, please visit bit.ly/FintechInsiderSurvey to take a short survey. It shouldn’t take more than 5 mins to complete but it would mean so much to us. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alex Marsh and Anna Irrera.
7/27/20201 hour, 6 minutes, 55 seconds
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446. Insights: Digital Payments Innovation: Is this the end of cash?

Sarah Kocianski is joined by a fantastic panel of guests to discuss digital payments innovation the global shift away from cash. Here to discuss the matter are: Jennifer Duncan - Vice President of Global Government Innovation at Mastercard Chirag Patel - Global Head of Payments at Santander Mario Shiliashki - CEO of Payments at PayU Even before the pandemic, the use of cash was on the decline. Countries like the UK and Sweden were already heading towards cashless futures, and the current pandemic has only accelerated the global shift away from cash and move towards digital payments solutions. Whilst the jury is still out on whether cash is truly a transmitter of the virus, on this week's Insights show we dive into the various ways digital payments have been advancing across the world and the wider implications that come along with it. What will a move to a cashless society mean for financial inclusion? What are the potential repercussions in terms of data and privacy? And what are the risks when big tech enters the payments and personal finance markets? Tune in to hear the discussion around these questions and much more! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Chirag Patel, Jennifer Duncan , and Mario Shiliashki.
7/24/202054 minutes, 19 seconds
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445. News: Winners and losers in US banks’ results; SoFi’s charter and Marqeta’s IPO

Sam Maule and Jason Bates, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the US in the past week. This week's guests include: Nick Sando, Fintech investor at Octopus Ventures Krystal Hu, M&A Reporter, Reuters We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: US bank results are in: and trading helps mask significant problems (01:56) Marqeta eyes IPO (16:50) SoFi files banking charter application with OCC (28:52) Robinhood’s raises (again) and reaches a new valuation (36:25) Fintech startup Lanistar raises £15 million to earn a £150M valuation (44:45) Your weekly Wirecard roundup (57:09) *This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://banno.com/?11fs) * the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. So how do they do it? With the Banno Digital Platform—a complete, 100% API-enabled, open digital banking platform. You get beautiful, lightning-fast, native apps for your customers and members, and cloud-based, core-connected back office tools for your employees. You really have to see these products to fully understand the platform’s potential. Visit banno.com (https://banno.com/?11fs) to schedule a demo. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Krystal Hu and Nick Sando.
7/20/20201 hour, 3 minutes, 55 seconds
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444. Insights: African fintechs: transforming the continent's financial landscape

Simon Taylor is joined by a fantastic panel of guests to discuss the transformation of finance in Africa and how fintechs are building up the industry. Here to discuss the matter are: Benjamin Fernandes - CEO, NALA Fara Ashiru Jituboh - Co-Founder & CEO/CTO, Okra Akeem Lawal - Divisional Chief Executive Officer for Transaction Processing and Enablement Business, Interswitch In the past couple of decades, the introduction of mobile money, digital payments channels and APIs has started to reshape finance in the world’s youngest and fastest-growing continent. Focusing on East and West sub-Saharan Africa, in this show, Simon and guests discuss the concept of "leap-frogging", growing foreign interest in the African fintech market, and the implications and limitations of Africa's financial revolution for everyday people. Moreover, as the continent makes greater strides towards a digital financial future, who is still left out and what more can be done to ensure fair and equal access to the financial system? Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Akeem Lawal, Benjamin Fernandes , and Fara Ashiru Jituboh.
7/17/202052 minutes, 14 seconds
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443. News: Square’s $55bn valuation - a wakeup call for big banks?

Simon and Jason are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Alex Frean, Head of Corporate Affairs at Starling Mike Dudas, Chairman of the Board at The Block We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Square Rally Sends Valuation Into Ranks of Biggest U.S. Banks EU banks to take on Visa, Mastercard with new payments system Starling do all the things including launching a dollar account, an SMB toolkit and applying for more remedies funding SocGen acquire NeoBank Shine The mysterious case of Wirecard’s missing COO 123456 is still most popular online password This podcast is brought to you by Equinix (https://equinix.com). Equinix is the world's largest data center & colocation provider, enabling fastest application performance, lowest latency and a digital ecosystem for financial services. Its platform of 200+ data centres worldwide protects, connects and empowers the mission-critical infrastructure for over 10,000 businesses. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alexandra Frean and Mike Dudas.
7/13/20201 hour, 4 minutes, 44 seconds
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442. Insights: Are fintech hubs dead?

Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about the future of fintech hubs. Up until now, London has been known as a global fintech hub where talent and business come to work in this booming fintech industry. As we've all gone remote, theoretically we are no longer constrained to offices and industry hotspots, so will the industry spread out more internationally after this? To talk about this, Simon Taylor is joined by a range of amazing guests, dialing in from all over the world: Freddy Kelly - CEO of Credit Kudos Marina Gracias - General Counsel at Varo Money Ned Phillips - CEO of Bambu This podcast is brought to you by Equinix (https://equinix.com). Equinix is the world's largest data center & colocation provider, enabling fastest application performance, lowest latency and a digital ecosystem for financial services. Its platform of 200+ data centres worldwide protects, connects and empowers the mission-critical infrastructure for over 10,000 businesses. Small business financial services are only 1% finished. Our latest research examines the Jobs to be Done and cultural insights on what US business owners need, and the digital services that will help them meet their goals. Download the research for free by heading to bit.ly/digitalsmb (https://bit.ly/digitalsmb). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Freddy Kelly, Marina Gracias, and Ned Phillips.
7/10/202051 minutes, 2 seconds
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441. News: Wirecard hits UK fintech but BaaS is still booming

Our expert hosts, Simon and David, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Joe Bloemendaal, Head of Strategy at Mitek Nathalie Oestmann, COO, Curve Emily Nicolle, Tech Editor, City AM We also hear from: * Daljit Singh, Chief Design Officer, Marketing Director and Co-founder at Anna Money, and * Michael Ducker, co-founder of Pinch who is the Director of Product at Chime We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: The Wirecard saga continues to unravel - taking UK fintechs along with it Banking platform solarisBank raises $67.5 million at $360 million valuation US challenger bank Chime launches Credit Builder, a credit card that works more like debit Galileo launches Galileo Instant for creating branded debit card & digital banking experiences Monzo educate their followers on online puppy scams This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. This podcast is also brought to you by Equinix (https://equinix.com). Equinix is the world's largest data center & colocation provider, enabling fastest application performance, lowest latency and a digital ecosystem for financial services. Its platform of 200+ data centres worldwide protects, connects and empowers the mission-critical infrastructure for over 10,000 businesses. Small business financial services are only 1% finished. Our latest research examines the Jobs to be Done and cultural insights on what US business owners need, and the digital services that will help them meet their goals. Download the research for free by heading to bit.ly/digitalsmb (https://bit.ly/digitalsmb). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Daljit Singh, Emily Nicolle, Joe Bloemendaal, Michael Ducker, and Nathalie Oestmann.
7/6/20201 hour, 4 minutes, 45 seconds
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440. Insights: Credit scoring for US immigrants - It's a political issue

Our expert host, Sam Maule is joined by some great guests to talk about credit scoring for US immigrants. Credit scoring is a huge role in people's financial life in the US, and a "good" credit score help you get access to a lot of basic services such as renting an apartment, getting better quotes on insurance and access to credit cards. But what do you do as a US immigrant arriving in the country with no US credit score to prove? As always Sam is not alone but joined by two amazing guests: Maureen MacIsaac - Data Analytics Lead at Nova Credit Angela Galardi Ceresnie - CEO at Climb Credit This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. This podcast is also brought to you by Equinix (https://equinix.com). Equinix is the world's largest data center & colocation provider, enabling fastest application performance, lowest latency and a digital ecosystem for financial services. Its platform of 200+ data centres worldwide protects, connects and empowers the mission-critical infrastructure for over 10,000 businesses. Small business financial services are only 1% finished. Our latest research examines the Jobs to be Done and cultural insights on what US business owners need, and the digital services that will help them meet their goals. Download the research for free by heading to bit.ly/digitalsmb (https://bit.ly/digitalsmb). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Angela Galardi Ceresnie and Maureen MacIsaac.
7/3/202049 minutes, 9 seconds
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439. News: Wirecard fallout - fintech’s Enron moment?

Our expert hosts, Sam Maule and David Brear are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Erika Lucas - CEO of StitchCrew Gerti Dervishi - Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer at Flybits Jillian Williams - Investment Principal at Anthemis and head of BLCK VC NYC We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Wirecard says €1.9bn of cash is missing and have now filed for insolvency (03:48) The US banking sector is seeing huge growth, despite (or because of) the pandemic (18:34) Global payments space hots up (36:00) Stories we didn’t have time to cover (52:23) Goldman traders mock CEO’s ‘cringeworthy’ cameo on TV show ‘Billions' (57:58) *This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://banno.com/?11fs) * the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. So how do they do it? With their Banno Digital Platform—a complete, 100% API-enabled, open digital banking platform. You get beautiful, lightning-fast, native apps for your customers and members, and cloud-based, core-connected back office tools for your employees. You really have to see these products to fully understand the platform’s potential. Visit banno.com (https://banno.com/?11fs) to schedule a demo. Small business financial services are only 1% finished. Our latest research examines the Jobs to be Done and cultural insights on what US business owners need, and the digital services that will help them meet their goals. Download the research for free by heading to bit.ly/digitalsmb (https://bit.ly/digitalsmb). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Erika Lucas , Gerti Dervishi , and Jillian Williams .
6/29/20201 hour, 3 minutes, 12 seconds
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438. Insights: PPP - How digital providers helped rescue SMBs

Sam Maule is joined by some great guests to talk about PPP lending in the US from the lenders perspective. This week's guests include: Corey LeBlanc, Chief Digital and Innovation Officer at Origin Bank Neil Kahrim - Director of Growth and Operations at OakNorth Kathryn Petralia - Co-Founder and COO at Kabbage The panel tells us what the PPP lending programme was like for the lenders: how did the application process go? Was there enough money available? And how do you prioritize when you recieve 100k PPP loan applications in in 8 hours? This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. This podcast is also brought to you by Equinix (https://equinix.com). Equinix is the world's largest data center & colocation provider, enabling fastest application performance, lowest latency and a digital ecosystem for financial services. Its platform of 200+ data centres worldwide protects, connects and empowers the mission-critical infrastructure for over 10,000 businesses. This podcast is also brought to you by Salesforce (https://www.salesforce.com/uk/?ir=1). Right now, business leaders are re-thinking, re-assessing and re-purposing business as usual to deal with this new crisis. It’s a global conversation Salesforce is having called Leading Through Change. And it’s all about businesses relying on each other to achieve one simple goal: Help. Learn more at salesforce.com (https://www.salesforce.com/uk/?ir=1) Small business financial services are only 1% finished. Our latest research examines the Jobs to be Done and cultural insights on what US business owners need, and the digital services that will help them meet their goals. Download the research for free by heading to bit.ly/digitalsmb (https://bit.ly/digitalsmb). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Corey LeBlanc, Kathryn Petralia, and Neil Kahrim.
6/26/202047 minutes, 56 seconds
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437. News: Stop, collaborate and listen - Amazon and Goldman Sachs team up

Our expert hosts, Jason Bates and Simon Taylor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Gemma Godfrey - Business Advisor & FinTech Entrepreneur Freddy Kelly - CEO at Credit Kudos Lois Ollerenshaw - Venture Principal, Nationwide We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Amazon unveils small business credit line with Goldman in latest tie-up between tech and Wall Street (02:05) Unicorn challenger bank Monzo has closed a $76 million funding round at a 40% valuation drop (13:01) Stripe takes on rivals with UK direct debit launch (24:31) CUTAWAY Stripe EMEA Business Lead Matt Henderson (25:09) WhatsApp finally launches payments, starting in Brazil (37:09) Klarna partners with Raisin to open savings accounts in Germany (46:20) Stories we didn’t have time to cover (53:16) HumanIPO - Participate in human IPOs of people you believe in (57:11) This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. This podcast is also brought to you by Equinix (https://equinix.com). Equinix is the world's largest data center & colocation provider, enabling fastest application performance, lowest latency and a digital ecosystem for financial services. Its platform of 200+ data centres worldwide protects, connects and empowers the mission-critical infrastructure for over 10,000 businesses. This podcast is also brought to you by Salesforce (https://www.salesforce.com/uk/?ir=1). Right now, business leaders are re-thinking, re-assessing and re-purposing business as usual to deal with this new crisis. It’s a global conversation Salesforce is having called Leading Through Change. And it’s all about businesses relying on each other to achieve one simple goal: Help. Learn more at salesforce.com (https://www.salesforce.com/uk/?ir=1) Small business financial services are only 1% finished. Our latest research examines the Jobs to be Done and cultural insights on what US business owners need, and the digital services that will help them meet their goals. Download the research for free by heading to bit.ly/digitalsmb (https://bit.ly/digitalsmb). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Freddy Kelly, Gemma Godfrey, Lois Ollerenshaw, and Matt Henderson.
6/22/20201 hour, 8 minutes, 10 seconds
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436. Insights: COVID-19 and the underbanked in the US

Sam Maule is joined by a fantastic panel of guests to discuss the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the US' underbanked communities. Here to discuss the matter are: Abbey Wemimo - Co-founder, Esusu John Hope Bryant - CEO and Chairman of Operation Hope Thea Garon - Senior Director, Financial Health Network As COVID-19 spreads across the globe, the US is facing a financial crisis that is hitting ethnic minorities and those left out of the formal financial system the hardest. In this week's Insights show, Sam and guests discuss the origins of financial inequality in the States, the social implications of unequal access to finance and credit, and the future of the underbanked in a world turned on its head by a global pandemic. This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. This podcast is also brought to you by Equinix (https://equinix.com). Equinix is the world's largest data center & colocation provider, enabling fastest application performance, lowest latency and a digital ecosystem for financial services. Its platform of 200+ data centres worldwide protects, connects and empowers the mission-critical infrastructure for over 10,000 businesses. This podcast is also brought to you by Salesforce (https://www.salesforce.com/uk/?ir=1). Right now, business leaders are re-thinking, re-assessing and re-purposing business as usual to deal with this new crisis. It’s a global conversation Salesforce is having called Leading Through Change. And it’s all about businesses relying on each other to achieve one simple goal: Help. Learn more at salesforce.com (https://www.salesforce.com/uk/?ir=1) Small business financial services are only 1% finished. Our latest research examines the Jobs to be Done and cultural insights on what US business owners need, and the digital services that will help them meet their goals. Download the research for free by heading to bit.ly/digitalsmb (https://bit.ly/digitalsmb). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Abbey Wemimo , John Hope Bryant, and Thea Garon .
6/19/202047 minutes, 26 seconds
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435. News: Is now a good time to launch a challenger bank?

Our expert hosts, Sarah and Ross, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Sanjay Gupta VP and Global Head of Products and Corporate Development - Mitek US Rachael Pollard, Chief Growth Officer at Starling Anti-Jussi Suominen, CEO of Holvi We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Is now a good time to start a challenger bank? As Vivid Money launches in Germany and we hear from their co-founder Alexander Emeshev to give us his perspective Marcus shuts to new UK clients Fintech in the MENA region is hotting up as islamic finance start up Wahed raises $25m to grow it’s Saudi Arabia hub - and we hear from their Chief Product Officer Kareem Tabbaa to learn more Onfido, Deloitte and Evernym Prove that Re-usable Digital Identity is Market-Ready with the FCA Regulatory Sandbox - and we hear from Onfido CEO Hussayn Kussai to tell us more Mastercard, Axis Bank and Worldline unveil new payments solution in India Holidaymakers need to think like futures traders This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. This podcast is also brought to you by Equinix (https://equinix.com). Equinix is the world's largest data center & colocation provider, enabling fastest application performance, lowest latency and a digital ecosystem for financial services. Its platform of 200+ data centres worldwide protects, connects and empowers the mission-critical infrastructure for over 10,000 businesses. This podcast is also brought to you by Salesforce (https://www.salesforce.com/uk/?ir=1). Right now, business leaders are re-thinking, re-assessing and re-purposing business as usual to deal with this new crisis. It’s a global conversation Salesforce is having called Leading Through Change. And it’s all about businesses relying on each other to achieve one simple goal: Help. Learn more at salesforce.com (https://www.salesforce.com/uk/?ir=1) Small business financial services are only 1% finished. Our latest research examines the Jobs to be Done and cultural insights on what US business owners need, and the digital services that will help them meet their goals. Download the research for free by heading to bit.ly/digitalsmb (https://bit.ly/digitalsmb). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alexander Emeshev, Antti-Jussi Suominen, Husayn Kassai, Kareem Tabbaa, Rachael Pollard, and Sanjay Gupta.
6/15/20201 hour, 4 minutes, 22 seconds
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434. Insights: Transforming financial services infrastructure post COVID-19

Sarah Kocianski is joined by a fantastic panel of guests to discuss the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on digital infrastructure and transformation, as the pandemic has already forced FS organisations to innovate quicker than they’ve ever done before, out of necessity . Our guests are: Lance Homer - Global Head of Digital Payments and Banking Ecosystem at Equinix Andrew Smith – CTO and founding member RTGS Limited Scott Abrahams, SVP, Business Development & Fintech at Mastercard Nick Funnell - Head of Consulting Engineering- 11:FS Sarah and her guests discuss how businesses even define infrastructure, what changes they've already seen already for both themselves and their customers, and to discuss the really big question: how do you create truly digital infrastructure that will be sustainable long after the pandemic is over? This podcast is also brought to you by Equinix (https://equinix.com). Equinix is the world's largest data center & colocation provider, enabling fastest application performance, lowest latency and a digital ecosystem for financial services. Its platform of 200+ data centres worldwide protects, connects and empowers the mission-critical infrastructure for over 10,000 businesses. Small business financial services are only 1% finished. Our latest research examines the Jobs to be Done and cultural insights on what US business owners need, and the digital services that will help them meet their goals. Download the research for free by heading to bit.ly/digitalsmb (https://bit.ly/digitalsmb). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Andrew Smith, Lance Homer, Nick Funnell, and Scott Abrahams.
6/12/202045 minutes, 11 seconds
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433. News: Financial services community take a stand in support of Black Lives Matter

Our expert hosts, Leda and Simon, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Nicolai Rygh, EVP and CTO of Personal Banking at DNB Shefali Roy, CCO and COO at TrueLayer Alex Frean, Head of Corporate Affairs at Starling We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Financial services community take a stand in support of Black Lives Matter; Starling Bank raises £40 million as SME banking business picks up Marqeta raise to gain a $4.3 bn valuation - and we hear directly from their CMO Vidya Peters to tell us more 27:10 UK Government and TrueLayer strike open banking deal 34:55 Brazil’s Nubank reaches 25m customers across Latin America 46:00 Stories we didn’t have time to cover: 54:16 Links to those organisations we mentioned at the top of the show are as follows: * BLCK VC (https://medium.com/blck-vc/blck-vc-what-were-all-about-af476d389d1b) @BLCKVC (https://twitter.com/BLCKVC) * Black and Brown Founders (blackandbrownfounders.com) @BBFounders (https://twitter.com/BBFounders) * OperationHOPE (https://operationhope.org/) @OperationHOPE (https://twitter.com/OperationHOPE) * Sparkle (https://sparkle.ng/) @sparkleplaceng (https://twitter.com/sparkleplaceng) We look forward to hearing from you guys about minority fintech founders and organisations serving minorities so we can help where we can - reach out to us @fintechinsiders (https://twitter.com/FinTechInsiders) on Twitter or email [email protected]. This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. This podcast is also brought to you by Equinix (https://equinix.com). Equinix is the world's largest data center & colocation provider, enabling fastest application performance, lowest latency and a digital ecosystem for financial services. Its platform of 200+ data centres worldwide protects, connects and empowers the mission-critical infrastructure for over 10,000 businesses. This podcast is also brought to you by Salesforce (https://www.salesforce.com/uk/?ir=1). Right now, business leaders are re-thinking, re-assessing and re-purposing business as usual to deal with this new crisis. It’s a global conversation Salesforce is having called Leading Through Change. And it’s all about businesses relying on each other to achieve one simple goal: Help. Learn more at salesforce.com (https://www.salesforce.com/uk/?ir=1) Small business financial services are only 1% finished. Our latest research examines the Jobs to be Done and cultural insights on what US business owners need, and the digital services that will help them meet their goals. Download the research for free by heading to bit.ly/digitalsmb (https://bit.ly/digitalsmb). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alexandra Frean, Nicolai Rygh, and Shefali Roy.
6/8/20201 hour, 22 seconds
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432. Insights: How could open finance shape the future of financial services?

Our expert hosts, Adam Davis and Sarah Kocianski, are joined by some great guests to talk open finance. We want to know what it is, how is could work and improve customers' lives, what hurdles and regulation might have to be overcome or changed, and what learnings it could take from open banking, This week's guests are all experts in open banking and finance who help us lift the lid on this new and unexplored topic. Including: Dan Morgan, Policy Lead, Europe, Plaid Daniel Globerson, Head of Open Banking, RBS Faith Reynolds, Independent Consumer Representative for the Open Banking Implementation Entity The FCA, the UK’s regulator put out a Call for Input on the development of Open Finance to which we at 11:FS submitted our own input, as did our panel, and its our joint views on open finance, and its evoution and eventual roll out, that we discuss in this show. We have also teamed up with Dan Morgan and the team over at Plaid to publish our joint ideas on how we see Open Finance evolving in a written report which you can find at bit.ly/openfinance2020. This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. This podcast is also brought to you by Equinix (https://equinix.com). Equinix is the world's largest data center & colocation provider, enabling fastest application performance, lowest latency and a digital ecosystem for financial services. Its platform of 200+ data centres worldwide protects, connects and empowers the mission-critical infrastructure for over 10,000 businesses. This podcast is also brought to you by Salesforce (https://www.salesforce.com/uk/?ir=1). Right now, business leaders are re-thinking, re-assessing and re-purposing business as usual to deal with this new crisis. It’s a global conversation Salesforce is having called Leading Through Change. And it’s all about businesses relying on each other to achieve one simple goal: Help. Learn more at salesforce.com (https://www.salesforce.com/uk/?ir=1) Small business financial services are only 1% finished. Our latest research examines the Jobs to be Done and cultural insights on what US business owners need, and the digital services that will help them meet their goals. Download the research for free by heading to bit.ly/digitalsmb (https://bit.ly/digitalsmb). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Dan Globerson, Dan Morgan, and Faith Reynolds.
6/5/202050 minutes, 48 seconds
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431. News: Shopify’s stratospheric rise and foray into fintech

Our expert hosts, Sam and David are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Scott Harkey, Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Payments at Levvel Ben Metz, Sr Managing Director at Jack Henry Maia Bittner, Head of Business Operations at Chime We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: E-commerce platform Shopify to launch ‘Shopify Balance’ for businesses 05.42 Afterpay Reaches Five Million Active Customers after Two Years in U.S. Market 16:33 2. Bank of America leak exposes business details of PPP relief applicants as applications across the board decline 22:00 Raisin launches deposit solutions for US banks and credit unions - 30:59 Aspiration raises $135 million 41:25 New York stock exchange reopens… but with some changes 47:50 Are we back at Animal Crossing again? I think so. 57:03 *This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://banno.com/?11fs) * the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. So how do they do it? With their Banno Digital Platform—a complete, 100% API-enabled, open digital banking platform. You get beautiful, lightning-fast, native apps for your customers and members, and cloud-based, core-connected back office tools for your employees. You really have to see these products to fully understand the platform’s potential. Visit banno.com (https://banno.com/?11fs) to schedule a demo. Small business financial services are only 1% finished. Our latest research examines the Jobs to be Done and cultural insights on what US business owners need, and the digital services that will help them meet their goals. Download the research for free by heading to bit.ly/digitalsmb (https://bit.ly/digitalsmb). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ben Metz, Maia Bittner, and Scott Harkey.
6/1/20201 hour, 4 minutes, 47 seconds
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430. Interviews: Arlan Hamilton - Breaking the VC glass ceiling for underrepresented founders

In today's episode, we bring you an interview with Arlan Hamilton, founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital. From improbable beginnings, Arlan Hamilton is making waves in the venture capital space by investing in companies led by underrepresented founders. Less than 10% of all venture capital deals go to women, people of colour, and LGBT founders and Arlan has made it her mission to change that. We kick things off talking about her book It's About Damn Time. With rave reviews from Mark Cuban, Stacey Abrams, and Jameela Jamil, Sam and Arlan discuss the book writing process and how to turn being underestimated into your greatest asset. From sleeping on the floor of the San Francisco International Airport to becoming the first non-celebrity black woman to be featured on the cover of Fast Company, we hear about how Arlan's upbringing, her past life as a tour manager and her unconventional journey through Silicon Valley has shaped both her and the company she runs. This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. This podcast is also brought to you by Equinix (https://equinix.com). Equinix is the world's largest data center & colocation provider, enabling fastest application performance, lowest latency and a digital ecosystem for financial services. Its platform of 200+ data centres worldwide protects, connects and empowers the mission-critical infrastructure for over 10,000 businesses. This podcast is also brought to you by Salesforce (https://www.salesforce.com/uk/?ir=1). Right now, business leaders are re-thinking, re-assessing and re-purposing business as usual to deal with this new crisis. It’s a global conversation Salesforce is having called Leading Through Change. And it’s all about businesses relying on each other to achieve one simple goal: Help. Learn more at salesforce.com (https://www.salesforce.com/uk/?ir=1) Small business financial services are only 1% finished. Our latest research examines the Jobs to be Done and cultural insights on what US business owners need, and the digital services that will help them meet their goals. Download the research for free by heading to bit.ly/digitalsmb (https://bit.ly/digitalsmb). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guest: Arlan Hamilton.
5/29/202044 minutes, 33 seconds
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429. News: Is it tough to be a challenger bank right now?

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Simon Taylor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: David Thomasson, CCO, MetroBank Simon Cureton, CEO of Funding Options Caroline Plumb - CEO and Founder of Fluidly Kicking off the show, our panel focus on stories in regards to what it means to be a challenger bank in the current climate: Monzo faces near 40% valuation drop in latest fundraising 02:35 Volt pulls IPO 13:36 DBS to hire 2000 new staff 22:10 Freetrade sets new Crowdcube record 26:41 Cutaway from Freetrade CEO and Co-Founder Adam Dodds 27:28 We then take a look at some other stories from the fintech sphere: ANNA Money secures £17.5M funding for its SMB-focused business account 36:10 Cutaway from ANNA Money Chief Design Officer and Co-Founder Daljit Singh 36:46 PayPal sees a rise in 'silver tech' as older generations test digital payments 44:54 Stories we didn’t have time to cover: 52:41 JK Rowling And The Deathly Bitcoin Hellos 58:24 This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. This podcast is also brought to you by Equinix (https://equinix.com). Equinix is the world's largest data center & colocation provider, enabling fastest application performance, lowest latency and a digital ecosystem for financial services. Its platform of 200+ data centres worldwide protects, connects and empowers the mission-critical infrastructure for over 10,000 businesses. This podcast is also brought to you by Salesforce (https://www.salesforce.com/uk/?ir=1). Right now, business leaders are re-thinking, re-assessing and re-purposing business as usual to deal with this new crisis. It’s a global conversation Salesforce is having called Leading Through Change. And it’s all about businesses relying on each other to achieve one simple goal: Help. Learn more at salesforce.com (https://www.salesforce.com/uk/?ir=1) Small business financial services are only 1% finished. Our latest research examines the Jobs to be Done and cultural insights on what US business owners need, and the digital services that will help them meet their goals. Download the research for free by heading to bit.ly/digitalsmb (https://bit.ly/digitalsmb). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Adam Dodds, Caroline Casey, Daljit Singh, David Thomasson, and Simon Cureton.
5/25/20201 hour, 2 minutes, 23 seconds
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428. Insights: Digital Identity - the evolution of verification, authentication & authorisation

In today's insights show, we lift the lid on digital identity. What it is, how it works, how it varies from country to country and what are the next use cases now and in the future - especially with the impact of COVID-19. They are joined by 3 fantastic experts in the space: Joe Bloemendaal - Head of Strategy for Mitek Emma Lindley, Women in Identity and CCO for Truststamp Marcel Wendt - CTO and Founder - Digidentity With the help of our expert panel, Jason Bates and Simon Taylor dig into the three key components of digital identity: verification, authentication & authorisation, and how these are evolving. They also touch on how the covid-19 pandemic is speeding up interest in identification and making it more important than ever. This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Small business financial services are only 1% finished. Our latest research examines the Jobs to be Done and cultural insights on what US business owners need, and the digital services that will help them meet their goals. Download the research for free by heading to bit.ly/digitalsmb (https://bit.ly/digitalsmb). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Emma Lindley, Joe Bloemendaal, and Marcel Wendt.
5/22/202058 minutes, 34 seconds
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427. News: Mobile Wallet Wars? SoFi and Samsung Pay team up

Our expert hosts, Sarah Kocianski and Adam Davis, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Sara Castelhano - EMEA Head of Payments and Digital Product, J.P. Morgan. Oliver Baxter - Head of Brand, Communications & Product, ByMiles Hannah Dawson, CEO and Founder, FUTRLI We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Your Coronavirus and financial services news round up 01:54 Samsung Pay team up with Sofi to launch a debit card 23:24 Mastercard’s massive financial inclusion pledge 34.16 86 400 drops mortgage rates and completes approvals in just a few hours 42.20 Monkey business: primate goes bananas at ATM 54.09 We also hear from Scott Abrahams, Senior Vice President, at Mastercard to give us the inside scoop on their 1 billion financial inclusion pledge. This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. This podcast is also brought to you by Equinix (https://equinix.com). Equinix is the world's largest data center & colocation provider, enabling fastest application performance, lowest latency and a digital ecosystem for financial services. Its platform of 200+ data centres worldwide protects, connects and empowers the mission-critical infrastructure for over 10,000 businesses. This podcast is also brought to you by Salesforce (https://www.salesforce.com/uk/?ir=1). Right now, business leaders are re-thinking, re-assessing and re-purposing business as usual to deal with this new crisis. It’s a global conversation Salesforce is having called Leading Through Change. And it’s all about businesses relying on each other to achieve one simple goal: Help. Learn more at salesforce.com (https://www.salesforce.com/uk/?ir=1) Small business financial services are only 1% finished. Our latest research examines the Jobs to be Done and cultural insights on what US business owners need, and the digital services that will help them meet their goals. Download the research for free by heading to bit.ly/digitalsmb (https://bit.ly/digitalsmb). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Hannah Dawson, Oliver Baxter, Sara Castelhano , and Scott Abrahams.
5/18/202056 minutes, 54 seconds
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426. Insights: How to design digital financials services for US SMBs

In today's show, Sam Maule lifts the lid on SMB banking practices in the US, and how they're being chronically underserved. Joined by 11:FS' Jobs to be Done guru Ryan Garner and our panel of guests, they discuss how SMBs could be better served in the future and how products and services should be designed to suit their needs. This week's guests include: Adrian Oropeza, Gen 6 Ventures Laura Cummings, Financial Health Network Jo-Ann Barett, Co-founder and owner Aromas Boutique Bakery Ryan Garner, Principal Customer and Product Lead, 11:FS It’s not new news that SMBs are historically and critically underserved by banks, despite being the biggest employer and the lifeblood of the US’ economy and in fact, most economies. So who are they turning to instead? We get our panel's expert opinions as SMB owners themselves, as well as mostly being in the fintech space. Ryan and his team have also produced some bespoke research specifically examining the needs of US SMBs and what are the jobs to be done by financial service providers to cater to their needs. You can read the full research here (bit.ly/digitalsmb) This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. This podcast is also brought to you by Equinix (https://equinix.com). Equinix is the world's largest data center & colocation provider, enabling fastest application performance, lowest latency and a digital ecosystem for financial services. Its platform of 200+ data centres worldwide protects, connects and empowers the mission-critical infrastructure for over 10,000 businesses. Small business financial services are only 1% finished. Our latest research examines the Jobs to be Done and cultural insights on what US business owners need, and the digital services that will help them meet their goals. Download the research for free by heading to bit.ly/digitalsmb (https://bit.ly/digitalsmb). Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Adrian Oropeza, JoAnn Barett, and Laura Cummings.
5/15/202045 minutes, 31 seconds
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425. News: RBS close Bó - Why is building a new bank so hard?

Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Sarah Kocianski, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Bailey Kursar - CEO and founder of Toucan James Butland - VP of Global Banking at Airwallex Matt Sattler - Head of Data and Innovation Labs at HSBC We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: RBS closes their digital challenger, Bó (02:41) Banks to book more than $50bn against bad loans (17:59) Robinhood raises $280M in Series F funding, pushing its valuation to $8.3B (32:29) Visa and Safaricom partner on M-Pesa (42:19). To find out more, we also hear from Otto Williams, Vice President and Head of Strategic Partnerships, Fintechs and Ventures for Visa in CEMEA. Louisiana cops search for 'aggressive chicken' breaking social distancing & terrorizing bank patrons (53:15) The stories we didn't have time to cover are: Tencent buys stake in AfterPay (50:44) Revolut launches licenced bank in Lithuania (51:30) SCA Deadline extended by 6 months (51:53) COVID-19 is impacting consumer payment preferences (52:29) This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. This podcast is also brought to you by Equinix (https://www.equinix.com/). Equinix is the world's largest data center & colocation provider, enabling fastest application performance, lowest latency and a digital ecosystem for financial services. Its platform of 200+ data centres worldwide protects, connects and empowers the mission-critical infrastructure for over 10,000 businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic has created an immediate financial and operational crisis, permanently reshaping the financial services industry. This change must be swift and unavoidable - check out our research report to find out more: info.11fs.com/covid19 (https://info.11fs.com/covid19) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Bailey Kursar, James Butland, Matt Sattler, and Otto Williams.
5/11/202056 minutes, 23 seconds
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424. Interviews: Plaid on customer driven innovation, data access and US open banking

Sam Maule is joined by John Pitts, Policy Lead, and Niko Karvounis Product Lead at Plaid in another locked down interview. Niko and John talk us through Plaid's superfast innovation to help banks and SMEs in the light of COVID-19, as well as their customer driven innovation strategy and the importance of data access and balancing speed and security in everything they do. They discuss access to data and the growth of fintechs in the US outstripping Europe; the possibility of Open Banking in the US in the near future; their European expansion and much much more! This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. This podcast is also brought to you by Equinix (https://www.equinix.com/). Equinix is the world's largest data center & colocation provider, enabling fastest application performance, lowest latency and a digital ecosystem for financial services. Its platform of 200+ data centres worldwide protects, connects and empowers the mission-critical infrastructure for over 10,000 businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic has created an immediate financial and operational crisis, permanently reshaping the financial services industry. This change must be swift and unavoidable - check out our research report to find out more: Info.11fs.com/covid19 (https://info.11fs.com/covid19) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: John Pitts and Niko Karvounis.
5/8/202036 minutes, 11 seconds
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423. News: Global bank profits tumble as US deposits grow

Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Adam Davis, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Iana Dimitrova, CEO at OpenPayd Caroline Casey, VP of Innovation, Partnerships & Labs at Mastercard Jamie Campbell, CEO at Fronted We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: UK Chancellor announces 100-percent backed coronavirus business loans 03:24 Coronavirus cuts HSBC profits in half 14.00 Coronavirus drives up deposits at US banks 25:17 Monzo applies for US banking licence 33.31 BCR offers new details on grant allocations 41:48 FIS starts fintech venture fund - 48:18 Animal Crossing slashes interest rates to near-zero 56:28 We also hear exclusively from Asif Ramji, Chief Growth Officer at FIS, about their newly announced fintech venture fund. This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. This podcast is also brought to you by Equinix (http://equinix.com/). Equinix is the world's largest data center & colocation provider, enabling fastest application performance, lowest latency and a digital ecosystem for financial services. Its platform of 200+ data centres worldwide protects, connects and empowers the mission-critical infrastructure for over 10,000 businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic has created an immediate financial and operational crisis, permanently reshaping the financial services industry. This change must be swift and unavoidable - check out our research report to find out more: Info.11fs.com/covid19 (https://info.11fs.com/covid19) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Asif Ramji, Caroline Casey, Iana Dimitrova, and Jamie Campbell.
5/4/20201 hour, 2 minutes, 15 seconds
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422. Insights: the impact of coronavirus on US SMB Financing

In this episode, Sam Maule, Americas MD, digs into the impact COVID-19 is having, this time specifcally on US small businesses; the options they have from banks, lenders and the government; and the ways that fintechs are trying to help. One of the hardest hit of the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic are small businesses and the self employed, and at the time of recording in the US, the stimulus funding had already been syndicated out. To dig into the implications of this alongside Sam, this week's guests include: Jane Barratt, Chief Advocacy Officer, MX John Pitts, Policy Lead, Plaid Jill Castilla, CEO, Citizens Bank of Edmond Our panel also have a crack at giving some future predictions for how the current crisis could change US SMB financing long term, even after the impact of pandemic subsides. This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://bit.ly/2VXQy3o)(NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. This podcast is also brought to you by Equinix (http://equinix.com/). Equinix is the world's largest data center & colocation provider, enabling fastest application performance, lowest latency and a digital ecosystem for financial services. Its platform of 200+ data centres worldwide protects, connects and empowers the mission-critical infrastructure for over 10,000 businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic has created an immediate financial and operational crisis, permanently reshaping the financial services industry. This change must be swift and unavoidable - check out our research report to find out more: Info.11fs.com/covid19 (https://info.11fs.com/covid19) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Jane Barratt, Jill Castilla, and John Pitts.
5/1/202048 minutes, 4 seconds
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421. News: US SMEs await new stimulus funds as fintech valuations soar

Our expert hosts, Sam Maule and Simon Taylor, are joined by some great guests on both sides of the Atlantic to talk about the most notable and global fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Lance Homer, Global Head of Digital Payments and Banking Ecosystem, Equinix Anna Irrera, Fintech Correspondent and Financial Companies Team Leader at Reuters Adrian Blair, CEO at Receipt Bank We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space, both related to COVID-19 and unrelated: Congress preps new stimulus funding - 3:38 Mark Cuban advocates wait-and-see, cash-heavy investing approach - 15:24 How the COVID-19 pandemic will accelerate digital financial services - 26:45 Robinhood nears the end of its latest funding round 40.10 Stripe raises $600 million in new funding 46:53 Leaked pictures show Google’s new smart debit card - 52:32 Shake Shack returning $10 million SMB loan 59:57 *This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://banno.com/?11fs) * the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs.   So how do they do it? With the Banno Digital Platform—a complete, 100% API-enabled, open digital banking platform. You get beautiful, lightning-fast, native apps for your customers and members, and cloud-based, core-connected back office tools for your employees. You really have to see these products to fully understand the platform’s potential.   Visit banno.com (https://banno.com/?11fs) to schedule a demo. The COVID-19 pandemic has created an immediate financial and operational crisis, permanently reshaping the financial services industry. This change must be swift and unavoidable - check out our research report to find out more: Info.11fs.com/covid19 (https://info.11fs.com/covid19) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Adrian Blair, Anna Irrera, and Lance Homer.
4/27/20201 hour, 9 minutes, 30 seconds
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420. Insights: How the COVID-19 pandemic will accelerate digital financial services

In an all 11s special, David Brear, Simon Taylor and Sarah Kocianski sit down with Benjamin Ensor, Director of Research at 11:FS, to talk about COVID-19 and the short, medium and long term implications the pandemic will have on financial services. Business as usual is over. Our recently released report (https://info.11fs.com/covid19) has revealed how the COVID 19 pandemic has created an immediate operational crisis in financial services firms that have so far ignored the digital imperative. The world’s economies have gone into reverse, we're on the precipice of a global economic recession and being truly digital is no longer just a 'nice to have'. So what does this all mean for the financial services industry? Will this be a time for reinvention and will established firms be able to keep up? Tune in to hear our panel's insights, predictions and how they see the impact of the pandemic playing out over time. This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://www.miteksystems.com/). Smart, automated and fast. Mitek (https://www.miteksystems.com/) helps you reduce fraud, create trust, and offer your customers the experience they value. Hundreds of AI-based analytics and face comparison algorithms work together to verify a user is truly the owner of their ID document in order to enable secure customer acquisition, fast money movement and prevent account takeover fraud. Document verification and facial biometrics work hand-in-hand to verify identities of users to provide them with a secure and convenient onboarding process. This podcast is also brought to you by Equinix (http://equinix.com/). Equinix (http://equinix.com/) is the world's largest data center & colocation provider, enabling fastest application performance, lowest latency and a digital ecosystem for financial services. Its platform of 200+ data centres worldwide protects, connects and empowers the mission-critical infrastructure for over 10,000 businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic has created an immediate financial and operational crisis, permanently reshaping the financial services industry. This change must be swift and unavoidable - check out our research report (https://info.11fs.com/covid19) to find out more. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guest: Benjamin Ensor.
4/23/202055 minutes, 55 seconds
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419. News: Fintechs step up to distribute relief funding

Our expert hosts, Sarah Kocianski and Simon Taylor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Shafali Gupta - VP Strategy and Ops at Fluidly Roisin Levine - Head of Banks at Flux Erin Platts - Head of EMEA and President of UK Branch at Silicon Valley Bank We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Starling Bank and OakNorth join coronavirus loan programme (02:53) PayPal, Intuit and Square to issue coronavirus relief in the US (16:15) US government in talks with Onfido about immunity passports (24:28) Morgan Stanley leads $34 million round in 86 400 (34:43) Visa invests in open banking and compliance platform Railsbank (42:13) Marcus launches point-of-sale lending product (48:57) A women-only neobank is coming to Brazil (56:03) This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://www.miteksystems.com/). Smart, automated and fast. Mitek (https://www.miteksystems.com/) helps you reduce fraud, create trust, and offer your customers the experience they value. Hundreds of AI-based analytics and face comparison algorithms work together to verify a user is truly the owner of their ID document in order to enable secure customer acquisition, fast money movement and prevent account takeover fraud. Document verification and facial biometrics work hand-in-hand to verify identities of users to provide them with a secure and convenient onboarding process. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Erin Platts, Roisin Levine , and Shafali Gupta.
4/20/20201 hour, 4 minutes, 45 seconds
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418. Insights: Coronavirus and the impact on SME Financing

It is no secret that probably the hardest hit of the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic are SMEs and the self employed. In this episode, Sarah Kocianski and Simon Taylor, dig into the impact COVID-19 is having on small businesses; the options they have from banks, lenders and the government; and the ways that fintechs are trying to help. They are joined by a panel of expert guests who are all providing solutions to this conundrum. This week's guests include: Sam O'Connor - CEO, Coconut Rebecca Duckworth - Chief Sales Officer, Quotevine Ian Smith - CEO, 1pm PLC Sarah, Simon and our guests talk through the impact Covid-19 is having on SMEs overall, what the government roll out packages are; who can lend to SMEs and how speed is of the essence. Our panel also have a crack at giving some future predictions for how the current crisis could change SME financing in the future. This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://www.miteksystems.com/). Smart, automated and fast. Mitek (https://www.miteksystems.com/) helps you reduce fraud, create trust, and offer your customers the experience they value. Hundreds of AI-based analytics and face comparison algorithms work together to verify a user is truly the owner of their ID document in order to enable secure customer acquisition, fast money movement and prevent account takeover fraud. Document verification and facial biometrics work hand-in-hand to verify identities of users to provide them with a secure and convenient onboarding process. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ian Smith, Rebecca Duckworth, and Sam O'Connor.
4/17/202048 minutes, 5 seconds
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417. News: SoFi snaps up Galileo for $1.2b

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Simon Taylor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Tanya Andreasyan, Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief at Fintech Futures Izabella Kaminska, FT Alphaville Editor at the Financial Times Olly Betts, Co-Founder and CEO, OpenWrks We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: SoFi buys Galileo for $1.2bn (03:17) Kabbage suspends credit for small-business clients (11:21) Banks struggle to keep up with tidal wave of business loan applications for covid relief (19:29) New Banking Competition Remedies pool announced as Nationwide abandons business banking (27:40) Fintechs take action to combat effects of coronavirus (34:54) FCA allows selfies for identity checks (58:20) This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://www.miteksystems.com/). Smart, automated and fast. Mitek (https://www.miteksystems.com/) helps you reduce fraud, create trust, and offer your customers the experience they value. Hundreds of AI-based analytics and face comparison algorithms work together to verify a user is truly the owner of their ID document in order to enable secure customer acquisition, fast money movement and prevent account takeover fraud. Document verification and facial biometrics work hand-in-hand to verify identities of users to provide them with a secure and convenient onboarding process. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Izabella Kaminska, Olly Betts, and Tanya Andreasyan.
4/13/20201 hour, 5 minutes, 14 seconds
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416. Interviews: Varo Money - the first fintech to get FDIC approval

In today's episode, we bring you an interview with Wesley Wright, COO at Varo Money. Joining Sam Maule remotely, the pair kick things off with the story of how Varo Money came to be and how they aim to improve financial health and financial inclusion. Having now been approved for FDIC insurance, we hear about the process with regulators, why they decided to apply when other fintechs haven't, and what this means for the future of Varo Money and their ambitions. With our current environment, Sam and Wesley also touch on how to staying focused during a time of crisis, solving critical problems and the importance of listening to your customers at times of uncertainty. Tune in for industry insights, a wealth of experience and much much more! This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://www.miteksystems.com/). Smart, automated and fast. Mitek (https://www.miteksystems.com/) helps you reduce fraud, create trust, and offer your customers the experience they value. Hundreds of AI-based analytics and face comparison algorithms work together to verify a user is truly the owner of their ID document in order to enable secure customer acquisition, fast money movement and prevent account takeover fraud. Document verification and facial biometrics work hand-in-hand to verify identities of users to provide them with a secure and convenient onboarding process. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guest: Wesley Wright.
4/10/202036 minutes, 50 seconds
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415. News: Major US banks protect employees as start-ups stall

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Eric Fulwiler, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Allison Esposito Medina - CEO and Founder of Tech Ladies Jonah Crane - Partner at Klaros Group Nonita Verma - East Coast Banking Partnerships Lead at Nova Credit We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: US banks promise not to lay-off workers during coronavirus pandemic (06:36) Venture-backed start-ups may not be eligible for small-business stimulus (17:54) Square and PayPal offer to extend stimulus payments to the unbanked (27:48) Microsoft partners with Plaid on Excel finance tool (35:21) Morgan Stanley’s trading portal suffers outage (43:53) Marcus releases fixed-term savings bond (50:41) Does this April Fools prank go too far? (53:51) This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://www.miteksystems.com/). Smart, automated and fast. Mitek (https://www.miteksystems.com/) helps you reduce fraud, create trust, and offer your customers the experience they value. Hundreds of AI-based analytics and face comparison algorithms work together to verify a user is truly the owner of their ID document in order to enable secure customer acquisition, fast money movement and prevent account takeover fraud. Document verification and facial biometrics work hand-in-hand to verify identities of users to provide them with a secure and convenient onboarding process. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Allison Esposito Medina , Jonah Crane, and Nonita Verma .
4/6/202059 minutes, 17 seconds
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414. Interviews: Nova Credit - scoring, covid crisis and celebrity funding

In today's episode, we bring you an interview with Nicky Goulimis, co-founder and COO at Nova Credit. Joining Sam Maule remotely, the pair kick things off with the company's origin story and how Nova Credit came to be. With no previous fintech experience, we hear about how Nicky and her co-founders were fueled by their credit troubles as international students in the US to create a solution for the underbanked from across the globe. Now working to push systemic change across the industry, Sam and Nicky also touch on Nova Credit's high-profile endorsements, the pressures of coronavirus and how their recent $50 million funding round is helping them work towards a better future of credit and credit checks. Tune in for industry insights, a wealth of experience and much much more! This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://www.miteksystems.com/). Smart, automated and fast. Mitek helps you reduce fraud, create trust, and offer your customers the experience they value. Hundreds of AI-based analytics and face comparison algorithms work together to verify a user is truly the owner of their ID document in order to enable secure customer acquisition, fast money movement and prevent account takeover fraud. Document verification and facial biometrics work hand-in-hand to verify identities of users to provide them with a secure and convenient onboarding process. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guest: Nicky Goulimis.
4/3/202042 minutes, 38 seconds
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413. News: Can fintech and bank collaborations help SMEs through coronavirus?

Our expert hosts, Sarah Kocianski and Leda Glyptis, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Carlo Gualandri, CEO and founder of Soldo Myles Stephenson, CEO of Modulr Keith Grose, Head of UK at Plaid We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Interest rates slashed at home and abroad to combat the impact of coronavirus (03:36) Contactless limits to rise by £15 (11:13) Covid Credit comes together for the self-employed (19:05), featuring comment from 11:FS' Simon Taylor about how Covid Credit came to be. SoftBank’s buying spree ends (27:38) Revolut launches stateside (35:14) Xinja draws investment from World Investments (42:33) Bunq expands its Green Card to 30 countries (49:09) This podcast is brought to you by Mitek (https://www.miteksystems.com/). Smart, automated and fast. Mitek helps you reduce fraud, create trust, and offer your customers the experience they value. Hundreds of AI-based analytics and face comparison algorithms work together to verify a user is truly the owner of their ID document in order to enable secure customer acquisition, fast money movement and prevent account takeover fraud. Document verification and facial biometrics work hand-in-hand to verify identities of users to provide them with a secure and convenient onboarding process. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Carlo Gualandri, Keith Grose, and Myles Stephenson .
3/30/202057 minutes
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412. Insights: Fintech and the media - is the narrative changing?

David Brear, 11:FS CEO and Geoff Whitehouse, 11:FS Head of PR and Editorial, host this week's episode of Fintech Insider Insights and are joined by some fantastic guests to talk all about fintech in the media. This week's guests are: Emily Nicolle - Tech Editor at City AM Daniel Lanyon - Managing Editor at AltFi In today's episode of Fintech Insider Insights, our guests and hosts discuss the journey of fintech in the media. Are fintechs and challenger banks treated any differently to incumbents? Do challenger banks receive more positive coverage? After the financial crisis, fintech and challenger banks were a breath of fresh air. With a human touch and commitment to transparency, these banks received overwhelmingly positive media coverage. But has there been a tipping point? As the challenger bank underdogs edge closer towards the top, it appears the media narrative is starting to change. At the same time, as fintechs grow and begin to face some of the same challenges as incumbents, they are also having to adjust how they interact with the media. From founder stories to valuations, today's Insights show explores how the perception of fintech in the media has changed over time, how far we've come and what we're moving towards in the future. This podcast is brought to you by Mitek. Smart, automated and fast. Mitek helps you reduce fraud, create trust, and offer your customers the experience they value. Hundreds of AI-based analytics and face comparison algorithms work together to verify a user is truly the owner of their ID document in order to enable secure customer acquisition, fast money movement and prevent account takeover fraud. Document verification and facial biometrics work hand-in-hand to verify identities of users to provide them with a secure and convenient onboarding process. This podcast is also brought to you by Stake (https://hellostake.com/), the digital brokerage app bringing you unrivalled access to the US market. Invest in over 3,500 US stocks and ETFs, including game-changing companies like Google, Amazon and Tesla. Trading is instant, direct and commission-free, and with a fully digitised sign-up, you’ll be in the market in minutes. Visit hellostake.com or search ‘Stake Trade’ to seize the US market’s 31 trillion dollars-worth of opportunity today. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Daniel Lanyon, Emily Nicolle, and Geoff Whitehouse .
3/27/202046 minutes, 52 seconds
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411. News: Coronavirus - central banks and regulators step in

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Jason Bates, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Alex Latham - CMO at Chip Layla White - CEO of TechPassport Charlotte Crosswell, CEO of Innovate Finance We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Governments and regulators around the world react to coronavirus (03:55) FCA releases coronavirus response (14:33) Bank of England seeks input on digital currency (23:10) FDIC approves Square loan charter (33:22) Monzo enters the SME space (39:58) A busy week at Revolut (50:15) Nationwide to open early for vulnerable customers (1:03:11) This podcast is brought to you by Stake (https://hellostake.com/), the digital brokerage app bringing you unrivalled access to the US market. Invest in over 3,500 US stocks and ETFs, including game-changing companies like Google, Amazon and Tesla. Trading is instant, direct and commission-free, and with a fully digitised sign-up, you’ll be in the market in minutes. Visit hellostake.com or search ‘Stake Trade’ to seize the US market’s 31 trillion dollars-worth of opportunity today. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alex Latham, Charlotte Crosswell, and Layla White .
3/23/20201 hour, 10 minutes, 45 seconds
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410. After Dark 11 - Four fintech debates and a rant bucket

Recorded live in London, David Brear, Simon Taylor, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski all take the stage for After Dark 11. For our 11th instalment, we brought back all our favourite parts of our shows - news, insights and some fun and games! After reminiscing about their favourite After Dark moments, David kicks off the debates with a news story about the continuing BCR saga as it turns out free money might come with consequences after all. (08:00) Handing over to Sarah, the next lively discussion was all about product-market fit. Following the news of N26 leaving the UK and JPMorgan Chase wanting to move in, what does product-market fit look like? (18:23) Shaking things up a bit at half time, we brought back the Rant Bucket - a game first premiered at After Dark Atlanta. Each host pulls a topic out of a bowl and then has 1 min to give their best rant about the topic. (28:08) Returning to our energetic debate, Simon takes the lead on a story about investment app outages and asks the question of whether the democratisation of investment is the right thing to do. (43:57) Rounding out the night, Leda talks numbers. Funding rounds and fintech valuations - but what does it all mean? (55:16) Tune in to this episode to find out! This podcast is brought to you by Mitek. Smart, automated and fast. Mitek helps you reduce fraud, create trust, and offer your customers the experience they value. Hundreds of AI-based analytics and face comparison algorithms work together to verify a user is truly the owner of their ID document in order to enable secure customer acquisition, fast money movement and prevent account takeover fraud. Document verification and facial biometrics work hand-in-hand to verify identities of users to provide them with a secure and convenient onboarding process. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]!
3/20/20201 hour, 8 minutes, 30 seconds
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409. News: Banks react as coronavirus impacts global financial markets

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Sarah Kocianski, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Pranav Sood - VP Small Business at GoCardless Valentina Kristensen, Director of Growth and Comms, OakNorth We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: RBS offers funding, and mortgage breaks to address coronavirus (01:44) Standard Chartered names new Hong Kong virtual bank (10:20). Plus, we hear more on this from Mox CEO Deniz Guven. (15:52) OakNorth Bank reports spike in pre-tax profits (18:05) Xinja bars new customers after interest rates drop (29:09) Revolut allegedly applying for UK bank licence (37:45) Operations frozen at Yes Bank, co-founder arrested for alleged money laundering (42:39) Starling to sponsor Team GB at the Tokyo Olympics (50:36) This podcast is brought to you by Stake (https://hellostake.com/), the digital brokerage app bringing you unrivalled access to the US market. Invest in over 3,500 US stocks and ETFs, including game-changing companies like Google, Amazon and Tesla. Trading is instant, direct and commission-free, and with a fully digitised sign-up, you’ll be in the market in minutes. Visit hellostake.com or search ‘Stake Trade’ to seize the US market’s 31 trillion dollars-worth of opportunity today. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Deniz Guven, Pranav Sood, and Valentina Kristensen.
3/16/202058 minutes, 24 seconds
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408. Insights: Women in fintech: has anything changed?

With International Women’s Day having just passed, this episode is all about women in fintech. It's no secret that technology and financial services have a gender diversity problem, and in this Insights show, Sarah Kocianski alongside 3 accomplished women in fintech dive into how, and if, this is changing. This week's guests are: Charlotte Crosswell - CEO at Innovate Finance Wincie Wong - Head of Rose Review Implementation at Natwest Evelina Vrabie - CTO at Toucan Why is diversity in fintech important? As we discuss in the show, there is strong evidence that diversity can improve the performance of organizations, particularly those relying on creativity and innovation. But what are the barriers to entry? STEM subjects have always been a gateway into tech and financial services careers and we talk about why the number of young women pursuing these subjects has only seen marginal changes. And finally, we talk about how far we have come over the years. What's changed? What has remained the same? And what is the future of gender diversity in fintech? This podcast is brought to you by Stake (https://hellostake.com/), the digital brokerage app bringing you unrivalled access to the US market. Invest in over 3,500 US stocks and ETFs, including game-changing companies like Google, Amazon and Tesla. Trading is instant, direct and commission-free, and with a fully digitised sign-up, you’ll be in the market in minutes. Visit hellostake.com or search ‘Stake Trade’ to seize the US market’s 31 trillion dollars-worth of opportunity today. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Charlotte Crosswell, Evelina Vrabie, and Wincie Wong.
3/13/202043 minutes, 4 seconds
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407. News: Robinhood’s major outage; BCR backlash builds

In this week's episode, Ross Gallagher and Sarah Kocianski are on hosting duties and are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Farhana Draine - Head of Legal and ComplianceFlux Husayn Kassai - CEO, Onfido Edward Berks - Global EGM of Financial Partnerships, Xero We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Robinhood faces outage as the Dow surges (02:15) BCR backlash mounts over Metro Bank and Nationwide (10:29) Thought Machine plans US expansion after $83-million raise (20:24) World Health Organisation calls for contactless amidst Coronavirus (28:21) Klarna posts first-ever deficit as buy now pay later grows (36:51) Greenpeace blockades Barclays branches (46:56) Payments boss pays his entire staff a $70k minimum salary (53:08) This podcast is brought to you by Stake (https://hellostake.com/), the digital brokerage app bringing you unrivalled access to the US market. Invest in over 3,500 US stocks and ETFs, including game-changing companies like Google, Amazon and Tesla. Trading is instant, direct and commission-free, and with a fully digitised sign-up, you’ll be in the market in minutes. Visit hellostake.com or search ‘Stake Trade’ to seize the US market’s 31 trillion dollars-worth of opportunity today. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Edward Berks, Farhana Draine, and Husayn Kassai.
3/9/20201 hour, 2 minutes, 53 seconds
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406. Interviews: From Google to Fintech Unicorns: Sunil Chandra, OakNorth Platform CEO

In today's episode, OakNorth platform CEO Sunil Chandra joins David Brear in London at 11:FS HQ. To kick things off the pair talk about Sunil's time at Google and the importance of talent and company culture when scaling. After 12 years in San Fransico, Sunil joined UK fintech OakNorth as chief executive for its technology platform. In this Interviews episode, we hear about London as a fintech hub, the challenges of a high-growth startup and how OakNorth is helping mid-sized companies grow with the help of AI and machine learning. Tune in for industry insights, a wealth of experience and much much more! This podcast is brought to you by Stake (https://hellostake.com/), the digital brokerage app bringing you unrivalled access to the US market. Invest in over 3,500 US stocks and ETFs, including game-changing companies like Google, Amazon and Tesla. Trading is instant, direct and commission-free, and with a fully digitised sign-up, you’ll be in the market in minutes. Visit hellostake.com or search ‘Stake Trade’ to seize the US market’s 31 trillion dollars-worth of opportunity today. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guest: Sunil Chandra.
3/6/202023 minutes, 33 seconds
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405. News: Is the fintech M&A bubble about to burst?

Will White is in New York and joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Jon Zanoff - Managing Director, TechStars Adam Granoff - Senior Vice President of Digital Payments, Mastercard Hayden Field - Associate Editor, Entrepreneur Magazine Edwina Johnson - Chief Operating Officer, Alloy We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Intuit to buy Credit Karma for $7.1 billion (01:36) JPMorgan in talks for UK digital bank (09:48) Monzo introduces new credit score tool (18:21) Morgan Stanley to buy E-Trade (23:54) Grab raises money amid Gojek merger rumours (30:59) Revolut achieves $5.5 billion valuation (35:33) From hole-in-the-wall to hotspot (44:48) This podcast is brought to you by Stake (https://hellostake.com/), the digital brokerage app bringing you unrivalled access to the US market. Invest in over 3,500 US stocks and ETFs, including game-changing companies like Google, Amazon and Tesla. Trading is instant, direct and commission-free, and with a fully digitised sign-up, you’ll be in the market in minutes. Visit hellostake.com or search ‘Stake Trade’ to seize the US market’s 31 trillion dollars-worth of opportunity today. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Adam Granoff , Edwina Johnson , Hayden Field, and Jon Zanoff.
3/2/202049 minutes, 48 seconds
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404. Insights: Bank earnings: is the competitive tide turning?

Simon Taylor and Adam Davis host this week's episode of Fintech Insider Insights and are joined by guests to talk all about the latest earning reports and see how the big banks have fared over the past year. This week's guests are: Lianna Brinded, Head of Yahoo Finance UK Sharon Kimathi, Editor at Fintech Futures and Banking Technology Earnings reports come out on a quarterly and annual basis, and in today's Insights show, we look at how banks from both sides of the Atlantic performed in 2019. In the UK the cost/income ratios for Barclays, Lloyds and RBS all decreased and many banks were hit hard by fines and payouts for PPI claims. Despite this, all the big banks in the UK made a profit. Across the pond, however, US incumbents suffered as Citi Bank saw a net loss of $132 million and Wells Fargo incurred negative growth in consumer banking operations. But what are the reasons behind these numbers? Is this the consequence of Brexit? Are we seeing the financial implications of coronavirus? Could it be that challenger banks are impacting big banks' bottom lines? Tune in to this week's Insights show to find out more as we dig into the good, the bad and the ugly of the big banks' earnings reports. This podcast is brought to you by Stake (https://hellostake.com/), the digital brokerage app bringing you unrivalled access to the US market. Invest in over 3,500 US stocks and ETFs, including game-changing companies like Google, Amazon and Tesla. Trading is instant, direct and commission-free, and with a fully digitised sign-up, you’ll be in the market in minutes. Visit hellostake.com or search ‘Stake Trade’ to seize the US market’s 31 trillion dollars-worth of opportunity today. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Lianna Brinded and Sharon Kimathi.
2/28/202052 minutes, 59 seconds
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403. News: JPMorgan's open banking rules for US fintechs

Hopping over from across the pond, this week Sam Maule, Managing Partner North America for 11:FS, hosts alongside David Brear. Our expert hosts are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Valentina Kristensen - Director of Growth & Communications at OakNorth Carl Hazeley - VP of Content at Finimize Joanne Dewar - CEO at Global Processing Services We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: JPMorgan gives fintechs data access deadline (2:56) New survey suggests big things for Marcus checking accounts (10:52) RBS to rebrand itself and bring Bo under new leadership (18:08) LendingClub acquires bank to secure charter (28:57) HSBC to cut 35,000 jobs over three years (38:56) Monzo, Starling and Monese benefit from N26’s exit (45:13) Nova Credit brings celebs into fintech (53:33) This podcast is brought to you by Stake (https://hellostake.com/), the digital brokerage app bringing you unrivalled access to the US market. Invest in over 3,500 US stocks and ETFs, including game-changing companies like Google, Amazon and Tesla. Trading is instant, direct and commission-free, and with a fully digitised sign-up, you’ll be in the market in minutes. Visit hellostake.com or search ‘Stake Trade’ to seize the US market’s 31 trillion dollars-worth of opportunity today. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Carl Hazeley, Joanne Dewar, and Valentina Kristensen.
2/24/20201 hour, 13 seconds
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402. Interviews: Making cross-border payments seamless with GoCardless and TransferWise

In today's episode, we bring you an interview with Taavet Hinrikus, co-founder and chairman at TransferWise and Hiroki Takeuchi, CEO at GoCardless. In November 2019 it was announced that GoCardless and TransferWise would be joining forces to enable better cross-border global payments. In this episode of Fintech Insider Interviews, Jason Bates caught up with the pair to discuss payments, partnerships and future plans. Tune in for industry insights, a wealth of experience and much much more! This podcast is brought to you by Stake (https://hellostake.com/), the digital brokerage app bringing you unrivalled access to the US market. Invest in over 3,500 US stocks and ETFs, including game-changing companies like Google, Amazon and Tesla. Trading is instant, direct and commission-free, and with a fully digitised sign-up, you’ll be in the market in minutes. Visit hellostake.com or search ‘Stake Trade’ to seize the US market’s 31 trillion dollars-worth of opportunity today. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Hiroki Takeuchi and Taavet Hinrikus.
2/21/202025 minutes, 43 seconds
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401. News: N26 closes UK accounts, blaming Brexit

Your hosts Simon Taylor and Adam Davis are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Matt Collinge, Chief Technology Officer of Curve Alexandra Frean, Head of Corporate Affairs at Starling Bank Ali Paterson, Editor in Chief at Fintech Finance We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: N26 to close all UK accounts (01:44) Starling Bank nabs £60 million in additional funding (12:17) Revolut rolls out Open Banking feature (22:56) Visa to make biggest interchange adjustment in decades (29:40) Varo Money receives FDIC approval (35:00) Chinese investment in Silicon Valley slows (41:29) Credit Suisse boss removed after spying scandal (44:19) This podcast is brought to you by Stake, the digital brokerage app bringing you unrivalled access to the US market. Invest in over 3,500 US stocks and ETFs, including game-changing companies like Google, Amazon and Tesla. Trading is instant, direct and commission-free, and with a fully digitised sign-up, you’ll be in the market in minutes. Visit hellostake.com (https://hellostake.com/) or search ‘Stake Trade’ to seize the US market’s 31 trillion dollars-worth of opportunity today. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alexandra Frean, Ali Paterson, and Matt Collinge.
2/17/202049 minutes, 40 seconds
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400. Insights: Love and partnerships in fintech

Love is in the air at 11:FS HQ. In our 400th instalment of Fintech Insider, your hosts Leda Glyptis, David Brear, and Jason Bates get together to talk about their favourite industry partnerships. Whether that's big banks merging, fintech team-ups or collaborations between fintechs and incumbents, we spend this episode digging into the best relationships in this industry and our hosts' personal favourites. Plus, for the first time on Fintech Insider, we open up the phone lines and invite some guests to share their favourite partnerships too. Joining us over the airwaves are: Caroline Plumb - Founder & CEO at Fluidly Ali Paterson - Editor in Chief at Fintech Finance Dave Cunningham - Director of Business Development at Trūata We discuss Monzo and IFTTT, Barclays and Flux, Apple and Goldman Sachs and much much more. Did your favourite fintech partnership make our list? Tune in to find out! This podcast is brought to you by Stake, the digital brokerage app bringing you unrivalled access to the US market. Invest in over 3,500 US stocks and ETFs, including game-changing companies like Google, Amazon and Tesla. Trading is instant, direct and commission-free, and with a fully digitised sign-up, you’ll be in the market in minutes. Visit hellostake.com (https://hellostake.com/) or search ‘Stake Trade’ to seize the US market’s 31 trillion dollars-worth of opportunity today. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ali Paterson, Caroline Plumb, and Dave Cunningham.
2/14/202055 minutes, 6 seconds
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399. News: Will Goldman Sachs and Amazon conquer the SMB space?

Our expert hosts, Leda Glyptis and David Brear, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: David Rosa, Co-Founder at Neat Lois Ollerenshaw, Ventures at Nationwide Sam Lathey, Co-Founder and CEO of Bippit We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Goldman Sachs in talks with Amazon about small business loans (05:16) Worldline to buy Ingenico for $8.6 billion (13:09) Revolut moves European payments to Ireland and Lithuanian (20:10) Remitly starts US banking service aimed at immigrants (33:44) Australian fintechs split on screen scraping ban (43:05) Texas Capital Bank reveals account that pays air miles (54:17) Trader suspended for allegedly stealing sandwiches (56:54) FinovateSpring is happening in San Francisco on May 27th to 29th. Built around live, 7-minute demos of the latest fintech innovations, FinovateSpring is the West Coast’s premier fintech event. Network with more than 1200 senior-level attendees – with more than 50% from financial institutions - from the Midwest and Western United States, Latin America, APAC, Canada, Australia, and beyond. And gain insights from more than 120 expert speakers on the future of finance. For more information visit finovatespring.com, and don’t forget that the code 11FS will get you a 20% discount on your registration. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: David Rosa, Lois Ollerenshaw, and Sam Lathey.
2/10/20201 hour, 6 minutes, 11 seconds
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398. Insights: Will Brexit break UK fintech?

In today's Insights show, we reflect on the past 4 years of Brexit and discuss the future of fintech in post-Brexit Britain. This week's guests include: Emily Nicolle - Technology Editor at City AM James Hurley - Enterprise Editor at The Times Before diving into it, we revisit our very first episode of Fintech Insider. That show was a Brexit special, where David Brear, Jason Bates, Simon Taylor and Chris Skinner talked about their predictions for the implications of Brexit. Almost four years on, how do they hold up? Are fintechs fleeing the UK for greener pastures in the E.U.? Conversely, is Brexit attracting more fintech talent to the UK? Startup life is full of uncertainty and Brexit has been much the same. So, what can fintech companies do to protect themselves now that Brexit is upon us and how will the industry shift in the coming months and years? All this and much more on this week's Fintech Insider Insights show! FinovateSpring is happening in San Francisco on May 27th to 29th. Built around live, 7-minute demos of the latest fintech innovations, FinovateSpring is the West Coast’s premier fintech event. Network with more than 1200 senior-level attendees – with more than 50% from financial institutions - from the Midwest and Western United States, Latin America, APAC, Canada, Australia, and beyond. And gain insights from more than 120 expert speakers on the future of finance. For more information visit finovatespring.com, and don’t forget that the code 11FS will get you a 20% discount on your registration. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Emily Nicolle and James Hurley.
2/7/202039 minutes, 27 seconds
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397. News: Is N26 challenging the US banks?

Ross Gallagher and Adam Davis are in the hosting seat this week and are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Ian Fuller, CTO and Co-Founder of Freetrade Jonathan Lister Parsons, CTO at Pensionbee Roisin Levine, Head of Banks at Flux We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: N26 nabs 250,000 US customers in six months (02:53) FCA questions new overdraft rates (10:24) OakNorth brings former Chancellor onto advisory board (18:19) Community banks inject $9.5 million into Neocova (25:26) RBS CEO to fund women-led businesses (31:24) Goldman to deny IPOs to companies with non-diverse boards (37:20) New York City to ban cashless stores (42:59) This episode is brought to you by FinovateEurope in Berlin on 11th – 13th February. Built around live, 7-minute demos of the latest fintech innovations, FinovateEurope is the continent’s premier fintech event. Network with more than 1200 senior-level attendees – with more than 50% from financial institutions. And gain insights from 150 expert speakers, who will be sharing their insights on the future of finance. For more information visit finovateeurope.com (https://bit.ly/37KUhoU), and quote VIP Code 11FS for a 20% discount on your registration. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ian Fuller, Jonathan Lister Parsons, and Roisin Levine .
2/3/202050 minutes, 26 seconds
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396. Insights: Do consumers care about Open Banking?

In today's Insights show, Sarah Kocianski is joined by a fantastic panel of guests to discuss the past 2 years of Open Banking. This week's guests include: Shefali Roy - COO and CCO at Truelayer Olly Betts - CEO and Chief Product Officer at OpenWrks Simon Vans Colina - CTO at Fronted Kieran McHugh - Open Banking Lead at Monzo It's been two years since Open Banking first arrived in the UK and in today’s Insights show we discuss the past, present and future of Open Banking. Starting with the basics, we ask how far has Open Banking come and how is it continuing to grow in the UK? Our panel of guests are all already putting Open Banking to use, but are customers aware of it yet and are they embracing the possibilities? Third-party service providers certainly have been and are driving innovation in this sector, however the same cannot be said for incumbent banks. So, what can banks do to better take advantage of Open Banking, when will we see it being embraced in other parts of the world, and will 2020 be the year of Open Banking? All this and much more on this week's Fintech Insider Insights show! This episode is brought to you by FinovateEurope in Berlin on 11th – 13th February. Built around live, 7-minute demos of the latest fintech innovations, FinovateEurope is the continent’s premier fintech event. Network with more than 1200 senior-level attendees – with more than 50% from financial institutions. And gain insights from 150 expert speakers, who will be sharing their insights on the future of finance. For more information visit finovateeurope.com (https://bit.ly/37KUhoU), and quote VIP Code 11FS for a 20% discount on your registration. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Kieran McHugh, Olly Betts, Shefali Roy, and Simon Vans-Colina.
1/31/202052 minutes, 54 seconds
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395. News: Has Open Banking failed?

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Sarah Kocianski, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Megan Caywood - Managing Director, Barclays Zihao Xu - Investment Manager, Octopus Ventures Olivia Vinden - Head of Innovation UK, Alpha FMC We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Open Banking surpasses one million customers (04:17) Bo chief executive to step down (16:04) Revolut announces new savings account (27:15) UK SMEs chasing £50 billion in late payments (39:23) Ministers detail financial wellbeing plan (46:58) Tink raises an additional €90 million (53:46) BlackRock to shift away from fossil fuels (1:01:00) This episode is brought to you by FinovateEurope in Berlin on 11th – 13th February. Built around live, 7-minute demos of the latest fintech innovations, FinovateEurope is the continent’s premier fintech event. Network with more than 1200 senior-level attendees – with more than 50% from financial institutions. And gain insights from 150 expert speakers, who will be sharing their insights on the future of finance. For more information visit finovateeurope.com (https://bit.ly/37KUhoU), and quote VIP Code 11FS for a 20% discount on your registration. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Megan Caywood, Olivia Vinden, and Zihao Xu.
1/27/20201 hour, 15 minutes, 26 seconds
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394. Insights: The future of investing

In today's Insights show, Adam is joined by a fantastic panel of guests to discuss the future of retail investing. This week's guests include: Viktor Nebehaj - CMO & Co-Founder at Freetrade Joe Parkin - Head of Banks & Digital at Blackrock UK Adam French - Founder at Scalable Capital Following on from our last wealth show the conversation starts with the democratisation of investing: is it moral and is it for everyone? The investment landscape has changed dramatically over the years, and the group explores how disruptive products in this space has opened the doors to younger investors and allowed for social impact to become a greater factor in investment decisions. Newer investment platforms have been crucial to these changes but could incumbents catch up to the fintechs in the future? All this and much more on this week's Fintech Insider Insights show! This episode is brought to you by FinovateEurope in Berlin on 11th – 13th February. Built around live, 7-minute demos of the latest fintech innovations, FinovateEurope is the continent’s premier fintech event. Network with more than 1200 senior-level attendees – with more than 50% from financial institutions. And gain insights from 150 expert speakers, who will be sharing their insights on the future of finance. For more information visit finovateeurope.com (https://bit.ly/37KUhoU), and quote VIP Code 11FS for a 20% discount on your registration. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Adam French, Joe Parkin, and Viktor Nebehaj.
1/24/202051 minutes, 29 seconds
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393. News: Visa buys Plaid - the first megadeal of 2020

The podcast is back in the Big Apple with hosts Will White and Sam Maule! This week they are joined by some of fintech's finest to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Monica Murthy - Business Development at Alloy & Co-Founder at #HowSheWorks Sabrina Lamb - Founder & CEO at WorldofMoney, Founder & CEO at Wekeza Inc. Andres Garcia-Amaya, CEO at Zoe Financial We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Visa acquires Plaid for $5.3 billion (03:06) Banks announces fourth-quarter earnings (13:20) Amazon tells users to uninstall Honey (22:30) Goldman finally gets a Marcus app (27:18) Hong Kong’s first digital bank offers killer rate (34: 52) German savings fintech plans US launch (39:15) Challenger bank vies for the over 60 set (47:55) This episode is brought to you by FinovateEurope in Berlin on 11th – 13th February. Built around live, 7-minute demos of the latest fintech innovations, FinovateEurope is the continent’s premier fintech event. Network with more than 1200 senior-level attendees – with more than 50% from financial institutions. And gain insights from 150 expert speakers, who will be sharing their insights on the future of finance. For more information visit finovateeurope.com (https://bit.ly/37KUhoU), and quote VIP Code 11FS for a 20% discount on your registration. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Andres Garcia-Amaya, Monica Murthy, and Sabrina Lamb.
1/20/202058 minutes, 42 seconds
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392. Insights: VC Roundtable: What makes a good fintech investment?

In this week's insights show our host extraordinaire, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to discuss the future of fintech VC investment. Joining Simon to talk about one of the industry's hottest topics is: Nick Sando - Fintech Investor at Octopus Ventures Yann Ranchere - Partner at Anthemis Vinoth Jayakumar - Principal and Investment Director at Draper Esprit Simon starts from the very beginning: where did fintech come from? What made it so attractive to investors? And why does it continue to be so popular? The guys rattle through these basic questions before taking a deep dive into investment thesis, talent, new opportunities and the changing investment space. Our guests have a wealth of experience in this subject area and spend the episode dissecting where fintech VC investment has been in the past and where it's going in the future. This episode is brought to you by FinovateEurope in Berlin on 11th – 13th February. Built around live, 7-minute demos of the latest fintech innovations, FinovateEurope is the continent’s premier fintech event. Network with more than 1200 senior-level attendees – with more than 50% from financial institutions. And gain insights from 150 expert speakers, who will be sharing their insights on the future of finance. For more information visit finovateeurope.com (https://bit.ly/37KUhoU), and quote VIP Code 11FS for a 20% discount on your registration. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review. Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Nick Sando, Vinoth Jayakumar, and Yann Ranchere.
1/17/202050 minutes, 45 seconds
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391. News: Singapore's big tech banking battlefield

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Simon Taylor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Tram Anh Nguyen - Co-Founder of the Centre for Finance Technology and Entrepreneurship Shafali Gupta - VP Strategy & Ops at Fluidly Nathalie Oestmann - COO of Curve We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: The bids are in for Singapore’s digital banking licence (03:01) Banking errors open the new year (16:35) Hackers hold Travelex to ransom (27:11) UK regulators at work on digital data strategies (31:20) Monzo allegedly meeting with large investors to raise between £50 and £100 million in early 2020 (40:23) Australian Prudential Regulation Authority begins full investigation into Westpac over earlier child exploitation allegations (40:45) Citi starts recruitment drive to hire 2,500 coders from around the world (41:26) PayPal will acquire shopping rewards company Honey for £4 billion (42:20) Australia pauses Open Banking over security concerns (43:46) Tandem causes “Tandemonium” with £6 monthly fee (48:13) Influencers Bó it for the ‘Gram (57:50) This episode is brought to you by FinovateEurope in Berlin on 11th – 13th February. Built around live, 7-minute demos of the latest fintech innovations, FinovateEurope is the continent’s premier fintech event. Network with more than 1200 senior-level attendees – with more than 50% from financial institutions. And gain insights from 150 expert speakers, who will be sharing their insights on the future of finance. For more information visit finovateeurope.com (https://bit.ly/37KUhoU), and quote VIP Code 11FS for a 20% discount on your registration. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Nathalie Oestmann, Shafali Gupta, and Tram Anh Nguyen.
1/13/20201 hour, 5 minutes, 58 seconds
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390. Interviews: Marta Krupinska, Head of Google for Startups UK

Our expert host Sarah Kocianski is at Fintech Connect 2019 where she is joined by Marta Krupinska, Head of Google for Startups UK. Together they talk about how Google for Startups came about, what role it plays in the industry and what opportunities a company like this can offer to marginalised fintech founders! This episode is brought to you by FinovateEurope in Berlin on 11th – 13th February. Built around live, 7-minute demos of the latest fintech innovations, FinovateEurope is the continent’s premier fintech event. Network with more than 1200 senior-level attendees – with more than 50% from financial institutions. And gain insights from 150 expert speakers, who will be sharing their insights on the future of finance. For more information visit finovateeurope.com (https://bit.ly/37KUhoU), and quote VIP Code 11FS for a 20% discount on your registration. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guest: Marta Krupinska.
1/10/202022 minutes, 39 seconds
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389. Interviews: Kosta Peric, Financial Services for the Poor, Gates Foundation

In today's episode, we bring you an interview with Kosta Peric, Deputy Director of Financial Services for the Poor at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Laura Watkins caught up with Kosta at Fintech Connect 2019 and the pair discuss the foundation, its open-source banking code project, and the growth of fintech to help underserved communities. Tune in for industry insights, a wealth of experience and much much more! Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guest: Kosta Peric.
1/6/202037 minutes, 10 seconds
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388. 2020 Predictions

In this Fintech Insider show Sarah Kocianski and Adam Davis are joined by some returning guests to look into their crystal balls and discuss their fintech predictions for the new year. Joining Adam and Sarah are: Melanie Palmer - Chief Marketing Officer at Nucoro Ed Maslaveckas - Chief Executive Officer at Bud Simon Vans-Colina - Co-founder at Fronted Will challenger banks become a present threat? Will open banking become the default? And will we see the widgetization of financial services? No one knows for certain, but there's all this and so much more on this week's episode of Fintech Insider! Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ed Maslaveckas, Mel Palmer, and Simon Vans-Colina.
1/3/202057 minutes
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387. Happy Holidays from 11:FS!

Season's greetings from 11:FS! As it's the most wonderful time of the year, David takes a few minutes to look back at all we've achieved in 2019. It's been quite a busy year! We've chatted to some of the biggest names in fintech, including will.i.am for the second time, we've done four After Dark shows as well as other live shows all around the world, and we’ve continued to have fantastic guests on the show week on week to dissect the latest news from across the industry. 11:FS has gone from strength to strength and we would like to thank every listener for supporting and contributing to our content this year. From everyone here at HQ, have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link so sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]!
12/30/20194 minutes, 57 seconds
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386. Bloopers 2019

Happy holidays and season's greetings from 11:FS! To give you one last laugh before the end of the year we've rummaged through the archives to bring you a collection of stumbles, fumbles and absurdly mispronounced names from all the recordings this year. Thanks to all our guests who have contributed to the shows over the past year, and thank you for listening! Enjoy! Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link so sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]!
12/27/20195 minutes, 51 seconds
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385. News: Does anyone trust banks anymore?

In the last Fintech Insider News show of the year expert hosts, David Brear and Simon Taylor, are joined by a panel of awesome guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. Making his Fintech Insider debut: Bradley Riss - Chief Commercial Officer at Checkout.com. And we also have some familiar faces returning to the show: Tom Blomfield - Cheif Executive Officer at Monzo Louise Hill - Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer at gohenry We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: RBS to pay £40m penalty for foreign exchange rigging (02:44) WeLab raises $156 million ahead of virtual bank launch (11:01) OakNorth sees first loan default (19:23) Incumbents and challengers hike overdraft rates (25:34) Venmo and PNC feud over glitch (34:06) Volt’s onboarding process begins (38:17) Three more payday lenders fold (46:50) Mastercard launches mobile gift card (57:12) Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Bradley Riss, Louise Hill, and Tom Blomfield.
12/23/20191 hour, 3 minutes, 21 seconds
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384. Insights: The top fintech stories of 2019

Joined by returning guests, David Brear and Simon Taylor are on hosting duties for this week's insights show. As 2019 draws to a close, the panel takes a look back at the most memorable and intriguing fintech stories from the past 12 months. This week's guests include: Valentina Kristensen - Director of Growth & Communications at OakNorth Ali Patersen - Editor in Chief at Fntech Finance Emily Nicolle - Technology Editor at City AM It was no easy feat narrowing down an entire year of fintech news, however, we revisited the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: That time RBS hid Natwest data breach from their customers (03:38) The RBS remedies fund (12:02) That time TFL and fintech went very very wrong (21:32) A busy year for Monzo (28:40) Honourable mentions that didn't quite make the cut (37:58) Bank of England finally welcomes fintechs (40:10) The 10 biggest US mergers and acquisitions in 2019 (43:17) K-Swiss' CEO sneakers (50:06) Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ali Paterson, Emily Nicolle, and Valentina Kristensen.
12/20/201955 minutes, 42 seconds
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383. News: No one can acquire Chime

This week David Brear is back in the Big Apple and is hosting today's Fintech Insider news show alongside Will White. Our expert hosts are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Lindsay Davis - Senior Intelligence Analyst at CB Insights Arno Castanet - Director of Solution Marketing, Americas at Finastra Jon Zanoff - Managing Director at TechStars We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Chime quadruples valuation in less than a year (03:30) Robinhood tops 10 million accounts (15:48) Goldman to bring wealth management to the masses (31:32) Paul A Volcker, Former Fed Chairman, Dies at 92 (37:57) SoFi founder raises $100 million for new company (40:40) Andreessen-backed fintech’s ‘abusive’ boss sued for gender bias (49:50) One-digit sort code error costs Cambridge man his inheritance (59:27) Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Arno Castanet, Jon Zanoff, and Lindsay Davis .
12/16/20191 hour, 8 minutes, 49 seconds
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382. Interviews: Des McDaid, UK MD, Marcus by Goldman Sachs

In today's episode, we bring you an interview with Des McDaid, UK MD at Marcus by Goldman Sachs. Sarah Kocianski caught up with Des at Fintech Connect 2019 and the pair discuss Marcus' first year in the UK, its newest product offerings and the future of the Goldman Sachs online bank. Tune in for industry insights, a wealth of experience and much much more! Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guest: Des McDaid.
12/13/201919 minutes, 39 seconds
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381. News: Zopa funding drama

Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Adam Davis, are joined by some new and returning guests to talk about the latest goings-on in the world of fintech, financial services and banking. This week's guests include: Andrew Bud - Founder and CEO, iProov Livia Benisty - Global Head of Business AML at Banking Circle Jamie Campbell - CEO of Fronted Together, they cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Natwest and RBS suffer outages on Black Friday (04:37) Goldman taps the brakes on Marcus expansion in the UK (10:55) Zopa secures last-minute licence renewal (15:45) First Direct tops the charts twice in a week (24:26) Apple Pay speeds up payments on the tube (35:20) Monzo announce their US CEO (40:40) Roger Federer coins make a mint (46:30) Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Andrew Bud, Jamie Campbell, and Livia Benisty.
12/9/201952 minutes, 57 seconds
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380. After Dark: A Fintech Christmas Carol

For our winter instalment of After Dark, we took over Revolut HQ to bring you 'A Fintech Christmas Carol' - an exploration of the past, present and future of financial services. Getting us into the spirit of giving, we were first joined by Lauren Murray, Humanitarian Child Protection Advisor from Save the Children who are working to repair 11 schools that were destroyed by a devastating cyclone in Mozambique. Kicking off the fintech fun, David Brear took to the stage as our narrator for the evening and was joined by a panel of three scrooges : Richard Davies - COO at Revolut Scott Abrahams - SVP of Business Development & Fintech at MasterCard Megan Caywood - Head of Digital Strategy at Barclays Joining them on stage and taking up hosting duties, David and guests were also visited by Simon Taylor, the Ghost of Christmas Past (04:53), Sarah Kocianski, the Ghost of Christmas Present (20:30), and Jason Bates, the Ghost of Christmas Future (36:25) and together they took a festive journey through the landscape of financial services. All this and so much more on today's very special After Dark episode of Fintech Insider! Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Megan Caywood, Richard Davies, and Scott Abrahams.
12/6/20191 hour
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379. News: Is Goldman Sachs going mass market?

Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and David Brear are joined by some returning guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Olly Betts - Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at OpenWrks Aman Kohli - Chief Technology Officer Banking and Capital Markets, DXC Technology Isabel Woodford - Fintech Journalist, Sifted Together, they cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Plaid expands further across Europe (02:24) - and we also hear from Plaid's Head of UK, Keith Grose, to tell us more. Goldman Sachs may be acquiring E-Trade or merging with US Bank (12:29) Westpac chief quits amid money laundering scandal (21:36) India’s Paytm raises $1 billion (30:40) Nationwide opens API sandbox for mortgage industry (37:28) Revolut launches GBP direct debits (44:17) Brazilian fintech says it’s the world’s first LGBT+ bank (50:26) RBS’s Bo moo-ves into the market (54:11) Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Aman Kohli , Isabel Woodford, Keith Grose, and Olly Betts.
12/2/20191 hour, 3 minutes, 45 seconds
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378. Interviews: Robinhood Snacks - Investment content simplified

Sam Maule is hosting today's Fintech Insider Interviews all the way from New York City! In this episode, Sam is joined by MarketSnacks co-founders Jack Kramer and Nick Martell, now Managing Editors of News and hosts of the rebranded Robinhood Snacks podcast and newsletter. Together they talk about how the brand came about, the power of podcasts with millennials and the ethics of democratising our financial systems. We're also given an insight into Jack and Nick's backgrounds, their take on emerging fintech markets in Latin America, and what the future holds for Robinhood Snacks. All this and much much more on today's Fintech Insider Interviews! Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Jack Kramer and Nick Martell.
11/29/201946 minutes, 57 seconds
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377. News: Fintechs for sale!

Sam Maule and Will White are hosting this week's news show in New York and, as always, they're joined by some great guests. To talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week, today's guests are: Phillip Rosen - CEO at Even Financial Ramona Ortega - Founder and CEO at My Money, My Future Charley Ma - NYC Growth Manager at Plaid We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Paypal acquires coupon browser Honey for $4 billion (02:50) Digital bank Chime will quadruple its revenue In 2019 (06:12) HSBC USA offers Real-Time Payments network to business clients (16:20) 88% of companies unprepared for California consumer privacy regulations (22:36) Elavon to acquire Sage Pay gateway (32:11) Alipay aims to serve 10 million European SMEs by 2024 (39:42) “Bark-lays” invites stressed students to puppy session (43:15) Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Charley Ma , Phillip Rosen , and Ramona Ortega.
11/25/201952 minutes, 51 seconds
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376. Insights: The future of New York fintech

Recorded live from the Big Apple, our expert hosts, David Brear and Sam Maule, are joined by some fantastic guests at our After Dark event in New York to talk about all things fintech and banking in the US. For this After Dark show, David and Sam were joined by: Melissa Stevens - Chief Digital Officer Fifth Third Bank Angela Galardi Ceresnie - CEO of Climb Credit Chris Maddern - Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Button In our pun-filled show, we kick things off by discussing some of the biggest apples in the Big Apple. We dive into Marcus by Goldman Sachs, Silicon Valley's expansion into New York, Apple Pay, and much much more. (03:55) Next up, it's all about new skins and legacy cores. What are American fintechs’ secret sauce? What is their advantage over big banks, even if they’re not licensed? And, are fintech players even making a dent? (27:18) To round things off, we look towards the future - forbidden fruit and the next big apple. We discuss OCC being denied fintech charters, faster payments being pushed back, and the next big New York fintech story. (34:46) All this and so much more on today's show. Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Angela Galardi Ceresnie, Chris Maddern, and Melissa Stevens.
11/22/201949 minutes, 2 seconds
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375. News: Everything is fintech!

Our expert hosts, Sarah Kocianski and Simon Taylor, are back to bring you up to speed with the fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. Joining them to discuss the latest headlines and most recent developments are some great guests including: Will Carmichael - CEO of Rooster Money Smriti Vicari - Executive Director of Fintech and Strategic Partnerships at Visa Europe Roisin Levine - Head of Banks at Flux This week we cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Google to offer checking accounts in partnership with banks starting next year (01:50) Facebook launches Facebook Pay (08:19) Apple Card tweets lead to Goldman gender discrimination probe (14:33) HSBC and RBS set to launch new digital banking platforms (20:42) Starling tops one million accounts (28:49) Australian neobank 86 400 rolls out digital mortgage offering (35:13) Nationwide customers will see overdraft interest more than double to almost 40% (39:50) Harrods limits Christmas grotto to £2,000-plus spenders (46:24) Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Roisin Levine , Smriti Vicari, and Will Carmichael.
11/18/201952 minutes, 7 seconds
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374. Insights: The importance of cashflow for SMEs - Live at Xerocon

On this week's combined news and insights show, David Brear hosts a live panel at Xerocon London 2019! On the first part of the show, David is joined by a couple of special guests to discuss some of the announcements that were made at Xerocon: Xero Pay partners with Transferwise for bill and reconciliation payments (03:32) * Craig Walker - Co-founder and Executive GM of Payments & Billing Solutions at Xero * Nilan Peiris - Vice President of Growth at TransferWise Iwoca and Xero working together to improve SME lending solutions (08: 52) * Ben Johnson - Payments & Lending Partnerships Lead at Xero * Lara Gilman - Chief Product Officer at iwoca Later in the show, things get heated at the F'in Debate where 4 teams go head-to-head to debate which is the most valuable or impactful aspect of cashflow to SMEs! (15:13) Divided into their debate teams, our special guests include: Team Spending: * Carlo Gualandri - CEO of Soldo * Frankie Kay - Director of Farnell Clarke Team Payments: * Pranav Sood - Vice President & General Manager of International Expansion at GoCardless * Jonathan Bareham - Director and co-founder of Raedan Team Lending: * Anil Stocker - CEO of MarketFinance * Lauren Harvey - Founding Director of Full Stop Team Forecasting: * Hannah Dawson - CEO and Founder of FUTRLI * Nikki Adams - Director of Ad Valorem Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Anil Stocker, Ben Johnson , Carlo Gualandri, Craig Walker, Frankie Kay, Hannah Dawson, Jonathan Bareham, Lara Gilman , Lauren Harvey, Nikki Adams, Nilan Peiris , and Pranav Sood.
11/15/201950 minutes, 35 seconds
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373. News: Robinhood's 'free money' glitch

Our expert hosts, Leda Glyptis and Adam Davis are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Jasper Martens - CMO at PensionBee Francesca Carlesi - Co-founder and CEO at Molo Finance Ryan Edwards-Pritchard - Fintech nomad and friend of the show We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: MPs urge refunds for victims of bank transfer fraud (01:51) Robinhood traders find “infinite leverage” glitch (10:51) Freetrade closes $15M in Series A funding (16:24) Digital banks grow as fintech funding slows (23:18) Westpac announces banking-as-a-service platform (32:22) Goldman Sachs leads $50M round for credit card platform (40:35) M&S teams with Clearpay on “buy now, pay later” option (49:58) The London Mint will give out historic threepence pieces for free (56:35) Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Adam Davis, Francesca Carlesi, Jasper Martens, and Ryan Edwards-Pritchard.
11/11/20191 hour, 3 minutes, 59 seconds
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372. Interviews: Lee Wetherington & Ben Metz, Jack Henry and Associates

Sam Maule is hosting this episode, all the way from San Diego! In this interview episode he is joined by Lee Wetherington, Director of Strategic Insight and Ben Metz, senior Managing Director at Jack Henry & Associates! Together they talk about how Bano came about and what Jack Henry actually is, a game Sam refers to as Jack - who? We are also given an introduction to what a community bank is, why the US banking system is unique in its way of operating and why the US banking system is 10 years behind the rest of the world. All this, and much much more on today's Fintech Insider Interviews! Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ben Metz and Lee Wetherington.
11/8/201948 minutes, 10 seconds
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371. News: Monzo responds to BBC expose

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Tom Blomfield - CEO of Monzo Edoardo Volta - VP, Head of Fintechs at Mastercard James Butland - VP Global Banking at Airwallex We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Monzo have their say following the BBC’s highlight critical Watchdog attack (02:20) Fintech’s fast pass to traditional banking is now cut off (27:11) Banks Must Act Now or Risk Becoming a ‘Footnote’: McKinsey (41:54) Uber pushes into payments with Uber Money (50:23) Square launched stock trading on its popular Cash App (58:25) And finally - Alexa can pay your bills (01:07:10) Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Edoardo Volta, James Butland, Kate Moody, and Tom Blomfield.
11/4/20191 hour, 13 minutes, 9 seconds
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370. Interviews: Bill Winters, Group Chief Executive at Standard Chartered

Jason Bates brings you this incredible interview with Bill Winters, Group Chief Executive at Standard Chartered, straight from SIBOS 2019! In this interview we find out more about Standard Chartered, how to be a disruptor in new markets, the importance of company culture and where the areas for innovation are in this industry. Tune in for industry insights, a wealth of experience and much much more. Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guest: Bill Winters.
11/1/201921 minutes, 8 seconds
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369. News: Startups growing up

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Sarah Kocianski, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Diana Parades - CEO and founder, Suade Labs Daniel Hegarty - CEO and Founder, Habito Oliver Smith - Editor at AltFi We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Revolut to launch in the U.S. by year-end with Mastercard deal (03:26) Santander Rolls Out US Digital Deposits To Rival Goldman (10:24) PayPal is launching a Venmo credit card to help monetize the payment app (15:27) AmEx joins the corporate card for startups world (28:56) Fintech API builder Galileo to go global on $77 million capital injection (36:19) CYBG to relaunch as Virgin Money (47:30) Denizen shuts up shop (54:29) Women At EY Instructed On How To Dress and Act Nicely Around Men (1:00:20) Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Daniel Hegarty, Diana Paredes, and Oliver Smith.
10/28/20191 hour, 16 minutes, 58 seconds
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368. News: 2008 throwback special

Our expert hosts, David Brear, Jason Bates and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the week of the financial crisis in 2008! This week's guests include: Caroline Plumb - CEO Fluidly Nick Ogden, most recently - and excitingly - Founder RTGS We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space from 2008: Lehman Brothers File for Bankruptcy (03:23) Bush Wants Bailout for Banks (08:15) The UK Nationalises Bradford & Bingley… to sell them to Santander (19:58) Stocks Take Record Tumble, Down 777 points (27:27) Bernard Madoff Arrested over alleged $50 billion fraud (36:12) Sale of PPI with Loans ‘To be banned’ (41:04) Man’s ‘Pants’ password is changed (48:10) Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Caroline Plumb and Nick Ogden.
10/25/201951 minutes, 1 second
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367. News: The holy grail of the unbanked

Our expert hosts, Sarah Kocianski and Adam Davies, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Josh Bottomley - Global Head of Digital at HSBC - welcome to the show! David McHenry - Head of Global Treasury & Payments Advisory - EMEA - Silicon Valley Bank - thanks for joining us! Mark Walker Co-Founder and COO of The Fintech Power 50 - great to have you with us! We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Pension cash could bankroll start-ups (01:56) HSBC plans First Direct relaunch to compete with digital rivals (08:45) Robinhood makes second attempt at launching a high-yield account similar to banks (16:04) The UK just unveiled a $23,000 payment card made from solid gold (24:41) Revolut in bid for $1.5 billion debt and equity round (30:02) Nubank now has 15M customers (37:03) True Balance continues its Indian takeover following a funding round (42:42) Man loses wallet and the person who found it notified him via a series of bank transfer references (48:25) Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guest: Adam Davis.
10/21/201954 minutes, 10 seconds
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366. Insights: The Future of UK Fintech

On this weeks insights show, David Brear is hosting a live panel at the premiere of 11:Years, our documentary about the rise of UK fintech! Our fantastic panel consists of: Eric Van der Kleij - CEO and founder of Frontier network as well as the founder of Tech City UK (now Tech Nation) and Level 39 Ashok Vaswani - Global Head of Consumer Banking & Payments, Barclays - former APAC CEO at Citi Bank among other things Anne Boden - CEO and Founder of Starling Bank, former COO of AIB Nick Ogden - Founder of the brand new of RTGS.Global, founder of ClearBank and Worldpay and the father of e-commerce among many others! This live panel covers the following topics: The key take aways from the film Why London such a successful fintech ecosystem? How has the landscape changed with having new competitors? How can regulation enable development? How can the UK maintain its leading position? How can the UK help accelerate ecosystem around the world? Will the next 11 years move the dial for FiServ as much as the last 11? Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Anne Boden, Ashok Vaswani, Eric Van der Kleij, and Nick Ogden.
10/18/201934 minutes, 52 seconds
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365. News: Free money!

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Will White, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Nicolas Kopp - US CEO, N26 Asya Bradley - VP Partnerships, Socure Collin Galster - Head of Business Development at Nova Credit We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Samsung Pay launches US international money transfers (04:24) Credit Karma moves into savings (07:37) Brex’s launches its Cash management account (17:06) OakNorth appoint ex Google exec as their platform business CEO (27:42) NatWest trials UK's 'first' biometric credit card (37:54) HSBC to axe up to 10,000 jobs in cost-cutting drive (41:13) Stocks and Scares: Financial jargon brings Brits out in a sweat (48:19) Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Asya Bradley, Collin Galster, and Nicolas Kopp.
10/14/20191 hour, 2 minutes, 7 seconds
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364. Interviews: SIBOS 2019 Industry leader special

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Simon Taylor bring you two fantastic interviews from SIBOS 2019 in London. This week we bring you insights from two industry leaders and on this episode they bring you industry knowledge, a wealth of experience and what the future might look like for our industry. This week you will hear from: Paul Stoddart, President of new payments platforms at MasterCard Soren Mortensen, Director of global financial markets at IBM Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Paul Stoddart and Soren Mortensen.
10/11/201950 minutes, 24 seconds
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363. News: Banking isn’t a side hustle

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Leda Glyptis, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: John Erik Setsaas, VP of Identity and Innovation at Signicat Kathryn Harris, Product and Design Lead, Lloyds Banking Group Daniel Lowther, Head of Fintech at CCGroup We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: TransferWise signs US partners for trans-Atlantic expansion (03:40) Revolut reveals new agreement with Visa to help push their global expansion (14:36) Monzo’s salary sorter (25:42) Sainsbury’s becomes the latest British supermarket to pull out of the mortgage market (32:33) PayPal gets Chinese payments license (39:48) Marijuana Banking Bill Passes House in Historic Vote (43:41) Louis Theroux grants permission to man who wants to use his face on bank card (49:54) Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Daniel Lowther and Kathryn Harris.
10/7/201955 minutes, 23 seconds
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362. Interviews: International deep tech special

Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Leda Glyptis are at SIBOS 2019 where they get to sit down with some successful international companies focussing on deep tech and infrastructure. This week's guests include: Anna Brailsford, CEO of Code: First Girls Bharat Bhusan, CTO Banking and Financial Markets, IBM Jacqueline Keogh, SVP at Western Union Nikhil Kumar, Co-founder of Setu Tune in to hear industry insights, the current state of the international fintech market and the best career advice that our guests have ever recieved. All this and much more on today's Fintech Insider Interviews. Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Anna Brailsford, Bharat Bhushan, Jaqueline Keogh, and Nikhil Kumar.
10/4/201959 minutes, 17 seconds
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361. News: Listen to your customers!

Our expert hosts, Leda Glyptis and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests at SIBOS 2019 in the Excel, London, to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Niall Cameron - Global Head of Corporate and Institutional Digital at HSBC Ali Paterson - Editor in Chief at Fintech Finance Chris Truce - Head of Fintech at Saxo Bank We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: SWIFT discuss the adoption of gpi and impact on global payments (01:21) RBS appoints Alison Rose as chief executive (12:07) Monzo replaces entire Monzo Plus team and refunds customers after admitting premium service “didn’t go according to plan” (21:04) Starling opens online banking option for business customers (29:55) Alibaba acquires a third of Ant Financial (38:47) American Express taps Open Banking for account-to-account payments (42:11) Over a third of UK bank branches closed in past five years (49:27) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ali Paterson, Chris Truce, and Niall Cameron.
9/30/201959 minutes, 32 seconds
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360. Interviews: SIBOS 2019 London fintech special

On this episode of Fintech Insider interviews we bring you a series of interviews with some of the most interesting players on the fintech scene, straight from SIBOS in London. They bring you insights, a wealth of industry experience and share the best career advice they have ever been given! This week's guests include: Andrew Bud - Founder and CEO of iProov Simon Cureton - Commercial Director at Funding Options Todd Latham - CMO and Head of product at Currencycloud Simon Winchester - VP Sales at Jumio We also have a very special announcement for you, from OakNorth and Shieldpay that was given on the first day of SIBOS! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Andrew Bud, Simon Cureton, Simon Winchester, and Todd Latham.
9/27/20191 hour, 13 minutes, 25 seconds
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Bonus: Top 25 startups in the UK!

On this bonus episode, David Brear is joined by Megan Caywood, Head of Digital Strategy at Barclays, to talk about a recent list made by LinkedIn - the top 25 startups in the UK! They cover the following: What companies made it to the list? How many startup have been founded in the last year? What were the qualifications to make it to the list? Notable inclusions and exclusions If Megan were to create the same list - what would it look like? Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guest: Megan Caywood.
9/25/201931 minutes, 43 seconds
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359. News: Cardmageddon

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Sarah Kocianski are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Keith Grose - Head of UK at Plaid Audrey Tinline - Senior Broadcast Journalist at BBC World Service Radio Imran Gulamhuseinwala - Open Banking Implementation Trustee We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: SCA is here - but also pushed back to March 2021 - what is going on? (02:08) GoCardless launches US debit payments solution and opens San Francisco office (20:32) British fintech start-up backed by Goldman Sachs axes 20pc of staff (35:52) Visa and Mastercard join Plaid financing (41:43) Students taking out payday loans 'to pay for gym memberships and avocados' (48:19) Gartner Hype Cycle 2019 (55:22) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Audrey Tinline, Imran Gulamhuseinwala, and Keith Grose.
9/23/20191 hour, 51 seconds
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358. Insights: Financial Crime - The weakest link

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Will White are joined by some great guests to talk about financial crime. What is it, how does it manifest itself and how can we work to solve it? Our guests are as following: Francesca Hopwood-Road, Head of RegTech and Advanced Analytics at the FCA Simon McDougall, Executive Director, Technology Policy and Innovation at the ICO Nas Ahmed - General Counsel & Head of Risk in Exec at 11:FS We cover the following topics: Importance of getting it right Current state of play Use of technology & Getting everyone onboard Is this an area where the UK could lead the world if we get it right? What could the future look like? Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Francesca Hopwood Road and Simon McDougall.
9/20/201949 minutes, 39 seconds
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357. News: The financial sector’s meltdown

Our expert hosts, Jason Bates and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Ali Niknam, CEO of Bunq Kirsty Grant, Chief Investment Officer at Seedrs Jonas Bøgh Larsen, Co-founder and CEO of Pento We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Banks surprised by PPI deadline surge (03:00) Big US sustainable funds fail to support ESG shareholder proposals (14:21) Jack Ma steps down from his $460 billion Alibaba empire after 20 years (23:47) Stripe introduces Stripe Corporate Card and activates payouts to 45 countries (34:19) N26 Launches In Switzerland But Without CHF Support (40:09) Xinja Bank gains banking licence; rolls out first accounts (46:53) A bank mistakenly put $120,000 into a couple's account. They spent it! (53:47) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ali Niknam, Jonas Bøgh Larsen, and Kirsty Grant.
9/16/201958 minutes, 5 seconds
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356. Interviews: Erik Qualman, author of Socialnomics

Our expert host, Sam Maule, is joined by some Erik Qualman, motivational speaker and best selling author for todays Fintech Insider Interview! Erik's best selling book Socialnomics Regulation in the financial industries Being the second most liked author after J.K. Rowling The importance of understanding of shared blame Transforming technology Outside in VS Inside Out All this, and much more on today's Fintech Insider Interview! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guest: Erik Qualman.
9/13/201931 minutes, 51 seconds
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355. News: Google knows best

Our expert hosts, Sarah Kocianski and David Brear, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Joe Cross - Global Marketing & PR at TransferWise Rona Ruthen - Customer Operations Director at Monzo Bank Wincie Wong - Head of Rose Review Implementation, at RBS We also hear from Monese CEO Norris Koppel and Nick Harris, UK Partnerships Lead for Square! We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Digital banks on track to treble customers next year (04:40) Singapore to accept first digital bank applications (11:35) Lenders accuse Google of overstepping mark with ban on payday loan apps (19:25) Lloyds buys Tesco Bank’s mortgage book in £3.8bn deal (30:26) TSB and Square announce payments partnership (36:40) European banking app Monese partners with deposits marketplace Raisin (46:36) Linkedin Top 25 Startups (53:04) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Joe Cross, Nicholas Harris, Norris Koppel, Rona Ruthen, and Wincie Wong.
9/9/201956 minutes, 50 seconds
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354. Interviews: Boe Hartman, CTO Marcus by Goldman Sachs

On this episode of Fintech Insider Interviews, Sam Maule is in New York, in the Goldman Sachs offices, joined by Boe Hartman CTO and Partner at Marcus. Boe's role at Marcus and a very special announcement about his future role at Goldman Sachs The origin story and development of Marcus over the last 4 years Marcus' success to date both in the US and the UK The story behind the name "Marcus" for the brand All this and much more in today's interview! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guest: Boe Hartman.
9/4/201932 minutes, 25 seconds
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353. News: Fintechs buying fintechs

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Sarah Kocianski, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Ben Chisell - Director of Digital product at OakNorth Husayn Kassai - CEO and Co-Founder at Onfido Bailey Kursar - CEO and Co-Founder of Toucan We also hear from US CEO of N26, Nicolas Kopp about their recent US launch We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: N26 moves out of beta and goes nationwide across the US (03:11) Numbrs joins the fintech unicorn club (09:25) Revolut’s new hires (16:45) Deutsche bank fined 16 million dollars over US corruption charges (23:51) Meeting of two marketplaces: Raisin acquires fairr A woman's bank sent her safe house address to her abusive ex India’s CRED raises $120M to help people improve their financial behavior K-Swiss just dropped a new line of sneakers - specifically designed for CEOs! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Bailey Kursar, Ben Chisell, Husayn Kassai, Nicholas Kopp, and Nicolas Kopp.
9/2/20191 hour, 17 seconds
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352. Insights: The future of cross-border payments

Our expert hosts, Leda Glyptis and Simon Taylor, are joined by some great guests on this insights show to take a deep dive in to the future of the payments industry and where we are going to see innovation coming from in this space! Our panel of guests include: Harry Newman - Head of Banking at SWIFT Andy Smith - CTO of Clearbank Nadya Hijazi - Head of GLCM Digital, HSBC On this insights episode, we cover the following topics What is correspondent banking? What is SWIFT and how is it shaping the future of the industry? How is technology changing a traditionally static industry? What will the universal adoption of gpi means for creating new opportunities for innovation? Is the future going to be DLT based? Where is the cross-border payments industry going next? All this, and much more on today's insights show. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Andrew Smith, Harry Newman, and Nadya Hijazi.
8/30/201959 minutes, 38 seconds
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351. News: Keep calm and carry on investing

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Will White, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Emily Nicolle, Technology Editor at CityAM Marko Wenthin, CEO at Penta Olivia Vinden, Director at Alpha FMC We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Apple Card Launches For Everyone. Now Credit Is As Private As Cash (02:11) Global fintech investment falls sharply (15:53) NatWest hid a data breach from customers (24:15) Credit Karma glitch exposed users to other people’s accounts (30:05) TransferWise’s debit card launches in APAC (41:53) Monzo customers to receive salaries a day early under new feature from app-only bank (49:50) J-Lo & A-Rod Are Investing in Acorns (1:00:17) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Emily Nicolle, Marko Wenthin, and Olivia Vinden.
8/26/20191 hour, 14 minutes, 38 seconds
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350. Insights: The RBS remedies fund

On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, David Brear and Sarah Kocianski are joined by four guests, who all just happen to be winners of the RBS remedies fund! Our guests include: Andrew Smith - Chief technology officer at Clearbank - Pool A Alex Cardona - Co-Founder at Codat - Pool D Rob Angus, Chief Proposition & Finance Officer, Nationwide For Business - Pool B Simon Brown - Head of Business Banking at Atom Bank - Pool C On this insights episode we take a detailed look at the RBS remedies fund. We go through the following: What is the RBS remedies fund and what lead to it? Who are the winners of each pool? What was the road to winning like? What does the RBS remedies fund mean to the SME sector? What does the future of SME banking in the UK look like? All this and so much more on todays Fintech Insider Insights. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alex Cardona, Andrew Smith, Rob Angus, and Simon Brown.
8/23/201956 minutes, 13 seconds
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349. News: Get rich quick!

Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Sarah Kocianski, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Stephen Lemon - Cofounder and VP at CurrencyCloud Carl Hazeley - VP at Finimize Caroline Plumb - CEO of Fluidly We also hear from Sam Maule, 11:FS MP and Wander Rutgers, President of Robinhood International! We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Remedies Pool C winners are announced (1:44) Goldman Sachs dips into subprime lending with Apple Card (11:52) Robinhood gains authorisation to open in the UK (21:45) Central Bank of Ireland to skip deadline for SCA rules (28:30) Venmo launches instant transfers to bank accounts (33:40) WeChat Pay and Alipay partner QFPay raises $20 million to develop new digital payment solutions (41:19) Hey Google, lend me a tenner? NatWest trials voice banking (48:45) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Carl Hazeley, Caroline Plumb, Sam Maule, Stephen Lemon, and Wander Rutgers.
8/19/201959 minutes, 30 seconds
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348. Interviews: Nick Ogden, Founder of ClearBank and WorldPay

On this episode of Fintech Insider Interviews, David Brear is joined by fintech "founding father" Nick Ogden to talk about a variety of topics, including: Nick's background and who he is today The businesses he's founded and run including WorldPay Why he set up ClearBank Where he sees the fintech industry in 5 years What drew him into joining Funding Options as a Non Exec Chairman The most important things he's learnt during his career All of that and so much more on todays episode of Fintech Insider! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guest: Nick Ogden.
8/16/201945 minutes, 43 seconds
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347. News: Illegal fintech loansharks?

Our expert hosts, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Richard Davies, COO at Revolut Simon Dix, CEO and founder of DX Compliance Solutions Joy MacKnight, Managing Editor at The Banker We also hear from Marko Wenthin, CEO at Penta, Brandon Chung, 11:FS JTBD Consultant, and Sam Maule, 11:FS Americas MD We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: America to get real-time payments by 2024 (2:12) Klarna’s multi-billion dollar valuation to help them hit Australia (12:36) Hongkongers are reaping the benefits of virtual banks even before their launch (20:37) Penta’s latest funding round (27:36) HSBC Cuts 4,000 Jobs, starting with the CEO (38:17) Australia passes consumer data rights legislation (47:58) 20-Year Mortgages Hit Zero for the First Time in History (53:55) Indonesia Has Shut Down 826 Fintech Startups This Year Alone (58:31) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Brandon Chung, Joy Macknight, Marko Wenthin, Richard Davies, Sam Maule, and Simon Dix.
8/12/20191 hour, 4 minutes, 5 seconds
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346. Insights: Jobs to be Done - The future of product design

On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, Ryan Garner is joined by some expert guests to talk about all things Jobs to be Done. Our great guests include: David Brear, 11:FS CEO & Former Mettle CEO Alan Klement, JTBD expert and pioneer Justin Geaney, CPO at Virtual Bank by Standard Chartered Peter Collingridge, Director / Global Head, Entrepreneurs in Residence On this insights episode we take a detailed look at JTBD, including: What JTBD actually is - a lawnmover analogy How impactful it can be when designing digital propositions Why it's the key to making your product an integral part of your customer's life How it can help to create powerful end to end customer journeys Why JTBD is the future of product design Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alan Klement, David M. Brear, Justin Geaney, and Peter Collingridge.
8/9/201943 minutes, 12 seconds
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345. News: This is how you make money.

Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Mark Frampton, Analyst Relations Manager at Finastra Greg Michel, Head of Fintech, Cybersecurity & AI at Tech Nation. Lois Ollerenshaw, Venture principal at Nationwide building society We also hear from Virginie O’Shea, Research director at Aite Group We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Nubank’s $400 MILLION mega round pushes their valuation to $10 billion (1:59) Goldman Sachs’ billion dollar fintech gamble (9:41) Revolut’s investors predict a $10bn valuation (14:42) Jack Ma’s $290 Billion Loan Machine Is Changing Chinese Banking (24:07) US Women Pay 18% More in Banking Fees Than Men (32:08) Rakuten’s US banking charter application raises concerns with American Banks (39:23) London Stock Exchange in talks to buy Refinitiv for $27bn (48:13) Noel Edmonds reaches compensation deal with Lloyds over scam (57:25) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Greg Michel, Lois Ollerenshaw, Mark Frampton, and Virginie O'Shea.
8/5/20191 hour, 1 minute, 40 seconds
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344. Insights: US Digital Transformation Special

Today our host, Sam Maule, is joined by some great guests, all from Fifth Third Bank. Our guests for todays episode include: Melissa Stevens, Chief Digital Officer, Head of Design, Innovation, & CX Justin Hendrix, VP & Senior Manager with the Innovation Team Joel Kashuba, SVP Design & Innovation In this episode we cover topics such as: * The innovative strategy of Fifth Third Bank * Why digital banking is actually quite difficult for incumbents * How the digital banking market in America is being transformed * How you avoid building an innovation theatre. All this, and so much more on today's show! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Joel Kashuba, Justin Hendrix, and Melissa Stevens.
8/2/201956 minutes, 4 seconds
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343. News: Trump’s gonna shut this down!

This week we have some great stories for you as David Brear and Simon Taylor are joined by a some great guests: Valentina Kristensen, Director, Growth & Communications at OakNorth Gary Rohloff, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Laybuy Sam O’Connor, CEO at Coconut We kick off the episode by taking a look at trading startup, Robinhood's latest raise, which valued the company at $7.6bn! Simon explains how the mobile only players in the market seem to be growing much faster, and Valentina says that this raise points towards them gearing up for an IPO. (2:16) Next up, we talk about a Great British banking switch towards the likes of Monzo and Starling. They talk about how an increase in advertising by those banks has affected this, as well as the almost frictionless opening of a new current account with the challengers in comparison to the incumbents. (14:28) Other stories include: * Monzo and Starling sail ahead in banking apps poll (17:30) * Starling senior executives take flight from app-based bank (24:05) * We hear from Mojo's CEO on teaming up with Monzo (30:48) * Australian smartphone bank 86 400 wins banking licence (45:43) * Metro Bank to replace Vernon Hill as profits dive (48:10) * Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is coming to the US in a major way (53:54) * Tally launches banking app tied to gold ownership (59:18) All this and so much more on today's show. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Gary Rohloff, Richard Hayes, Sam O'Connor, and Valentina Kristensen.
7/29/20191 hour, 7 minutes, 18 seconds
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342. Insights: Atom Takeover ft. will.i.am.

Today we have an excellent episode for you! In this takeover show, David Brear and Leda Glyptis are joined by some great guests from Atom Bank including: will.i.am, Musician, Entrepreneur, Innovator, and Strategic Board Advisor Mark Mullen, Chief Executive Officer Simon Brown, Head of Business Banking Clare Framrose, Head of Personal Banking First up, we talk about Atom Bank and what sets them apart from the incumbent banks. Next up, we discuss AI, with will.i.am explaining why now is the most important time to get AI development right. Later on we discuss: the importace of trust and trust as a commodity, why companies should hire a Chief Trust Officer, why data is so valuable just the masses haven't realised it yet, the importance of financial education in schools, will.i.am's relationship with Atom, and so much more! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Clare Framrose, Mark Mullen, Simon Brown, and will.i.am.
7/26/20191 hour, 12 minutes, 17 seconds
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341. News: More money is always good news!

This week we have some great stories for you as David and Sarah are joined by a couple of great guests: Amy Lewin, Senior Reporter at Sifted James Teodorini, European Partnerships Development Manager at Button Oliver Prill, CEO of Tide Megan Caywood, Global Head of Digital Strategy at Barclays We kick off the episode by taking a look at how British fintech booms as 2019 is set to be a record year for UK investment. To start us off, we have a soundbite from Jo Oliver, Partner at Octopus Ventures, commenting on the story. Jo explains why the trend of signinificant investment is likely to continue and why we shouldn't read too much into a 30% decline in investment deals. James Teodorini makes the point that only 15% of this investment is early stage and he'd like to see this figure increase, as this indicates that we're still seeing new entrants to the market. (4:35) Up next, JPMorgan's CEO is looking for the banks next acquisition, and they're expected to be targeting a US neobank. This sparks a built it vs. buy it debate, with the guests discussing the pros and cons of each, as well as a discussion about how open neobanks are to being acquired and much more. (14:47) Other stories include: * Facebook 'to be fined $5bn over Cambridge Analytica scandal' (28:15) * Fintech in Latin America continues to draw big dollars as Softbank invests $231 million in Creditas (34:34) * Startup Button Rides Mobile Commerce Growth to New Financing (41:53) * Sydney could use facial recognition for public transport payments (46:58) * Private Eye's analysis of UK challenger bank's tube ads (59:08) All this and so much more on today's show. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Amy Lewin, James Teodorini, Jo Oliver, Megan Caywood, and Oliver Prill.
7/22/20191 hour, 18 minutes, 50 seconds
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340. Interviews: John Glen MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury

We start off the episode by discussing John Glen's role in the Treasury and London's fintech boom. He explains why he's excited about London's fintech scene, and that he's a regular user of fintech products. John and David then go on to talk about the potential effect of Brexit on fintech as well as John's vision for the future of financial services. All this and so much more on today's episode. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Fintech Insider is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking and financial services. Together with a brilliant host of guests, we cover the latest news in the fintech world, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. No matter if you are a full-on expert, or an enthusiast who would like to learn more about the fintech world, this podcast if for you! Special Guest: John Glen.
7/19/201912 minutes, 47 seconds
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339. News: Take that, cash. Card is great!

This week we have some great stories for you as Simon and Laura are joined by a couple of great guests: Jonathan Keeling - Partnerships Director at CrowdCube Alastair Thompson - Head of Business Development at Transferwise Ishaan Malhi - CEO of Trussle Simon Rabin - CEO of Chip We kick off the episode by taking a look at how Deutsche bank has had some pretty bad news lately. Germany's biggest lender has to slash 20,000 jobs and shed €50bn of assets. The first casualty was Deutsche's investment banking chief Garth Ritchie, who resigned on Friday ahead of the restructuring that will cut as many as 20,000 jobs around the world. The cuts have already started, and staff in London were told that their passes would stop working after 11am. The CEO described the job losses as "painful but unavoidable to insure Deutsche Bank's long-term success." Simon argues that compared to competitors, Deutsche Bank have really struggled. With all the costs that comes with the cuts, would it not just be better to start again? (1:43) Next up, we talk about how Dutch banks have been to told to stop using payments data for personalised marketing. ING received complaints after stating that they to planned to start using transaction data to send its customers more relevant email and text message offers and the Dutch Data Protection Authority has had to write to the Dutch Banking Authority making it clear that banks are "not allowed" to simply send their customers personalised offers based on payment details. Simon argues that this is rather odd, as having targeted ads coming to you is not necessarily a bad thing, as long as it is relevant. Is this just a question of relevance being subjective? (12:43) Other stories include: Government-owned bank 'forging signatures' in repossession cases (20:20) Bezos-backed Remitly raises $135m for expansion in remittances (27:02) Fintech is the ‘new normal’ with 55% of consumers regular users (34:53) N26 to launch mobile banking in the US on Thursday (38:44) Another state creates tech sandbox as federal agencies tread warily (46:29) Seven-eleven shuts down mobile payments app following ludicrous security breach (51:50) All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Alastair Thompson, Ishaan Malhi, Jonathan Keeling, and Simon Rabin.
7/15/201957 minutes, 18 seconds
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338. Interviews: Michael Jaconi, CEO of Button

We start off the episode by discussing Michael's background and what inspired him to found Button. He says that from a young age he's always been an entrepreneur, and explains how the acquisition of one of his first companies, a small startup aiming to help non-profits, lead to his inspiration for Button. Michael then goes on to talk about Button's mission and vision; to enable a consumer to find exactly what they want in a moment of intent, and by being able to do this and on a large enough scale they could build a business. He also explains Button's role in solving a problem that many companies have realised. He says that it's evident that every platform is dying to get into commmerce because they know that the durability of their ads business is going to be dependent on the commerce that they drive. All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guest: Michael Jaconi.
7/12/201928 minutes, 11 seconds
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337. After Dark: FINinTheSun

We hope all of you who could make it enjoyed some #FINInTheSun as much as we all did! For episode 8 of After Dark some of London's finances' finest visited our home turf in Devonshire Square for our fintech street party. The show was buzzing after selling out in just 24 hours, with all of the guests who could get their hands on it, rocking our 'Swag to end all Swag!' For this After Dark show, Simon, Leda and Jason were joined by some great guests: Lianna Brinded - Head of Yahoo Finance UK Luke Griffiths - Head of UK at Klarna Sophie Guibaud - MD Europe at Fidor We kick off the show by taking a look at an article from The Times stating that big banks have been accused of giving fintech start-ups a raw deal! This comes about after the takeover talks of two start-ups collapsed, forcing one to shut down. Additionally, Senior fintech executives have complained that large financial institutions want to take information from them without offering adequate capital or other benefits in return. In reaction to this article Leda explains that after several years of sounding like a broken record, there's no pretence of hiding the fact that big banks have been trying to learn from new start-ups, and that she's still surprised that journalists are surprised by this. (3:11) Next up, we talk about UK fintech Jaja's acquisition of the Bank of Ireland’s UK credit card business for £530M! Jaja Card is a digital credit card managed entirely through the Jaja mobile app, designed to make credit simpler, fairer and easier to manage. The acquisition “forms part of Jaja’s strategy to scale its UK credit card business by working in partnership with other financial institutions and consumer brands.” Luke goes on to explain that this industry is ripe for disruption and that there's been very little innovation at all in credit cards, especially the post-purchase experience. (10:09) Other stories include: * Singapore to issue digital retail and wholesale bank licenses (17:50) * New Lifetime ISA best buy for younger savers keen to get on the property ladder (23:26) * Libra: Mark Zuckerberg’s world domination plans edge closer! (30:35) * RBS Remedies Fund pool D winners announced (37:13) * Possibly the worst bank scam of all time? (47:00) All this and so much more on today's show. As it is Pride Month, there is no better charity for us to be supporting through this event than Stonewall. For those that don’t know Stonewall was founded in 1989 to help advance the rights of the LBGTQ community by campaigning for equal rights, supporting and empowering individuals, and transforming institutions to create inclusive and accepting cultures. Text PRIDE to 70003 to donate £3. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Lianna Brinded, Luke Griffiths, and Sophie Guibaud.
7/8/201952 minutes, 24 seconds
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336. Interviews: Money20/20 International Entrepreneurship Special

For this weeks episode we had the chance to sit down with some of the most interesting people on the fintech scene, straight from Money20/20 in Amsterdam! We got some really interesting insights, found out secrets to success and what the future holds for these companies. Mattias Kroner, formerly of Fidor Stephen Ufford, Trulioo CEO Giles Sutherland, Carta Worldwide MD Paul Riseborough Chief Commercial Officer at Metro Bank Tariq Hassan CEO of Code4000 To kick off this episode, Simon Taylor sits down with Matthias Kroner, formerly of Fidor and a man with many hats! Matthias tells us the story of Fidor and how the idea came about during the financial crisis! Matthias argues that was the best time to set up a new concept when everything is ok and everyone is happy with their bank there is no need for new players. Next up, Jason Bates chats to Stephen Ufford, CEO of Trulioo! Trulioo is a global identity verification provider, offering verification solutions to the whole world. Stephen tells us about his vision of offering alternative identification solutions to everyone on the planet, his passion for bringing more people into the financial system faster, and what is next for Trulioo. We also have a great interview with Giles Sutherland from Carta worldwide and a joint interview with Paul Riseborough from Metro Bank and Tariq Hassan from Code4000, telling us about they recent partnership! All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Giles Sutherland, Matthias Kröner, Paul Riseborough, Stephen Ufford, and Tariq Hassan.
7/5/20191 hour, 13 minutes, 38 seconds
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335. News: You don’t have any unicorns!

This week we have some great stories for you as David and Simon are joined by a couple of great guests: James Ferretti - Solutions Engineer at Transferwise Alfie Marsh - UK and Ireland Sales Manager at Spendesk Ivo Weevers - Chief Product & Design Officer at Asto Mel Palmer - CMO at Exo Investing We kick off the episode by taking a look at how Bank of England welcomes tech companies! The Bank of England intends to open its vaults to tech companies for the first time, which will enable fintechs to offer payments systems on the same level as commercial banks. James argues that for companies like Transferwise, this is a huge deal. This means that they can now hold funds in a central bank, which adds that extra level of security. Is this a sign of recognition from the big banks that there are other players on the market? (02:38) Next up, we talk about Revolut eyes big bucks before IPO! Revolut, the British digital bank, has ruled out an initial public offering in the near future as it targets another private fundraising later this year. In an interview with Financial News, Nikolay Storonsky, founder and chief executive of Revolut, said the firm needs to hit a valuation of $20bn-$40bn before a stock market float. Mel argues that if that valuation comes through, it could change the whole industry! (10:19) Other stories include: Monzo doubles valuation to £2 billion after fresh capital injection (17:45) TransferWise to open borderless account in US (19:58) Every little helps as RBS goes shopping for Tesco mortgages (26:21) Apple is one step closer to launching its sleek, new credit card (30:55) Lloyds becomes the first bank to sign up to 'Mental Health Accessible' standards (38:15) NatWest introduces selfie-powered current account opening (46:27) Geekiest engagement announcement ever? (52:25) All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Alfie Marsh, Ivo Weevers, James Ferretti, and Mel Palmer.
7/1/201955 minutes, 57 seconds
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334. Fintech Insider Interviews: Money20/20 Payments Special

In this episode, we bring you a payments special, with interviews from some of the top leaders in the fintech payments space! To start the episode, Jason Bates sits down with Harsh Sinha, CTO at Transferwise! Harsh tells us about Transferwise's organisational model, what the pros and cons are, and how you optimise ylou company for speed! We also talk about what it is like moving from Silicon Valley to join a small start-up in Europe, and how you create value for your customers. Next up, Jason sits down with Patrick Gauthier from Amazon Pay! Patrick tells us about frictionless payments, the importance of protecting the consumers' privacy and what he knows now, that he wishes he had known at the start of his career. Also, why is patience so important when starting out in fintech? We also have two more brilliant interviews with Roland Palmer from Alipay, telling us how Chinese tourists have their eyes on Europe, and Mark Barnett from Mastercard who tells us all about the battle for payments! All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Harsh Sinha, Mark Barnett, Patrick Gauthier, and Roland Palmer.
6/28/20191 hour, 15 minutes, 30 seconds
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333. News: Everybody knows a Dave

This week we have some great stories for you as David and Simon are joined by a couple of great guests: Michael Fotis - CEO and Founder, Smart Money People Dean Butler - Head of Innovation at Prudential Shafali Gupta - VP Strategy & Ops at Fluidly We kick off the episode by taking a look at the winners from the latest RBS Remedies pool! Luckily, we actually have someone who is part of the group of winners on the panel! Shafali Gupta from Fluidly gives us some insights on how the last week has been over at Fluidly. The panel discuss the other winners, what the fund can do for SMEs and what the people over at Fluidly are planning on doing with the money! (01:48) Next up, we talk about Monzo going stateside! Monzo was an instant hit when it launched in the UK, and now the challenger bank is looking to expand to America! The panel argues that if this was supposed to be a secret, it is arguably the worst kept secret ever. Challenger banks from the UK have been looking at the American market for a while now, so how will Monzo do over there? Will the American people be intrigued by this British bank? Will the hot coral make as big of an impression over there as it did here? (08:54) Other stories include: Bank investments in technology not yet driving significant revenue growth (18:19) Google and PayPal explored OCC’s fintech charter, then walked away (22:49) Bank of England finds UK challenger banks cut corners (26:37) Kevin Hollinrake accused of hiding conflict of interest (31:32) After Loot runs out of cash, founder and 17 team members join RBS’ digital bank Bó (35:25) Uber is pivoting to fintech, something Asian startups have been doing for years (40:00) Dave, a fintech startup backed by Mark Cuban and Diplo, is launching a checking account that helps users build their credit score (54:52) Amazon selling shock bracelet to help you curb bad habits (1:00:20) All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Dean Butler, Michael Fotis, and Shafali Gupta.
6/24/20191 hour, 5 minutes, 25 seconds
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332. Interviews: Money20/20 CEO special

For this weeks episode we had the chance to sit down with the CEOs of some of the most interesting companies from Money20/20 in Amsterdam! We got some really interesting insights, found out secrets to success and what the future holds for these companies. First up, Jason Bates meets Ralph Hamers, CEO of ING! Last year, Ralph gave a keynote speech at Money20/20 and he tells us what has changed in a years time. Ralph gives us his insights on the digitalisation of banking and how mobile first is rapidly becoming the new normal! If you want to be competing with new platforms, you have to rethink the way you operate. What is ING's secret? Next up, we talk to Des McDaid, managing director at Marcus by Goldman Sachs UK! Simon Taylor sits down with Des to talk about all things Marcus! Marcus was an instant hit when it launched in the UK, what is their secret? Des argues that although the rate is important, no customer wants a bad rate. However, the rate is not everything, and Des explains how they listened closely to their customers and did what they wanted. We also got some incredible insights from Nuno Sebastao CEO of Feedzai, Zach Perret CEO of Plaid, Anne Boden CEO of Starling, Frank Jan Risseeuw CEO of Yolt and Tamaz Georgadze CEO of Raisin. All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Anne Boden, Des McDaid, Frank Jan Risseeuw, Nuno Sebastao, Ralph Hamers, Tamaz Georgadze, and Zach Perret.
6/21/20191 hour, 22 minutes, 48 seconds
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Fintech Insider USA: Alex Sion, Citi Ventures (S1E6)

Welcome back to the 6th and final episode of this new show, Fintech Insider USA! In this episode, Sam Maul meets Alex Sion, Co-Head of D10X at Citi Ventures! To start the episode, Alex explains what D10X actually is, and what the name stands for. The programme has been active for about 4 years and the consumer side is organised around two macro themes: modern life and economic vitality. Alex argues that the nuclear family has not existed for many years now and banks have been built around the image of the traditional family. How do you support families that perhaps do not fit into the image of the nuclear family? We continue talking about how you innovate at a company as large as City. Where do you focus? How do you generate relevant ideas on a global scale? With such a global reach, how do you accommodate many very different markets? All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guest: Alex Sion.
6/19/201920 minutes, 58 seconds
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331. News: With great data comes great responsibility.

This week we have some great stories for you as Simon Taylor and Brandon Chung are joined by a couple of great guests: Loral Quinn - CEO of Sustainably Scott Liddell - Head of Channel and Digital, CYBG We kick off the episode by taking a look at, well, ourselves! We are the news! Building the banking platform of the future with 11:FS Foundry! DNB, Norway's largest financial services group, has decided to extend its investment into 11:FS Foundry and is committed to building new services on the platform, initially focussing on loans. Are we going to see more and more fintechs collaborating with bigger banks? Is this the future? (01:29) Next up, we talk about how the FCA has done a major shake-up of overdrafts! Banks and buildings societies will no longer be allowed to charge fixed monthly or daily fees for overdraft. There will also no longer be higher fees for unplanned overdrafts rather than arranged ones. This means that banks have to advertise their APRs to their customers. Is showing a customer an APR really the best strategy? Can you guarantee that your average customer understands words like APR and percentages? (08:58) Other stories include: JPMorgan Closes Finn, Digital-Only Bank, a Year After Launch (15:33) Fintechs risk giving banks a bad name, says Barclays boss (24:17) Brex valued at $2.6B with new cash from Kleiner Perkins (32:28) UK startup fintech TrueLayer just won funding from China's Tencent and Singaporean wealth fund Temasek (38:00) Amazon launches a credit card for the 'underbanked' with bad credit (42:41) Sberbank to open pilot branch in McDonald's outlet (47:03) All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Brandon Chung, Loral Quinn, and Scott Liddell.
6/17/201954 minutes, 1 second
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330. Interviews: Patrick Collison, CEO of Stripe

We start off the episode start by discussing Stripes global success. With the amount of payment companies out there, how have they reached such a success? We take the story so far back as to when the company was called /Dev/Payments! How do you create a successful company? Could it be as easy as listening to your customers and do what they want? David brings up one of Patricks quotes, If people don't think what you are doing is a little bit strange, maybe it's not strange enough. How do you find a strange enough strategy? Is being strange a way of moving away from a mimetic-heard dynamic in an industry where new innovations are key? How do you come up with a good idea and make sure it is different than what everyone else is working on? Patrick also shares what's next for Stripe and why one could argue that we are no longer in ponds, but in a connected ocean. All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guest: Patrick Collison.
6/14/201921 minutes, 50 seconds
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Fintech Insider USA: Derek Joyce, Klarna (S1E5)

Welcome back to the 5th episode of this new show, Fintech Insider USA! In this episode, we are extremely excited to bring you an interview with Derek Joyce, Vice President & General Manager, Global Accounts at Klarna! To start the episode, Derek explains Klarna's new operating model where each team has end to end accountability and ownership. How has this changed the work culture and what are the results? We continue by, of course, talking about the smoooth campaign with Snoop Dog and how the campaign has now reached 660 million impressions online! How has this campaign had an impact on Klarna as a brand, and what is it like being associated with Snoop Dog? Derek and Sam further talk about how the whole business model of payments has moved beyond transactions and Derek argues that companies that focus only the transaction are in a race to the bottom. Looking at statistics, 2/3 of millennials do not have a credit card! How do you work around this? How do you create a credit system without using credit cards? All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guest: Derek Joyce.
6/12/201929 minutes, 38 seconds
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329. News: Live from Money20/20

This weeks news show is coming to you straight from our 11:FS lounge at Money20/20 in Amsterdam! We have some great stories for you as Leda and Jason are joined by a couple of great guests: Bart Leurs - Chief Digital Transformation Officer at Rabobank Conny Dorrestijn - Founding Partner at BankiFi Jordane Giuly - Co-Founder and Head of Product at Spendesk Suresh Vaghjiani - CEO & Co-Founder at Tribe Payments We kick off the episode by taking a look at an article from Finextra about Money20/20 specifically: Money20/20 Europe 2019, Stop innovating, start executing. A big theme over the first day was innovation innovation innovation... is innovation an overused term? Should we stop innovating and start executing? Where is the fine line between being innovative and just doing something that is very niche? (02:23) Next up, we talk about how Tribe Payments is partnering with UnionPay as part of the Chinese giant's 'aggressive' push into Europe! The partnership and the new platform were launched at here Money20/20 and the panel wonders what is going to happen in the payments industry? Is this innovation through connecting people from different places? Is the payment era changing and will it change from only being a MasterCard VS Visa race? Are we going to see transformation and innovation rise through competition?(16:38) Other stories include: Rabobank’s Fundr is in it’s trial phase to help SMEs cope with PSD2 (24:03) ebay partners with Asto to offer a new finance solution (32:50) Tink receives strategic investment from PayPal (37:54) Europe leads the $31tn charge on sustainable investing (42:22) Brits turn to digital banking reveals a new study from Mastercard (49:26) A school in China has made a facial recognition software that scans the students’ behaviour in the classroom every 30 seconds (52:27) All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Bart Leurs, Conny Dorrestijn, Jordane Giuly , and Suresh Vaghjiani.
6/10/201959 minutes, 49 seconds
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328. The F'in Debate - Live from Money20/20 Europe

How do you transform traditional banks to compete in the digital banking battlefield? Essentially, how do you win? DR Leda Glyptis is hosting this very special debate, live from Money20/20 Europe. The debate will be held between two teams, Brear's Bears and Bates' Bulldogs. The teams are made up of banking and fintech experts, including: Team Brear’s Bears: * David Brear - CEO and Co-Founder 11:FS - Team Captain * Megan Caywood - Managing Director, Global Head of Digital Strateg at Barclays * Gabrielle Inzarillo - Director, FinTech, Plug and Play Tech Center * Edward Maslaveckas - Founder and CEO at Bud Team Bates’ Bulldogs: * Jason Bates - Deputy CEO & Chief Product Officer 11:FS - Team Captain * Simon Vans Colina - Engineer at Monzo * Kristian Luoma - Head of OP Lab at OP Financial Group * Joris Hensen - Founder and Co-Lead of Deutsche Bank API Program, Deutsche Bank AG Alright, here is the format of the debate: There will be four rounds, where the panel will be discussing the following: competition, tech, brand and culture. Each team will have one lead debater who will lead a 90-second pitch on that topic, after which point the floor is open for everyone to join in, and add their expertise or just generally smack talk the other side. First up, we have David Brear and Jason Bates taking on the topic of "who are the biggest competitors to traditional banks?" David is on the side of tech giants, while Jason is arguing for the challenger banks! David argues that in a fight, he would always take the side of the players with the best talent, biggest customer numbers and the brands that people actually trust. Jason's argument is that challenger banks can offer ten times better results for ten times lower cost, how could they not be the bigger threat? Tune in for interesting insights, some heated debates and the coronation of the official winner of The F'in Debate 2019! All this and so much more on today's show. DISCLAIMER: The debate was created and curated in partnership with Money20/20 for entertainment purposes only. The teams were allocated sides and the contestants did not get to choose which side to argue for, so what is said on the debate are only arguments and does not necessarily represent the contestants actual views. In other words, don't quote them on what is said in today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Edward Maslaveckas , Gabrielle Inzirillo, Joris Hensen, Kristian Luoma, Megan Caywood, and Simon Vans-Colina.
6/7/201946 minutes, 44 seconds
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Fintech Insider USA: Matt Burton, QED (S1E4)

This week Sam got the opportunity to sit down with Matt Burton, Partner at QED and the former CEO of Orchard! To kick off the episode, Matt tells us how he started out in the advertisement technologies space, how he now has three exits behind him and how he became Partner at QED Investors. Sam and Matt further discuss acquisitions, and how unfortunately most of them fail. How important is company culture, and how do you ensure a successful acquisition? Matt tells us his views on this matter! Not to be forgotten, Matt Burton is a three-time Texas State champion in tennis! Three times! Matt also explains how playing tennis can teach you how to be successful in the startup business (or atleast how the mindset is very similar!) Sam and Matt further talk about how having a lot of experience can actually work against you in some sectors! All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guest: Matt Burton.
6/5/201938 minutes, 15 seconds
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327. News: Boom Time

This week we have some really interesting stories for you as David and Simon are joined by a couple of great guests: Gary Turner, a friend of the show and Co-founder and MD of Xero Helene Panzarino, MD of Rainmaking Colab Norris Koppel, CEO of Monese We kick off the episode by talking about the third major acquisition this year: Global Payments buys TSYS for 21.5 billion dollars! The combined company will be lead by a 12 member board and go by the name Global Payments. Gary points out that with a name like Global Payments, the strategy is kind of hiding in plain sight and looking at the current state of the industry, there are quite a lot of things happening, particularly within payments. Also, try and say multi monolithic architecture after a glass of wine or two. Next up, we talk about Revolut. Are they the most-complained-about small online bank? The bank, which has 2 million customers had 171 claims made against them between 2015 and 2018, compared to only 82 claims made against Monzo. Despite receiving more complaints compared to Monzo and similar online banks, the number is still far less than Barclays and Lloyds who both had more than 100 000 complaints made against them during the same time period! Simon argues the title is slightly misleading... and David agrees! It is making a lot of very little. It is also worth pointing out that Revolut has more features and products then Monzo, so is it really fair to compare them both? Other stories include: NatWest is the “most complained about” Plaid comes to the UK A Goldman Sachs rival pulled out of the Apple Card deal on fears it will be a money loser Robinhood on track for at least $7 billion valuation with upcoming funding round French teen banking startup Pixpay raises EUR3.1m CBA invests heavily in tech-for-trust image rebuild NatWest apologises for patronising women, by patronising women All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Gary Turner, Helene Panzarino , and Norris Koppel.
6/3/20191 hour, 5 minutes, 50 seconds
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Ep 326. Fintech Insider Live at FusionONE - a new era of finance

We are coming to you live from FusionONE! Today we have a brilliant live show for you with our hosts Simon and Sarah, and they are of course joined by some brilliant guests! Eli Rosner, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Finastra Eric Boyd, Corporate Vice President, Azure AI, Microsoft Andrew Smith, CTO ClearBank Today we take a deep dive in the new era of finance and how open platforms, emerging technologies and the rise of development talent will influense the industry. First up, our panel talks about how developers are the future of fintech. Eric Boyd marks that a lot of companies are trying to figure out how to work with these emerging technologies, but some older companies are struggling to apply these new technologies to their already existing business models. Where are we in the adaption circle of new technologies? Do we need to get some culture change in the industry? Also, as an incumbent, how do you attract talent in a quickly emerging industry? Next up, the panel talks about Open Source and Open APIs. Is being open and sharing technologies the way forward? Eli argues that the way to success is through growth, retention and better service to the customers. Also, what is actually the value of having a platform? Last but not least, we discuss what the future of the industry looks like. Are the US and Europe going to catch up with the emerging technologies in China? Eric thinks that AI technology will aid industry leaders in finding better usage for the data that they already have, but will the future involve more laws around data? Andrew sees AI as a "prediction machine" and that better AI users will be better at predicting outcomes. Unfortunately, Eli's crystal ball ran out of battery this morning, but he argues that the big banks have to rethink how they are going to compete with smaller challenger banks in this new era. All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Andrew Smith, Eli Rosner, and Eric Boyd.
5/31/201943 minutes, 3 seconds
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Fintech Insider USA: Michael Schlein, Accion (S1E3)

Welcome back to the third episode of this brand new show, Fintech Insider USA! In this episode, we are extremely excited to bring you a brilliant interview with Michael Schlein, CEO and president at Accion! Sam and Michael sit down to talk about the importance of financial inclusion and what Accion is doing to achieve that goal globally. Accion is a global non profit organisation dedicated to create a truly financially inclusive world. What needs to be done to achieve this goal and what tools are used to reach the over 3 billion people who would otherwise be excluded from the financial system? Next up, Sam and Michael talk about what the satellite and GPS industry can do for insurtech solutions such as bike insurance and single family farmers and explains why India is extremely exciting right now! Michael tells us his thoughts on what is the biggest global hold up is at the moment and what areas need improvement. Also, can you say that financial inclusion is only 1% finished? All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guest: Michael Schlein.
5/29/201931 minutes, 53 seconds
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325. News: Apple has my face

Hello from New York! This week, David and parts of his team are over in New York, and what an opportunity to have Sam Maule co-host this episode! This week we have some great stories for you, and of course some brilliant guests: Anna Irrera: Fintech Correspondent and Financial Companies Team Leader at Reuters Ian Kar: Product Consultant We kick off the episode by taking a look at JPMorgan Chase & Co will invest $125 million in programs to encourage people to save money! The goal in this is to aid the expansion of nonprofits that help people become more financially secure. The panel discusses if this should be the banks' perogative, not to enable third parties to do it on their behalf? Other stories include: Plaid (kinda) takes on Zelle Transferwise hits $3.5bn Venmo trials a rewards programme again Venture Funding In Brazil Soars To $1.3B In 2018 Morehouse College Graduates’ Student Loans to Be Paid Off by Billionaire New startup Earnin taking on Payday loans: A Biometric Backlash Is Underway — And A Backlash To The Backlash Monzo rockets to 2 million customers All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Anna Irrera and Ian Kar.
5/27/201955 minutes, 55 seconds
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324. Insights: BlackRock WealthTech19

The world of wealth is changing and so is our mindset around money. We have new ways of saving money, and we are bombarded with new apps and services every day. We live longer but our lifestyles are changing. Still, we retire at the same age as previous generations which means our pensions have to last for a lot longer. Women and men are forced into the same pension buckets, but women often take time off their careers for parental reasons. Money and mental health are closely linked and we need to think about what money is doing to our mental health and how we can learn to cope with it. This year at WealthTech19, Simon takes the opportunity to speak to some truly inspirational industry experts on topics like generational shifts, relationship with money, investing, mental health and saving for retirement and what can be done for the future. Joe Parkin - Head of UK Sales at iShares and Aladdin Wealth Tech distribution, BlackRock Gonzalo Pradas, Head of Wealth at OpenBank Mark Adams - Vice Media Frank Cooper III - Global CMO BlackRock Noah Kerner - CEO and founder, Acorns Armit Bhambra - Head of UK Retirement for iShares EMEA First up, Simon speaks to Joe Parkin who tells us what the WealthTech 2019 event is all about, and why it is focussing on wealth and wellbeing. Joe also tells us how the last couple of years have changed the way people talk about mental health. Next up, Simon sits down with Frank Cooper III to discuss what wealth and wellbeing mean in the context of brand and marketing for a financial services company. Also, what is the truth of how people live their lives? We also have an exclusive interview with Noah Kerner, CEO and founder of Acorns talking about getting young people into investing and caring about their savings. All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Armit Bhambra, Frank Cooper III, Gonzalo Pradas, Joe Parkin, Mark Adams, and Noah Kerner.
5/24/20191 hour, 3 minutes, 42 seconds
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Fintech Insider USA: Lowell Putnam, Plaid (S1E2)

Welcome back to the second episode of this brand new show, Fintech Insider USA! In this episode, we are extremely excited to bring you a fantastic interview with Head of Partnerships at Plaid, Lowell Putnam! Sam sits down with Lowell Putnam, Head of Partnerships at Plaid at a very exciting time for the company! Lowell Putnam was previously the CEO and Founder of Quovo which have now been acquired by Plaid. In this interview, Sam and Lowell talk about a recent couple of busy months for the company, writing your own playbook and how being honest about imperfection can actually save your business! Lowell gives us his 30 seconds pitch of what Plaid does, and the duo discusses whether or not open banking will actually hit in America. Furthermore, Lowell explains why you should always make sure that the elevator car has arrived before stepping into it and why you sometimes have to throw out your own ego in order to save yourself time and money. We get to hear about Lowell's vision for the future of Plaid, and what disrupting a legacy really feels like. All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guest: Lowell Putnam.
5/22/201918 minutes, 48 seconds
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323. News: They're coming for Monzo!

This week we have some great stories for you as Sarah and co-host Adam are joined by a couple of great guests : Karen Kerrigan - COO of Seedrs Romi Savova - CEO and founder of PensionBee Iona Bain - blogger at Young Money as well as industry commentator, author and speaker We kick off the episode by taking a look at the remedies for small businesses story. Nationwide Building Society, Investec Bank and The Co-operative Bank have been granted a total of 80 million pounds from the RBS Remedies Fund Pool B. The allocations are as follows: 50 million pounds to Nationwide, 15 million to Investec bank and 15 million for Co-operative bank. The panel discusses the three banks commitments for the money and if there is any significance in the fact that the money was largely given to incumbents? Why wasn't Monzo on the list? Maybe the government thinks that they already have everything sorted out? Next up, we talk about Metro's big short! The bank faced a shareholder revolt when ISS recommended investors to reject Metro's pay report. Since the news, some branches had to face a "run" when rumours spread over WhatsApp that the bank was going to take control over its customer's assets and customers tried to take their cash out in pure panic. The panel discusses the damage social media rumours can have on a company and how the recent events could affect the reputation of the bank? To quote Sarah: Oh dear! A Lady Godiva, a Commodore, Dosh, Dore or Lolly? What do you call your money? Do not miss the final news story of the episode with some hilarious slangs for money and the panel unveiling the country's number one term! Other stories include: HK banking licence wins Brits don’t back banking tech UK fintech investment keeps on growing Silicon Valley’s newest stock exchange All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Adam Davis, Iona Bain, Karen Kerrigan, and Romi Savova.
5/20/20191 hour, 2 minutes, 27 seconds
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322. Insights: Are mortgages broken?

David and Jeff take a close look at mortgages, a painful process Jeff recently went through. Research shows that people who have gone through the process felt stressed, lost sleep, half of the couples rowed over the process and 1 in 10 couples stopped having sex! Furthermore, 1 in 10 sought GP help due to effects on mental health. What is broken here? The duo is joined by a panel of fantastic guests to tell us more about the mortgages market, why some of these challenges exist and what changes are coming: Maria Harris - Director of Intermediary Lending, Atom Toril Steinmo - Head of Loans, DNB Dan Hegarty - CEO, Habito Vadim Toader - CEO, Proportunity The panel discusses how applying for mortgages is one of the most stressful processes in our lives, as humans have integral anxiety about shelter for themselves and their family. The panel argues that the product is not built around the consumer's needs, but rather quite simple data made incredibly opaque. Vadim Toader explains the process like planning a wedding, you don't have any prior knowledge about the process, and hopefully, when you have done it once you don't have to think about it ever again. Thoril Steinmo explains how the process is very different in Norway, and the panel asks, what is inhibiting the UK to have the same process as they do in Norway? Is there an urgent need for a clearer and more transparent language that customer actually understands? All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Daniel Hegarty, Jeff Tijssen, Maria Harris, Toril Steinmo, and Vadim Toader.
5/17/201947 minutes, 44 seconds
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Fintech Insider USA: New York Fintech Week (S1E1)

Welcome to this brand new show brought to you by 11:FS, Fintech Insider USA! In this week's episode, Sam Maule is at Empire Startups’ New York Fintech Week Conference where he was invited to mingle with some of the brightest and the best from the New York fintech scene and was able to record some interviews with some of the top speakers of the conference! We hope that you will enjoy these interviews, just as much as we have enjoyed recording them! Our fantastic guests for today's episode are: * Alexa von Tobel, Founder and Managing Partner at Inspired Capital * Henrique Dubugras, CEO and founder of Brex * Rhian Horgan, CEO and Founder of Kindur * Mariquit Corcoran, MD at Barclays US We kick off the episode by speaking to Alexa von Tobel about her entrepreneurial spirit, her new book Financially Forward and how having control over your wallet can help you take control over your life. Alexa also explains why being an entrepreneur is like being punched in the face every day (02.01). Alexa's book Financially Forward is out and available on this link: https://www.amazon.com/Financially-Forward-Todays-Digital-Smarter-ebook/dp/B07GMSWGCG Next up, we talk to Henrique Dubugras, CEO and founder of Brex who tells the story of how he built an online game at 12 years old, how starting a credit card company is actually quite complicated and how sometimes you just have to walk away (16.35). Our next guest is Rhian Horgan, CEO and Founder of Kindur. Rhian talks about how the company are trying to help baby boomers with their retirement planning, an urgent matter as up to 10.000 baby boomers retire every day! Our last guest is Marquit Corcoran, MD at Barclays US. Sam and Marquit talk about the differences in the market between the US and the UK, how Barclays are hoping to be a household name in the US and the art of good communicational skills. All this and so much more on today's show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode of this brand new series, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions or email [email protected]. Stay tuned for next episode of Fintech Insider US! This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Alexa von Tobel, Henrique Dubugras, Mariquit Corcoran , and Rhian Horgan.
5/15/201948 minutes, 53 seconds
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321. News: Everything takes money

This week we have some excellent stories for you as David and Simon are joined by a few fantastic guests: Rebecca Duckworth, Chief Sales Officer at Quotevine Limited Louis Sutton, Co-Founder & Director at The Grapevine and host of I, Fintech Valentina Kristensen, Director of Growth and Comms at OakNorth Ryan Edwards-Pritchard, Managing Director at Funding Options We kick off the episode with Valentina making a big announcement regarding OakNorth entering the mortgage market. As mortgage processes can be considered overlooked and underserved, the discussion goes to whether or not this product could drive incumbents to change existing mortgage processes. OakNorth are hoping that by offering a bespoke customer-centric product, it will become a major player in the sector (03:16). Next up, we talk about Lloyds’ disappointing Q1 results and the fierce competition in the mortgage market. The panel ask where growth is going to come from and how the market is going to change with new challenger banks coming up. Being the "least worst" of the big banks is no longer what is at stake, with new challenger banks delivering new efficient processes (14:36). Also, our recurring guest Ryan Edwards-Pritchard at Funding Options has a big announcement to make! More information about the announcement can be found here: https://www.altfi.com/article/5335_funding-options-and-experian-bid-for-slice-of-rbs-775m-bank-competition-fund Other stories include: RBS Getting Back Into Payments Ten Years After It Unloaded Worldpay Singapore may allow virtual banking licences after Hong Kong ATMs are vanishing SF bans cashless shops The Art of Losing $1BN All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins, written by Dhanum Nursigadoo and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Louis Sutton, Rebecca Duckworth, Ryan Edwards-Pritchard, and Valentina Kristensen.
5/13/20191 hour, 4 minutes, 20 seconds
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320. Interviews: Anthony Thomson, Founder of 86 400

Anthony Thomson is Founder of 86 400, Atom Bank and Metro Bank. Simon talks to Anthony about the Australian market and how he can apply the lessons he's learned from setting up UK challenger banks to Australia's financial sector, the differences between customer needs in the two countries and how to design a proposition for a brand new market. The pair also discuss the atmosphere Australia's regulatory environment creates for challengers and how new market entrants can operate in an area where incumbents have such entrenched power. They also take a look at Anthony's previous challenger banks and what they've accomplished so far. All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guest: Anthony Thomson.
5/10/201932 minutes, 29 seconds
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319. News: I'm sorry, banks

This week we have some great stories for you as David and Simon are joined by a couple of great guests: Samantha Bedford, Head of Innovation and New Ways of Working, CYBG Freddie Villis, Google Account Manager: Finance at Snowdrop Solutions Oscar Williams-Grut, Senior Correspondent at Yahoo Finance We kick off the episode by taking a look at Central banks becoming the world's newest climate change activists. An open letter in support of climate change came from the Network for Greening the Financial System (the NGFS). Simon comments that customers are making eco-friendly choices all the time as shown by the growing presence of challenger banks (03:17). You can read up on Simon's views around eco-friendly finance here (https://11fs.com/blog/future-fintech-wealth-esg-most-important-thing-youve-never-heard). Next up, we talk about Open Banking one year on. According to the OBIE, in addition to helping individuals with their finances, Open Banking is using technology to combat societal issues such as access to mortgages and debt advice, with benefits for the UK SME community also being perceived. Oscar remarks that Open Banking will only be a success when we're no longer talking about it (15:16). We also have an interview with Chris Woolard, Director of strategy and competition on GFIN's first eight firms for its sandbox (25:55). Other stories include: GFIN’s first 8 firms Snoop Dogg-backed 'try before you buy' payment firm sees sales jump Women are less aware and trusting of challenger banks Mastercard and Visa to slash inter-regional fees for tourist cards in EU And finally, Man dissolves credit card to make contactless ring All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Chris Woolard, Freddie Villis, Oscar Williams-Grut, and Samantha Bedford.
5/6/20191 hour, 4 minutes, 26 seconds
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318. Interviews: Innovate Finance Global Summit

We were at the Innovate Finance Global Summit this week to bring you a very special collection of interviews. Sarah sat down with some great guests to get an insight into the breadth of London fintech’s influence on a global scale, she speaks with: Charlotte Crosswell, CEO of Innovate Finance Chris Woolard, Exec Director of Strategy and Competition Rishi Khosla, CEO and Co-founder, Oak North Charles Ng, Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong. Sarah talks to the interviewees about the summit, now in its fifth year, what the FCA has planned for its sandboxes in the coming year as well as GFIN, commitments that fintechs have made to give back profits and some key insights into the fintech market in Hong Kong with startups finally gaining access to a long-coveted Asian market. All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Charles Ng, Charlotte Crosswell, Chris Woolard, and Rishi Khosla.
5/3/201944 minutes, 41 seconds
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317. News: Nettles and dock leaves

This week we have some great stories for you as David and Simon are joined by a few great guests: Hiroki Takeuchi, CEO of GoCardless Solange Dive-Chamberlain, Head of Commercial Banking Strategy at LBG Chris Maddern, Co-founder & CPO at Button, formerly of Venmo Niall Cameron, Global Head of Corporate and Institutional Digital at HSBC We kick off the episode by taking a look at Station F, could it be France’s F-You to London’s fintech hub? Opened in June 2017, Station F is the world’s largest startup incubator. Station F acts as a statement of ambition. France wants to become the number one country for tech in Europe. Hiroki notes that Paris is five years behind London in terms of fintech environment and David's not a huge fan of the name...(02:50) We speak to Oscar Williams-Grut, who wrote the story, for a bit more insight (03:34). Next up, we talk about the evolution of the US prepaid card ecosystem. There were 10.7 billion prepaid card transactions worth $290 billion in 2016, according to The Federal Reserve. Business Insider Intelligence expects that to grow to $396 billion by 2022. Solange notes that prepaid cards impact on the way people interact with money and each other - driving customer behaviour (13:15). Other stories include: N26’s Viennese whirl Turning the Tide on business registrations Stripe’s new SCA acquisition Robinhood shoots for a banking charter T-Mobile’s Take 2 on digital banking And finally, The Germans hoard more gold than the Bundesbank All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Chris Maddern, Hiroki Takeuchi, Niall Cameron, and Solange Dive-Chamberlain.
4/29/20191 hour, 2 minutes, 20 seconds
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316. Insights: Customer infantstructure

Ross and Adam are taking a close look at financial literacy, how fintech is encouraging better money management from a young age and how pocket money apps are pushing forwards innovation. They're joined by a couple of experts in the space: Louise Hill, COO of GoHenry Will Carmichael, CEO of Rooster Money The panel talks about the effects of activating customers early on in life, something banks have done really well with student accounts. They take a look at whether there's a responsibility to create educational tools within finance apps aimed at children, if psychological ‘nudges’ early enough in life can make someone far more financially literate as they grow older and what pressure, if any, there is from the regulator to increase financial literacy. They also discuss the complexity of building a digital proposition for such a varied target market and whether the target audience is children or if it's really for the parents. All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Adam Davis, Louise Hill, and Will Carmichael.
4/26/201958 minutes, 40 seconds
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315. News: Tech for Tech’s Sake

This week we have some great stories for you as Sarah and Simon are joined by a couple of great guests: Freddy Kelly, CEO and co-founder at Credit Kudos Ben Gleisner, CEO and Co-founder at CoGo Simon Vans-Colina, Engineer at Monzo We kick off the episode by taking a look at US lenders preparing for a recession. U.S. online lenders such as LendingClub Corp, Kabbage Inc and Avant LLC are scrutinizing loan quality, securing long-term financing and cutting costs, as executives prepare for what they fear could be the sector’s first economic downturn. We hear from our Americas MD, Sam Maule for a US perspective (:). Next up, we talk about RBS challenging the challengers with Bo. Despite buying NatWest almost 20 years ago RBS still uses different IT systems at the two banks. Bó, their new digital-only consumer bank in contrast, has been built in a little over a year on a completely new cloud-based system. It will launch to the public later this year. Sarah and Simon VC remark that if Bo are happy to be a companion bank account, the data can't be fully representatives of their customers' finances. Simon T thinks that profitability is at least a five year journey - is the importance of profit early on misguided? (:). Other stories include: * N26 in trouble with German regulators over hypergrowth * 86400 sign a partnership to offer home loans * Halifax rebrand gets slammed for copying Monzo and Starling * Ant Financial take on the Chinese healthcare market * Derek White waves goodbye to BBVA * Facebook calls time on P2P payments * And finally, Joe Lycett Impersonates RBS Boss to Get £8,000 Back to Scammed Customer All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Ben Gleisner, Freddy Kelly, and Simon Vans-Colina.
4/22/20191 hour, 2 minutes, 34 seconds
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314. Insights: Strong Customer Authentication

This week we take a look at something set to change payments for everybody as we talk about Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) Sarah is joined by some great guests to discuss the subject: Nilixa Devlukia, Head of Regulatory at Open Banking Olivier Godement, Product Manager at Stripe Daniel Chatfield, Engineer at Monzo Fred Liu, VP Identity and Risk Products at Visa We kick off the episode by taking a look at what's driving the introduction of SCA and the theoretical benefits around it. The group explains what SCA is, who's responsible for its implementation and whether any existing SCA can work when SMS-based 2FA has been breached in the past. There's a discussion around whether SCA actually allows or encourages innovation or if it's going to grind innovation to a halt. SCA has had a very fragmented introduction so the outlook isn't particularly clear and the panel discuss what the possible outcomes could be, including whether or not PIN Sentry tools may make a return. They also examine how the payments and fintech ecosystem is preparing for SCA. There's little certainty around what SCA will actually look like and the panel discusses what solutions the people around the table are working on. All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Daniel Chatfield, Fred Liu, Nilixa Devlukia, and Olivier Godement.
4/19/201935 minutes, 50 seconds
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313. News: Copy/paste product

This week we have some great stories for you as Jason and Adam are joined by a few great guests: Anthony Craufurd, Director, Venture and Startup Engagement at Visa Europe Chris Low, Senior Advisor at Motive Labs Emily Nicolle, Technology Editor at City AM We kick off the episode by taking a look at Standard Chartered expected to pay just over $1 billion to resolve U.S., U.K. probes. Standard Chartered Plc has agreed to pay $1.1 billion to U.S. and British authorities for conducting illegal financial transactions that violated sanctions against Iran and other countries. Chris comments on the importance of it being based on historic violations and Jason wonders if it's only the people who aren't good at avoiding AML that get caught (02:13). Next up, we talk about London being set to lead the unicorn race. Of the 29 global unicorns, 9 are in San Francisco, 7 are in London and 38% of VC funding went to London with reports suggesting that London will overtake the US tech hub in funding this year, bringing the total number of unicorns up to match or overtake San Francisco. Emily Nicolle remarks that London is the global fintech hub and always has been and Anthony Craufurd adds that the FCA is a dark horse that everybody in the world is copying (08:16). Other stories include: CMA chides big banks for Open Banking delays N26's competitive edge in Africa Visa branches out And finally, how your cat could be the next voice of the world's first 'miaowing' debit card. All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Adam Davis, Anthony Craufurd, Chris Low, and Emily Nicolle.
4/15/20191 hour, 4 minutes, 29 seconds
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312. Insights: Live! The future of money

Live from NYC's New York Fintech Week with the DIT Sam's joined by some great guests to talk about the future of money: Natalie Ceeney, Chair, Innovate Finance Robin Mackenzie, Chief Marketing Officer, De La Rue Andrew Boyajian, Head of North America, Transferwise Farrah Lakhani, Director, Growth and Operations at OakNorth Analytical Intelligence We kick off the episode by taking a look at the story so far and how the UK fintechs have developed world leading challenger brands offering new customer products and services that are focused on the customer. Next up, the panel talk about how customer centricity drives innovation, how that factors in to the notion of digitalisation over digitisation and whether customer focus is something that's gathered appeal on a global scale. They also take a look at the appetite for fintech in the US and what makes breaking America so much more difficult than the European market. And whether there's an unfair advantage built in for UK fintechs. Payments are a major factor in the US financial ecosystem and the panel examines how cross border payments are having an effect on incumbent money transfer services and how faster payments could be brought to the USA. Wrapping things up the group takes a look at future predictions on how UK fintech innovation will affect the global scene, particularly post-Brexit and how important it is for Lodnon to remain a global fintech hub. All this and so much more on today's show. We want to say a huge thank you to the Department for International Trade and De la Rue who helped make this episode of Fintech Insider Live possible. New York Fintech Week was an unmissable event and we hope you enjoyed our panel from the show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Andrew Boyajian, Farrah Lakhani, Natalie Ceeney, and Robin Mackenzie.
4/12/201946 minutes, 39 seconds
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311. News: Make tax great again

This week we have some great stories for you as David and Ross are joined by a couple of great guests: Ken Hart, CEO and Founder of Snowdrop Solutions Megan Caywood, Managing Director at Barclays We kick off the episode by taking a look at Revolut's newest scandal reveal. The Financial Conduct Authority has made enquiries into Revolut after being contacted by an ex-employee whistleblower who passed on their concerns regarding compliance and the CEO’s conduct as far back as 2016. Megan comments that it seems to have started from the Valentine's incident and snowballed from there and wonders if it could be because the media's loving the scandal and making the culture out to be bad. Ken adds that to be disruptive you have to take risks but if you want to be a trusted financial partner then you need to pivot and do some things differently (02:14). Next up, We spoke to Gary Turner Co-Founder and Managing Director of Xero UK & EMEA to find out more about making tax digital (08:34). The panel talk about how making tax digital and how the initiative is going to affect 1.2M VAT-registered businesses. It's the first step in a process that ultimately aims to automate returns and payments for companies and households for all the main taxes. Megan remarks that this has been going on for a while but it's only just becoming mainstream and that it's great to see the regulator making such a strong push for digital. Ken comments that there's a lot of effort made in the UK to make digital organisation work, especially compared to his experiences with the IRS in the US (10:20). We also talk to Luke from Monzo's vulnerabilty team to find out more about Monzo's involvement with the Big Issue to make magazines resellable (39:37). Other stories include: Cash probe into RBS Remedies Fund Big banks spending billions on digital - again Subscribe to wealth: The Netflix of Data Kroener says auf wiedersehen to Fidor x BPCE Pay it forwards again and again and again And finally some of the best financial pranks across the years All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins, written by Dhanum Nursigadoo and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Gary Turner, Ken Hart, and Megan Caywood.
4/8/201949 minutes, 58 seconds
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310. Insights: Finastra takeover

David and Simon are with some great guests from Finastra, including: Simon Paris, CEO Eli Rosner, Chief Product and Technology Officer Martin Haering, Chief Marketing Officer Nicola Hamilton, Senior Director, Brand and Communications We're bringing you an insight into how to manage diverse sets of client requirements, handling varying paces of change and overcoming the hurdles regarding legacy brands. We also talk to Finastra about their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, how the company interacts with CSR and what the future has in store for Finastra. Our guests talk to us about creating a platform for financial services that let banks move faster than core banking systems let them. Finastra aims to provide an open platform for innovation in the financial services industry in an age of massive consolidation and doing it in a way that deals with internal silos and prevents them from being formed. They also talk about skill transfer, enabling those without technology skills to use platforms and how big techs are creeping into the banking area. All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Eli Rosner, Martin Häring, Nicola Hamilton, and Simon Paris.
4/5/201947 minutes, 26 seconds
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309. News: Sassy AI

This week we have some great stories for you as David and Leda are joined by a couple of great guests: Conny Dorestijn, Founding Partner at BankiFi Ryan Edwards-Pritchard, MD of Funding Options We kick off the episode by taking a look at Apple Card, Apple announced the launch of a credit card designed to help customers lead a healthier financial life. It offers no fees of any kind and encourages customers to pay less interest. Conny comments that it's a cool product that can deliver an excellent user experience across devices, which is where Apple will excel but Leda thinks that this isn't a gamechanger (03:06). Next up, we talk about Oaknorth and Monzo teaming up to launch a savings account, Ryan thinks that this news is a great entry partnership for the companies and Leda adds that Oaknorth are the story right now more than Monzo (17:53). We also talk to Amir Nooriala, COO of OakNorth to get some further insight into the partnership (21:00). Other stories include: Venmo’s going after users with negative balances Standard Chartered wins first Hong Kong virtual licence HSBC Signs Deal to Use BlackRock's 'Aladdin' Software Worldwide Erica’s a hit with America JPM boot out employees in the event of a no-deal Brexit Rick Astley (bank) Rolls his retirement with crypto And finally, The Wetherspoons App Is Now Being Used By Financial Dominatrixes All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins, written by Dhanum Nursigadoo and Laura Watkins. Edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Amir Nooriala, Conny Dorrestijn, and Ryan Edwards-Pritchard.
4/1/20191 hour, 4 minutes, 55 seconds
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308. Insights: Fintech Friday in Luxembourg

Last year we introduced you to the wonderful world of Luxembourg fintech through LHoFT, nine months later we've been invited back. Laura Watkins explores how Luxembourg has solidified its place in Europe as a fintech hub and how this tiny country plans to extend its reach globally by talking to some of the key players in Luxembourg's fintech space, including: Pierre Gramegna, Luxembourg Finance Minister, Nasir Zubairi, CEO of LHoFT - (lux House of Fin Tech) Susanne Schartz, Chief Operating Officer, Seqvoia, a homegrown Luxembourg fintech Luc Falempin, CEO at tokeny.com Alberto Dalmasso, Co-Founder and CEO of Satispay Laura finds out how Luxembourg is capitalising on interest in blockchain, supporting 'older' fintechs that sowed the seeds for the fintech hub and what outsiders think about the small country with big ambitions and why some of them are relocating to the picturesque nation surrounded by major European economic players. Luxembourg has managed to attract major global players like Amazon and Alipay, has considerable global ambitions and that's just scratching the surface. It seems as though David has managed to take on Goliath in this situation and Luxembourg is well on its way to becoming a global fintech powerhouse with the ecosystem they've managed to put in place. All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Alberto Dalmasso, Luc Falempin, Nasir Zubairi, Pierre Gramegna, and Susanne Schartz.
3/29/201954 minutes, 34 seconds
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307. News: Tinder for banking

This week we have some great stories for you as David and Jason are joined by two great guests: Caroline Plumb, CEO of Fluidly Simon Balmain, Operations and Community Specialist at Monzo We kick off the episode by taking a look at WorldPay selling to FIS and changing its tech stack. The group comments that it's not a modern way to approach tech stack spending, it's an oldschool way of doing things and 600M is a large amount to spend over 6 years to maintain technology (02:36). Next up, we talk about Barclaycard bringing Alipay payments to UK retailers. There are some suggestions that this could mark the beginning of the end from the panel but they also wonder who the first adopter will be and Jason, for one, welcomes our new overlords (08:52). We spoke to Tao Tao, Alipay's Business Development Director to find out more (13:15). We also talk to our 11:FS Americas MD Sam Maule to get a US insight into why 21% of Americans have no savings (:). Other stories include: 21% of Americans have no savings Grab grabs more market share in SE Asia SC’s startup bridge Female-focused crowd-funding from NatWest And finally, a German bank lets clients vote on dress code All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Caroline Plumb, Simon Balmain, and Tao Tao.
3/25/201959 minutes, 14 seconds
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306. Interviews: Benoit Legrand, CIO of ING

Benoit Legrand is CIO of ING. Simon talks to Benoit about his unsuccessful startup experiences and what they taught him, how ING sees itself as a 20 year old fintech, why some banks are afraid of PSD2 and how to focus on the problems customers are facing. They also take a look at Yolt, developing resistence to change and the importance of having a team dedicated to delivering change, why the scale of partnerships matter and touch on Brexit. We hope you enjoyed the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. ​ If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! ​ This episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse Special Guest: Benoit Legrand.
3/22/201927 minutes, 48 seconds
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305. News: Graceful degradation

This week we have some great stories for you as Sarah and Simon are joined by a couple of great guests: Daniel Hegarty, CEO of Habito Sharon O’Dea, founder of communications and collaboration consultancy Lithos Partners We kick off the episode by taking a look at the RBS trials for a biometric fingerprint bank card. Sarah thinks it's not a terrible idea and a potential solution to upcoming Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) demands. But Simon and Daniel disagree. Simon thinks the whole thing is a gimmick and customers deserve a better UX whereas Daniel just can't see any good use cases for fingerprint cards (01:50). Next up, we talk about Bank of England telling VISA Europe to hire PwC after the 2018 outage. Simon reckons that having more eyes looking at the problem can only be a good thing while the outages problem rumbles on, Sharon agrees and comments that VISA's outage was a human error issue but there's a need to look at why that error could occur in the first place (08:36). We also have an interview with Nick Cook to find out more about the FCA appointing its first Director of Innovation. Other stories include: UK cash on verge of collapse Instant transfers in the US via PayPal and JPMC British Bank Awards - fintechs won big against incumbents Tide to raise funds to match the remedies fund payout eBay founder’s fintech fund for global financial inclusion And finally, Japanese Banks Will Finally Stop Using a Piece of 1800s Technology All this and much much more on this week's news show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Daniel Hegarty, Nick Cook, and Sharon O'Dea.
3/18/20191 hour, 1 minute, 57 seconds
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304. Interviews: David Duffy, CEO of CYBG

David Duffy is the CEO of CYBG. Simon talks to David about CYBG's recent acquisition of Virgin Money, how the challenger narrative is shifting and why integrating a challenger brand into CYBG's existing services might be easier than industry commentators believe. They also take a look at Brexit, the future of the industry, how fintech and banks can partner together and what role the big tech platforms can play. We hope you enjoyed the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. ​ If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! ​ This episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse Special Guest: David Duffy.
3/15/201943 minutes, 45 seconds
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303. News: Magic beans

This week we have some great stories for you as Sarah and Simon are joined by three great guests: Mel Palmer, CMO Exo Investing Matt Valentine, Barclays UK Ventures Ali Paterson, Editor in Chief, Fintech Finance We kick off the episode by taking a look at some of the problems Revolut have been suffering from lately and the culture issues that are on-going. The general consensus is that response from Revolut has been tone-deaf at best and a great product is being lost to reputational issues, although Sarah disagrees that a product is still good if it's proven to be unlawful. The story is just the gift that keeps on giving (01:38). Next up, we talk about the Women in Fin Powerlist 2019 featuring two of our very oen 11:FS staff. It came out just in time for International Women's Day. Launched in 2015, the Women in FinTech Powerlist has increasingly attracted a global audience and an unprecedented number of nominations and applications. We take a look at if these lists shine a light on the issues or if it's just political and there are some interesting discussions around who's actually appearing on these lists (08:04). Other stories include: Bank of Ireland’s multi billion euro tech bill AI is a non-starter for 40% of startups Facebook’s cryptocoin Grab gobbles $1.4 billion investment to build super app Chime rounds out epic new fundraising round Nationwide wants in on core banking And finally, Goldman Sachs is loosening its dress code All this and much much more on this week's news show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Ali Paterson, Matt Valentine, and Mel Palmer.
3/11/20191 hour, 1 minute, 55 seconds
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302. Insights: Women in financial services

Coinciding with International Women's Day, Sarah is hosting an episode that shines a spotlight on the financial industry's documented lack of equality and many headlines are made of the gender pay gap and many other negative aspects. But it’s not all doom and gloom. Our roundtable goes over a wide range of topics, looking at their personal experiences as women in financial services, the gender (im)balance at work, what's changed in the industry, differences in gender equality at incumbents and fintechs, how STEM can attract more women, careers advice and so much more. They also talk about approaches to work, mentorships, imposter syndrome, salary expectations and share experiences and advice that apply to everyone. We have some brilliant guests, including: Emma Lindley, VP at VISA and Co-Founder of Women in Identity Val Kristensen, Director of Comms at OakNorth Livia Benisty, Head of Financial Crime at ComplyAdvantage Shafali Gupta, VP Strategy & Operations at Fluidly Diana Parades, CEO of Suade Labs Our Senior Producer Laura Watkins also interviews Megan Caywood, now Head of Digital Strategy at Barclays and formerly Chief Platform Officer at Starling Bank to get her unique perspective on similar issues. We hope you enjoy the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe! Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show @fintechinsiders and if you really love the show, please leave us a review on iTunes. This episode was made thanks to Senior Producer Laura Watkins and edited by Audio Engineer Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Diana Paredes, Emma Lindley, Livia Benisty, Megan Caywood, Shafali Gupta, and Valentina Kristensen.
3/8/201953 minutes, 57 seconds
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301. News: Not cashless but less cash

This week we have some great stories for you as David and Sarah are joined by four great guests: Nick Bortot, CEO of Bux Max Rofagha, CEO of Finimize Nicholas Megaw, Retail Banking correspondent at the FT Damian Richardson, Head of Product, New Digital Customer Propositions, Services at NatWest We kick off the episode with a close look at the winners of the RBS Remedies fund announced last week and wonder why some were snubbed. Max Rofagha points out how anti-competitive the awards were but it remains to be seen if this continues through the the rest of the fund pools available. TSB may have lost out but as Sarah says, TSB have bigger problems than missing out on a fund. And in a quick throwback to last week's news episode, Tom Blomfeld CEO of Monzo was correct to predict that Starling would win the £100M (03:19). Next up we take a look at Goldman Sachs' move into the credit card market with Apple. David notes that a big technology company moving into banking has been the incumbent banks biggest fear for quite some time. Sarah asks if this move could spell the end of the Marcus brand with co-branding alongside ApplePay. Sarah thinks it's been a long time coming considering some of the moves Goldman Sachs has been making over the past few months, the decision to partner with Apple suggests that Goldman Sachs wants to target Apple's demographic and payment network (10:25). Later on in the show we spoke Norris Koppel, CEO of Monese to find out more about the partnership with Avios (56:07). Other stories included: * Have you got PPI? Lloyds have £19.4bn * The Swedish Money Laundering Scandal continues * HSBC launches PayMe in HK * US might legislate against going cashless * And finally, Lithuania’s Top Gear-inspired strategy to become a fintech hub All this and much much more on this week's news show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Damian Richardson, Max Rofagha, Nicholas Megaw, Nick Bortot, and Norris Koppel.
3/4/20191 hour, 7 minutes
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300. Insights: This. Is. Fintech.

It's been a long two and a half years. But we've finally hit a huge landmark with our 300th episode. This episode is an 11:FS special with some of your favourite hosts: David Brear Simon Taylor Sarah Kocianski Ross Gallagher Jason Bates Plus extra special guest Marko Wenthin, Co-Founder of Solarisbank. Our panel take a trip down memory lane, going over the early days of trying to figure out audio editing, why we took the approach that we did and how taking a conversation from the pub after a conference created a chart-topping podcast. We go over the rejected theme tunes for the show and some of the show's highlights, including some of the best jokes, live shows, conferences and of course After Dark. We also talk about some of the incredible guests we've had and difficult topics we've tackled. Of course none of this would be possible without you so we asked you to send in whatever questions you want for the hosts to answer. But if we didn't manage to get to yours this time around don't worry, we've made AMAs a regular feature on the podcast so we'll get to yours eventually! To tie off the show we have the favourite moments of ours and yours and some friends of the show. The microphones we used for this recording were six Rode NT1A's with Pop Shield. We take a look at all this and much more on this week's episode of Fintech Insider. Thank you for sticking with us for the past 300 episodes and we hope you'll stick around for next 300. We hope you enjoy the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe! Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show @fintechinsiders to submit your favourite Fintech Insider moment! And if you really love the show, please leave us a review on iTunes. This episode was produced by Laura Watkins. Edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guest: Marko Wenthin.
3/1/20191 hour, 13 minutes, 15 seconds
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299. News: Buzzwords for everyone

This week we have some huge stories for you as David and Simon are joined by two fantastic fintech CEOs: Tom Blomfield, CEO of Monzo Romi Savova, CEO of PensionBee We kick off the episode with a story that'll give you 24 billion reasons to be impressed with the state of the UK's financial industry. It's the first time the four biggest lenders have made more than £20BN since 2007 and while it might appear to be a return to the good old days of pre-financial crisis finances, Romi points out that although the numbers are great, they might not be as great as they would have been in 2007 due to balance sheets. Tom also points out that banks have only made superficial changes so far but that's about to change (02:14). Next up, we talk about Santander's $700M deal with IBM. Tom points out that we only ever see headlines like this at the start of project, never at the end describing the results. Romi talks about how it's a sign that change is coming, but why are companies that market themselves as technology companies outsourcing for technology? (13:34). Later on in the show we discuss the RBS Remedies Fund. In a special segment with 11:FS' Adam Davis we discuss how this situation came to pass and the state of play of the fund at the moment. Tom puts the fund in the context of Monzo and how the challenger bank has £100M, the same amount of the second prize fund, to date on development (34:10). We also announce the winners of the fund, just in case you've missed out (49:42). Other stories included: * Ant Financial buy WorldFirst * SoFi plans new lending products and move into stock trading * Chase goes down * Yolt means business - we've got a great interview with Leon Muis, Chief Business Officer at Yolt to get a bit more insight * And Finally, a Natwest call handler channels his inner Piers Morgan All this and much much more on this week's news show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins, written by Dhanum Nursigadoo and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Adam Davis, Leon Muis, Romi Savova, and Tom Blomfield.
2/25/20191 hour, 6 minutes, 6 seconds
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298. Insights: The future of cloud

Sam Maule talks to AWS, Raifeissen Bank, Broadridge, FICO and Liberty Mutual on how Cloud is the new normal, moving to product and development cycles to Cloud in a matter of days rather than quarters and how capital markets and major banks are driving forwards Cloud adoption. Agility tends to be the main theme behind Cloud adoption and integration but no-one's underestimating the human component. Technology might be a huge factor in financial services but people are the ones who ultimately drive these companies forwards and need to be trained in how to use the technology. Sam talks to companies that have been doing Machine Learning for decades and discusses the issues in coming to the game too early as well as too late. Our guests also talk about how to create a new level of security using data, why failing fast is terrible and how juggling 85 balls at a time means individuals only have 5% of their work week to deal with what they should be doing. We have some amazing guests including: Scott Mullins, Head of Worldwide FS Business Development at AWS Claus Moldt, CIO at FICO Laurence Thiery, Head of Financial Services, Asia at AWS Phil Moyer, Managing Director of the Financial Services for the Americas at AWS Jonathan Allen, Enterprise Strategist and Evangelist at AWS Megan Caywood, was Chief Platform Officer at Starling Bank at time of recording, now Managing Director at Barclays Martin Dow, Engineer at Starling Bank Rob Krugman, Chief Digital Officer at Broadridge John Heveran CIO of Global Risk Solutions at Liberty Mutual Gerhard Froehlich, Group Product Owner at Raiffeisen Bank International Vladimir Simunovic, Deputy Group CTO at Raiffeisen Bank International Thank you to AWS for inviting us to AWS re:Invent 2018. We hope you enjoy the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe! Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show @fintechinsiders and if you really love the show, please leave us a review on iTunes. This episode was produced by Laura Watkins and Petrit Berisha. Recorded by Michael Bailey and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Cloud is a vital way to transform your business for the modern age, tap here (https://aws.amazon.com/financial-services/) to find out how to do it with AWS. Special Guests: Claus Moldt, Gerhard Froehlich, John Heveran, Jonathan Allen, Laurence Thiery, Martin Dow, Megan Caywood, Philip Moyer, Rob Krugman, Scott Mullins, and Vladimir Simunovic.
2/22/20191 hour, 18 minutes, 5 seconds
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297. News: Talking poop

This week we have some huge stories for you as Sam's joined by: Teana Baker-Taylor, Exec Director and Board Member, Global Digital Finance Alexa Fernandez, Open Innovation & Ecosystem Builder at BBVA Joaquin Ayuso de Paul, CEO of Denizen Mark Meisner, CEO of Gen6 Ventures We kick off the show for a US perspective on the super merger that broke on last week's show. Two of the US’ biggest banks merge to become a super bank, as BB&T buy SunTrust for $28BN in stock. It's a phenomenal merger and every one of our guests has a unique take on the story. The banks are 'super-regional' which just means they're not one of the top five in the USA. They still each have assets of over $200BN. It'll make the new bank the sixth largest bank in the USA with $442BN in assets $301BN in loans and $324BN in deposits. 3100 of their branches are within 20 feet of each other (03:10). You can watch the YouTube video of our panel discussing the story here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-Swj__ihQU&feature=youtu.be). Next up the US group discuss Chime's incredible acquisition of 10K accounts in a day, starting with a great question from Teana Baker-Taylor on whether digital banks in the US really have different regulations compared to traditional banks. We actually gave them an 11:FS Pulse award for Best US disruptor before this happened, we're geniuses. We take a look at how the UK challengers are eyeing up the USA and how the outage with Wells Fargo was one of the best advertising campaigns for Chime (15:00). Other stories include: Plaid now goes Nationwide - the fintech's now supporting Auth for every bank and credit union in the US Venture Capital investment into fintech companies rose to approximately $31BN in 2018 Revolut's marketing woes continue as the ASA is set to probe the 'spoof' takeaway ad campaign OakNorth aims to put down roots in the US after new investment from Japanese mega-investor Softbank. We also have further insight on this story from OakNorth CEO Rishi Khosla Mastercard's new groove with Linkin Park. The payments infrastructure and processor company is heading to the Grammys and Brit Awards to debut the audio cue for its new sonic brand identity All this and much much more on this week's news show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Alexa Fernandez, Joaquin Ayuso de Paul, Mark Meisner, Rishi Khosla, and Teana Baker-Taylor.
2/18/20191 hour, 2 minutes, 58 seconds
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296. After Dark: Digital Love

Can you feel the #digitallove? We certainly could at the first After Dark of 2019. Just one day before Valentine's Day over 200 of finances' finest entered the tower of One Canada Square in Canary Wharf. Set high above the city of London at Level 39, it was standing room only for a show that sold out in six hours. Before we started the show with our first fin-couple, a rebearded David kicked off support for the 11:FS charity of 2019, Mind. Text GIVI88 to 70070 with your chosen amount to donate. Our first pairing on stage were, Tom Davenport, Head of Strategic Partnerships at MarketInvoice and Ian Rand, CEO of Business Banking, Barclays. Ready and eager to go through their nascent relationship with 11:FS' very own Sarah Kocianski. The couple took us through just how deep their integration really is, who's giving and who's taking and the tensions they're concerned about for the future. We also have some great Hollywood-style couple names for the iconic pairing...could BarketInvoice be advertising in the near future? Roving reporter Ross Gallagher, aka the Terry Wogan of fintech, was walking through the crowd after each couple to hear questions from the audience and bringing his trademark charm to the event. The next fin-couple on the stage have been together for a little longer, they're past the honemoon phase and they're into the real work of a relationship. Josh Bottomley, Global Head of Digital at HSBC and Ed Maslaveckas, CEO of Bud get on stage and are joined by host Jason Bates. 18 months into the relationship and it's safe to say that they're deep into the realities of the relationship. It's not a simple client/vendor relationship like ones they may have had in the past. It's real. Our second couple explain what they got upto before the settled down, why they picked each other and how their relationship is working out so far. What would digital love be without a bachelor on stage? Representing BBVA we have Derek White, the Global Head of Client Solutions flying solo all the way from Madrid. Derek does a great job sidestepping any awkwardness with his ex in the room and tells us all about the relationships the spanish bank's had with guiding so many fintechs and how happy he is to be back in London - in his opinion the fintech capital of the world. Derek tells us what happens when partnerships don't work out, if having a scattergun approach works and how all BBVA's partners get enough attention. For our final couple we're bringing on a couple near and dear to our hearts. Rasmus Figenschou, Group Executive Vice President at DNB and Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry. The pair take us through who DNB flirted with partnering before choosing 11:FS, how DNB had to evolve and change in order to secure a partnership with a fintech like 11:FS and how having a long-distance relationship (international) impacts, hurts, or helps the collaboration. A huge thankyou to everyone who came out to the show and made it such a great event. We can't wait to see you at our next After Dark! Details on that will be coming out real soon so be sure to sign up to the 11:FS newsletter and follow us on social media. We hope you enjoy the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe! Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show @fintechinsiders and if you really love the show, please leave us a review on iTunes. This episode was produced by Laura Watkins. Edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Derek White, Ed Maslaveckas, Ian Rand, Josh Bottomley, Rasmus Figenschou, and Tom Davenport.
2/15/20191 hour, 9 minutes, 49 seconds
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295. News: The Revolut will be advertised

This week we have some massive stories for you as David and Simon are joined by: Mel Palmer, CMO at Exo Investing Saumeel Pachigar, Head of Partnerships at acasa Viktor Nebehaj, CMO at Freetrade Iona Bain, Author, speaker, commentator at Young Money blog We couldn't NOT kick off with the story causing the most noise this week, and we were lucky enough to have Iona join us on the show to give us her perspective. Of course we're talking about THOSE Revolut-ionary Valentine's day tube adverts that caused a Twitterstorm (02:52). We followed that with some breaking news from across the pod as 2 of the US’ biggest banks merge to become a super bank, as BB&T buy SunTrust for $28 BILLION in stock (18:50). Other stories included: * Amex and Curve’s bust-up as Amex blocks access to Curve, 36 hours after reinstating it. * Australian banks may face criminal charges after final royal commission report into their malpractice to try and clean up the sector, and naturally we had to ask our Aussie banking aficianado, Sarah Kocianski for her thoughts on this story. * We round up the week's biggest funding raises * David's favourite story of the year had to be our "and finally" this week as a man in a bank in Sao Paulo turned up to work for his last day in a full Spiderman costume, as you do. All this and much much more on this week's news show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected] This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Edward Maslaveckas , Iona Bain, Mel Palmer, Saumeel Pachigar, and Viktor Nebehaj.
2/11/201959 minutes, 49 seconds
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294. Insights: Money and Mental Health

There's no question about the impact finances have on mental health and with today being Time to Talk Day (7th February) we wanted to take a closer look at how finance interacts with the mental health problems that affect 1 in 4 of us. Time to Talk Day wants to break down the stigmas around mental health and get people talking more openly about it. Sarah's joined by Katie Evans, Head of Research and Policy, Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, Joe Surtees, Policy Manager at the Single Financial Guidance Body and James Nicholson, Engineer at Monzo to discuss why money's such a taboo subject in everyday discussion, spending for stress and whether technology can solve the problem or if it'll just exacerbate it. The group also discuss positive friction, the trap of frictionless finance those who struggle with spending and the reality that some people will simply never have enough money for their needs. We take a look at these issues and many more on this week's episode of Fintech Insider. We hope you enjoy the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe! Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show @fintechinsiders and if you really love the show, please leave us a review on iTunes. This episode was produced by Laura Watkins. Edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: James Nicholson, Joe Surtees, and Katie Evans.
2/8/201938 minutes, 47 seconds
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293. News: Ain't nothing but a GFIN

Our hosts David, Simon and Sarah are joined by Oscar Williams-Grut, Senior City Correspondent at Yahoo Finance, Valentina Kristensen, Director, Growth and Communications at Oak North and Livia Benisty, Head of Financial Crime at Mimiro. First up, China launches an app to dob in debt 04:01 Lloyds unveils 100% mortgage for first-time buyers 10:32 TrueLayer launches Open Banking-based payments API 20:27 FCA launches GFIN 27:37 We spoke to Anna Wallace from the FCA to tell us more 33:37 11:FS AMA with a question on which fintech has the best approach to building a banking marketplace 38:41 Stripe raises $100m at $22.5bn valuation 46:49 We spoke to Andy Challis, MD Principal Investments, and John Stecher, CIO at Barclays to give us insight into Barclays supersized accelerator 53:51 Barclays supersizes New York accelerator 56:30 Chief Innovation Officer, Neal Cross Bids Farewell to DBS Bank in Heartfelt Post 57:45 And Finally, HSBC launches ‘sound identity’ in next phase of global brand refresh 1:00:07 We spoke to VaynerMedia’s Patrick Givens, Head of VaynerSmart - to give us an expert’s perspective 1:03:25 All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! ​ Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. ​ Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders on Twitter ​ This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Andy Challis, Anna Wallace, John Stecher, Livia Benisty, Oscar Williams-Grut, Patrick Givens, and Valentina Kristensen.
2/4/20191 hour, 11 minutes, 52 seconds
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292. Interviews: Michael Rouse, CCO of Klarna

Michael Rouse is the CCO of Klarna. David talks to Michael about avoiding the trap of copying others, partnering with a brand as unique as Snoop Dogg's, and the evolution of payments in a broad sense, beyond simply moving money into a service and discovering the new areas of innovation. They also look at how to become both big and fast in the space and how that is born from creating a culture that allows people in the company to act autonomously. Michael talks about how empowering the leaders of Klarna's teams to think of it as running a business has been part of its success. Klarna has managed to keep the entrepreneurial spark it started with nearly 14 years ago. Operating in the world of e-commerce and point of sale financing, Klarna is born out of the buy-now pay-later category and started in Sweden. Now they're operating in 18 geographies and around 60M consumers have used its product. We hope you enjoyed the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. ​ If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! ​ This episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse Special Guest: Michael Rouse.
2/1/201939 minutes, 17 seconds
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291. News: My relationship is contactless

Our hosts David, Jason and Sarah are joined by Daniel Macklin, Co-founder of So-Fi, board member and Angel Investor, Daniel Lowther, Head of FinTech at CCgroup and Freddy Kelly CEO of Credit Kudos. First up, Snoop Dogg Invests In Klarna, Sweden's $2.5 Billion Unicorn 02:49 We've also got a great cutaway from Aoife Houlihan, VP Communications and Public Policy at Klarna to tell us more about the partnership 11:16 Square launches debit card for businesses 15:04 Google hit with £44m GDPR fine over ads 20:10 Alipay awarded e-money licence in Luxembourg 25:25 11:FS AMA with a question on if the big 4 Australian banks are more engaging than Monzo 39:30 Aussie digital bank Xinja makes crowdfunding move 45:11 Aussie digital bank Volt wins banking licence 48:30 Lloyds to cut costs with Thought Machine platform move 54:20 And Finally, Church of England: Contactless collection payments trialled 1:03:38 All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! ​ Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. ​ Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com ​ This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Aoife Houlihan, Daniel Lowther, Dan Macklin, and Freddy Kelly.
1/28/20191 hour, 11 minutes, 11 seconds
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290. Interviews: Reuben Lai, Grab Financial Group

Reuben Lai is Senior Managing Director of Grab Financial Group. Simon talks to Reuben about making taxis safe, opening bank accounts for those used to relying on a cash-first economy and how Grab Financial Group rose so high in the markets so fast. Reuben talks about how Grab Financial worked to turn one of the least safe industries in Malaysia into reputable and safe service through fintech, removing the cash element of transactions to improve standards and ensure customers know what they're getting. Grab Financial Group has had off the charts levels of hypergrowth - at only six years old the fintech is now operating in eight countries and 336 cities. Simon and Reuben go over Grab's expansion across South East Asia, the problems of entering a new market, convincing customers to move away from cash and using financial inclusion to encourage opportunities for a swathe of micro-entrepreneurs and consumers. We hope you enjoyed the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. ​ If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! ​ This episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse Special Guest: Reuben Lai.
1/25/201921 minutes, 3 seconds
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289. News: Meaningful Merging

Our hosts Ross and Sarah are joined by Lianna Brinded, Head of Yahoo Finance UK at Yahoo, Lucy Woolfenden, Marketing Director at Yolt and Wincie Wong, Head of Innovation for Supply Chain Services at RBS. First up, Fiserv to acquire First Data in all-stock deal with equity value of $22 billion 01:38 We spoke to 11:FS Managing Director of the Americas, Sam Maule to get his perspective on the Fiserv story 08:13 Atom Bank hires advisers ahead of potential Spanish bid 10:56 AccessPay banks $9 million in new funding as VCs hit the North 18:36 We interviewed Anish Kapoor, CEO of AccessPay to get a bit more insight 22:32 Digital bank Tandem eyes IPO as customer numbers continue to surge 24:46 Challenger Bank Tide Joins With ClearBank To Bid For RBS Fund 28:23 11:FS AMA on geographical markets and fintech hotspots 35:58 Fintech firms want to shake up banking, and that worries the Fed 40:23 Peter Thiel Wants To Give Wall Street a Fright 47:57 We got a bit more insight from Sam Maule 52:18 Swift introduces Pay Later API for instant loan financing 55:08 And Finally, Greggs go vegan and gets a boost from millennials 1:02:04 All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! ​ Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. ​ Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com ​ This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Anish Kapoor, Lianna Brinded, Lucy Woolfenden, and Wincie Wong.
1/21/20191 hour, 9 minutes, 50 seconds
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288. Interviews: Steve Bartlett, Social Chain

Steve Bartlett is an entrepreneur and Founder of Social Chain. David talks to Steve about technological curves, disrupting the mobile phone, building brand love and the power of being transparent. We hope you enjoyed the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! This episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse Special Guest: Steve Bartlett.
1/18/201930 minutes, 49 seconds
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287. News: Bank like Rihanna

Our hosts David, Jason and Leda are joined by Jeppe Rindom, CEO of Pleo, Saalim Chowdhury, Partner at 500 Startups and Simon Vans-Colina, Engineer at Monzo. First up, RBS takes stake in student-focused fintech 02:22 Google gets go-ahead from Central Bank for payments 08:52 Two-Thirds of Financial Decision-Makers Believe Tech Giants Will Offer Retail Banking in Five Years 13:29 Logging In to Your Bank Account Is Now a $3 Billion Business 15:25 Our Open Banking expert, Adam Davis had a few minutes to bring a little more insight 22:09 Starling eyes France and Germany 24:43 We also have an AMA with an intriguing three part question from a listener at Microsoft 34:55 At last, US banks are introducing contactless cards 52:09 New challenger bank on UK scene, Chetwood Financial 56:32 We have a great interview with Chetwood Financial COO, Mark Jenkinson to find out more 57:53 And finally, UK start-up Viola Black tunes in with account launch 1:05:54 All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! ​ Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. ​ Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com ​ This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Adam Davis, Leda Glyptis, Mark Jenkinson, Saalim Chowdhury, and Simon Vans-Colina.
1/14/20191 hour, 15 minutes, 20 seconds
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286. Interviews: Howard Marks, Co-Founder, Activison and StartEngine

Howard Marks is Co-Founder and CEO of StartEngine with a long history in the gaming industry, he co-founded Activision and founded Acclaim, and has unique expertise in innovating within echnological limitations, turning around failing businesses and raising capital. Simon talks to Howard about how to help entrepreneurs achieve their dreams and the difficulties of raising capital unless you bootstrap the business. Howard wanted to solve the problems entrepreneurs face in raising funding, especially when entrepreneurs don't fit the young straight white male stereotype that VCs typically see. Howard Marks believes crowdfunding is the future of finance and he realised that the public want to be able to invest in companies they support. For a long time it's felt like the system was rigged for the rich to get richer and now regular people have a way to access companies in a similar way. We hope you enjoyed the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! This episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse Special Guest: Howard Marks.
1/11/201939 minutes, 58 seconds
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285. News: Techlash

Our hosts Simon and Adam are joined by Emily Nicolle, Technology Reporter at City AM and Valentina Kristensen, Director of Growth and Comms at OakNorth. First up, Starling Bank reviewing data policy after customer complains his passport was shared in a web link 01:41 (https://fi.11fs.com/449?t=101) 2019 looks to continue another lights-out year for fintech startups 06:51 (https://fi.11fs.com/449?t=409) Google just nabbed an e-money license and it highlights the serious threat tech companies pose to incumbent banks 13:05 (https://fi.11fs.com/449?t=785) Microsoft Partners With Fintech Startup ZestFinance To Bring Transparency To AI-Powered Financial Models 20:22 (https://fi.11fs.com/449?t=1222) Ant Financial in talks to buy WorldFirst 31:06 (https://fi.11fs.com/449?t=1861) Chinese ride-hailing app Didi Chuxing expands into fintech as driver regulation rears its head 36:31 (https://fi.11fs.com/449?t=2191) Denmark shakes up watchdog after Danske Bank scandal 41:58 (https://fi.11fs.com/449?t=2518) We also have a great interview with Sian Lewin to give us a bit more insight 43:29 (https://fi.11fs.com/449?t=2609) Israeli law restricting use of cash goes into effect 50:34 (https://fi.11fs.com/449?t=3034) And Finally, the bank that watches your every move 55:48 (https://fi.11fs.com/449?t=3345) All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! ​ Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. ​ Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com ​ This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Adam Davis, Emily Nicolle, Sian Lewin, and Valentina Kristensen.
1/7/20191 hour, 5 minutes, 38 seconds
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284. Interviews: Bart Leurs, Rabobank

Bart Leurs is Chief Digital Transformation Officer of Rabobank, he joined the company two years ago to drive its fintech innovation and came from ING where he headed up its digital transformation. Jeff and Bart talk about scaling up to a full fledged digital bank in the retail market, what it's like to be a part of an industry shift, what digital transformation means to Rabo Bank, why customers are driving the change in digital and why the meta of digital is going to disappear. We hope you enjoyed the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! This episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse Special Guests: Bart Leurs and Jeff Tijssen.
1/4/201928 minutes, 39 seconds
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Ep. 283. Bonus: Blooper Reel 2018

Happy New Year's Eve to all of our listeners. To give you one last fintech laugh before the end of the year we've got a quick collection of the stumbles, fumbles and absurdly mispronounced names from all the recordings this year. The stuff that doesn't usually make it in. We hope you have a great celebration tonight and can't wait to see you for even more fintech goodness in the new year! Produced by Laura Watkins. Edited by Alex Woodhouse.
12/31/20183 minutes, 20 seconds
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Ep. 282. Insights: Our Fintech Predictions 2019

We've got a roundtable of some of the most beloved fintech podcast hosts there are. They're all ours. Sarah's takes David, Simon, Jason, Ross and Leda through what we think's going to happen in fintech in 2019. We look back at some of our favourite moments that happened in fintech this year, before taking a look at some of the things we're most excited about for 2019. This includes: how big banks are changing, creating their own digital challengers, consolidation in the challenger market and the back office getting a lot more exciting. All this and so much more on this week's episode of Fintech Insider. We hope you enjoy the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe! Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show @fintechinsiders and if you really love the show, please leave us a review on iTunes. This episode was produced by Laura Watkins. Edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guest: Leda Glyptis.
12/28/201852 minutes, 15 seconds
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Ep. 281. Insights: 2018 in Review

You might’ve seen on Twitter we’ve been running an advent calendar of the 11 Days of Christmas, with our top things from across fintech and banking in the last year. Today we’re going to take a deep dive on those: Open Banking. The initiative launched almost exactly a year ago on 13th January and it's not exactly an overnight success. The CMA9 were not ready, but fintechs and FS providers welcomed it. We take a look at how far we have come since it began. We take a look at GDPR, if anyone was ready, how successful it's been and what effect it'll start to have in 2019 and if the acclimatisation period is truly over. 2018 brought us a horde of fintech unicorns. We examine how it happened and what it means for investment in fintech for the future. Borderless accounts. Transferwise borderless bank accounts launched back in April, allowing customers to “bank like a local” in multiple currencies. Revolut are also competing in this market with their free international transfers, could this be the next area of innovation? Mettle was launched in 2018! It's delivering forward-thinking banking for SMEs and it was launched by us with Natwest and Capco. SME’s have been long ignored in terms of FS innovation, 2018 saw the rise of SMB solutions, will this continue over to 2019? Speedy, smooth onboarding processes. A huge shout out for Monzo, KBC and Onfido for seamless onboarding utilising technology to complete KYC checks smoothly and without effort or paperwork on the behalf of the customer. Finally onboarding is becoming painless, how will the bar be raised? We also saw Monzo and Starling grant purchase blocking capabilities for gambling. It seems like fintechs are the ones leading the way in protecting customer welfare. 11:FS Foundry launched. The ability to bypass legacy infrastructure to deliver digitally-native propositions to scale and at speed is going to revolutionise banking and we're making it in partnership with DNB. Good personal finance management tools finally came into play this year. Yolt, reached half a million customers in 2018. Spin off brands/features from incumbents, eg ING and Yolt now exist. Plus the rise of Venmo in the US means that PFM has changed for the better. Monzo IFTTT. Monzo became the first bank to integrate IFTTT back in June. Engineer Simon Vans Colina gave us the exclusive with a demo of how it works. Users can move money between their account and savings pots according to any rule at all. Examples included a swear jar, £5 whenever someone goes for a run, a bonus when their favourite football team won. We love the limitless possibilities of what customers can do with their money. Branding reached a new level and there were plenty of bizarre stories. Meowing cards, a rat with a taste for cash and so much more. This year has seen so many odd things happen. Let's hope that doesn't stop next year! Produced by Laura Watkins. Edited by Alex Woodhouse.
12/24/20181 hour, 13 minutes, 13 seconds
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Ep. 280. Insights: US financial health

We discover what financial inclusion really is, what it really means, what financial health is and the reasons behind the wealth gap in the USA. We spoke to some of the best industry experts there are to get you the clearest picture: John Hope Bryant, CEO of Operation Hope Dr. Anita Ward, President of Operation Hope Jennifer Tescher, founder of the Center for Financial Services Innovation Isabelle Barrès, Vice President at the Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion and Global Director at the Smart Campaign Ramona Ortega, founder of My Money My Future and also Entrepreneur in Residence with Azlo This episode of Fintech Insider was written and produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Dr. Anita Ward, Isabelle Barres, Jennifer Tescher, John Hope Bryant, and Ramona Ortega.
12/21/201835 minutes, 50 seconds
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Ep. 279. News: It only works if you're alive

Our hosts Simon and Leda are joined by two great guests, Livia Benisty, Head of Financial Crime at ComplyAdvantage and Ryan Edwards-Pritchard, MD at Funding Options. First up, Revolut’s brand new banking licence. British fintech unicorn Revolut wins banking licence. Revolut has secured a European banking licence from authorities in Lithuania, allowing them to start offering current accounts and loans across the EU from early next year. Initial focus on Lithuania, where it has about 150,000 customers, before expanding into larger markets including the UK, France and Poland later next year. However, its plans to offer full banking services in its home market could be delayed in the event of a disorderly Brexit if financial firms lose the right to serve retail customers on licences granted in the rest of the EU. Barclays customers to switch off their spending. Barclays has become the first High Street bank to allow its customers to "switch off" certain types of spending on their debit cards. The idea is to help vulnerable customers, particularly problem gamblers, or those in serious debt. They can’t block specific retailers but all account holders can now block their own spending in a number of categories. Fintech is changing how millennials manage debt. Fintech is moving millennials from credit cards to personal loans in the US. Compared to the previous generations, millennials are more likely to take out a personal loan to cover everyday costs, relying less heavily on credit cards as their predecessors. Fintech firms originated 36% of all personal loans last year, compared to less than 1 percent in 2010. Metro payments go international. Metro Bank is adding international payments through personal and business accounts via its mobile app. The new service enables customers to make same day Swift and next day SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) payments in Euros, US dollars and Sterling. International payments are integrated alongside the app’s domestic payments functionality, and allows customers to choose whether they or the payee cover the charges. We spoke to Alex Park, Metro Bank’s Director of Digital to tell us more about this, how it was a customer-led initiative, and what’s coming next. HSBC Launches robo advisors. My Investment, an online platform designed to make wealth advice accessible to investors, will be available from as little as £1,000 to invest at an initial charge of 0.5% followed by fees of up to 0.46%. HSBC estimates My Investment could be used by 2.87 million of its existing retail customers, including many who may not have considered wealth management an option in the past. Advice will be given based on investor's answers to questions about their finances, investment experience and appetite to risk. Funding Options bags CMA prize. Business finance marketplace, Funding Options, has been announced as one of the winners of the second phase of Nesta’s ‘Open Up Challenge’ - one of only three companies to have won both stages of this challenge. The Open Up Challenge prize is part of a package of reforms from the Competition and Markets Authority designed to shake up retail banking. Plaid to hit $2.65B valuation. $250M series C fundraising round led by Mary Meeker who will join the board. Other investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs, Spark Capital and others. The platform allows companies to create financial services applications without having to hire their own team of engineers to build out a tool that connects apps to its users’ bank accounts. Plaid builds infrastructure that allows a consumer to interact with their bank account on the web through a number of third-party applications, like Venmo, Robinhood, Coinbase, Acorns and LendingClub. SoftBank’s record breaking IPO. SoftBank Group Corp is set to raise 2.65 TRILLION yen ($23.5 billion) in Japan’s biggest-ever IPO. The share sale widely regarded as finalizing the group’s transition from domestic telco to a monolithic global tech investor. It also said it will sell all extra shares set aside for excess demand, taking the total just shy of the record $25 billion raised in 2014 by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group - of which it also owns a 30% share. SoftBank offered nearly 2 billion shares for sale and allocated over 80% of the sale for domestic retail investors. Barclaycard joins up with Evernym. Barclaycard wants to make passwords a thing of the past and as such they have joined an accelerator programme run by self-sovereign identity (SSI) specialist Evernym. SSI is the concept of enabling people to securely store information about their digital identity, totally under their control, so that they can share verifiable proof of who they are, for life. We spoke to Evernym MD Andy Tobin to find our more about this partnership and the Evernym accelerator. And Finally... Finger payments to go campus-wide at Copenhagen Business School. Finger vein payments technology is to be introduced campus-wide at Copenhagen Business School. The technology, named FingoPay, works via an electronic reader which builds a 3D map of the customer’s finger veins, generating a 'natural personal key' - thus removing the need for the individual to enter any personal details upon registration to make a payment. FingoPay successfully processed more than 12,000 transactions in the restaurant and coffee shop of the business school. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! ​ Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. ​ Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com ​ This week's episode was produced and written by Laura Watkins, and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Leda Glyptis, Livia Benisty, and Ryan Edwards-Pritchard.
12/17/20181 hour, 9 minutes, 19 seconds
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Ep. 278. Fintech Insider: Live - Payments (F)innovation

In this week's insights show we're bringing you reindeer burgers, christmas trees and death metal. We've also got some great insight into the payments innovation taking place in Scandinavia, what the future of payments will look like and whether or not cash will be removed from society entirely. We've got Finland, Iceland and Sweden represented this evening so there's a ton of local insight for you to enjoy. Our amazing guests include: Kristian Luoma, Head of OP Labs at OP Aoife Houlihan, VP of Communications at Klarna Ásgeir Örn Ásgeirsson, CTO & co-founder, Meniga Anthony Craufurd, Director, Venture and Startup Engagement at Visa Europe Sami Honkonen, CEO and Founder of Tomorrow Tech We also test your payments knowledge with some truly bizarre and interesting payment methods throughout history. A big thank you to all our guests and an even bigger thank you to Kristian, Marjaana and the team at OP for bringing us back to Helsinki for a second year in a row! Slush After Parties are always amazing and we had a fantastic time. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! This episode was produced by Laura Watkins. Recorded and edited by Michael Bailey and Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Anthony Craufurd, Aoife Houlihan, Ásgeir Örn Ásgeirsson, Kristian Luoma, and Sami Honkonen.
12/14/201848 minutes, 52 seconds
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Bonus Sneak Peek: Vitalik Buterin, Founder of Ethereum

Simon's with the founder and creator of Ethereum, one of the largest cryptocurrencies, Vitalik Buterin to talk about the future and enterprise capabilities of DLT, blockchain and Ethereum. And just what are zero-knowledge proofs? Here's a little sneak preview on what happened. Listen to the full interview on Thursday 13th December over on Blockchain Insider - bi.11fs.com Special Guest: Vitalik Buterin.
12/12/20182 minutes, 14 seconds
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Ep. 277. News: Sons of Breaches

Our hosts Simon and Ryan are joined by Menno van Leeuwen, Head of Business & Customer Development at Moneyou, Guy Stiebel, VP Products at SCANOVATE and Paul Stamper, Head of Financial Services, Ipsos MORI. First up, all the misinformation in the world. Monzo attacked for lending customers money to buy its shares. Monzo, has been accused of “going beyond the pale” by allowing its customers to get into debt to buy its shares. As discussed on last week’s show, Monzo is aiming to raise £20 million through crowdfunding. The prospectus shows that it will allow eligible customers to go overdrawn by up to £1,000 to buy shares. Brexcellent preparations. As things stand regarding Brexit, banks and others will need bases in the EU27. Danièle Nouy, the head of the supervisory arm of the European Central Bank (ECB), said recently that 37 firms, including 25 banks, had secured new or improved licences or were close to doing so. ECB is insisting that banks set up more than mere “empty shells” and wants banks to avoid being “overly reliant” on “back-to-back” hedging strategies. Scoring, for generation rent. Rental payments now show on your Experian Credit Report. Experian Credit Reports now include the rental payment information of more than 1.2 million tenants from across the UK. Adding rental data to credit reports means 45% more tenants will be able prove their identity online and are more likely to have increased access to financial products. Licence to bank. P2P lender Zopa granted full UK banking licence. Zopa, the 13-year-old peer-to-peer lender, has become the first of its kind to be awarded a full UK banking licence. The new bank will allow Zopa to increase its offerings with a new fixed-term savings account and credit card. Also expected to roll out a new money management app. We spoke to Zopa CEO Jaidev Janardana to get a closer look at what their plans are now they have a full UK banking licence. Line into banking. Line crosses into banking with Mizuho tie-up. Line will launch digital banking services by 2020 in collaboration with Mizuho Financial Group, aiming to break into the sector using its domestic user base of 78 million. Initially, the venture with Mizuho will let users remit small sums by smartphone and offer small loans for that purpose. We spoke to our very own APAC insider, Brandon Chung to get more of an insight into what this means. Not quite 5 star service. Card details at risk in massive Marriott data breach. The details of millions of payment cards may have been exposed in a hack on hotel giant Marriott affecting 500 million guests. Guest reservations database of its Starwood unit has been compromised since 2014. For 327 million, the compromised information includes some combination of name, mailing address, phone number, email address, passport number, date of birth, gender, arrival and departure information, reservation date, and communication preferences. Contactless charity. London installs network of contactless donation points to help the homeless. Londoners can now make contactless donations to homelessness charities through a network of terminals across the city. The TAP donation points have so far been installed in 35 locations across London, with more than 90 to appear across the capital this winter. Each tap of the card on the terminal deducts a £3 donation, which will be split between the 22 charities comprising the London Homeless Charities Group. And Finally… A rat’s gotta eat. A rat broke into an ATM, ate nearly $20,000 worth of cash, died. A rat in Assam state, India, squeezed its way inside an ATM machine, consumed and destroyed $17,662 worth of Rupees, and promptly died. When technicians attended the ATM they found looked like the contents of a paper shredder, with the rat already dead and buried within the mountain of minced up money. No foul play is suspected. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! ​ Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. ​ Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com ​ This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins, written by Dhanum Nursigadoo and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Brandon Chung, Guy Stiebel, Jaidev Janardana, Menno van Leeuwen, Paul Stamper, and Ryan Garner.
12/10/20181 hour, 2 minutes, 6 seconds
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Ep. 276. Insights. Regtech: where innovation meets compliance

In this week's insights show we're bringing you a deep discussion on what's happening in the regtech space. We have some brilliant experts to take on these issues including: Jason Boud, CEO of Regtech associates Diana Paredes, CEO + Co-founder Suade Labs Nick Cook, Head of Regtech & Advanced Analytics FCA Nas Ahmed, General Counsel, 11:FS Our roundtable talks about what regtech is solving for, the costs of compliance and risk, what hurdles exist to the adoption of regtech by big financial institutions, technological problems that the big institutions face, how to overcome them and how involved regulators should be in setting the agenda. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! ​ Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. ​ Let us know your thoughts on Twitter @FintechInsiders ​ This week's episode was produced by Petrit Berisha. Edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Diana Paredes, Jason Boud, Nas Ahmad, and Nick Cook.
12/7/201853 minutes, 41 seconds
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Ep. 275. News: Ritual Humiliation

Our hosts Sarah and Simon are joined by Emily Nicolle, Technology Reporter at CityAM, Valentina Kristensen, Director of Growth & Comms at OakNorth and Sophie Winwood, Investment Associate at Anthemis Group. First up, Show me the money! Monzo are crowdfunding for the last chunk of its series E fundraising round. Fundraising with a target of £20M. Existing Monzo investors will get early access to the round from 3 December. The round will then be opened up to other Monzo customers, who can invest up to £2,000. Previously have raised over £4M from two other crowdfunding rounds. Last round in 2016 broke record for fastest equity raise with £1M funded in 96 seconds. Emily wrote this story and has some great insights into what's going on. We also have a great interview with Tristan Thomas, Monzo's Head of Marketing to get his thoughts on crowdfunding, why they're doing it now and much more. Revolut head East as it obtains licenses in Japan and Singapore. The licenses from regulators in Japan and Singapore will enable it to operate in a similar fashion to its UK business through partnerships with local banks. Hoping to launch in the Asia Pacific region in Q1 2019, with over 50,000 users already on its waiting list. The JP and SG launch will happen ahead of the US launch, despite Revolut’s original plan to launch in the US inside 2018. Diversity could always bolster funding...Swift Institute call for gender diversity in fintech. The SWIFT Institute, set up by SWIFT, funds independent research and is offering a €15,000 grant to increase gender diversity. It wants proposals on “Securing the Future of the Financial Industry via Improved Gender Diversity”. Cites a 2017 McKinsey study - companies in the top quartile for gender diversity on their executive teams were 21% more likely to experience above-average profitability than companies in the fourth quartile. Nearly 3/4 of female millennials working in financial services believe that while their organisations talk about diversity, opportunities are not equal for all. Investigating meltdowns. Bank IT failures investigated by Treasury Committee after series of meltdowns. The Treasury Select Committee will examine whether banks can prevent disturbances to services following on from the banking service outages earlier this year. It will look at the common causes of IT failures, how customers lose out and whether the BofE and FCA are able to hold the relevant people to account. Since Nicky Morgan became chair of the committee 16 months ago outages have occurred at Equifax, TSB, Visa, Barclays, Cashplus, RBS and others. Skin in the game. MyBucks and Bibimoney are Sim-Skin kings of Africa. Frankfurt’s MyBucks and UK-based Bibimoney have launched a joint venture aimed at the African microloan market through SIM-Skin technology. Once attached to the SIM card, it enables the Bibimoney app to function on any mobile device (smart and feature phones) and includes an interoperable mobile wallet. The firms say the mobile wallet has full transactional capabilities and will also include functionality to apply for, obtain and repay microloans. We speak to our resident African markets expert, LesleyAnn Vaughan to get her thoughts on this initiative. Put it all on fintech. Where top US banks are betting on fintech. US banks are actively investing in fintech startups. To the end of November this year the top 11 US banks by assets participated in a total of 49 equity rounds to fintech startups. This compares to 19 in 2017 and 33 in 2016. Sometimes banks invest and partner with fintechs to further internal strategic goals. Strategic investing is a growing trend among banks in 2018, as many US banks have solidified their internal digital strategies and are now looking to execute. That wasn’t on the public feed...Venmo payment fraud leads to $40M in losses. The losses occurred in the first three months of 2018 according to internal documents the Wall Street Journal reviewed. Expenses due to fraudulent transactions, otherwise known as the transaction loss rate, increased to 0.40% of overall volume at Venmo in March compared to 0.25% in January. Venmo typically reimburses customers for any money they lose in a fraudulent transaction. We spoke to our US expert, Sam Maule to get his thoughts on Venmo's fraudster issues. They’re watching you. Beijing to judge every resident based on behaviour by end of 2020. Beijing set to adopt a lifelong points program by 2021 that assigns personalized ratings for each resident. The capital city will pool data from several departments to reward and punish some 22 million citizens based on their actions and reputations by the end of 2020. Those with better social credit will get “green channel” benefits (such as access to credit) while those with low scores will find life more difficult - such as being banned from taking trains and buses. And Finally… No way this’ll make a mess at all. Costa and Barclaycard release ‘UK first’ contactless reusable cup. Costa Coffee has partnered with Barclaycard to launch reusable contactless coffee cup, which is said to be the first of its kind in the UK. The Clever Cup is a contactless cup - contactless connected to reusable coffee cups for transactions up to £30. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! ​ Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. ​ Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com ​ This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins, written by Dhanum Nursigadoo and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Emily Nicolle, Sophie Winwood, and Valentina Kristensen.
12/3/201859 minutes, 39 seconds
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Ep. 274. Insights: Open Banking - a never ending story?

In this week's insights show we're bringing you a deep discussion on what's happening in the Open Banking space. Our roundtable talks about the challenges involved in implementing the rules and regulations around Open Banking and takes a look at the thorny problem of getting customers to buy-in to Open Banking. We have some of the best guests around to help: Adam Davis, Head of Delivery at 11:FS Dan Globerson, Head of Open Banking at RBS Faith Reynolds, Independent Consumer Representative for Open Banking Sam Seaton, CEO at Moneyhub Francesco Simoneski, CEO at Truelayer We kick off the discussion by taking a look at just how hard it's been to implement the rules and regulations, the internal changes that compliance has caused and the costs involved. Then we move on to the toughest parts of the regulations and what about them is preventing positive user journeys and take a close look at how the payment journey, which is meant to be live now, has been affected. We also talk about going beyond mandatory requirements, how open banking is about more than compliance and why customers haven't taken notice of Open Banking yet. In fact 72% of adults haven't even heard of it. To finish off the panel takes a look at what's being done outside of Europe, how and if Brexit willhave any impact on the quality of products and services being offered by Open Banking and what we'll see happen in the near future. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! ​ Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. ​ Let us know your thoughts on Twitter @FintechInsiders ​ This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Adam Davis, Dan Globerson, Faith Reynolds, Francesco Simoneschi, and Samantha Seaton.
11/30/201851 minutes, 49 seconds
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Ep. 273. News: The zombie account scenario

Our hosts Simon and Leda are joined by Dave Cunningham, CEO of Priviti and Ryan Weeks, Editor at Altfi. First up, Swiss banks raided by antitrust watchdog over mobile payment allegations. A group of Swiss banks are under investigation by the country's antitrust authorities over whether they boycotted mobile payment services from Apple and Samsung in order to improve the prospects of their own competitive offering called Twint. Offices at UBS, Credit Suisse, PostFinance, Swisscard AECS, and Aduno Holding, have been raided by Comco over allegations that they deliberately refused to release their debit cards for use by Apple Pay and Samsung Pay. Twint a mobile-payment app developed by Postfinance and used by the bank named in the complaint expressed "astonishment" at the watchdog's actions. Tandem Bank strikes HK deal to launch digital banking in Asia. Tandem Bank is set to strike a deal with Hong Kong’s Convoy Global Holdings, as part of a plan to secure funding and launch one of the first digital banks in Hong Kong Convoy is planning to take a £15m stake in Tandem, one of the first app-based banks in the UK, to become the digital lender’s second-largest shareholder, according to people close to the companies. We can’t talk about Tandem and not do their stories in a pair. Tandem has also teamed up with Stripe to launch its new Auto Savings service. It lets customers set up rules to automatically move money from their current accounts with other providers to a savings account with Tandem. The feature’s available through Tandem’s banking app, aggregating financial data from across all of a user’s accounts to offer them personalized feedback on how they’re managing their money. We spoke to Tandem CEO, Ricky Knox to tell us more about both of these stories. People who use mobile fintech apps tend to make worse financial decisions. A study of mobile-payment using millennials (ages 18-34) in the US found they were less likely to be financially literate than others of the same age who didn’t pay for things with their phones. They were also more likely to make other bad financial decisions, according to research by the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center at the George Washington School of Business. 1/4 of people who use their phones to track spending reported overdrawing their accounts, compared with 20% of those who didn’t use their phones for this. Nationwide takes stake in Moneyhub. Nationwide Building Society is dipping into its £50M venture fund to take a minority stake in UK-based personal financial management app Moneyhub. Moneyhub is the third startup to benefit from the Nationwide fintech fund after acasa and Hazy. Moneyhub recently secured Payment Initiation Services Provider (PISP) authorisation by the FCA, the firm already operates as an Account Information Services Provider (AISP). The company also offers users a series of smart nudges that proactively alert consumers to overspending or better interest rate offers. We spoke to Emma Huntington, Leader in Financial Services Strategy and Innovation at Nationwide to give us their perspective on this partnership. We also spoke to Sam Seaton, CEO of Moneyhub to get her thoughts on this investment as well. Which? ranks highest and lowest banks of 2018. Which? surveyed thousands of current account customers and ask them to rate the service they receive and assigned each account a Which? Customer Score. Which? Then independently rate 40 providers to create a Product Score based on 38 different elements of bank accounts, including rewards, benefits, fees, charges and how users can operate the account. AlipayHK wins bid to provide QR code payment solution for Hong Kong’s MTR. AlipayHK says it has won a bid to provide a QR code mobile payment solution for Hong Kong’s MTR railway system. Commuters will have the option of entering MTR stations by linking their AlipayHK account to a separate MTR app, and scanning a QR code on their smartphones on the readers installed at the entry gates. Users of the mainland Alipay wallet will also be able to link their accounts to the MTR app for payment, according to people familiar with the matter. The aim is to have the new mobile payment system roll out to 91 of 93 MTR stations across the city by mid-2020. Plastiq raises $27M at 2X+ value to let you pay for anything on credit. Kleiner Perkins has just led a $27 million Series C for Plastiq with partner Ilya Fushman joining the board. A source says the raise that also comes from DST Global between doubles and triples Plastiq’s valuation over its 2017 Series B-1 rounds of $11 million and $16 million. That’s $73M in total funding. For a flat 2.5 percent fee, customers use Plastiq through a credit card, and it issues the proper wire transfer, check or deposit for up to $500,000, or even more, on customers behalf. Your salary tomorrow, today! CYBG has agreed a £400M deal to fund loans through UK fintech group Salary Finance Salary Finance, whose founders include the former head of Google UK, enables employees to take out loans that are then repaid automatically through their employer’s payroll system. Deducting repayments automatically from salaries makes the loans more secure and attractive to banks, allowing them to extend credit at a cheaper rate than credit cards or payday loans. And Finally... It’s wingardium levi-O-sa, not wingardium leviosarr! Hundreds of Apple stores are going to start selling this British startup's 'Harry Potter' coding wand. Computing and coding startup Kano is going to release its 'Harry Potter' coding wand in hundreds of Apple stores. CEO and founder Alex Klein told Business Insider that Apple approached Kano to get the wands into stores. From December to January people will be able to demo the wand in stores. British coding and computing startup Kano has struck a partnership with Apple to sell its "Harry Potter"-themed coding wand in more than 300 Apple stores across the US, UK, Australia, and New Zealand in December. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! ​ Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. ​ Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com ​ This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins, written by Dhanum Nursigadoo and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Dave Cunningham and Leda Glyptis.
11/26/20181 hour, 14 minutes, 33 seconds
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Ep. 272. Insights: Live! From Xerocon 2018

In this week's insights show we're bringing you a supersized episode of the best content from Xerocon 2018. A conference like no other is their tagline and this proved to be true, as we bring you some of our highlights from our Xerocon 2018 experience. First off, Sarah Kocianski sat down with some fantastic industry experts from across the world of SMB finance and accounting to get some great insights. You will hear from: Gary Turner - Co-founder and UK CEO, Xero Sian Kelly - MD, Inform Accounting Alexis Prenn - CEO, Receipt Bank Will Farnell - Founder, Farnell Clarke Christoph Rieche - CEO and Co-founder, iwoca Jonathan Bareham - Cofounder and Director, Raedan Caroline Plumb- CEO and founder, Fluidly As if that wasn't enough we also hosted an extra special edition of Fintech Insider: Live from the Xerocon exhibition hall. Sarah and David were joined by some leading voices in this space to talk about bank feeds and APIs; automating payments; access to finance and even an attempt at telling some accounting jokes. We were joined by: Keri Gohman, Chief Platform Business Officer at Xero Becca McClure, Director of Operations at BDO Megan Caywood, Chief Platform Officer at Starling Oliver Prill, CEO at Tide Stuart Gregory, Head of Business at Transferwise Pranav Sood, Director of International Expansion at GoCardless Anil Stocker, CEO at MarketInvoice Hannah Dawson, CEO at Futrli A usual a big thanks to all our guests and an even bigger thanks to Xero for hosting us; Xerocon 2018 lived up to the hype and we hope you enjoyed our highlights! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! Special Guests: Alexis Prenn, Anil Stocker, Becca McClure, Caroline Plumb, Christoph Rieche, Gary Turner, Hannah Dawson, Jonathan Bareham, Keri Gohman , Megan Caywood, Oliver Prill, Pranav Sood, Sian Kelly, Stuart Gregory, and Will Farnell.
11/23/20181 hour, 41 minutes, 13 seconds
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Ep. 271. News: Ericas & 'Mericas

Our hosts Simon and Jason are joined by three great guests: Joost Lobbes, Product Manager at Rabo Bank, and Diana Paredes, CEO of Suade Labs. First up, CYBG cans Virgin Money deal with Anthony Jenkins startup. The new owner of Virgin Money has canned a long-term deal with a digital banking start-up launched by Anthony Jenkins, the former Barclays chief executive. Not entirely unexpected, since David Duffy, CYBG's chief executive, had hinted since securing a £1.6bn deal to buy the bank that it was likely to use its own technology platform. Confirmation that CYBG is ditching the 10x deal may deal a blow to Mr Jenkins, who has been in talks with investors for several months about a substantial new funding round for his venture. Virgin Money is understood to have committed tens of millions of pounds to creating a digital platform with 10x's support, and CYBG's decision to terminate the deal is likely to trigger a sizeable payment to 10x. Fintech startup Revolut is in talks to raise $500M from Softbank. Several sources have told City A.M. that the deal is set to close early next year, as Revolut tries to launch its banking app in the US, one of fintech’s most notoriously hard to crack markets. Comes less than seven months since Revolut closed its last funding round at $250m, which valued the London startup at $1.7bn as a so-called unicorn company. Not known if previous backers such as Index Ventures, Draper Esprit and DST Global will sign on to this round. Softbank said earlier this year that it was looking to deploy around $200m into fintech from its $100bn Vision Fund, and was reported by Sky News to have explored a similar investment in UK challenger bank Oaknorth. We spoke to Emily Nicolle, the author of this article for City AM to give us her thoughts on this story. Digital bank Starling to roost on the high street. Digital bank Starling is heading to the high street, announcing a tie-up that will enable its personal and business customers to withdraw and deposit cash over the counter at all 11,500 Post Office branches nationwide. Despite falling cash use across the UK, the app-only challenger bank said it was responding to customer needs. “Our customers still want to pay in cash and take money out,” said Julian Sawyer, head of banking services at Starling Bank. “The Post Office has more outlets than all the other banks combined, so it became a very obvious channel to link up with.” The digital bank’s move to the high street comes as larger banks shift customers online, closing hundreds of high street bank branches and free-to-use cash machines in the process. We caught up with Megan Caywood at Xerocon yesterday to tell us more about this announcement and what it means for their users. Simple attracts Amazon exec as new CEO. US neo bank Simple has named a former Amazon executive as its new CEO, in a rare example of talent returning from Big Tech to the banking industry We interviewed the Co-Founder of Simple Bank, Shamir Karkal in ep. 254. David Hijirida moved from Washington Mutual to help build Amazon’s online payments business in 2007 before acting as a director of AWS. Hijirida takes over from Dickson Chu who was working as the interim chief executive of the bank after founding CEO Josh Reich who quit in May. Fluidly raises £5M in Series A Funding. Fluidly is an applied AI business that combines machine learning and financial modelling to automate the forecasting and management of cashflow for SMEs. The £5m Series A funding round was led by New York-based fintech investor Nyca Partners. Existing investors Octopus Ventures, Anthemis and tech angels including Simon Murdoch and Charlie Songhurst also participated in the latest financing round. We caught up with Fluidly CEO Caroline Plumb at Xerocon yesterday, to find out more about what this money will be used for. Alibaba sets new Singles Day record with more than $30.8BN in sales in 24 hours. Alibaba smashed through its Singles Day sales record on Sunday. The gross merchandise value (GMV) hit over $30.8 billion in sales in the 24-hour shopping event. That topped the $25.3 billion record set in 2017. Singles Day got off to a strong start with sales hitting $1 billion in one minute and 25 seconds. BofA faces trademark suit over Erica chatbot. Bank of America has been sued by a man over the use of the name "Erica" for its in-app AI-powered virtual assistant chatbot. Rolled out to BofA's millions of customers over the summer, Erica helps users with a host of simple transactions such as money transfers and balance enquiries. Erik Underwood registered his own virtual assistant, called E.R.I.C.A (electronic repetitious informational clone application) in Georgia in October 2010. PFM app Fintonic to fund interest-free deferred payments at Amazon. Financial management app Fintonic is collaborating with Amazon to provide Spanish clients with the option to fund interest fee purchases at the e-commerce store. Under the agreement, Fintonic's 500,000 Spanish users will be able to defer payments ranging between €200 and €1,000 for up to four months. Marketed as taking 3 minutes and users are given a reusable gift card for Amazon.es that lasts up to 10 years max PayPal bans Tommy Robinson from its platform. PayPal has told the former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson aka Stephen Yaxley-Lennon it will no longer process payments on his behalf. The online payments system said its services cannot be used to "promote hate, violence, or other forms of intolerance that is discriminatory". Online petitions calling for companies like PayPal to stop processing his payments have gained thousands of signatures. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! ​ Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. ​ Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com ​ This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins, written by Dhanum Nursigadoo and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Caroline Plumb, Diana Paredes, Emily Nicolle, Joost Lobbes, and Megan Caywood.
11/19/201858 minutes, 38 seconds
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Ep. 270. Insights: Wealth Roundtable

We’re going to talk about digital wealth management and the new models and products that are emerging in this space, and the evolution of some others. We speak to a great line up of experts to get the inside information: Adam Dodds, CEO of Freetrade Dr. Ella Rabener - CMO & Co-Founder of Scalable Capital Joe Parkin - Head of Wealth & Retail at Blackrock Kai Eggert - Chief Product Officer at Huddlestock We begin by discussing the much debated topic that is the democritization of investing. Is it ethical to let anyone invest their money? Our diverse panel had some interesting and varied answers! Next, we discuss the educational aspect within this ecosystem. Whose responsibility is it to educate? Should governments & non-profits make information more accessible? Is it the role of the digital wealth management product to offer educational support? Or should it be schools, the actual education establishment themsleves that should help people understand the value of investment? Moving on, we discuss retention. Do companies want daily interaction with the app? If so how is this done? And if not, how do you keep users interested. Many are disinterested in the idea of investing money, so how is that made more accessible? Is it the jargon at hand or the lack of understanding that often, this is a long term game? Finally, we talk business models and the future of this space. How hard is it to differentiate yourself currently in this industry? How are these models and products catering for these different demographics? And perhaps most interestingly.....what's next for the wealth management industry? All this and more on today's episode of Fintech insider. If you liked what you heard, please subscribe and leave us a review! Want to get involved in the conversation? Hit us up on @FinTechInsiders or [email protected] This episode was written and produced by Petrit Berisha. Edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Adam Dodds, Dr. Ella Rabener, Joe Parkin, and Kai Eggert.
11/16/201851 minutes, 4 seconds
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Bonus: will.i.am and Atom...Boom Boom Pow!

Sadly David didn't get to interview will.i.am himself. But Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff managed to catch up with the investor (and singer) to talk about Atom Bank, AI, financial inclusion and the future of finance. This bonus episode was produced by Laura Watkins and Petrit Berisha. Edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Leda Glyptis and will.i.am.
11/13/201812 minutes, 22 seconds
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Ep. 269. News: Mi data, su data

Our hosts, David M. Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates are joined by two great guests, Sigridur Sigurdardottir, CEO of Asto and Ali Paterson from Fintech Finance. First up, Lloyds is 'digitising'. Britain's biggest high street lender will this week announce plans to create 8,000 jobs as part of a £3bn transformation and technology investment programme. Lloyds Banking Group will announce on Tuesday that it is cutting around 6,000 existing roles but establishing approximately 8,000 new posts, leading to a net jobs creation figure of around 2,000. The 8,000 new roles‎ are understood to focus on areas of digital expansion including in the group transformation unit, reflecting the changes taking place across the banking industry. We've got some great comments from Katherine Griffiths from the Times about the story. Marcus by Goldman Sachs is opening a new account every 35 seconds. Marcus, the online savings account from Goldman Sachs, has racked up 100,000 customers since its launch in the UK just forty days ago. Discussed on the show before, they are providing long-suffering savers with a market-beating 1.50% interest rate. Royal Bank of Scotland to launch digital bank for SMEs. Royal Bank of Scotland has become the first of the UK’s big high street lenders to open a standalone digital account, with the launch of a new business-focused current account that will be run independently of its traditional brands. The new bank, called Mettle, is designed for small business customers, and will provide a current account alongside services such as invoicing and cash flow forecasting. We also have a great interview with Alison Rose, CEO of RBS CPB to learn more. HSBC warns customers of data breach. HSBC has locked some customers out their online accounts in response to a data breach that saw unauthorised users gain access to a host of financial and personal information. In a notice to customers, which has been filed with California's Attorney General's office, the bank says: "HSBC became aware of online accounts being accessed by unauthorized users between October 4, 2018 and October 14, 2018. Among the information which may have been accessed is full names, mailing addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, account numbers, account types, account balances, transaction history, payee account information, and statement history. Tech Nation helping fintech play with banks. This PAS provides a guide to fintechs on the terms and approach used by many financial institutions for collaboration and commercialisation of new fintech propositions. We speak to Greg Michel from Tech Nation to find out more. And finally, Anna launches debit card that miaows. Anna, a hybrid digital assistant for SMEs, that combines an app, card and business account, is rolling out the gimmick after consulting "animal psychologist" Ellena Hinson. With 90% of small business failures attributed to cash flow problems, Anna claims that a sharp miaow emanating from its app everytime a payment is made could make users think more carefully about their spending. Hinson goes so far as to suggest small biz owners look to cats for tips on managing their finances. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! ​ Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. ​ Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com ​ This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and Petrit Berisha. Edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Ali Paterson and Sigridur Sigurdardottir.
11/12/20181 hour, 2 minutes, 37 seconds
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Ep. 268. Interviews: Ben Davey, Barclays UK Ventures

Ben Davey is the CEO of Barclays UK Ventures, a former chancery barrister, he worked as CSO of Barclays Investment Bank and Group Head of Strategy of Barclays before taking on his current role. Simon and Ben talk about the challenges surrounding fintech startups and how banks are looking to creating strong lasting partnerships with them. They also talk about Ben's journey from the bar to the bank and whether he ever had to wear a wig and gown. We hope you enjoyed the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! This episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Michael Bailey Special Guest: Ben Davey.
11/9/201824 minutes, 51 seconds
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Ep. 267. News: Initiative Q - witnessing the end of humanity

Our hosts, Simon Taylor and Leda Glyptis are joined by three great guests: Max Rofagha, CEO and Founder at Finimize, Husayn Kassai, CEO at Onfido and Lisa Jacobs, CSO at Funding Circle. First up, Banking services for the unbanked! Singapore-based Grab started as a taxi-booking app but is expanding into areas like parcel and food delivery and financial services. Grab's partnered with Mastercard to issue virtual and physical prepaid cards tailored to Southeast Asian consumers, with the aim of expanding use of Grab's digital wallet and helping its unbanked users transact online. The companies hope to leverage Grab's 110 million app users and Mastercard's network of 3 million merchant outlets. Customers can top up their cards using cash through agents, drivers and merchants on the GrabPay platform. Most banks will be made irrelevant by 2030-Gartner. Within 12 years time, 80% of “heritage financial firms” will either go out of business or be rendered irrelevant by new competition, changing customer behaviour and advancements in technology, according to forecasts by Gartner. They will be replaced by global digital platforms, fintech companies and other nontraditional players. U.S. state banking regulators sue government to stop “fintech charters”. A body of U.S. state banking regulators on Thursday sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) over its plan, to issue bank charters to online lenders and payment companies. The body, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS), said the so-called fintech charter was unconstitutional and puts consumers and taxpayers at risk. Follows a similar suit filed by the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) last month. Initiative Q: Scam, pyramid scheme or next PayPal? No one seems to have any idea if it’s a scam or not. Only detailed has come from David Gerard, author of Attack of the 50ft Blockchain. “It’s not impossible they’ll get something up … but pure ideas are near-worthless. The hard part is always execution.” Trendy challenger bank Monzo is Britain’s latest unicorn startup. Monzo secured a £85 million funding round, giving it a valuation of £1 billion, investors include Stripe, Accel Ventures, and General Catalyst. Most notably, the company has also relied on equity crowdfunding in the past and reportedly plans to raise a further £20 million from ordinary retail investors later this year. And finally, a special 50p coin will mark Brexit. A commemorative 50p coin will be issued to mark the UK's departure from the European Union (EU) next year. The coin would be made available in spring 2019 but it’s not yet known exactly what the new Brexit coins will look like. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and Petrit Berisha. Edited by Michael Bailey and written by Dhanum Nursigadoo. Special Guests: Husayn Kassai, Leda Glyptis, Lisa Jacobs, and Max Rofagha.
11/5/20181 hour, 2 minutes, 5 seconds
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Ep. 266. Interviews: Show me the Money20/20 USA Marcus, N26, Tala and more

We've got some of the best content from Money20/20 USA for you this week. With six interviews from some of the biggest names in the industry: Omer Ismail, Head of Goldman Sachs US Consumer Business (Marcus) Jason Gardner, CEO of Marqueta Shivani Siroya, CEO of Tala John Hope Bryant, CEO of Operation Hope, Promise Homes and Bryant Group Ventures Nicolas Kopp, US CEO of N26 Rilla Delorier, Chief Strategy Officer of Umqua Bank We hope you enjoyed the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! This episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Jason Gardner, John Hope Bryant, Nicolas Kopp, Omer Ismail, Rilla Delorier, and Shivani Siroya.
11/2/201850 minutes, 25 seconds
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Ep. 265. News: Live from Money20/20 USA

Our hosts, Simon Taylor, Sam Maule and Sarah Kocianski are joined by great guests in three groups. Group one: Courtney Kelso Senior Vice President at American Express, Samant Nagpal Global Head of Amazon Business Payment Products at Amazon and Mark Heimbouch COO at Worldpay Group two: Shannon Johnson Group President of Financial Institutions at Cardlytics and Ken Lin Founder and CEO at Credit Karma. Group three: Ian Ormerod Head of New Digital Business at BBVA and Matt Loos Senior Product Manager for Global Wholesale Payments in Treasury Services at JPMorgan Chase. First up, we have group one to talk about the American Express and Amazon partnership for co-branded business cards. Amazon Business and American Express will announce the launch of the Amazon Business American Express Card, a tool designed to change the way businesses buy online on October 23. Card Members can choose between cash back or instantly qualify for an interest free payment term to help with working capital or cash flow. American Express and Amazon are thrilled to offer a solution that puts the power of big business into the hands of small business owners. Verifone and Worldpay Introduce EMV-Grade Contactless Solution at Jimmy John’s. Piloting a new EMV-grade contactless payment acceptance solution at Jimmy John’s (a fast food sandwich chain, a bit like Subway, for all our international listeners). By combining Worldpay’s ultra-fast and highly-secure processing services with Verifone’s Engage P400 device, Jimmy John’s will deliver more convenient, powerful and flexible payment options to its customers. Jimmy John’s are the guinea pig/ early adopter for this initiative - combining faster payments and with fast service and fast food. Next we have group two to talk about, Lenders share their underwriting secrets with Credit Karma. Ken broke this news story on the Avant Garde stage here at Money2020 right before our show. Credit Karma CEO Ken believes that within just a few years, computers will help optimize and execute these financial decisions for us. Will cyber risks derail consumer trust and hinder the rise of autonomous finance? Or will advanced data science enable the masses to benefit from the type of specialized financial advice and services previously only available to the super rich. Finn AI closes $11 Million Series A financing. Finn AI today announced it has completed a $11 Million Series A financing round. The new funding will be used to support the growth momentum underway at Finn AI across North America and Europe. The financing will allow Finn AI to enhance enterprise tooling and extend its core product to support additional banking and personal finance capabilities for existing customers including ATB Financial, Bank of Montreal, Banpro Grupo Promerica, Commonwealth Bank, and Fidor Bank. Finally, we have group three to talk about, JPM’s blockchain announcement. J.P. Morgan Interbank Information Networks expands to more than 75 banks. Sept 25th - announced the expansion of its Interbank Information Network (IINSM), the first live blockchain service offered by the firm. More than 75 banks have signed up to be part of IIN, the largest number of banks to join a live application of blockchain technology. IIN, launched as a pilot in 2017, minimizes friction in the global payments process, enabling payments to reach beneficiaries faster and with fewer steps. Using blockchain technology, IIN reduces the time correspondent banks currently spend responding to compliance and other data related inquiries that delay payments. BBVA launches Open Banking platform in the US. BBVA has officially launched its Banking-as-a-Service platform in the US, using APIs to let firms offer their customers financial products without having to take on fulling banking themselves. While PSD2 is driving open banking in Europe, BBVA is taking a proactive approach in the US. Operating its Open Platform in beta for six months, allowing third parties that pass security and compliance checks to access, through APIs, a range of the bank's services. And finally, A day in the (improbable) life of a banking exec. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com This week's episode was written and produced by Laura Watkins. Edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Courtney Kelso, Ian Ormerod, Ken Lin, Mark Heimbouch, Matt Loos, Samant Nagpal, and Shannon Johnson.
10/29/201853 minutes, 19 seconds
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Ep. 264. Insights: F’in Debate live from Money20/20 USA

Today's insights show comes to you live from Money20/20 in Las Vegas at the Leadership Loft. Sarah Kocianski is moderating the debate between Team USA and Team ROW. Sam Maule's representing 11:FS in Team USA and Simon Taylor's doing the same on Team ROW. We debate which parts of the world are best at different parts of banking, with the aim of building a hybrid multi-national bank of the future: Building a bank. Regulation, who does it best? Data, where is it used best? Neobanks and user experience. It's an exciting debate which is sure to decide once and for all where's best to design the bank of the future. Team USA Captain: Sam Maule, 11:FS Ron Shevlin, Cornerstone Jill Castilla, Citizens Bank of Edmond Dan Kimerling, Deciens Capital Team ROW Captain: Simon Taylor, 11:FS Melissa Guzy, Arbor Ventures Derek White, BBVA Megan Caywood, Starling Bank This episode was written and produced by Laura Watkins. Edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Daniel Kimerling, Derek White, Jill Castilla, Megan Caywood, Melissa Guzy, and Ron Shevlin.
10/26/201846 minutes, 2 seconds
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Ep. 263. News: Digital all the way down

Our hosts, David M. Brear and Simon Taylor are joined by two great guests: James Hurley, Enterprise Editor, The Times and Kirsty Grant, Investment Director, Seedrs. First up, we've got an insight into 11:FS Foundry and our partnership with DNB. David sat down with Leda Glyptis, Foundry CEO and Rasmus Figenschou, Group EVP for New Business, and our strategic partner at DNB. Two-thirds of Amazon Prime members would try banking with the retailer, according to Bain study. Bain surveyed 6,000 U.S. consumers recently with a simple question: If Amazon launched a free online bank account that came with 2 percent cash back on all Amazon.com purchases, would you sign up to try it? 2/3s Amazon Prime customers would sign up, 43% of non-Prime Amazon customers would, and 37% of non-Amazon customers. Walmart and Paypal team up. PayPal users will be able to withdraw and deposit cash into their PayPal account at any Walmart store. In addition, PayPal Cash Mastercard customers can access their cash balance using Walmart service desks, ATMs, and cash registers. This is the first time PayPal users are able to transact in cash, but each cash transaction is priced at a flat, $3 service fee. The parties have not disclosed how that fee is divided between Walmart and PayPal. Walmart offers a variety of debit and credit card options, as well as services such as money transfers, remittances, check cashing, tax preparation, and billpay. Contactless payments overtake chip and pin. Contactless payments have become more popular than chip-and-pin card transactions for the first time in the UK, according to Worldpay. Contactless overtook in June, when 51% of in-store card transactions were contactless, rising to 52% in July. Analysis of the company's data showed that use of the newer payment method jumped by 30% between June 2017 and June 2018. Nationwide’s Open Banking for Good challenge. Nationwide Building Society is injecting £3 million in funding to encourage fintech startups and academics to develop Open Banking apps that can help to improve the lives of the one in four UK households who are financially squeezed – equivalent to 12.7 million people. Government-sponsored Open Banking for Good challenge, pairs established fintechs and start-ups with debt and money charities in a bid to develop apps that help drive financial inclusion. FCA Opens the 5th sandbox cohort and Green Fintech Challenge. On Monday the FCA opened again for applications as part of cohort 5 for the regulatory sandbox. Also, this week is Green Great Britain Week and on Friday they are holding an event to launch The Innovate FinTech Challenge, to coincide with the new sandbox. We also have a great interview with Anna Wallace, Head of the Innovate Department at the FCA to learn more. RBS vs Marcus. RBS has launched a savings account paying 1.5 per cent interest, one of the highest rates currently available. It comes weeks after Goldman Sachs shook up the market by announcing its first savings account in the UK, also paying 1.5 per cent. However, the rate only applies to to the first £10,000, which is some way short of Goldman's account which pays 1.5 per cent up to £250,000. From saving to spending. Tandem’s 2nd credit card, the “Journey Card” - targets people in the U.K. who have yet to build up a credit history at all. Credit cards are already one of the most effective ways of improving your credit score. Like Tandem’s other card, Journey Card has low FX fees, but unlike the original card it has no cashback and a higher APR. Both cards offer integrations into Tandem’s banking app, which in turn acts as a PFM and allows you to aggregate your non-Tandem banking data. Inspiring the tech leaders of the future. International Financial Corporation (“IFC”), a member of the World Bank Group, and Ant Financial jointly announced the 10x1000 Tech for Inclusion programme, a comprehensive programme to provide training to 10,000 tech experts in emerging markets from both public and private sectors over the next 10 years. The programme aims to build an interactive and open platform to increase support for tech leaders and skilled individuals who are working to alleviate poverty and make basic financial services more broadly accessible in Indonesia, which will be the first stop of the programme within emerging markets. Britain’s lacklustre fight against money laundering. No one knows how much dirty money is rinsed through London, but Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) reckons British banks and their subsidiaries (including those in overseas territories) launder “many hundreds of billions of pounds” each year. British companies and partnerships were prominent among the getaway vehicles used in some of the biggest money-laundering schemes of recent years, including the “Russian laundromat”, in which at least $20bn was siphoned out of Russia in 2010-14, and an even bigger washing exercise through Danske Bank’s Estonian branch. And finally, and following on from the dirty money story, dirty cake money. Patisserie Valerie’s chairman has swooped in with a rescue loan package after a black hole in the company’s accounts led to its finance chief being arrested on suspicion of fraud. Patisserie Holdings said on Wednesday that it has been notified of “significant, and potentially fraudulent, accounting irregularities and therefore a potential material mis-statement of the company’s accounts”. It relates to £1.14 million owed to HMRC. The group’s finance director Chris Marsh, who was suspended from his role earlier this week, has been arrested on suspicion of fraud, but was later released. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com This week's episode was written and produced by Laura Watkins. Edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Anna Wallace, James Hurley, Kirsty Grant, Leda Glyptis, and Rasmus Figenschou.
10/22/20181 hour, 15 minutes, 36 seconds
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Ep. 262. Insights: Live from BBVA Open Summit!

Today's insights show takes a closer look at how to move faster at scale and operating in agile creation models. We also take a look at what happens to data when it enters a platform, understanding how data and platforms interact with businesses and consumers, as well as the dynamics of marketplaces and platforms. We speak to the best experts to find out more: Derek White, Global Head of Customer Solutions at BBVA Ian Ormerod, Head of New Digital Business at BBVA Juho Makkonen, Co-Founder and CEO of Sharetribe This episode was produced by Laura Watkins and Petrit Berisha. Edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Derek White, Ian Ormerod, and Juho Makkonen.
10/19/201833 minutes, 9 seconds
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Ep. 261. News: Reinventing retail

Our hosts, Simon Taylor and Ross Gallagher are joined by two great guests: Bill Gajda, Head of Global Strategic Partnerships at Visa and Dr Sian Lewin, The Reg Doctor. First up, Gambling Blockers aren’t just a gimmick. Monzo and Starling’s gambling blockers have gained praise in the BBC for helping addicts kick the habit. More than 25,000 customers have signed up to Monzo’s block since it went live in June. "Not all of those were problem gamblers [but] about 8,000 people did have a history of gambling," says Mr Blomfield. We have a great interview with Simon Vans-Colina, Engineer at Monzo to hear more. ‘Starling is now the Amazon of banking. Come get an account’. Telegraph article gives an overview of Starling and Anne Boden’s achievements, and clearly followed her about for the period of time where she was pitching to billionaires for funding. Somehow this leads onto a discussion of their marketplace APIs and how this makes them akin to Amazon in the banking world. This is a VERY flashy headline, but is there substance to it? Funding Circle’s shares plummet as they float. Share prices fell by a quarter on their first full day of trading. The flotation valued the company at £1.5bn but by the end of Wednesday its market valued had fallen to £1.25bn. The collapse wiped millions from the paper fortunes of the company’s three founders, who owned 17% of the firm. Klarna raises $20M from H&M, will build financing and payment services for the fashion retailer. H&M invests $20M in Klarna to build an “omni-channel” payments service across both physical and online store fronts. Klarna says the deal will cover “frictionless” in-store, mobile and online payments across the company’s whole footprint, a better delivery and return process, and more flexible payment options, including “try before you buy” pay later services, to be delivered through H&M’s app and its Club loyalty program. We have an illuminating interview with Aoife Houlihan, VP Communications and Public Policy at Klaran to learn more. I spent 53 minutes in Amazon Go and saw the future of retail. There are no cashiers, cash registers, or even self-service checkout stands. You simply walk in, grab what you need, and go. Amazon bills your credit card as you pass through the turnstile on your way out. Moments later, an app in your phone provides a receipt detailing what you've bought, what you paid, and even how long you spent inside. Ireland vs Google on data breaches. At least two U.S. states and two European Union member states are investigating a breach at Alphabet Inc’s Google that may have exposed private profile data of at least 500,000 users to hundreds of external developers. The investigations follow Google’s announcement on Monday that it would shut down the consumer version of its social network Google+ and tighten its data-sharing policies after a “bug” potentially exposed user data that included names, email addresses, occupations, genders and ages. £9bn pulled from UK company funds since Brexit vote. According to figures from the Investment Association, retail investors have pulled large sums from UK equity funds on a monthly basis since the vote in June 2016. Figures for August 2018 also show the first net loss of investment, on aggregate, across all funds available for sale in the UK since the referendum, including those invested overseas. Investors pulled £217m from UK authorised funds over the month. Got £20 a month to spare? Santander has a robo-advisor just for you. The bank's Digital Investment Adviser (DIA) guides people through straightforward questions about their current financial position, what they want to achieve and assess the level of risk they are prepared to take with their money. Customers can choose to select specific long-term investment goals, such as paying for a child’s wedding or a property. Sila - the new venture from the creator of Simple Bank. Shamir Karkal, Co-founder of Simple, is the CEO of newly created Sila, whose mission is to “empower developers by providing open-source infrastructure for the fintech companies of tomorrow” What they are: an API platform and suite of developer tools supported by a new regulatory-compliant, fiat-backed tokenized means of exchange — the Sila Token — that allows developers to rapidly build fintech applications and bring them to market. And finally, In top hat and tails, Spanish debt agents prosper. “El Cobrador del Frac”, the name of a company which specializes in sending men dressed like extras from a 1930s Fred Astaire movie to humiliate debtors into paying up. Its business is booming. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com This week's episode was written and produced by Laura Watkins. Edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Aoife Houlihan, Bill Gajda, Sian Lewin, and Simon Vans-Colina.
10/15/20181 hour, 5 minutes, 13 seconds
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Ep. 260. Insights: Product Design in fintech and banking

Today's insights show takes a closer look at what it means to create good digital products, how to give products room to breathe before they're abandoned and how to make, test and iterate. We speak to the perfect experts to find out: Louise Smith, Head of Design for the Personal and Business Bank, RBS/NatWest Hugo Cornejo, Head of Design at Monzo Rob Brown, Global Head of Marketing, Design and Responsible Business at BBVA Domenico De Fano, Product Owner at Revolut This episode was written and produced by Laura Watkins. Edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Domenico De Fano, Hugo Cornejo, Louise Smith, and Rob Brown.
10/12/201846 minutes, 42 seconds
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Ep. 259. News: We are the news

Our hosts, Simon Taylor and Ross Gallagher are joined by three great guests: Nina Mohanty, Business Development at Bud, Lianna Brinded, Head of Yahoo Finance UK and Lesley-Ann Vaughan, Co-Creator of M-Pesa and 11:FS Product and African Markets Expert. First up, RBS prepares to launch standalone digital bank. RBS announces plans to launch “Bó” a new digital bank to try and compete with Monzo et al. Launching next year, it will only be available on mobile and RBS want to migrate 1M NatWest customers over to it. It is understood that the project will be run as an independent operation with separate premises and a dedicated team, mirroring the startup culture of disruptive FinTech players. Online glitches disrupt payday. Last Friday, (the last Friday of the month and payday for a lot of people in the UK) and many people were locked out of multiple banks’ online banking portals and mobile apps crashed In some cases money actually disappeared from their accounts. Banks affected included Barclays, HSBC and of course TSB, just one week on from similar issues that impacted RBS, NatWest, Ulster and Barclays. We also have a Tweet of the Week this week from Monzo Founder Tom Blomfield. Then we look at lack of choice in bank switching. A CMA study in 2016 concluded that most people haven’t switched banks in more than a decade. Mid-sized banks are planning to launch a lobbying campaign highlighting the role regulation plays in their competitive landscape. TSB and Metro Bank will argue that regulators ought to give them a break from highly prescriptive, burdensome rules because they make it impossible for smaller banks to differentiate themselves from larger rivals. Danske Bank chief steps down. In a call back to last week’s show and the ING money-laundering fine, the boss of Denmark’s biggest bank has resigned after admitting that the vast majority of €200bn (£178bn) flowing through its Estonian branch was money-laundered cash flowing illegally out of Russia, the UK and the British Virgin Islands. The bank said an independent investigation had found “a series of major deficiencies” in its controls to prevent money laundering. BBVA’s Francisco González retires after 18 years. Francisco González, the digital pioneer who has led BBVA for the last 18 years, will step down in December and hand over to Carlos Torres Vila, the former CEO. Mr González, 73, is one of Europe’s longest-serving bank leaders and has won global plaudits for making financial technology a central part of BBVA’s strategy long before most executives awoke to its potential. Facebook could be fined up to $1.63 billion for a massive breach which may have violated EU privacy laws. Facebook may be fined as much as $1.63 billion by a European Union privacy watchdog for a data breach announced Friday that compromised the personal information of up to 50 million users. The hack may have violated the EU's new privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation, which would result in a hefty fine if EU citizens were affected. Under the law, companies that don't sufficiently protect user data face maximum fines of 20 million euros ($23 million) or 4% of the company's global annual revenue from the prior year, depending on which sum is larger. We got a cutaway interview with Ryan Garner, host of our digital identity and GDPR insights show podcasts, who has some very strong thoughts on how Facebook have behaved. We also speak to the public about their thought on Facebook and whether they deleted their data or not. The rising cost of Brexit. European banks are considering whether to begin closing out their trillions of pounds’ worth of derivatives positions in London in the coming months as the UK struggles to finalise an agreement on leaving the EU. The Bank of England estimates that around £38tn of deals are affected by Brexit, including 90 per cent of euro-denominated interest rate swaps. UBS expects London to lose 25% of a €1 trillion-a-day business due to Brexit. UBS: LCH, the London clearing house owned by the London Stock Exchange, is likely to lose at least 25% of its euro clearing volumes as a result of Brexit. LCH processes the bulk of all euro clearing in the UK, which is a €1 trillion-a-day business. Even if Britain avoids a "hard" Brexit, UBS expects volumes to shift to the continent as regulators order firms to do so to guard against the potential risk. We catch up with Oscar Williams Grut, Senior Reporter at Business Insider who wrote the story. Money Saving Expert advises on packaged bank accounts. If you've got or had a packaged bank account - where you pay a monthly fee for extras incl travel, mobile or breakdown cover - you may be owed £1,000s. Many get these accounts for cheap insurance. Yet they've also been mis-sold on a mass scale. Customers have to pay a monthly fee for the added extra, which can be anything between £9.95 (TSB Silver) to £19 (NatWest Reward Platinum) to name a few examples, but sometimes the rates are better when you buy the insurance separately. LinkedIn names its top 25 UK startups, including 11:FS at #19! LinkedIn have published their list of the top startups to work for in the UK LinkedIn’s criteria: To be eligible, companies must be independent and privately held, have 50 or more employees, be 7 years old or younger. Fintech is overwhelmingly represented in the list with 9/25 startups. Monzo is #1, Revolut at #3, ClearBank at #4, GoCardless at #13, Starling at #18 and #Tandem at 23. Also shoutout to Babylon Health, who were on last Friday’s health tech insights show. Data is the new cash? Shiru Cafe in Providence, R.I., located near Brown University, students pay with their personal data and uni ID, not in cash. To get the free coffee, university students must give away their names, phone numbers, email addresses and majors, dates of birth and professional interests, entering all of the information in an online form. In exchange students open themselves up to receiving information from corporate sponsors who pay the cafe to reach its clientele through logos, apps, digital advertisements on screens in stores and on mobile devices, signs, surveys and even baristas. And finally...Burger King's AI-written ads are beautiful disasters. Burger King is releasing a series of ads that were apparently written by a deep-learning algorithm. One of the ads declares, "Gender reveal bad. Tender reveal young. It is a boy bird with crispy chicken tenders from Burger Thing." All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com This week's episode was written and produced by Laura Watkins. Edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Lesley-Ann Vaughan, Lianna Brinded, Nina Mohanty, Oscar Williams-Grut, and Ryan Garner.
10/8/20181 hour, 12 minutes, 50 seconds
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Ep. 258. Insights: Healthtech

Today's insights show takes a closer look at what's going on in the Healthtech space. We take a look at: how people engage with their health, companies looking towards preventative measures, whether healthcare should be more patient-centric, crossovers with insurtech/fintech/healthtech and much more. We're joined by some fantastic guests: Amit Patel, Director of New Ventures at Bupa Nick Tate, VP Global Digital Innovation at GSK Matt Lenzi, Director at Hanno Paul Bate, Director of NHS services at Babylon Health This episode was written and produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Amit Patel, Matt Lenzi, Nick Tate, and Paul Bate.
10/5/201850 minutes, 2 seconds
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Ep. 257. News. My love affair with Marcus

Our host, Sarah Kocianski is joined by four great guests: Leda Glyptis, Chief of Staff at 11:FS, Joy Macknight, Deputy Editor at the Banker, Helene Panzarino, MD at Rainmaking Colab and Angelique Schouten, Global Board Member at Ohpen to talk about all the latest news in fintech. Including: First up, ING’s money laundering fine. Dutch bank ING admitted criminals had been able to launder money through its accounts and agreed to pay €775 million ($900 million) to settle the case. Dutch financial crime prosecutors said ING had violated laws on preventing money laundering and financing terrorism "structurally and for years" by not properly vetting the beneficial owners of client accounts and by not noticing unusual transactions through them. Half a billion stolen from UK banking customers in H1 2018. Industry group UK Finance said £145m of that was due to authorised push payment (APP) scams, in which people are conned into sending money to another account. But £358m was lost to unauthorised fraud, which includes transactions made without account holders' knowledge. Funding Circle’s IPO. Funding Circle has set a price range for its initial public offering (IPO) of 440 pence to 460 pence per share. The flotation will value the firm up to around £1.5 billion. The peer-to-peer lender said it intends to raise £300 million from the IPO. We have a brief comment from Funding Options Managing Director, Ryan Edwards-Pritchard to find out more. Funding Options’ funding. ING Ventures, the fintech venture capital arm of the Netherlands-based global bank, has taken a £5m minority equity stake in Funding Options. This follows the recent announcement that they're partnering with ING in the Netherlands to help Dutch businesses find the right finance for their situation. Monzo’s Million Customers. Tom Blomfield, said the "milestone shows that there’s real, mainstream appetite for a bank that’s doing things differently". Monzo now accounts for 15% of all new current account openings in the UK. Monzo customers now spend £12,000 on their cards every minute, the firm said, with £4bn in payments made so far. Monzo's "unicorn" valuation, of more than $1bn (£770m), is expected to be confirmed when it closes its latest round of fundraising, more than four times higher than its valuation less than a year ago. We have a great comment from Richard Cook, Monzo's Online Community Manager to get a bit of insight into how they reached their milestone. Cleo picks up $10M in series A fundraise. Cleo, the London-based “digital assistant” that wants to replace your banking apps. “Broke into” the US 6 months ago, and now has 350k US users, and 600k in the UK. Adding 30k new users per week. Big London VCs are already invested, including funders of Skype, Wonga and Transferwise and its latest investor is Balderton Capital. Open Banking, the US is behind the times. In the United States currently, there’s no legal requirement stipulating a financial institution must make a consumer’s financial data available to a third party in the event that a consumer provides affirmative consent. Goldman Sachs wants your piggy bank. Goldman Sachs’s US savings bank, Marcus comes to the UK, US savings bank, which was set up two years ago, has been a big success, attracting $20bn (£15bn) of savings. The company offers savers an easy-access online savings account that pays a competitive rate of interest on balances from £1 to £250,000. Revolut’s Luxembourg licence. Revolut plan to apply for an e-money licence in Luxembourg despite claiming they have no plans to leave London, but to hedge their bets against any impact of Brexit. They have also applied for a banking licence in Lithuania, partly to avoid Brexit disruption. HSBC tells Welsh singer to send letter in English. Singer Geraint Lovgreen has complained to the Welsh Language Commissioner after HSBC told him they could not respond to his letter because it was written in Welsh. The bank said they could not reply to him because it was written "in a foreign language" and he was asked to "resend your message in English". HSBC, which describes itself as "the world's local bank", insisted it worked hard to provide Welsh language services for its customers and it also worked "closely" with the Welsh Language Commissioner. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com This week's episode was written and produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Holly Blaxill. Special Guests: Angelique Schouten, Helene Panzarino , Joy Macknight, Leda Glyptis, Richard Cook, and Ryan Edwards-Pritchard.
10/1/20181 hour, 18 minutes, 28 seconds
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Ep. 256. Insights: PensionBee takeover

Simon and Sam are with Romi Savova, CEO of PensionBee, Jasper Martens, CMO of PensionBee and Jonathan Lister Parsons, CTO of PensionBee. We're bringing you an insight into the pensions landscape, how regions outside of London are affecting pensions, the impact of open banking and gender imbalances in saving, as well as how financial education can increase savings. We also talk to PensionBee about their 'battle' with the incumbents of the pension industry as well as how pensions can evolve in the future. We hope you enjoyed the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! This episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Michael Bailey Special Guests: Jasper Martens, Jonathan Lister Parsons, and Romi Savova.
9/27/201844 minutes, 45 seconds
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Ep. 255. News: Really great at charts

Our hosts, David M. Brear, Sam Maule and Simon Taylor are joined by two great guests: Ahmed Zaidi CTO at Catalyst AI and Kathryn Harris Innovation Lead at Lloyds Banking Group, to talk about all the latest news in fintech. Including: Starling closes their community. Citing several factors for the move, such as lack of use by most customers, the forum being a distraction for the company from core focus and a vocal minority misunderstanding its purpose. Starling’s post also made reference to banking being a highly regulated environment and forum interaction being restricted by that due to ‘tipping off’ rules. Starling says they remain committed to open conversation with customers and the wider fintech community through other channels such as social media, blog and monthly newsletter. We have a couple of great interviews with Sophie Guibaud, Managing Director for Europe at Fidor and Richard Cook, Online Community Manager from Monzo to get an insight into what communities have provided there. Digitised sexism. It turns out that women entrepreneurs who seek to finance their ventures using bank financing are increasingly forced to find solutions elsewhere. And compared to men, women entrepreneurs are pushed into desperate and extreme types of financing. State of concern. New York state’s top banking regulator on Friday sued the federal government to void its decision to award national bank charters to online lenders and payment companies. Maria Vullo, superintendent of New York’s Department of Financial Services, called the decision by the OCC to let financial technology companies, or fintech firms, obtain charters “lawless, ill-conceived, and destabilizing of financial markets.” The fintech hub to watch. Alipay and China UMS to set up EU hub in Luxembourg. At the end of a week-long mission led by Minister of Finance Pierre Gramegna to Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai, China’s Ant Financial confirmed the decision of its payment arm – Alipay - to set up its EU hub in Luxembourg. The announcement comes after China UMS, another major Chinese Fintech company, also announced its choice of Luxembourg. During the visit, several cooperation agreements have been signed. Arizona hits London on a mission to woo UK fintechs. Doug Ducey, the Governor of Arizona, hopes Britain’s best Fintechs can be persuaded to look beyond Silicon Valley when expanding into the US for the first time. Arizona is pitching to British fintechs in the UK this week, offering regulation-free access to the US market and promises of help with office space and talent. South African fintech JUMO to expand in Asia with Goldman Sachs backing. South Africa-based financial technology firm JUMO plans to expand in high-growth Asian markets after securing the backing of Goldman Sachs. Since 2014, JUMO, which provides credit and savings products to customers and SMBs through mobile, has mainly focused on Africa where the adoption of mobile money has transformed the banking landscape. We have a great interview with 11:FS' own Lesley-Ann Vaughan to get some deeper insight. Abu Dhabi opens digital sandbox. Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM), the emirate's international financial centre, has further underlined its fintech ambitions with the launch of a digital sandbox. The sandbox is designed to offer banks, fintechs and regulators an open digital marketplace in which to collaborate on the creation, testing and adoption of new products. Mary Meeker, the legendary internet analyst is leaving Kleiner. Meeker’s by far the most senior woman in VC. The departure is rooted in different visions for the types of deals they would like to do. But like so many disputes in recent years at Kleiner Perkins, according to those familiar with the situation, there was also persistent friction between the two sides in ways that had little to do with the firm’s core business — over mundane things such as whether to host a holiday party in San Francisco or closer to Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley. And finally, the 'first' pub in the UK has gone cashless...and it's near Ipswich. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com This week's episode was written and produced by Dhanum Nursigadoo, produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Holly Blaxill. Special Guests: Ahmed Zaidi, Kathryn Harris, Richard Cook, and Sophie Guibaud.
9/24/20181 hour, 13 minutes, 35 seconds
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Ep. 254. Interviews: Shamir Karkal, Co-Founder of Simple Bank

Shamir Karkal is Co-Founder of Simple Bank, he was the CFO during his time there and is now the CEO and Co-Founder of Sila. Sarah and Shamir talk about the genesis of Simple Bank and how it developed into a unique banking proposition that delivers a minimum loveable product. They also talk about the journey that Simple had to navigate in order to achieve its success and how frustration with an issue no-one else was paying attention to led to a successful business. We hope you enjoyed the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! This episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guest: Shamir Karkal.
9/21/201835 minutes, 16 seconds
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Ep. 253. News: Bucking the trend of Brexit

Our hosts, Sarah Kocianski and David M. Brear sit down with three great guests: Dr. Louise Beaumont, Independent, working with players across the industry to ensure disruption, Daniel Hegarty, CEO of Habito, and Adam Dodds, CEO of Freetrade to talk all about the latest news in fintech. Including: British airways breach and banks’ reactions. The airline said personal and financial details of customers making or changing bookings on two specific dates had been compromised. About 380,000 transactions were affected, but the stolen data did not include travel or passport details. BA said all customers affected by the breach had been contacted on Thursday night. The breach only affects people who bought tickets during the timeframe provided by BA, and not on other occasions. Wells Fargo get investigated by US Dept of Justice. The Justice Department is investigating possible fraud committed at the company’s wholesale banking unit. Quoting unnamed “people familiar with the matter,” the probe follows “revelations that employees improperly altered customer information” – including adding information such as Social Security numbers to documents without those people’s consent. UK fintech valuations flying high. Fintech and finance seemingly unaffected by Brexit as funding and valuations continue to rise, according to the FC. Funding Circle, the peer-to-peer lender, unveiled plans to raise £300m in an initial public offering in October that is expected to value it at more than £1.5bn. British bank OakNorth valued at £1.8 billion in £76m funding round. TransferWise reports a profit for the second year in a row as revenue doubles. Fintech start-up TransferWise reports second year of profit, and with an annual post-tax net profit of £6.2 million for the fiscal year ending March 2018. The firm says that £3 billion worth of transactions is moved around each month by its more than 4 million users. It plans to roll out its traveler-friendly borderless account product to U.S. users later this year. UK's Tech Nation picks 20 fintech programme members. Tech Nation has picked 20 early-stage startups to join its new fintech programme, promising to give them intensive backing to help grow their businesses and the country's financial technology ecosystem. The new programme will see participants get the chance to work with and learn from some of the UK's top fintech entrepreneurs. The 20 firms picked to join the first cohort work in areas such as payments, financial inclusion, regtech, AI, SME financing, Open Banking, and cryptocurrencies. Habito’s life insurance. Underwritten by AIG life, the service aims to offer cover in as few as nine questions, and without the need for any medical data, by using information already given to the provider during the mortgage application process. Daniel Hegarty is on hand to give us more info. The biggest winners in the South-east Asian e-payment market. e-payment players such as ride sharing apps Grab and Go-Jek will be the biggest winners in the South-east Asian e-payment market, going by a latest Morgan Stanley report. Banks will lose between US$13.1 billion and US$15.5 billion in value to non-bank operators by 2022, Telcos will also benefit, taking around US$2 billion to US$2.9 billion according to the report. Fintech changing Africa’s GDP. The contribution of fintech to Sub Saharan Africa’s economic output will increase by at least $40 billion to $150 billion by 2022, according to Financial Sector Deepening Africa, which is a development-finance organisation funded by the UK. Sub Saharan Africa’s gross domestic product is about $1.6 trillion, according to IMF. Most of that money is coming out of mobile-phone companies. Agatha Answers, an AI search & answer engine. Forethought’s Agatha Answers which is an AI engine designed to help customer service staff more efficiently and accurately answer customer questions. It’s an AI search & answer engine that indexes knowledge within an organization and pro-actively delivers it to employees in context. It provides answers but leaves the human agent to go with what answer they think best fits the question and situation. And finally, we take a look at what happened when John McAfee told his Twitter followers to harass the SEC. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com For any startups that are looking for Seed and Series A funding and think Nationwide would be a good strategic investor, you can get in touch with them via @NBSVentures on Twitter or email [email protected] This week's episode was written and produced by Laura Watkins. Edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Adam Dodds, Daniel Hegarty, and Dr. Louise Beaumont.
9/17/20181 hour, 11 minutes, 15 seconds
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Ep. 252. Insights: Islamic Fintech

Today's insights show takes a closer look at what's going on in the Islamic finance space. We take a look at what Islamic Fintech actually is, its global scale, what makes it different from other areas of fintech, how it fits in with the push towards ethical fintech, and much more. We speak to the best experts to answer all these questions: Abdul Haseeb Basit - Co-founder and Principal, Elipses Harris Irfan - Partner at Gateway and Chair of the UK Islamic FinTech Panel Stella Cox - Managing Director, DDCAP Group and Chair of TheCityUK Islamic Finance Markets Advisory Group’ Irfan Khan - Founder and CEO of Yielders This episode was written and produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Abdul Haseeb Basit, Harris Irfan, Irfan Khan, and Stella Cox.
9/14/201833 minutes, 53 seconds
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Ep. 251. News: “I haven’t had a debit card for over 2 months”

Our hosts, Sarah Kocianski and Ross Gallagher sit down with two great guests: Lois Ollerenshaw, Ventures Principal at NBS Ventures and Valentina Kristensen Director of Growth and Communications at Oaknorth to talk all about the latest news in fintech. Including: Standard Chartered’s new CEO and virtual banking licence, David has a great interview with Samir Subberwal, Head of Retail Banking at Standard Chartered to get the inside scoop on the story. Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong has set up an entity for its virtual bank and submitted its application for a virtual banking licence to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. HSBC’s new digital bank. HSBC’s close to launching a new standalone digital bank known as ‘Project Iceberg’ which is expected to focus on small business customers - possible beta launch this year. A banking industry source said: “All the big banks are recruiting hundreds of people to build ‘attacker’ brands within their own organisations.” TSB’s boss to step down after yet another outage. TSBs string of IT failures has ended with TSB chief Paul Pester stepping down after 7 years in charge. Chairman Richard Meddings will take on the role of executive chairman until a new chief executive is appointed. We asked the good people of Aldgate if they had heard of the TSB issues, or any bank outages and if so would that stop them banking with them? Post Brexit boost to African markets. As the UK leaves the European Union, the City of London will play an even greater role in financing the fastest-growing economies across Africa - according to PM Theresa May. UK-Nigeria trade was worth £4.2 billion last year - many UK companies e.g. British Airways, Unilever, GSK, Shell, SCB have successful operations in Nigeria. We have a fantastic interview with Anna Wallace from the FCA, who was with the PM in Africa last week and gave us the inside story on the FCA's plans for fintech in Africa. Yolt partnerships with Homelyfe and PensionBee. Pensionbee customers can now see their live pension balance within Yolt. Clare Reilly, Head of Corporate Development, PensionBee said: “The Yolt-PensionBee integration is a game-changer for UK pension savers, who have sadly been left languishing in the 20th century for far too long.” We have another great interview, this time with Lucy Woolfenden, Marketing Director at Yolt to tell us more about it. Australia's Big Four roll out real-time payments with Osko. Australia's New Payments Platform is expecting a surge in transactions as the country's Big Four banks roll out Osko, an overlay service which enables account-to-account real-time payments via e-mail and mobile phone numbers. With the Big Four now ready to go live, Osko will be available within the online banking channel of more than 60 financial institutions, reaching over 42 million consumer and business accounts. And finally, 'Bingeable,' 'biohacking' and 'fintech' are now officially words. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com For any startups that are looking for Seed and Series A funding and think Nationwide would be a good strategic investor, you can get in touch with them via @NBSVentures on Twitter or email [email protected] This week's episode was written by Laura Watkins and Dhanum Nursigadoo, produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Anna Wallace, Lois Ollerenshaw, Lucy Woolfenden, Samir Subberwal, and Valentina Kristensen.
9/10/201855 minutes, 38 seconds
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Ep. 250. Insights: Luxembourg (the biggest fintech hub you've never heard of)

Today's insights show takes a closer look at what's going on in the fintech space in Luxembourg. How can a fintech hub be such a big deal if no one’s ever heard of it? Where is Luxembourg anyway, isn’t it that tiny country sandwiched between France, Belgium and Germany? We speak to the best experts to answer all these questions: Pierre Gramegna - Luxembourg Finance Minister Nicolas Mackel, CEO, Luxembourg for Finance Nasir Zubairi - CEO of LHoFT Denise Voss - Chairman of ALFI, the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry. Mike Kane, CEO of Hydrogen Andy Bryant, COO of Bitflyer Europe Elena Poughia, MD of Dataconomy We take a deep dive on the fintech sector at Luxembourg, what the country's doing to create a thriving environment for fintechs, and how the country is building a fintech hub set to rival London, Berlin, and every other European fintech hub. This episode was written and produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Andy Bryant, Denise Voss, Elena Poughia, Mike Kane, Nasir Zubairi, Nicolas Mackel, and Pierre Gramegna.
9/7/201836 minutes, 55 seconds
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Ep. 249. News: Hook them with a great service

Our hosts, Sarah Kocianski and Simon Taylor sit down with two great guests: Alexa Fernandez, Open Innovation and Ecosystem Builder at BBVA, and Ryan Edwards-Pritchard, Managing Director at Funding Options to talk about the all the latest news in fintech. Including: Starling’s secret project, Royal Bank of Scotland has enlisted the online-only challenger Starling to assist in its secret project to build a standalone digital bank. Starling has signed “a contract to provide payment services to support new initiatives at RBS/NatWest”. The digital bank reported that its number of personal current accounts has risen to 210K from 43K last November with a average deposit of £900. Are challengers the future of banking - will enough people switch? The new wave of digital-only challengers is threatening to change the high street bank’s position as a fixture of the British financial experience. Monzo expects to have opened 1.5 million current accounts by the end of the year. Currently on 925,465, Starling on 210,000. Goldman Sachs’ Marcus come to the UK. Goldman Sachs has started rolling out its retail bank, Marcus, in the UK, starting with a savings account offered to its 6,000 staff in Britain. Marcus - named after the bank's founder Marcus Goldman - has already amassed more than $20bn in deposits and lent $3bn to customers in the US. In an internal memo, Goldman's Europe boss Richard Gnodde said a nationwide roll-out would follow "in the coming weeks". Warren Buffet invests in Paytm. Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett’s company, made moves to buy a 4% stake of Paytm’s parent company, One97 Communications. The talks have been ongoing since February. As part of the deal Berkshire Hathaway will pay between $300-350M to Paytm which would give it a valuation of over $10BN. Google Tez becomes Google Pay. Last September, Google launched Tez, an app for instant money transfers in India. Now the company announced it’s rebranding the app to Google Pay. It’s global payments services with what it’s built for India. Loan consolidation app Tally raises money to launch robo-advisor. Tally, a 3 year old service that aims to help users better manage their credit card debt, is launching a robo advisor. Tally, which requires users to have a minimum score of 660 analyzes their financial profile to determine the fastest and smartest way to pay down debt. It then offers users a new line of credit at a lower interest rate: between 7.9% to 19.9% per year depending on a user’s credit history. a16z helps raise $102m to build an Amazon Web Services killer. DFINITY, a startup based out of Zug, Switzerland and Palo Alto has a very lofty goal to build what it calls the “Internet Computer”: a blockchain-based, decentralised and non-proprietary network to run the next generation of mega-applications. DFINITY aims to launch an initial version of its public network — which it has also dubbed “Cloud 3.0” — towards the end of the year. Wonga on verge of collapse. Wonga the payday lender which was once one of Britain's fastest-growing consumer finance companies, is on the brink of collapse this weekend following a deluge of customer compensation claims. 5 years ago Wonga were aiming to pursue a New York stock market listing that could have valued it more than $1bn and turned it into a British technology 'unicorn'. Wonga's decision go into administration comes three weeks after the company had received an emergency £10m cash injection to keep it afloat. Are cheques checking out? Debate over the future of cheques has been reignited amid a pay dispute at a company that has been printing cheques for more than 100 years. The use of cheques in the UK peaked in 1990, when there were more than four billion transactions a year. A total of 405 million cheques were processed in the UK last year. And finally, we kid you not, this story is the GOAT. Goat facial recognition is coming soon… or maybe not We thought this was a facial recognition story, which it is, but not quite in the way we thought. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com This week's episode was written by Laura Watkins and Dhanum Nursigadoo, produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Holly Blaxill. Special Guests: Alexa Fernandez, Doug Bobenhouse, and Ryan Edwards-Pritchard.
9/3/20181 hour, 1 minute, 10 seconds
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Ep. 248. Interviews: John Hope Bryant

John Hope Bryant is CEO and Chairman of Operation Hope, Promise Homes, CEO of Bryant Group Ventures, and Co-Founder of Global Dignity. He was also the first person Sam Maule ever interviewed for 11:FS. The two of them sit down. a year later, to discuss financial inclusion and how it makes everyone wealthier. Promise Homes is a profitable enterprise combining all of John Hope Bryant's passions and interests, aimed at encouraging underserved people to become owners of their own property by renting to them with a goal to becoming part owners and eventually whole owners. It also creates a healthy renter-landlord relationship that benefits everyone in the transaction. A 200 point difference in credit score is all it takes to massively change someone's life, as John Hope Bryant says: there's never been a riot in a 700 credit score neighbourhood. Whereas in a 500 credit score community is where the real problems are found. Raising the value of communities is central to John Hope Bryant's message, it stabilises the area and reduces conflicts. He shares how he's helped uplift people's lives by creating financial structures that increase wealth for everyone involved. When poor people do better it increases the wealth of wealthy people. John Hope Bryant shares what he's doing to increase the wealth of people in communities that works to improve standards for everyone and how important confidence is in building that wealth. We hope you enjoyed the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! This episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Holly Blaxill. Special Guest: John Hope Bryant.
8/31/201837 minutes, 12 seconds
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Ep. 247. News: Who should we trust?

In this episode the team sit down with top fintech CEOs to tackle the week's top financial news Kicking off with the news that in the ten year anniversary of the financial crisis, Brits still don't trust their banks to act in the interests of society. We explore what this means, whether banks have ever acted in the interests of society and if this really is the case? We asked some people on the streets around our offices to see if they agree. Find out what they said. Big banks have had it tough in this week's headlines - TSB have had another outage in the exact week the FCA have mandated banks to declare their outages, and the Telegraph reveals the slightly underhand dealings with savers' rates, in the days and weeks before the Bank of England's interest rate rise. We spoke to Dominic Lindley Director of Policy, New City Agenda (and a member of the Financial Services Consumer Panel) to get his take on this, and to summarise all the big bank bad news stories we’ve just covered. Amazon have announced their desire to become a price comparison site, sending their competitors' share prices tumbling, we also got some great insight from Oliver Ralph, Insurance Correspondent at the FT on this one. The team also examine: Revolut's customers getting locked out of their accounts in an attempt to crack down on money laundering; JP Morgan's new investment app which is aimed at millennials and first time investors and offers free trades and the big fintech valuations of the week, which predict Monzo will become the next fintech unicorn in Europe. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast @FintechInsiders and join the discussion. This week's episode was written and produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Anil Stocker, Caroline Plumb, Dominic Lindley, Oliver Ralph, and Tom Eyre.
8/27/20181 hour, 16 minutes, 34 seconds
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Ep. 246. Insights: Digital Identity

Today's insights show takes a closer look at what it means to have a digital identity and who really controls who you are online? We speak to the perfect experts to find out: Jamie Smith - Strategic Engagement Director - Evernym Emma Lindley - Senior Director of Digital ID and Money at Visa Vinny Lingham - Co-founder and CEO of Civic Diane Joyce - CTO for the Post Office Identity Services Katryna Dow - Founder and CEO of Meeco Our hosts dive deep into the issue, finding out what your digital identity actually means, who owns it, who the biggest players in the space are and how you can reclaim it with self-sovereign ID. Laura and Ryan also take a look at how digital identity works globally and how it's set to develop in the future. This episode was written and produced by Laura Watkins, and co-produced by Petrit Berisha, edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Diane Joyce, Emma Lindley, Jamie Smith, Katryna Dow, Ryan Garner, and Vinny Lingham.
8/24/20181 hour, 13 minutes, 31 seconds
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Ep. 245. News: Everybody's suing everybody

Our hosts, Sarah Kocianski, Simon Taylor, and David M. Brear are sat down with three great guests: Lesley-Ann Vaughan, Director at MiLA Consulting, Andrew Nelson, Vice-President, Banking & Financial Markets at CGI, and Emily Nicolle, Technology Reporter at City AM to talk about the all the latest news in fintech. Including: UK Financial Conduct Authority creates Global Alliance for Fintech Innovation Collaboration. The FCA’s new alliance, the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN), is a collaboration between 11 financial authorities and related organization. It will have three functions: A network of regulators collaborating and sharing experience of innovation including emerging technologies (eg AI and DLT) and business models; provide a forum for joint policy work and discussions; and provide firms with an environment in which to trial cross-border solutions - we also have great insight into the story from Anna Wallace, Innovate Head of Department at the FCA. US fintechs are nervous about the fintech federal charter. Fintechs in the US are “cautious” about the specialist fintech charter announced last month. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said it would accept applications for special purpose banking licenses for some types of fintech that do business outside the traditional banking system. They then could operate nationwide under one license rather than a patchwork of state-specific regulations. Standard Chartered Bank sees Hong Kong’s virtual bank licence as ticket to new business worldwide. Standard Chartered which was the first traditional bank in the city to apply for the license, hopes it will open up new areas of growth both in the city and overseas. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is poised to issue the first virtual licences by the end of the year as part of a bid to promote fintech and tap into the growing trend for online finance. Beijing to ban new online lending platforms. Chinese authorities laid out 10 measures to increase restrictions on the online peer-to-peer lending sector, state-run news agency Xinhua reports. Planned steps include banning new online lending platforms and increasing legal punishment on operators of fraudulent schemes, the report says. Neo-bank Xinja to implement SAP core to take on Australia's Big Four. Australian mobile banking startup Xinja has selected the SAP Cloud for Banking platform to try and take on AUS’ Big Four. The contract with SAP will give the challenger a technology backbone which it says will enable rapid customer onboarding and real time risk and financial assessment. Square's stock jumps to all-time high after Cash app downloads surpass PayPal's Venmo. Cumulative downloads of Square's Cash app are now greater than those of Paypal's Venmo for the first time after a monster July, 33.5 million downloads vs 32.9 million. In June 2018, Cash app customers spent $250 million with Cash Card, nearly tripling since December 2017 and representing $3 billion on an annualized basis. And finally, Playboy is reportedly suing a cryptocurrency platform. Playboy's parent company Playboy Enterprises is suing a Canadian based cryptocurrency company called Global Blockchain Technologies (BLOC) alleging fraud and breach of contract. Playboy Enterprises is alleging that BLOC failed to live up to its end of the contract as in the three months since the deal was made, BLOC has yet to integrate its tech into Playboy's platform, and that it also hasn't paid the $4 million it promised to Playboy as a part of the deal. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com This week's episode was written and produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Holly Blaxill and Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Andrew Nelson, Anna Wallace, Emily Nicolle, and Lesley-Ann Vaughan.
8/20/20181 hour, 14 minutes, 41 seconds
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Ep. 244. Interviews: Tom Peters - The Excellence Dividend

Tom Peters is co-author of In Search of Excellence, a book that's often touted as the best business book there is. Nearly 30 years later and with 16 more books under his belt, Tom Peters is still leading the management guru industry he created. Sam Maule talks to him about everything that influenced his life and led up to the moment Peters wrote In Search of Excellence. Emphasising the need for innovation, transparency, honesty, empowerment, openness (all the traits 11:FS stands for) Tom Peters isn't afraid to call out bullshit where he sees it. Although, Tom is just as capable of going off-topic as Sam. This is a chat between two guys who love their jobs, love their careers, and reflect on both well enough to know how they got where they are today. There's a lot of expertise required to know hot to make things better. Tom Peters has led a career that's let him write in great detail what it means to derive the best results from a project. That stems from understanding the things that prevent everyone from delivering. And if you pay him well enough, he'll even tell you politely. Tom Peters makes a living from telling CEO they are doing everything wrong and they love him for it. He'll spend the first five minutes of every speech messing with his audience purely to make a connection with them in the moment it really matters most. We hope you enjoyed the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! This episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guest: Tom Peters.
8/17/201842 minutes, 22 seconds
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Ep. 243. News: We have to have rules!

Our hosts Ross Gallagher and Sarah Kocianski sat down with: Valentina Kristensen, Head of PR and Marketing at OakNorth Bank, Ryan Garner, 11:FS Jobs to be Done guru, and thought-leader, advisor, consultant and blogger, Sharon O’Dea to talk about the all the latest news in fintech. Including: Barclays buys “significant” stake in MarketInvoice. Barclays has acquired a significant minority stake in Marketinvoice, in a deal that will also see them lead MarkitInvoice’s upcoming series B fundraising. As Europe’s largest online invoice financing platform, Marketinvoice has received over £18m in publicly-disclosed funding to date. It is also backed by early Spotify investor Northzone and private equity group MCI Capital. By investing, Barclays will will MI’s technology to provide £1bn in capital for the UK’s small businesses. Wells Fargo customers turfed out of their homes, hundreds of Wells Fargo customers forced out of their homes due to computer glitch. The bank revealed that a coding error hit struggling customers over a five-year period between April 13, 2010, and October 20, 2015. Wells Fargo incorrectly denied them mortgage modifications. 400 customers subsequently lost their homes as the bank foreclosed on the loans. The bank says it has set aside $8 million to compensate customers forced out of their homes. AU Banking industry is an oligopoly. Damning report finds banking industry an “oligopoly” that exploits its customers. AUS top 4 banks dominate market completely. Australia’s banking system has become so concentrated its major banks can pass on costs and set prices to boost profits without fear of losing market share, through every stage of the economic cycle, the Productivity Commission has found. Australian regulator to embed supervisors in banks. Australia’s corporate regulator has been given power to “embed” supervisory officers within the country’s biggest banks in an attempt to improve corporate behaviour following a series of damaging scandals. Facebook shares data with banks. Facebook has asked large U.S. banks to share detailed financial information about customers as it seeks to boost user engagement, but Facebook later denied it. WSJ claimed that Facebook wanted U.S. banks to share detailed financial information about their customers, including card transactions and checking-account balances. Challenger bank Monzo launches accounts for 16-18 year olds. Opening up digital current account offering to 16-18 year olds, opening up the bank to more than 1.5 million new young people. And finally, Ripple hire Bill Clinton as a keynote speaker at their conference. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton will headline Ripple's Swell conference later this year, the cryptocurrency payments startup announced Tuesday. The 42nd President of the United States will both give a keynote address and participate in a question-and-answer session. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com This week's episode was written and produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Holly Blaxill and Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Anil Stocker, Harry Ashbridge, Ryan Garner, Sharon O'Dea, and Valentina Kristensen.
8/13/20181 hour, 2 minutes, 46 seconds
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Ep. 242. Insights: Challenging the Banking Battlefield

Today's insights show takes a closer look at what defines a challenger bank, how the name's stuck, and what it actually means. Is it all because of a grudge or is it seeking to disrupt the banking status quo? We speak to the perfect experts to find out: Anne Boden - CEO and Co-Founder of Starling Anthony Thomson - Founder of Atom Bank, Metro Bank, and a new Australian bank (86 400) Tom Blomfield - CEO and Co-Founder of Monzo Oscar Williams-Grut - Senior Reporter at Business Insider Our intrepid hosts travel around the issue, finding out what the founders of challenger banks think of the classification, what differentiates them from incumbents (after all many features are available from both types of bank), how challengers create competition amongst themselves and how with the banking landscape changing as rapidly as it is, what the future holds for all financial insitutions, both neophyte and incumbent. We hope you enjoyed the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! This episode was written by Laura Watkins. Produced by Laura Watkins. Edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Anne Boden, Anthony Thomson, Oscar Williams-Grut, and Tom Blomfield.
8/10/201848 minutes, 29 seconds
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Ep. 241. News: You don't need to understand it to use it

Ross, David, and Sarah sit down with Diana Paredes, CEO of Suade Labs and Dr Sian Lewin, AKA the RegDoctor, Client Delivery Director at RegTech Associates. The group discuss the latest news hitting the fintech space this week including: US charter for fintech, the U.S. Treasury on Tuesday backed the creation of a federal charter for financial technology firms, in a boon for online and peer-to-peer lenders that have long complained the current state-by-state licensing regime is expensive and outdated. Apple steps up its fintech game, Apple Pay transactions tripled from a year earlier, to more than 1 billion. Cook said that was more than Square and exceeded mobile transactions via PayPal. Zelle crosses 100 million transaction mark, US based P2P payments network owned and operated by US banks incl Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase. Users can send money to each other online or via a mobile app, from their existing affiliated bank accounts. Steady launches to serve the US economy, Steady is the income-building platform for the Build-Your-Own (BYO) workforce, helping people create financial stability and take charge of their future. They have launched their app that will help US gig economy workers source new opportunities for work/income and to empower them to manage their income better. Chinese regulators are scared of Ant, Ant Financial is now the world’s biggest fintech firm. It handled more payments last year than Mastercard - $8.8trillion vs $5.2trillion, controls the world’s largest money-market fund and tens of millions of people have received loans. No action for RBS GRG scandal, The City watchdog has confirmed that it has no power to take action against the bank’s disgraced Global Restructuring Group over its treatment of small firms. GRG, which operated between 2005 and 2013, has been accused of pushing firms into bankruptcy in order to maintain its own profits. The FCA has said its powers for discipline do not apply in this case. UK fintech tops global lists for investment in 2018, the UK has attracted more investment in fintech than any other country worldwide for the first half of the year, raking in $16.1bn (£12.3bn). China came in second place with $15.1bn, followed by the US with $14.2bn. Four of Europe’s top 10 fintech deals happened in the UK ($250m raise by Revolut, $100m by eToro, $60m by Flender and $54m by MoneyFarm), cementing the UK as a funding hotspot. Brits in the dark on Open Banking, a Yougov survey revealed over 75% of Brits don’t know what it is. Of 2074 adults quizzed by YouGov, just 28% are aware of Open Banking. Even when YouGov gave survey participants a clear description of Open Banking, 45% could not understand the ways they could use it, against 18% who could. Brits can't talk about money, 22% of people are comfortable discussing their finances, found a Starling survey 61, 67, 46 and 29 per cent who are comfortable discusses their weight, political beliefs, mental health and sex lives respectively. Unsurprisingly, the survey also found a strong correlation between people talking about their money and understanding their own financial habits. And finally, McAfee will pay you $100k if you get into his ‘unhackable’ crypto-wallet. He’ll give $100,000 to anyone who can break into the ‘Bitfi’ wallet, the supposedly ‘unhackable’ cryptocurrency storage device he has been parroting about on social media of late. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com This week's episode was written and produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Holly Blaxill and Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Diana Paredes and Sian Lewin.
8/6/20181 hour, 8 minutes, 18 seconds
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Ep. 240. Insights: Who will win the race for SMB loyalty?

Today's insights show takes a closer look at how to solve the major issues of opening a bank account, payments, and getting a loan that are challenging SMBs at the moment. We speak to experts to find out who's going to win the race for SMB loyalty: Edward Berks, Director of Banking, Fintech & Ecosystem, Xero Nadya Hijazi - Global Head of Business Banking Digital, HSBC George Bevis, CEO, Tide Megan Caywood, Chief Platform Officer at Starling Paul Bulpitt, Head of Accounting at Xero and Founder of the Wow Company Last time we looked at SMB banking we heard from independent business owners about their individual experiences with SMB banking. Now we want to know if they're typical and if anything they said was surprising to the experts? We hope you enjoyed the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! This episode was written by Laura Watkins. Produced by Laura Watkins & Petrit Berisha. Edited by Michael Bailey & Holly Blaxill. Hosted by Sarah Kocianski. Special Guests: Edward Berks, George Bevis, Megan Caywood, Nadya Hijazi, Oren Greenberg, Paul Bulpitt, and Sam Booth.
8/3/201833 minutes, 56 seconds
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Ep. 239. Fintech Insider: After Dark VI - London and Atlanta

In London, David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, and Sarah Kocianski were our hosts, joined by: Marieke Flament, European Managing Director and CMO of Circle, Simon Vans-Colina, Engineer at Monzo, and Daniel Hegarty, CEO of Habito. Over in Atlanta, Sam Maule and Doug Bobenhouse are joined by three pairs of guests: Rob Frohwein, CEO of Kabbage and Shannon Johnson, Group President of Financial Institutions at Cardlytics; next up was Kathryn Petralia, COO and Co-Founder of Kabbage, and Andrew Morris, Chief Content Officer at Money20/20; rounding out the show we had Howard Bush, Principal on Industry Experiences and Banking and Capital Markets Lead at Microsoft and Ginger Schmeltzer, Owner and Principal at GDS Advisors, LLC. Coming on to incredible music and an epic trailer we kick things off with insight into challenger banks. The UK’s digital banks may be profitable sooner than you think Monzo, Starling and Tandem all expect to have hit profitability by 2020 or sooner. The panel examines if Monzo can hit profitability so soon given losses quadrupling recently, Starling's profitability from new revenue streams like business bank accounts and marketplace partnerships, and Tandem acquiring 250K customers since the start of 2018. Next up Starling Bank ditching the purple for a new set of cards, cards for the bank's consumer accounts will be teal, while its business accounts will be turning navy blue. And all cards are portait. Just by like we have Megan Caywood of Starling fame in the audience to show it off. We move on to Snapchat shutting down Snapcash and giving the space over to Venmo. Snapchat will abandon the peer-to-peer payment space on August 30th. The service was powered by Square Cash. Snapcash gave Snapchat a way to get users to connect payment methods to the app, which were vital to the company’s aim to become a commerce platforms where you can shop without leaving the app. Launched in 2014, ahead of Venmo and Zelle but has ultimately lost customers to both companies. And finally the London team takes a look at what happened to celeb-endorsed cryptocurrencies. Heading over to Atlanta Doug and Sam kick things off with Rob Frohwein and Shannon Johnson on Uber and Venmo partnering to deliver a new payment experience. The four discuss Uber and Venmo are partnering to deliver a seamless new payment experience available with Uber and Uber Eats. More than 6M payments on Venmo mentioned “Uber” in their description over the past year, how big a deal the partnership is, how important it is that Venmo is offering bank-like solutions without being a bank, and Venmo's security. Next up, Kathry Petralia and Andrew Morries walk on stage to a great deal of applause, to discuss Facebook Google and others uniting to let customers transfer data between apps. They take a look at whether this is a bonus for start ups, what it means for privacy and data security and why Apple is conspicuously absent from this initiative. Howard Bush and Ginger Schemltzer are on stage next to discuss VISA MoneyGram and Visa Team preparing to deliver real-time global P2P, whether it's a digital and mobile payment option targeting milennials, if cash is still king, why the plan is starting with Mexico and the Philippines and where they'll go next. And finally the panel takes a look at a woman driving through the streets of South Korea and leaving $14,000 worth of cash in her wake. All this and so much more on today's very special After Dark episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com. Find us on Twitter using #AfterDarkVI to get the latest on what’s happened and what people thought. This episode was written and produced by Laura Watkins and Petrit Berisha. Edited by Michael Bailey and Holly Blaxill. Special Guests: Andrew Morris, Daniel Hegarty, Ginger Schmeltzer, Howard Bush, Kathryn Petralia, Marieke Flament, Rob Frohwein, Shannon Johnson, and Simon Vans-Colina.
7/30/20181 hour, 17 minutes, 20 seconds
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Ep. 238. Insights: Debunking the myth of AI

AI is a massive subject that's been so spun out by marketing, consultancies, and project proposals as a cure all that it's become difficult to understand what it actually is. To start things off we define what AI really is so you know your AI fact from fiction, then we move on to how AI has developed from simple 'if and then' statements into the powerful applications of Machine Learning. We interview Charlie Wood, Principal Consultant at Capco to get an inside look at what's going on in the AI space. He helps break down the myth behind AI and how it's being used today. We also speak to Scott Seely, Principal Solutions Architect at Microsoft to break down how Computer Vision relates to AI and how advanced image recognition capabilities are becoming as well as where chatbots are becoming reliable with language recognition. We also take a look at where AI is being applied in complex use cases and how skeptical experts are about AIs ability to make you money. Then we take a look at what's going on with AI in financial firms, why AI experts don't want to move into financial services and what needs to be done to make AI a useful product for banks in the future. This episode was written by Petrit Berisha & Sarah Kocianski. Produced by Petrit Berisha & Laura Watkins. Edited by Holly Blaxill & Michael Bailey. Hosted by Sarah Kocianski. Debunking the myth of AI was brought to you by Microsoft Azure. If you’d like to find out more how they could help you out leverage your existing systems for much more head on over to microsoft.11fs.com Special Guests: Charlie Wood and Scott Seely.
7/27/201818 minutes, 32 seconds
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Ep. 237. News: You've got to spend money to make money

Ross and David sit down with Eric Fulwiler, Executive Director of VaynerMedia and Teana Baker-Taylor, Chief Marketing Officer of Coinfloor. The group discuss the latest news hitting the fintech space this week, including: Challenger bank fury over delays to RBS funding scheme, Revolut reported suspected money laundering, EU wants more competition in fintech, Klarna’s payment card, M-Pesa looks to Ethiopia for expansion, Paypal invests in cross border payments, Payment rules create $1bn in losses for Chinese giants, and Kodak’s bitcoin rigs have had their moment as well as many more stories. We kick things off with challenger banks getting angry over the extended delays to RBS' £775M fund to boost competition in the small business banking market. Payouts have been delayed due to failure to make senior hires on time. Several challengers including Santander, Starling, Metro Bank and CYBG have been preparing bids for the cash, but a number have complained of being left in the dark and out of pocket because of the delays. Communication around the scheme has been “threadbare” but challengers are spending a lot of time and money on their applications for a piece of the fund. The panel discusses whether challenger banks should be relying on this funding at all or indeed spending their own money on applications, whether the banks are just desperate for free money and why executive hiring is having any impact on handing out funding. Next up we move on to the news that Revolut discovering a spate of money laundering on its digital payments system. There are huge implications from a KYC perspective, after HSBC were basically deemed complicit in Mexican money laundering after its KYC was deemed too lax. The panel discusses what this might mean for Revolut especially in regards to their application for a banking license and the larger reputational impact for fintech in general. Then the panel moves on to the EU pushing for more competition in the fintech space. Is the international body behind the times and making unfair assumptions of the industry? How can fintech be more competitive and how old does fintech have to be before it starts to count? The panel discusses all these things and has some interesting takes on the issue. Moving on to better news for the fintech industry, Klarna is launching a payment card and is preparing for expansion. Klarna’s 2,000 workers have been divided into 250 teams, each focusing on a specific problem for customers and how to solve it. Does this prove that digital is a small team sport? Klarna also faces difficulties breaking into the US and UK, two countries with little history of consumers paying by invoices. So, the question remains, can Klarna make headway in the UK? And calling back to the previous story, the panel examines whether this is creating competition within EU fintech. Speaking of expansions, M-Pesa looks to move in to Ethiopia. Could M-Pesa transform the Ethiopian economy in the same way as it has in Kenya? The panel discusses the state of fintech in the country which has no transference options in place at all and 'archaic' systems are ready for reform to help the economy. Tieing in seamlessly to the story, the panel looks at Paypal investing in cross border payments with P-PRO, a cross border payment platform for merchants looking to accept payments from other countries. The panel discuss why PayPal is investing so heavily in the payments space, if anyone previously heard of P-PRO, and how it compares to Mastercard enlisting Worldpay to push Vocalink's Pay by Bank app. Staying international, the panel next looks at losses in revenue from payment rules from the People's Bank of China. Chinese giants Alibaba and Tencent have lost $1BN thanks to these rules, but is $1BN a big deal to Alibaba and Tencent? Is 1.7% of revenue a big loss when your businesses move trillions of dollars? Is this move by the PBOC unprecedented, and is it likely to be rolled out anywhere else? Moving on to the tailend of the show, a scheme to rent out Kodak-branded bitcoin mining rigs has collapsed. The company, Spotlite, has had the scheme blocked by the US financial watchdog. This follows from the scheme being dubbed a scam by some critics, it's worth noting that Kodak and Spotlite had claimed customers would make $375 a month from the rigs but forgotten that mining Bitcoin becomes more difficult over time. And finally, Prime Day technicial issues resulted in a Prime Fail from 3pm EST when moments beforehand reports came in that Amazon's website wasn't working. Amazon issued a statement to say they were working on it at 5PM and instead of deals people were shown pictures of dogs looking sad. Customers missed out on deals, baskets were unexpectedly emptied and the “view deals” UX was taking people on an endless loop. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com This week's episode was written and produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Holly Blaxill. Special Guests: Eric Fulwiler and Teana Baker-Taylor.
7/23/201857 minutes, 46 seconds
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Ep. 236. Interviews: Howard Lindzon - the Angel investor

Some people think it's lucky to be able to make decisions, but Howard Lindzon doesn't see things that way. It's about practice, not being paralysed by indecision and limiting your options to two positive outcomes and then picking the one that you're able to live with. You've gotta keep moving forward and to keep everyone around you motivated and wanting to move forward. CEOs are vital to the nature of a startup, they need to be able to pull their company in the direction they want to grow in as fast as they can and keep everyone who's with them excited and interested. Sam and Howard also discuss how not everyone can be a great CEO but that isn't a bad thing. The world needs great second-in-commands and people all down the hierarchy, without them there'd be no companies. Being a CEO means being a great recruiter and communicator in addition to raising money. You can't just be good at one of them, all three are vital to being a CEO. It's important to ensure staff know what you need them to be doing, when, and most importantly, why. Angel investors are focused on creating the best possible team for the company, finding the specialists who are capable of operating in the space like a scalpel because they know what they're good at, how to do it, and are solely focused on getting their tasks done. And most importantly, trusting the others to achieve what they need to do too. We hope you enjoyed the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! This episode was produced by Ollie Judge and edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guest: Howard Lindzon.
7/20/201841 minutes, 7 seconds
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Ep. 235. News: Death is [still] no excuse!

Sarah and Simon sit down with Editor in Chief of Computer Weekly, Bryan Glick, Business Development at Bud, Nina Mohanty, and 11:FS Pulse Analyst, James Safford. The panel discuss the latest news hitting the fintech space this week, including: Google Pay rolls out support for peer-to-peer payments and mobile ticketing, Zimbabwe's eco-cash two day crash exposes the vulnerabilities of going cashless, MasterCard suffering a glitch to Faster Payments with many payments delayed, TSB customers suffer yet again after an app update locked out users; Nordnet fire AI assistant Amelia after a poor performance review, Neobank Space was made in just 8 months, Open Banking is 6 months old and what it's achieved. And finally, of course, death is no reason for breaking the rules according to Paypal. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Bryan Glick, James Safford, and Nina Mohanty.
7/16/201855 minutes, 56 seconds
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Ep. 234. Insights: Legacy to Cloud

COBOL is a programming language that was ubiquitous to the programming world around 60 years ago. It's since been replaced by newer and more useful languages. Unfortunately, COBOL still underpins a great deal of the banking technology in the world, but no-one's trained in it. This has left to a rise in the number of 60-80 year olds who have come out of retirement to maintain the modern banking world. Cowboys who can do what they want because they're the ones maintaining current banking technology. We take a look at what happened to lead us to this point and interview Ewan Silver, CTO of 11:FS to shed some light on the issue. Next up we interview Scott Seely, Principal Solutions Architect at Microsoft. He runs us through the complex process of untangling legacy systems to work with new technology and hopefully escape the COBOL cowboys. People are the main sticking point here, so Microsoft have come up with an ingenious solution to enable the financial industry to work with legacy systems while still engaging with the most modern technology and making APIs a much smaller sticking point by extending legacy systems out to them. We also take a look at the AI problem. It's no secret that the industry has been going wrong with AI for a while now, using it in meetings to get budgets approved or used as a distance promise of results when numbers are flagging. We examine where the industry is making mistakes with AI. This episode was written by Ollie Judge. Produced by Petrit Berisha & Laura Watkins. Edited by Holly Blaxill and hosted by Simon Taylor. Legacy to Cloud was brought to you by Microsoft Azure. If you’d like to find out more how they could help you out leverage your existing systems for much more head on over to microsoft.11fs.com Special Guests: Charlie Wood, Ewan Silver, and Scott Seely.
7/13/201820 minutes, 7 seconds
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Ep. 233. News: We no longer need traditional banks

Sarah and David sit down with Forbes and The Economist journalist, Monty Munford, and CEO of Onfido, Husayn Kassai. The panel discuss the latest news hitting the fintech space this week. Including: TSB could have up to $150m in debt after their IT systems meltdown back in April - the team discuss whether this amount is accurate (or indeed, even enough); Monzo's losses quadruple in 2017 - but is this in line with what our panel expected? They also take a look at the FCA's latest cohort for their 4th sandbox, their review into “unfair fees” and yet another massive data breach, from a data broker no one has heard of. We even have two "and finally" stories this week as we couldn't decide between them: Goldman Sachs is getting into EDM and rapper Big Sean raps about crypto on his latest album - has it finally gone mainstream?! All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com Special Guests: Husayn Kassai and Monty Munford.
7/9/201854 minutes, 33 seconds
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Ep. 232. 11:FS Presents One Fintech Nation - Bringing the Nation Together: The Network Effect

Today's insights show brings together how everything in the UK fintech space is working together to improve the industry. We want to talk about how the whole nation can start talking about fintech, share knowledge, and work together in unity. But is it even possible in a nation with such strong individual identities? Fantastic insights are given by fintech experts who are working across the UK to bring fintech to those who need it most: Greg Michel, Fintech Lead at Tech Nation John Glen, MP & Economic Secretary to the Treasury Deb Harding, Head of Engagement in Financial Services for the Welsh Government Ben Brabyn, CEO, Level 39 Chris Pond, Vice-Chair, Financial Inclusion Commission Katia Lang, CEO, The Fintech TImes Martin Cook, General Counsel at Funding Circle and founding member of the Fintech Delivery Panel Paul Rippon, Co-founder, Monzo Jon Bradford, Founding partner, Motive Partners Wendy Jephson, Co-founder & Chief Behavioural Specialist, Nasdaq Sybenetix Lisa Wood, CMO, Atom Bank We hope you enjoyed the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! Special Guests: Anna Wallace, Ben Brabyn, Chris Pond, Debs Harding, Gregoire Michel, John Glen, Jon Bradford, Katia Lang, Lisa Wood, Martin Cook, Paul Rippon, and Wendy Jephson.
7/6/201832 minutes, 16 seconds
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Ep. 231. News: Death is no excuse

Simon sits down with Freddy Kelly, Veronique Barbosa, Tanya Andreasyan, and Philip Clarke to discuss the latest news hitting the fintech space this week. Including: Amazon teaming up with American Express for SMBs, Nationwide launch their fintech fund, and Goldman Sachs predict the world cup final. We also have a few great interviews with Emma Huntington from Nationwide, Nick Katz, CEO of Acasa, Harry Keen, CEO of Hazy, and Brian Barnes the CEO of M1 Finance. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com Special Guests: Brian Barnes, Doug Bobenhouse, Emma Huntington, Freddy Kelly, Harry Keen, Nick Katz, Ollie Judge, Philip Clarke, Tanya Andreasyan, and Veronique Barbosa.
7/2/20181 hour, 12 minutes, 41 seconds
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Ep. 230. 11:FS Presents One Fintech Nation - Fintech for Good

Today's insights show shines a light on how fintech is making the world a better place. We want to talk about what makes the UK fintech scene so useful for solving real problems that affect the lives of so many people. We’re going to be taking a look at how customer-centricity helps fintechs cater better to their customers to ensure they have access to better services, and the impact financial education can have on financial inclusion and literacy. Fantastic insights are given by fintech experts who are working across the UK to bring fintech to those who need it most: Greg Michel, Fintech Lead at Tech Nation Anish Kapoor, CEO of AccessPay Jonathan Hollow, Head of Financial Capability, Strategy and Innovation at the Money Advice Service. Richard Theo, CEO and founder of Wealthify Stephen Ingledew, CEO of Fintech Scotland Dr Sue Black, OBE Virraj Jatania, CEO and founder of Pockit We hope you enjoyed the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! Special Guests: Anish Kapoor, Dr. Sue Black, Gregoire Michel, Jonathan Hollow, Richard Theo, Stephen Ingledew, and Virraj Jatania.
6/29/201834 minutes, 41 seconds
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Ep. 229. News: I wanna make Akoin right now now now

Simon and David sit down with Romi, Megan and Dave to discuss the intriguing and interesting stories from the fintech world this week, including: CYBG buys Virgin Money, Visa's broken switch, and Starling launches joint accounts. Simon also has a quick interview with Francisco Carvalho Araújo, Product Manager at Monzo to learn all about Monzo Web. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com Special Guests: Dave Cunningham, Francisco Carvalho Araújo, Megan Caywood, and Romi Savova.
6/25/201852 minutes, 25 seconds
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Ep. 228. 11:FS Presents One Fintech Nation - The UK as a Fintech Hotspot

Today's insights show shines a light on what makes the UK fintech scene so unique. Fantastic insights are given by fintech experts who are working across the UK and influencing regulation in the fintech space: Frank Jan Risseeuw, CEO of Yolt Greg Michel, Fintech Lead at Tech Nation John Glen, MP Rajesh Agrawal, Deputy Mayor of London Eileen Burbidge, Chair at Tech Nation and Partner at Passion Capital Anthony Lesoismier, CSO and Co-founder at Swissborg Vince Howard, Head of Marketing at Swissborg We want to talk about what makes the UK fintech scene the home of so many success stories. We’re going to be taking a look at the unique UK regulatory environment and why so many international players are keen to come to the country to invest in fintech. We hope you enjoyed the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! Special Guests: Anthony Lesoismier, Eileen Burbidge, Frank Jan Risseeuw , Gregoire Michel, John Glen, Rajesh Agrawal, and Vince Howard.
6/22/201829 minutes, 25 seconds
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Ep. 227. News: Pulse Team Takeover

Sarah and Ross sit down with James and Lisa and go over some of the weird and wonderful stories from the fintech world, including: SCB applying for a licence, Monzo's new IFTTT, and Danske bank attempts to predict the world cup. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com Special Guests: James Safford and Lisa Matzi.
6/18/201845 minutes, 32 seconds
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Ep. 226. 11:FS Presents One Fintech Nation - Bursting the London Fintech Bubble

Today's insights show shines a light on the regional fintech spaces across the UK. Fantastic insights are given by fintech experts who are working successfully outside of London and making waves in the fintech space: Lisa Wood, CMO at Atom, the challenger bank based in Durham, in North East England Chris Sier, Fintech Envoy for the North of England James Varga, CEO and Co-founder of the ID Company, based in Edinburgh Richard Theo, CEO and Co-founder of Wealthify, based in Cardiff, and newly appointed Fintech Envoy for Wales Virraj Jatania, CEO and founder of Pockit Paul Rippon, Deputy CEO at Monzo We want to burst the London fintech bubble and talk about UK fintech successes across the whole country. We’re going to be taking a look at the under the radar success stories across the UK, particularly those outside of the behemoth of the London bubble. We hope you enjoyed the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! Special Guests: Chris Sier, Gregoire Michel, James Varga, Lisa Wood, Paul Rippon, Richard Theo, and Virraj Jatania.
6/15/201838 minutes, 10 seconds
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Ep. 225. News: Live at Money 20/20 Europe

David Simon and Sam are live on the main stage at Money 20/20 covering the latest and greatest in news across the fintech world. Joined by those at the cutting edge of all things fintech, Leda Glyptis, Rob Frohwein, Anna Irrera and Peter Hazou. It's a different show from usual with our guests coming on in pairs. First up are Leda and Rob to share their views on what's going on in Europe. Kicking things off, European payments seemingly ground to a halt when Visa suffered a system failure over the past week. The panel have an interesting take on the issue, it is a payments conference after all. Next up, Kabbage competes with PayPal. Luckily we have the Kabbage CEO on-hand to give us some absolute insight into what's going on there. Finishing up this section, the panel discuss the (un)surprising revelation that Millennials trust tech companies over banks when it comes to personal data. Our two lovely guests have to leave us but we have two equally brilliant ones in the form of Sara and Jeff, ready to let us know their take on the latest blockchain news. It's been a weird one for blockchain with the world's largest shipping firm, Maersk, now tracking cargo using blockchain. Maersk is planning to use the technology to fight fraud and reduce paperwork. Binance are planning to create a $1BN investment fund, but with a dead ICO how did they manage to raise $7BN this year? Next up we have two of the finest fintech minds in the form of Anna Irrera and Peter Hazou to round up the last of the big news stories in fintech this week. Starling has flown the nest after receiving £80M in funding and splitting from Transferwise, the general thinking is the capital increase is to bid for a share of the Capability and Innovation fund set up by RBS following the banking crisis. Next the panel talk about customer service. Surveys show that UK digital challengers are beating high-street banks on customer satisfaction. Although apparently high-street banks are doing a few things better. We also take a look at Citi and just why they're crushing the competition in investment in US fintech. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode and leave a review on iTunes. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com Special Guests: Anna Irrera, Jeff Tijssen, Leda Glyptis, Peter Hazou, Rob Frohwein, and Sara Feenan.
6/11/201849 minutes, 24 seconds
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Ep. 224. Insights: SMB Banking... Are you being (under)served?

Today's insights show lifts the lid on the pain of SMB Banking as Sarah Kocianski guides us through the three biggest SMB Banking pain points: opening an account, getting a loan, and making and receiving payments. Fantastic insights are given by small business owners and experts in this sector who give first hand accounts of their own frustrations: Paul Bulpitt - Head of Accounting at Xero and founder of Wow Company Sam Booth - CEO of Just After Midnight Oren Greenberg - Digital Marketing Manager at Kurve, There are approximately 5.7m SMBs in the UK right now, and they employ almost 16 million people. Together they turn over £1.8 trillion per year, which makes no small contribution to the UK economy and GDP. But why are they so badly served? Sarah endeavours to find out and to look towards the future of SMB Banking and what is going to improve. We hope you enjoyed the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! Special Guests: Oren Greenberg, Paul Bulpitt, and Sam Booth.
6/8/201830 minutes, 22 seconds
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Bonus: World's First Smart Bank? Monzo Release IFTTT Integration

IFTTT (if this, then that) is the easy, free way to get your apps and devices working together. Now, Monzo have enabled IFTTT integration, David M Brear and Simon Vans-Colina discuss how this could be revolutionary for banking services! Special Guest: Simon Vans-Colina.
6/7/201811 minutes, 55 seconds
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Ep. 223. News: More Popular than Beyoncé

First up with some breaking news: UK banks will be forced to develop develop alerts for customers who may be about to slip into the red as well as a range of prompts and PFM tools that make it easier to keep on top of finances following a review by the Financial Conduct Authority into the high-cost credit market. Find out out what the gang had to say about this crazy bit of news! How much will this impact bank revenue? Next up, we delve deep into GDPR….I mean not as deep as we did in episode 220, but you get the jist! It’s talk of the town, we had to cover it. After discussing some GDPR fails, we had a chat about Google and PayPal teaming up! From Payments to banking, have Square stumbled their way into the banking world? How have they done this by accident? Now iZettle were in the news a fair bit the last few weeks, but can Ayden do what they couldn’t? They plan to go public... Over to China, Ant financial have raised even more billions! Find out What the team think of this one! From raising money, to saving money- RoosterMoney, the pocket money and chore tracking app that specialise in pocket money analytics and financial education advice for parents, can reveal that kids have been saving an impressive 24.9% of their pocket money so far this year. Adult households are only managing to save 5.3% of their income. And I know they’re not quite kids, but apparently 1 in 6 millennials has £100,000 in savings! Insane! Finally, Busking goes digital as street musicians across London are going to accept payments via contactless cards, wearable technology, chip and pin as well as the traditional cash Subscribe so you never miss an episode and leave a review on iTunes. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com Special Guests: Caroline Plumb, Kirsty Grant, Ryan Edwards-Pritchard, and Will Carmichael.
6/4/201849 minutes, 44 seconds
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Ep. 222. Fintech Insider Insights: Gimme Some Credit

The opaque nature of the credit world is scary, some might say Orwellian, but mostly just really confusing. You have to hand over your data, which is subsequently regurgitated into a number...where that number comes from is seemingly unclear. We speak to industry experts about the current state of credit scoring, and also where it will potentially go in the future. What is being done to avoid a black mirror-esque dystopia? What companies are becoming first movers in this space, to create a more transparent business models that actually help people in their daily lives. We also heard from the general public on their experiences with the credit system and why they find it unfair. The impact credit scoring has on people's lives is extraordinary- yet we're only seeing these business models starting to surface. Some would say it's a been a long time coming... Subscribe so you never miss an episode and leave a review on iTunes. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders or drop us a line via email [email protected] Special Guests: Aneesh Varma, Justin Basini, Ollie Judge, and Rishi Khosla.
6/1/201827 minutes, 24 seconds
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Ep. 221. Fintech Insider: Live at TCF2018

In this very special episode, David, Simon and Sarah bring you dome fantastic guests and fantastic insights on the subject of truly digital banking recorded live Temenos' TCF2018 event in Dublin. Co-hosted by Temenos' own Dharmesh Mistry, the team were joined by an international rotation of guests including: Niall Cameron - Global Head of Corporate and Institutional Digital at HSBC Mr Ahmed Alrefaie, COO of AL MASRAF Andrew Clouston - COO, VOLT Dan Dickinson - Chief Digital Officer at Equitable Bank (EQ Bank) Fred Cook - CIO, BlueShore Financial Manoj Bhoswani - Managing Director, Head of APAC Private Banking Technology to take on three key topics: The State of Digital; Changing Business Models and Customer-Centric Engagement. Not only that but there was a return of the Fintech Wall of Emoji, updated to a new and improved digital model, keep listening to see where some key trends and topics were placed. Subscribe so you never miss an episode and leave a review on iTunes. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and send us an email [email protected] Special Guests: Ahmed Alrefaie, Andrew Clouston, Dan Dickinson, Dharmesh Mistry, Fred Cook, Manoj Bhoswani, and Niall Cameron.
5/29/201839 minutes, 48 seconds
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Ep. 220. Fintech Insider Insights: Dirty Data

Did you know that you have a digital twin? Someone is the data version of yourself that lives and breathes the internet. The problem, in this digital world, is that Digital You leaves a digital footprint everywhere you go. Everywhere... Every app and tab you open, every T-shirt you buy online, every social media account you create, all leave a trail of data behind you. Now you might not think this is important, but have you ever wondered how it's being used. Why are companies like Facebook and Google gathering data about Digital You? Why is it so profitable for them? And if there's so much value at stake....why are we not offered anything in return for it? This is where GDPR steps in. It's power to the people: digital-style. Your inbox may have been flooded by a mixture of panicky, scary and funny emails asking you to read through some updated T's & C's for seemingly everything you've ever signed up to. They may reference something called GDPR, but what is this? How does it help us, the consumer, squeeze more value out of the apps and digital services we use? Ryan and Petrit take us on a data-filled journey, with a series of stories, as well insights from industry experts weaved in to make sure you don't get bored of their voices. Subscribe so you never miss an episode and leave a review on iTunes. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com Special Guests: Frances Coyle, Jamie Smith, Jonathan Williams, Petrit Berisha, Ryan Garner, Simon Vans-Colina, and StJohn Deakins.
5/25/201840 minutes, 25 seconds
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Ep. 219. Digital Asset Management

The first half of the show is dedicated to the Irish Funds London Alternative Investments Seminar where Pete sits down with Rupert Watson, the Head of Asset Allocation at Mercer, Emmett Kilduff, CEO and Founder of Eagle Alpha, and Breige Tinnelly, the Head of the UK business for AQMetrics. Next up is the panel at Calastone Connect London Forum, talking to Nigel Walsh, Partner at Deloitte as well as host of the InsurTech Insider podcast, Campbell Brierley, the Chief Innovation Officer at Calastone and Phil Clarke, Founder Partner at Hunch. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode and leave a review on iTunes. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com Special Guests: Breige Tinnelly, Campbell Brierley, Emmett Kilduff, Nigel Walsh, Pete Townsend, Philip Clarke, and Rupert Watson.
5/23/201851 minutes, 40 seconds
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Ep. 218. News: From Loot To Hoot

Laura Sarah and David sit down with Charlie Wood, Principal Consultant at Capco, and Simon Vans-Colina, Engineer at Monzo. Laura takes the panel through the latest interesting and in one case, bizarre, stories coming out from the fintech space. Including: Robinhood hits a bullseye, Monzo blocks gambling, and are Irish spies affecting mortgage brokers? All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode and leave a review on iTunes. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com Special Guests: Charlie Wood and Simon Vans-Colina.
5/21/20181 hour, 3 minutes, 49 seconds
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Ep. 217. Interview: Frederic Nze, Oakam

Sarah meets with Frederic Nze, CEO of Oakam, to discuss financial exclusion, doorstep lending, and the size of an almost hidden customerbase. We hope you enjoy the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode and if you really love us please leave us a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News. Special Guest: Frederic Nze.
5/18/201833 minutes, 21 seconds
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Ep. 216. Interview: Alison Rose, CEO, Commercial and Private Banking RBS

David chats to Alison Rose, CEO, Commercial and Private Banking RBS at their offices in London. She tells us all about her background, how she got into financial servi es, why she stayed in banking for 25 years and how the industry is always changing and challenging her. She talks about the positives of disruption and how much there is to learn; why humility is important; and how best to help customers through the changes facing them. They also spoke about being a woman in the industry, how she is a role model and a pioneering woman in banking at the peak of her career - how does she do it? Why is it important to have female role models in this industry, how important it is to her to be seen as a good female role model; how she achieves a good work/life balance as a working mum, and why it's so important but also so hard to address the gender imbalance in the industry and how, in her view, it needs to be addressed at all levels, not just the top. We hope you enjoy the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode and if you really love us please leave us a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News. Special Guest: Alison Rose.
5/16/201823 minutes, 26 seconds
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Ep. 215. News: Insta-Pay

Sarah and Ross sit down with Daniel Hegarty, CEO and Co-Founder of Habito, and Nina Mohanty, Business Development at Bud. Sarah takes the panel through the latest interesting and divisive issues happening in the fintech space at the moment, including: Instagram's one stop shop, Microsoft's invoice innovation, and Google's uncanny AI. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode and leave a review on iTunes. Spread the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com Special Guests: Daniel Hegarty and Nina Mohanty.
5/14/201840 minutes, 35 seconds
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Ep. 214. Interviews: Andy Maguire, Group COO, HSBC

David meets with Group COO of HSBC, Andy Maguire to discuss: how digital banking is transforming the industry, HSBC's approach to innovation and fintechs, and how HSBC is reacting to blockchain. We hope you enjoy the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode and if you really love us please leave us a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News. Special Guest: Andy Maguire.
5/11/201844 minutes, 38 seconds
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Ep. 213. Interviews: Jeff Nicholson & Patrick Givens, VaynerMedia

In back to back interviews, David first meets with the CMO of VaynerMedia, Jeff Nicholson to discuss how VaynerMedia's different marketing style, how to measure brand impact, and his unique journey to the height of the brand. Simon then sits down with Head of VaynerSmart Patrick Givens to talk about voice marketing, marketing on the Internet of Things, and the future of audio. We hope you enjoy the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode and if you really love us please leave us a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News. Special Guests: Jeff Nicholson and Patrick Givens.
5/9/201842 minutes, 16 seconds
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Ep. 212. News: Debutantes and Diversity

Ross and Sarah sit down with Sameer Gulati, Head of Policy and Regulation at Innovate Finance, Kathryn Harris, Innovation Lead at Lloyds, and James Hurley, Enterprise Editor at The Times. Ross takes the panel through the latest weird and wonderful stories from the fintech world, including: the number of fintechs set to double by 2030, Monese reach the Holy Grail of finance, and Australia's data falls off the back of a truck. All this and so much more on today's episode of Fintech Inisider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode and leave a review on iTunes. Share the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com Special Guests: James Hurley, Kathryn Harris, and Sameer Gulati.
5/7/201853 minutes, 52 seconds
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Ep. 211. Interview: Suresh Vaghjiani, MD Global Processing Services

Simon discusses the card outages in detail with Suresh Vaghjiani, including: what happened, how it was fixed, and what GPS have done to prevent it from ever happening again. Special Guest: Suresh Vaghjiani.
5/4/201825 minutes, 51 seconds
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Ep. 210. News: Underserved and Overcharged

Simon and Ross sit down with Carrie Osman, CEO and founder of Cruxy, Ali Paterson, Editor of Fintech Finance, Amelie Arras, Marketing Director of Adastra Marketing, and Veronique Constans, Programme Manager at 11:FS. Ross takes the panel through the latest interesting and amusing stories from the fintech world, including: Global fintech funding hitting a record high, Revolut's unicorn valuation, Amazon's foray into blockchain and Cryptocurrency means funeral finance? All this and so much more on this episode of Fintech Inisider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode and leave a review on iTunes. Share the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com Special Guests: Ali Paterson, Amélie Arras, Carrie Osman, and Veronique Constans.
4/30/20181 hour, 6 minutes, 29 seconds
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Ep. 209. Interviews: Deputy Mayor of London Rajesh Agrawal

David met with the Deputy Mayor of London, Rajesh Agrawal to talk about how Brexit is set to affect the city, how to encourage entrepreneurship, and how the gender diversity needs to be encouraged to get all we can out of the talent pool. Special Guest: Rajesh Agrawal.
4/27/201825 minutes, 2 seconds
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Ep. 208. CEO Interviews: Luke Johnson, Neat Capital & Mutaz Qubbaj Squirrel

Simon asks Luke about the state of the US housing market today and how fintech is enabling 20 minute mortgage applications. Neat Capital also boasts the ability to bid offer and close on a home in two weeks. Then Simon met with Mutaz to discuss budgeting and saving in the digital economy and how to help customers from overspending. Go to survey.11fs.com (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDC9WxbcyInqZKccCS6opwnjeN_be3AJ76uUazQ8xMM6MK_Q/viewform) to share your views. We hope you enjoy the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode and if you really love us please leave us a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News. Special Guests: Luke Johnson and Mutaz Qubbaj.
4/25/201842 minutes, 38 seconds
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Ep. 207. News: Instant Gratification

David and Sarah sit down with Lucy Woolfenden, Marketing Director at Yolt, Pol Navarro, Digital Innovation Director and Sarah meets with Alex Park, Digital Director at Metro Bank. Sarah takes the panel through the latest interesting and amusing stories from the fintech world, including Ant Financial’s $150 billion valuation, Revolut launching Vaults, and The One Where Ross Got Mistaken for a Banker. All this and so much more on this Monday episode of Fintech Insider! Go to survey.11fs.com (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDC9WxbcyInqZKccCS6opwnjeN_be3AJ76uUazQ8xMM6MK_Q/viewform) to share your views. Subscribe so you never miss an episode and leave a review on iTunes. Share the fintech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com Special Guests: Alex Park, Lucy Woolfenden, and Pol Navarro.
4/23/201856 minutes, 6 seconds
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Ep. 206. Fintech Insider: After Dark V - Part 2 San Francisco - Facebook Trust & Silicon Stereotypes

Sam and Doug sit down with Mike Sigal, VC at 500 Startups, Lisa Gansky, VC at Mosaic, Brit Morin, Founder and CEO of Brit + Co, Mark Jamison, Head of Innovation and Design at Visa, Kate Adamson, Head of Mortgage at Plaid, Tony Morosini, VP Banking at Sofi and Anatoly Kvitnitsky, Head of Growth at Trulioo. Sam takes the panel through the latest and greatest in news stories getting key insights into what's happening and what matters most. Including Mark Zuckerberg's appearance before Congress, Why nobody trusts Facebook, if equal pay is getting any closer and why Silicon Valley Stereotypes are just plain wrong. Guaranteed Fake News free and to teach you at least one thing you didn't already know! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, show us some love and leave a review on iTunes. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com Special Guests: Anatoly Kvitnitsky, Brit Morin, Doug Bobenhouse, Kate Adamson, Lisa Gansky, Mark Jamison, Mike Sigal, and Tony Morosini.
4/20/201858 minutes, 27 seconds
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Ep. 205. Fintech in a Flat 3: Bit Conneeeect!!

Sam starts the show by butchering the names of old friends, talking about the San Francisco housing crisis and if Frisco is a cool name for the city. The panel moves on to podcasts, pitches, the importance of story telling when it comes to brand, and how podcasts can change the world. After the break the panel discusses how to understand the way money works and how decentralised ledgers might have a much bigger impact in other parts of the world. All this and much much more on this episode of Fintech in a Flat. We hope you enjoyed the show! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and if you want to show us some love then please leave a review on iTunes. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com Special Guests: Betsy McCormick, Jason Zaler, Michael Casey, Ollie Judge, and Sheel Mohnot.
4/18/201858 minutes, 46 seconds
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Ep. 204. Fintech in a Flat 2

Sam and the panel discuss the very latest in fintech news. Kicking things off with the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal, Mark Zuckerberg's appearance before Congress, and that grown men need to stop being juvenilised. After a few bowls of home-cooked chilli the panel get back to the mics to talk about Equal Pay Day and how companies are trying to empower people to ask for the money they deserve. Diversity issues are discussed by Founders who come from various backgrounds who share what it's like starting up in the industry. We hope you enjoyed the show! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and if you want to show us some love then please leave a review on iTunes. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at www.fintechinsidernews.com Special Guests: Dan Macklin, Divine, John Waupsh, and Yuliya Tarasava.
4/17/201852 minutes, 8 seconds
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Ep. 203. Fintech Insider After Dark V - Part 1 London - Partying & PayPal

Our After Dark shows are always exciting and this one’s no different. In front of an amazing audience the panel kicks things off with Paypal’s new movements. M-Pesa wallet goes online thanks to a collaboration between Paypal and Safaricom. Meanwhile over in the USA, Paypal is making moves towards more traditional banking in a bid to connect those without bank accounts to the digital economy. Young coders might be avoiding London over Brexit fears. But is Brexit a real problem for the fintech space and are coders leaving or is the talent rush just slowing down? Andy Murray lobs over an interesting bit of fintech news by betting that British Fintech is going to a smash hit. But how big is he betting? Accenture released their wealth management report on the next era, focusing on Millennials. Despite all the good stats on what Millenials want, can a one-size-fits-all digital experience ever work? Amazon targets teens, the online bookshop-turned-retail-monolith wants to get to teenagers before the banks are able to. It’s a common tactic used to establish brand loyalty while consumers are young. Sweden turns against cashlessness amid fears it puts us at risk of attack, with 70% of Swedes wanting to retain some use of cash. But 40% of Britons say they can see themselves going completely cashless in the future. So why is there such a split? Square’s Cash App arrives in the UK, it’s a potential competitor to Venmo, but can it survive in the UK amongst platforms like Starling and Monzo? Rounding out the stories tonight, it turns out that the wild entrepreneur John McAfee is charging $105,000 per tweet promoting digital coins and Initial Coin Offerings. Yet another dodgy story on the man who had a very suspicious time in Belize with murdered neighbours and suspected drug dealers. His life is a movie deal waiting to happen. We hope you enjoyed the show! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and if you want to show us some love then please leave a review on iTunes. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News. Definitely tweet us if you were at After Dark live with us! We always love hearing from you all. Special Guests: Liz Lumley, Megan Caywood, and Richard Davies.
4/16/201849 minutes, 47 seconds
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Ep. 202 Interview: Ross Dalzell

We ask Ross about his love for SMEs and how the traditionally underserved market will benefit from the new open banking regulations as well as how critical SMEs will be for fintechs. We get an insight into what Barclays is doing to integrate fintech and making sure that they continue to serve SMEs. Ross also tells us about the wider implications of open banking, what fintechs should be aiming for when pitching to clients, and how banks can partner with agile services in the open banking world. Ross shares his views on the techwave set to hit all industries, how that’s going to impact the role of banks and how they can advise SMEs to adapt to new changes in order to perform in their sector. Cyber-fraudsters have a new target in busy SME owners, Ross explains how banks need to educate themselves and customers to protect them from becoming victims. All this and much more in this episode of Fintech Insider. We hope you enjoyed the show! Tap subscribe so you never miss an episode, and if you want to show us some love then please leave a review on iTunes. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News. Special Guest: Ross Dalzell.
4/13/201821 minutes, 34 seconds
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Bonus: Interview with Richard Davies TSB Design Competition

Ross and Richard discuss the upcoming design competition, how TSB aims to utilise innovative design in a wider business banking context and of course all the rules. TSB is looking to champion SMEs and tackle their problems, thrive and be more productive without having to weighed down by banking admin. Richard Davies tells us what he wants the competition to achieve and how being the first high street bank with a modern banking platform will give TSB an advantage Universities, students, and fintech freelancers are the main audience for the competition. Everyone else would probably be breaking the terms of their contract. TSB want applicants to figure out how to transform banks physical reach and capabilities for helping local business to right across the UK. We learn about the O2O hybrid, fusing the digital and real worlds together, that TSB is moving forward with, and how they’ve been inspired by Alipay’s take on it. The competition is also looking for fresh thinking without any preconceived notions of what banking is, it’s about leading a generation. TSB is working with 11:FS and 12 universities on the competition. The prizes are pretty exciting. £9000 has been set aside in total, 2 x £3000 and 3 x £1000 paid out by TSB directly to the winners. We hope you enjoyed this bonus show! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and you know you want to show us some love so please leave a review on iTunes. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News. Special Guest: Richard Davies.
4/12/201817 minutes, 5 seconds
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Ep. 201 Insights Live: Breaking into Fintech

Jeff Tijssen, 11:FS Head of Consulting, Sophie Winwood, Head of Partnerships at Innovate Finance, and Valentina Kristensen Head of PR and Marketing at Oak North all speak with Ross Gallagher on the skills you need to make it in the fintech world. Getting things started we’re talking about what backgrounds are best to break into fintech and where all our panel came from to get to where they are now. We explore what the fintech industry is looking for in applicants and who it’s trying to attract. Which matters most, the finance or the technology? And where does the customer fit into it? We also look at where the principles of Fintech and traditional finance converge and separate. Something definitely worth considering for those difficult to answer interview questions. The panel discuss where new technology is disrupting the traditional financial model and whether you really need a background in financial services to break into the fintech world. To round things off we look at where younger people need to go, who they need to be talking to and what questions they need to be asking to become the next generation of fintech talent. We hope you enjoyed the show! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and if you want to show us some love then please leave a review on iTunes. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News. Special Guests: Jeff Tijssen, Sophie Winwood, and Valentina Kristensen.
4/11/201839 minutes, 59 seconds
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Ep. 200. 11:FS Turns TWO! Company culture, consultancy, and cupcakes

In our birthday episode we take you on a lookback from the entire 11:FS team over the last couple of years. Including the highlights and challenges of taking on clients, applying for projects with banks and everything we do besides make podcasts. Our founders share why the company got together, where they saw a gap in the market and how they made the leap to take it on. Fintechs of the future have to do things in a slightly different way today to stand out from the major consultancies. Growth is the keyword for most banks these days across the world. Can fintechs deliver that level of growth needed or are banks going to be forced to keep repeating the cycles pre-2008? We also take you under the hood of 11:FS Pulse 2, set to launch at the end of the month, and why even with a small team it’s possible for fintechs to deliver next-gen services. Simon shares a few of his favourite rumours about what we do for big banks, but Jason brings it back to what we’ve actually done and what banks actually need in the new era. Doing something new from a business standpoint in an intelligent way. Sophie shares the challenges of actually growing a startup in a smart and sustainable way from an employee numbers standpoint. When word gets out applications shoot up and how finding the right match between roles, people, and the company itself is an art. David and Jason share a few of their core beliefs on making a startup grow properly, how pyramid growth is outdated in an agile market. Even with three distinct business faces, media, consulting and research, 11:FS is, at its heart, only one team. It’s vital to startups for all their teams to adapt and work together. Diversity of thought is a driving factor behind 11:FS growth, Sophie explains why diversity isn’t just about gender but finding people who can blend together different ideas and use them to drive forward the company's goals. Storytelling is a huge part of what we do, Ollie and Laura give their feedback on why 11:FS media has been so successful. Podcasts like this, speaking events, providing narratives with the real facts and the real reasons behind stories instead of focusing on soundbites are all just one part of why. Transparency at all levels only ever helps. Conflict works in a startup, rather than sticking to a company line, Simon shares how it’s proven to be a big help to 11:FS to have disagreements. So long as the entire team is driving towards the same goal having a discussion only helps to achieve that. All this and more on this week’s special Fintech Insider. Of course none of this would be possible without you our listeners and so we want to say thank you for all your support so far and we're looking forward to delivering even better content in the future. Thank you for listening! You can find us on Twitter @FintechInsiders or @11FSTeam or find us on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram or drop us a line [email protected] Don’t forget to subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode, and if you really love us, leave us a review on iTunes. Special Guests: Jeff Tijssen, Ollie Judge, Ross Methven, and Sophie Theen.
4/9/201859 minutes, 5 seconds
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Ep. 199. Insights: HL Techover

In this very special takeover episode we uncover exactly who Hargreaves Lansdown are, directly from their new tech centre in Warsaw and why a company like theirs needs to be on the cutting edge. Creating a tech platform and digital focused business has become a key part of their business. We discuss the importance of constant innovation and technology in the industry and how it helps them stand out from the crowd. Hargreaves Lansdown share how they’re making waves in the fintech space outside of the London fintech bubble in the UK and abroad. The digital age doesn’t mean the end of analogue, HL discusses why they still see value in an analogue safety net that puts the client first. Website and mobile functionality have changed, new tech and new feedback has meant that firms have to adapt how they deliver experiences across devices, HL share how they’ve done it. Mobile users suffer from a lack of understanding from companies, the panel discuss how knowing their audience has been key to their growth and how all their tech is routed in essential customer needs. Word of mouth is still a key driver in growth, the panel discuss how much of an impact it has on their business and that the relationship they build with their clients from that is their most valuable asset. We talk about all this any much more on this Friday’s episode of Fintech Insider. Thank you for listening! You can find us on Twitter @FintechInsiders or @11FSTeam or find us on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram or drop us a line [email protected] Don’t forget to subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode, and if you really love us, leave us a review on iTunes. Special Guests: Chris Hill, Chris Worle, David Davies, Michal Glowinski, and Pete Townsend.
4/6/20181 hour, 4 minutes, 5 seconds
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Ep. 198. Insights: HMT's International Fintech Conference

We’re at the IFTC held at London’s Tobacco Dock where Simon is meeting some of the fintech envoys outlined in the Chancellor’s keynote address and getting some insights into how the new fintech strategy will play out. David Duffy explains the excitement behind the fintech bridges and the challenges ahead for fintechs and banks working together. Eileen Burbidge shares key insight on the state of the fintech landscape today, how the UK leads the industry, how fintechs need to adapt in the face of GDPR and the power of transparency. Al Lukies gives us some more information on the fintech bridges and how the Australian bridge will be stronger than the Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea and China bridges. Collaboration is at the heart of the bridge but it’s at the first step of a long journey. Nikhil Rahti comments from his unique position on fintechs gradual change from the B2C market to financial markets. How new tech is improving sectors the world over and just why open access distributed ledger technology might speed transactions up to transform the global financial market. Adrienne Harris gives her global perspective on fintechs growth, where its future challenges lie, how the UK and US can learn from each other, and the importance of efficient regulation. Imran Gulamhuseinwala tells Simon about the Open Banking implementation and ensuring that the 9 largest banks in the UK implement it properly. He also explains that Open Banking will have a few more iterations before it’s complete and what the next few phases will be. We hope you enjoyed the show! Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and if you really love the show please leave us a review on iTunes. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News. Special Guests: Adrienne Harris, Alastair Lukies, David Duffy, Eileen Burbidge, Imran Gulamhuseinwala, John Glen, and Nikhil Rathi.
4/4/201848 minutes, 30 seconds
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Ep. 197. News: Clickbait

Laura and David take a look at the last week’s biggest stories, alongside Jeff Tijssen, Monzo’s Leah Templeman and Bud’s Ed Masleveckas. Kicking off with a few announcements from some big banks - Deutsche Bank claims the bank account could be a thing of the past in less than 20 years time, which sounds contravertial but in the same speech it appears he’s only just realised banking is ready for disruption. In a similar vein, Citigroup annouce their big banking comeback… with a mobile app. Moving onto the UK banking and fintech scene, TSB have announced the arrival of their marketplace - making them the first of the high street banks to offer such a thing. Ross Gallagher caught up with TSB’s Commercial Director, Richard Davies to find out more. Next up, Leah talks us through Monzo’s integration of Yolt and also helps us dissect Monzo’s diversity report - David is most impressed with their “sexy” graphs. We also talk about Revolut’s virtual disposable cards - and the sheer rate at which Revolut are rolling out new products and services. Laura caught up with Vlad Yatsenko, Revolut’s CTO to find out more about the use case behind the virtual cards and how it helps prevent card fraud in ecommerce. The second half kicks off with two international money transfer stories as Santander team up with Ripple to speed up cross border payments to under 24hours - but they might have been pipped to the post by new BBVA-backed start up, Denizen who claims it has created a “global banking platform” that allows customers to receive money in one country and pay it out in another immediately, avoiding international transfer fees and eliminating currency exchange fees. Rounding out the show with millennials, coffee and cake as Amex acquire UK fintech Cake while Square is encouraging millennials to buy more coffee with their Square Cash cards for discounts… and the chatbot Plum is offering more ethical investment services to its mainly millennial user base. And finally a man beats up a cash machine in Australia and the footage makes the Daily Mail! We hope you enjoyed the show and had an eggs-cellent Easter weekend! Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and if you really love the show please leave us a review on iTunes. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News. Special Guests: Ed Maslaveckas, Jeff Tijssen, Leah Templeman, Richard Davies, and Vlad Yatsenko.
4/2/201859 minutes, 13 seconds
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Ep. 196. Insights: Wealth Tech 2018

Simon has an insightful interview with Blackrock and iShares' Stephen Cohen on the future of wealth finance and tech. We also have a roundtable panel going through the latest jargon, demystifying the ARs from the VRs and explaining why the two are so often confused. Troubles with AI and machine learning and how they apply to the industry? Another two things that sound so similar, those at the cutting edge will take you through it step by step. Fintech is a fast paced world with constantly evolving buzzwords and acronyms. It’s forgivable to let a few things slide, our guests use real world examples to show you how important these new techs are and how they can improve your business. Our roundtable brings you: Rebecca Skiles, Managing Director, Accenture Digital, Olivia Vinden - Tech/Blockchain specialist for Asset and Wealth Management, Alpha Nick Burns, Chairman, EngageWorks And to cap things off we have another interview, this time with Eileen Burbidge, Partner at Passional Capital, on the major trends of the moment and where wealth sits within that. All this and more in this week's show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode and if you want to show us some love leave a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News. Special Guests: Eileen Burbidge, Nick Burns, Olivia Vinden, Rebecca Skiles, and Stephen Cohen.
3/30/201857 minutes, 7 seconds
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Ep. 195. Interviews, IFGS 2018: Alipay, Onfido, InvestHK and More

In a series of one to one interviews from Innovate Finance Global Summit 2018, Ross Gallagher and Simon Taylor explore the ins and outs of some great fintechs with some exciting movements in the UK, Hong Kong, China, and the EMEA. Including: Benedetta Arese Lucini, Co-founder, Oval Money Charles d’Haussy, Head of Fintech, InvestHK Thomas Eyre, CEO and Co-founder LOQBOX Li Wang, Head of EMEA, Alipay James Mackonochie, COO and Co-founder, Pia Marieke Flament, Managing Director for Europe, Circle Sophie Winwood, Head of Partnerships, Innovate Finance Stephen Ingledew, CEO, Fintech Scotland Husayn Kassai, CEO and Co-founder, Onfido These fintech superstars give us the scoop on where they’ve been, what they’re doing, and where they’re going over the next year. We hope you enjoy the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode and if you really love us please leave us a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders or email [email protected]. Special Guests: Benedetta Arese Lucini, Charles d'Haussy, Husayn Kassai, James Mackonochie, Li Wang, Marieke Flament, Sophie Winwood, Stephen Ingledew, and Tom Eyre.
3/28/201851 minutes, 29 seconds
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Ep. 194. News: Peter the Leopard

Rainmaking Colab MD Helene Panzarino, journalist/guru Monty Munford and 11FS’ own Ryan Garner speak with Ross and Simon to go through this week’s top stories in UK fintech and banking around the world. We head up the show with a bevy of Fintech stories, starting off with Philip Hammond’s strategy announced at the International Fintech Conference, covering robo-regulations, a new fintech taskforce led by the Treasury, and fintech bridges. We move on to the rest of the week’s fintech news, including Tide’s claim that they’re the fastest business loan service in the world. Pockit Loqbox has a mission to help the UK’s unbanked improve their credit score, Oak North breaks new ground by becoming the first UK fintech to report an annual profit, and we’ve got an illuminating interview with Valentina Kristensen, Director of Growth and Communications at Oak North. Yolt connect to 6 major banks...or is that 4? N26 expand across the pond and Monzo have reached a landmark number of customers. In the second half of the show we delve into Virgin Money and Standard Life’s new deal on asset management, Michael Sheen’s transformation into a fintech vigilante, and why Whatsapp is shifting to payment services in India. Uber pulls its driverless car scheme following a fatal crash in Arizona, the second accident the company’s had with its driverless cars. Religious updates in the fintech sector with the Church of England now taking contactless payments alongside the collection plate powered by iZettle and SumUp. Finally, Rooster Money has partnered with JustGiving to make it easier for children to donate money to a charity of their choice. All this and more in this week's news show! We hope you enjoy the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode and if you really love us please leave us a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News. Special Guests: Helene Panzarino , Monty Munford, Ryan Garner, and Valentina Kristensen.
3/26/20181 hour, 9 minutes, 17 seconds
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Ep. 193. Interview: Chris Skinner, Author - Digital Human

Chris Skinner has a blog many of you are sure to know at www.thefinanser.com, it’s packed full of great insights into the financial world. He’s also 11FS’ very own advisor to special projects. Chris is Chair of the European networking forum: the Financial Services Club. He is on the Advisory Boards of many companies including Innovate Finance, Moven and Meniga. The big topic of his upcoming new book is Humanity’s Fourth Revolution and the next generation of finance. How it’s happening right now and soon 4.5 billion more people will be able to access banking services. Digital Humans exist on a Connected Planet, they discuss how those who pay the most to move money often have the least and how this is changing through connectivity. Star Wars vs Star Trek. In an unusual turn for Fintech Insider Chris and David discuss which one's more likely in the future, with a financial twist of course. What are Western companies missing out on and what can they learn from the East and the developing world on financial inclusion and accessibility? They take a close look at Ant Financial, their leap forward to fifth generation architecture and why regenerating every few years works. Are Fintechs just making faster horses? Does it work and should companies be creating something new? We hope you enjoy the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode and if you really love us please leave us a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News. Special Guest: Chris Skinner.
3/23/201830 minutes, 20 seconds
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Ep. 192. News: Everyone and their grandmother is buying into it

Cruxy&Co's Alexandra Cheung and Capco's Charlie Wood joined David, Jason and Ross to go through this week's top stories in UK fintech and banking and around the world. We kick off with a slew of UK fintech stories, including Starling's launch of cross border payments, and also highlighting their research into "everyday sexism" into financial services marketing which was picked up by the mainstream media. Are we blind to everyday sexism? David says yes, Alexandra says no. We move on to a report by the inimitable Sarah Kocianski on the state of neo banks and how fintechs might have to try harder than before to keep their customers happy. Next up they discuss HSBC's proposed app to take advantage of Open Banking, and Tandem's purchase of Pariti. In the second half of the show we talk tech giants, as Google claim they want to be bank's friends not their rivals .- but do our panel believe them? - Google ban of crypto ads, Square's monumental share increase possibly as a result of embracing bitcoin, Amazon's e-commerce debit in Mexico to encourage shoppers without debit cards to use their services and Tim Berners-Lee's condemnation of the tech giants as exploiting people's data. And finally - in an incredible marketing move, Standard Chartered hires Ivory Coast mega star Didier Drogba as their first customer for their Ivory Coast online bank. All this and more in this week's news show! We hope you enjoy the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode and if you really love us please leave us a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News. Special Guests: Alexandra Cheung and Charlie Wood.
3/19/20181 hour, 7 minutes, 20 seconds
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Ep.191. Interview: Aneesh Varma, CEO - Aire

Aneesh founded Aire in January 2014, inspired by his inability to access credit as a migrant in London. Aneesh has a background in risk (Morgan Stanley), analytics (Credit Suisse) and M&A (J.P. Morgan). In 2008, Aneesh founded FabriQate, a mobile customer experience engine helping clients to predict user behaviour. Aire are researching and building a new credit algorithm that helps customers to access an alternative credit score. The app tackles financial inclusion by aiming to provide credit access for customers who are unable to build a credit score. Simon asked Aneesh how their credit model uses alternative data and what their sources are. They also discussed their ambitious long term strategy - to change the way we look at credit and ensure everyone has appropriate access to credit - but how do they go about achieving such a huge aim? Aneesh also talks us through some of their research projects and collaborations. The big topic is also financial inclusion and Aneesh tells us why that's so close to his heart and what other social issues technology will affect in the coming months and years. We hope you enjoy the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode and if you really love us please leave us a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News.
3/16/201827 minutes, 27 seconds
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Ep. 190. News: Imagine if the Kardashians could code

Kicking off with the biggest news, we talked about the gender pay gap, who has 'fessed up and who hasn't, why the disparity in earnings is no great surprise, and what can be done to improve diversity in all its forms across the industry. We also discuss why women are put off tech careers before they even leave school (and why Reddit isn't the most scientific way to collect data), why female tech role models are desperately needed, why enthusiasm for app-only banks is on the wane, Monzo's marketplace launch in beta, and what Atom will do with their latest round of funding. Next up are the two biggest Amazon stories of the week - their proposed plans for a checking account product with either JPMorgan or CapitalOne and Jeff Bezos' refusal to lose India, having conceded China to Alibaba. We also have a mini section on corporate social responsibility as Nuns (and other trading bodies) call out unethical practices at WellsFargo, and Kabbage take a strong stand in the light of the tragiv Parkland shootings. And finally, in the sillier part of the show we take a look at Xinja's glow in the dark payment cards, and Donorfy's GDFR playlist - is it (in REM's words) The End of the World As We Know It? We hope you enjoy the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode and if you really love us please leave us a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News. Special Guests: Caroline Plumb, Laurel Wolfe, Sarah Kocianski, and Veronique Constans.
3/12/201856 minutes, 42 seconds
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Ep. 189. Insights: Women in Fintech

First up, Laura talked to Rachel Kent about her background and how she's got the position she's in. How has she overcome any restricting factors in a typically male dominated industry? Why is it so important to highlight the contributions for women in this industry? What's the future for women in this industry? Next up, Wendy Jephson joins to talk through what makes Sybenetix so special and why she decided to create this company. What gap did she look to fill in the market? We also talked through Wendy's past, particularly her background in law and psychology, more specifically how this breadth has helped her in this industry. Sophie Bialaszewski was next to give the lowdown on her career! We talk through how she broke into finance and how people actually innovate. How hard is it to instil a culture which promotes innovation? Min Teo was next up to reveal all to Laura, going through the ins and outs of the fascinating business that is 'Yo-yo wallet'. What's the future like for women in Fintech? Last but not least, Adizah Tejani talks through her background and how she got involved with Token. What does the future of Fintech look like and how did you market Token? We hope you enjoy the show and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News. Special Guests: Adizah Tejani, Min Teo, Rachel Kent, Sophie Bialaszewski, and Wendy Jephson.
3/9/20181 hour, 3 minutes, 17 seconds
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Ep.188. News: Pump that Money

With Ross Gallagher in the host's seat for the very first time, he led co-host Simon Taylor, Nina Mohanty, Doug Bobenhouse and Valentina Kristensen to take a look at the week's top stories. We kicked off with news that research from Cedr and Trustpilot discovered a way for open banking to pump £1bn into the UK economy. This is obviously great news but is dependent on customers fully adopting the opportunities Open Banking offers and begin sharing their data. The next three stories surround digital banking and new propositions as Lloyds announce plans for a £3bn digital transformation of their services over 3 years (not so long after their last 3 year transformation plan). Hot on their heels is Virgin Money's less pricey but not insignificant £38.3 million investment in a digital bank, which is disparaged by our team as being "just an app" (so far) and "putting lipstick on a pig". Finally there's easyJet CEO launching easyMoney, but kicking off with just an ISA, as the first of several products. Again the team is not impressed, and thinks they could've tried harder. Next up we discuss New York's commitment to fighting cyber crime and the shocking news that previously cyber crime crackdowns had only been voluntary and on a state by state basis, only now the US is cracking down but not, as lamented by Nina, at a federal level. The team also discuss Square continuing to support bitcoin, N26 continuing to grow exponentially, GoHenry teaching kids how to earn and save, contactless cards embedded in coats for the homeless in Amsterdam, and 50 Cent's insistence that he never owned any bitcoin - despite previously claiming to have earned $8million in bitcoin for the sale of his last album - our team have 21 Questions for him on this one. We hope you enjoy the show and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News. Special Guests: Doug Bobenhouse, Nina Mohanty, and Valentina Kristensen.
3/5/201857 minutes, 6 seconds
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Ep. 187. Interview: Interview with Stefan Ebner, CEO of BrainTribe

In the next 5 years we're going to see Data commoditised and in an era where data sovereignty is going to be come more prominent, how to large companies use this to create more customer centric products. Many would say data is going to become digital oil, but should it be seen as digital water? Something everyone (should) have access to? BrainTribe aim to create an open source operating system for data and Stefan Ebner explains how their clients use said data to improve their business models. How is it open source? What are data lakes? How much does efficient use of data improve companies? Find out the answer to all of this and more in this interview! Hope you enjoy the show and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News. Special Guest: Stefan Ebner.
3/2/201833 minutes, 2 seconds
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Ep. 186. News: Fist bumps over the Atlantic

We kicked off the show with a double whammy of Starling stories. Luckily we had Megan Caywood to tell us more. Firstly this one in CityAM announcing Starling's 4 new partners in their marketplace: Pensionbee, Wealthsimple, Habito and Kasko. Next we move onto Starling’s Settle Up feature which Megan explains as “A really easy way to make payments between friends”. Ross said he struggled to find the use case for this at first but now he properly gets it, and its design is excellent “I struggled at first to see this as a use case… but it’s awesome and design-wise it’s really nice”.  Moving on from Starling to their biggest rival, the team discuss this story from City AM - regarding Monzo's partnership with Moneybox via open banking APIs, which allows Monzo users to invest their cash by rounding up purchases to the nearest pound. From Monzo to Revolut, and ss with seemingly every Revolut CEO interview, this interview in the FT  got a lot of people talking on Fintech Insider News, our forum for discussion of the latest news and stories in the fintech world.Nikolay Storonsky talked to the FT about the long hours and high staff turnover at Revolut, claiming there is little room for work-life balance in a fast-growing start-up. However he also claims he has never come across a burnt-out employee, and pledges to pay for a two-week holiday for any of his staff who feels overwhelmed by the demands of their job. Interesting stuff...what are the chances someone takes him up on that pledge? The next story is one Simon described as "Giving me warm fuzzies" as The UK's FCA and the US' CFTC sign fintech pact. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have signed an arrangement that commits the regulators to collaborating and supporting innovative firms through each other’s financial technology (FinTech) initiatives – LabCFTC and FCA Innovate. To summarise, Simon described the pact as “fist bumps over the Atlantic”. From one pact that definitely is happening, this one is less clear. In this story from CNBC, Amazon might have teamed up with the Bank of America for its lending programme. If Amazon are working with big banks to get into the lending space, should traditional players in this market be worried? In this next story they discuss a partnership that this time definitely is happening: Azlo, a digital banking startup targets gig economy workers is backed by BBVA. This story impressed the panel slightly more than the speculative Amazon murmurs, with Edward Berks calling it a "solid proposition". From a Spanish backed startup to a Canadian one that’s gaining momentum, is the news in Business Insider regarding robo advisor Wealthsimple's £37 million fund raise. Their business model heavily targets millennials - 80% of their clients are under 45 and 40% are first time investors. Is the age of robo-advisors coinciding with mellenials having more money to invest? Next up we reached the silly story part of the show now, starting with this story from Conservative Home explaining how Conservatives can use the blockchain for activism. This is a bizarre thought piece about a theoretical token called ConservativeCoin and indeed Megan summarised this well, stating that "it sounds like someone had too much time on their times". Continuing with the crypto theme, and setting up new tokens, CoinDesk broke the news this week that Steven Seagal Endorses Questionable 'Bitcoiin' ICO. Instead of kicking ass on screen, it seems the martial arts savant has taken to round-house kicking the blockchain world by endorsing Bitcoiin2Gen....the name alone had eyebrows raised! In a show packed full of good news, we chose one more to end on, this one in the Express regarding the Big Issue magazine seller who takes contactless and saw a huge boost to sales as a result. Big Issue seller Robin Fabian bought a contactless card reader to increase his sales after passers by repeatedly didn’t the have £2.50 in change to buy a magazine. He said the card reader paid for itself on the first day, and since then he estimates he's sold 200 extra copies. Hope you enjoy the show and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News. Special Guests: Edward Berks and Megan Caywood.
2/26/201854 minutes, 12 seconds
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Ep. 185. Insights: Fintech for All

Today we’re bringing you an insights show with a difference. A couple of months ago our 11:FS CEO David Brear was invited to be a judge of Tech City UK’s Fintech for All competition. This was a nationwide competition in 2017 to find fintech startups that make financial services work for everyone. As well as some fantastic entrants and eventual winners, this event got us thinking about the wider implications of financial inclusion. Therefore we felt we really needed to do a podcast to delve into the issues raised.and what this competition really highlighted, and how best the problems of financial inclusion and serving the underbanked can be solved in the UK. Joining us we had both the Tech City UK team behind the event and also an event sponsor and an event winner: Laura Coffey - Head of Fintech at Tech City UK Gregoire Michel - Senior Program Manager at Tech City UK Miles Debrah - Evaluation Grant Manager at Money Advice Service Virraj Jatania - CEO & Co-founder, Pockit We hope you enjoy the show - spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Gregoire Michel, Laura Coffey, Miles Debrah, and Virraj Jatania.
2/23/201829 minutes, 31 seconds
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Ep. 184. Fintech Insider After IV - The Valentine's Day Edition

Walking on to Barry White blaring out over the sound system, Jason and Simon kicked off After Dark IV, the Valentine's Day special - our biggest ever live After Dark show at WeWork Moorgate. With over 300 fintech fans in attendance, the guys introduced a fantastic panel of guests including Valentina Kristensen, Head of Marketing at Oak North; 11:FS Pulse and Research Director, Ross Gallagher; our most prolific podcast guest, co-host of InsurTech Insider, Business Insider analyst and reporter, Sarah Kocianski, and HSBC’s Global Head of Corporate and Institutional Digital, Niall Cameron. Fully provisioned with alcohol and a wealth of terrible Valentine's day puns the panel were all set to unpick the week's top (and often sillier) stories. We kicked off with the news that venture capital investment into fintech more than doubles, according to Innovate Finance reports; next up we have a swathe of Blockchain Insider stories starting with Jay Z’s Roc Nation investment in Robin Hood, and France and Germany's call for regulation of crypto at the G20. We also touched on an InsurTech story as Uber and Waymo settle their divorce with a $245 million settlement over self-driving-car trade secrets. In part two we cover, Monzo goes stateside as Tom Blomfield hints are early plans for US expansion; Monese goes intergalactic, in a clever piece of PR to celebrate a successful launch for SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, they have opened the queue for a banking service available on Mars; Alibaba does a thing as Ant Financial seeks $5bn in funding ahead of IPO which will make them the world's biggest unicorn, ahead of Uber. We also play a game with our audience asking who said what? as we read out quotes from execs who denied innovation, even as it was happening around them - test your knowledge and see if you can beat our audience! Thanks to everyone who came on the night - stay tuned for After Dark V! Hope you enjoy the show and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News. Special Guests: Niall Cameron, Sarah Kocianski, and Valentina Kristensen.
2/19/201844 minutes, 40 seconds
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Ep. 183. Insights: FCA Takeover

In this very special FCA Takeover Jason speaks to: Anna Wallace - Innovate Head of Department and Nick Cook - Head of Regtech & Advanced Analytics all about Project Innovate and future plans for the sandbox following Chris Woolard's announcement, interview and paper earlier in the week. (For more info on that, check out Ep 182 of Fintech Insider where Jason got the scoop). Next up he and Simon talk PSD2 and Open Banking with Graeme McLean - head of banking and lending policy; and Val Smith - Director of Credit Authorisations. They chat about the successes of Open Banking so far, what could've been better and what the future looks like. And we also had the chance to talk about the FCA’s Competition remit with Mary Starks - Director of Competition and Chief Economist. We hope you enjoy the show - spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Anna Wallace, Graeme McLean, Mary Starks, Nick Cook, and Val Smith.
2/16/201847 minutes, 44 seconds
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Ep. 182. Interview: The FCA's exclusive announcement

Chris Woolard, Strategy and Competition Director, at the FCA speaks exclusively to Jason Bates about an announcement concerning their regulatory sandbox. Without giving the game away, they discuss the FCA;s latest paper about their future plans for the sandbox, how this will help companies and also take advantage of reg tech. Chris tells us about the success of the previous 4 cohorts of the sandbox to date, and what the future looks like. He explains what the Innovate department of the FCA does and what it focuses on. He tells us about the importance of regulation, especially for start ups and how the FCA is best placed to help start ups, they don't want to appear unfriendly or intimidating so that start ups actively avoid being properly regulated. Additionally they also discuss Chris' background, how he got into the role and the importance of competition in the market. We hope you enjoy the show - spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guest: Chris Woolard.
2/14/201823 minutes, 19 seconds
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Ep. 181. News: [The SME sector is] So Hot Right Now

In this week's news show Simon and Jason are joined by 11:FS NED Chris Skinner, Tanya Andreasyan, Editor at Banking Technology; Kristian Luoma - Head of OP Lab, in town from Helsinki for one night only and Cliff Evans, Head of Digital Banking at Capgemini, to take on the week’s top stories. This week they look at the monumental shifts in both global stock exchanges and crypto markets - what has been going on, can it bounce back and should we be worried?; the US take on Open Banking - what can they learn from the UK?, and exciting developments in the SME space both here and abroad. We speak to TSB Commercial Director Richard Davies to tell us more on their planned £100m injection of funds into the UK"s SME sector. The team also take on, big banks calling for regulation of tech giants, Alipay's new ventures into cashless European tourism, Penta's funding round, the death of the chatbot, the UX revolution in banking that might have passed you by, and how out of date computer systems are allowing hackers to hit the jackpot. We hope you enjoy the show - spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Chris Skinner, Cliff Evans, Kristian Luoma, Richard Davies, and Tanya Andreasyan.
2/12/20181 hour, 4 minutes, 39 seconds
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Ep. 180. Interview: Mike Kelly, CEO - Curl

Simon Taylor chats to Mike Kelly, CEO and founder of Curl, a new payment network, designed around merchants and consumers. It works via usernames and bank transfers, and is built around Open Banking, and the opportunities that's developed in the market. Simon and Mike dig into what makes the Curl payment network stand out, what the rationale is behind the usernames, and the opportunities available with the arrival of Open Banking. They talk about Curl business model, how it helps both consumers and merchants alike, what the technology is behind the network and how it processes payments, and introduces us to the idea of "hands free" payments. We hope you enjoy the show - spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guest: Mike Kelly.
2/8/201832 minutes, 22 seconds
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Ep. 179. Interview: Scott O'Malia, CEO, ISDA

Simon Taylor speaks to Scott O'Malia, CEO of ISDA, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association. Kicking off: what IS ISDA? Why is standardisation so important? How do companies work with ISDA? Scott tells us all. He also tells us about his unique background and career, from a front row seat to the financial crisis to regulating for the future to avoid future crises. We hope you enjoy the show - spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guest: Scott O'Malia.
2/7/201827 minutes, 44 seconds
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Ep. 178. News: Always look on the bright side...

In today's show the team take on: whether Brexit really is more of an opportunity than a threat to fintech, as the MP involved seems to believe, your weekly dose of Open Banking insight, plus special mention of Credit Ladder's new use case for open banking, and the stepping down of Anthony Thomson, Chairman of Atom Bank. They also discuss the Gaurdian's story that 7 in 10 UK workers are “chronically broke”, and why that could be and are people just missing opportunities to save? Opinions are divided on this highly contested topic. Meanwhile in the US millennials are seemingly more financially secure that we thought. Simon takes on Robinhood's cryptotrading and its appeal to the millennial market, could it be using crypto as a way of luring users into their app to make other more traditional trades and investments? We speak also speak to PensionBee CEO Romi Savova about HER open letter to Aegon, accusing them of bullying and preventing users from transitioning out of Aegon into PensionBee. We hope you enjoy the show - spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Caroline Plumb, Charlie Wood, and Romi Savova.
2/5/201857 minutes, 45 seconds
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Ep 177. Insights: Financial Services & Mental Health

Mental health affect us all, not least when we have financial difficulties or worries. Time to Talk Day opens up the conversation around mental health and removes the taboo, asking all of us to be more open about our mental health. Simon Taylor chaired a panel discussing how financial services can be more astute about mental health and how they can improve the relationship between their products, customers and mental health challenges. We invited along subject matter expert James Routledge from Sanctus, an organisation specifically challenging perceptions of mental health, with the aim of normalising conversations around mental health and how workplaces can better accommodate this, as well as FS experts Ghela Boskovitch and Jo Ann Barefoot and the FCA's Nick Cook to tackle how financial services can offer more frictionless services that better accommodate customers' mental health as well as financial situation. If you’d like to know more, do take a look at some of the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute’s work in the area, and if you’d like to talk about some of the issues raised in the show, visit Sanctus.io, jsbarefoot.com or fca.org.uk. We hope you enjoy the show - spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Ghela Boskovich, James Routledge, Jo Ann Barefoot, and Nick Cook.
2/2/201833 minutes, 22 seconds
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Ep. 176. State of the Union 5

Coming to you from Kabbage offices in Atlanta, where Sam and our wonderful guests delve deep into the Fintech hub over some beverages. San Francisco has Silicon Valley and Atlanta is has 'Transaction Valley'- but why? Well 70% of payment transactions come through a company listed in Atlanta. If there's someone in fintech in the payment space, they're either in Atlanta or have something to do with the area- safe to say Atlanta really does live and breathe payments. The team also talk about fintech education, organic company cultures and building the backbone of payments. They also take a look at some topical news stories in the payments space. We hope you enjoy the show - spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or on Twitter @FintechInsiders (https://twitter.com/FinTechInsiders) and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Ginger Schmeltzer, Joe Kleinwaechter, and Kathryn Petralia.
1/31/201858 minutes, 31 seconds
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Ep. 175. News: The War For Talent

Our show begins by discussing why Fintechs and Banks are duelling for talent, as financial technology startups go in hiring overdrive- thus butting heads with the incumbents for the very best candidates. Are banks worried about losing out on top rate talent? Next we explore some pretty damning stats, as the U.S. big four retail banks dealt with almost 20% increase in credit card losses last year. Financial crash anybody? The team get their bear masks on and discuss how growing credit card debts in individuals could be increasingly concerning for incumbents and the economy in general. Staying with empty bank accounts....Wells Fargo apologise for a a glitch that emptied out bank accounts. According to reports, a glitch caused online bill payments to be processed twice which led to some customers with very unhealthy bank balances. Moving across the world, Australia plan to introduce industry-wide platform for real-time payments called the NPP (New Payments Platform). The infrastructure will allow payments between business accounts and customers at different financial institutions in Australia. Next and staying the the outback, Westpac brings back transactions via text messages. Westpac's new iMessage shortcut will allow customers to make payments. Is this secure? Our team discuss whether or not customers will trust payments via iMessage and whether or not anyone even uses the service anymore! On to technology, Google and Tencent team up agreeing to share patents in a global tech alliance. The 2nd and 5th large companies in the world have teamed up and this should allow Google to rebuild its presence in China. Partnerships continued, Transferwise and Flinks partner up in Canada-which will facilitate instant account verification and will act as the link between Transferwise and the Canadian banking world. We wouldn't want to bring you an episode without some regulatory news and to give you your fix on today's Fintech Insider news show, we discuss 'seven key facts about PSD2 could cause some head scratching'. Our panel run through this story and discuss how some of these could be interpreted. Finally, the man who ordered £3,000 worth of Bitcoin gear online was furious when he received a Boss Baby DVD. Think it's safe to say he was not impressed, and the team discuss whether or not the film itself is worth it? Finally 2.0, 'Grumpy Cat' wins a $710,000 payout in copyright lawsuit. Grumpy Cat Limited sued the owners of coffee company Grenade for exceeding an agreement over the cat's image. You can imagine the cat's owners were 'feline' great after that mega payout! We hope you enjoy the show - spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or on Twitter @FintechInsiders (https://twitter.com/FinTechInsiders) and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Patrick Lane and Sophie Winwood.
1/29/201859 minutes, 26 seconds
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Ep. 174. Interview. Derek Corcoran - Chief Experience Officer, Avoka

Many financial services companies are trying to build from the ground up, creating new banking systems or products that are more in line with creating an efficient and customer centric front end. Avoka on the other hand, are creating acquisition products that work in tandem with core banking systems. Chief Experience Officer Derek Corcoran talks us through how Avoka are creating a platform for better customer experience. Indeed, opening current accounts and signing up for a credit card can be tedious, and it's definitely not mobile friendly. Instead of going through 30 layers of customer on boarding that most users fail to do all in one go, Derek discusses how their business model centres around the 'one and done' instantaneous form submission that makes sign-ups all so simple. Not only is their process faster and more convenient, there's also an added element of security- photo ID recognition means users take photos of their driving licences or passports making the sign-up faster and safer. They handle this transaction layer, until it's ready to be delivered to core banking layer. The culture at Avoka is 'we are going to be successful by making our clients successful', and indeed Derek talks about a meticulous iteration process of creating product after product that aims to satisfy their clients as much as possible, and in turn satisfy the customers they are trying to bring on board. Data analytics are central to these iterations, creating analytics engines which show Avoka where in the application flow the customer is lost. This is imperative to the evolution of their products but also the specificity to each client- they can use this data to show banks exactly what they're missing, and exactly how they can improve upon that. We also discuss Derek's unique role and job title at the company and what being a 'Chief Experience Officer' actually means. He splits his role into 3 parts,The first is of which is thought leadership around this space, Looking at experiences that banks are putting in to the market, to understand who is doing well. The second component is product development, by analysing customer needs and what other platforms/products are succeeding, Derek also helps in terms of innovation. Finally, the third component is client strategy and relations, they have 3 of the 10 top global banks using their platforms so it's key these relationships are managed accordingly to maintain integrity and credibility to Avoka. We hope you enjoy the show - spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or on Twitter @FintechInsiders (https://twitter.com/FinTechInsiders) and follow us on Facebook. Special Guest: Derek Corcoran.
1/26/201829 minutes, 3 seconds
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Ep. 173. Investing's Future - a Platform for Your Future Wealth?

So what is an investment platform? According to our panel it's much like a supermarket- you go in and buy lots of things, however you're also doing all the cooking! We discuss how robo advisors can disrupt investment platforms, by scaling the 'do it for you' investment model through technology, and how this interesting supermarket analogy gets altered due to it. We then move on to Millennial wealth and investment, exploring how newer generations don't have the benefit of buying property and seeing prices skyrocket, whilst also being saddled with debt as they begin their working lives. But how does a generation that has grown up with social media, a generation that is exposed to instant gratification so often- grow to understand the non-immediacy of investment? Or is this the responsibility of investment platforms- does this area need to be more accessible? Mitigating the jargon and bridging that financial literacy gap is imperative, but could governments rather than financial isntitutions be the answer in educating? But is the challenge with long term investment an economic one rather than educational-inflation currently sitting at 3% means that many cash ISA's aren't really working. To quote our guest Jon Willis: "you may as well keep your cash under your mattress" and this is very much the view financially literate millennials take- citing the lack of excitement a reason for disinterest, hence- Bitcoin. So how do we make it more accessible? Since millennials don't trust banks, as they have grown up with other brands and services that this generation of users are comfortable with e.g Facebook and Amazon. Is it through gamification? Is that the best way to bridge this literacy gap and make investment more accessible? Our wonderful guests dive deep into this subject and how the challenge posed to investment platforms can be answered. We hope you enjoy the show - spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or on Twitter @FintechInsiders (https://twitter.com/FinTechInsiders) and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Adam French, Jon Willis, Pete Townsend, and Shaun Port.
1/24/20181 hour, 7 minutes, 34 seconds
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Ep. 172. News: Fintech Insider - The Pub Crawl

David, Jason and Simon were joined by Chris Skinner and Monty Munford for this week's news show from a pub in Bermondsey, complete with pints and pie - the full British pub experience. We’re now past “deadline day” so naturally our first batch of stories concerned Open Banking and what the banking landscape looks like so far in the wake of PSD2 becoming law on 13th January. The guys chat about the impact the media has had on people's perception of open banking and potentially on customer adoption of it. They also touch on how Nationwide (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/KMg48gXQKz3Pi8Eg8/nationwide-delays-open-banking-launch)is the latest big bank to ask for an extension to meet the PSD2 deadline, and is meeting the deadline necessarily in correlation with being "good"? Staying on the theme of open banking they also talk through Monzo's interim API (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/pJY2Xb9YFyXACiqd6/monzo-launches-their-interim-api-for-open-banking) that they released in conjunction with the PSD2 deadline, and reflect on our interview (https://11fs.com/interview/tom-blomfield-on-monzos-1000-growth-and-taking-on-the-tech-giants/)with Tom Blomfield where he contested that Monzo are potentially better placed that the GAFA companies to take on Alibaba and build the financial control centre for the West. Speaking of Alibaba, the guys muse through their latest developments and the willingness of the Chinese government to support the Eastern tech giants in a way that regulators and governments are yet to do in the West. This leads to a lot of philosophising from all sides on the perpetual East vs West conundrum and who is currently winning? Moving on to arguably the biggest story (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/bvHLxrFzGYKkkYATP#zzKN3iLHAnibJEhTn) of the week, the guys discuss the so-called "Crypto blood bath", as all cryptocurrency prices tumbled and no one really knows why the price tumbled for as far as it did for as long as did, or why it happened now. Following on from Business Insider's thoughts on why the prices have fallen so quickly, the team give their predictions, stay tuned to see who is right! Other notable stories of the week include Revolut's foray into travel insurance, Xinja's impressive fund raising, and U2's investment fund getting involved in fintech - could it be a Beautiful Day or maybe he Still Hasn't Found What He's Looking For. We hope you enjoy the show - spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or on Twitter @FintechInsiders (https://twitter.com/FinTechInsiders) and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Chris Skinner and Monty Munford.
1/22/20181 hour, 2 minutes, 50 seconds
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Ep. 171. Interview With Rishi Khosla, CEO of OakNorth

OakNorth isn't perhaps the most high profile Challenger bank in the UK, solving a real problem by serving the 'missing middle' who aren't being served well by existing lenders. Their business began by exploring how they can actually solve this issue, rather than how they could become a great bank- Rishi citing this particular outlook as one of the reasons OakNorth has seen success. Looking at OakNorth's social impact, their data shows that they've added about 2,000 to 3,000 new jobs through their lending as well as about 2,500 homes. Now perhaps some of these people may not have had a chance if it wasn't for OakNorth's human element. Their lending committee actually analyses the entrepreneurs behind the projects, rather than using a 'computer says no approach.' Rishi clearly feels OakNorth are still in infancy when looking at their future roadmap, he states that they want to vastly expand the business as they believe they can solve problems in multiple markets. The future certainly seems bright for this challenger bank and their social impact is certainly impressive! We hope you enjoy the show - spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guest: Rishi Khosla.
1/19/201819 minutes, 57 seconds
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Ep. 170. Understanding Wealth: the Best Asset of Asset Managers

We bring you the second part of our special wealth series, as we concentrate on asset management trends and how 2018 will impact the investments market. First, our panel discuss how evolving demands from varying types of customer in the asset management industry are challenging legacy ideas. How does millennial inheritance (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/Kiw3eMhX8tA3L2N45/millennials-to-secure-inheritance-boom) impact their thinking? And do longer life spans require asset managers to explore different avenues to meet customer needs? Next we move on to discuss the value chain, more specifically distribution, portfolio & management risk, middle & back office and finally 3'rd parties. It wouldn't be an 11:FS podcast if we didn't discuss Fintech to some extent, and the team dissect various trends that are leading indicators of what to come. How could Tech giants become disruptors (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/ZDF8nWxK8896guEqz/legg-mason-chief-warns-of-disruptive-period-for-asset) in this space? Robo-advisory platforms have become more and more prevalent but is there a limit to how far they can go? Most data shows that many consumers are more comfortable with human elements in this business model, but could the millennial generation change this? The blockchain hype just won't go away, and rightfully so, as we discuss whether or not blockchain (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/XeQ2EFEWENRcuy5kC/vanguard-taps-symbiont-s-private-blockchain-for-index-fund) could become part of the infrastructure that future asset management business models are built upon? AI is another regularly discussed topic in this space, is it all hype? Or is there something there in the technology that asset managers could use to create a better financial product for their customers. We hope you enjoy the show - spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Chris Mills, Pete Townsend, and Zeynep Meric-Smith.
1/17/201851 minutes, 9 seconds
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Ep. 169. FCA Crashes the BYOD Party

First up on today's news show, the FCA bans BYOD (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/D7tDghZ69SqA2xMBN/fca-gold-plates-eu-rule-bans-byod-across-entire-uk-finance) (Bring Your Own Device) across the the entire UK finance sector. Whilst regulation is on the tip of everyone's tongue, cryptocurrencies managed to sneak their way onto the show once more as Kodak launched KODAKcoin (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/B2tSHmFbx3YHb6tSX/kodak-stock-is-up-44-after-announcing-it-s-launching-a), boosting stock prices an outrageous 44%. From one major announcement to another, tech giant Tencent (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/oPsSvRyCDwzQqed3j/tencent-gets-a-licence-to-sell-mutual-funds-to-wechat-s-1) gets a licence to sell mutual funds to WeChat's 1 billion users in China. Moving on, TransferWise is quietly launching its "borderless" debit cards (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/FEwBEEzAbDxAsnD5z/transferwise-launches-borderless-accounts-and-debit-card) to 1,000 customers, with a full rollout coming later in the year. We discuss what the future of borderless payments could look like and how this brings the company in closer competition with Revolut. Our next story comes from a report written by FleishmanHillard named 'The Fads, The Fears and the Future' (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/E5eDSCuzDA3rHXpAu/fintech-in-2018-the-fads-the-fears-and-the-future) which details the most overhyped technologies and trends in 2017. Simon Taylor interviews Claudia Bate the author, where they discuss the report at length including the methodology behind the statistics and upcoming regulation. Our last episode was named 'Tis The Season of Open Banking and the subject just won't go away. The Guardian published an article which asks whether open banking is a 'radical shake-up, or threat to your private data?' (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/zh28p8aPstBsJBGdL/open-banking-radical-shake-up-or-a-threat-to-your-private) and our panel explore this at length. Do people know where their data is going? Our panel explore whether or not consumers actually need to know how their data is being used so long as it creates a better product for them. Next, we discuss Brexit's impact (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/znFHkNdZZf66RdfXB/brexit-impact-on-venture-capital-investment-into-uk-fintechs) on the Fintech space and whether or not cynics have been proven wrong. Uncertainty has been prevalent over Brexit particularly in finance and this is something dissected during this episode. Software-only Wealthfront (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/Rt4jmRfzbwRg7XQN8/software-only-wealthfront-raises-usd75-million) were also in the news as they raised $75 million as they aim to target millennials. We discuss who the term 'millennial' refers to and also what the traditional demographic usually is. We break down 'Meltdown and Spectre' (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/snpu9SKWXHQspERkj/what-bankers-need-to-know-about-meltdown-spectre-chip-flaws) (scary headline for a financial services story), a bug that could be used to compromise computer chips creating security vulnerabilities, what is being done to fix it and how it could impact legacy systems. On the brighter side of things, more than £300m of 'forgotten' money (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/RvnKnepuqHJ59qrSy/more-than-gbp300m-of-forgotten-money-to-be-stripped-from) is to be stripped from bank accounts and given to charities and people in debt instead. Robin Hood springs to mind and the team details whether or not this is the right way of dealing with the dormant money. Finally, 'fake cannabis' (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/RbqCqs6BQSyKcyA5k/fintech-and-fake-cannabis-drive-record-number-of-swiss-start) drives record number of Swiss start-ups. Are we moving from 'Cash & Cocaine' to 'Bitcoin & Weed'? We hope you enjoy the show - spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Charlie Wood, Pete Townsend, and Sarah Kocianski.
1/15/20181 hour, 18 minutes, 28 seconds
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Ep. 168. Interview: Tom Blomfield - CEO, Monzo

From pre-paid card to fully fledged Current Account, Tom Blomfield details the journey of UK challenger bank Monzo with great enthusiasm and vibrance. Tom talks our host Simon Taylor through Monzo's viral growth and how their marketing team has managed to grow the company 1000% in the last year alone, on a very limited budget. 'I don't think we're a million miles away from the mainstream' is a great quote and highlights the ambition of the challenger bank, as we discuss Monzo's roadmap for the future. Regulation has been a hot topic to kick off 2018 and so you won't be surprised that PSD2 is much discussed throughout the interview. Indeed Tom gives his opinions on how large banks and open banking will be impacted by the regulation. Murmurs of both a Monzo IPO and potential acquisition have been constant throughout 2017, and Tom's admirable attitude that an acquisition "would feel like failure" shows just how dedicated the Monzo team is to creating a better banking product for its customers. He takes responsibility for the IPO rumours saying that it was down to a copywriting indiscretion, however also states a future IPO is possible. This episode is sponsored by Toptal, an exclusive network of the top freelance software developers, designers, and finance experts in the world. To find out more, visit Toptal.com (https://www.toptal.com/finance/fintech?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=fintechinsider&utm_campaign=1). We hope you enjoy the show - spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guest: Tom Blomfield.
1/12/201843 minutes, 23 seconds
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Ep. 167. Insights: A Wealth of Disruption - How Wealth Management is Changing

In the first of our three-part series on investments, Simon Taylor is joined by special guests Joe Parkin, Gemma Godfrey, Phil Smith, Olivia Vinden & Gareth Johnson. We kicked things off by asking our panel what IS wealth management? How does it differ from asset management and what does the future of the industry look like? Our guests have a wealth of experience (pun intended) in this industry, and tried to dissect the role of the wealth manager and how technological evolutions will transform this space. We discuss whether or not digitisation of the role would to some extent mitigate the human element behind wealth management, and how exactly this will alter the customer relationship. DLT, Machine learning and AI are all buzzwords, but how could these growing areas of innovation change wealth management? How will data, in tandem with these technologies successfully make wealth management for more accessible to the consumer? The panel discuss how these areas could benefit the industry, offering some very interesting insights. Finally, we explore how changing demographics - both managers and customers - alter the approach to wealth management? It's incredible to think that many children born today, will live close the age of 100. This changes the approach from a wealth management point of view, but also increases the range of people who will understand future technologies that will have a vital role to play in this area. Thanks for listening! Spread the word, tell all your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Gareth Johnson, Gemma Godfrey, Joe Parkin, Olivia Vinden, and Phil Smith.
1/10/201851 minutes, 11 seconds
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Ep. 166. News: 'Tis the Season for Open Banking

First up on today's show, Alibaba's Ant Financial has abandoned a $1.2bn takeover of MoneyGram (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/ucLFCXmH8NX8GEudL/alibaba-s-ant-financial-abandons-usd1-2bn-moneygram-takeover). So what were the US regulator's concerns over national security and personal data. Continuing the regulatory theme, we explore open banking and traditional banking. The guys discuss why open banking might threaten the survival of traditional banks (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/YZr6HXRtQ9EnZg42P/why-new-rules-threaten-the-survival-of-traditional-banks). Plus, new research suggests that consumer awareness of open banking is at a major low (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/y6EtbnoKgwTf4C7Ja/consumer-awareness-of-open-banking-at-major-low-spelling), amidst suggestions that in 2018 you'll pay through Amazon and Facebook (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/fnbETAJaHgyDYjajZ/forget-banks-in-2018-you-will-pay-through-amazon-and). Next, we ask what is MiFID II (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/mzBe234P52F9RmDGP/what-is-mifid-ii-europe-s-sweeping-financial-regulations) and how will it increase transparency and bolster investor protection? The guys discuss why the credit card fees ban has backfired (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/kJLm9wg6iYekcJyAY/credit-card-fees-ban-backfires-as-consumers-face-new-service), and why consumers face new 'service charges' and higher prices. Is it right that by 'fat-cat Thursday', top bosses' pay after just three days overtakes workers' average annual salary (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42559224)? P2P payments are back, so is it true that Apple Pay Cash won't be the death of Venmo (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/AyLaQygcTJT33Sxa6/apple-pay-cash-won-t-be-the-death-of-venmo-but-i-found-the)? And if not, could Zelle (https://www.zellepay.com/) do it? And in the world of banking and savings apps, the guys explore news that Thomas Cook is planning a banking app (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/bbvN7GjzimqNS6p5M/thomas-cook-plans-banking-app), plus the consequences of news that savings app Folio has gone under (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/HRHtkyZwccievPGpe/exclusive-savings-app-folio-goes-under). After a very relevant tweet (https://twitter.com/emilyrauhala/status/948499438141628416), we return to a story from Ep. 141. The future will be tokenised (http://fi.11fs.com/145), with an update on the Chinese government's plans to give every citizen a score based on their trustworthiness (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/wm6r2Nmu4SZ4qeFLj/the-chinese-government-wants-to-give-every-citizen-a-score). So does this sound like a great endorsement of your behaviour or an Orwellian intrusion? Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders. In the last story for this week's news, why psychedelic stickers are blowing AI minds (https://fintechinsidernews.com/posts/Fv4bqpkZf9RBza46x/these-psychedelic-stickers-blow-ai-minds). We think these might become quite popular in the near future... And finally on today's show, we offer our predictions for 2018. Tune in to hear the team's thoughts on open banking, SMEs and anticipatory design, and check out our 2018 predictions (https://11fs.com/blog/our-2018-predictions/) blog. Thanks for listening! Spread the word, tell all your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Andra Sonea and Benedict Shegog.
1/8/20181 hour, 11 minutes, 3 seconds
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Ep. 165. State of the Union 4

Sam Maule is joined by Jason Bates and new 11:FS team member, Doug Bobenhouse in Chicago to discuss the State of the Union in the US, wrapping up 2017 and looking ahead to next year. They discuss the history of fintech, starting with pre-paid cards, and the slowness of movement by the big players in the US in particular to adapt and change. Jason talks through "platformification" and the ability to make fast changes by building new propositions on top of old systems, turning products into services. They discuss the risks and also the opportunities for smaller banks in the space to collaborate and share learnings and also APIs and backend systems, with each other and also the big banks in order to take advantage of the changes in the space, and "take the game to the big guys". What does "ruining the romance" in banking mean? Jason and Sam explain all. Sam and Doug discuss how Chicago made its mark on the financial services landscape of the US, and its benefits for start ups in the space. And Jason asks are faster payments even possible in the US? Sam and Doug debate, and Sam Maule is left speechless by one suggestion - listen out for that! The guys also look ahead to 2018 and give their predictions for the next year in financial services for the US, including Dodd Frank, and marketplace competition vs monopoly. Enjoy the show! Spread the word, tell all your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guest: Doug Bobenhouse.
1/5/20181 hour, 5 minutes, 15 seconds
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Ep. 164. Interview: Eric Wilson, Xinja

Simon Taylor speaks to Eric Wilson, CEO at Xinja, who are building Australia's first digital bank. First off Eric introduces us to Xinja - what is it, how does it work and what makes it unique and of course we had to ask how they came up with the name Xinja and how it's pronounced (like ninja). We ask about Xinja's business model; how they make money, who their customers are and how they acquire them, and what their longterm goals are. Eric also tells us about Xinja's partnership with Equitise to offer equity crowdfunding and the Founding Xinja community, and their aims to bring humanity back to banking and how they feel about the label "neobank". We also get his thoughts on the future of cash, particularly in Australia, and how the Australian market compares to the UK, Europe and the States. We hope you enjoy the show - spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guest: Eric Wilson.
1/1/201822 minutes, 24 seconds
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Ep. 163. Interview: Toby Triebel, Wealthsimple

Jason Bates meets Toby Triebel, CEO for Europe of Wealthsimple, a leading innovative software company. ] They discuss Toby's background, how he got into fintech and finance, and introduces us to Wealth Simple for those who might not know. They only started in September 2014 and have come a long way since then - $1bn (CAD) in AUM as of May 2017 - we ask how they scaled up so fast? They also discuss Wealthsimple's accomplishments being Canada’s first robo advisor in the space, and the challenges and impact this had, in addition to having real, human advisors on hand via phone, text, email or video call, to give advice - and is this at odds with their business model of fast, digital investment? Toby tells us all. He also talks about their hugely successful social media marketing campaign with their Wealthsimple Money Diaries, using celebrity stories to open up conversations around money and finance. Jason also asks the gritty questions about how they acquire customers, what their customer base looks like, and how they make money, their partnership with Mint and the importance of ethical investment to themselves and their customers. Enjoy the show! Spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders (https://twitter.com/FinTechInsiders) and follow us on Facebook. Special Guest: Toby Triebel.
12/29/201721 minutes, 45 seconds
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Ep. 162. Festive Fintech Blooper Reel

Merry Christmas and Season's Greetings to all our listeners and thank you for your support over the last year as Fintech Insider has gone from strength to strength. As this episode airs on Christmas Day we thought we'd give the gift of the best bloopers from over the last year on the show, featuring David Brear, Jason Bates, Simon Taylor and guests. Enjoy! Thanks to all our guests over the last year, and thank you for listening. Spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook.
12/25/20173 minutes, 17 seconds
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Insurtech Insider - Ep. 6: Aviva Takeover

David, Nigel and Sarah visit Aviva's Digital Garage for InsurTech Insider's very first takeover show! Recorded from Aviva's offices, the team were joined by Claire Woodcock – Digital Strategy Lead for Digital Product and Design; Anna Stables – Digital Innovation Manager; Alex Allen – Senior Digital Innovation Manager and Colin Richardson – Co-Founder & Head of Marketing at Cocoon for a roundtable discussion of all things Aviva! We kick off with a run through of what Aviva does and in particular the digital garage, their take on the insurance industry at present and how innovation is beginning to take off, and what that looks like for Aviva. They also tell us about the Founders Factory, the digital garage culture and adapting to customer expectations as the industry shifts and changes. They conclude with looking ahead to 2018 and what that will look like for Aviva and the team. It was great fun hosting this show from Aviva's Digital Garage, - don't forget if you enjoy the show to subscribe so you never miss an episode and leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, reach out to us on Twitter @InstechInsiders (https://twitter.com/instechinsiders) or email [email protected]. Special Guests: Alex Allen, Anna Stables, Claire Woodcock, Colin Richardson , Nigel Walsh, and Sarah Kocianski.
12/22/201743 minutes, 54 seconds
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Ep. 161. After Dark III Christmas Special

It's nearly the end of the year and we're knee-deep in good tidings. So here's a dollop of festive fintech cheer - the third installment of our special live show, After Dark, and it's the Christmas Special, recorded live at our offices in WeWork, London! Simon and the guys steer us through the top news stories from 2017 - and what a year it's been! - with help from an expert panel and an all-star cast. First up it's January (who knew?) and Nigel Walsh, Partner at Deloitte, helps talk us through the amazing story of insurtech startup Lemonade. Into February, and Co-op Bank is up for sale. March saw a deluge of fintech and challenger bank outages, while April saw Will.i.am join Atom Bank. Alexa Fernandez, Director of Fintech Partnerships at BBVA talks us through the launch of BBVA's open banking business in May, and 'Girl, interrupted' Liz Lumley discusses the Dodd Frank repeal in June. Listen in to hear what we covered for the second half of the year, with help from Hugo Cornejo - Head of Design at Monzo; Ben Chisell - Product Director at Starling Bank; Valentina Kristensen - Head of PR and Marketing at OakNorth; Richard Davies - Commercial Banking Director at TSB; Vic Arulchandran - COO at Nivaura; and Chad West - Head of Global Brand & Communications at Revolut. Plus, Nigel makes Christmas dad jokes; a man in a pink unicorn onesie; Chris calls Simon a hipster; and much, much more. Thanks to everyone who came on the night - we couldn't have done it without you. Hope you enjoy the show and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News (https://fintechinsidernews.com/signup). Special Guests: Alexa Fernandez, Ben Chisell, Chad West, Hugo Cornejo, Leda Glyptis, Liz Lumley, Nigel Walsh, Richard Davies, Sarah Kocianski, Valentina Kristensen, and Vic Arulchandran.
12/18/20171 hour, 3 minutes, 37 seconds
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Ep. 160. State of the Union 3

This week, Sam's joined by Rahmi Serageldin, co-founder & CEO of Honeyfi; Rob Frohwein, CEO & co-founder of Kabbage; Matt Potere, CEO of Sunlight Financial; and Alexandra Villarreal O’Rourke, Financial Services Partner and FinTech Practice Group Co-Leader at McGuireWoods LLP. First up, the guys talk about the South East - why's Charlotte become the go-to location for fintech and what makes it such a vibrant community hub? Alex tells us about the Carolina Fintech Hub - a non-profit group that fosters fintech in the city. Plus, why regulatory and legal can be such big barriers to fintech startups. Is Atlanta the finance capital of the United states? Matt tells us about the Fintech Atlanta Taskforce, and why a lot people might not get what fintech really means. With three years of experience at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Alex gives her perspective on her time there, some of the recent changes and what they'll mean for the industry. Plus, the guys discuss how regulators can further encourage fintech startups, and why the picture differs so much internationally. Is it possible to follow the 'right and fair' approach to achieve good regulatory outcomes? We talk through the Equifax hack, and explain why firms should assume that the information they receive is compromised before thinking about how to validate it. And do governments need to take the lead on digital IDs? We look to 2018 - will the financial system look better for consumers? And if so, how? Sam asks whether some version of PSD2 will hit the US, how it will arrive and what the consequences will be. Plus, what can be learned from the European experience? And to finish up this week, what will the industry look like in two years' time? Enjoy the show! Spread the word, tell all your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Alexandra Villarreal O'Rourke, Matt Potere, Rahmi Serageldin, and Rob Frohwein.
12/15/201755 minutes, 24 seconds
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Ep. 159. News: Mascots of the Internet

First up this week, the guys tackle the news that Revolut is into crypto! Can they break down the divide between old and new money? And is it dangerous that retail investors have such simple access to cryptocurrencies? And, hot on the heels of Revolut, Square has been running a trial on Cash App, a rival to Venmo, that has allowed a small number of users to purchase bitcoin. Next up, the report on the overhaul of the core banking system. And, as we at 11:FS know only too well, what a task that is! So why is it that banks need help to do it and how can they mitigate the risks involved? The FCA has announced a successful third round of its regulatory sandbox, with 61 applications and 18 accepted into the next stage, including Curl, Bud, Nationwide and Orca. And in a surprising twist (?), the European Commission has announced that it has extended the deadline for banks to meet new payment standards. So what are the most controversial changes and when's the new deadline? We also bring you a special interview with New10 CEO Mark Schroder, who talks about their partnership with ABN AMRO and what it’s like to be a fintech grown within an incumbent bank. Plus, N26 has launched a premium credit card and Liz Lumley is not impressed ("this is not news"); why America might have missed the fintech boat in India; and we couldn't let the news pass without talking about CryptoKitties. Thanks to all our guests, and thank you for listening. Spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Ghela Boskovich, Kadhim Shubber, Liz Lumley, and Sharon O'Dea.
12/11/20171 hour, 9 minutes, 54 seconds
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Ep. 158. Insights: Perfect storm for change and digitisation

This week Jason is joined by Edward Berks, Director of Banking, Fintech & Ecosystem at Xero; Clare Sheehan, Deputy Director of Making Tax Digital for Business at HMRC; Mags Laidlaw, accountant and Partner at Mazars; and Charlie Wood from Capco, representing the fintech angle. We discuss the changes that are coming for small businesses (SMBs), including the digitisation of tax. So how can SMBs keep up, and how can we raise the profile of the changes that are coming? We hear why the traditional role of accountants might be changing, and why we're still going to need them in future! Are professional services business models changing as a result of technology? And among all the change and progress, what will be the role of people and where can they really add value? How far are we really from a set of workable tax APIs? Clare explains what HMRC are doing to streamline the process of filing returns. And finally, what do SMBs have to look forward to in the coming years? We talk about the impact of PSD2, relationship management and where to find support. We hope you enjoy the show - don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and we'd also love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes! Get in touch at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Charlie Wood, Clare Sheehan, Edward Berks, and Margaret Laidlaw.
12/8/201738 minutes, 4 seconds
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Ep. 157. Fintech Insider LIVE from OP's Beach Party in Helsinki

This week's very special show was recorded live at a beach party in Helsinki (no, really), hosted by Finnish bank, OP. Jason, Simon and Sam bring you three shows in one, as we host an insights panel around the relationships between fintechs and incumbents in Scandianavia, the rise of fintech in the Nordics in particular, why payments are the most popular segment for disruption, and the rise of cashlessness in the region. The panel is made up of Finnish fintech experts, Antti-Jussi Suominen, CEO of Holvi; Jani Tierala, VP of Product at Zervant; banking and innovation expert, Marisol Menendez, Head of Innovation at BBVA and Jamie Campbell from growing UK fintech, Bud. We also have fantastic thought pieces from Mark Pettit from Visa, Jitendra Kavethekar from Accenture, and Tashi Sylten from Tink Technology as well as interviews with Tuomas Toivenen, co-founder of Holvi and our host for the evening, Kristian Luoma, Head of OP Lab and the reason we got the opportunity to put on this amazing show. It was an awesome party, complete with cocktails in coconuts, plenty of sand, an actual boat and Pineapple Pay! We were very privileged to be part of it. Enjoy the show! Spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes and make sure you check our YouTube channel for exclusive content. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Antti-Jussi Suominen, Jamie Campbell, Jani Tierala, Jitendra Kavathekar, Kristian Luoma, Marisol Menendez, Mark Pettit, Tashi Sylten, and Tuomas Toivonen.
12/4/20171 hour, 7 minutes, 7 seconds
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Insurtech Insider - Ep. 5: Insurance as a platform

David is joined by Sarah Kocianski and James York to discuss insurance as a platform. First up, James talks us through the Worry+Peace origin story, including his background in insurance, and why he strove to not take funding as the company found its feet. He also talks about why insurance is a slightly unique market, and why that warrants a different approach. The guys take on the topic of "insurance as a platform" (with air quotes) - a "trifle of potential platforms". What is it and why has it come about? And if platforms are to take control of the customer relationship, what does that mean for the big players? Plus, as big insurers come to terms with the wealth of data at their disposal, how might they incorporate AI to change the way that data is used? And what's the role of the highstreet in the distribution of insurance? The guys talk discuss the structure of the insurance industry, and why the platform plays the good cop while the underwriter plays the bad cop. Onto the news, where we tackle whether the insurance gap penalises poor households, whether big insurers are ready for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and why Amazon might pose a very real threat to incumbents. And finally, a guest appearance from Simon Taylor as he talks to Sascha Wischek, founder and CEO of Fjuul, an app-based fitness tool, about fitness tools, Fjuul points and the power of customer data to drive healthy outcomes. Enjoying InsurTech Insider? Tell a friend about us, get in touch at [email protected] or on Twitter @InstechInsiders, and please leave us a review on iTunes. Special Guests: James York, Sarah Kocianski, and Sascha Wischek.
12/1/201756 minutes, 57 seconds
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Ep. 156. News: Growing through pain

In this episode, Ali Paterson, Editor of Fintech Finance; Valentina Kristensen, Head of Marketing & PR at Oak North; & Tanya Andreasyan, Editor of Banking Technology join hosts David, Jason and Simon to discuss the last week's news including: Uber's data hack and alleged payoff to the hackers to delete the data; BBVA's iris scanner for mobile phone security which opens up a debate about biometrics and security overall; and as Garmin kick off contactless payments in their watches, it kicks off in the room about card payments vs smart payments, Jason is adamant that card payments are not broken and vetoes similar stories in future. Also, as Tencent's valuation overtakes Facebook for the first time, they discuss the contest between Tencent and Alibaba as well as its competition around the world - is Tencent a threat to the west? They also take on the Revolut founder's latest statements around how he hires and his expectations in the work place - causing a diatribe from Valentina attacking these sentiments that earns a round of applause in the room. They also cover: EU Passporting as Starling is accepted into the EU payments system, Barnier says Brexit could cause UK banks to lose their passports, Atom's latest fund raising and Curve makes its bank cards available to all. Enjoy the show! Spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders (https://twitter.com/FinTechInsiders) and follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Fintechinsider/). Special Guests: Ali Paterson, Tanya Andreasyan, and Valentina Kristensen.
11/27/20171 hour, 2 minutes, 56 seconds
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Ep. 155. Insights: New ways of working

Today, David is joined by Andy Ellis, Head of Strategy & Innovation at RBS; Tunde Olanrewaju, Senior Partner at McKinsey; and Peter Ryan-Bell, Head of Sector and Specialist Businesses at RBS, recording live from the Tavern Stand at Lords Cricket Ground to talk about new ways of working. The guys discuss how working practices are changing, and the things they're having to do to keep up, and the impact this has had on partnerships. What are the best hiring practices and how can you build the best team possible? As the narrative has shifted to big firms that want a more digital and agile workforce, how can this be achieved with a workforce of tens of thousands? Plus, what's the changing nature of procurement and what's the importance of collaboration styles? And of course, we ask the million dollar question - how can firms make innovation an integral part of the way they work? We also learn about "fin-ology" and why it's important in the modern workplace. Plus, how to foster a decision-making culture and how a "free to think" session might help move your team forwards. We hope you enjoy the show - don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and we'd also love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes! Get in touch at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Andrew Ellis, Peter Ryan-Bell, and Tunde Olanrewaju.
11/24/201737 minutes, 45 seconds
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Ep. 154. News: Winefield

In our first all female episode, Sarah Kocianski takes the lead alongside Fiserv's Anna Bennett, Bud's Nina Mohanty, Girl Disrupted Liz Lumley and Innovate Finance's Sophie Winwood, to go through the top stories from the world of fintech and financial services in the last seven days. Kicking off with the US' first new payment system in 40 years that seemed slightly underwhelming, especially when compared with Alibaba's spending record on China's Singles Day. They also take on the new AI chatbot from Standard Chartered and whether or not the Apple FaceID hack was or wasn't a hoax, and are bankers right to feel sorry for millennials - and what are they going to do about it if they are? They also discuss Zimbabwe's lack of currency and huge bitcoin surges following the deposition of Robert Mugabe, a new bank card for spending bitcoin and ethereum; how banks such as Monzo stand to make money in the wake of open banking - and finally is it right that David Davis has promised bankers special travel rights in the wake of Brexit? Enjoy the show! Spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Anna Bennett, Liz Lumley, Nina Mohanty, Sarah Kocianski, and Sophie Winwood.
11/20/201749 minutes, 19 seconds
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Ep. 153. Insights: The future of banking and disruption

Welcome to this week's Insider show, where Simon hosts a panel on the future of banking, featuring Marko Wenthin, co-founder of solarisBank; Leanne Kemp, founder and CEO at Everledger; and Elena Alfaro, Global Head of Data at BBVA. Before getting stuck in to the detail, our expert panel discuss the current situation in banking. What are the biggest challenges and why hasn't banking kept up with the pace of technological change and the change in customer behaviour? How are banks learning to respond to the pace of change, and why shouldn't we just focus on digitising but being truly digital? The panel also explores the evolution of the customer journey and the importance of understanding the customer context. And Elena discusses how data might unlock a truly personalised process. Leanne delves into the importance of understanding your processes and your customers, and Marko talks about his approach to customer data. And we discuss whether machines can ever replace people in customer interactions, or whether customers will always favour a human touch. Finally, what does the future hold for banking? What might the customer relationship look like, and who will own it? And how will we be using data and analytics? Listen in to find out! We hope you're enjoying the show - don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and we'd also love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes! Get in touch at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Elena Alfaro, Leanne Kemp, and Marko Wenthin.
11/17/201736 minutes, 8 seconds
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Ep. 152. News: High Rate of Return

In this episode Caroline, Pete and the guys break down a trilogy of P2P payment stories featuring Facebook, Apple and... Walmart? Meanwhile Square's Jack Dorsey is frustrated by the time it takes to get a banking license and Deutsche Bank signals the end of fiat money as we know it. The second half of the show is almost entirely devoted to challenger banks as there were so many in the news this week! First up, Revolut apply for a European banking licence ahead of the Brexit agreements in order to not lose access to the European market, whereas N26 announce their plans to launch in the UK in 2018 with or without Brexit. Monzo raises another £71M in VC investment while its rival Starling becomes the first mobile only bank to connect with Yolt, and ASOS and Klarna team up for a buy now pay later scheme that had a lot of people talking about whether its actually beneficial for consumers and will it ultimately cost them more in the long run? Finally, rounding out the show is the news that Snoop Dogg's VC firm is backing a cannabis lab-testing company, ahead of the recreational cannabis market in California opening in 2018 - has he dropped this (like it's hot) just at the right time, and is he expecting a high rate of return?! All this and more in today's news show! Enjoy the show! Spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Caroline Plumb and Pete Townsend.
11/13/20171 hour, 5 minutes, 20 seconds
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Ep. 151. Interview: Amber Baldet

We have a fascinating interview for you this week as Sam talks to Amber Baldet, who leads the J.P Morgan team developing Quorum, the open source code based on Ethereum that's designed to address the challenges of blockchain adoption in financial services. We hear how Amber and the team have approached developing an open source code base from a highly regulated institution and how they've approached the blockchain community. We also talk about the importance of a transformation agenda and getting to the heart of clients' pain points. Plus, where does Amber rub shoulders with Vitalik Buterin and Brian Armstrong? Amber explains how and why "actual adoption of projects is what we really need what it comes to blockchain right now." So what distinguishes DLT from machine learning, AI and data science, and why are network coordination and marketplace understanding so important? Enjoy the show! Spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guest: Amber Baldet.
11/10/201716 minutes, 28 seconds
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Ep. 150. Fintech Insider: After Dark II

Welcome to an extra special episode of Fintech Insider - our 150th episode and it's a Halloween-themed show recorded in front of a live studio audience at our home in WeWork, London. Simon, David and Jason are joined by Valentina Kristensen, Head of Marketing at Oak North; Charlie Wood from Capco; Monty Munford, Journalist for titles such as Forbes, The Telegraph, The BBC and The Economist; and Jeremy Burge, the founder of Emojipedia. Straight on to the news and the guys discuss why Monzo has become a chat up line in London's bars and how maybe it's all to do with their sense of community. Plus, Britain's fintech boom has pushed finance trademarks to a record high. So where will new fintech company names come from? With reports this week that people trust Amazon almost as much as they trust their bank, we discuss just how close tech firms have got with their customers, and what that might mean for banking in future. Find out who our live audience trusts most. After Dark wasn't going to pass without talking about ICOs - so do they meet William Bernstein's four criteria for a 'bubble'? No live recording is complete without a good feature, so we have a bit of audience participation in Trick or Treat: Celebrity ICO & crypto endorsements, including Bono, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and many more. Plus, the hotly anticipated return of the Fintech Wall of Emoji, introduced by the authority on Emoji interpretation, and Chief Emoji Officer, Jeremy Burge, and featuring Jamie Dimon vs bitcoin, iPhone X and "being the Uber of...". The guys also discuss SMBs; gender equality in banking and further afield; the Uber credit card; and Amazon Alexa's rib-tickling sense of humour. We had a fantastic night an we hope you did too - thanks to everyone who came to party with us, you made the night. Hope you enjoy the show and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders or find us at [email protected]. Special Guests: Charlie Wood, Monty Munford, and Valentina Kristensen.
11/6/20171 hour, 55 seconds
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Ep. 149. Interview: Liesbeth Rigter, MoneYou & Eric Mouilleron, Bankable

This week David talks to Liesbeth about MoneYou, an online European retail bank and subsidiary of ABN Amro. We hear the MoneYou story, including its innovative roots in mortgages and how they added more products and services to evolve with customers across the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Germany. Liesbeth explains MoneYou's the importance of their pioneering mentality and their target market, including their focus on empowering customers to be in control of their finances. Plus, how MoneYou engage with millennials to shape their products. David and Liesbeth are joined by Eric to explore the partnership between MoneYou and Bankable. We learn about Bankable's vision to create digital subsidiaries and why they're perceived as the friendliest fintech for incumbents. So how have MoneYou and Bankable made innovation a part of their identity? We also discuss how the best way to compete is to focus on your customers instead of competitors. And what does the future hold for Bankable? Plus: number one productivity tips (should it really be ctrl+A and delete?); the power of saying no; how to build superstar teams and keep them motivated; the strength of diversity; and best career advice. Hope you enjoy the show and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders or find us at [email protected]. Special Guests: Eric Mouilleron and Liesbeth Rigter.
11/4/201728 minutes, 4 seconds
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Ep. 148. Live from Xerocon: part 2

We had such a great time at Xerocon 2017 and spoke to so many interesting people that we couldn't possibly give you just one episode. So here's part two, including interviews with Edward Berks, Director of Sales, Banking and Fintech at Xero, Ian Christie, CEO at Boma Technologies, Margaret Laidlaw, Partner at Mazars, Mark Sykes, Partner at BDO and Anna Curzon, Chief Partner Officer at Xero. First on today's show, David chats to Ed about Xerocon, the Xero community and their app ecosystem. We also hear from Ian about his background in advertising and marketing, and how that experience led to Boma - using machine learning in content creation. Next up, David speaks to Margaret at Mazars about how fintechs and SMEs have presented new challenges and new ways of working. Mark Sykes, head of BDODrive, talks to David about how they help businesses of all sizes to make effective decisions and how Xero help them to focus on the right information. And finally, we hear from Anna about why she has the best job as Chief Partner Officer and how Xero are rewiring economies. Plus, why are small businesses so important to the world's economies? Enjoy the show! Spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Anna Curzon, Edward Berks, Ian Christie, Margaret Laidlaw, and Mark Sykes.
11/3/201728 minutes, 15 seconds
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Ep. 147. State of the Union 2

Sam welcomes us into the Fintech Insider flat, our temporary base while we explored this year's Sibos conference, hosted by SWIFT. He's joined by some fantastic guests - Mike Sigal from 500 FinTechs (part of 500 Startups), Dion Lisle from CapGemini, Jo Lang from IBM, and April Rudin from The Rudin Group - to talk about the state of Canadian fintech. First, the guys talk about the conference circuit and discuss their standout experiences of Sibos, including Sam's interview with Brad Garlinghouse, CEO at Ripple. We hear how Innotribe started out, and how it's evolved since then. Plus, which topics pulled the biggest crowds; how did distributed ledger technology (DLT) fare at Sibos; and why describing yourself as "the Uber of..." might just make you a moron! Are the prices in the payments industry on a race to zero? And why might banks be struggling to bank fintechs? We also hear why some fintech Blockchain "experts" might be talking, um, nonsense, and what might have been the secret to Stripe's success? And it's no surprise that we're talking about Jamie Dimon's views on Blockchain and Bitcoin once more. Think he's spot on or way off? Let us know! Plus, why talking ICOs might make Sam shoot himself. Despite that, we do speculate about the future of cryptocurrencies. The guys talk asset management, how spending patterns have changed across generations, and the transfer of wealth. Also, how have data and ethics impacted investment decisions? Enjoy the show! Spread the word, tell all your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: April Rudin, Dion Lisle, Jo Lang, and Mike Sigal.
11/1/201753 minutes, 6 seconds
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Ep. 146. What's the price of getting 5H1T done?

The guys start this week's show by tackling the Revolut founder and CEO Nikolay Storonsky's divisive view on work culture. Should employees be comfortable working 12-13 hours per day and does it make for a sustainable business? And more broadly, does this story hint at a wider issue in the fintech sector? We also discuss the Lessons Learned report from the FCA Regulatory Sandbox, which allows innovative firms to carry out live testing. We talk about what proportion of firms received investment, whether applicants, like many things, are London-centric, and why distributed ledger technology (DLT) was so popular. Plus, why are startups using DLT being denied banking services? Monzo and Starling have both moved closer to payments integration. But are services like Android Pay and Apple Pay building a significant following, or are they just a good news story for the mobile banks? Facebook Messenger has added P2P payments capability - but is PayPal still useful? And why doesn't David Brear make for a good sample population? The guys discuss the partnerships that Alipay has secured to continue expanding its reach in the US. And do members of boards at big firms really have the right digital experience to lead through technological change? N26 have decided to make the brave move of entering the US market by mid-2018; so when will other be following them? The team also talk about how N26 has marketed the benefits of network effects; and the source of regulators' fear at losing control of monetary policy. Plus, the Poppy Appeal has gone contactless; UAE appoints the first Minister for Artificial Intelligence (and why AI is red, red, red hot); childrens' financial education via Digipigi; and why the Bank of England has spent £3000 on Snapchat to promote the new £10 note. Enjoy the show! Spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Kadhim Shubber and Sharon O'Dea.
10/30/20171 hour, 58 seconds
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Ep. 145. Insights - Transferwise Takeover

Jason and Simon are joined by Erik Edin, Product Manager in the Business Team, helping businesses to send money abroad; Helena Jaramillo, Product Designer, focussing on first-time customer experiences; Jeremy Buttner, Borderless Banking Lead; and Steve Naudé, Head of Middle East and Africa Banking, bringing the Transferwise experience to customers. We hear how Transferwise serve their customers, who their customers are, and how they’ve created a transparent charging structure for sending money abroad. Plus, why Transferwise see themselves as a financial company, and how they work with banks around the world. We also hear how securing direct access to the Faster Payments System (FPS) in the UK allowed Transferwise to create the best customer experience, and how working with the regulator in Singapore to enable online KYC. Transferwise talk us through their approach to marketing, and why transparency is so important (they’ll tell their customers when a competitor is cheaper!). Plus, the team explain the importance of partnerships in helping other firms get to grips with PSD2 and open banking. We also discuss future products, phase two of Transferwise and focussing on their niche. Plus, the Transferwise view on cryptocurrencies and the why it’s important to engage legal and compliance from the get-go. We hope you're enjoying the show - don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and we'd also love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes! Get in touch at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Erik Edin, Helena Jaramillo, Jeremy Buttner , and Steve Naudé.
10/27/201741 minutes, 5 seconds
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Ep. 144. Live from Xerocon: part 1

This week's special edition of Fintech Insider Insights was recorded live at Xerocon 2017 from London's Excel Centre. David hosts a panel on Frictionless Finance, discussing how technology is lowering barriers to entry and we hear how the panelists are tackling friction in finance. David talks to Caroline about Fluidly's intelligent cashflow technology and her experience at Xerocon, plus we hear from Shachar about the problem that Curve is trying to solve, connecting all cards and accounts in one app, using one card. Next up, Colin talks to us about iwoca, an online lender specialising in small businesses, and about his background in Strategy. Plus, how a partnership with Xero has fueled iwoca's growth and why Xerocon is so important to them. Stewart Roberts explains how iZettle is changing the way small businesses take payments, as well as all the things they can do after that point. Back on the panel, how does a big bank keep up with its customers' needs and why is it all about connecting people? David also asks about the big pain points for small businesses and some of the solutions, including the importance of saving time, how automation can provide that all-important peace of mind and why it's all about discovery and accessibility. And there's more - the challenges and opportunities created by open banking; how data will be used in the future; Brexit (you knew it would crop up...);the responsibility of running a marketplace; and where will SME banking be in ten years' time? Enjoy the show! Spread the word, tell all your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Caroline Plumb, Colin Goldstein, Niall Cameron, Shachar Bialick, and Stewart Roberts.
10/25/20171 hour, 57 seconds
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Ep. 143. News: O Canada!

In a special news show this week, Sam Maule hosts all the way from Toronto, Canada, where the team have been covering the Sibos conference. The guys have another chance to discuss open banking and APIs, hot topics at Sibos this year; why value generation is seen as one of the biggest challenges posed; and how partnerships with fintech firms will help banks to find those important new sources of revenue. Sam also covers the complicated relationship between Swift, the Sibos organisers, and Blockchain at the same time that Ripple was hosting Swell, a competing event right across town. Sticking with the Blockchain theme, we talk about Bank of Canada's Sibos announcement that they're looking into applying Blockchain technology to the securities market. And in keeping with our location, we cover the launch of Marqeta, a payment processing platform, in Canada next month, and discuss why their Just-in-Time, or JIT, technology is a big draw for firms. And fintech's still hot! Or at least, that's what the latest figures on financial deals tell us. But which are the hottest prospects? And how might Wall Street defend its position against Silicon Valley? The guys round off this week's show with a look at the state of Canadian fintech. Hope you enjoy the show and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders or find us at [email protected]. Special Guests: Barb MacLean, Dan Eberhard, Kris Hansen, and Zac Cohen.
10/23/20171 hour, 2 minutes, 15 seconds
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Insurtech Insider - Ep. 4: InsureTech Connect, Las Vegas

This week, Nigel’s fresh off the back of InsureTech Connect in Las Vegas – the largest gathering of the insurance technology world on the planet! This year, attendance jumped to 3,800 - congratulations, guys, we look forward to next time. While there, Nigel caught up with Darin Reffitt, Vice President of Marketing at Splice Software, which combines art and science to create stronger customer connections. Nigel and Darin explore the rise of voice and speech-to-speech technologies and emotionally relevant customer messages. Next up, Nigel meets Quentin Colmant, co-Founder of Qover, providing real-time insurance via open APIs. We hear how their solution allows customers to start selling insurance in five minutes. Nigel also talks to Tim Hardcastle, CEO of Instanda, a platform for insurance providers to improve product delivery. Tim talks about the lessons he’s learnt, through the dotcom boom to starting Instanda in 2012, and how the established insurers are responding to insurtech start-ups. Plus, is insurance really no different from any other consumer market? We hear from Chris Cheatham, founder and CEO of Risk Genius, whose mission is to organise the world’s insurance policy information. Chris tells us why the insurance world doesn’t really know what’s in its insurance policies and how Risk Genius is tackling the problem. And finally, Nigel sits down with Caribou Honig, Chairman and cofounder of InsureTech Connect, and cofounder of QED Investors. Caribou explains why right now might just be the most exciting time to be in insurtech. We also ask: how can incumbents evolve and is the centre ground of insurtech shifting between Europe and the US? Enjoying InsurTech Insider? Tell a friend about us, get in touch at [email protected] or on Twitter @InstechInsiders, and please leave us a review on iTunes. Special Guests: Caribou Honig, Chris Cheatham, Darin Reffitt, Nigel Walsh, Quentin Colmant, and Tim Hardcastle.
10/20/20171 hour, 23 minutes, 34 seconds
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Ep. 142. Insights: PSD2 Round Table

On this episode, Jason talks to: Gavin Littlejohn, Chair of the Financial Data and Technology Association that led the campaign for open banking; Mike Kelly, founder and CEO of Curl; Anita Kimber, Head of Open Banking and Innovation at Nationwide; and Matt Cox, Head of Insight and Innovation at Nationwide. We get under the skin of the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) to ask where did it come from? Our team of experts takes us back to the beginning to explore the genesis of PSD2 in payments and account aggregation, and how this has evolved into today's regulation. Jason asks how PSD2 is progressing in the UK and how its being implemented. And is PSD2 a threat or an opportunity for incumbents? We discuss the big challenges to implementing PDS2 and how registration for start-ups will work. What do consumers make of open banking and how can firms illustrate solid use cases to communicate with them? Looking forwards, we ask how the upcoming GDPR legislation will interact with PSD2. Listen in for all this and much more on the challenges, opportunities and consequences of PSD2. Enjoy the show! Spread the word, tell all your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Anita Kimber, Gavin Littlejohn, Matt Cox, and Mike Kelly.
10/18/20171 hour, 8 minutes, 37 seconds
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Ep. 141. The future will be tokenised

What a show we have for you this week and it's a week of firsts - MJ's first time in the hot seat to host the show - on her own, no less - and our very own Benedict Shegog from the 11:FS Pulse team makes his Fintech Insider debut. So what's coming up on the show? David Cameron's back in business! US payments business, that is. The guys discuss his credentials for the job and why he might be acting like a Kardashian. Have we seen the end of the banking heyday? And why might ex-Barclays boss Antony Jenkins be saying so? We also hear about Russian bitcoin bros and Putin's views on cryptocurrencies, suggesting that Russia's central bank may be next in line to introduce regulation. We also caught up with Adam Dodds from Freetrade.io, the challenger stock broker, who shared their exciting news about achieving full FCA authorisation, and told us about their journey on the road to disrupting the stock trading industry. The team discuss Venezuela's reliance on cash and how it's stoking inflation. And how on earth will China give citizens a score based on their trustworthiness? Should they? Will they? Also on today's show: Monzo fending off one takeover offer per month; Starling's latest app feature; Zopa building a new bank; Zazu crowdfunding a digital bank; and why it's finally been shown that Siri is a simpleton! Enjoy the show! Spread the word, tell all your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Benedict Shegog, Charlie Wood, Liz Lumley, and Sarah Kocianski.
10/16/201754 minutes, 2 seconds
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Ep. 140. Interview: Niall Cameron, HSBC

We hear about Niall's journey to Head of Institutional and Digital at one of the world's biggest banks, including his career highlight, how to stay productive (make lists!) and the best career advice he's ever received. David asks how to find focus and prioritise in a growing digital landscape and we hear why equipping employees with the right digital skills is crucial. Niall tells us about the exciting developments in Utility Settlement Coin (USC), a fiat-backed digital currency, and how the relationship between fintech companies and established firms is evolving. Plus, how HSBC approach their work with fintech companies, why they're easier to engage with than bigger players, and how can we possibly keep up with the pace of change? Enjoy the show, leave us a review on iTunes and tell all your friends! Get in touch and join the conversation @FintechInsiders or head over to [email protected]. Special Guest: Niall Cameron.
10/13/201724 minutes, 10 seconds
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Ep. 139. Interview: Ron Herman, Sionic Mobile & Michael Crawford, Fifth Third

First up on this week's episode, Sam talks to Ron Herman, founder and CEO at Sionic Mobile, an Atlanta cloud-based connected commerce platform company. Sam explores their work on a connected in-car gateway, beacons and how brands can leverage their presence. Next, Sam talks to Michael Crawford from Fifth Third Bank. Michael explains Momentum, Fifth Third's new app to tackle student loan debt, and why the regional bank chose to get into fintech. They also explore Fifth Third's 'skateboard' approach to building out a product and why they set up a project team of millennials. Hope you enjoy the show and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders or find us at [email protected]. Special Guests: Michael Crawford and Ron Herman.
10/11/201741 minutes, 34 seconds
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Ep. 138. News: The Brexit Blame Game

David's representing 11:FS without the other guys this week, but he's not alone as he's joined by Bianca Lopes, Sarah Kocianski, and Jamie Campbell to power through another packed show. First up, and straight off the back of our appearance at XeroCon, we cover Curve's partnership with Xero. Hit or miss? Let us know what you think. The team discusses Starling's launch of Business Accounts - yet another string to their bow - and has the Brexit vote hit Tandem's ability to raise money? The guys talk about two stories on Atom - contrasting their £42m loss last year to the increase in their deposits over £900m. And we discuss whether pensioners are being penalised for saving too much. Are consumers comfortable sharing their financial data and, if not, could the news derail the open banking revolution? Meanwhile, HSBC gets the jump on other large UK banks, announcing a new app to link customer accounts. Plus...Aviva invest in Wealthify, real-time payments on two continents, yet more news on Equifax, and a cryptocurrency for Ghostface Killah. Find all these stories and much, much more over at fintechinsidernews.com (https://fintechinsidernews.com). Sign up to join the discussion, spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Bianca Lopes, Jamie Campbell, and Sarah Kocianski.
10/9/201756 minutes
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Ep. 137. Interview: Rod Drury, Founder & CEO, Xero

In this episode, Jason Bates interviews Rod Drury, finding out about his multi-skilled and impressive background which ultimately led to him founding Xero in 2006. We asked about how in his view, Xero is transforming the space for SMBs and accountants, and whether he sees Xero as a disrupter in the space. They also discuss Xero's platform, data and partnership, opportunities post PSD2 and their relationships with banks. All this comes ahead of Xero's flagship event, Xerocon, the London leg of the event that kicked off this week, and we get Rod's view on that, and how he always envisioned Xero being a globally recognised brand. Enjoy the show! Spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guest: Rod Drury.
10/6/201730 minutes, 29 seconds
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Ep. 136. Hacks, hacks and more hacks

In this episode: We talk hacks, hacks and more hacks as the team take on the fallout from the Deloitte hack, the Equifax boss steps down after their hack, and CBS' Showtime gets hacked with code making user's computers mine cryptocurrency in the background as they watched their favourite shows... Phew! They also discuss more traditional Fintech Insider news stories including: Starling's latest funding round, Monzo's new integrations and Alipay's latest partnerships, this time in Scandinavia. And finally... a family of raccoons shut down a Toronto bank - you heard it here first. All that and more on today's show. Enjoy the show! Spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Andra Sonea and Valentina Kristensen.
10/2/20171 hour, 1 minute, 19 seconds
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Ep. 135. Insights: Assets Management

Simon is joined by Pete Townsend founder and CEO of Norio Ventures, and Chris Mills from KPMG's Investment Management team. Today's show aims to shine a light onto Asset Management, an industry that is ripe for disruption and yet it is slightly overlooked. Simon starts from the very beginning: what is asset management? How does it work? And who are Asset Managers' clients? The guys rattle through the very basics to make asset management real and accessible before taking a look at topical queries such as why and how is the market ready for disruption? What does the future look like for asset management and how will fintech products influence this. Enjoy the show! Spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Chris Mills and Pete Townsend.
9/29/201735 minutes, 1 second
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Ep. 134. Fintech Insider: After Dark I

In this episode: We have a live audience, a later start than usual and plenty to drink as we dive into the week's most topical stories. First up: digital technology making financial struggles more manageable, how are the underserved or the financially unstable being catered to with fintech?, Is cash still king? And which countries are leading the race to go cashless first? We have shoutouts to our sister podcasts, InsurTech Insider - as we hear from Nigel Walsh on the top 5 changes insurers "must" make - and Blockchain Insider, as YC announces its bid to let investors invest in their startups via blockchain - is blockchain going mainstream? We get into a discussion of gender inequality in fintech, Google's mobile payments debut in India and that Equifax hack. Additionally with the help of our audience, we curated the first ever Fintech Wall of Emoji - what topics and trends did we rate and hate? All this and more on this week's very special Fintech Insider News! Enjoy the show! Spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Jamie Campbell, Liz Lumley, Nigel Walsh, and Sarah Kocianski.
9/25/201745 minutes, 20 seconds
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Ep. 133. State of the Union

In this episode, Sam Maule hosts a roundtable discussion about the state of fintech, banking and financial services in America right now. He is joined by special guests: Matt Harris, MD of Bain Venture Capital, Margaux Avedisian, EVP at Transform Group, Robert Barba, Senior Banking and Fintech Writer and Analyst at Bankrate, Inc., and Laura Spiekerman, co-fouder of Alloy. Between them they cover: The state of VC, is it a bubble? Will it burst? The state of crypto currency and ICOs The state of compliance The state of the media in relation to financial services, banking and fintech Thanks to all our guests for taking part! Enjoy the show! Spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders. Special Guests: Laura Spiekerman , Margaux Avedisian, Matt Harris, and Robert Barba.
9/22/201752 minutes, 36 seconds
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Ep. 132 News: iPhone Ex

In this episode: David and Simon are joined by the FT Alphaville's Kadhim Shubber, Fidor's Sophie Guibaud and Pete Townsend of Norio Ventures to discuss the top news stories of the last week. First up we discuss THAT Apple launch, how Apple's P2P capabilities are a little underwhelming, how Venmo's attempt to fight back against Apple Pay involves a very ugly debit card, and sticking with the theme we discuss Zelle's P2P mobile payments app that recently launched and what it means when banks club together to innovate. They also discuss whether fintech really is the fastest growing industry in the US, what it means for Jamie Dimon to slam bitcoin, is he just wrong or is it a distraction to cover up something else? Finally, they take on Monzo letting their customers decide fees for using ATMs abroad, whether 30% of bank jobs will be gone in 5 years as the CEO of Pandit claimed, and ANZ's restructuring to create 150 "startups", it sounds like nonsense but are they the first traditional bank to really understand how to be agile? Also on the show we have an exclusive interview with digital receipting startup Flux alongside Megan Cawood of Starling, all about their recent partnership and launch on Starling's Marketplace. Enjoy the show! Spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes! If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders. Special Guests: Kadhim Shubber, Matty Cusden-Ross, Megan Caywood, Pete Townsend, Sophie Guibaud, and Veronique Barbosa.
9/18/20171 hour, 8 minutes, 28 seconds
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Ep. 131. Interview: Stephen Barclay, MP

In this episode: Jason asks Stephen about his financial services and legal background, how that adds to his current role, and what the Treasury do. He also asks him what his views are on fintech in general and UK fintech in particular, and what it means to the man on the street to enable them with their financial management and give them better services. He also highlights how fintech is changing the reputation of banking for the better. He also discusses the government's role in assisting and enabling the industry, and the uncertainty around Brexit for the industry, especially around attracting and hiring talent outside of the UK, and finally they discuss what fintechs can do for the government, and vice versa. Enjoy the show! Spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes! If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @FintechInsiders. Special Guest: Stephen Barclay.
9/15/201715 minutes, 41 seconds
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Ep. 130. News: How big is the Shadow Economy?

In this episode, Author, speaker and fintech guru Dave Birch joins David, Jason and Simon for the news, alongside Richard Davies, formerly of HSBC, about to start at TSB. We also hear from Alison Rose of RBS at their Entrepreneurial Spark event. This week they discuss what Google's banking app might look like; First Direct repositioning itself because great customer service is no longer a differentiator; is India really overtaking China in fintech adoption? What's the truth behind the "big number" Deutsche Bank staff being replaced by robots, according to their CEO? And could this have been publicised better? As Portugal bans large cash payments we discuss stashes, hoards and how big is the Shadow Economy? As ING promotes itsme in Belgium they discuss who do we trust most with our data? AliPay Smile launches in China proving that electronic face recognition is better than humans and the perfect marketing strategy vis innovation that has been executed here. And finally, following Sam Maule's lead, which song matches these stories best? Check out our Spotify playlist to listen to the ones the team chose and see if you agree! https://open.spotify.com/user/11fs/playlist/4JGfsBeULjw5xHf16zStCO As always, find all the news stories in this episode and many more at fintechinsidernews.com, follow us on Facebook, and don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode and we'd also love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes! Special Guests: Dave Birch and Richard Davies.
9/11/20171 hour, 3 minutes, 57 seconds
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InsurTech Insider - Ep 3. The data economy and new business models

In this episode: David and Nigel are joined by three fantastic guests: Jean-Stephane Gourevich, professional advisor and InsurTech guru, Luca Schnettler founder of Healthy-Health and Erik Abrahamsson, CEO and founder of Digital Fineprint. We kick things off with a debate about how the data economy disrupting the insurance sector and creating new product/business models and what that means for InsurTech and both our guests' companies. They discuss: the importance of collaboration and the value of personal data; millennials' view on data sharing - is it as laissez-faire as we believe?; and the impact regulation may have on insurtech when it comes. In the news section they talk through £218M investment in insurtech in H1 2017 alone and what this means for the industry, drone footage analysis to help insurers; greater European Insurtech partnerships as a result of Brexit, and the bizarre correlation between insurance claims and the Great British Bakeoff! Enjoy the show! Spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes! If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @instechinsider. Special Guests: Erik Abrahamsson, Jean-Stephane Gourevitch, Luca Schnettler, and Nigel Walsh.
9/8/201747 minutes, 40 seconds
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Ep. 129. News: Double Ether and Cheese

In this episode: Monty Munford and Sarah Kocianski join Jason Bates, Simon Taylor and David Brear for this week's news show. They discuss how cultural fit might be hurting Fintech Companies and how banks should be working with Fintechs. Whether phone keyboards the gateway to smoother payments or should we also just be using Amazon Cash instead? Canadians get into the personalised banking game and the podcast crew take on Whoppercoin. All this and healthy dose of stories from Monty on this weeks Fintech Insider News. As always, find all the news stories in this episode and many more at fintechinsidernews.com, follow us on Facebook, and don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode and we'd also love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes! Special Guests: Monty Munford and Sarah Kocianski.
9/4/20171 hour, 10 seconds
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Ep. 128. Interviews - Start up Spotlight

In today’s episode we’re shining a light on new, smaller startups in the fintech industry as Meaghan Johnson interviews Caroline Plumb, founder of Fluidly, a new fintech startup - transforming the way businesses plan and manage their money, launching this October. Later on she also speak to Jonathan Lister and Jasper Martens, CTO and VP of Marketing at PensionBee, which aims to make pensions simpler and accessible to all by easily combining all your old pensions into one new online plan. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode. If you want to get in touch you can find us on our Fintech Insider Facebook page or follow us on Twitter @FintechInsiders. Thanks for listening!
9/1/201733 minutes, 38 seconds
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Ep. 127. News: Mauled

In this episode: Sam Maule is joined by David Brear, Jason Bates and Simon Taylor for this week's news show. They discuss: the possibility of US banks making a massive profit if deregulation goes ahead, and at what cost to the consumers?; Co-op Bank's stake falls to just 1%, what happens to the 4M loyal customers who buy into Co-op's ideals if only 1% is still managed by them?; As Barclays allowed customers to make payments via Siri is this actual innovation from them? And is this a huge step forward in accessibility to banking for the handicapped? They also talk through TransferWise's next funding raise and how they properly "get" marketing, Google and Walmart team up to take on Amazon, N26's first 500k customers, and how porn can be an innovative force in banking. Also, if all these news stories were a song, which song would they be? See if you agree with the team's suggestions. As always, find all the news stories in this episode and many more at fintechinsidernews.com, follow us on Facebook, and don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode and we'd also love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes!
8/29/201752 minutes, 43 seconds
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Ep. 126 Interview - Beth Knickerbocker, CIO, OCC

In this episode: Beth tells Simon what the OCC is and what it does, with particular reference to the American dual-banking system and how she became a part of it. We also find out what the OCC is doing to embrace and promote financial innovation and the challenge of balancing that with regulation. To find out more about Beth and the work of the OCC, visit OCC.gov, or email [email protected] We hope you're enjoying the show - don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, find all the news stories and many more at fintechinsidernews.com, follow us on Facebook, and we'd also love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes! Special Guest: Beth Knickerbocker.
8/25/201719 minutes, 54 seconds
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Ep. 125. News: Are you bad when you're big?

In another packed episode we have a full house of hosts as David, Jason and Simon are joined by global fintech commentator and Girl, Disrupted, Liz Lumley; Editor-in-Chief of Fintech Finance, Ali Paterson; and Capco's Principal Consultant, Charlie Wood. The team discuss WhatsApp adding payment features; First Direct coming consistently top of a customer service poll, and the bigger banks always come last - we discuss if there's a correlation between the size of the bank and their market share and the poor quality of customer service? (are you bad when you're big?); and most topically, what responsibility does PayPal have over KKK donations via their service? And how do you find a middle ground between censoring free speech and social responsibility? They also take on start up shopping; retraining and up-skilling versus job cutting; pocket money startups; and turning trash into tokens in Amsterdam. We also have an interview with James Lloyd, Asia-Pacific Fintech Leader at EY, all about the Chinese fintech and Alipay stories that have been making headlines this week. We hope you're enjoying the show - don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, find all the news stories and many more at fintechinsidernews.com, follow us on Facebook, and we'd also love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes! Special Guests: Ali Paterson, Charlie Wood, James Lloyd, and Liz Lumley.
8/21/20171 hour, 4 minutes, 58 seconds
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Ep. 124 Insights - Starling Bank Takeover

In this episode: Megan Caywood, Chief Platform Officer, Jason Maude, Head of Customer Analytics and Sarah Guha, Product Director at Starling are joined by David Brear and Simon Taylor for a round table discussion about all things Starling Bank! Megan, Sarah and Jason fill us in on what Starling Bank does right now and it's aim to be the best current account in the industry. They also talk about the beginning of their global expansion, their start up mentality, their total focus on innovation and improvement, and the hurdles of rapid scaling. They also discuss their Marketplace product and some key partnerships as part of that, and how they're making a head start on PSD2. For more information visit StarlingBank.com or follow them on Twitter @StarlingBank. We hope you're enjoying the show - don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and we'd also love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes! Special Guests: Jason Maude, Megan Caywood, and Sarah Guha.
8/18/201745 minutes, 4 seconds
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Ep. 123. News: Data is the new oil

In this episode: In an episode packed full of guests and news, we kick off with Tandem's takeover of Harrods bank - where did they get the money and what's their next move? Next up is Australia's latest move to make bitcoin an official currency as they continue to fight to become a leader in blockchain, and is bitcoin the key to Chinese investment? Are Monzo the friendliest bank in Britain as yet again they reap praise from open, honest and prompt user communications following another outage. Are SoftBank vying to become the first investor to fund multiple world dominating companies? Are they the best at spotting new unicorns? They also talk Chinese giants - WeChat and Alipay as Chinese banks look to regulate fintechs, and is data the new oil? Reliable data that can be shared, is the new commodity companies want in on. And finally, what is ethical hacking? All this and more in this week's show. We hope you’re enjoying FinTech Insider – don’t forget to tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. Special Guests: Andrew Ellis, Sameer Chishty, and Sarah Kocianski.
8/11/20171 hour, 3 minutes, 46 seconds
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Ep.122. Interview - Phillip Keller & Harley Morlet, Tail

In this episode: Meaghan Johnson interview Phillip Keller and Harley Morlet, CEO and co-founder of Tail respectively. Tail is a rewards platform designed for open banking APIs. Tail provides exclusive offers for Starling and Monzo card holders such as cash back on purchases made with their Starling or Monzo cards and other offers such as discounts on dining out. We ask them about Tail's origin story, what the main pain points were with getting off the ground and what their future plans are. We also ask them what they think the future holds with open banking and which challengers they'd most like to work with next. We hope you’re enjoying FinTech Insider – don’t forget to tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes.
8/11/201722 minutes, 14 seconds
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InsurTech Insider - Ep. 2 Serial disruption

In this episode David and Nigel discuss the latest news and trends in insurtech, including the trend of "serial disruptors" - talent moving away from incumbents to create start ups to fix issues with incumbents' services, as TechCrunch runs more insurtech stories lately, is this the start of insurtech going mainstream? They also talk drone insurance and are smart helmets the new frontier of insurtech? And the personalisation of data and risk to ensure that people are not tarred by tied stereotypes, such as young male drivers being more unreliable than any other demographic. Additionally, as Brolly raise over £1M in funding, we have an interview with their CEO Phoebe Hugh to discuss the latest innovations at Brolly and what they're looking to do longterm. Enjoy the show! Spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes! Special Guests: Nigel Walsh and Phoebe Hugh.
8/9/201729 minutes, 34 seconds
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Ep. 121. News: Amazon is Everywhere

In this episode: First up: Amazon is everywhere, should banks be concerned?, and is Amazon more of a threat than Trump? They also talk AI as RBC launches Siri bill paying functionality and USAA launches a pilot on Alexa. Klarna launches P2P product, Wavy, a rival to ABN AMRO's Tikkie but they have 'Pan-European' capabilities that could make them more influential. Alipay's European expansion continues, and the team discuss the scale of growth in Asia, as South Korean bank Kakao gains 800,000 customers in 4 days and it's not viewed as especially notable. They also debate the potential post-Brexit banking exodus and the wider impact of that on the British economy. And finally, as Andy Murray supposedly invests in Revolut, we talk about the impact of celebrity endorsement on fintechs. Special Guests: Andra Sonea and Tanya Andreasyan.
8/4/201748 minutes, 7 seconds
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Ep. 120. Interview: PwC Financial Wellness Report

In this episode: David interviews Robert Churcher, the author of the Financial Wellness Report and they discuss the growing challenges of financial wellness in today's climate, and the importance of education to help people understand their current financial position, their long term goals and how to achieve them. Advice is also critical, particularly contextual advice that is relative to an individual to help them independently manage their finances and to have confidence in investing. They discuss what the future will look like, especially for young professionals and the different products and services available to them. For further information read the report in full: http://www.pwc.co.uk/financial-services/fintech/assets/boosting-young-professionals-financial-wellness.pdf
8/4/201719 minutes, 6 seconds
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Ep.119. Insights - NFI (Nordic Finance Innovation)

In this episode: We bring you the highlights from an event we attended, organised by NFI, in Scandinavia, where we heard from co-founders and CEOs from some of the most up and coming fintech firms, including Bud, Solaris and Clear Bank, and our very own NED, Chris Skinner. Guests: Edward Maslaveckas - CEO and co-founder, Bud Marko Wenthin - Board Member, Solaris Nick Ogden - Executive Chairman, ClearBank Chris Skinner - Non-Executive Director, 11:FS We hope you’re enjoying FinTech Insider – don’t forget to tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes.
8/2/20171 hour, 12 minutes, 28 seconds
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Ep.118. News: Tokenaires and the Spiral of Complacency

In this episode: The team discuss: Revolut's massive crowd-funding pledges - but what will they do with the money?; Musk vs Zuckerberg on the future of AI; Transferwise's team-up with Apple Pay; and alternative credit scoring as Aire get a deal with Zopa. We also have an exclusive interview with Innovate Finance’s CFO, Abdul Haseeb Basit about their H1 Fintech Investment report. We also talk more bad news for Lloyds as they are forced to pay yet another fine; is too much reliance on consumer credit taking us into the next recession?; and finally, Sweden's government leaks critical information of nearly the entire country. You can find all of these stories and more over at fintechinsidernews.com, sign up now to join the discussion! We hope you’re enjoying FinTech Insider – don’t forget to tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. Special Guest: Sarah Kocianski.
7/31/201759 minutes, 39 seconds
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Ep. 117. Interview: Tim Schaefer Northwestern Mutual

In this episode: David Brear interviews Tim Schaefer about his 29 years at Northwestern Mutual, starting as an entry level, programmer, all the way up to his current role as EVP. Tim takes us through how Northwestern Mutual are embracing technological and cultural changes, team structures and digital products to establish excellence in the space, all tied to driving great customer experience. We hope you’re enjoying FinTech Insider – don’t forget to tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes.
7/28/201730 minutes, 14 seconds
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Ep.116. Insights – Live from TNW 2017

In this episode: We bring you the highlights from The Next Web Conference 2017 in Amsterdam, where we spoke to some fantastic guests – including actual royalty – Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, who speaks to Aden Davies about his new role as a special envoy for StartUpDelta2020. Additionally we have Max Brenssell, International Associate at n26 on their plans for expansion to the UK, followed by Ben Hammersley, of Wired about his views on AI and the impact it’ll have on the jobs market; Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten CEO and co-founder of this very event, TNW 2017, talking about The Next Web and what we can look forward to in 2018, followed by Marc Teerlink Chief Business strategist at IBM. Aden also chats Reshma Sohoni, Co-founder of Seedcamp straight offstage from giving her speech, and Kathryn Myronuk the Synthesis & Convergence Faculty Lead at Singularity University discussing the fantastic work that they do. Guests: Max Brenssell – N26 – International Associate Ben Hammersley – Wired – Futurist & Writer Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten – TNW – CEO and co-founder Marc Teerlink – IBM – Chief Business strategist Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands – Startup Delta – Special Envoy Reshma Sahoni – Co-Founder & Partner – Seedcamp Kathryn Myronuk – Synthesis & Convergence Faculty Lead – Singularity University   Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Episode 116. Insights – Live from TNW 2017 appeared first on 11:FS. Special Guests: Ben Hammersley, Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Marc Teerlink, and Reshma Sohoni.
7/26/201759 minutes, 38 seconds
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Ep. 115. News: buying jewellery from a bank?

In this episode: David, Jason and Simon are joined for this week’s show by news show regulars Liz Lumley and Kadhim Shubber. First up Jason guides the team through recent current account announcements from both Monzo and Starling – are they the hipsters of fintech?, Are they racing each other to release products?, and is there not room enough in the industry for both? They myth-bust the “tech-focus” of BNY Mellon’s new CEO; why “tech” is the tag everyone seems to covet – but saying it does not make it so; Kadhim introduces everyone to Shingy (shingy.com) and was the FCA’s faulty currency convertor tools deliberate or an honest mistake? As Barclays start giving away BPay bands for free they debate whether wearable alternatives to wallets are really a thing? And if they are, should you pay for them? David also chats with David Geale of the FCA on their latest cohort for the regulatory sandbox. Guests: Elizabeth Lumley FinTech commentator & Author of girl-disrupted.com Kadhim Shubber, Reporter at Financial Times David Geale – Director of Policy, FCA News this week: Finextra – Monzo taking it slowly as first limited-edition current accounts come onstream- Link  Starling Bank YouTube – Starling goes live with Apple Pay – Link Finextra – Paypal partners with Samsung Pay – Link Bloomberg – BNY Mellon appoints tech-focused Charles Scharf as its CEO – Link Finextra – FCA issues warning over misleading currency converter tools – Link Business Insider – Ratesetter has £80m of loans go bad – Link City AM  – Barclays to give away “BPay” bands for free – Link FT – Tech “start-ups” raise $1.3Bn from “ICOs” Link Guardian – End of the ‘rip-off’: all charges for paying by card to be banned – Link Chicagotribune –  Man robs bank while 4 children wait outside in SUV – Link The post Episode 115. News: buying jewellery from a bank? appeared first on 11:FS. Special Guests: David Geale, Kadhim Shubber, and Liz Lumley.
7/24/20171 hour, 13 minutes, 5 seconds
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Ep. 114. Interview – Mariano Belinky & Shachar Bialick

In this episode Jason Bates and David Brear interview Mariano Belinky,  Managing Partner of Santander InnoVentures and Shachar Bialick, CEO of Curve, following the announcement last week of Santander’s recent investment in Curve, in an expansion of their growing fintech portfolio. They discuss how InnoVentures fits into Santander’s digital approach, and what the investment of Curve and two other fintechs brings them, the longterm business plan of Curve and how Santander’s investment will help them achieve this. They also talk APIs, open banking and what our guests’ views on upcoming PSD2 directives are. Find out more about Santander InnoVentures here and Curve at imaginecurve.com Learn more about Mariano by connecting on LinkedIn or follow him on Twitter, and you can also find Shachar on LinkedIn or on Twitter. We hope you’re enjoying FinTech Insider – don’t forget to tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep. 114. Interview – Mariano Belinky & Shachar Bialick appeared first on 11:FS. Special Guests: Mariano Belinky and Shachar Bialick.
7/21/201738 minutes, 33 seconds
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InsurTech Insider Ep1. – InsurTech 101

InsurTech Insider is a new show in the 11Media network, hosted by David Brear and co-host Nigel Walsh, of Deloitte, dedicated to all things insurtech. In Nigel’s words “there’s no better time to be in insurance” – and both he, David and their special guests will take you through the trends, changes and news stories, and the new startups, disruptors and technology in the insurance industry right now. Fittingly for our very first episode, the guys discuss exactly what is InsurTech? Is it just “fintech’s little brother” – or so much more than that? We find out the 101. They also discuss how much data is too much?; the importance of incumbent and insurtech relationships, the education of customers, and the overall shift in the industry from price and product to value and service. Guests: Nigel Walsh – partner at Deloitte, with focus on InsurTech, Technology Transformation and Digital Ben Green – Digital Director, Tock Insurance Freddy McNamara – CEO and Founder of Cuvva. Keep an eye out for Episode 2, coming soon! Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post InsurTech Insider Ep1. – InsurTech 101 appeared first on 11:FS. Special Guests: Ben Green, Freddy Macnamara, and Nigel Walsh.
7/19/201748 minutes, 18 seconds
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Ep. 113 News: Is Cash Dying?

In this episode In a fun packed episode, David is joined by regular guest Ghela Boskovich, alongside Edward Maslaveckas, Jeff Tijssen and Gabrielle Inzirillo, who made her Fintech Insider debut, having only just stepped off the Eurostar from Paris. The team discuss whether or not cash transactions are dying out in the UK thanks to the convenience of contactless payments – (1/3 of all card transactions are now contactless) – and the UK’s reduction in reliance on credit cards overall. Conversely, on the other side of the pond the US are now “hooked on credit”, is this the result of glamorous loyalty programmes or poor financial education? They also debate whether or not the UK cares about challenger banks; what the implications are of Stripe going after the Chinese market with integration of Alipay; US’s reluctance to adopt APIs; Revolut’s move to take on the Asian market following major investment; and how freaked out you’d be if your ATM started sending you handwritten messages, along with much more. Guests Ghela Boskovich – Founder and Global Ambassador, FemTech Edward Maslaveckas – CEO and Co-founder, Bud Jeff Tijssen – Head of Fintech and Partnerships, Capco Gabrielle Inzirillo – Founding Member, BNP Paribas, Plug and Play News this week Business Insider – UK card payments overtake cash, but less bought on credit – Link – Business Insider – America is hooked on credit cards — and it’s pretty clear why – Link Finextra – Brits unmoved by new digital challengers – Link Guardian – Lloyds Bank brings in single overdraft rate in radical shake-up – Link Tech Crunch – Confirmed: London fintech Curve raises $10M Series A – Link  Business Insider – Worldpay shares drop sharply after it agrees a £9.1 billion deal with Vantiv – Link Finextra – HSBC and Barclays join EU project to test the use of digital IDs for cross-border banking- Link Tech Crunch – Stripe adds support for Alipay and WeChat Pay, China’s top digital payment services- Link  Finextra – Nacha sets sights on standardised APIs – Link  BBC News–  RBS agrees £3.65bn settlement over risky mortgages in US – Link  CNBC –  Revolut raises $66 million in venture capital investment; eyes expansion in Asia & US- Link Guardian – Texas man trapped inside ATM rescued after passing notes through receipt slot – Link The post Ep. 113 News: Is Cash Dying? appeared first on 11:FS. Special Guests: Edward Maslaveckas , Gabrielle Inzirillo, Ghela Boskovich, and Jeff Tijssen.
7/17/201750 minutes, 13 seconds
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Ep. 112. Interview – Laurent le Moal, CEO, PayU

In this episode Jason Bates interviews Laurent le Moal, CEO of PayU, the leading online payments provider, dedicated to growth markets, at Money20/20 Europe in Copenhagen. PayU’s primary focus is to help merchants accept payments and they operate in a wide range countries around the world including India, Latin America, Turkey and Russia. Laurent tells us that PayU currently manage an incredible 250 different ways to accept payments – including globally recognised cards, regional payment schemes, bank based accounts, legacy systems based on cash. Their focus being on digital transactions and they process 60% of all e-commerce transactions in India alone. Laurent and Jason discuss PayU’s existing huge market share and their plans for expansion into further digital payment products to serve consumers based around credit scoring in less developed countries. They also debate fintech changes and developments worldwide and where the trends are coming from, and where to watch for future investment opportunities. For more information on Laurent, connect with him on Twitter or LinkedIn or check out PayU. Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep. 112. Interview – Laurent le Moal, CEO, PayU appeared first on 11:FS. Special Guest: Laurent Le Moal.
7/14/201716 minutes, 6 seconds
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Ep. 111. Insights: Money20/20 Europe, Part 2

In this episode: We bring you the second roundup of  highlights from Money20/20 Europe in Copenhagen. We caught up with some fascinating guests, speakers and interviewees; starting with the founder of Moola and ITV’s resident Money Expert, Gemma Godfrey, who chatted to Simon about Moola – the online investment services she founded to help people invest their money easily and intuitively, and her time as an adviser to Arnold Schwarzernegger on The Celebrity Apprentice USA. Jason then catches up with Marko and Nigel from Solaris who give us an exclusive announcement of their new partnership; followed by Jaidev Janardana, the CEO of Zopa who discusses Zopa’s expansion from P2P lending to marketplace lending, and the company’s overall evolution since its launch in 2005. Jason also speaks to Jack Harris of Wirecard, a German-based company who collaborate with start ups and fintechs to empower them using Wirecard’s own banking licence; Jack tells Jason about their plans for future development and their global aspirations. Next up, Simon chats to Amy Neal from Mastercard about their engagement with startups and the 6 new startups they’ve just partnered with, including Tonetag who are introducing sound-based contactless payments. Finally, Meaghan interviews Pranay Jain, CEO of Enterprise Bot who are revolutionising customer service using AI to humanise response systems. Guests: Gemma Godfrey – Founder, Moola and ITV’s Money Expert Marko Wethin – Board Member, Solaris Jaidev Janarnada – CEO, Zopa Jack Harris – Vice President, Financial Institutions & Fintech, Wirecard Amy Neal – VP and Senior Business Lead, Mastercard Pranay Jain – CEO, Enterprise Bot Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep. 111. Insights: Money20/20 Europe, Part 2 appeared first on 11:FS. Special Guests: Amy Neale, Gemma Godfrey, Jack Harris, Jaidev Janardana, Marko Wenthin, and Pranay Jain.
7/12/201736 minutes, 42 seconds
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Ep. 274. News: Digitising Pocket Money

In this episode David and Simon are joined by regular Sarah Kocianski, and RFi and Sky News Australia’s Chloe James, who makes her Fintech Insider  debut, for this week’s news. First up, they discuss the pros and cons of “screen-scraping” – do banks only want open banking on their terms and to pick and choose the bits of it they want?; is it right that challengers only get one representative at the Open Banking Initiative- and is Atom really a challenger bank?;  and is a CIO title unnecessary?  You can’t innovate in a silo, it needs to go company wide, nor can one person or department “own” innovation, that only creates turf wars. There are also strong views on the ‘culture of harassment’ for women in tech as reported by the New York Times and how sad it is that this culture already permeates an industry that’s so young. The necessity of speaking up to shatter unconscious bias in the industry is paramount. They also take on Danske Bank’s pocket money app to allow parents the ability to digitise pocket money for their children and have an online overview of what they do with it – could this be a key to improved financial education for children? The team also reflect on the ‘changing of the guard’ at Tesco Bank as their CEO steps down after 10 years; on MBank putting themselves forward as a template for others as they licence their tech platform, and on Tide’s $14M raise from the same backers as Spotify – can they now live up to their hype of being the “Monzo of business”? Guests Sarah Kocianski, Senior Research Analyst Fintech at Business Insider UK Chloe James – Group Media Director – RFi Group & Presenter at Sky News Australia News this week Finextra – EBA rejects Commission amendments on screen scraping under PSD2 – Link Open Banking – Atom Bank CEO Joins Open Banking Initiative As Challenger Bank Representative – Link Finextra – HSBC hires Diana Biggs to lead business model innovation – Link Bloomberg – Tesco Bank Says Chief Executive Higgins to Retire Next Year – Link Techcrunch – Curve now lets you ‘go back in time’ and switch the card you paid with retroactively – Link FinTech Insider News –  Poland’s mBank to license tech platform to third party financial institutions – Link FinTech Insider News – Danske Bank develops pocket money app – move over Osper / GoHenry – Link New York Times – Women in Tech Speak Frankly on Culture of Harassment – Link Business Insider – Fintech startup Tide: $14 million boost from Spotify backers Creandum – Link Medium – Bag Snatchers, Monzo, and a night of adventure in London. – Link The post Ep. 274. News: Digitising Pocket Money appeared first on 11:FS. Special Guests: Chloé James and Sarah Kocianski.
7/10/201759 minutes, 56 seconds
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Ep. 273. Interviews – Rita Liu & Edward Budd

In this episode From last week’s magnificent Money20/20 Europe, Jason interviews Rita Liu, Head of Alipay (Europe, the Middle East and Africa), the world’s largest mobile and online payments platform since 2014, and Simon catches up with Edward Budd, Managing Director and Chief Digital Officer of Global Transaction Banking at Deutsche Bank. Rita tells us about the European expansion of Alipay, and the innovations in fintech coming from China and the Asian market; and some of the new, cool initiatives from Ant Financial and Alipay, including carbon saving monitoring, (e.g. paperless payments), resulting in Alipay planting trees once you reach a certain threshold. She also explains Alipay’s ethos in relation to testing and creating new products at scale, and partnerships with retailers to grow Alipay’s use and exposure in Europe. Edward Budd tells Simon about Deutsche Bank’s digital trade opportunities, opening up the market for new clients, and new market segments. Their particular focus currently is on small business owners and international trade between them, drawing on collaboration between multiple banks to serve an existing but underserved segment to help improve the dedicated financial services for this sector. Edward goes onto explain how experimentation is important to Deutsche bank, and changing up traditional business model from the top down to change culture and leadership in order to innovate. Find out more from Rita at Alipay.com, connect with her on LinkedIn, or follow her on Twitter. Learn more about Edward by: DB.com or connect with him on LinkedIn. We hope you’re enjoying FinTech Insider – don’t forget to tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes.   The post Ep. 273. Interviews – Rita Liu & Edward Budd appeared first on 11:FS.
7/7/201720 minutes, 26 seconds
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Ep. 272. Insights: Money20/20 Europe, Part 1

In this episode: We bring you the highlights from last week’s amazing event at Money20/20 Europe in beautiful Copenhagen. We caught up with some fascinating guests, speakers and interviewees including: Derek White from BBVA speaking to Simon about open platforms, APIs and customer input in development of new products; Jason interviews Andrew and Tac from JCB International; and Bill Gajda, SVP at VISA announcing their partnership with Klarna; and Simon catches up with Bianca Lopes, SVP of BioConnect, about data privacy, online identification and online reputation management. Next up, Simon chats to Aaron Phethean from Temenos about their software, marketplace partnerships and scalability with fintechs and incumbents; followed by Eugene Danilkis the CEO of Mambu, the SaaS banking software provider. David interviews Don Ginsel, the founder of Holland Fintech, ahead of Money20/2o Europe going to Amsterdam next year; and finally Meaghan talks to Lav Odorović, CEO of Penta. Guests: Derek White – Creating, BBVA Andrew Doukanaris – SVP, Sales & Marketing, JCB International (Europe) Ltd Tac Watanabe – EVP, Brand Infrastructure & Technologies, JCB Co., Ltd. Bill Gajda – SVP, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships at Visa Bianca Lopes – Vice President Business Development & Strategic Marketing, BioConnect Aaron Phethean – MarketPlace Director at Temenos Eugene Danilkis – Co-Founder & CEO at Mambu Don Ginsel – Founder, Holland Fintech Lav Odorović – Co-founder & CEO, Penta Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep. 272. Insights: Money20/20 Europe, Part 1 appeared first on 11:FS.
7/5/201757 minutes, 38 seconds
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Ep. 271. News: LIVE from Money20/20 Europe

In this episode We bring you our first ever live podcast, recorded in front of a live audience at Money20/20 Europe, Copenhagen. With all four of our regular hosts, David Brear, Jason Bates, Simon Taylor and Chris Skinner, plus six fantastic guests from the world of fintech and banking (and previous podcasts), they discuss the latest news and stories with additional audience interaction, including: Goldman Sachs’ lending business hitting its first $1bn mark, is this a good thing or is it old news?, the pros and cons of card use and card readers vs smartphone points of sale – as pioneered by Jack Dorsey’s Square; and the merits of Will.i.am as an advisor to Atom Bank and personification of their market sector, which opens up discussion of who other banks would be if they were a pop star. We also hear Starling’s own Megan Cawood on their European expansion and Simon and Ajit lead the audience into a cryptocurrency Q&A explaining the Ethereum “flash crash” and what this means for Ethereum’s future, and cryptocurrency in general, and they attempt to address the same old question: is it a bubble, should I hold or sell? Guests Ali Patterson – Editor in Chief, FinTech Finance Leda Glyptis – Chief Innovation Officer, Qatar National Bank Meaghan Johnson – Co-founder and Director of Research at 11:FS Jamie Campbell – Head of Awareness at Bud Ajit Tripathi – Director, Fintech and Digital Banking, PWC Megan Caywood – Chief Platform Officer, Starling Bank News this week Business Insider – Goldman Sachs’ new online lending business has already hit a $1 billion milestone – Link Financial Review – Square gets green light to take on banks with ‘PIN on glass’ mobile technology – Link Tech City News -Will.i.am reveals why he became an advisor to UK FinTech startup Atom Bank – Link Venture Beat – Stripe refocuses European effort with 6 new markets and expanded payments platform – Link Tech Crunch – Starling Bank passports to Europe, first stop Ireland – Link CNBC –  Despite $319 to 10 cents flash crash, ethereum still has massive potential, says digital currency expert – Link Techcrunch – Coinbase is reimbursing losses caused by the Ethereum flash crash – Link Bloomberg – Jack Ma’s Ant Financial Nearly Doubles Profits Amid Deal Push – Link The post Ep. 271. News: LIVE from Money20/20 Europe appeared first on 11:FS.
7/3/201749 minutes, 33 seconds
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Ep. 270. Interview – Jonathan Larsen, Chief Innovation Officer, Ping An

In this episode David is joined by the multi-talented Jonathan Larsen, who is simultaneously CIO of Ping An, based in Hong Kong and CEO of their Global Voyager Fund. The Global Voyager Fund is a $1billion fund for investment in global fintech, and Jonathan and his team ensure that via this fund they have access to the best innovation around the globe and the best partnerships opportunities. He discusses the impact of financial innovation in China and the enormous opportunities for scalability that China offers, unlike anywhere else. Equally, he tells us about the international opportunities that have arisen from this, reversing the flow of technological advancement from China to the rest of the world whereas previously the flow was going in the opposite direction. The biggest opportunity in China is fintech for healthcare but this is also branching out worldwide with platforms sponsored by the Global Voyager Fund, such as gooddoctor.com the “uber of doctors”. Jonathan also shares with us his visions for the future where businesses are information led and data is the biggest asset, meaning companies are no longer tied into one fixed industry. Want to know more? Check out Ping An, or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn. Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep. 270. Interview – Jonathan Larsen, Chief Innovation Officer, Ping An appeared first on 11:FS.
6/30/201714 minutes, 7 seconds
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Ep. 269. Interview – Ali Niknam, CEO of Bunq

In this episode Simon interviews Ali Niknam, CEO of Bunq, who firstly, tells us all about where the name Bunq came from, what the brand name means and stands for, and how important that is to the company ethos and their overall mantra of being “the bank of the free”. Bunq is a small company with big ambitions for geographic expansion and scalability; Ali tells us that control and ownership is so important to them (they do not outsource their development); and he deliberately chose to run a small team to deliver the best quality products and experience for the end user. It is also part of Bunq’s USP that they take on user feedback when developing their products and are not afraid to experiment, for example they were first bank in the world to try face recognition software. Ali also explains Bunq’s target market and customer demographics, and the Bunq service-orientated business model, in essence: “not making money with money”. Want to know more? Check out Bunq.com, follow them on Twitter, or connect with Ali on LinkedIn. Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep. 269. Interview – Ali Niknam, CEO of Bunq appeared first on 11:FS.
6/28/201724 minutes, 48 seconds
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Ep. 268. News: It’s raining money in Durham

In this episode We have a whole host of hosts as David, Jason, Simon and Aden are joined by Mariano Belinky and Jamie Campbell for the news. This week in a European-led section of the show the team discuss Swedish giant Klarna getting it’s official banking licence to begin delivering financial services, Spain’s first fully digital bank, European “robo advice”, and the European Central Bank demanding declaration of all cyber security breaches. It’s raining money in Durham as Atom gets a further £30 million investment from the government, and why did Will.i.am became an advisor to Atom – and does it work? Additionally, they also take on the Barclays execs’ fraud charges during the financial crisis in 2008, ahead of their hearing next week; and an equally political story on the other side of the pond: Elizabeth Warren’s attempts to remove 12 Wells Fargo board members. Finally, the guys also discuss whether PayPal are right to dismiss the Apple Pay challenge; and the impact of two thirds of the world’s population now having mobile phone access and what does that mean for digital innovation? Guests Mariano Belinky – Managing Partner at Santander InnoVentures Jamie Campbell – Head of Awareness at Bud News this week  Techcrunch – Klarna gets a full banking license, gears up to go beyond financing payments – Link Techcrunch – Monese adds Direct Debits to become even more like a regular bank account – Link Banking Tech – Spain’s first fully digital bank Openbank in major transformation – Link Bloomberg – Barclays and Four Former Execs Charged Over Qatar Probe – Link CNBC – Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls for removal of 12 Wells Fargo board members – Link  Business Insider – BlackRock gets into European ‘robo advice’ as it leads €30 million investment in Scalable Capital – Link Business Insider – Atom Bank gets £30 million from the government as Philip Hammond pledges investment boost – Lin Tech City News – Will.i.am reveals why he became an advisor to UK FinTech startup Atom Bank – Link The Telegraph – PayPal chief dismisses Apple Pay challenge – Link City AM – Banks to be forced to reveal all cyber security breaches to the European Central Bank – Link NFC World – Swedish commuters validate tickets using NFC microchips implanted in their hands – Link Daily Fintech – International Regtech Association Launch and IBM Watson announce Regtech Apps – Link Venture Beat – 5 billion people now have a mobile phone connection – Link The post Ep. 268. News: It’s raining money in Durham appeared first on 11:FS.
6/28/20171 hour, 9 minutes, 21 seconds
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Ep. 267. Interview – Nathan Bostock, CEO Santander UK

In this episode Simon interviews Nathan Bostock, CEO of Santander UK. Nathan explains how Santander is embracing the tech changes facing the banking industry, and the shifting customer behaviours in their interactions with the bank with the help of digital innovation. He also tells us that digital innovation evolves around good customer service so Santander tries maintain “customer-centricity” in all it does, to drive its customer experience forward, and that hiring strong digital talent is so important to them to help them achieve this. Nathan also tells us that the Santander company ethos and mindset is that of a challenger, not an incumbent, so they are always looking for opportunities for innovation that can challenge the status quo, while simultaneously taking customer data security very seriously. One key opportunity for innovation is that of partnership with fintech companies and Nathan explains the success of their partnership with small business lending company, Kabbage. Want to know more? Visit http://www.santander.co.uk/uk/index or https://uk.kabbage.com/ Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep. 267. Interview – Nathan Bostock, CEO Santander UK appeared first on 11:FS.
6/23/201717 minutes, 52 seconds
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Ep. 266. Insights – RFI Global Banking Summit

In this episode: We bring you the highlights from the RFI global banking summit where we were lucky enough to speak to a variety of different guests, on a range of topics. First up, Aden spoke with Louise Beaumont, Co-Chair at Open Bank Working Group, to talk about all things open banking, before he dived into a chat with regular FinTech Insider guest Ghela Boskovich. Later on he chats to Luis Rodriguez, VP Strands Lab and Ricky Knox, founder of Tandem. Later on, Simon Taylor takes the reigns as he chats with Mike Kelly, the Founder of Curl, Jesse McWaters of the World Economic Forum, Charles Green, CEO of RFi Group, the host of the event, and Yarrick, CEO of NBank. Guests: Louise Beaumont – Co chair, Open Bank Working Group Luis Rodriguez, VP Strands Labs Ghela Boskovich Ricky Knox – founder of Tandem Mike Kelly – Founder of Curl Jesse McWaters – Financial Innovation Lead, The World Economic Forum Charles Green – Founder and Group CEO RFi   Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep. 266. Insights – RFI Global Banking Summit appeared first on 11:FS. Special Guest: Ghela Boskovich.
6/21/201755 minutes, 25 seconds
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Ep. 265. News: Guess who’s back?

In this episode David is back! He and Aden are joined by regulars Liz and Sarah for the news. This week the team take on The FCA’s cohort 3 and reveals cohort 2 for their sandbox; Amazon flexing it’s financial services muscles; and the “demise of a fintech darling” as Monetise is to be acquired by Fiserv for £70million, when it was previously valued at £2billion. They also ask “what the hell is Zelle?” – the instant transfer app taking the US by storm, a key rival of Venmo, a product of six banks working together with 86million instantly available customers, it looks set to make big waves. The team also tackle Uber upheavals, and the ongoing sexism disputes threatening to tear the company apart,  leaving it currently without a CEO, CTO or COO – is this the beginning of the end for them? Even if it’s not, being the “Uber of banking” may no longer be a thing to aspire to. They also discuss what is the future for the small town bank branches and is honesty the best policy?, as Monzo sends out open communications explaining the need to verify 20,000 customer accounts or else to shut them down. And finally… Potcoin Dennis Rodman and North Korea – is this a movie waiting to happen? Guests Sarah Kocianski, Senior Research Analyst Fintech at Business Insider UK Elizabeth Lumley FinTech commentator & Author of girl-disrupted.com News this week FCA – Financial Conduct Authority provides update on regulatory sandbox – Link Reuters – Amazon lent $1 billion to merchants to boost sales on its marketplace Link Finextra – Fiserv to acquire Monitise for £70 million – Link New York Times – Cash Faces a new challenger in Zelle, A mobile banking service Link BizJournals – Bank of America launches new high-tech financial centers around U.S Link The Guardian – As we wave goodbye to cash, ATMs have had to get a whole lot smarter Link Finextra – Monzo may have to freeze some accounts under new money laundering rules – Link The FT – Deutsche Bank wealth arm targets Asia super-rich Link New York Times – Uber embraces major reforms as Travis Kalanick, steps away Link New York Times – David Bonderman resigns from Uber board after Sexist remark – Link The Register – Ta-ta, security: Bungling Tata devs leaked banks’ code on public GitHub repo, says IT bloke Link FNLondon – Email hoaxer catches out top brass at Citi and Goldman Link The Verge – A cryptocurrency for weed is sending Dennis Rodman back to North Korea Link The post Ep. 265. News: Guess who’s back? appeared first on 11:FS. Special Guests: Liz Lumley and Sarah Kocianski.
6/19/201758 minutes, 30 seconds
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Ep. 264. Interview – Daphne de Kluis – CEO of Commercial Banking, ABN AMRO

In this episode Jason interviews Daphne de Kluis, CEO of commercial banking at ABN AMRO, the Dutch banking giant. Speaking at the Beyond Banking event in Amsterdam, Daphne and Jason discuss the importance of the event to enhance co-creation between partners, external clients, and customers to shape the future of banking and products. She believes in the importance of asking clients for their feedback and what they want from their bank to create more collaborative development that allows ABN AMRO to reach beyond the boundaries of the traditional bank and offer better customer service. They discuss the value of entrepreneurship and ABN AMRO’s ongoing efforts to change the company culture to challenge their employees to think outside the box and work more like entrepreneurs, no small feat in such a giant organisation! Jason also asks her for her views on fintech and challenger banks – does she see them as a threat? They also discuss her thoughts on digitisation in banking – is it almost complete or barely begun?, ABN AMRO’s route to innovation and how talent is always key priority. Want to know more? Reach out to Daphne via the ABN AMRO website, or connect with her on LinkedIn. Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep. 264. Interview – Daphne de Kluis – CEO of Commercial Banking, ABN AMRO appeared first on 11:FS.
6/16/201719 minutes, 23 seconds
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Ep. 263 – News: Dodd Frank, Trump, Elections, Unicorns – what didn’t happen this week?

In this episode Simon and Aden are joined by regulars Ghela and Sarah for the news. This week we discuss all things politics on both sides of the pond, especially THAT Dodd Frank legislation repeal proposed by Trump, that seems to have flown slightly under the radar while we were all looking the other way, watching Comey’s testimony- and what this would mean for banks and their customers if it happens. Also on the table is the UK election result and the potential “Brexit dilemma”: other European fintech hubs could take the talent and budget away from London – will London fight back? They also tackle whether it’s possible for incumbents to ever truly become fintech firms, or will innovation always get bogged down in middle management? On the flipside is Coinbase, who has just achieved unicorn status with their latest valuation – is it a game-changer to have a cryptocurrency firm inducted into unicornland? The team also debate whether it’s a big deal that Apple have announced a peer-to-peer payment service, to compete with Venmo; and with Atom postponing the launch of their current accounts, are they struggling to be truly digital? Additionally they all agree that Ant Financial is a beast but it is not yet a bank, can it successfully make the switch? Finally, how do we feel about Australia’s attempt to rename its currency the Dollarydoo – and can the change of a currency’s name affect it’s worth? Guests Ghela Boskovich Sarah Kocianski, Senior Research Analyst Fintech at Business Insider UK News this week Politics! Trump and Comey, Dodd Frank legislation repeals, and the UK election result. Recode –  Apple just announced its own Venmo competitor built into iMessage – Link Atom postpones current account launch – Link The Telegraph – Aviva eyeing AI and big data in bid to become fintech firm – Link  Coin Telegraph – Coinbase Valued at $1 Bln, Could Target More Aggressive Global Expansion – Link Nikkei Asian Review – Ant Financial seen becoming world’s top consumer bank – Link Polish fintech companies face Brexit dilemma – Link Marketwatch – A petition to call Australia’s currency ‘the Dollarydoo’ has 50,000 signatures – Link The post Ep. 263 – News: Dodd Frank, Trump, Elections, Unicorns – what didn’t happen this week? appeared first on 11:FS. Special Guests: Ghela Boskovich and Sarah Kocianski.
6/14/201756 minutes, 17 seconds
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Ep 262. State of Fintech: Amsterdam

In this episode Jason and Simon catch up with ABN AMRO’s Freek de Steenwinkel & Roland Booijen, and Ali Niknam, CEO of Dutch challenger bank, Bunq to discuss traditional banking vs challenger banks and fintech in the Netherlands. Are fintechs competing with incumbents or assisting incumbents? They find out how our guests feel about hackathons, hiring developer talent, APIs and the up-coming PSD2 directive. They also discuss regulations, compliance and new product development, in particular ABN AMRO’s Tikkie – an easy-to-use payment management tool, allowing peer to peer transfers via WhatsApp. Freek, Roland and Ali also give their predictions on the future of the Dutch fintech market as a whole, and its impact on existing banks and financial products. Guests Freek de Steenwinkel – Lead Product owner Tikkie (ABN AMRO) Roland Booijen –  Director of Digital Strategy & Innovation – ABN AMRO Ali Niknam – CEO of Bunq Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep 262. State of Fintech: Amsterdam appeared first on 11:FS.
6/12/201749 minutes, 8 seconds
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Ep 261. Interview – Paul Lipman, CEO of Bullguard

In this episode David interviews Paul Lipman, CEO of Bullguard, the consumer cyber security experts. Following very topical compromises of ransomware around the world, Paul explains how Bullguard are always fighting a constant battle with the “bad guys” to stay ahead of cyber threats to protect their customers across all their devices. We learn how institutions are still too reliant on old software, exposing their vulnerability and that “patching up” fixes are not enough. Paul reminds us that any software can be hacked and that cyber security education across all businesses and industries is paramount as often it’s us humans that let the side down, no matter how secure the internal systems are! Paul also discusses his new product, Dojo by Bullguard, a smart home security solution that is designed to protect all your smart devices in the home from being compromised and inadvertently sharing your data to unwanted third parties; and the Dojo Pebble, a notification device that updates you on the data security of your home and lets you know in real time if any threats are found. Want to know more? Read all about Bullguard and the Dojo product on their website or follow Paul on Twitter. Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes.   The post Ep 261. Interview – Paul Lipman, CEO of Bullguard appeared first on 11:FS.
6/9/201723 minutes, 43 seconds
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Ep. 260 – Blockchain Special Part 3: EEA and ZCash – Open Blockchains for Enterprise?

In this episode In the third of our three part Blockchain Special, Simon and Colin are joined by some very special guests to discuss EEA, ZCash and the potential similarities between blockchain and the rise of cryptocurrencies and the dot-com bubble in the 90s, and asks the question: “Why should we be paying attention?”. They also debate the anonymity of blockchain and user privacy; and centralisation vs decentralisation in blockchain APIs – do we still need the middle man? In the second half they discuss highly topical news stories such as the EU’s pledge to invest in blockchain research and Theresa May’s proposal for greater internet security and access to public data – is she asking for the impossible?  Like what you heard? Look out for Blockchain Insider – a dedicated podcast to all things blockchain, coming soon! Guests Jack Gavigan – COO at Z-Cash (The Zerocoin Electric Coin Company) Alex Batlin – Co-Founder at Enterprise Ethereum Alliance and Global Head of Emerging Business & Technology and Global Blockchain Lead at BNY Mellon Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes.   The post Ep. 260 – Blockchain Special Part 3: EEA and ZCash – Open Blockchains for Enterprise? appeared first on 11:FS.
6/7/20171 hour, 8 minutes, 47 seconds
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Ep259 – News: Dirty Money

In this episode Aden and Simon are joined by regulars Kadhim and Liz for the news. This week we find out if it’s really necessary to use VR in banking; and, as ATMs are dying and costing banks to run, we discuss the pros and cons of hard cash versus digital transactions – and the various reasons why people are still keen on cash. We also myth-bust the theory that consumers are less trusting of robots or AI for banking and money movements than they would be for major surgery; and if it’s true Google can track what you’re buying online and offline via your credit card purchases – and how do we feel about this? Finally, the team debate the importance of big banks and banking regulators beginning to pay attention to fintech, and why Chicago should be a fintech hub, but isn’t. Guests Elizabeth Lumley FinTech commentator & Author of girl-disrupted.com Kadhim Shubber, Reporter at Financial Times News this week Finextra –  BNP Paribas jumps into virtual reality – Link Finextra – Bank of America preps data sharing service – Link Finextra – Dutch banks bid to manage falling cash use through joint ATM network – Link HSBC partners with AI startup to combat money laundering – Link Bloomberg – HSBC Discovers Consumers Trust Robots for Surgery Over Savings – Link MIT Techreview – Google Now Tracks Your Credit Card Purchases and Connects Them to Its Online Profile of You – Link President of the ECB talks Fintech  – Link Sydney Morning Herald –  China’s P2P lending market 24x bigger than the US fintech lending market  – Link Coindesk – India’s ‘BankChain’ Consortium Launches Blockchain KYC System – Link Chicago should be a fintech hub but why isn’t it? – Link The post Ep259 – News: Dirty Money appeared first on 11:FS. Special Guests: Kadhim Shubber and Liz Lumley.
6/5/20171 hour, 7 minutes, 42 seconds
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Ep258 – Interview: Valentin Stalf, Co-Founder & CEO at N26

In this episode We welcome back Valentin Stalf, CEO of N26 back to the show. Simon spends some time to catch up with Valentin on N26’s growth and how they’ve forged ahead expanding to new countries. Valentin talks about what is needed to be done to enter the UK market. We cover N26’s growing pains related to cyber security, Valentin’s approach to countering it and using bug bounty programs to create a sustained defence. We talk to advantages of digital on boarding and what the future looks like for N26 and open API’s. We then find out what it’s like to be a young CEO and how to stay productive while having the world on your shoulders. You can follow Valentin on Twitter here and learn more about N26 on their website. Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes.   The post Ep258 – Interview: Valentin Stalf, Co-Founder & CEO at N26 appeared first on 11:FS.
6/2/201719 minutes, 20 seconds
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Ep257 – Blockchain Special Part 2: Consensus Recap

In this episode   Part 2 of our Blockchain Special, Simon and Colin with a roster of fascinating guests focus on the recent Consensus conference. We cover what the conference is, who should be attending and where it means to the industry. We give you a crash course on the difference between cryptocurrencies and DLT, what the main impacts ledger technology will have on banks and what is causing the major spikes in crypto currency prices right now. Stay tuned in for our final part next week. Guests Ghela Boskovich Ajit Tripathi, Director, Fintech and Digital Banking at PwC Jeremy Millar, Chief Of Staff at ConsenSys Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep257 – Blockchain Special Part 2: Consensus Recap appeared first on 11:FS. Special Guest: Ghela Boskovich.
6/1/201751 minutes, 51 seconds
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Ep256 – News: We’re Breaking Free

In this episode David, Jason and Simon jump into the news accompanied by Richard Davies. This week borderless bank accounts, can your voice be secure and we make Simon talk Apple pay. We also have interviews from Transferwise, Seedrs and Pensionbee to cover their big announcements this week. Guests Richard Davies Global Head of Propositions at HSBC Joe Cross General Manager at Transferwise Jeff Lynn CEO at Seedrs Romina Savova CEO at Pensionbee News this week Techcrunch – TransferWise launches ‘Borderless’ account for businesses, sole traders and freelancers – Link BBC fools HSBC voice recognition security system – Link Apple Pay now supports higher value transactions at most UK contactless tills – Link American Banker – If banks wait for APIs to be mandated, it will be too late – Link British firm Seedrs plans a secondary market for crowd-funded shares – Link afr.com – How Pocketbook went from a Sydney spreadsheet to a fintech with 300,000 users – Link PensionsBee partners with Revolut Crypto craziness! A story on it all going off! Reuters – BofA, HSBC, Intel, others invest $107 mln in blockchain startup R3 – Link The post Ep256 – News: We’re Breaking Free appeared first on 11:FS.
5/30/20171 hour, 8 minutes, 22 seconds
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Ep255 – Interview: Christopher Giancarlo, Acting Chairman CFTC

For this very special edition of Fintech Insider Interviews, Simon had the chance to talk to Christopher Giancarlo, Acting Chairman of the CFTC. Christopher walks us through what the CFTC is and how they differ from the SEC. He talks about how the CTFC are trying to foster new innovation through their LabCFTC initiative. LabCFTC is an effort to become an early adopter regulator looking into applications of machine learning, AI, DLT and Blockchain technologies being applied to regulatory challenges. Christopher speaks to Simon about the value of new technology and what an updated regulatory environment could look like going forward. Want more of Christopher? You can follow him on Twitter here. You can find out more about the CFTC on their website. Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep255 – Interview: Christopher Giancarlo, Acting Chairman CFTC appeared first on 11:FS.
5/26/201722 minutes, 26 seconds
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Ep254 – Blockchain Special Part 1: Tokens

In this episode As crypto currency interest and prices reach an all time high Simon and Colin bring you the first of a three part special on Blockchain. We delve into the hurricane of news that surfaced this week talking all time high prices, Bitcoin’s effect on national security and the CFTC’s foray into the blockchain. In our second half tokens and ICO’s are on the table as we explain what exactly an ICO is, what tokens are, what industries are reacting and why you should be paying attention. Keep an eye out for part 2 next week!   Guests Kadhim Shubber, Reporter at Financial Times Euros Evans Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep254 – Blockchain Special Part 1: Tokens appeared first on 11:FS.
5/24/20171 hour, 22 minutes, 22 seconds
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Ep253 – CyberRansomWarfare!

In this episode Jason, Simon and Andra are joined by Myke and Liz for the news. We find out if bitcoin to blame for ransomware, whether consumers actually want to cut the banks out of loans. Everyone debates why anyone would want to buy the Co-Op. Jason commits a vile podcast sin and will Google be your next bank? Guests Elizabeth Lumley FinTech commentator & Author of girl-disrupted.com Myke Hurley Co-Founder at Relay FM News this week   BBC News – Massive ransomware infection hits computers in 99 countries – Link The Register – After years of warnings, mobile network hackers exploit SS7 flaws to drain bank accounts – Link Business Insider – Zopa becomes the first of the ‘Big 3’ peer-to-peer lenders to be authorised by the City watchdog – Link Business Insider – Startup bank Tandem cuts headcount after funding setback – Link City AM – Virgin Money walks away from Co-op Bank takeover talks after months of speculation – Link Quartz – The world’s most successful mobile money market is introducing cross-network transfer systems – Link Symphony secure messaging app gets 63m at 1b – Link Fortune – Amex debuts its first Alexa Skill – Link Harvard Business Review – Link Finextra – UK consumers ready to swap banks for tech giants – Link Money Watch – DrnkPay: Payments System Aims To Stop Drunken Spending – Link The post Ep253 – CyberRansomWarfare! appeared first on 11:FS. Special Guest: Liz Lumley.
5/23/201756 minutes, 36 seconds
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Ep252 – Interview: Claire Calmejane

David interviews Claire Calmejane Director of Innovation and Digital Centre of Excellence at Lloyds Banking Group. Claire explains what it means to be leading innovation at Lloyds, we investigate what makes up being a true innovator and what different skills you need to balance to be effective in the space. Better get growing that technology leg! We learn a bit more about what Lloyds is doing to not just promote open banking but foster better education about new developments within the company. Claire discusses the effect of the technology giants in the banking world and the diversification of your companies offerings should be looking to services. Want more of Claire? You can follow her on Twitter here. Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep252 – Interview: Claire Calmejane appeared first on 11:FS.
5/20/201732 minutes, 38 seconds
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Ep251 – Fintech For The Average Joe

In this episode On this week’s Insights show we delve deep into the world of consumer Fintech. We speak with the best in the business on how Fintech compares with other technology developments like fitness and communication and what Fintech looks like as people integrate it into their lives. We find out what it takes to get people to try something new and whether Fintechs can be trustworthy compared to incumbent banks. All this and more on Fintech for The Average Joe Guests Charlie Taylor – Analytics & Growth Lead at Curve Ed Maslaveckas – CEO & Co-founder at Bud Lukas Zoerner – Founder at MoBillity Victor Trokoudes – CEO & Co-founder at Plum Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep251 – Fintech For The Average Joe appeared first on 11:FS.
5/17/201751 minutes, 1 second
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Ep250 – If You Liked It, Then You Should’ve Put A Blockchain On It

In this episode We discuss what a challenger bank really is – drawing a line in the sand for who is and who isn’t in the cool kids club. Alipay seems to be taking over the world through tourism, we discuss how that strategy might be the best route into the west. Debit cards are finding into the hands on children, how do we make sure kids don’t go crazy with (and power) – is this the new way for banks to acquire customers? All this and more on the news this week. Guests Elizabeth Lumley FinTech commentator & Author of girl-disrupted.com Ajit Tripathi, Director, Fintech and Digital Banking at PwC Dave Tonge,  CTO at Moneyhub James Lloyd, Asia-Pacific Fintech Leader at EY Julian Sawyer, COO at Starling Bank Our community contribution was from Nina Mohanty this week (@ninamohanty) News this week Banking Technology – FinTech companies blast banks over PSD2 direct access angst – Link The Telegraph – Upstart Challenger Banks eye consolidation – Link Banking Technology – Deutsche Bank leads charge for pan-industry e-identity platform – Link Bloomberg – Apple Can Thank Alipay for Shopping – Link Global Times – WeChat expands in US, EU – Link MacRumours – Visa and Payments Startup ‘Current’ Launch Debit Card for Kids That Ties to Parental Control App – Link Banking Innovation – Barclays Gives Users Total Control Over Debit in Effort to Stop Card Fraud – Link FT – Aviva chief executive hits out at personal insurance market – Link Recode – Square is rolling out its first debit card – Link Finextra – Starling opens payment services unit – Link Reuters – Top French bank chief attacks no-frills rivals for freeloading – Link The post Ep250 – If You Liked It, Then You Should’ve Put A Blockchain On It appeared first on 11:FS. Special Guest: Liz Lumley.
5/15/20171 hour, 12 minutes, 25 seconds
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Ep249 – Poornima Vijayashanker & Lawrence Wintermeyer

It’s an interview double header! We talk to Poornima Vijayashanker and Lawrence Wintermeyer. First up Aden interviews Poornima Vijayashanker about her work on Femgineer, her previous life at Mint and what it meant to be at the forefront of Fintech before Fintech had broken through After the break Chris Skinner interviews Lawrence Wintermeyer about Innovate Finance’s new Industry Sandbox Consultation. We discuss why a sandbox is important, who should be getting involved, where we currently are with the regulators. This is a great insight into where the industry is going next and how companies both big and small can make a difference. Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep249 – Poornima Vijayashanker & Lawrence Wintermeyer appeared first on 11:FS.
5/12/201751 minutes, 43 seconds
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Ep248 – Gary Vaynerchuk

David and Jason have the wind knocked out of them as they interview Gary Vaynerchuck for this very special Fintech Insider Interview. People hand me million dollar scopes and ask me for a selfie We discuss how staying plugged in and not being complacent is what keeps you ahead. Gary schools us on authenticity and how to earn the buy through giving everything you have for one ask. We learn about how Vaynermedia is getting ready to butt heads with BCG and McKinsey, and the source of why the biggest brands on earth are knocking on Gary’s door. There is a not a single client that does the work I want them to do… Period. Want more of Gary? Subscribe to our Youtube channel to see him in action. Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep248 – Gary Vaynerchuk appeared first on 11:FS.
5/10/201733 minutes, 43 seconds
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Ep247 – Making BOMAD a Thing

In this episode Could Apple have a viable payments platform? Simon gets back from holiday, we had some questions about his new lifestyle choices. We get to the bottom of why Spotify may need a blockchain. Nigel Walsh drops by to talk to us about insurtech funding and we start filling out our mortgage applications to our parents. Guests Joining us for this week’s analysis of the news: Sarah Kocianski, Senior Research Analyst Fintech at Business Insider UK Kadhim Shubber, Reported at Financial Times News this week Recode – Apple is in talks to launch its own Venmo – Link Medium – The first real revolution in venture capital: crypto tokens  – Link Coindesk – The United Nations Just Launched Its First Large-Scale Ethereum Test – Link Techcrunch – Spotify acquires blockchain startup Mediachain to solve music’s attribution problem –Link Techcrunch – PayPal launches a small biz toolset, ‘Business in a Box,’ with WooCommerce & Xero – Link FT – Bank of Mum and Dad is ninth-biggest lender with £6.5bn loans – Link Submitted by listener Quinn Dempsey on Twitter, American Banker – JPMorgan defection underscores tough blockchain choices – Link Neshoba Democrat – The Citizens Bank launching interactive tellers – Link FT – Investment in insurance tech start-ups drop sharply – Link Globes – Jes Staley sees technology as driving globalisation and changing banking, but says there’ll always be a Barclays. – Link Backchannel – The AI Cargo Cult – The myth of super hero AI – Link The post Ep247 – Making BOMAD a Thing appeared first on 11:FS.
5/8/20171 hour, 25 minutes, 46 seconds
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Ep246 – Finding Blockchain’s Feet

In this episode Simon and David sit down with Richard and Maya to discuss the state of the Blockchain. We explore where we are with blockchain and ledger tech, blockchain awareness in the workplace and how we are moving from understanding the technology to applying it in real business situations. We dive deep on whether blockchain can be applied to KYC and whether maybe sometimes a centralised API might be a better idea than a decentralised blockchain. Guests Richard Crook, Head of Innovation Engineering at RBS Maya Zehavi, Vice President of Product at QED-it Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep246 – Finding Blockchain’s Feet appeared first on 11:FS.
5/4/201755 minutes, 59 seconds
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Ep245 – Mandatory Listening

In this episode Our last news show at Level39, Aden Davies is on point for the first time, as we dive into the world of ageing plastic cards, whether social networks should be their own police force, there’s an update from the East, and just how legacy banking systems are maintained… the answer is cowboys. Don’t forget you can use our code 11FS17 to save £100 on your ticket to the Global Digital Banking Conference (http://www.globaldigitalbanking.com/). Guests Joining us for this week’s analysis of the news: Anna Irrera, Fintech Correspondent at Reuters James Lloyd, Asia-Pacific Fintech Leader at EY Ghela Boskovich News this week Engadget – Smart card Plastc goes under despite $9m in preorders, without shipping a single card – Link BBC – Mastercard reveals credit with fingerprint sensor – Link Business Insider – Allianz goes for Lemonade – Link Guardian F8 Roundup – Shark AR, Mind reading technology & group payments – Link Bank Innovation – 5 financial services bots launched at facebook-f8/ Link   The Paypers – Alipay, Wechat Pay reach USD 2.9 trillion online payments in China – Link Finextra – Robinhood app rises $110 million series C at a $1.3bn valuation – Link Token.io raises $15.7m series A funding from Octopus, EQventures and OP Financial – Link Reuters – Banks scramble to fix old systems as ‘COBOL Cowboys’ ride into the sunset – Link Techbullion – Top 10 Fintech Influencers to follow on Twitter – Link The post Ep245 – Mandatory Listening appeared first on 11:FS. Special Guest: Ghela Boskovich.
5/2/20171 hour, 16 minutes, 36 seconds
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Ep244 – Jeremy Burge, Chief Emoji Officer of Emojipedia

In this episode Jeremy Burge joins us to discuss the wonderful world of Emoji. David and Jeremy discuss how emoji are taking over a large amount of communication. Jeremy explains what it means to be part of the Unicode consortium and how misinterpretation happens between companies. Did you know dinosaurs are coming to a phone near you? Find out which two made the cut. We also discuss how companies are using emoji to communicate better across social platforms and in their marketing. “No matter what you say, it jumps out a little bit more if there in an emoji in there.”   Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep244 – Jeremy Burge, Chief Emoji Officer of Emojipedia appeared first on 11:FS.
4/28/201723 minutes, 59 seconds
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Ep243 – Ethical Hacking with Jamie Woodruff and Sergey Pavlovich

In this episode We dive into the interesting world of ethical hacking. Our first guest Jamie Woodruff takes us through his unique university entry, why your computers might not be the cause of your network’s security breach and how posing as a pizza delivery man helped him gain entry into a companies headquarters. Chris then interviews Sergey Pavlovich, a Russian ‘carder’ who made it big defrauding banks, and after a stint in prison, started working to defend against people like him. Sergey tells us about how he earned thousands from stolen credit cards and why working for the good guys works out better in the long run. Guests Jamie Woodruff, Technical Director at Metrix Cloud LTD Sergey Pavlovich, Author of How To Steal A Million Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep243 – Ethical Hacking with Jamie Woodruff and Sergey Pavlovich appeared first on 11:FS.
4/26/201731 minutes, 50 seconds
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Ep242 – Money and Mental Health

In this episode We attend the Money and Mental Health Tech Sprint. With the help of new Fintech Insider host Dr Harriet Bedell-Pearce we explore new ways technology is being applied in Fintech products to foster better lives for those with mental health disorders. We hear about the projects built at the tech sprint to help control volatile spending habits caused by mental challenges, how red-tech can help provide regulators with the data they need to make a difference and how taking a personalised approach to mental well-being projects may the way forward for the industry. Guests Polly Mackenzie, Director, Money and Mental Health Jo Hill, Director, Market Intelligence, Data and Analysis at Financial Conduct Authority Beth Robotham, Head of Business Development, Bupa UK Marcus Thornley, Founder, Play Consulting Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep242 – Money and Mental Health appeared first on 11:FS.
4/24/201736 minutes, 22 seconds
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Ep241 – Gerhard Coetzee, Lead Financial Sector Specialist at CGAP

In this episode Gerhard Coetzee is making a real difference in the world of financial inclusion. As Lead Financial Sector Specialist at CGAP, he leads the technical areas of customer and provider solutions that include customer centric business models, digital finance and smallholder families. Simon Taylor caught up with him to find out about the challenges he faces and why customer-centric design and partnerships are so central to his approach. “If you do not understand the customer, the poor person in their life, the challenges they have, the pain points they face, then it will be very difficult to provide a service that they will use.” “I believe strongly in living your life in such a way that when you leave something, it is better than the way you found it.” Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep241 – Gerhard Coetzee, Lead Financial Sector Specialist at CGAP appeared first on 11:FS.
4/21/201718 minutes, 29 seconds
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Ep240 – Innovate Finance – THE Global Summit of FinTech

In this episode We’re at the 2017 Innovate Finance Global Summit, one of the most prestigious conferences for the financial technology industry. This annual event provides a platform that convenes the world’s global institutions together with startups, policy makers and investors to share ideas and solutions to the challenges facing financial services. Guests Lawrence Wintermeyer, CEO of Innovate Finance Nick Ogden, Executive Chairman of Clear Bank Richard Peers, Director of Financial Services Industry at Microsoft John Edge, Chairman of Identity 2020 Claire Calmejane, Director of Innovation at Lloyds Banking Group Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep240 – Innovate Finance – THE Global Summit of FinTech appeared first on 11:FS.
4/19/201755 minutes, 2 seconds
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Ep239 – Alessandro Hatami, Managing Partner at The Pacemakers

In this episode Alessandro Hatami started with road building in Africa as an engineer, on to direction setting at Lloyds and now he is helping traditional business find and engage with the right digital services partners at The Pacemakers. 11:FS CEO, and ex-colleague of Alessandro, David Brear sat down to find out more about helping large organisations be innovative, how partnering in FinTech is replacing the disruptive narrative and the impacts of Brexit on all of the above. Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep239 – Alessandro Hatami, Managing Partner at The Pacemakers appeared first on 11:FS.
4/17/201733 minutes, 36 seconds
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Ep238 – Ashok Vaswani, CEO of Barclays UK

In this episode From dreams of running a five-star hotel to the reality of running a five-star bank, Ashok Vaswani, the CEO of Barclays UK, speaks with Simon Taylor about culture, digital transformation challenges and opportunities, frontline empowerment and how Simon might be able to buy a Lamborghini in the future. “We touch 24 million customers in the UK, so 63 million people, if you humour me, and say 15 million less than 15 years of age, that leaves 48, we touch one out of every two people in the UK. Now, that’s an awesome position to be in, right?“ “I’ve now started having dinners with CEOs of other businesses, other industries, corporate clients of ours, and saying, “Hey, you guys are big, big in your-,” you know, people like British Airways, AIG, GE, Day Lewis, all these big companies, and say, “You guys are struggling with the same thing, we’re struggling with the same thing, can we actually talk together and, you know, do stuff.”” Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep238 – Ashok Vaswani, CEO of Barclays UK appeared first on 11:FS.
4/14/201719 minutes, 14 seconds
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Ep237 – Barclays Takeover!

In this episode Barclays takeover! Over the years, Barclays have pioneered tech in financial services, from the first UK bank to launch the ATM, to their award-winning app. We sit down with four excellent guests, including CEO Ashok Vaswani, to discuss the impact of PSD2; the challenges and opportunities that come with being a 357-year-old bank; how to attract fresh talent in a world filled with tempting FinTech startups; and more. Guests Ashok Vaswani, CEO Catherine McGrath, Managing Director of Transaction Products and Payments Ruchir Rodrigues, Managing Director of Digital & Open Banking Frankie Woodhead, Director of Commercial & Channels – Business Lending Highlights On PSD2 “I’m hugely excited about it. I think, as a customer, it’s going to present me with completely different opportunities about how to manage my finances, and, as Barclays, we are right in at the heart of that, and helping that happen. I want to be confident that I can recommend to my friends and family that they should feel comfortable to move their data around, so we need to make sure that we’ve got customer protection at the core, so I feel safe, which means I can get all those great competitive advantages.” – Catherine McGrath On omnichannel “Customers never think of, “I want to go to a channel,” or, “I want to go omnichannel.” They’re saying, “I want to be served by Barclays.” That’s how people look at it, and that’s exactly our view. So the question for us is, how do you solve a customer need? And what is the need you are trying to solve for? It’s not about which channel you want customers to come to, it’s about what do they want? Is it convenient?” – Ruchir Rodrigues On scale and risk taking ‘’I can count ten programmes where we’ve spent a lot of money on, and frankly they haven’t gone anywhere, right? Okay, we thought it was a great idea, we made a mistake, we drank a glass of water, it was over, we move to the next thing, right? I mean, the speed of change is so rapid that to think that everybody’s going to get everything right is foolhardy, right? So having the ability to actually do it, having a culture where everyone, as a team, we are committed, we are just absolutely committed to making this happen, so we’re putting our money where our mouth is. ‘ Ashok Vaswani On looking outside of banking “I think it’s as important to look at non-competitors, I saw WhatsApp launching p2p payments in India, Alibaba and what they’re doing […] in Asia and the APAC region, we have to not just look at banks. We have to look outside of industry and what’s going off, because that’s going to be more important, in my view, in the next five to ten years.” – Frankie Woodhead Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep237 – Barclays Takeover! appeared first on 11:FS.
4/12/201747 minutes, 34 seconds
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Ep236 – Hangover Deep

In this episode The day after the 11:FS birthday bash, we get hangover deep on FinTech Insider News – misquoting American presidents and everything when discussing the U.S. Congress’ decision to let ISPs sell your web browsing history to anyone without permission. “What’s interesting is that Facebook and Google, and especially Apple, have been pushing back on government requests for data quite publicly – and probably quite a bit more, privately.” Simon says. “Whereas the ISPs weren’t. The ISPs’ selling point here is, ‘Well, we’ve been selling you data forever on everything you want to see, give us this access and you’ll get to see everything you want to see on a terrorism standpoint.’ There’s an Abraham Lincoln quote, and I’m going to butcher it, but it’s something like, ‘If It’s liberty or security, I’d take liberty every single day,’ and I’d be willing to sacrifice a little bit of security for it. We seem to have lost that, in society, to a certain degree.” Give us liberty or give us death (just to throw another American patriot into the mix). Guests Joining us for this week’s analysis of the news: Richard Morgans, Head of digital lab & fintech ecosystems at TSB Misha Jessel-Kenyon, Publishing Manager at Raconteur Ali Paterson, Editor in Chief at Fintech Finance News this week Reuters – Financial institutions risk 24 percent revenue loss from FinTech: PwC – Link Finextra – FCA vows to tackle fraud on lost and stolen contactless cards – Link The Asian Age – Hackers use ‘disappearing malware,’ steal $800,000 from ATMs – Link Quartz – Set up a VPN in 10 minutes for free – and yes, Americans urgently need one, thanks to Congress – Link The Next Web – Amazon Cash eliminates need for bank cards – Link Finextra – Visa and top UK banks get behind launch of Amazon Business – Link TechCrunch – WhatsApp will reportedly launch peer-to-peer payments in India within 6 months – Link PYMNTS – Moblie wallet adoption: whare are we 2.5 years in? – Link Computer – OCBC Bank uses AI-powered chatbot to answer home and renovation loan queries – Link The Register – Banking group denied access to iPhones’ NFC chips for alt.Apple.Pay – Link YouTube – Louis Cole – Bank Account Song – Link Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep236 – Hangover Deep appeared first on 11:FS.
4/10/20171 hour, 18 seconds
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Ep235 – Alipay’s Rita Liu on Consumer Pain Points Driving Global Expansion

In this episode Alipay dominates financial news. On FinTech Insider, we joke about creating a jingle for ‘Alipay does a thing.’ What’s really interesting to us about Alipay is the Ant Financial business model of ‘payments as a wedge product’ to drive other financial services. We talk to a lot of banks now that want to become marketplaces, having looked at Alibaba and Alipay as the model to copy. In this episode, Rita Liu, Head of Alipay Europe, Middle East, and Africa, talks to us about Alipay’s growth ambitions and why China is such an exciting region for FinTech and financial services. “We have been active in the global market for a while, all driven by our consumers’ needs,” Rita says. “Alipay is the most popular online payment option for Chinese buyers. So we have been distributing Alipay as a payment option for ecommerce players outside of China. “In China, mobile wallet has become an increasingly popular way to pay in the physical world, and that is driving us to do the same in the global market. We follow the Chinese tourists’ footprint in the world, to enable the merchants to be able to offer the same experience that our users can have in China while they travel. So that’s why we have started to develop merchant acceptance in the physical world, to accept Alipay.” Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep235 – Alipay’s Rita Liu on Consumer Pain Points Driving Global Expansion appeared first on 11:FS.
4/7/201714 minutes, 24 seconds
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Ep234 – RegTech Chaos Monkey

In this episode RegTech is sexy. No, really, it is! RegTech goes beyond developing new technology to meet regulatory requirements – and it does more than save banks money. It’s about automating manual tasks and upskilling humans so their new work makes them feel valued. It’s about helping customers get better advice and service. It’s about making sure the business doesn’t come crashing down when the person in charge of the spreadsheet moves on. In this episode of FinTech Insider, we’ve assembled an expert team to explain what RegTech is and how to take advantage of this opportunity –  and imperative – to transform your business (you’ll also learn about Jason’s regulation chaos monkey idea ????). Guests Nick Cook, Head of Market Intelligence, Data, and Analysis at the Financial Conduct Authority Michelle Katics, Co-Founder and CEO, PortfolioQuest & BankersLab Diana Paredes, CEO & Co-founder at Suade Labs Evgeny Likhoded,  Co-Founder and CEO at ClauseMatch Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us and please leave us a review on iTunes. Consider it a birthday present to us – 11:FS turns 1 today! ???? The post Ep234 – RegTech Chaos Monkey appeared first on 11:FS.
4/5/201753 minutes, 44 seconds
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Ep233 – Article 50: Signing the Divorce Papers

In this episode Article 50. Well, we went through with it and signed the divorce papers. Does the triggering of Article 50 put FinTech at risk in the UK? On this episode of FinTech Insider News, you’ll hear a range of opinions, from fear the UK is throwing away its work to lead the globe in FinTech, to optimism that London has the talent and regulatory regime to remain one of the world’s greatest cities. We also talk about BBVA joining Hyperledger; Alibaba and Tencent and the coming FinTech boom; and 11:FS celebrating its first birthday ???????????? As part of this milestone, we’ve officially launched 11:FS Pulse, our competitor insights research platform. We think you’ll love it. Guests this week Paul Titterton, Managing Director at Barclays Kadhim Shubber, Reporter at the Financial Times News this week Crowdfund Insider – Lawrence Wintermeyer, CEO of Innovate Finance, says triggering of Article 50 puts FinTech at risk – Link Parliament – Time to act on ‘unacceptable’ level of UK financial exclusion – Link Economist – An earthquake in European banking – Link Gizmodo – 5 reasons why the Home Secretary’s proposed encryption ban is aggressively stupid – Link BBVA – BBVA joins Hyperledger, the top open-source blockchain community – Link LinkedIn – Making people a competitive advantage in a digital age – Link Venture Beat – Payments company Square launches in the U.K., its first European market and fifth globally – Link Barrons – Alibaba and Tencent and the coming FinTech Boom – Link Quartz – The world’s most secure coin debuts in the UK – Link Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us, and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep233 – Article 50: Signing the Divorce Papers appeared first on 11:FS.
4/3/20171 hour, 20 minutes, 59 seconds
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Ep232 – Loot CEO Ollie Purdue on Creating a New Banking Experience at Age 20

In this episode What were you doing when you were 20 years old? Ollie Purdue was studying law…and founding a company to transform the banking experience. He didn’t want to be a lawyer, or a banker, but he did want to solve a problem facing many students: budgeting and forecasting how much money they’ll have and need every month. “At the time I was studying, I kept getting really frustrated with my bank account. It was just unable to tell me basic things about money, and that’s, kind of, what a bank’s meant to do, right?” Ollie says. “My bank wouldn’t tell me, when I got paid, how long that money will last. It wouldn’t tell me where I can cut down on my spending, and it wouldn’t tell me if my spending’s normal. So I was in a position where I never really understood my money, and I just didn’t get it, and then I tried budgeting apps and things like that, and they were really clunky…So it became really clear that a bank needed to be much smarter with data, and present that in a better way, and that’s kind of where it started.” Like FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about your favourite episode. And please leave us a review on iTunes – it helps people discover us. The post Ep232 – Loot CEO Ollie Purdue on Creating a New Banking Experience at Age 20 appeared first on 11:FS.
3/31/201716 minutes, 42 seconds
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Ep231 – Singapore FinTech – The Insider Scoop

In this episode A lot has been happening in the Singapore FinTech scene recently. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is bound to invest more than $225 million Singapore dollars, or $158 million US dollars in FinTech by the end of 2020, and there’s a lot of hope that this can cut out costs from back office systems, and become truly transformational for the market and the region. In this episode, we take a step back, and, with help from FinTech experts in the field, paint a rich picture of what’s happening in Singapore today. Our guests Anna Vanessa Haotanto, CEO of The New Savvy; Business Development Director at Tera Capital Gerben Visser, Co-Founder of Singapore FinTech Consortium Joe Seunghyun Cho, CEO at LATTICE80; Co-founder and Chairman at Marvelstone Group Scott Bales, Managing Director at Innovation Labs Asia Varun Mittal, Associate Director, Asia-Pacific FinTech at EY Enjoying FinTech Insider? Please leave us a review on iTunes – this helps people discover us. The post Ep231 – Singapore FinTech – The Insider Scoop appeared first on 11:FS.
3/30/201745 minutes, 16 seconds
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Ep230 – A Proper FinTech Geek Moment

In this episode We’re very excited about the launch of Clear Bank, the first clearing bank to be authorized in the UK for nearly 250 years. There’s been a lot of business model innovation at the front end – we’ve seen apps doing more convenient FX, more convenient remittance, we’ve even seen peer-to-peer payments, but nobody’s really attacked the rails. “This is where I’m super excited to see FinTech go. This is a proper, proper geek moment,” says guest Sarah Kocianski, Senior Research Analyst, FinTech, at Business Insider Intelligence. “There has been a lot of interesting stuff on personal finance management, consumer banks – that’s happened already – but for any kind of change to happen in the wider financial services ecosystem, those back ends have got to be updated. They’ve got to be upgraded. They’ve got to be using Cloud and API. That’s why this story really, really excites me. Because I think now we’ve got that key piece of the infrastructure. We can start to see movement. They’re not just looking to serve FinTechs. They’re going to try and serve the big guys, too. You can speed up your processes. You can innovate more easily if you connect with these guys.” Our guests Alexander Ball, Managing Fintech Consultant at ING News this week Finextra – Innovate Finance launches ambassador programme – Link City A.M. – House of Fraser owner Sanpower pulls investment in digital challenger bank Tandem – Link Bloomberg – Ant Financial said considering higher offer for MoneyGram – Link Business Insider – French officials are in London again wooing fintech and finance firms to Paris post-Brexit – Link Forbes – Digital disruption has arrived in FinTech – Link City A.M. FinTech startup and challenger bank Revolut’s launching an Amazon Prime-style subscription for banking – Link banking technology – Bank of England teams with Ripple for cross-border payments – Link Reuters – Goldman building robo-adviser to give investment advice to the masses – Link Bank Innovation – Watson tools are coming to FinTech developers – Link  ZDNet – Westpac Keyboard launches through Facebook, Twitter – Link  BBC – Mountain man: The bank boss who reached the top aged 33 – Link Enjoying FinTech Insider? Share with someone you love. Or at least with someone you want to impress. Also, please leave us a review on iTunes – you’ll make our week! The post Ep230 – A Proper FinTech Geek Moment appeared first on 11:FS.
3/27/20171 hour, 16 minutes, 54 seconds
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Ep229 – 10x CEO Antony Jenkins on Startup Life and the Future of Banking

In this episode Antony Jenkins, former CEO of Barclays, has spent 35 years working in large financial services institutions. He says that it struck him that, although there’s a lot of technology in banks, it doesn’t help much when it comes to improving the customer experience or lowering costs, and it hasn’t improved the reputation of banks within society. He founded 10x to create a new banking experience — one that is more diverse, open, and fair. In this episode, he talks to us about his new company, the future of banking, and the transition from running one of the biggest banks in the world to founding a startup. “When I left Barclays, I began to look at what was happening, not only in the FinTech scene, but also with the underlying technologies. I became convinced that there was an opportunity to create the beginnings of a very different way of doing banking,” Antony says. “We set up 10x to deliver the capability to do that. It’s basically a full set of capabilities that a bank would need to operate. I like to think of it as providing better functionality than a neobank at lower cost than a big bank, and in a much more transparent way. That’s what we’re building at 10x.” If you enjoy FinTech Insider, please recommend us to a friend and leave us a review on iTunes. This brings joy to our hearts, and also helps people discover us. The post Ep229 – 10x CEO Antony Jenkins on Startup Life and the Future of Banking appeared first on 11:FS.
3/24/201719 minutes, 28 seconds
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Ep228 – Challenger Banks: The Battle Begins

In this episode We’ve brought together some of our favourite folks from the world of FinTech challenger banks. In this episode, we talk to Starling, Fidor, and Loot about their business models, who their customers are, and how they’re using technology and data to provide a great customer experience. We also discuss the challenges they’re facing, what agile really means, and what’s coming up for them in 2017. Enjoy the show! Our guests Megan Caywood, the Chief Platform Officer at Starling Bank Sophie Guibaud, the Vice President of European Expansion at Fidor Ollie Purdue, Founder and CEO at Loot “We like to spend a lot of time talking with our customers,” Megan says, “not just usability sessions, but chatting with them and understanding how they’re currently using their banking products and where those pain points are. What we hear time and again is that what they’re used to expecting –  seamlessness and ease of use from other apps and products – just isn’t what they see from their bank.” Learned something cool on today’s podcast? It would make our week if you told a friend about us and gave us a little shout out on iTunes. Thank you! The post Ep228 – Challenger Banks: The Battle Begins appeared first on 11:FS.
3/22/201735 minutes, 59 seconds
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Ep227 – Tantric Blockchain and Other FinTech Fun

In this episode On this episode of FinTech Insider we cover all sorts of intrigue, from money laundering, to tantric blockchain, to narcotics. Of course, we also analyze the latest FinTech headlines so you don’t have to, and interview some of our favourite folks at solarisBank and Penta. Thank you to our guests for another fun episode. Our guests Monty Munford, writer for The Economist, BBC, Forbes, and Fast Company, and Founder of Mob76 Megan Caywood, Chief Platform Officer at Starling Bank Sophie Guibaud, Vice President European Expansion at Fidor  News stories Forbes – Meet The European banks of the future…you might even like them – Link Business Insider – German FinTech startup solarisBank raises €26.3 million and lands Deutsche Bank exec as CEO – Link Pymnts – Penta launches to help SMEs cherry-pick banking services – Link Mastercard – Prepaid card programmes in France (no link) Independent – Banks are getting bigger, not smaller. Clearly they learnt nothing from the 2008 financial crisis – Link FT – Lloyds to transfer 1,900 staff to IBM in IT outsourcing deal – Link City A.M. – Digital challenger Starling Bank is launching in beta – Link Quartz – The influence of Uber ratings is about to be felt in the hallways of one of the world’s largest banks – Link  Are we one of your favs? If so, please tell a friend about our podcast, and leave FinTech Insider a review on iTunes. The post Ep227 – Tantric Blockchain and Other FinTech Fun appeared first on 11:FS.
3/20/20171 hour, 8 minutes, 28 seconds
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Ep226 – FCA Policy Director David Geale on the Thought Behind the Regulatory Sandbox

In this episode The  Financial Conduct Authority’s progressive regulatory policies have been credited with helping to make London one of the world’s finest FinTech centres. In episode 126 of FinTech Insider, we spoke with several participants of the FCA’s regulatory sandbox, created as a ‘safe space’ for startups and companies to test ideas before becoming fully regulated. In this episode, we interview FCA Policy Director David Geale on the thought behind the sandbox, and more. Enjoy the show! “The sandbox is there for firms who really need to test in a live environment,” David says. “The example I often give is around disclosure. If I actually present something to you and say, ‘This is the current disclosure, here’s a new version, which one of these do you prefer? Which one of these do you understand?’ well, to a degree, that’s cheating. It’s better than nothing in terms of testing, but you’ve cheated, because you’ve got people to read it in the first place, and that’s generally the core challenge, is getting people to engage, getting people to read. So if you can test that in a live environment, and say, ‘Okay, we know what you would have had, now what’s the difference in actual behaviour with this new form,’ or new style, maybe digital disclosure, for example, you can actually really see the impact of the results.” Enjoy the show! If you like what you hear, subscribe, review us on iTunes, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. You can always email us at [email protected]. The post Ep226 – FCA Policy Director David Geale on the Thought Behind the Regulatory Sandbox appeared first on 11:FS.
3/17/20177 minutes, 41 seconds
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Ep225 – Rotten to the Core Banking

In this episode Technology is failing banking. Bankers know what a great customer experience should look like, but they’re often prevented from delivering on that due to ancient legacy systems. And as long as they operate in a cobbled environment with 1,000 subsystems, they will never have a truly digital bank. Meaning they can’t compete with the banks that will win in the future. But don’t despair. Our guests discuss the steps to take to create a state-of-the-art core banking system that can deliver next-gen solutions. Our guests Mark Warrick, Director of Creative & Design at Thought Machine Ben Robinson, Chief Strategy Officer at Temenos Conor Fennelly, CEO at Leveris “The nature of this problem is systemic, it’s not symptomatic,” Conor says. “Banks are not afraid to invest in their technology. In fact, they invest massively in technology. The real issue is that it’s not effective spend, and the real problem facing most CEOs or boardrooms in banks is the risk associated with making the move. “Banks are not monolithic systems, they’re made up of hundreds of subsystems. If you want to make a change in those subsystems, you’ve got to regress your testing through the entire environment. That’s the reason why 80% of your cost is in running the bank, and only 20% can be in change. In fact, it’s probably more exaggerated than that. If you want to make a change, you’ve got to build an architecturally superior system.” Enjoying FinTech Insider? Tell a friend about us. And please leave us a review on iTunes. You’ve been meaning to for awhile. Today is the day! The post Ep225 – Rotten to the Core Banking appeared first on 11:FS.
3/15/201740 minutes, 57 seconds
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Ep224 – Taking the Bull by the Horns

In this episode Taking the bull by the horns. We absolutely loved the statue that Wall Street fund manager State Street installed as part of International Women’s Day. A bronze girl faces the bull of Wall Street as part of a campaign to encourage companies to put more women on their boards. FinTech Insider co-host Simon Taylor saw a second message in the symbolism: State Street will protect your money, standing up to the scary market without fear. Another best-in-class example of good marketing this week: the customer communications that came out of the FinTech firms’ outage. Monzo, Loot, and other companies got a thumbs up from customers for the transparent way they managed the issue. Hear all about this and more on this week’s FinTech Insider News. Guests this week Andra Sonea – Fellow at Anthemis Group Jeff Tijssen – Head of FinTech & Digital Partnerships at Capco Ali Paterson – Editor in Chief at Fintech Finance In the news this week City A.M. – More than half a dozen fintech firms hit by outage – Link  Coindesk – Dubai Claims title of world capital of blockchain and DLT link Coin Desk – Texas lawmaker proposes constitutional right to own bitcoin – Link Business Insider – The US government is defending its FinTech charter – Link Reuters – Canadian regulator says open data essential to fintech – Link FT – China overtakes eurozone as world’s biggest bank system – Link Forbes – The effect of travel bans on FinTech – Link Wired – UK banks fund £5m FinTech prize to build apps for small businesses – Link Entrepreneur – How FinTech and payments innovations will disrupt global ecommerce – Link Reuters – On Women’s Day eve, statue of girl stares down Wall Street bull – Link Business Insider – The 9 best paying jobs in British FinTech  Link Enjoy this episode? Tell a friend about FinTech Insider and please leave us a review on iTunes. The post Ep224 – Taking the Bull by the Horns appeared first on 11:FS.
3/13/20171 hour, 4 minutes, 1 second
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Ep223 – WeChat Africa CEO Brett Loubser on the Power of the Platform

In this episode As CEO of WeChat Africa, Brett Loubser’s role is to leverage the WeChat platform to the greatest extent possible in Africa. However, the market conditions in this continent are completely different from China. A focus on a chat app didn’t make sense for Africa, given the significant competitor products. Instead, Brett and his team focused on ‘the absolute power of the platform.’ In this episode of FinTech Insider, Brett shares great examples of how working with partner companies has proven to be such a great business model. “Our first major push into showcasing the power and potential of WeChat as a platform was the launch of Cliff Central,” Brett says. “We worked with a very bright young chap by the name of Gareth Cliff, who is one of the biggest media personalities in South Africa. At the time, he was the most popular radio DJ on the biggest free-to-air radio station in the country. He was looking to launch something of his own, and so we launched a digital radio station along with him on our platform. And that worked incredibly well because, not only was there the obvious benefit of partnering up with somebody who had a huge personal brand in South Africa, but also the benefits of showcasing digital radio being delivered on a chat platform was stopping people in their tracks.” Enjoy FinTech Insider? You’d make our week by telling a friend about us and leaving us a review on iTunes. The post Ep223 – WeChat Africa CEO Brett Loubser on the Power of the Platform appeared first on 11:FS.
3/9/201721 minutes, 54 seconds
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Ep222 – FinTech Out of Africa

In this episode FinTech isn’t disrupting the financial industry in Africa – it’s building it across the continent. And because it’s being building without much legacy, by default it’s digital as a platform. In this episode of FinTech Insider Insights, we’ll shine a light on some great FinTech stories coming out of Africa, including approaches and ideas that incumbent institutions will find incredibly useful. Our guests Gerhard Coetzee, Lead Financial Sector Specialist at CGAP Lesley-Ann Vaughan, M-PESA Co-Creator Ron Webb, Director of Financial Services at Safaricom Brett Loubser, CEO at WeChat Africa “I’m extremely excited by how we’re going to see an increasing daily relevance of payments in people’s lives,” Ron says. “P2P transactions have been hugely important, and have been the bedrock of what M-PESA became. But you only send money P2P to your relatives, or people that you’re supporting, on a periodic basis. But you do merchant payments every single day – and many of them – and the increasing use of e-value in those day-to-day payments will increase daily relevance and create even more opportunity.” 11:FS blog posts mentioned in this podcast Banking APIs Aren’t about Tech or Banking 11 Banks and FinTechs Doing APIs Better Than You Did you learn something from this podcast? If so, please share the knowledge and tell a friend about FinTech Insider and leave us a review on iTunes. Thank you! The post Ep222 – FinTech Out of Africa appeared first on 11:FS.
3/8/201737 minutes, 40 seconds
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Ep221 – Orange is the New Bank

In this episode Is PSD2 an opportunity or a headache for banks? FinTech Insider News guest Ben Robinson says we’re still underestimating the magnitude of what the regulators are asking banks to do, “which is basically to put their inventory online. Asking banks to give up their transactional data is like asking Google to give up its metadata.  You can see why banks wouldn’t want to.” Also in the news, Monzo’s crowdfunding (and outage); our new favorite rap song; and Orange is the new bank. Guests Christopher Burniske, Blockchain Products Lead at ARK INVEST Ben Robinson, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer at Temenos News this week Finextra – EBA to relax controversial PSD2 authentication rules – Link  Finextra – Brits warm to mobile tap and pay – Link Finextra – Singapore commuters can now tap-and-pay for their fares with Mastercard – Link JP Morgan, Intel, Microsoft join Ethereum Blockchain Alliance Link 11FS – 11 things your CIO needs to know about blockchain today – Link  FT – Top bank executives required to vouch for cyber attack defenses – Link   Level39 – Yielders makes history: The first UK Shariah compliant Fintech company based at Level39 – Link The Register – Telco Orange to open bank next month – Link Finextra – Monzo blows past £2.5 million crowdfunding target – Link Atlanta Constitution Journal – Rapper’s money saving advice goes viral – Link Enjoy FinTech Insider? Please tell a friend about our podcast and leave us a review on iTunes. Thank you so much! The post Ep221 – Orange is the New Bank appeared first on 11:FS.
3/6/20171 hour, 6 minutes, 53 seconds
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Ep220 – Blythe Masters on Blockchain’s Once in a Generation Opportunity

In this episode Blythe Masters spent 27 years at JP Morgan in a variety of roles, including running the global commodities business, working in structured credit and fixed income markets, and serving as CFO of JP Morgan’s global investment bank. After leaving in 2014, she planned on taking a year off, but then blockchain caught her eye and she joined Digital Asset, where she’s CEO. In this interview, Blythe describes their technology as blockchain-inspired, explains what this means, and shares what Digital Asset is working on. “This is a once in a generation opportunity to fundamentally change the way the financial market infrastructure works,” Blythe says, “and that is for the greater good of everybody.” Like this episode? Please tell a friend about FinTech Insider, and leave us a review on iTunes. This helps people discover us. The post Ep220 – Blythe Masters on Blockchain’s Once in a Generation Opportunity appeared first on 11:FS.
3/3/201725 minutes, 44 seconds
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Ep219 – CIO Special: How to Change Your Culture

In this episode When it comes to innovation, can big, established banks compete with agile startups? Culture is the major barrier to digital transformation for larger organizations, so we talked to execs at the Global CIO Banking Summit to get their insight. Stay tuned for actionable examples on how to change your culture, how to measure this, and where to look for inspiration. “At DBS, we gave up our training budget of sending executives to fancy business schools and have started putting them through hackathon experiences,” says Paul Cobban, COO, Technology & Operations at DBS Bank. “You take these guys and you give them three days of digital exposure, and then for two days they work with a real startup on a real problem. So you get the stodgy banker meets the 22-year-old coder, and the stodgy banker says, “Let me tell you how this is going to be,” and then the 22-year-old coder says, “I don’t think so,” and so you go through this storming, norming, performing cycle in about half an hour, and then they’re going to get on and do some real stuff.” Guests Mark de Munk, MD & CIO, International Wealth Management IT Solutions & Products at Credit Suisse Ricardo Rola, EMEIA CIO at Itau BBA Paul Cobban, COO, Technology & Operations at DBS Bank Adrian Samareanu, Global CIO & VP, Operational Excellence at Volvo Like this episode? Please tell a friend about us and leave a review on iTunes. The post Ep219 – CIO Special: How to Change Your Culture appeared first on 11:FS.
3/1/201744 minutes, 45 seconds
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Ep218 – Robots Have Feelings, Too

In this episode Bill Gates wants a robot tax to compensate for job losses; Liverpool launches its own local currency; Atom Bank hires will.i.am as a banking consultant; and more. Guests Alessandro Hatami, Managing Partner at The Pacemakers Andra Sonea, Fellow at the Anthemis Group News this week Business Insider – Will.i.am is reportedly doing a deal with app-only bank Atom that could see the singer invest – Link NYTimes – Silicon Valley tried to upend banks. Now it works with them. – Link FT – The trouble with ‘free’ banking for challenger lenders – Link Finextra – RBS to become fintech fund and high street outlet for challenger banks under HMT remedy – Link Standard Digital – Banks take on M-Pesa with own money transfer service – Link Bloomberg – Facebook Messenger now lets you send money with Transferwise – Link PSFK – Liverpool receives its own digital currency – Link Engadget – Bill Gates wants a robot tax to compensate for job losses – Link Forbes – Why Ant Financial’s $200M investment In Kakao could disrupt South Korean FinTech – Link Business Insider – Moneyfarm will likely see reasonable uptake of its products from Uber drivers – Link Like this podcast? Please tell a friend about us, and leave a review on iTunes. It helps people discover us. The post Ep218 – Robots Have Feelings, Too appeared first on 11:FS.
2/27/201757 minutes, 55 seconds
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Ep217 – EY’s James Lloyd: China’s Not Just Mobile First – Often It’s Mobile Only

In this episode We talk to James Lloyd about the incredible FinTech innovation and uptake happening not only in China, but across Asia. James is the Asia-Pacific FinTech Leader at EY, and our point of reference for most of the phenomenal stats coming out of the region. Did you know that during Chinese New Year – which is only 6 days – 46 billion transactions happened on WeChat alone? That’s 46 billion “red packets” – the money you send as gifts. 46 billion! “In London, getting access to a bank account or a credit card or a basic investment or savings product is relatively straightforward,” James says. “In China, traditionally the banks have focused on supporting corporates and state-owned enterprises. So there has been this unmet need, this market gap, that the big technology players have really moved pretty aggressively to fill.” If you enjoyed this episode, please share the love and tell a friend about FinTech Insider, and leave us a review on iTunes—this helps people find us. The post Ep217 – EY’s James Lloyd: China’s Not Just Mobile First – Often It’s Mobile Only appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep217 – EY’s James Lloyd: China’s Not Just Mobile First – Often It’s Mobile Only appeared first on 11:FS.
2/24/201733 minutes, 54 seconds
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Ep216 – The First 5 Steps to Transform Your Bank

Our mantra is digital banking is only 1% finished, and people usually react in two ways to this. Either they believe banking has got miles to go when it comes to tech advancements, or they think digital is merely a way to distribute analogue products. At 11:FS, we believe we’ve got 99% to go, and we’re really excited about the future of banking. But how do we get there? At a recent event in Oulu, Finland, 11:FS CEO David Brear shared the first 5 steps to transform your bank. Watch the video. The post Ep216 – The First 5 Steps to Transform Your Bank appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep216 – The First 5 Steps to Transform Your Bank appeared first on 11:FS.
2/22/201729 minutes, 22 seconds
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Ep215 – Cookies, Funny Money & What if Amazon Buys Capital One?

In this episode Amazon is looking to buy Capital One, or so goes the rumour. It’s been predicted for a long time that Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon would get into financial services, but Amazon is the only one of those companies that specifically needs a payments facility in their core business. James Arscott, CCO of invstr, joins us to discuss this and other headlines, including bitcoin going from funny money to something legit in Japan. We also talk to TrueLayer CEO Francesco Simoneschi on banks becoming software companies; to BBVA Open Innovation Manager Marisol Menendez about BBVA’s competition to find a new model for low interest rate banking; and BodeTree CEO Chris Myers about the three steps FinTechs need to take to survive. News this week Business Insider – Innovative app-only banks are doing something old fashioned — lending money – Link The Telegraph – Co-op Bank puts itself up for sale as it braces for another ‘significant’ loss – Link Level39 – L39 API member TrueLayer comes out of stealth; secures $1.3m funding – Nikkei Asian Review – Japanese megabanks raise bets on fintech – Link Finextra – BBVA seeks new model for low interest rate banking – Link Telegraph – Pay as you speak: Santander revamps voice banking app – Link Banking Technology – Amazon looking to buy Capital One? – Link Finextra – Australian banks fight back over Apple Pay ‘fantasy’ claims – Link International Business Times – Apple, Facebook and Amazon primed for PSD2 demolition of the card networks – Link Forbes – 3 Steps Fintech Companies Need To Take In Order To Survive – Link Medium – Get paid to read email from outside your network with a 21 profile – Link Are you listening to this podcast while on a nice little jog? If so, woo-hoo! We hope we motivated you. Could we ask a favour in return? Please take a sec to review us on iTunes so more people can discover us. Thanks in advance! Love, FinTech Insider. The post Ep215 – Cookies, Funny Money & What if Amazon Buys Capital One? appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep215 – Cookies, Funny Money & What if Amazon Buys Capital One? appeared first on 11:FS.
2/20/20171 hour, 9 minutes, 52 seconds
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Ep214 – Monzo: The First Truly Digital Bank

In this episode When most banks are bribing people to join with £100 or a Rihanna CD, Monzo is doing the opposite: building a bank customers love, involving them in its development, and being so amazing the network blows up like Facebook. Monzo, the bank that broke Crowdcube, now has more than 100,000 customers. Next milestone: 1 million. Here’s how they’ll do it. “We’re trying to build the first bank with real network effect. Skype is a great example. The more people you bring onto Skype, the more people you can call,” Tom says. “How did Instagram or Snapchat or Facebook grow? It wasn’t marketing. It was an amazing product with true network effect. We’re trying to learn those lessons. 85 or 90% of our new signups come through referral.” Loving this podcast? Don’t keep it to yourself, tell a friend about FinTech Insider and help us create our own network effect. And while you have five minutes, go on and leave us a review on iTunes. You’ve been meaning to for a while – today’s the day The post Ep214 – Monzo: The First Truly Digital Bank appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep214 – Monzo: The First Truly Digital Bank appeared first on 11:FS.
2/17/201733 minutes, 12 seconds
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Ep213 – Bank Business Models: The Last Bastion of Innovation

In this episode Innovation isn’t having an app – it’s having a new business model. Yet for banks, business models are one of the hardest things to innovate around. We discuss what’s broken with traditional bank business models, and how to create new ones, with two people who know best: Tom Blomfield, CEO of Monzo, and Dora Ziambra, Head of Business Development at Azimo. “For me, and many people in the industry, being a marketplace bank is the future,” Tom says. “It’s a customer interface that acts as a platform for all of your financial problems. So a single interface that gives you access to the Azimos and the Funding Circles and the Transferwises, with a delightful, one-click user experience, but still giving you the benefits of that choice and that customer service. So, sort of, looser recoupling around APIs.” If you liked this interview, please review us on iTunes. To learn more about the team that brings you FinTech Insider, visit 11fs.co.uk. Listener offer: for a 30% discount on Innovate Finance Global Summit tickets, register using the discount code FinTechInsider. The event will be held April 10-11 in London. The post Ep213 – Bank Business Models: The Last Bastion of Innovation appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep213 – Bank Business Models: The Last Bastion of Innovation appeared first on 11:FS.
2/15/201754 minutes, 27 seconds
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Ep212 – News: Is FinTech Failing? Dodd-Frank. And Everything Goes Back to Cannabis.

In this episode Is FinTech failing? We discuss this clickbait-y headline which made the rounds recently. We also talk to Lawrence Wintermeyer, CEO of Innovate Finance, to get insight on their latest report that says investment in UK FinTech startups dropped by 33.7% in 2016. Other news: WeChat to (see what we did there? James Lloyd,  Asia-Pacific FinTech Leader at EY, about the 46 billion digital red packets WeChat users sent over Lunar New Year; and Anna Irrera, a journalist at Reuters, updates us on what’s happening with Dodd-Frank. News this week Tech City News – Investment in UK FinTech startups ‘drops by 33.7% in 2016′ – Link The 2016 VC FinTech Investment Landscape by Innovate Finance Innovate Finance’s Global Summit is April 10-11 in London. FinTech Insider will be recording there, and FinTech Insider listeners get a 30% discount if they register for tickets using the discount code FinTechInsider. Coin Telegraph – Switzerland Set to Ease Finance Regulations, Support Blockchain Innovation – Link Reuters – WeChat Users Send 46 billion digital red packets over Lunar New Year – Link technode – How Chinese Mobile Payments are Quietly Conquering the World – Link Forbes – 3 Reasons Fintech Is Failing – Link Wall Street Journal – Fintech Startups Want to Save One Key Page of Dodd-Frank – Link Business Insider – 19 Laptops Containing Customer Information Have Been Stolen from FinTech Company GoCardless – Link efinancial careers – Five Crazy Start-Up Ideas in FinTech now – Link Finovate 2017 Winners That’s all for now! If you like what you heard, please leave us a review on iTunes. To learn more about the team behind FinTech Insider, visit 11fs.co.uk. The post Ep212 – News: Is FinTech Failing? Dodd-Frank. And Everything Goes Back to Cannabis. appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep212 – News: Is FinTech Failing? Dodd-Frank. And Everything Goes Back to Cannabis. appeared first on 11:FS.
2/13/201743 minutes, 32 seconds
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Ep211 – Token CEO Steve Kirsch

In this episode Serial tech entrepreneur Steve Kirsch (@stkirsch) has founded seven companies and earned a name for himself as the inventor of the optical mouse. Today he’s CEO of Token, a global open API banking platform. Steve says that, historically, banks have operated on limited hours. Central banks have similar systems to be compatible, which has led to architectures that are nowhere near as complex as doing real-time systems. But then internet came along and changed people’s expectations. “Now banks sort of have to be open 24/7, and yet the underlying systems haven’t caught up with that,” Steve says. “And so the challenge is to create technology that can layer on top of the existing banking system that would enable people to have the level of service that they expect, and yet not disrupt things below the decks. It’s almost like putting a modern façade on top of an old cruise ship. That’s essentially what we’ve done. [If] we need more engine power, we call down through certain interfaces and say, ‘Can you do this service for us?’ and they say, ‘Yes, the answer is this.’ But as far as everybody on the top deck is concerned, it looks like they’re on a totally modern cruise ship.” If you enjoy this interview, please leave us a review on iTunes. To find out more about the team behind FinTech Insider, visit 11fs.co.uk The post Ep211 – Token CEO Steve Kirsch appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep211 – Token CEO Steve Kirsch appeared first on 11:FS.
2/10/201724 minutes, 18 seconds
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Ep210 – Rainmaking Summit: Show Me How to Innovate

In this episode Liz Lumley, Managing Director of Thought Leadership at Rainmaking, says a woman approached her at one of their events recently and said, “I’m here because I get told all the time: You need to work with startups, and then no one tells me how.” The Rainmaking Summit was designed to give people like her the tools they need to make innovation happen. Straight talk. No bullshit. We sit down with key participants in London to get the lowdown. “We need to move from ROI to R&D,” says Nektarios Liolios, CEO & Co-Founder, Startupbootcamp FinTech. “R&D implies failure. It implies experimentation, and just keep trying, keep trying until it works, right? Having been in the financial industry for nearly 20 years now, we don’t have that. There is no concept of building product, or doing anything, with an R&D mentality. Whereas any other industry has that.” Guests Liz Lumley, Managing Director of Thought Leadership, Rainmaking @LizLum Will Bentinck, Head of Careers, Makers Academy @isoworg Nektarios Liolios, CEO & Co-Founder, Startupbootcamp FinTech @nekliolios Jennifer Rosen, Founder & CEO of JnR Communications To learn more about the team behind FinTech Insider, visit us at 11fs.co.uk The post Ep210 – Rainmaking Summit: Show Me How to Innovate appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep210 – Rainmaking Summit: Show Me How to Innovate appeared first on 11:FS.
2/8/201756 minutes, 45 seconds
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Ep209 – Should UK Prepare for FinTech Exodus?; China Tests Digital Currency

In this episode How do I change my culture? And what the hell happens to all those bank fines?! Our guest Richard Peers, Director of Financial Services at Microsoft (@Peerster), joins us to discuss these hot issues as part of our weekly roundup of FinTech Insider News. Digital DNA is radically different from legacy culture, and that needs to change, Richard says. To make digital transformation happen, technology is not enough. You have to have the right culture. It’s hearts and minds and empowering people.  It’s not a quick fix, which many people are looking for. Deutsche was recently fined over money laundering claims – but where the hell do these fines go and what’s the politics behind it? How can bitcoin prevent money laundering? What are the new business models we need? Can we serve markets in new ways? Can we make money from data? It’s often a defensive conversation, it’s time for banks to go on the offense and look at open banking as a good thing, Richard says. News this week Telegraph – Fintech ‘boom’ risks fresh ‘bust’ if left unchecked, warns Carney – Link – Scalable Capital – An open letter to Mark Carney on robo advice – Link BBC – Deutsche Bank fined by regulators over money laundering claims – Link Yahoo Finance – Neo and challenger bank customer base to grow by 50.6%, globally, by 2020 – Link FT – The UK should prepare for an exodus of fintech experts – Link Finextra – Chinese central bank tests digital currency system – Link Acumin – Details come to light after Lloyds’ cyber attack – Link BBC – Savings protection limit raised – Link Finextra – CMA issues final order on open banking – Link Telegraph – Which country is the most corrupt in the world – and where does Britain rank? – Link Thanks for listening! Visit 11fs.co.uk to learn more about the team behind FinTech Insider. The post Ep209 – Should UK Prepare for FinTech Exodus?; China Tests Digital Currency appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep209 – Should UK Prepare for FinTech Exodus?; China Tests Digital Currency appeared first on 11:FS.
2/6/20171 hour, 2 minutes, 8 seconds
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Ep208 – Sir Mark Walport, UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of the Government Office for Science

In this episode Sir Mark Walport (@uksciencechief), UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of the Government Office for Science, says his job is to advise the government on policy for all aspects of science, engineering, technology, and social science. In a delightful interview with 11:FS Co-Founder Simon Taylor, he discusses artificial intelligence, ethics and technology, data and privacy, and more. “There are many other areas where industry has the potential to progress faster if they work together in a pre-competitive environment.  Of course, one of the issues is around the sharing of data,” he says. “It’s possible to share data in ways that don’t threaten the integrity of businesses.  That’s about defining access and giving people access in a way that critically protects privacy.” Thank you to Paul Aldrich (@DrPAldrich), Lead Partner of Financial Services Technology at Odgers Berndtson, for inviting us to CityVison2030 where we interviewed Sir Mark. For more great FinTech Insider interviews, visit 11fs.co.uk. The post Ep208 – Sir Mark Walport, UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of the Government Office for Science appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep208 – Sir Mark Walport, UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of the Government Office for Science appeared first on 11:FS.
2/3/201714 minutes, 21 seconds
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Ep207 – PFM: Don’t Call it a Comeback

In this episode Is PFM dead? Invisible? Or has Personal Financial Management evolved from data-driven piecharts to something more useful? Joining us for today’s deep dive on PFM and Digital Money Management are: Frankie Woodhead, Director of Commercial & Channels at Barclays @FTWoodhead Victor Trokoudes, Founder of Plum, the first Facebook bot for automated savings @vmtrok Pau Velando, GM at Strands Finance @Pau4ir “For us, it’s about taking information, and transforming that information to give relevant services at the right time,” Frankie says. “It’s very easy to say, ‘You’ve overdrawn, sorry.’ What we like to do is think a week ahead. Things like Netflix, which is generally a monthly subscription, comes in a certain way. What we’ve tried to do is second-guess if that payment is going to happen. Like, ‘FYI, your Netflix of £9.99 is due to come out in four days.  You might need to think about doing something different about [your spending].” “The old way to consume PFM was based on charts,” Pau says. “You’ve got the pie chart, you’ve got the bar chart, the trend line telling about how your categories were instead of mixing your expenses. Today, PFM is used to trigger banking processes, to trigger a loan, to trigger a credit card subscription, to trigger a savings goal, to move some money apart.  The system is understanding how you are moving your money and how you are spending it. We’re talking about invisible PFM.  Those mobile banking apps are powered by data.  You don’t necessarily need to see it but it’s there.” Thanks for listening! If you like what you heard, please subscribe to our podcast, and leave us a review on iTunes – this helps people discover us. The post Ep207 – PFM: Don’t Call it a Comeback appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep207 – PFM: Don’t Call it a Comeback appeared first on 11:FS.
2/1/201757 minutes, 19 seconds
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Ep206 – Trump’s New Deal for Britain, Ant Financial Goes Global

In this episode News, glorious news! We’ve switched up the format of the show in season 2. Every Monday, we’ll bring you FinTech Insider News, a show dedicated exclusively to the latest FinTech and financial services headlines. Wednesday features FinTech Insider Insights, where we’ll continue to bring on experts to discuss digital banking, new business models, APIs, and all the other areas that matter to our industry. And on Fridays, with FinTech Insider Interviews, we’ll continue to share the individual stories of people making the biggest impact in FinTech and financial services. Guests Frankie Woodhead, Director, Commercial & Channels at Barclays – @FTWoodhead Alessandro Hatami, Managing Partner at The Pacemakers – @ahatami News this week The Telegraph – Donald Trump plans new deal for Britain – Link Pascal Bouvier – The Passporting Gambit – Link Pyments – MiSys aims to kill P2P lending / alternative lending – Link Business Insider – Siemens partners with Scalable Capital – Link Reuters – Tencent, Hillhouse Capital take stakes in Aviva Hong Kong – Link Finextra – China’s Ant Financial goes global in bid for two billion users in 10 years – Link Ant Financial – MoneyGram Agrees to Merge with Ant Financial – Link The Register – Lloyds Bank outage: DDoS is prime suspect – Link Hacker group claims responsibility for Lloyds with ransom demands – Link Finextra – UK banks strike branch banking deal with Post Office – Link CNBC – Deutsche Bank’s CEO says technology will be key to banking in the next five years – Link We’d also like to welcome our new sponsors this year, LinkedIn and the Financial Times. We’re really excited about these new partnerships and taking FinTech Insider to the next level. If you enjoyed this podcast, please take the time to review us on iTunes. Want to learn more about the hosts? Visit us on 11fs.co.uk The post Ep206 – Trump’s New Deal for Britain, Ant Financial Goes Global appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep206 – Trump’s New Deal for Britain, Ant Financial Goes Global appeared first on 11:FS.
1/30/20171 hour, 15 minutes, 31 seconds
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Ep205 – Tandem CEO Ricky Knox and CCO Ruth Handcock

In this episode Tandem CEO Ricky Knox says banking should feel effortless, as easy as listening to Spotify. He shares how Tandem is building this kind of digital bank, and how his previous startups, including Small World Financial Services and Azimo, led him to where he is today. Tandem is the second digital bank in the UK to get its banking license, and recently received a £35 million investment from House of Fraser. “We really want to build banking as a service, or banking as a solution, in the same way that I now listen to Spotify,” Ricky says. “I don’t have a buying experience anymore…I can have music in every room.  It should feel a little bit like that to do your banking.  It shouldn’t be any effort.” You’ll also hear from Chief Customer Officer Ruth Handcock, who says her job is listening to customers, then translating that into what Tandem is building. Enjoy the episode! If you’re a fan of FinTech Insider, please review us on iTunes. This helps other people find us. To learn more about the team that brings you FinTech Insider, visit 11fs.co.uk The post Ep205 – Tandem CEO Ricky Knox and CCO Ruth Handcock appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep205 – Tandem CEO Ricky Knox and CCO Ruth Handcock appeared first on 11:FS.
1/27/201744 minutes, 24 seconds
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Ep204 – Tandem Takeover! Building a Digital Bank that Advocates for Customers

In this episode Tandem Takeover! We talk to the team building ‘a new kind of bank’ about how you can be digital and still be very human, how to recruit at a startup, the future of banking, how to be truly agile, how to advocate for customers, and more. Guests Ricky Knox, CEO @rickykno Ruth Handcock, Chief Customer Officer @RuthHandcock Nick Perrett, Chief Product Officer “A good bank feels like a bank that actually has your back, that therefore is making decisions in your interest, much like your doctor might or a good friend might,” says Tandem CEO Ricky Knox. “How does that translate into a product and how do we build banking that fits seamlessly around your life, pulls out all the hassle, and answers the requirements you might have for borrowing or lending on an automated basis? The first step in that is owning and understanding the data surrounding your financial services life and relationship. Pulling that data together and forming that holistic picture of how the person’s finances are evolving, and what their financial needs are at any one time, is a really key part of our proposition.” If you enjoyed the show, please take a moment to review us on iTunes. We love reading the reviews and they help people find our show. The post Ep204 – Tandem Takeover! Building a Digital Bank that Advocates for Customers appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep204 – Tandem Takeover! Building a Digital Bank that Advocates for Customers appeared first on 11:FS.
1/25/201733 minutes, 5 seconds
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Ep203 – Lesley-Ann Vaughan, Co-Creator of M-PESA; Director of MiLA Consulting

In this episode Lesley-Anne Vaughan, Director of MiLA Consulting and Co-Creator of M-PESA, talks to us about how she helped develop the famed mobile money transfer service in Kenya. M-Pesa lets customers use their phone to deposit and transfer money from one person to another without using a bank account. It works using a network of thousands of stores, where the cash agent network does debits and credits. “In 2007 we launched M-Pesa as a live service, but in 2005 the original product was microfinance,” Lesley-Anne says. “We were solving a painpoint of how do we get microfinance to be more effective, more efficient, more cheaply administered.” Since 2005, Lesley Anne has been dedicated to mobile money and mobile financial services in emerging markets. The incredible work she did to build and launch M-PESA earned her name on the patent, which is pretty amazing! The post Ep203 – Lesley-Ann Vaughan, Co-Creator of M-PESA; Director of MiLA Consulting appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep203 – Lesley-Ann Vaughan, Co-Creator of M-PESA; Director of MiLA Consulting appeared first on 11:FS.
1/20/201728 minutes, 16 seconds
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Ep202 – APIs: Plug into Banking

In this episode What are APIs? We break it down in today’s episode with some great guests. But a little taste: All the connected apps you use on your phone talk via APIs to get their data. So when you check the weather, says David Andrzejek, the weather app on your phone makes an API call to a system to get the weather data. Lesley-Anne Vaughan says APIs are like ordering from a menu at a restaurant. You place your order from the menu, which is like an API call out to the kitchen (system). The food that comes to the table is the system’s response to that API call. What does this have to do with financial services? Bankers should be interested in APIs because they enable the digital experiences their customers want. More API analogies and explanations await in episode 202! Guests Lesley-Ann Vaughan, Co-creator of M-PESA @VaughanLA David Andrzejek, VP Vertical Solutions at Google @davidandrz Aubrey Hawes, Senior Director of Product Marketing at Oracle @gahawes3 Ghela Boskovich, Founder of FemTechGlobal @GhelaBoskovich News this week Finextra – US regulator cites fintech as risk to banking system [Link] Full report [Link]  IBTimes – DTCC creating credit derivatives blockchain with Axoni, IBM and R3 [Link] FT – Banks risk missing 2019 ringfence deadline [Link] Mashable – 56,000 petrol pumps in India to stop accepting credit and debit cards; citizens miffed [Link] Decision has been deferred until the 13th of January [Link] Banking Technology – “Humanoid” Ira to assist customers in HDFC Bank branches [Link] Financial Tribune – Iran’s 1st Open Banking API Launched [Link] Enjoy the episode! If you’re a fan of FinTech Insider, please leave us a review. We haven’t seen a new review in awhile and you’d make our heart soar with glee. The post Ep202 – APIs: Plug into Banking appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep202 – APIs: Plug into Banking appeared first on 11:FS.
1/18/20171 hour, 14 minutes, 5 seconds
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Ep201 – Benoit Legrand, Global Head of FinTech at ING

In this episode Today we’re speaking to Benoit Legrand, Global Head of FinTech at ING. Benoit has more than 20 years of experience in transforming various areas of banking, and even founded a startup. In this interview he shares how ING is like a ’20-year-old FinTech,’  and why a team’s banking experience is key to helping banks change. “I’ve seen so many companies just trying to bring people from outside with a very digital background. But they are not speaking the banking language. And you need that to make sure that the power of the company is being used to transform itself.” Two decades ago, ING became the world’s first branchless, online bank, offering services via phone and internet. Today the Dutch multinational has 33 million customers around the world. The post Ep201 – Benoit Legrand, Global Head of FinTech at ING appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep201 – Benoit Legrand, Global Head of FinTech at ING appeared first on 11:FS.
1/13/201718 minutes, 8 seconds
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Ep200 – Transaction Banking: From Zero to Hero

In this episode Transaction banking has been defined as “the plumbing of international business. It ensures that salaries get paid, money for goods and services gets delivered, investment returns are credited where they belong, and the wheels of world trade keep turning” – Global Finance Magazine. In this episode, Mark Buitenhek (@MarkBuitenhek), Global Head of Transaction Services at ING, and Benoit Legrand (@_benoitlegrand), Global Head of FinTech at ING join us for transaction banking 101. News this week The Independent – Sir Ivan Rogers quits: Britain’s EU ambassador attacks ‘muddled’ Brexit thinking in scathing resignation letter – Link  TechCrunch – Monese raises $10M Series A for its banking app targeting immigrants and expats – Link House of Fraser also invests in Tandem – Link  Finextra – China launches $1.5bn fintech fund – Link FT – Bitcoin has all the attributes of a pyramid scheme – Link Thanks for listening! If you get value from this podcast, please head on over to iTunes and leave us a review. You’ll make our week! The post Ep200 – Transaction Banking: From Zero to Hero appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep200 – Transaction Banking: From Zero to Hero appeared first on 11:FS.
1/11/20171 hour, 21 minutes, 27 seconds
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Ep136 – Leda Glyptis, Banking & FinTech Legend

Leda Glyptis (@LedaGlyptis) should be first on your list for any dinner party. Full of wit and wisdom, this banking and fintech legend always takes conversations to the next level. We talk to her about APIs and open banking, the aftermath of Brexit, PSD2, the golden rule she lives by and more. “APIs are creating a Harry Potter moment,” Leda says. “For a long time, a lot of technology was not permitted for use in banks. Now, we can redesign what we do because new things are possible. It’s absolutely inspirational.” Enjoy the interview! If you like FinTech Insider, you’d make our week by leaving us a review on iTunes.   The post Ep136 – Leda Glyptis, Banking & FinTech Legend appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep136 – Leda Glyptis, Banking & FinTech Legend appeared first on 11:FS.
1/6/20171 hour, 7 minutes, 43 seconds
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Ep135 – Digital Banking is Only 1 Percent Finished

Happy New Year from FinTech Insider! Wow, 2016 was an incredibly busy year for us. In addition to doing this podcast, in May we started a company called 11:FS, a fintech consultancy that helps banks become truly digital. One of our core beliefs is that digital banking is only 1% finished.   What does that mean?   Today we thought we’d recap, and share a little bit more about who we are at 11:FS. You’ll hear clips of us speaking individually at an event we co-hosted with solarisBank in Berlin not that long ago. Then we’ll kick it over to the group discussion we had with solarisBank Board Member Marko Wenthin. You’ll also hear from Andrea Rexer, Senior Editor at Sueddeutsche Zeitung.   Hope you enjoy the show! We speak at events all over the world. If you’re keen to learn more, email us at [email protected] The post Ep135 – Digital Banking is Only 1 Percent Finished appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep135 – Digital Banking is Only 1 Percent Finished appeared first on 11:FS.
1/4/20171 hour, 5 minutes, 3 seconds
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Ep134 – FinTech Predictions for 2017

Time to make fintech predictions for 2017! Will PSD II be the biggest disappoint of the year? How big will the challenger banks get? Is regtech the new fintech? We make predictions on all this and more.   We’re  joined by: David Birch, Director of Innovation, Consult Hyperion @dgwbirch Ben Brabyn, Chief Executive, Investor, Advisor, Level39 @BenBrabyn   Thanks for listening! If you like what you heard, subscribe to our podcast, review us on iTunes–we love reading those reviews!!–and befriend us on Facebook and/or Twitter. The post Ep134 – FinTech Predictions for 2017 appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep134 – FinTech Predictions for 2017 appeared first on 11:FS.
12/30/201613 minutes, 40 seconds
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Ep133 – 2016 FinTech Review – What a Crazy Ass Year Part 2

And now for part 2 of our 2016 FinTech Review — What a Crazy Ass Hear This Has Been. We discuss Pokémon (remember that?), the UK ringing in a new Prime Minister, the US electing Donald Trump as President, the Wells Fargo scandal, Facebook payments, China, and, of course, us starting the FinTech Insider podcast! Plus lots more. Sit back and enjoy our review of the major trends that shaped financial services for the second half of the year. We’re once again joined by: David Birch, Director of Innovation, Consult Hyperion @dgwbirch Izabella Kaminska, FT Alphaville blogger @izakaminska Ben Brabyn, Chief Executive, Investor, Advisor, Level39 @BenBrabyn   Thanks for listening! If you like what you heard, subscribe to our podcast, review us on iTunes–we love reading those reviews!!–and befriend us on Facebook and/or Twitter. The post Ep133 – 2016 FinTech Review – What a Crazy Ass Year Part 2 appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep133 – 2016 FinTech Review – What a Crazy Ass Year Part 2 appeared first on 11:FS.
12/28/201645 minutes, 14 seconds
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Ep132 – 2016 FinTech Review – What a Crazy Ass Year Part 1

You’ve had your holiday meals, now it’s time to digest 2016. What a crazy ass year this has been. Brexit. President Trump. Chatbots and fake news. Wells Fargo scandal. Hacks taking down elections and ecommerce. China becoming a fintech star. PSD II and the promise of APIs. So much happened in 2016, we’re splitting our review into two parts. Today, you’ll get a whistle stop tour of the major trends that shaped financial services for the first half of the year. We’re joined by: David Birch, Director of Innovation, Consult Hyperion @dgwbirch Izabella Kaminska, FT Alphaville blogger @izakaminska Ben Brabyn, Chief Executive, Investor, Advisor, Level39 @BenBrabyn   Thanks for listening! If you like what you heard, subscribe to our podcast, review us on iTunes–we love reading those reviews!!–and befriend us on Facebook and/or Twitter. The post Ep132 – 2016 FinTech Review – What a Crazy Ass Year Part 1 appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep132 – 2016 FinTech Review – What a Crazy Ass Year Part 1 appeared first on 11:FS.
12/26/201654 minutes, 42 seconds
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Ep131 – Monzo Part 2: The Road to 1 Billion Customers

In this episode We’re back with Part 2 of our takeover of Monzo, one of our favourite challenger banks. In this episode, we dive into the details on how they’re creating a truly digital bank. You’ll learn how they’re organised, building technology from the ground up, fostering a culture of trust and learning (fun fact: they all have access to each other’s emails), what makes their design so special, why their community is so engaged, and more. Our guests Jonas Huckestein, Co-Founder and CTO at Monzo @Jonas Hugo Cornejo, Head of Design at Monzo @hugocornejo Leah Templeman, Head of Operations at Monzo @leahtemplewoman Monzo is hiring, you lucky ducks. Check it out. Thanks for listening! If you like what you heard, subscribe to our podcast, review us on iTunes–we love reading those reviews!!–and befriend us on Facebook and/or Twitter. The post Ep131 – Monzo Part 2: The Road to 1 Billion Customers appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep131 – Monzo Part 2: The Road to 1 Billion Customers appeared first on 11:FS.
12/23/201643 minutes, 21 seconds
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Episode 130 – Monzo Part 1: How to Build a Bank

In this episode Field trip! This week we geek out at Monzo’s headquarters in London. Monzo is one of our favourite challenger banks, which they’re building from the ground up with help from thousands of customers. Their tagline: ‘Finally, a bank as smart as your phone.’ In this episode, you’ll learn how to build a digital bank Monzo style. Our guests: Jonas Huckestein, Co-Founder and CTO at Monzo @Jonas Hugo Cornejo, Head of Design at Monzo @hugocornejo Leah Templeman, Head of Operations at Monzo @leahtemplewoman “Everything has originated from a very, very small group of people, a year and a half ago,” Jonas says. “We had these very first prepaid cards, and we started inviting technology-savvy people in London to our offices for a hackathon to build cool things. We had a few hundred people like that, and then they told their friends, and then they told their friends…People would still consider themselves to be the members of a community as opposed to the users of a card that gives you free foreign transactions.” Thanks for listening! If you like what you heard, subscribe to our podcast, review us on iTunes–we love reading those reviews!!–and befriend us on Facebook and/or Twitter. The post Episode 130 – Monzo Part 1: How to Build a Bank appeared first on 11FS. The post Episode 130 – Monzo Part 1: How to Build a Bank appeared first on 11:FS.
12/21/201641 minutes, 58 seconds
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Ep129 – Xero: Giving 800,000 Business Owners Their Lives Back

In this episode Gary Turner is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Xero, which provides small- to medium sized businesses (SMBs or SMEs) with online accounting software. Forbes described Xero as the “World’s Most Innovative Growth Company.” In this episode, Gary talks about how he helped take Xero from a 3-person startup with £50,000 in revenue to a company that will have £150 million in revenue this year. He also shares his favourite productivity hacks, podcasts, and advice to those getting into fintech. “We have a saying at Xero,” Gary says, “It’s not the big that eat the small, it’s the fast that eat the slow.’ Focus on what it is you need to do, and do it really, really quickly. Don’t debate it, and don’t analyse it for three weeks, and don’t write a white paper on it, and don’t commission a survey. If you’re small, if you’re a startup, you can move at light speed, much quicker than anyone else can – use that advantage while you have it.” Gary Turner, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Xero @garyturner Enjoy the show! If you like what you hear, subscribe, review us on iTunes, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. You can always email us at [email protected] The post Ep129 – Xero: Giving 800,000 Business Owners Their Lives Back appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep129 – Xero: Giving 800,000 Business Owners Their Lives Back appeared first on 11:FS.
12/16/201620 minutes, 44 seconds
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Ep128 – How FinTech is Revolutionising SMEs

In this episode Business banking sucks, but it doesn’t have to, say this week’s stellar guests. The CEO of Tide and Co-Founders of xero and Penta join us to discuss how fintech is revolutionising SMEs (small- to medium sized enterprises/businesses). We talk to them about how fintech is giving business owners their lives back, simplifying processes, improving customer service, and saving them hours on admin every week so they can focus on growing their business. Work/life balance is a major problem for small business owners, who work their day job then spend hours on admin in the evening. Software and smart solutions created by our guests and other fintechs will solve that problem. “So your admin requirement is going to go away dramatically and you’ll get your life back. That’s my prediction for the next five years,” says George Bevis, CEO of Tide. Guests George Bevis, CEO of Tide @GeorgeBevis Gary Turner, Co-Founder and Managing Director at xero @garyturner Luka Ivicevic, Co-Founder at Penta @lukaivicev Ghela Boskovich, founder of FemTechGlobal @GhelaBoskovich (thanks for guest co-hosting, Ghela!) News this week Finextra – China tops fintech ranking Link International Business Times – The ‘fintech’ approach to data science and machine learning – Link Finovate – Santander investing in Tradeshift – Link TechCrunch – N26 launches in 17 more countries…but backs away from UK launch plans – Link Forbes – Amazon Go Ends Checkout Lines And Shoplifting, Begins A New Era In Retail – Link Thanks for listening! If you like what you heard, subscribe to our podcast, review us on iTunes – we love reading those reviews! – and befriend us on Facebook and/or Twitter. The post Ep128 – How FinTech is Revolutionising SMEs appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep128 – How FinTech is Revolutionising SMEs appeared first on 11:FS.
12/14/201659 minutes, 39 seconds
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Ep127 – Giving Banks FinTech Access Through One API

In this episode Onboarding a FinTech into a bank is expensive, due to acquisition and compliance costs, and the risks that come with different APIs. Railsbank,  which goes live in early 2017, will give banks access to the FinTech world through one API. We talk to Nigel Verdon, CEO and Co-founder of Railsbank, about how his company serves as the glue between FinTechs and banks. Nigel Verdon, CEO & co-founder Railsbank, @nigelverdon Enjoy the show! If you like what you hear, subscribe, review us on iTunes, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. You can always email us at [email protected] The post Ep127 – Giving Banks Fintech Access Through One API appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep127 – Giving Banks FinTech Access Through One API appeared first on 11:FS.
12/9/201630 minutes, 3 seconds
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Ep126 – Building in the FCA Sandbox

In this episode Several of this week’s guests are part of the Financial Conduct Authority’s regulatory sandbox in the UK. The FCA created the sandbox as ‘safe space’ for startups and companies to test ideas before becoming fully regulated, saving them time and money. The objective is to encourage and deliver more effective competition in the interests of consumers. On the show, we’ll talk about the benefits of being in the programme, how the FCA sandbox works, and what it takes to get your company accepted. Guests this week Matt Herbert, Director of Strategy and Digital at British Bankers’ Association @HerbertMatt Hadi Kabalan, Managing Director at Otonomos for EMEA & the Americas @hadikabalan Gene Vayngrib CEO & Co-founder of Tradle @urbien Edward Maslaveckas, CEO & Co-founder at Bud @Ed_Masl News This Week £5 notes made from meat products – Link TechCrunch – Yes, the UK now has a law to log web users’ browsing behavior, hack devices and limit encryption – Link BBC – RBS worst hit in Bank of England stress test – Link Banking Tech – New UK challenger bank Masthaven opens digital doors – Link Royal Mint to issue digital gold Link The Hill – Apple, Google, Amazon ask Trump for focus on financial tech – Link The sandbox is open to firms from around the world, as long as they want to test in the UK market. Applications for the second cohort are open until January 19, 2017. To apply, email [email protected] or visit the FCA website. Enjoy the show! If you like what you hear, subscribe, review us on iTunes, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. You can always email us at [email protected] The post Ep126 – Building in the FCA Sandbox appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep126 – Building in the FCA Sandbox appeared first on 11:FS.
12/7/20161 hour, 23 minutes, 7 seconds
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Ep125 – Blockchain’s Godfather & Wealth’s Superhero

In this episode Hello, FinTech Insiders! This week we chat with two awesome guests leading innovation in different areas: blockchain and wealth management.  Jeff Garzik, Co-Founder of Bloq @jgarzik Dave Bruno, Head of UBS WM Innovation @SuperDaveBruno Jeff — whom we definitely consider a blockchain godfather — shares how he got interested in coding, bitcoin, and blockchain, and how he sees this space evolving. Dave — aka ‘SuperDaveBruno’ on Twitter — talks to us about robo-advisors, digital wealth management, and why he’s always on the offense when it comes to innovation. Make sure you check out Dave’s YouTube channel. Such great fun and you’ll learn a ton. Enjoy the show! If you like what you hear, subscribe, review us on iTunes, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. You can always email us at [email protected] The post Ep125 – Blockchain’s Godfather & Wealth’s Superhero appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep125 – Blockchain’s Godfather & Wealth’s Superhero appeared first on 11:FS.
12/2/201648 minutes
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Ep124 – Wealth: Robo-Advisors or Master of Puppets?

In this episode Wealth Management isn’t just for the super rich anymore. It’s opened up to everyone. But the reality is, most of us aren’t taking steps now to have a nice life in the future—or even to be able to retire. This week, our expert guests discuss how we can solve this massive social problem. We also chat about robo-advisors, creating offense in wealth management, digital wallets, and, of course, Metallica. Guests Dave Bruno, Co-Founder of YNOME and Head UBS WM Innovation @SuperDaveBruno Jonathan Hey, Head of User Experience at Nutmeg @jonohey Joe Parkin, Head of Wealth and Retail at iShares by Blackrock News this week Bloomberg –  India’s Misguided War on Cash – Link Mashable – The Astronomical Rise of Mobile Wallets in India – Link Coindesk – Goldman Sachs and Santander Leaves R3CEV – Link Wired – Google is Amazing at Pictionary…Crowdsourced Machine Learning – Link Wealth Management – Envestnet Yodlee Strikes Partnership With Morgan Stanley – Link TechCrunch – German Online Wealth Management Platform Cashboard Scores €3M Series A – Link Wealth Management – Metallica Bassist Takes Equity Stake in RIA – Link For more about Dave Bruno, check out his YouTube channel. For more on Jonathan Hey, visit sketchplanations.com. For more on iShares by Blackrock, go to www.ishares.co.uk. Enjoy the show! If you like what you hear, subscribe, review us on iTunes, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. You can always email us at [email protected] The post Ep124 – Wealth: Robo-Advisors or Master of Puppets? appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep124 – Wealth: Robo-Advisors or Master of Puppets? appeared first on 11:FS. Special Guest: Joe Parkin.
11/30/20161 hour, 6 minutes, 27 seconds
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Ep123 – FinTech Under the Influence

In this episode Guests Sam Maule and Chris Gledhill are among the 100 most influential fintech leaders in 2016. Fun fact: Chris used to build software for submarines and Sam used to live on them. Sam is Director of Digital & FInTech at NTT DATA Americas @sammaule Chris is CEO and Co-Founder at Secco @cgledhill Enjoy the show! If you like what you hear, subscribe, review us on iTunes, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. You can always email us at [email protected] The post Ep123 – FinTech Under the Influence appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep123 – FinTech Under the Influence appeared first on 11:FS.
11/25/201650 minutes, 10 seconds
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Ep122 – I Like Chatbots and I Cannot Lie!

In this episode Are chatbots the last bridge to true AI? Or are we getting excited over nothing? We discuss whether chatbots are ready for primetime, as well as the latest fintech news. Guests this week Sam Maule, Director of Digital & FInTech at NTT DATA Americas @sammaule Nigel Verdon, CEO & co-founder of Railsbank @nigelverdon Leysa Li, Head of Content at Railsbank @LesyaLi News this week ValueWalk – Future of FinTech [INFOGRAPHIC] – Link Business Insider – Chancellor Philip Hammond says UK is ‘global fintech capital’ as Nutmeg raises £30 million – Link Banking Technology – More branches and jobs to go at Lloyds Banking Group – Link City AM – Most fintech employees don’t value diversity in the workplace – Link Mattermark – AI Is The New New Thing (And It’s Taking Over) – Link Finextra – PayPal sends cash with Siri – Link   HBR – Simple Digital Technologies Can Reduce Health Care Costs – Link Engadet – Twitter expands ‘mute’ and ‘report’ features to combat abuse – Link Why chatbots are the last bridge to true AI – Link Enjoy the show! If you like us, subscribe so you never miss an episode. And we’d love to see you on Facebook. The post Ep122 – I Like Chatbots and I Cannot Lie! appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep122 – I Like Chatbots and I Cannot Lie! appeared first on 11:FS.
11/23/20161 hour, 8 minutes, 54 seconds
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Ep121 – Off the Chain! With R3 and RBS

In this episode Richard Brown, Chief Technology Officer at R3, started building a blockchain platform called Corda from scratch a year ago. The distributed ledger platform is different from other blockchain platforms in that it’s designed explicitly for and by the world’s financial institutions. R3 is a consortium of over 75 of the world’s largest financial institutions, and Richard Crook, Head of Innovation Engineering at RBS, sits on its steering committee. He crystallized the mission statement that led to the creation of Corda, which will be available November 30. We sit down with both Richards to talk about the current and future state of blockchain. Richard Brown @gendal Richard Crook@rickcrook The post Ep121 – Off the Chain! With R3 and RBS appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep121 – Off the Chain! With R3 and RBS appeared first on 11:FS.
11/18/201633 minutes, 14 seconds
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Ep120 – Will FinTech Survive Trump? Plus Blockchain’s Biggest Brains

In this episode Will Trump roll back regulation? Did chatbots swing the election? The 11:FS team discuss with three brilliant guests: Richard Brown – Chief Technology Officer, R3 – @gendal Richard Crook – Head of Innovation Engineering, RBS – @rickcrook Ajit Tripathy – Fintech and Digital Director, PWC –  @triptananda Then these blockchain experts debate the fetishization of the distributed ledger technology, what blockchain really is, and where we’re headed. News this week Business Insider – Here’s what a Trump presidency means for US fintech – Link Wired – The Political Twitter Bots Will Rage This Election Day – Link Reuters – Exclusive: Goldman Sachs considers Frankfurt move over Brexit – Link BankNXT – Bank of America’s new chatbot is a higher form of intelligence – Link Bloomberg – A Warning for Fintech – Link ZDNet – Banco Sabadell: Fintech and platforms in transition – Link Motherboard – After 20 Minutes of Listening, New Adobe Tool Can Make You Say Anything – Link   Enjoy the show! If you like us, subscribe so you never miss an episode. The post Ep120 – Will FinTech Survive Trump? Plus Blockchain’s Biggest Brains appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep120 – Will FinTech Survive Trump? Plus Blockchain’s Biggest Brains appeared first on 11:FS.
11/16/20161 hour, 25 minutes, 7 seconds
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Ep119 – Back on the Blockchain Gang!

In this episode 11:FS’ resident blockchain geek, Simon Taylor, is in heaven this week. Today we bring you ace interviews with Adam Ludwin, Co-Founder & CEO at Chain – @adamludwin Trent McConaghy, Founder & CTO of BigchainDB – @trentmc0 Later this week, we’ve got another fantastic blockchain episode with R3’s Richard Brown and other great guests. Chain is a blockchain technology company that partners with financial firms to build and deploy blockchain networks that transform markets. BigchainDB allows developers and enterprise to deploy blockchain proof-of- concepts, platforms, and applications with a scalable blockchain database. Simon, blockchain lead at 11:FS,  is a globally-recognised blockchain subject matter expert and fintech Influencer. He serves as a trusted advisor to the UK government, Bank of England, tier 1 banks, asset managers, and investors. He also established Barclays as one of the leaders in blockchain and helped a variety of startups flourish through Barclays Tech Stars accelerator. The post Ep119 – Back on the Blockchain Gang! appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep119 – Back on the Blockchain Gang! appeared first on 11:FS.
11/11/201637 minutes, 40 seconds
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Ep118 Money20/20 What Happens in Vegas…

In this episode Nothing scandalous happens in Vegas at Money20/20; let’s just get that out of the way. In its fifth year, Money20/20 is an event that people attend mostly to network and dance awkwardly at after parties. But in between those things, some great discussions happen. This year, financial inclusion was top of mind. Alipay surprised everyone with its announcement of going global. And Chris got a tattoo! Chloé James – of Sky News Australia and RFi – attended Money20/20 with Chris, and joined him and the other 11:FS lads to chat about it. News this week FT – See the companies included in the Future of Fintech Awards shortlist – Link BBC – Brexit court defeat for UK government – Link Reuters – UK fintech finds EU barriers emerging after Brexit vote – Link City A.M. – City passporting rights deal “unachievable” in Brexit negotiations, warns top EU financial lawyer – Link City A.M. – UK fintech pushes for its very own “Big Bang” moment – Link FinExtra – Mastercard releases blockchain APIs – Link American Banker – How Zcash Tries to Balance Privacy, Transparency in Blockchain – Link Business Insider – The fintech startup founded by ex-Barclays CEO Antony Jenkins has already done its first big deal – Link BBC – Facebook blocks Admiral’s car insurance discount plan – Link Also, hot off the press (or YouTube), check out Chris’ talk at Agenda FinXTech Summit Open Sourcing Finance: How FinTech Firms are Building a ValueWeb The post Ep118 Money20/20 What Happens in Vegas… appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep118 Money20/20 What Happens in Vegas… appeared first on 11:FS.
11/9/20161 hour, 9 minutes, 54 seconds
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Ep117 – InsurTech: Saving the World, Saving You Money

In this episode Our first podcast dedicated to FinTech Insider Interviews features InsurTech influencers Freddy Macnamara and Mathilda Strom. Get Insured for an Hour (or more) on a Friend’s Car Freddy Macnamara, Founder and CEO of Cuvva, gives us a behind-the-scene’s look at how buying car insurance works, and how his InsurTech company has managed to cut out the intermediaries. “James, our co-founder, and I got an office in an incubator called Codebase in Edinburgh, and we hired a couple of contractors, raised a small seed round…and thought, right, what does the perfect insurance distribution platform look like? And we made a point of not talking to any industry veterans, so we could start from first principles – and what we’ve ended up with is a system where the customer is the defining feature of the database, rather than the policy.” Protecting the Future of Every Family Deputy CEO Mathilda Strom has helped Bima grow from a pilot in Ghana to an organisation bringing health, accident, and life insurance to millions of people in emerging markets. Bima is a leading InsurTech player that uses mobile technology to disrupt the global insurance industry and fuel financial inclusion. “About a year ago, we paid out a claim to a woman in Pakistan…she has four children, and she lost her husband in a tragic, drive-by shooting. She then received, within two days of giving the death certificate of her husband to us, $3,000 from Bima as a claims payout, and she was then able to send her eldest son to graduate school, and then have enough money left over that she could support the rest of her children for up to two years in salary that her husband could otherwise have been able to contribute to the family. So this really does make a massive impact on the lives of the people that we’re serving.” The post Ep117 – InsurTech: Saving the World, Saving You Money appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep117 – InsurTech: Saving the World, Saving You Money appeared first on 11:FS.
11/4/201634 minutes, 53 seconds
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Ep116 – InsurTech. The New FinTech? Discuss.

In this episode InsurTech has dominated financial headlines lately. ‘Should the insurance sector be worried?’ Yes, say our guests! In fact, the very question is absurd. Listen to the experts who joined us: Leda Glyptis (@LedaGlyptis) – Director, Sapient Global Markets; Freddy Macnamara (@_freddymac) – Founder and CEO of Cuvva; Nigel Walsh (@nigelwalsh) – Partner at Deloitte News this week Financial Times – China challenges London’s FinTech lead Link FT Adviser – Minister pledges fintech sector support post-Brexit Link Mirror – Cheeky eBay user selling plastic £5 note ‘printed upside-down’ for £65,000 Link Finextra – Visa tells Europe to be ready for 3-D Secure 2.0 by April 2018 Link Amazon Executives Are ‘Pleased’ With Results of Retail Bookstores So Far LINK Big DDoS attacks hit Amazon Web Services customers, but Jassy assures cloud is secure LINK Clydesdale ‘makes an offer to RBS for Williams & Glyn’ – BBC News LINK Got a burning question or just want to shout of how much you’re loving what’s in your ears right now? Contact us on Twitter @FinTechInsider or @11FSTeam, or email on [email protected] The post Ep116 – InsurTech. The New FinTech? Discuss. appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep116 – InsurTech. The New FinTech? Discuss. appeared first on 11:FS.
11/2/20161 hour, 48 minutes, 26 seconds
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Ep115 – Nordic FinTech: Thor the Win

In this episode FinTech is heating up in the Nordics, where 11:FS’s Chris Skinner chairs the Nordic Finance Innovation Group. The region is punching above its weight in terms of innovation (Spotify and Skype, anyone?). You’ll hear interviews from Iren Tranvåg (@IrenTranvaag) – CEO at Nordic Finance Innovation; Søren Rode Andreasen (@RodeAndreasen) – Development Director for Core Banking at Danske Bank Group; Jarkko Turunen (@jarkkoturunen) – Head of Open Banking at Nordea; and Sergii Danylenko, Marketing Director at PrivatBank. We’re also joined by FinTech journalist Anna Irrera (@annairrera). News this week Finextra – The bank of the future will be invisible Link Reuters – Blockchain platform developed by banks to be open-source Link Coindesk – Hopes Are High Tomorrow’s Ethereum Fork Won’t Be Like the Last Link Finextra – New EU rules could cost UK firms £122bn in cybersecurity fines – PCI SSC Link Economist – Hide and seek: Bangladesh’s missing millions Link Forbes – Survey On Consumer Attitudes Toward Fintech Spells Trouble For Banks Link Quartz – Twitter fired its new VR manager because of something he posted to Facebook years ago Link The Nordic Web – The Q3 2016 Nordic Exit Analysis Link Got a burning question or just want to shout of how much you’re loving what’s in your ears right now? Contact us on Twitter @FinTechInsider or @11FSTeam, or email on [email protected] The post Ep115 – Nordic FinTech: Thor the Win appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep115 – Nordic FinTech: Thor the Win appeared first on 11:FS.
10/26/20161 hour, 13 minutes, 5 seconds
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Ep114 – Yipi-API-yay: open platforms, marketplaces and next-gen banking

In this episode This week we had the pleasure of talking to some global thought leaders about a topic that is on everyone’s mind; APIs. This week we are joined by Leda Glyptis (@LedaGlyptis) – Director, Sapient Global Markets, Megan Caywood (@MeganCaywood) – Director of Marketplace Platform at Starling Bank, Markos Zachariadis (@MarkosZach) – Assistant Professor at Warwick Business School & Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge and Alex Lipton – Connection Science Fellow at MIT Connection Science News this week FT – Big banks miss out on FinTech investment opportunities : LINK Banking Tech – MasterCard and SolarisBank partner for digital banking push : LINK Finextra – UK banks lag behind rest of high street on customer experience – BookingBug : LINK Telegraph – Bank of England’s Mark Carney and Philip Hammond in bank ‘war game’ : LINK BBC – RBS squeezed struggling businesses to boost profits, leak reveals  : LINK Express – Which banks are getting most complaints from YOU? : LINK Forbes – Why The Teacher Of The Future Will Be Neither Man Nor Machine : LINK Got a burning question or just want to shout of how much you’re loving what’s in your ears right now? Contact us on Twitter @FinTechInsider or @11FSTeam, or email on [email protected] The post Ep114 – Yipi-API-yay: open platforms, marketplaces and next-gen banking. appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep114 – Yipi-API-yay: open platforms, marketplaces and next-gen banking appeared first on 11:FS.
10/19/20169 minutes, 59 seconds
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Ep113 – Financial Inclusion: Banking The Next Billion

In this episode This week we had the pleasure of talking to some global thought leaders in the space of Financial Inclusion. This week we welcome onto the show Kosta Peric (@copernicc) who is the Deputy Director, Financial Services for the Poor at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. We have Faith Reynolds who is a Member of the Financial Innovation Standing Committee CWG at ESMA. We have Jaz O’hara the founder at the World Wide Tribe (www.theworldwidetribe.com) and lastly we have Lynsey Barber (@lynseybarber) who is the Tech Reporter for City A.M. We’ve a huge show for you chatting through some of the main issues surrounding Financial Inclusion. News this week FT Banks are not making proper use of Fintech Finextra – ING to spend EUR800M on Digital and Shed 7,000 Jobs Link Reuters – Deutsche Bank in race to settle DoJ $14Bn Fine Link FT – Start-up WB21 Moves to Berlin but not all is as it seems Link Finextra – Banks ready for real world Blockchain Link PYMNTS – AliPay launching in three London Stores Link Techcrunch – Grow launches its App for Socially Responsible Investing Link The Memo -Moni Gives Financial Inclusion and dignity to European Migrants and refugees Link Euromoney FInancial Inclusion is changing the face of banking Link Got a burning question or just want to shout of how much you’re loving whats in your ears right now? Contact us on Twitter @FinTechInsider or @11FSTeam, or email on [email protected] The post Ep113 – Financial Inclusion: Banking The Next Billion. appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep113 – Financial Inclusion: Banking The Next Billion appeared first on 11:FS.
10/11/20162 hours, 7 seconds
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Ep112 – The Secrets of Berlin FinTech Superstars

In this episode This week we had the pleasure of visiting Berlin, an incredible, vibrant and historic city, now becoming a global Tech and FinTech Hub.  We bring you the brightest and best from the Berlin FinTech scene. Your hosts, as always, is David Brear (@davidbrear) and Jason Bates (@JasonBates) Simon Taylor (@sytaylor) and Chris Skinner (@Chris_Skinner). We’re joined by our kind hosts from Berlin Marko Wenthin (@solarisbank) and Philipp Blankenagel (@Pblankangel) We interview Valentin Stalf (@valentinstalf) the CEO of the Red Hot N26 Challenger Bank Then we finish up with an interview with a really interesting concept from Oliver Neumann of OptioPay (@otneumann) News this week Economist – Central Banks Taking it to 11 : LINK The Guardian – Global Banking Shares Dive among $14bn Deutsche Bank Fine : LINK The Verge – Elon Musk: First humans who journey to Mars must ‘be prepared to die’ : LINK Telegraph – Almost 5,500 firms use passports to access EU from UK : LINK Connected to this one.. Standard – Sadiq Khan confirms ‘London work permit’ plans to stop post-Brexit exodus : LINK Accenture creates editable blockchain – LOL Business Insider – Scaleable Capital attracting 4m Euro per week in deposits : LINK Fast Company – Simple launches dual card thing : LINK Got a burning question or just want to shout of how much you’re loving whats in your ears right now? Contact us on Twitter @FinTechInsider or @11FSTeam, or email on [email protected] The post Ep112 – The Secrets of Berlin Fintech Superstars appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep112 – The Secrets of Berlin FinTech Superstars appeared first on 11:FS.
10/4/20162 hours, 5 minutes, 3 seconds
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Ep111 – Interviewed: The innovators really changing banking

In this episode We have an awesome show for you this week talking to some of the most innovative people changing the way some of the largest banks on the planet operate. Your hosts, as always, is David Brear (@davidbrear) and Jason Bates (@JasonBates) with an by interview Simon Taylor (@sytaylor) but with Chris Skinner (@Chris_Skinner) MIA this week. We welcome back Anna Irrera (@annairrera) – Fintech reporter for Financial News, Dow Jones as well as Mariano Belinky (@belimad) and Pascal Bouvier – (@pascalbouvier) from Santander InnoVentures talking about their fund and how things work in Santander. We interview Shamir Karkal (@shamir_k) the former founder and CEO of Simple and now the Head of APIs for BBVA. Lastly we talk to Neal Cross (@Neal_X) – Chief Innovation Officer at DBS Bank about the transformation he has spearheaded at DBS as well as what its like to be crowned the most innovative CIO on the planet. News this week REUTERS – Wells Fargo seeks to shore up reputation in wake of scandal : LINK eFinancial News – Citi fintech acceleration head departs : LINK FT – UK Regulators are the most FinTech friendly : LINK REUTERS – Hong Kong to launch banking fintech ‘sandbox’ as rivals pull ahead: LINK Finextra – Singapore and Switzerland forge FinTech pact : LINK FinNews – CBA and Barclays Reveal Long Distance Fintech Solution : LINK Business Insider – Facebook has announced messenger payments – AGAIN : LINK (plus Alexa, iOS10, imessage apps, loads of stuff this week) BBC – Bank of England to buy Apple bonds : LINK New Chewable bank note : Link Coin Desk – Big Banks Invest $55 Million in Blockchain Startup Ripple’s Series B : LINK Got a burning question or just want to shout of how much you’re loving whats in your ears right now? Contact us on Twitter @FinTechInsider or @11FSTeam, or email on [email protected] The post Ep111 – Interviewed: The innovators really changing banking. appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep111 – Interviewed: The innovators really changing banking appeared first on 11:FS.
9/25/20162 hours, 25 minutes, 42 seconds
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Ep110 – Will AI change the world of Banking?

This week we have a marathon of a show focussing on AI, Bots, Machine Learning and everything else augmented.  Your hosts, as always, is David Brear (@davidbrear), Jason Bates (@JasonBates), Simon Taylor (@sytaylor) and Chris Skinner (@Chris_Skinner) We have a fantastic lineup this week of guests with; Devika Thapar (@DeeThapar) – Financial Services Leader, IBM Watson, Dr. Ella Rabener (@ella_rabener) – CMO of Scalable Capital and Ereli Eran (@ereli) – Senior Data Scientist at Ravelin. We hope you enjoy the show Key stories this week: IB Times – Barclays completes the world’s first live, end to end trade finance transaction with a live customer on Blockchain : LINK QZ.com – Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook, IBM, and Microsoft are creating the Justice League for AI : LINK Technology Review – MIT report – AI Wants to Be Your Bro, Not Your Foe : LINK Polygon – Watch the first ever movie trailer made by artificial intelligence : LINK Venture Beat – Are chatbots an evolution or a revolution? : LINK Venture Beat – Apple pushes its AI expert hiring spree into overdrive : LINK  The Drum – David Ogilvy’s first interview since he died? Possibly not but Watson and The Drum prove his ideas are still alive : LINK  Venture Beat – A Microsoft chatbot is insulting people again, and that’s a good thing : LINK Got a burning question or just want to shout of how much you’re loving whats in your ears right now? Contact us on Twitter @FinTechInsider or @11FSTeam, or email on [email protected] The post Ep110 – Will AI change the world of Banking? appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep110 – Will AI change the world of Banking? appeared first on 11:FS.
9/20/20161 hour, 53 minutes, 11 seconds
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Ep109 – The Secret to UK FinTech Success

This week we are unpacking some of the latest and greatest breaking news with Ed Maslaveckas (@Ed_Masl) and Jamie Campbell (@JCtheOriginal). We are also joined by the fantastic Lawrence Wintermeyer (@lwintermeyer) who is the CEO of Innovative Finance. Key stories this week: Independent – Apple tax: UK says it welcomes any company after tech-giant hit with £11bn Irish tax bill : LINK Fortune – Beware of Blockchain Hype Says Chain CEO Adam Ludwin : LINK Coin Desk – IBM Bridges Blockchain, AI With New Business Unit : LINK Australian Financial Review – ANZ Bank ups cloud focus with open networks for fintech collaboration : LINK  Business Insider – Oscar – City CEO: ‘The whole banking model is a bit broken’ and at risk of an Uber moment : LINK Telegraph – Jeremy Corbyn has a plan to ‘democratise the internet’. But does he even understand it himself? LINK Monzo – Mondo is now Monzo : LINK If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe using your favourite podcasting app and leave us a review on iTunes or the podcast platform of your choosing Got a burning question or just want to shout of how much you’re loving whats in your ears right now? Contact us on Twitter @FinTechInsider or @11FSTeam, or email on [email protected]   The post Ep109 – The Secret to UK FinTech Success appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep109 – The Secret to UK FinTech Success appeared first on 11:FS.
9/10/20161 hour, 2 minutes, 4 seconds
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Ep108 – Everything Blockchain. Ever.

Key stories this week: Finextra – BBVA says EU Bonus Cap hampers tech talent acquisition : LINK Tech Crunch – LendUp secures $47m to build the “Friendly dolphin” not loan shark of credit cards : LINK Coin Desk – Bitfinex to issue company equity (?!) to refund customers of hack : LINK   Coin Desk – One month after the DAO hack millions of dollars worth of funds unclaimed : LINK Coin Desk : Digital Asset to open source “smart contract language” : LINK If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe below using your favourite podcasting app! Got a burning question or just want to shout of how much you’re loving whats in your ears right now? Contact us on @FinTechInsider or @11FSTeam. The post Ep108 – Everything Blockchain. Ever. appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep108 – Everything Blockchain. Ever. appeared first on 11:FS.
9/1/20161 hour, 36 minutes, 44 seconds
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Ep107 – Why Asia-Pacific will rule the Fintech world

Key stories this week: Alibaba Makes VR Payments Play : LINK Standard Chartered rolling out Touch ID across APAC and MEA : LINK Fenqile gets $235M to get people paying in “happy installments” : LINK Hong Kong start-ups starved of banking services : LINK 15 R3 Members Trial Distributed Ledger Tech for Trade Finance : LINK ANZ hire Maile Carnegie from Google – doomed to fail?  – LINK If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe below using your favourite podcasting app! The post Ep107 – Why Asia-Pacific will rule the Fintech world appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep107 – Why Asia-Pacific will rule the Fintech world appeared first on 11:FS.
8/22/20161 hour, 16 minutes, 21 seconds
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Ep106 – CMA Special: How will APIs change banking?

This week we’re joined by Bill Sullivan (@WFSULLIVAN3) Global Head Financial Services Market Intelligence @Capgemini, Dominic Lindley (@DominicLindley) Financial Services Consumer Panel and friend of the show appearing for her hat-trick Anna Irrera (@annairrera) Trading and tech reporter for @FinancialNews (part of @wsj). Key stories this week: Finextra – Bitcoin and Blockchain “pose little risk to payments players” Credit Suisse Blockchain Report: LINK TechCrunch – 200m revenue for Pokemon go – LINK  Business Insider – Fintech funding has declined except for one key area : LINK Mashable – Apple Pay fights back against Australian banks LINK How fintech could cash in on BoE rate cut – How fintech could cash in on BoE rate cut : LINK Finextra – RBS scraps W&G carve out : LINK Coin Telegraph – IBM to Launch One of the Largest Blockchain Implementations in the World : LINK Qapital integration – The thin edge of the wedge for APIs: LINK Tech Crunch – Mondo get’s its banking licence … with restrictions : LINK If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe below using your favourite podcasting app, follow the show @FinTechInsiders or get in touch and tell us what you think at [email protected] The post Ep106 – CMA Special: How will APIs change banking? appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep106 – CMA Special: How will APIs change banking? appeared first on 11:FS.
8/15/20161 hour, 29 minutes, 15 seconds
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Ep105 – Putting the brakes on accelerators

Key stories this week: Bitcoin drops 20% on news of another exchange hack: TransferWise gets direct access to Faster Payments Fintech Fundings: 186 Companies Raised $1.6 Billion in June A seven year old idea comes of age: Bank-as-a-Service Venmo Will Soon Be Larger Than Any Bank P2P Service German digital bank Fidor acquired by French banking giant Why Australia’s Biggest Banks Are Going After Apple Barclays rolls out voice biometrics for phone banking If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe below using your favourite podcasting app, follow the show @FinTechInsiders or get in touch at [email protected] The post Ep105 – Putting the brakes on accelerators appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep105 – Putting the brakes on accelerators appeared first on 11:FS.
8/9/20161 hour, 26 minutes, 39 seconds
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Ep104 – Lots and lots of news

This week: This week we talk to some of the best people in banking and Fintech with Dave Birch, Director of Innovation at Consult Hyperion (@dgwbirch) and Izabella Kaminska, Financial Times Alphaville (@izakaminska). We also interviewed Antonio Fratta Pasini from CheBanca! (@chebanca) We hoped you like Episode 104 – Follow us and tell us what you think of the show @FinTechInsiders or get in touch on [email protected]   In the news we chatted through: Mark Andreesen and a16z go long on chat http://a16z.com/2016/07/24/money-as-message/ Break up the financial watchdog over HBOS failures, MPs urge http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/07/25/break-up-the-financial-watchdog-over-hbos-failures-mps-urge/?WT.mc_id=e_DM143962&WT.tsrc=email&etype=Edi_Cit_New_Tue_9Sections&utm_source=email&utm_medium=Edi_Cit_New_Tue_9Sections_2016_07_26&utm_campaign=DM143962 As goes correspondent banking so goes globalisation http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2016/07/26/2170875/as-goes-correspondent-banking-so- Italian finance minister rejects need for banks bail-in – Financial Times http://goo.gl/yQPlDI Engineers vs urban geometry http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2016/07/22/2170732/engineers-vs-urban-geometry/ Fidor fuels O2 mobile banking launch http://goo.gl/NuQU6I Fintech sector sees 23 deals worth $184 million till June this year – Economic Times http://goo.gl/F4Df3F Mark Carney Has Started A Revolution By Embracing Fintech – Forbes http://goo.gl/okTLI8 Drop in internet banking as rise in banking apps use is recorded http://goo.gl/BGu4WN We hoped you like Episode 104 – Follow us and tell us what you think of the show @FinTechInsiders or get in touch on [email protected] The post Ep104 – Lots and lots of news appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep104 – Lots and lots of news appeared first on 11:FS.
8/2/20161 hour, 23 minutes, 32 seconds
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Ep103 – Blockchain, Blockchain, Blockchain

1) BT fault hits broadband users and banks http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36844712 2) Pokemon Go’s McDonald’s Partnership Points To A Promising Business Model http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2016/07/20/pokemon-go-mcdonalds-japan-nintendo-revenue/#3e0f226160d5 3) Apple Pay says bonjour to France and nei ho to Hong Kong http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-pay-says-bonjour-to-france/ 4) Oaknorth : first challenger bank to use Facebook at Work http://www.bankingtech.com/536972/oaknorth-first-challenger-bank-to-adopt-facebook-at-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oaknorth-first-challenger-bank-to-adopt-facebook-at-work 5) Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel is doubling down on a German fintech startup http://uk.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-billionaire-peter-thiel-increases-investment-in-germanys-deposit-solutions-2016-7 6) Google’s DeepMind trains AI to cut its energy bills by 40% http://www.wired.co.uk/article/google-deepmind-data-centres-efficiency 7) Santander’s fintech VC firm got another $100 million to invest http://uk.businessinsider.com/santander-innoventures-mariano-belinkey-new-fund-brexit-fintech-2016-7 8) A huge US bank is ignoring Brexit warning signs and is buying a new £300 million London HQ http://uk.businessinsider.com/wells-fargo-buys-new-london-office-despite-brexit-2016-7 9) Central Bank Digital Currencies Could Boost GDP, Bank of England Says http://www.coindesk.com/central-bank-digital-currencies-boost-gdp-bank-england-says/ 10) UK Legislators Cast Critical Eye on Bitcoin and Blockchain at Parliament Event http://www.coindesk.com/committee-talks-blockchains-government-ethics-house-lords-hearing/ We hoped you liked Episode 3 – Subscribe and follow @obussmann) Marcus Treacher (@marcus_treacher) who is the Global Head of Strategic Accounts at @Ripple and we also chat through the news with Oscar Willams Grut (@OscarWGrut) who is the FinTech reporter for Business Insider. We hoped you like Episode 3 – Follow us and tell us what you think of the show @FinTechInsiders and keep letting us know what you think. The post Ep103 – Blockchain, Blockchain, Blockchain. appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep103 – Blockchain, Blockchain, Blockchain appeared first on 11:FS.
7/25/20161 hour, 15 minutes, 20 seconds
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Ep102 – Bitcoin halving, Bud and Pokemon Go!

Articles we discuss in the news: 1. The Financial Brand – What can banks learn from Pokemon? https://thefinancialbrand.com/59873/banking-mobile-social-pokemon-go-app-engagement/ 2. Overdrafts more expensive than payday loans says ‘which’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36746372 3. Fred Wilson says “Corporate VCs are the devil” https://www.cbinsights.com/blog/corporate-venture-capital-investment-disadvantages-fred-wilson-usv/?utm_source=The+Financial+Revolutionist+Weekly+Briefing&utm_campaign=23e67c8e48-Weekly_Briefing_No_36&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbba91202b-23e67c8e48-76962253 4. Amex gets into SME lending http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20160705/TECHNOLOGY/160709995/amex-challenges-square-on-deck-with-small-business-oans-online?utm_source=The%20Financial%20Revolutionist%20Weekly%20Briefing&utm_campaign=23e67c8e48-Weekly_Briefing_No_36&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbba91202b-23e67c8e48-76962253 5. US Founder in London says no intention to move post Brexit http://news.efinancialcareers.com/us-en/249475/heres-how-brexit-will-impact-the-us-vs-uk-fintech-rivalry 6. Revolut got funding – is fintech funding drying up? http://uk.businessinsider.com/fintech-revolut-series-a-brexit-crowdfund-2016-7 & https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/29165/revolut-breaks-uk-crowdfunding-record-with-over-12-million-pledged 7. The US government says if you make less than $20 an hour, a robot is probably going to take your job http://qz.com/730399 We hoped you liked Episode 2 – Follow us and tell us what you think of the show @FinTechInsiders The post Ep102 – Bitcoin halving, Bud and Pokemon Go! appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep102 – Bitcoin halving, Bud and Pokemon Go! appeared first on 11:FS.
7/20/20161 hour, 44 minutes, 39 seconds
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Ep101 – Brexit Special

This week we are joined by Anna Irrera from the Wall Street Journal as well as Sophie Guibaud from Fidor to talk about how they see Brexit impacting Fidor and the Fintech world. Articles we discuss in the news: Apple Pay: Payment’s dirty little secret http://www.pymnts.com/news/mobile-payments/2016/apple-pay-adoption-usage-2016/ Fixing the hole in Ethereum http://www.coin-desk.com/ether-prices-plunge-dao-soft-fork-warning/ We hoped you liked Episode 1 – Follow us and tell us what you think of the show @FinTechInsiders The post Ep101 – Brexit Special appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep101 – Brexit Special appeared first on 11:FS.
7/12/201652 minutes, 41 seconds