Fintech Insider By 11:fs

About this episode: On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, hosts David M. Brear and Jamie Campbell are joined by special guests to explore how mergers and acquisitions are reshaping the financial services industry as we know it. For many in our field, M&As feel like the financial world’s equivalent of football transfer season—exciting, strategic, and game-changing. But with increasingly complex regulatory frameworks and tighter margins, fintech-to-bank acquisitions have been slower to take off. Meanwhile, large banks are consolidating their power, hoovering up the competition, and redrawing the lines on the banking battlefield. So, what are the forces driving this massive transformation? And what does it mean for the future of financial services? Let's find out! This week's guests: Mariela Hunter - Fractional COO  Josh Williams - EVP / Chief Banking Officer & Head of Partnerships at Seattle Bank Nick Conway - Director, Fintech at HSBC Innovation Banking -- This episode is sponsored by Pleo Poor f