

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS
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
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Mar 6, 2023 • 1h 2min
713. News: JP Morgan bans ChatGPT, while female founders are on the rise
Female founders on the rise with 150,000 new firms. JP Morgan bans ChatGPT AI bot. BNP Paribas sued over Amazon deforestation link. Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz lead fintech investments. Klarna reports $1 billion losses versus Revolut's first profitable year. Real estate tipping debate sparks controversy.

Mar 3, 2023 • 46min
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
Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com!Special Guests: Nadya Hijazi, Sophie Guibaud, and Tui Allen.
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Mar 1, 2023 • 31min
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
Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com!Special Guest: Sitoyo Lopokoiyit.
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Feb 27, 2023 • 1h 1min
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 podcasts@11fs.com!
Get your tickets to our next After Dark hereSpecial Guests: Ali Hamriti and Cinthia Merlos.Links:
Digital bank Vexi raises millions to offer young Mexicans lower interest rate credit cards
Gig workers denied equal opportunity to financial services
Welcome to the bank branch where you can’t even deposit cash
Which European banking app is winning the race for customers?
Co-operative Bank turns corner with bid for £650m Sainsbury’s Bank mortgage book
Digital bank Bunq hits profitability
With rebranding, BMO bank won’t have a den for Hubert the Harris Lion
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Feb 24, 2023 • 51min
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
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!
Get your tickets to our next After Dark hereSpecial Guests: Diego Zaks, Peter Collingridge, and Will Jones.
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Feb 20, 2023 • 1h 1min
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
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 podcasts@11fs.com!Special Guests: Alex Marsh, Douglas Soltys, and Edwina Johnson .Links:
US fintech unicorn Alloy launches in UK
Britain sets out legislation to regulate buy-now-pay-later credit
RBC buys AI-powered real-estate company OJO Canada
US fintech FIS to spin off Worldpay payments business
Natwest: Pensions fintech bought by bank in £144m deal which will ‘shake up savings’
Revolut launches donations page to support victims of the recent earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria
Banker CIBC doesn't want couples to sugarcoat financial discussions this Valentine's Day
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Feb 17, 2023 • 43min
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
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: Justin Herlick, Maria Harris, and Vadim Toader.
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Feb 15, 2023 • 45min
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
Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com!Special Guests: Alex McCrea, Madiha Sattar, and Waleed Sadek.
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Feb 13, 2023 • 57min
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
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: Ahmed Mohsen, Christer Holloman, Clare Gambardella, and Kate Drew.Links:
Egypt's MNT-Halan is Africa's newest unicorn
75% of LGBTQ+ startup founders hide their identity from investors, UK survey finds
BNPL Openpay goes under as creditors chase debts
Zopa secures £75m to kick off 2023 M&A
HSBC staff get a uniform of jumpsuits and jeans
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Feb 10, 2023 • 43min
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
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: Iain Armstrong and Jessica Cath.
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