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About this episode: In this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, host David M. Brear is joined by Richard Davies, CEO of Allica Bank - the UK’s fastest-growing fintech focused on serving established small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Richard shares how his unique background at traditional giants like HSBC and Barclays, combined with his time at fintech innovators like Revolut and OakNorth, has shaped his mission to build a better bank for UK businesses. We dive into Allica’s rapid rise, its unique approach to relationship-led banking, and what’s next in their journey towards unicorn status. We also discuss: How Allica Bank is redefining SME banking in the UK The strategy behind its record-breaking growth Competing with neobanks and embracing AI Why branding (hello, orange bowler hat!) matters in fintech This week's guest: Richard Davies - CEO of Allica Bank  Links to check out: Join our WhatsApp community, where you can get the inside track on all all things 11:FS,

About this episode: Host Benjamin Ensor - Director of Research and Strategy at 11:FS, is joined by a fantastic panel of guests as we dive into some of the biggest stories from the worlds of fintech, banking, and wider financial services this week. Stories covered on the podcast: Tide is expanding its B2B offering, rolling out its Credit Flex feature for all its customers following a $100million debt raise. Paypal launches its first contactless wallet in Germany, its biggest product development investment in the country to date. Employer.com continues their ‘shopping spree’ acquiring Mainstream.com to bring their value to $700m. Santander has announced it is selling 49% of its Polish business, the former Bank Zachodni, to Austrian bank Erste Group. And we take a look at the FCA’s latest crypto ban... This week's guests: Raphael Landesmann - Director Regulatory Counsel at GSR Carl Hazeley - CEO of Finimize Mathieu Limousi - Chief Marketing Officer at Thunes Timestamps/stories:  Intro

At 11:FS, we don’t just talk digital - we make it happen. We're building truly digital financial services by partnering with bold teams to take them from market insights to real-world products. Whether you're an incumbent innovating or a startup breaking new ground, we bring the strategy, research, design, and delivery to make it real. Less talk, more impact.Proud winners of the British Bank Award for Consultancy of the Year - five times and counting.

About this episode:Host Benjamin Ensor - Director of Research and Strategy at 11:FS is joined by a fantastic panel of guests as we dive into some of the biggest stories from the worlds of fintech, banking, and wider financial services this week. Stories covered on the podcast: Robinhood publishes its Q1 results showing an increase in both revenue and profit as it launches its latest offering, Robinhood Gold , to the wealth management market. Mexico’s National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) has approved Nubank Mexico’s banking license enabling the firm to evolve into a full service bank. Cross border payments company Thunes furthers its expansion into the US market with a $150million raise in a Series D funding round. Crypto giant Coinbase have teamed up with venture studio, Founders Factors to launch a UK based crypto and AI accelerator and we take a look at Revolut’s first movements into the mobile markets as they launch phone plans. This week's guests: Steve Quirk - Chief Brokerage Office

On this special edition of Fintech Insider Insights, David M. Brear, Group CEO at 11:FS, is joined by Ian Rand, CEO of Monument Bank - a pioneering digital private bank designed for mass affluent individuals. Ian took the helm at Monument in 2022, bringing extensive experience from Barclays to lead the bank through a period of rapid growth. We dive into the key ingredients behind Monument’s success and explore what’s next for the future of high-end banking. -- Advertisements: Sign up for a new account on Lightyear and receive $15 worth of a US fractional share when you use this link: http://lightyear.com/11fs or enter the code 11FS manually in the Promotions section. Code conditions: Complete onboarding and fund at least £50 into your General Investment Account after entering the code. The code can only be used if you haven’t redeemed any code before. Once conditions are met, you’ll get $15 worth of a US fractional share of your choice.Capital at risk, ISA rules apply. Provider of the investment servi

At 11:FS, we don’t just talk digital - we make it happen. We're building truly digital financial services by partnering with bold teams to take them from market insights to real-world products. Whether you're an incumbent innovating or a startup breaking new ground, we bring the strategy, research, design, and delivery to make it real. Less talk, more impact.Proud winners of the British Bank Award for Consultancy of the Year - five times and counting.

For those listening in GCC and Turkey, this episode is sponsored by XM. https://bit.ly/ClaimBonusFintech -- About this episode: Host David Barton-Grimley is joined by some great guests to explore what fintech product leaders are doing to combat fraud. Fraud isn’t going away anytime soon. Scammers now use artificial intelligence, deepfake video calls, and emotionally manipulative tactics - like romance scams - to exploit a growing population of digital-first but fraud-naive users. For bad actors, it’s a golden era. But fintechs aren’t standing still. They’re turning that same technology into defensive tools, aiming to stop fraud before it even starts. In this episode, we unpack the modern fraud landscape and explore what it means to fight fraud at the product-build level - asking how product managers are tackling fraud from the very start of the creation journey and at every step thereafter. This week's guests: Joe Colchester - Head of Product at 11:FS Pulse  Tony Brancato - Chief Product Officer at Char

For those listening in GCC and Turkey, this episode is sponsored by XM: https://bit.ly/FintechCopyTrade  About this episode: Host Laura Watkins, Director of Media & Marketing, 11:FS is joined by a fantastic panel of guests as we dive into some of the biggest stories from the worlds of fintech, banking, and wider financial services this week. Stories covered on the podcast: Revolut is currently developing a new points-based credit card. South African fintech Stitch has just raised USD 55 million to expand and optimise its unified payments platform across the country. Wise has announced a new full-stack hub in Hyderabad. Earned wage access platform Tapcheck has raised USD 225 million. About 60% of attendees used Coachella's ticket payment plan to spread out the cost of their USD 499 general admission ticket. The founder of Nate, an AI-powered shopping app, has been charged with fraud after it was revealed that the app's checkout process was actually powered by human workers, not AI. This week's guests: Sam

For those listening in GCC and Turkey, this episode is sponsored by XM. https://bit.ly/ClaimBonusFintech -- About this episode: On this week's Fintech Insider Insights, hosts Ross Gallagher and David Barton-Grimley are joined by some great guests to dive into funding. Some have argued that the fintech industry was born in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crash, fuelled by low interest rates, abundant capital, and the promise of building something better than what came before. For years, the playbook was simple: raise big, scale fast, and disrupt everything. After those heady heights, however, the dynamic has shifted. As reported by Innovate Finance, global investment in fintech dropped to $51.2 billion in 2023—a 48% decline from the previous year’s figure of $99 billion—following the pandemic. So, where does this leave our entrepreneurs? Being a fintech founder can be a lonely, even terrifying prospect—unless you’ve got the backing of the best. Today, we’re going to explore what the current funding

For those listening in GCC and Turkey, this episode is sponsored by XM. https://bit.ly/ClaimBonusFintech About this episode: Host Ross Gallagher, Head of Ventures, 11:FS is joined by a fantastic panel of returning guests as we dive into some of the biggest stories from the worlds of fintech, banking, and wider financial services this week. Stories covered on the show: Tariff turmoil: what might be the impact of the changing international tariffs on fintech and IPOs? Research from HSBC Innovation banking shows early-stage investments dominate UK term sheet Brazil central bank to launch Pix instalment feature in September Toulouse lets commuters pay for travel with crypto This week's guests: Sophie Winwood, Co-Founder & CEO at unlock VC & Operating Partner at Foxe Capital Sarah Kocianski, CEO of Fintech Wales. Alex Johnson, founder of Fintech Takes Plus soundbite from:  Glen Waters, Head of Early Stage Tech and Life Sciences at HSBC Innovation Banking Timestamps/stories : Intro - (00:00) Klarna

At 11:FS, we don’t just talk digital - we make it happen. We're building truly digital financial services by partnering with bold teams to take them from market insights to real-world products. Whether you're an incumbent innovating or a startup breaking new ground, we bring the strategy, research, design, and delivery to make it real. Less talk, more impact.Proud winners of the British Bank Award for Consultancy of the Year - five times and counting.

For those listening in GCC and Turkey, this episode is sponsored by XM. https://bit.ly/ClaimBonusFintech -- About this episode: Host David Barton-Grimley is joined by an expert panel of guests as we dive into some of the biggest stories from the worlds of fintech, banking, and wider financial services. Stories covered on the podcast this week include: Robinhood is expanding beyond stock trading, introducing wealth management, private banking, and an AI investment tool. UK challenger bank Monzo has launched Contents Insurance. WeeFin, a fintech that helps financial institutions manage their sustainability strategies, has completed a €25m Series B financing round. Hull-based thankyü has launched, claiming to be the first decentralised peer-to-peer tipping platform. OpenAI has raised $40bn in funding, led by SoftBank, valuing the ChatGPT developer at $300bn. This week's guests: Andy Smart - CPO of Monzo  Grégoire Hug - CEO, and Co-Founder of WeeFin Hannah Duncan - Award-winning freelance journalist  Plus

About this episode of Fintech Insider: Benjamin Ensor is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the state of financial literacy - an increasingly crucial topic amid inflation, economic uncertainty, and rising living costs worldwide. Who should take the lead in teaching financial literacy: the government, the industry, parents, or individuals themselves? And what role does fintech play in shaping financial education? Tune is as we discuss! This week's guests Elisabeth Prager - Co-founder of Aila Money  Jenny Miller - Head of Product for North America at Wise  Tom Davies - VP of Marketing at Yonder  -- Interact with Fintech Insider Join our WhatsApp community, where you can get the inside track on all all things 11:FS, as well as having your say on the things we should be paying attention to. https://chat.whatsapp.com/KpA4gFbbWDlLFm7kx39raf About Fintech Insider: Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert h

About this episode: Host Ross Gallagher is joined by an expert panel of guests as we dive into some of the biggest stories from the worlds of fintech, banking, and wider financial services. Stories covered on the podcast this week include: The worlds of TradFi and crypto merging once again as Kraken buys NinjaTrader, Lumber securing $15.5M to boost workforce management with agentic AI, Project Nemo teaming up with HSBC Innovation Banking to enhance disability inclusion in fintech, Robinhood launching banking and wealth management services, and Chime launching Instant Loans. This week's guests: Oleg Pravdin - Head of Product at Lumber  Joanne Dewar - Project Nemo Lead at Project Nemo  Miguel Armaza - General Partner at Gilgamesh Ventures  Timestamps/stories Intro - (00:00) Kraken bolsters multi-asset strategy with $1.5bn NinjaTrader acquisition - (06:57) Lumber raises $15.5m to enhance workforce management platform with agentic AI - (16:56) Chime Introduces $500 Instant Loans - (36:07) Project Nemo partne

Hey Fintech Insiders! On his week’s Insights podcast we bring you something a little different! About this episode of Fintech Insider: Recorded live at J.P. Morgan's E-Commerce and Payments Forum, host David M. Brear is joined by a panel of payments experts who take on an exciting challenge: building a best-in-class payments ecosystem from scratch - at the request of an eccentric billionaire. Where do they begin - technology or regulation? And which best-in-class use cases from around the world will inspire their approach? Tune in to find out! This week's guests Adit Gadgil - Global Head of Sales, E-Commerce & Technology at J.P. Morgan Payments David Messenger - CEO, Global Business at PingPong Payments Irina Chuchkina - CMO at Volt.io -- Interact with Fintech Insider Join our WhatsApp community, where you can get the inside track on all all things 11:FS, as well as having your say on the things we should be paying attention to. https://chat.whatsapp.com/KpA4gFbbWDlLFm7kx39raf -- About Fin

For those listening in GCC and Turkey, this episode is sponsored by XM. Trade Gold And Get Cashback Now: https://www.xmarabia.net/gw.php?gid=250446 -- About this episode: Our expert hosts David M. Brear and Ross Gallagher present Fintech Insider News live from Village Underground in London, along with some great guests to discuss the biggest fintech and financial services news this week. Stories covered on the podcast this week include: Klarna has filed to IPO in New York City, Revolut is hiring more than 100 people as they look to become a proper bank, and The FCA wants banks do more AI. This week's guests: Valentina Kristensen - Corporate Affairs, OakNorth Alexandra Rivas-Gale - VP of Product, Clearbank Nicolas Benady - CEO, Swan Timestamps/stories Intro - (00:00) Klarna files for a potentially Blockbuster IPO - (07:25) Revolut goes on hiring spree to prep mobilization for UK banking - (21:35) FCA seeks regulatory clarity over lacklustre AI adoption by UK banks - (38:14) Links to check out: Join o

For those listening in GCC and Turkey, this episode is sponsored by XM. Trade Gold And Get Cashback Now: https://www.xmarabia.net/gw.php?gid=250446 -- About this podcast On a recent episode of Fintech Insider, we sat down with a panel of product experts to explore how to build and launch a product. But launching is only half the battle. How do you drive awareness and bring customers into your ecosystem? And once they’re in, how do you keep them engaged? In this episode, host Laura Watkins is joined by a great panel to break down the fintech marketing playbook - what’s working, what’s not, and what banks can learn from the challengers reshaping the industry. And here’s the twist: as fintechs scale, navigate regulation, and expand their offerings, they might just have something to learn from the banks too. This week's guests Bryan McCarty - Head of Product and Product Marketing at Orum.io  Jack Cully - Head of Brand and Product Marketing at Plum   Louis Debatte - VP of Product Marketing at Adyen -- Inter

For those listening in GCC and Turkey, this episode is sponsored by XM. Trade Gold And Get Cashback Now: https://www.xmarabia.net/gw.php?gid=250446 -- About this episode: Host David Barton-Grimley is joined by an expert panel of guests as we dive into some of the biggest stories from the worlds of fintech, banking, and wider financial services. Stories covered on the podcast this week include: Curve and Infact partner to improve financial inclusivity. The FCA wants to make homebuying easier for Brits. Americans lost $12.5 billion to scams last year. Marqeta and Spendesk have teamed up to enhance payment services for SMBs. Nubank is a major user of OpenAI. Nationwide is giving £50 to each of its 12.3 million customers as a “thank you” for their support during the Virgin Money merger. This week's guests: Valentina Kristensen - Corporate Affairs Director at OakNorth Will Mason - CEO of Infact  James Dodsworth - Senior Manager, Financial Crime at Thistle Initiatives  Timestamps/stories Intro - (00:00) Cur

About this podcast Whether it’s in meetings with clients, at one of our events, or on this very podcast, it sometimes feels like generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is all anyone ever wants to talk about. So, where do we stand with GenAI in financial services today? And is financial services really where all the most interesting GenAI developments are happening? Well, on today’s episode, host David Barton-Grimley is joined by some great guests to find out! This week's guests Aditi Subbarao - Global Financial Services Industry Lead at Instabase  Colin Payne - Head of Innovation at The FCA  Fernanda Dobal - Product Director of AI and Chat at Cleo -- Interact with Fintech Insider After Dark tickets Join our WhatsApp community, where you can get the inside track on all all things 11:FS, as well as having your say on the things we should be paying attention to. https://chat.whatsapp.com/KpA4gFbbWDlLFm7kx39raf About Fintech Insider: Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all thi

About this episode: Host Laura Watkins is joined by an expert panel of guests as we dive into some of the biggest stories from the worlds of fintech, banking, and wider financial services. Stories covered on the podcast this week include: The AI-powered risk decision platform Taktile has just raised $54 million in Series B funding. Brex’s enterprise segment saw 80% net revenue growth in 2024, positioning the company for future stability and a potential IPO. Banking apps, including Lloyds Bank and Halifax, were significantly impacted by outages over February payday. UK asset manager Abrdn has rebranded itself back to “Aberdeen” after being widely ridiculed for removing most of the vowels from its name in 2021. Meanwhile, Ramp's valuation has nearly doubled to $13 billion. This week's guests: Sophie Winwood - Co-Founder and CEO at unlock VC, and Operating Partner - Foxe Capital   Art Levy - Chief Business Officer at Brex  Maik Taro Wehmeyer - Co-Founder and CEO of Taktile Timestamps/stories Intro - (00:00) R