
Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS
Fintech Insider is your ultimate guide to the world of finance and fintech from 11:FS - the leading independent fintech consultancy, recognised five times with the British Bank Award for Consultancy of the Year.Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including Visa, Monzo, Nationwide, JPMorgan Chase, Wise, the Financial Times, and more to discuss breaking news and deep dive into the biggest topics and trends within the industry.Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories across M&A, open banking, embedded finance, payments, regulation and more. Then, every Thursday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like AI, regulation, Big Tech, the cost of living crisis, and more. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you.Want to get involved in the conversation?Connect with us now on LinkedIn, Instagram and TikTok
Latest episodes

Jan 18, 2023 • 40min
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.
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Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com!Special Guests: Andrew Norman, Dan Roesbery, and Matt West.
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Jan 16, 2023 • 1h 1min
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
Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com!Special Guests: Benjamin Fernandes , Charlie Conchie , Tom Burton, and Wiza Jalakasi.Links:
African payments giant Flutterwave vies to buy British fintech Railsr
NALA expands into Europe to enable cross border payments
UK fintech funding tumbles amid global slowdown, but London remains well ahead of global rivals
Jack Ma to give up control of fintech giant Ant Group
Visa and Enfuce pilot prepaid cards for refugees in France
YouTube star Logan Paul apologises for CryptoZoo project failure
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Jan 13, 2023 • 40min
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
Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com!Special Guests: Heidi Lindvall, Ken Hart, and Sarah Habib.
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Jan 11, 2023 • 2min
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
Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com!
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Jan 9, 2023 • 58min
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
Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com!Special Guests: Geri Cupi, Lindsay Davis , and Paul Lloyd.Links:
Millions of Britons would struggle to cover extra £20 a month as the cost of living crisis continues to bite
Twig acquires Vybe technology
Fintechs call for clarity over Open Banking reforms
Who were the most valuable fintech companies in 2022?
Australian BNPL Humm “retreating from England” as market worsens
Cashless Denmark records a year without bank robberies
NatWest CEO receives damehood and FinTech Scotland chair recognised in New Year Honours
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Jan 6, 2023 • 49min
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
Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com!
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Dec 23, 2022 • 48min
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
Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com!Special Guests: Alex Johnson and Mary Ann Azevedo.Links:
The West’s Sanctions sever Russia’s economy from much of the world
Fast shuts doors after slow growth
Eat Now, Pay Later: Going Into Debt for Food
Iceland loan scheme to support shoppers receives 50,000 applications in first week
Mexican fintech startup Stori reaches unicorn status
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Dec 19, 2022 • 1h 2min
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
Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com!Special Guests: Bruno DIniz, Janay Eyo, and Sarah Kocianski.Links:
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried charged with defrauding investors
Brazil's Nubank announces $330 million equity capitalization in Mexico
Inflation peaked — but it's not returning to pre-Covid levels in 2023, Mastercard says
Ocho wants to rethink (and rebrand) personal finance for business owners
UK banking rules in biggest shake-up in more than 30 years
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Dec 16, 2022 • 40min
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
Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com!Special Guests: Elizabeth Prendergast, Johannes Schaback, Nick Stemp, and Simon Vans-Colina.
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Dec 12, 2022 • 57min
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
Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com!Special Guests: Andrea de Gottardo and Emily Man.Links:
Kroo banks on winning new customers with 2% interest
Wells Fargo launches new commercial banking platform
Robot landlords are buying up houses
UK banks told to break 'class ceiling' with new targets to boost diversity among senior hires
Fintechs Canada association launches with significant industry backing
Thales releases 'Voice Payment Card' for the visually impaired
At Art Basel Miami Beach, an ATM announces your account balance
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