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On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, host Kate Moody is joined by some great guest to talk about the relationship between financial services and sport. As we’re making this episode, Paris is currently hosting the 2024 Olympic Games, welcoming thousands of athletes and millions of sports fans to France for the third time as a host city.  So where does financial services fit into all this? Well, we’ve noticed a lot of brands in the space have been quick to attach themselves to the world of sport. Whether that’s by sponsoring events, teams, or the athletes themselves, often paying not insignificant sums of money for the privilege to do so. We’ve assembled a panel of experts, all of whom work for companies that are closely linked with sport, to find out why financial services loves sport and how brands can get the most out of these relationships. This week's guests: Suresh Balaji - Chief Marketing Officer at Lloyds Banking Group  Steven Watson - Global Head of Brand & Content at Airwallex  Paul Stoddar

Join fellow fintech fans for this special 25th edition of Fintech Insider presents After Dark. Enjoy some food and drinks with the best community in FS while we bring you a live news show. Hosted by David M. Brear and Jamie Campbell plus some very special guests announced soon, we're breaking out of the studio to discuss the biggest news stories of the week live!

Join hosts Kate Moody, Ross Gallagher and some great guests as we discuss the biggest fintech and financial services news this week. Topics covered include: Zopa’s Fintech Pledge industry coalition reaching a major milestone, Metro Bank selling £2.4bn of mortgage assets to NatWest, Female Invest raising a €10.3 million Series A, and Westpac offering debit cards to eight-year-olds. This week's guests: Clare Gambardella - Chief Customer Officer at Zopa  Vadim Toader - Founder of Proportunity Stories covered on the show: Exclusive: Zopa’s industry coalition Fintech Pledge hits 15 million actions NatWest buys Metro Bank’s £2.4bn mortgage portfolio Westpac to offer debit cards to eight-year-olds Female Invest scores €10.3 million Series A to be the largest finance app for women MNT-Halan expands into Turkey with acquisition of Tam Finans A fifth of workers say they will watch the Olympics in work time Take part in Zopa and Innovate Finance's Pride in Fintech survey: https://www.innovatefinance.com/pride-in

On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, host David M. Brear is joined by Hiroki Takeuchi, CEO of GoCardless. Since its launch back in 2011, GoCardless has been taking the pain out of getting paid for businesses, from solopreneurs to household names, for over 13 years. With nearly 100,000 businesses on its books, partnerships with over 350 financial software providers, over $500M raised in funding and multiple acquisitions, it’s going from strength to strength on its route to be the “world’s bank payment network”. Leading the charge is co-founder and CEO Hiroki Takeuchi, so we headed down to the GoCardless offices to speak to him and find out more about the GoCardless journey. This week's guest: Hiroki Takeuchi, CEO of GoCardless  ---------------------------------- Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.  Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters f

In this final episode of the current series of Fintech Insider Focus, in collaboration with Visa, we conclude our journey around different industry niches and regions in Europe, by looking at real time payments and the role AI could play in fighting financial crime and fraud in the Nordic region. 11:FS host Rachel Pandyan, Product Lead, 11:FS alongside David Capezza, VP Head of Risk Advisory for Europe at Visa, examine the rate of payments innovation, change and expectations of real time payments in the Nordics. They also ask, if as payments speed up, so too do the fraudsters, and could AI play a role in helping fin crime as much as fighting it? And what can the industry do to stay ahead? We were delighted to be joined by a panel of fantastic guests with expertise in this space and from 2 key companies based in the Nordic region: Silke Oeverby, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, Vipps Monika Liikamaa, co-CEO, Enfuce ---------------------------------- Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedic

Join host David Barton-Grimley and some great guests as we discuss the biggest fintech and financial services news this week. Topics covered include: Revolut finally getting its UK banking license, fintech accelerator Archie announcing its first investments in two promising startups, UK fintech Plum raising over £16m, how CrowdStrike affected banking, and Monzo's new pension product. This week's guests: Anthony Thomson - Co-Founder and Chair of archie  Abhishek Choudhari - VP of Product at Plum  Veronica Glab - Head of Partnerships & Investment Lead at Innovate Finance   Stories covered on the show: Revolut scores UK banking licence after 3-year wait archie makes first investments in two leading fintech disruptors UK money management app Plum raises over £16m investment Crowdstrike outage is another sharp warning for banks Monzo launches pensions product  Greggs launches pop up sausage roll dispensing ATM in Newcastle city centre  ---------------------------------- Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-

On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, host David M. Brear is joined by Simon Bumfrey, Head of Technology & Life Sciences at HSBC Innovation Banking UK. In June 2023, HSBC Innovation Banking UK was launched at London Tech Week, following HSBC's acquisition of Silicon Valley Bank UK in March. It was one of the fastest and smoothest acquisitions ever with fintechs, banks, regulators and more coming together to make the transaction over a weekend. And just 3 months later HSBC Innovation Banking launched, taking the specialist knowledge of SVB and the global reach of HSBC, to enable businesses focused on innovation to compete globally. HSBC Innovation Banking UK has 700 employees and is a specialised banking proposition for businesses in cutting-edge sectors, such as tech and life sciences, and their investors. So we want to find out a little more about HSBC Innovation Banking and reflect on the last year since that initial launch. This week's guest: Simon Bumfrey, Head of Technology & Life Sciences,

Join hosts Laura Watkins, Nadine Timmer-Bodenstein and some great guests as we discuss the biggest fintech and financial services news this week. Topics covered include: Stripe is now worth $70 billion, gig worker fintech OCN raises $86 million Series A, BNP Paribas partners with Ant International, 13Books Capital raises a £121 million fintech fund, and Monzo is launching a bank account for kids. This week's guests: Miguel Armaza - Co-Founder and General Partner at Gilgamesh Ventures & Fintech Leaders Podcast Host  Mairon Sandoval - CEO and Founder of OCN  Anita Ramaswamy - Financial Analysis Columnist at The Information Stories covered on the show: Major Stripe investor Sequoia confirms $70 billion valuation, offers its investors a payday Fintech for gig workers OCN raises $86 million BNP Paribas partners Ant International to enhance cross-border payment solutions in Europe 13books Capital raises £121 million fintech fund Monzo to launch bank account for children Use of TikTok and Reddit for financia

On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, host Kate Moody is joined by some great guests to talk about FedNow. In July last year the Federal Reserve launched Fednow, a new instant-payment service promised as the biggest update to the US Central Bank’s system since the 1970s. When it launched we released a podcast asking whether or not FedNow would flop.  So, one year on and with 800 financial institutions signed up, has it flopped, has it not? Or is it still too early to tell?  This week's guests: Dave Morris - Global Head of Technology at 11:FS  Stephany Kirkpatrick - Founder & CEO of Orum  Sam Aarons - CTO and Co-Founder of Modern Treasury ---------------------------------- Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.  Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Starling, and

In this episode, in collaboration with Visa, 11:FS host David Barton-Grimley, alongside Eddie Onaga, Vice President, Head of Digital Partnerships - Europe at Visa, is looking at the growth, rise and future of digital wallets in Western Europe. Digital wallets aren’t new, but with the rise of mobile technology and customers turning more and more to digital and contactless payment options post-pandemic the market is set to grow and grow.  Digital wallets are set to account for up to 30% of e-commerce transactions in Europe this year, going up to over 50% in the UK alone by 2027. They are not going anywhere so we want to peel back the curtain of their rise and success and see what might be next on the horizon in this space. We also respond to the (at time of recording) hot off the press announcement from Apple that they will now give rivals access to the contactless payments technology on iPhones in Europe, meaning that their users will no longer be limited to the Apple Pay mobile wallet, and dig into the impa

Join hosts Laura Watkins, Kate Moody and some great guests as we discuss the biggest fintech and financial services news this week. Topics covered include: Nala raises $40M to expand their B2B offering, Deutsche Bank launches a €500 million social bond to boost sustainable finance, Index Ventures raises $2.3 billion to chase AI breakthroughs, and whether Australian open banking needs to go back to the drawing board. This week's guests: Simone Joyce - Founder and CEO of Paypa Plane   Benjamin Fernandes - Founder and CEO of Nala Plus a soundclip from James Allen - CEO of Zing Stories covered on the show: Nala to use $40m Series A to build B2B payments platform & scale remittances services Deutsche Bank launches €500 million social bond to boost sustainable finance Australian Banking Association says Open banking rules need new pathway forward Index Ventures raises $2.3bn to chase AI breakthroughs California now forces credit cards to assign special code to gun stores as 16 states ban it HSBC partners wi

On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, host Kate Moody is joined by some great guests to take a look at SMEs. It's a tough funding landscape for SMEs in the UK and beyond right now, and the downturn in funding from big banks despite increasing demand. But it’s not all doom and gloom, the big banks’ hesitancy is creating an ideal opportunity space for fintechs, neobanks and alternative lenders to play in and become market leaders, further disrupting the banks, and furthering their growth journeys. We're joined by a fantastic panel of guests who know a thing or two about this space to dig deeper into this. This week's guests: Valentina Kristensen, Corporate Affairs Director at OakNorth Christoph Rieche, CEO and co-founder of iwoca Brian Baldacchino​​​​, Head of Lending Strategy & Corporate Development, at Allica Bank  ------------------------------ Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.  Our expert hosts, with real

Join hosts Benjamin Ensor and Nadine Timmer-Bodenstein and some great guests as we discuss the biggest fintech and financial services news this week. Topics covered include: Monzo launching three new controls to protect their users from fraud, Revolut posting record profits as IPO rumors swirl, Plaid growing its enterprise business, Nubank and Robinhood both acquiring AI startups and Wise stating that some customers have been affected by the Evolve Bank and Trust data breach. This week's guests: Mike Bray - Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Monzo Chris Skinner - Best selling author and CEO of The Finanser Stories covered on the show: Monzo introduces trio of new fraud controls Revolut reports record profit as it hints at plans for an Initial Public Offering Plaid, once mostly aimed at fintechs, is now growing its enterprise business and now has 1000 customers signed on Nubank acquires AI-for-banks startup Hyperplane Robinhood snaps up Pluto to add AI tools to its investing app Fintech compan

On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, host Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests to discuss Credit Unions. And in-particular, Credit Unions based in North America. We look at what they are, how they work and most importantly, how they can compete against the banks and fintechs that are increasingly offering better, faster and cheaper digital services to credit unions’ customers... This week's guests: Mitch Rosenbaum - Senior Vice President of Marketing and Digital Services at Credit Union of Colorado Jeff Guthrie - CEO of CCUA (Canadian Credit Union Association)  Sue Britton - CIO of Beem Credit Union Want to know more about the challenges and opportunities facing Credit Unions? Check out this 11:FS Explores video  ------------------------------ Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.  Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from

In season two of Fintech Insider Focus, in collaboration with Visa, our expert hosts. continue to shine a light on fintech in different parts of the world. In this episode we are continuing our deep dive into the European payments space. 11:FS host Rachel Pandyan alongside Lynsey Verrillo, Visa Europe's Head of Enabler & Small Business Growth, is taking a look at e-commerce for small businesses in France. France has a vibrant e-commerce market, the third largest in Europe and the sixth largest globally, with a growing customer demand for online solutions. We want to look at the role of payment providers in helping small merchants optimise their e-commerce offerings to allow them to develop into thriving digital businesses. This week's guests are: George Owen, CEO of Stancer Armand Dos Santos, CPTO of PayPlug --------------------------------------- Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.  Our expert hosts, with real i

Join host David Barton-Grimley and some great guests as we discuss the biggest fintech and financial services news this week. Topics covered include: Klarna sells Klarna Checkout, US supermarket Sainsbury's is selling most of its banking arm to NatWest, banking app for older people Charlie launches a new anti-fraud product, and Revolut is seeing a valuation of more than $40 billion. This week's guests: Dave Morris - Global Head of Technology at 11:FS  Lucinda Guthrie, Head of Mergermarket, part of ION Analytics Mariela Hunter - A fractional COO We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Klarna to exit checkout business after finding conflict of interest with rivals Adyen and Stripe NatWest to take on most of Sainsbury’s bank Charlie, banking fintech for older people, wants to fight AI fraud Revolut seeks valuation of more than $40bn in employee share sale Chase is the first bank in all lower 48 states, what next? --------------------------------------- Fintech Ins

On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, we're answering your questions! Host Laura Watkins is joined by Fintech Insider regulars Kate Moody and Jamie Campbell to answer the questions you wanted to know about. When will Revolut IPO? Are banks doing enough to support vulnerable customers? Is fintech becoming a bit too much like Pep Guardiola? Tune in now to hear what we think! Got a question for our hosts? Email podcasts@11fs.com, and we might answer it on a future episode. --------------------------------------- Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.  Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from

Join host Ross Gallagher and some great guests as we discuss the biggest fintech and financial services news this week. Topics covered include: Wells Fargo and Bilt denying the breakup rumours, Atom Bank posting their best results yet, a look at some of the biggest buy now, pay later stories of the week featuring Zilch, LayBuy, and Apple, and Martin Lewis topping NatWest's scam league. This week's guests: Mark Mullen - CEO of Atom Bank Emily Nicolle - Crypto/Fintech Reporter at Bloomberg   Alex Johnson - Founder of Fintech Takes We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Wells Fargo and Rent Rewards Card Bilt deny troubles despite reported $10m in monthly losses Atom Bank records best year since launch A Buy now, pay later roundup: Klarna rival Zilch raises $125 million to support growth ahead of IPO BNPL firm LayBuy enters receivership Apple scraps buy now, pay later service in the US just months after roll out BBVA plans to start digital bank in Germany to r

On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, host Benjamin Ensor is joined by Wio Bank CEO Jayesh Patel. Profitability is what every fintech strives for, but it took Starling Bank and Revolut over seven years to achieve it, and Monzo has just announced its first annual profit in their 2024 annual report. So how did a digital bank based in the UAE achieve profitability after just one year? We wanted to get to the bottom of this massive achievement, so we invited Wio Bank CEO Jayesh Patel onto the show to answer all our questions. This week's guest: Jayesh Patel - CEO of Wio Bank --------------------------------------- Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.  Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trend

In season two of Fintech Insider Focus, in collaboration with Visa, our expert hosts. continue to shine a light on fintech in different parts of the world. In this episode we are continuing our deep dive into the European payments ecosystem by looking at the opportunity space created by the new PSD3 regulations. 11:FS host David Barton-Grimley, alongside Eddie Onaga, Vice President, Head of Digital Partnerships - Europe at Visa is digging into this alongside a panel of expert guests. We want to look at the opportunities and challenges PSD3 might bring to the European market, with particular focus on France. Who stands to benefit the most and how does this all build on the foundation PSD2 created? This week's guests are: Katja Lehr, Managing Director, EMEA Payments and Commerce Solutions, JPMorgan Chase Adam Baldwin, Head of Digital Advisory, BNP Paribas --------------------------------------- Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financ