Fintech Insider By 11:fs

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: Tom Pope, Head of Payments and Platforms,Tink Nadya Hijazi, Global Head of Wholesale Digital Channels, HSBC Julia McColl, CPO, Chetwood Financial We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Mumsbank? Mumsnet teams up with Chetwood to launch family focused financial products in 2023 - 3:20 HSBC teams up with Oracle Netsuite for Embedded Banking Services in the US - 19:03 Adyen deepens its partnership with Tink, by adding open banking payments - 31:01 SoftBank’s Vision Fund to layoff 30% of staff - 41:40 Serena William's venture capital firm leads Ugandan fintech Numida's pre-series A funding round round - 52:30 Payhawk launches business credit cards in the UK - 54:50 SEC charges Kim Kardashian for Instagram crypto promotion - 56:35 This episode is sponsored by Tink O

Our expert host, Nicole Perry, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Can TikTok teach us all we need to know about finance?" The rise of social media has had a huge impact on how we connect, shop and even place value on ourselves in today’s society But the explosion of TikTok, has been something of a game-changer - even de-throning Google to become the world’s most visited website in 2021. We’ve put together a panel of experts to discuss how financial services interact and educate through TikTok, the challenges for financial services, and what comes next? This week's guests include: Nik Milanović, Editor, This Week in Fintech Catherine Winter, Managing Director, Financial Education and Community Outreach, The London Institute of Banking and Finance Rajan Lakhani, Head of Public Relations, Plum This episode is sponsored by Tink As the leading open banking platform, Tink enables the largest banks, lenders and payments providers to offer exceptional user experiences. Tink offers the b

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor 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: Francesca Carlesi, Co-founder and CEO, Molo Finance Douglas Mackenzie, Chief Content Officer, Fintech Finance With soundclips from: David Barton-Grimley, Embedded Financial Services, 11:FS Remco Janssen, Founder, Silicon Canals Richard Davies, CEO, Allica Bank We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: UK mortgage lenders halt some deals after pound falls 4:03 JPMorgan strengthens dining push with new DoorDash credit card 19:45 ‘It’s baffling’: Startups slam Barclays’ contract win from Tech Nation 29:12 Dutch payments giant Mollie expands into lending with Mollie Capital launch 39:56 NatWest's male bankers to get a year off for fatherhood 49:53 Klarna to make second round of job cuts 51:18 Allica Bank breaks into profitability 52:33 Fintech

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to ask: how do you design financial services for the mega-rich? A recent report by Credit Suisse found the number of global ultra high-net-worth individuals hit a record high in 2021. While banking options for the super-rich have traditionally been delivered by the some of the oldest banking institutions in the world, there’s a new wave of players looking to attract the wealthiest. In this show, we're looking at how banking for HNWI has evolved over the years, what the unique challenges for building products in this sector are, and why can’t everyone have this experience? This week's guests include: Will Jones, Executive Creative Director, 11:FS Lennart Asshoff, CEO & Co-Founder, Nucoro This episode is sponsored by Tink As the leading open banking platform, Tink enables the largest banks, lenders and payments providers to offer exceptional user experiences. Tink offers the best way to connect to banks across Europe, to buil

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Jason Bates, are joined live on stage at the Village Underground in London by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news as part of Fintech Insider: After Dark! This week's guests include: Sarah Kocianski, Independent Fintech Strategy Consultant Richard Davies, CEO, Allica Bank Anna Irrera, Senior Editor, Crypto, Bloomberg News We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Lease-to-own fintech startup Kafene raises $18M to battle BNPL - 7:15 A new credit card code is a first step toward preventing gun violence, advocates say - 23:00 HSBC opens its account with Monese - 37:30 Jeff Bezos roasted for tweet about his first job at McDonald’s - 50:45 This episode is sponsored by Currencycloud Currencycloud is a cross-border payments platform that enables banks, fintechs and FX brokers to seamlessly collect, convert, hold, and payout in 35 currencies in over 180 countries ar

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to ask the question: 'should everyone get paid when they need it?' Earned wage access has become one of the hottest products in financial services. While in the past, employees have got caught out by unexpected bills before their monthly pay packet, these services are looking to bridge the gap and unlock vital funds from their next paycheque. But as with any hot property in fintech, it has attracted scrutiny from everyone, including consumer groups and regulators. This week's guests include: Tate Hackert, President and Founder, Zayzoon Denise Neethling, Head of Marketing, PayMeNow This episode is sponsored by Tink As the leading open banking platform, Tink enables the largest banks, lenders and payments providers to offer exceptional user experiences. Tink offers the best way to connect to banks across Europe, to build seamless services that can reach more than 250 million consumers. And they're already doing this for the

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: Eric Johansson, Fintech Editor, Verdict Adam Bialy, Founder & CEO, Fiat Republic We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: JPMorgan Chase acquires payments fintech Renovite to battle Stripe and Block - 5:08 Revolut wants to compete with PayPal and Apple at online checkouts 14:25 Bolt's $1.5bn deal to buy Wyre dies 27:45 Minority neobank Majority secures $37.5m in Series B raise 38:28 Greenwashing is a systemic problem at UK banks 47:58 Flurry of new rules leave Turkish banks struggling to lend 49:47 Kim Kardashian launches private equity firm 51:45 This episode is sponsored by Tink As the leading open banking platform, Tink enables the largest banks, lenders and payments providers to offer exceptional user experiences. Tink offers the best way to

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to look at how accelerators have influenced financial services and fintech. According to the Brookings Institution, there are more than 1,300 accelerators globally, all looking to unearth the next big thing and nurture a generation of founders. But what has been the impact of the accelerators on fintech? What’s the biggest challenge both for accelerators and their cohorts? What does the next generation of accelerators look like as the industry evolves? This week's guests include: George Windsor, Research and Data Director, Tech Nation Marc Oliver Hauser, Head of Europe, F10 Valentina Kristensen, Head of PR and Marketing, OakNorth This episode is sponsored by Tink As the leading open banking platform, Tink enables the largest banks, lenders and payments providers to offer exceptional user experiences. Tink offers the best way to connect to banks across Europe, to build seamless services that can reach more than 250 million co

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: Douglas Soltys, Editor-in-Chief, BetaKit Elaine Burke, Editor, Silicon Republic With soundclips from: Derek Joyce, COO, Alloy We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Shopify is picking a fight with Amazon - 5:15 Wayflyer secures €254m in debt financing from Credit Suisse - 17:40 UBS scraps $1.4 billion deal to buy Wealthfront - 33:15 New shared banking hubs to open in 13 more places in Great Britain and Northern Ireland - 43:25 Identity decisioning fintech Alloy raises another $52 milion - 53:50 OnlyFans profits boom as users spent $4.8bn on platform last year - 56:40 Japan decides it's time to stop using floppy disks - 59:45 Get your tickets for Merge here. This episode is sponsored by Tink As the leading open banking platform, Tink

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Will embedded finance bank the unbanked?" While you may think ‘unbanked’ and ‘underbanked’ applies to emerging markets, estimates from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) suggest 5.4 percent of U.S. households were “unbanked” in 2019, meaning that no one in the household had a checking or savings account at a bank or credit union. Today, we’ve put together a panel of experts to discuss: Why are so many people still unbanked? What does embedded finance do differently? What’s possible in the future? This week's guests include: David Barton-Grimley, Embedded Financial Services, 11:FS Bruno Diniz, Co-Founder, Spiralem Ida Rademacher, Vice President, The Aspen Institute 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, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a ran

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: Vinay Singh, Managing Director, Anthemis Tessa Bryant, Head of Brand and Communications, Lightyear With soundclips from: Johannes Fenner, Co-founder and Co-CEO, Justhome We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Shoppers relying on Buy Now Pay Later and microloans for groceries in the UK and US - 4:20 Kenyan fintech Pezesha raises $11m backed by Women’s World Banking - 15:30 ING pulls the plug on Yolt, shutting down its open banking operation - 26:50 Berlin’s Justhome houses €3.3m to assist first-time home buyers - 36:00 FedNow is coming. Is this real-time payments’ moment? - 46:00 Trust Bank, a digital bank formed by Standard Chartered and NTUC, launches in Singapore - 47:45 The PayPal story could be coming to a screen near you - 49:20 Fint

Our expert host, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to ask: 'Are SMEs really being served?' Addressing the banking services of underserved small and medium-sized enterprises was one of the earliest gaps in the market that fintech looked to fill. Nearly a decade into that journey, it’s time to take stock of those early promises and see what has been done to help SMEs on both sides of the Atlantic. This week's guests include: Keshvi Radia, Head of Product - Payments, Allica Bank Kevin Phillips, Executive Vice President, Novo 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, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, 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

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: Ximena Aleman, Co-founder & Co-CEO, Prometeo Emily Man, Investor, Redpoint Ventures With soundclips from: Geoff Charles, Head of Product, at Ramp We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Prometeo launches Latin America's first A2A payments platform - 4:45 Ramp dives into BNPL market - 19:45 “VC investors dislike women more than they like profit” - 32:35 CSI, a decades-old fintech solutions vendor, agrees to be acquired for $1.6bn - 43:28 Barclays biggest culprit for the ‘savings gap’ - 52:45 Bank to bullpen: Nate Fisher excels in 'surreal' debut with New York Mets - 55:10 Fintech Insider mailbag - 56:40 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rota

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to discuss fintech's role in the refugee crisis. According to 2021 figures from the United Nations, there are more than 89 million people worldwide who have been forcibly displaced from countries like Syria, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Somalia and Eritrea. We’ve put together a panel of experts to discuss how fintech can help refugees in the immediate aftermath, what challenges stop financial institutions from getting more involved, and how financial services can adapt as the needs of refugees change over time. This week's guests include: Sarah Habib, Customer Strategist, 11:FS Ali Niknam, CEO, Bunq Nat Robinson, CEO, Leaf Global Fintech Matthew Gardiner, Co-founder, Techfugees 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, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant g

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear 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: Jenny Miller, Head of US Product, Wise Evgenii Kondratev, Product Director, Klarna With soundclips from: Bruno DIniz, Co-founder, Spiralem We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Wise partnership with Plaid gives customers access to 6000 US apps - 5:35 Klarna strives for Super App status by helping UK customers track all online orders in one place - 14:00 QED makes its first African investment, backing Nigerian fintech TeamApt - 28:35 Brazil's central bank chief predicts end of credit cards - 37:30 NatWest's Payit hits £1bn processed - 48:05 UK fintech Griffin lands £12.5m in latest funding round - 49:45 WeWork co-founder lines up $350 million A16Z investment for a new billion-dollar real estate venture - 51:10 Fintech Insider by 11:FS

Our expert host, David M. Brear , is joined by some great guests to ask: 'What does good crypto design look like?' It was recently announced that BlackRock, the world’s largest investment management company, is now offering clients direct access to crypto – starting with Bitcoin. If anything demonstrates crypto’s move from the fringes to the mainstream, it’s the backing of one of the industy’s biggest players – but this also raises questions of how you present a decentralised product to a more mainstream audience. Our panel runs through 'have crypto’s design issues held it back?', 'how do you present crypto products in a TradFi setting?' and 'what does the future look like?' This week's guests include: Chris Maddern, Co-Founder & CEO, Floor NFTs Maya Caddle, Manager, Strategic Projects and Investments, Nestcoin Rhian Lewis, Author, The Cryptocurrency Revolution Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by

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: Katie Llanos-Small, Founder & Editor, Iupana Brian Byrnes, Head of Personal Finance, Moneybox We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Cost of living: People turning back to cash as prices rise - 4:28 Argentinian fintech start-up Geopagos raises $35m funding round - 17:35 ZayZoon charges employees $5 to get paid sooner - 28:38 SoftBank CEO ‘ashamed’ of pride in past profits as record losses prompt cost cut - 38:55 The Bank of London to boost US presence with tech hub in North Carolina - 48:08 Central Bank of Kenya doubles down on its position on Flutterwave and Chipper Cash, orders banks to close fintechs’ accounts - 49:50 Domino’s Pizza says arrivederci, flees Italy after failing to win over local customers - 52:20 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a po

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to ask: how do you design financial services for people with disabilities? The fintech boom of the past decade has made financial services more democratic and has improved access for many different groups across the globe. But for people living with disabilities - or PwDs – the wait goes on for truly inclusive services. In this podcast we look at: What have been the issues to access historically? What do the current solutions look like? And how do we make financial services truly inclusive in the future? This week's guests include: Ali MacManus, Lead Designer, 11:FS Ventures Jayne Sibley, Founder, Sibstar John Ciocca, Founder & CEO, Purple 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, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest gl

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by Andy Bromberg, CEO of Eco, to talk about one of the biggest stories on 'Fintech Twitter'. A few months ago - Pebble caught the attention of many in the fintech world. This included Andy Bromberg, who felt he saw Eco’s very own materials and business model reflected back at him. After more digging, he took to Twitter to declare that Pebble engaged in “copy-and-pasting, immaturity, lying, and espionage.” Join us for a deep dive into the line between copying, imitation, and competitor research, and what the future holds for Eco! 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, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, 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 en

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Nicole, 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: Jason Mikula, Publisher, Fintech Business Weekly Ariba Shahid, Contributor, DealStreetAsia With soundclips from: Douglas Soltys, Editor, Betakit We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Sequoia backs fintech Dbank in maiden Pakistan investment - 3:50 LendUp enters liquidation - 14:40 JPMorgan Is building a giant travel agency - 27:30 Portage Ventures rolls out new late-stage fintech fund - 38:30 Virgin Money launching buy now, pay later products despite criticism - 49:16 US-based fintech Umba buys majority stake in Kenya’s Daraja microfinance bank - 51:45 Get up to $500 for your bad pandemic impulse buys at this pop-up store - 53:20 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s