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Our expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to break down the payments sector in emerging markets. The payments sector remains at the forefront of financial services and the sector is evolving in many exciting ways. That evolution is especially eye-catching in the emerging markets, who are not laboured with antiquated infrastructure seen across Europe and North America – and have often leapfrogged these markets directly into the future. However, each of these emerging markets come with their own challenges, as well as opportunities. This week's guests include: Wiza Jalakasi, VP, Developer Relations, Chipper Cash Aditi Sholapurkar, Co-Founder, Salt Anna Hibino, Middle East & Africa - Expansion & Partnerships Lead, Wise All of this and much more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. Join Fintech Meetup, the world’s largest fintech meetings-only event! That’s right - no speakers or content….just 30,000+ double opt-in online meetings that result

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Ewan Silver, 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: Polly Jean Harrison, Features Editor, The Fintech Times Michael Wilkinson, COO, Everything With soundclips from: Dimitris Kalavros-Gousiou, Partner, Velocity Partners We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Klarna: ‘buy now, pay later’ firm to launch card in the UK - 4:10 Bank of America Says a Digital U.S. Dollar Is ‘Inevitable’ - 16:25 Everything Raises €2M to Re-Invent Premium Bonds in the UK - 27:45 JPMorgan agrees to acquire 49% stake in Greek fintech Viva Wallet - 38:55 Huawei turns to Curve for NFC payments in the wake of Google ban - 48:40 Tanzanian fintech NALA raises $10M seed to build Revolut for Africa - 50:05 Pakistani Digital Banks Finally Able To Get a Banking License Following SBP’s Announcement - 51:53 Bolt CEO called Y Comb

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to discuss the relationship between the creator economy and banking. According to figures from Signalfire, creators - which includes influencers, bloggers, videographers and anyone else monetising their online fanbases - now total 50 million worldwide. So – with the creator economy continuing to go from strength to strength – we’re asking what banking products are supporting this burgeoning sector? What challenges are there still to overcome? And what does the future look like for financial services for the creator economy? This week's guests include: Lotanna Ezeike, Founder and CEO, XPO Kyla Scanlon, Creator and Investor All of this and much more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. Join Fintech Meetup, the world’s largest fintech meetings-only event! That’s right - no speakers or content….just 30,000+ double opt-in online meetings that result in Deals, Partnerships and Funding

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Gwera Kiwana, 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 are: Ron Shevlin, Chief Research Officer, Cornerstone Advisors Eric Johansson, Tech Editor, Verdict Paddy O’Neil, Country Manager UK, Spendesk With soundclips from: Michael Hershfield, Founder and CEO, Accrue Savings We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Amazon to continue accepting Visa credit cards in UK as it bids to resolve payment dispute - 5:10 JP Morgan plots ‘astonishing’ $12bn tech spend to beat fintechs - 17:00 Spendesk is the fifth French startup to reach unicorn status this month - 31:30 Accrue Savings raises $25m to offer consumers “a responsible” purchasing option - 41:10 Ghanaian fintech Float raises $17M seed to power cash flow for commerce in Africa - 51:10 No “convincing case” for Central Bank Digital Currencies, says Lords commit

Our expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to get under the skin of the debate into who is currently leading the fintech revolution. With the recent success stories of Chime, Current, Bond, Unit, Ramp, Brex, Persona, Alloy, Plaid, MX, and many many more – there's a velocity to the USA right now. However it has also been argued that the US are late to the party and Europe was having this glut of success 3-5 years ago and the US are just catching up. So with this in mind – we’re asking who is currently ahead when it comes to fintech, the USA or Europe? This week's guests include: Peter Lord, CEO, Codat Amon Ghaiumy, Co-Founder, Ophelos Valentina Kristensen, Director, Growth & Communications, OakNorth All of this and much more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best bu

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Nasir Ahmad, 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: Samim Abedi, Chief Investment Officer at Wahed Kate Drew, Director of Research, CCG Catalyst We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Fintech Brex confirms $12.3B valuation, AND snaps up Meta exec to serve as its head of product - 2:50 Wahed Debuts First Shariah-Compliant and ESG-Aware ETF on Nasdaq - 14:50 Business banking startup Qonto raises $552 million at $5 billion valuation - 29:14 Revolut launches as a bank in 10 Western European countries - 35:45 UK FS regulator takes aim at cloud giants - 47:14 Citi to sack unvaccinated staff at the end of the month - 48:42 UK parliament launches crypto group - 50:50 A technical issue sees a bank accidentally hand out £130m on Christmas morning - 52:40 This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the

Our expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to look a the banking sector in the USA – in association with Temenos. Where once the American banking sector was dominated by the biggest names on Wall Street - we’ve seen major evolution in recent years; following changes in regulation and smart new ideas from both news players and incumbents looking to shake things up. So what have been the successes so far? What has proved challenging? And what’s next for the banking sector in the USA? This week's guests include: Dan Henry, CEO, Green Dot Jacqueline White, President - Americas, Temenos Vlad Lounegov, CEO, Mbanq All of this and much more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best buying experiences for their customers. Learn more and book a demo at primer.io This episode is

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Deepa Anikhindi , 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: Abba Newbery, Chief Marketing Officer, Habito Wiza Jalakasi, VP, Developer Relations, Chipper Cash We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Fintech bosses accuse Starling Bank’s Anne Boden of stifling innovation 2:57 Chinese giant Tencent joins backers of £3.3bn digital bank Monzo 15:16 Habito offers mortgages for up to seven times person's salary 27:03 Fintechs in Africa continue to overshadow all other startups in funding gained 37:39 ING announces exit from French retail banking market 49:41 Hong Kong Fintech Unicorn WeLab To Enter Increasingly Crowded Indonesian Digital Banking Market 50:56 Fintech-focused Ribbit Capital raises $1.15B 52:30 BlackBerry: End of an era as company pulls plug on iconic handsets 53:50 This episode is sponsored by

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor, Gwera Kiwana, and Alex Hooper got together to discuss their predictions for fintech in 2022 – as well as revisiting the predictions previously made for 2021. Will we see the rise of the global south? Could variable recurring payments silence the critics of Open Banking? Or will direct-to-consumer fintechs target more specific audiences? Tune in to hear how last year's predictions went and the big themes to look out for this year! This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best buying experiences for their customers. Learn more and book a demo at primer.io 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 and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of bri

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana 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: Gabriel Le Roux, Co-Founder, Primer Bruno DIniz, Co-Founder, Spiralem We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Nubank makes its market debut on New York Stock Exchange - 4:15 Primer launches no-code plugins for e-Commerce platforms - 15:55 Which? calls for banks to pause branch closures - 25:40 French ‘super app’ Lydia raises $100m becoming latest European fintech unicorn, plots 10 million users by 2025 - 35:50 Better.com CEO to take time off after firing hundreds of employees over Zoom - 46:40 JPMorgan to hire hundreds more staff for UK digital bank - 48:35 OakNorth acquires smart cashflow firm Fluidly to boost SME support - 50:30 FCA launches Christmas jingle to warn about fraud - 52:05 This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's

This Friday, we're switching it up a bit! From our Youtube sister show Spotlight, our expert host - Simon Taylor - is joined by Philippe Daoust, Vice President & Managing Director at National Bank of Canada. The pair look at Canada's fintech scene looks today, how it's evolving, and the National Bank of Canada's growing relationship with fintech challengers. All of this and much much more on today's show! This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best buying experiences for their customers. Learn more and book a demo at primer.io (https://primer.io/?utm_source=11fs&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fintech_insider_) 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 and Jason Bates, who are

Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Tim Heard, 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: Kirsty Grant, CIO, Seedrs  Ruby Hinchliffe, Reporter, FT Adviser With soundclips from: Lisa Jacobs, CEO of Funding Circle We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Republic acquires UK’s Seedrs in $100M deal to push into Europe - 2:45 Former TSB CEO launches money-sharing social network Loop - 15:50 Wealthsimple quits the UK market - 25:49 Zopa pulls out of P2P consumer lending - 36:25 Majority raises $27 million for migrant mobile banking service - 46:12 Funding Circle launches embedded finance solution (soundclip from Lisa Jacobs, CEO of Funding Circle) - 47:35 Monzo valuation hits $4.5bn on back of drawing thousands of new customers - 49:00 Harrods agrees buy now pay later tie up with Klarna - 51:14 This episode is sponsored by Primer. Pri

Our expert host, Gwera Kiwana, is joined by some great guests to talk about financial education – what it currently looks like, the challenges faced, and what the syllabus should be in the future. We asked on Twitter and Linkedin 'what topic in financial services isn’t talked about enough'? Many people came back with great and insightful suggestions – with financial education coming up again and again. So, we’re dedicating our Insights show to ‘what financial education should look like in 2022?’ This week's guests include: Dan Lane, Senior Analyst, Freetrade  Louise Hill, Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, GoHenry Fiona Montgomery, Head of School Age Education, MyBnk All of this and much more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best buying experiences for their customers. Learn more and

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Nasir Ahmad, 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: Richard Davies, CEO, Allica Bank  Sophie Winwood, Investor, Anthemis We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Small business lender Allica raises £110m as it quickens growth 3:16 FCA boosts Open Banking by removing 3-month re-authentication requirement 14:38 British Business Bank Finds UK Venture Capital Fund Performance has Increased 27:10 Afterpay releases BNPL for subscription services in the US and Australia 35:55 Thought Machine closes $200M for its cloud native banking SaaS and becomes a unicorn 47:10 India’s Slice becomes unicorn with $220M funding from Tiger Global, Insight Partners and Advent 48:44 Moneybox and Plaid give customers greater control over their finances 50:41 Mr Goxx, the crypto-trading hamster, dies 53:10 This episode is spon

Welcome to the latest installment of After Dark, titled 'Better. Faster. Stronger.' We are joined by the best and the brightest in fintech and financial services, as well as our first live audience of 2021, to set some goals for the industry as a whole. What do we mean by that? We’re asked our panel and live audience to rate where the financial services industry is in 2021 and set three goals for 2022 and beyond – what to start, what to keep up, and what to stop! Our fantastic panel conists of; Hosts: Simon Taylor, Co-Founder, 11:FS / CPO, 11:FS Foundry Jason Bates - Co-Founder / Deputy CEO - 11:FS Guests: Louise Smith, Chair, Innovate Finance / Chief Digital Officer, Lloyds Matt Henderson, EMEA Business Lead, Stripe This episode is sponsored by OneSpan OneSpan helps protect the world from digital fraud by establishing trust in people’s identities, the devices they use and the transactions they execute. We make digital banking accessible, secure, easy and valuable. OneSpan’s Tru

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Deepa Anikhindi, 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: Polly Jean Harrison, Features Editor, The Fintech Times David Cunningham, Chief Commercial Officer, Lextego With soundclips from: Viktor Nebehaj, CMO, Freetrade Mark Mullen, CEO, Atom Bank Jamie Campbell, Co-Founder, Fronted We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Freetrade raises crowdfunding at £650m valuation (soundclip from Viktor Nebehaj, CMO, Freetrade) - 3:15 Payhawk raises €99 million to expand payments and expenses solution - 14:25 Irish banks commit €5 million to payment app joint venture Synch - 23:25 Atom Bank moves to a four-day week (soundclip from Mark Mullen, CEO, Atom Bank) - 35:20 Mode Global shares sink after Ocado, Boots and Homebase deny involvement in bitcoin scheme (soundclip from Jamie Campbell, Co-Founder, Fronted)

Our expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to talk about all things sustainabilty in the financial services sector – in association with Mastercard. There’s never been a better or more timely way to go green, and financial services is uniquely placed to have real impact in this space. Following COP26, Simon and the panel look at where we are now, the challenges and opportunities, as well as the role of fintech in driving big changes. This week's guests include: Scott Abrahams, SVP Business Development and Fintech, Mastercard Lee Brown, Operations Manager, Helpful Will Smith, Co-Founder, Tred All of this and much more on today's episode! 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

Time for a bonus episode! Our expert host, David Brear, is joined by Jeremy Balkin, Global Head of Innovation & Corporate Development, Payments at J.P. Morgan, to take a deep dive into their new report: Payments are Eating the World. Join us for an in depth discussion about Jeremy's career, the report, and all things payments. All of this and much more on today's episode! 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 and Jason Bates, who are 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 Guest: Je

Our expert host, Bejnamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk about all things Indian fintech. Fintech is one of the fastest-growing technology segments in India, bringing innovation in digital identity, credit scoring, loans, payments, and stock trading. So what does the market look like, what technologies are paving the way, and what opportunities does the ecosystem offer Fintech founders? This week's guests include: Gurjodhpal Singh, India CEO, Tide Aditi Sholapurkar, Co-founder, SALT All of this and much more on today's episode! 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 hi

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to talk about all things football and fintech. Both industries have seen monumental rises in the last decade, so it's no surprise that financial technology and football are becoming more entwined in their pursuit of global expansion. So where is this relationship in 2021? What are some of the success stories? And what is the potential going forward? This week's guests include: Vivienne Hsu, CMO, Sokin Petrit Berisha, Head of Cryptomedia, Copa90 Alexandra Frean, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Starling Bank All of this and much more on today's episode! This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world leader in banking software, serving over 3,000 financial institutions. SCALE 2021 is Temenos' dedicated, virtual developer event, including: insights from industry leaders on current technology trends and how they impact banking; customer presentations; product demonstrations and road-map sessions and opportunities to