Fintech Insider By 11:fs

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, R

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

Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Is financial services equipped to serve digital nomads?" It’s estimated that there are some 35 million people worldwide who packed in the office and the 9-5 hours in favour of a life of travel and working from across the world armed with a laptop. While this lifestyle has boomed post-pandemic, financial services is still looking to play catch-up when it comes to wages, taxes, compliance, and payments. In today's show, our panel are discussing the options for digital nomads today, the biggest hurdles still to overcome, and how financial services aimed at digital nomads evolve going forward. This week's guests include: Chris Cerra, Creator, RemoteBase Devin Kohli, Co-Head, Outward VC Daumantas Dvilinskas, CEO, TransferGo 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, Ben

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor 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: Owen Thomas, Fintech & VC Journalist Mark Mullen, CEO, Atom Bank We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Atom Bank raises £30m as it pushes back IPO plans - 3:55 Banking platform for Black and Latino communities Greenwood raises $45m - 18:00 Pipe’s founding team stepping down as hunt for ‘veteran’ CEO begins - 28:50 Finance staff ignoring mandatory office attendance demands, report suggests - 38:50 Shopify merchants notch up Black Friday record with $3.36bn in sales - 48:50 India banking regulator asks Paytm unit to reapply for license - 50:50 What are doubloons? TikTok’s imaginary economy and rules explained - 53:20 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted b

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to ask: 'How should we measure success in fintech?' There have been blockbuster IPOs, record revenue numbers, and a select few have even become verbs in their own right! But what should we be celebrating when it comes to fintech? Has the industry got its priorities right? This week's guests include: Katie Palenscar, Managing Director & Global Head of Venture Studio, Anthemis Nik Milanović, Editor, This Week In Fintech Richard Davies, CEO, Allica Bank 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 a

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. This week's guests include: Billie Simmons, Co-Founder & COO, Daylight Charlie Conchie, Reporter, City AM With soundclips from: Charlotte Fereday, Product Director, 11:FS Roberta Prescott, Brazil Correspondent, Iupana Charles McManus, CEO, ClearBank We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Daylight raises cash to launch subscription plan for family planning - 5:00 Financial Conduct Authority warns trading firms over dangerous ‘gamification’ - 17:10 Nubank’s swing to profit may signal demise of growth-at-all-costs strategies for digital banks - 29:00 Nirvana Money closes doors just 22 days after launch - 39:00 Sella launches pilot of biometric credit card in Italy - 46:10 ClearBank CEO plots European launch and M&A as profitability is reached - 48:30 Fintech Insider Mail

Our expert host, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to ask: "How does design help you compete on more than price?" As fintech develops and companies look to add more features to their product - we’re seeing a lot of similar offerings across the board. So if you’re launching a product into a market where the price point is set - how do you avoid the ‘pointing spiderman meme’ moment? We've put together a panel of experts to discuss: how design has helped define fintechs to date, what challenges arise when products become similar, and how design changes as fintech evolves. This week's guests include: Will Jones, Executive Creative Director, 11:FS Clare Gambardella, Chief Customer Officer, Zopa Kish Patel, Head of Design, Lightyear 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 o

Our expert host, David M. Brear, sits down with Ashok Vaswani to discuss his three decades across senior posiitons at Citigroup and Barclays, as well as his new role as President of Pagaya Technologies. If you're looking for advice from someone who has seen and done it all – listen to this! You can also watch the full interview on Youtube here. 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 Guest: Ashok Vaswani.

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher 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: Tayga Baltacıoğlu, CEO, Debite Mo Ghahroudi, Senior Product Lead, Klarna With soundclips from: Brad Goodall, CEO, Banked We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Debite launches direct to bank payments for early-stage companies - 3:20 A ‘credible alternative to Google and Amazon’: Klarna brings its price comparison tool to Europe - 16:15 Credit card interest rates hit record high - 29:50 Elon Musk details his plan to turn Twitter into a bank - 40:20 JPMorgan to expand in Greece with new office and payments team - 50:25 Banked secures another $15M in Series A to bring pay-by-bank to the world - 52:00 Crypto exchange FTX files for bankruptcy as CEO exits - 54:00 Top tier of financial services celebrated at inaugural 11:FS Awards - 57:00 F

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to ask: "How do changes in government affect innovation in financial services?" Governments can accelerate or roll back growth and innovation in financial services as they see fit. We’ve put together a panel of experts to discuss: what role governments play in financial services, to what extent they are responsible for innovation in the UK, US, and Latin American markets, and what impact could governments have on the future innovation of those markets? This week's guests include: Bruno Diniz, Co-Founder, Spiralem Janine Hirt, CEO, Innovate Finance Janay Eyo, Director of Financial Policy, Chamber of Progress 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 f

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. This week's guests include: Alex Johnson, Creator, Fintech Takes Sophie Winwood, Principal, Anthemis With soundclips from: Kristin Sadler, Head of Impact, Quona Capital We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: PayPal, Apple reach truce and will accept each other’s products - 3:20 Stripe cuts 14% of its workforce, CEO says they ‘overhired for the world we’re in’ - 14:45 Quona Capital sinking $332M into startups focused on financial inclusion - 25:15 Santander to block UK transfers to crypto exchanges in 2023 - 36:00 Black-owned fintech company launches free grant search platform - 46:40 Twitter files paperwork to enter payments business - 48:45 11:FS and Griffin join forces to bring the power of embedded finance to UK businesses - 50:20 Glastonbury Festival ticket sales hit

In this show in association with LexisNexis Risk Solutions – our expert host, David M. Brear , is joined by some great guests to ask: “Is the future of AML and fighting financial crime about investing in people, or automation?” With the current climate of economic downturns, global conflict, and international sanctions - fighting financial crime has never been tougher. But is the answer better equipping humans to spot the signs of financial crime, or creating more sophisticated systems through machine learning? We discuss the current challenges, the role of orchestration, and more! This week's guests include: Eddie Vaughan, Sales Director, LexisNexis Risk Solutions Dan Argent, Head of Financial Crime and MLRO, GB Bank. Jessica Cath, Head of Financial Crime Project Delivery, FINTRAIL This episode is sponsored by LexisNexis Risk Solutions LexisNexis® Risk Solutions harnesses the power of data and advanced analytics to provide insights that help businesses and governmental entities reduce ris

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. This week's guests include: Tage Kene-Okafor, Africa Reporter, Techcrunch Karina Seskena, Product Marketing Lead, Yapily We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: UK consumers using new money tools to cope with cost of living - 4:34 JPMorgan Chase wants to disrupt the rent check with its payments platform for landlords and tenants - 16:41 Money Fellows, an Egyptian fintech digitizing money circles, raises $31M funding - 28:33 Uber alum rakes in $9.7M to curb finance-related fights between co-parents - 40:18 Bank of Ireland to roll out bio-sourced cards - 49:28 Capital Bank of Jordan launches new mobile banking app powered by Codebase - 51:20 Actor Simon Callow sits down for spooky story time - to warn Brits about types of fraud - 52:17 This episode is sponsored by LinkedIn

Our expert host, Nicole Perry, is joined by some great guests to ask: 'how does innovation survive a recession?' While the current economic issues will no doubt have many across the globe feeling worried, there are some who look at these times as a challenge and the chance to build something better than we’ve had before. We’ve put together a panel of experts to discuss: what lessons can be learnt from previous economic downturns? What are the current challenges to innovation? And how will this impact the future for many in financial services? This week's guests include: Catalina Munteanu, Engineering Manager, 11:FS Valentina Kristensen, Director of Growth and Communications, OakNorth Jake Johnson, VP of Brand and Content Versapay This episode is sponsored by Tink Open banking can pave the way for faster and more responsible lending practices, that are robust on risk and financially inclusive. As the leading open banking platform, Tink is powering banks and fintechs to transform lending.

Our expert host, David M. Brear, 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: Lindsay Davis, Head of Markets, Atomic Charley Ma, General Manager, Alloy Lindsey Argalas, COO, TaxBit With soundclips from: Ran Goldi, VP of Payments, Fireblocks Hemmo Bosscher, VP of Platforms & Financial Services, Adyen Hasan Luongo, VP of Brand & Marketing, Chipper Cash Simon Khalaf, Chief Product Officer, Marqeta We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Wells Fargo launches virtual assistant, named Fargo 4:35 Fireblocks launches digital asset payments engine with FIS as new pilot partner - 10:03 Adyen moves into embedded finance with dual product launch - 22:10 TaxBit releases Cost Basis Interchange for digital asset reporting and compliance - 32:00 ChipperCash’s new UGX Virtual Card lets you make online payments - 38:25 Fintech Marqeta pushes into ba

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear, is joined by some greats to discuss: “Is the US world-beating when it comes to payments?” Just like the food in Vegas, the payments industry doesn’t do small! The USA is home to the biggest payments players, the most valuable companies, and the most sought-after market. But does that make it world-beating in this industry? This week's guests include: Wade Arnold, CEO, Moov Kristen Anderson, CEO, Catch Ginger Baker, Head of Financial Access, Plaid This episode is sponsored by Tink Open banking can pave the way for faster and more responsible lending practices, that are robust on risk and financially inclusive. As the leading open banking platform, Tink is powering banks and fintechs to transform lending. To find out more, and read Tink’s new Lending Unlocked report, go to tink.com/11fs. This episode is sponsored by LinkedIn As you gear up for Autumn, you need the right people on your team to help your small business fire on all cylinders. LinkedI

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: Alex Zivoder, CEO, GoHenry Jason Mikula, Publisher, Fintech Business Weekly Gaia Lamperti, Producer, Bloomberg With sound clips from: Luigi Pace, Director of Marketing and Innovation, Compass We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Apple teams up with Goldman Sachs on high-yield savings accounts - 5:33 GoHenry, the fintech for under-18s, raises $55m after passing 2m users - 18:15 Mastercard will help banks offer cryptocurrency trading - 30:45 Italy’s Mediobanca acquires fintechs to drive BNPL growth - 41:00 Digital bank Bunq wins case against Dutch Central Bank over artificial intelligence use - 50:30 Revolut expands accommodation booking service to rival Airbnb - 52:10 Ed Westwick teams up with Shares to champion new era of social investing -53:20 This e

Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to ask "how do we make home-buying more inclusive?" Home-buying is challenging enough with house prices and mortgage rates continuing to rise. However, certain demographics face even more scrutiny than others when applying for loans, trying to raise their credit scores, or getting the down payment needed to get on the property ladder at all. So today, we’ve put together a panel of experts to discuss how to open up the home-buying market to more diverse communities. This week's guests include: Brian Simons, President of Maxwell Laura Arce, SVP, UnidosUS This episode is sponsored by Tink Open banking can pave the way for faster and more responsible lending practices, that are robust on risk and financially inclusive. As the leading open banking platform, Tink is powering banks and fintechs to transform lending. To find out more, and read Tink’s new Lending Unlocked report, go to tink.com/11fs. This episode is sponsored by Linke

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher 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. This week's guests include: Oliver Smith, Managing Editor, AltFi Anita Ramaswamy, Senior Reporter, Techcrunch With soundclips from: Mauricio Magaldi, Crypto, 11:FS We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Is Goldman Sachs ready to pull the rug on Marcus? - 4:10 PayPal decides fining people $2,500 for 'misinformation' wasn't a great idea - 15:08 Affirm is working on credit card-like bonus points for its payment product - 27:10 How India's proposed digital rupee would be different from cryptocurrency - 38:00 Egypt’s Algebra Ventures completes first close of $100m for its second fund - 49:25 Martin Lewis hits out Deliveroo for buy now pay later scheme - 50:45 Digital receipts start-up Flux closing down - 52:20 Damien Hirst burns artworks after collectors pick their NFTs

Our expert host, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to ask: "What does the perfect pension offering look like?” The average global life expectancy today is higher than in any country back in 1950 – which means we’re seeing a lot more of our retirement years than previous generations. So pension planning and offerings have never been more prevalent or important to get right. We’ve put together a panel of experts to discuss how to build the perfect pension offering, with today’s constraints in mind. This week's guests include: Jasper Martens, Chief Marketing Officer, PensionBee Andy Russell, CEO, Wealthify Alex Mazer, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Common Wealth This episode is sponsored by Tink Open banking can pave the way for faster and more responsible lending practices, that are robust on risk and financially inclusive. As the leading open banking platform, Tink is powering banks and fintechs to transform lending. To find out more, and read Tink’s new Lending Unlocked report, g