Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS

Guest Miguel Armaza, Co-Founder at Gilgamesh Ventures, discusses Stripe's $70 billion valuation, OCN's $86 million funding, and Monzo's kids' accounts. Topics include investing in fintech, cross-border payments, and Gen Z's use of social media for financial advice.

Host Kate Moody discusses the impact of FedNow with experts Dave Morris, Stephany Kirkpatrick, and Sam Aarons. They compare FedNow to global payment systems, address challenges, push payments in US vs. UK, and future implications. Explore adoption by top banks, push payment systems, and innovations in financial services. Discover the potential of FedNow and RTP technology for fraud prevention and data integration.

Guest Eddie Onaga from Visa discusses the growth of digital wallets in Europe, Apple's new announcement impacting payment systems, and the emergence of European digital wallets challenging Google and Apple Pay in the payment industry.

Simone Joyce, CEO of Paypa Plane, and other guests discuss Nala's $40M funding for B2B payments, Deutsche Bank's sustainable finance bond, Index Ventures' $2.3B for AI, and the need for Australian open banking reform.

Host Kate Moody discusses SME funding gap with Valentina from OakNorth, Christoph from iwoca, and Brian from Allica Bank. They delve into challenges faced by SMEs, opportunities for fintechs, regulatory impact, and alternative lenders' role in reshaping the lending landscape.

Monzo enhances fraud controls while Revolut sees record profits. Plaid diversifies revenue streams with enterprise clients. Nubank and Robinhood acquire AI startups. Wise customers affected by data breach. Wells Fargo analyst tests Chipotle portion sizes.

Mitch Rosenbaum, Senior VP at Credit Unions discusses how North American Credit Unions can compete with banks and fintechs through personalized service and digital transformation. Guests explore challenges, innovation, and strategies for credit unions to thrive in the digital age.

Visa Europe's Lynsey Verrillo discusses optimizing e-commerce for small businesses in France. Guests explore challenges, payment solutions, pandemic impacts, trends in the French payment market, and enhancing user experience through payment service providers.

Global Head of Technology at 11:FS and Head of Mergermarket talk about Klarna selling checkout, NatWest acquiring Sainsbury's Bank, anti-fraud product by banking app Charlie, and Revolut's $40 billion valuation. Discussions include challenges in the UK banking sector, combatting financial fraud with Speedbump for seniors, and Revolut's soaring valuation. The episode also covers physical bank branches, sports event sponsorships, and encourages audience engagement.

Guests Kate Moody and Jamie Campbell answer audience questions on FinTech and financial services. Topics include the dominance of traditional banks vs. digital banking, bank-fintech partnerships, support for vulnerable customers, generative AI impact, potential IPOs of companies like Revolut, Monzo, and Starling, and speculation on future fintech IPOs.