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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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May 28, 2021 • 45min
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.
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
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 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 podcasts@11fs.com!Special Guests: David Handlos and Neri Tollardo.
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May 21, 2021 • 56min
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.
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
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 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 podcasts@11fs.com!Special Guests: Gabriele Columbro, Tui Allen, and Wade Arnold.
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May 14, 2021 • 58min
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
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
Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a 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 podcasts@11fs.com!Special Guests: Deniz Guven, Francesca Hopwood Road, and Jo Ann Barefoot.
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May 10, 2021 • 1h 4min
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
Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a 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 podcasts@11fs.com!Special Guests: Livia Benisty and Natasha Jones.Links:
Fintech startups set VC records as the 2021 fundraising market continues to impress
Wealthsimple raises C$750M
HSBC's Voice ID prevents £249 million of attempted fraud
Vivid Money raises $73M to build a European financial Super App
$4.3 billion fintech darling Marqeta is planning an IPO as early as June
Controversial fintech Lanistar scores FCA approval
Bitcoin is coming to hundreds of U.S. banks this year, says crypto custody firm NYDIG
Alt.bank, Brazil’s latest fintech targeting the unbanked raises $5.5M in Series A
Sotheby's will now accept cryptocurrency, starting with an auction for Banksy's 'Love is in the Air'
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May 7, 2021 • 54min
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
Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a 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 podcasts@11fs.com!Special Guests: David Vanek, Nigel Walsh, and Sophie Winwood.
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May 3, 2021 • 1h 9min
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
Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a 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 podcasts@11fs.com!Special Guests: Andy Wiggan, Jasper Martens, and Stuart Sopp.Links:
PensionBee’s IPO and listing on the London Stock Exchange
Current raises $220 million Series D, triples valuation to $2.2B
GoCardless launches open banking payments
Barclays US and Amount launch white label BNPL suite
Dutch neo-broker BUX raises $80 million
Teen banking service Step raises $100M Series C, as Kids-focused fintech Greenlight raises $260M in a16z-led Series D
Turkey arrests dozens as crypto exchange boss flees country
Standard Life Aberdeen faces mockery for Abrdn rebrand
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Apr 30, 2021 • 48min
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
Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a 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 podcasts@11fs.com!Special Guests: Alan Ainsworth, Andria Evripidou, and Sam Oakley.
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Apr 26, 2021 • 1h 10min
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
Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a 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 podcasts@11fs.com!Special Guests: Anna Irrera and Ellen Moeller.Links:
Stripe Issuing launches in Europe
Venmo launches crypto buying and selling
FintechOS nabs $65.5M for a low-code approach to modernizing legacy banking
Rishi Sunak announces Task Force to explore British CBDC
Apple introduces Apple Card Family, enabling people to share Apple Card and build credit together
Klarna launches carbon footprint insights for 90 million consumers
Revolut plots path to $10bn valuation with new funding
Goldman Sachs invest $50M in Starling Bank
Slim Jim Has a Dogecoin Strategy. News of It Sends DOGE to a new all time high
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Apr 23, 2021 • 49min
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
Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a 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 podcasts@11fs.com!Special Guests: Clare Reilly, Georg Ludviksson, and Matt Rees.
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Apr 19, 2021 • 1h
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
Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a 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 podcasts@11fs.com!Special Guests: Geoff Charles and Myles Stephenson .Links:
Two-year old Ramp joins fintech Unicorn club
Modulr received strategic investment from the venture arm of FIS
China Creates Its Own Digital Currency
Mortgage is suddenly sexy as SoftBank pumps $500M in Better.com at $6B valuation
Mastercard unveils carbon calculator for banks
Trustly seeks €9 billion valuation on IPO
Nubank pumps funds into Mexican unit
France’s central bank threatens fintech industry with three years imprisonment for misusing the term “neobank”
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