Episodes
Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk about fintech hubs and how difficult or otherwise it is to create them globally, and we will hone in on the importance of government and regulator support to achieve this. Around the world, whether it’s in Canada lobbying for open banking, or Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 programme, harnessing the combined power of a whole sector and community can achieve extraordinary results, and the same can be said for fintech hubs. So...
Published 03/28/24
Our expert host David Brear presents Fintech Insider News live from the Village Underground in London, to discuss all the latest news from the world of fintech and finance, including Nationwide's £2.9bn acquisition of Virgin Money, and how old do you need to be to own a house? Listen and find out... This week's guests include: Jamie Campbell, Head of VC at 11:FS Georgie Frost, Presenter and Personal Finance Expert Alex Rivas-Gale, Head of Product, Europe at ClearBank We cover the...
Published 03/25/24
Our expert host Kate Moody is joined by some great guests to talk about community banks, and how they can get the edge and win on the banking battlefield. It might seem at first glance that these small to mid tier banks serving only a certain region or niche of customers might have the odds against them, and yet - community banks are often uniquely positioned to serve their customers in ways the bigger banks can’t, won’t, or don’t.  We're going to dig into all of this to try and put together...
Published 03/21/24
Fintech Insider Focus is back for season two, in collaboration with Visa, and in the first half of this season we are diving deep into the Middle East's booming financial sector, and speak to the people right at the heart of it. In this episode, host Rachel Pandyan discusses the banking industry in Saudi Arabia alongside a panel of esteemed guests. The country’s finance industry is making huge strides, thanks in part to a concerted effort by the government and the Saudi Central Bank. They...
Published 03/20/24
Our expert host, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to discuss the most notable fintech, financial services, and banking news from the past week. This includes Stripe's annual letter, announcing they have surpassed $1 trillion in total payment volume in 2023, Tide's expansion into Germany with a warm 'guten tag', CFIT's Open Finance report, which claims open finance could boost the UK GDP by £30.5 million, as well as some significant raises from Griffin and PPRO. This week's...
Published 03/18/24
Our expert host Laura Watkins, Director of Media and Marketing at 11:FS, is joined by a stellar panel to discuss wealth. Whether you want it, have it, or inherit it, wealth affects us all, but as we’re recording this just after International Women’s Day, we want to zoom in on how the wealth space is serving women. Women have been traditionally underserved in this space, but as wealth management solutions move into the digital world, we want to know what opportunities this creates to provide...
Published 03/14/24
Fintech Insider Focus, in collaboration with Visa, returns on 20th March 2024! In the first season we embarked on a virtual world tour, exploring how fintech and finance is being harnessed in different continents, but in brand new season we are zooming in further. Part one explores how countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt are putting the Middle East on the map as a major financial powerhouse. In part two we set off on a European adventure and find out how different countries...
Published 03/13/24
To celebrate recording this just before International Women's Day 2024, our expert hosts, Laura Watkins and Rachel Pandyan, are joined by a stellar all-women panel to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week, including the feel good fintech story of the year so far, and Monzo are lining up a second crack at the US market. This week's guests include: Sarah Kocianski, CEO at Fintech Wales Phoebe Kitchen, Vice President of Growth Equity at...
Published 03/11/24
We’re all talking about GenAI, and it shows no signs of slowing down in financial services. Wherever you look, banks are investing in both people and tech to drive forward their AI capabilities from front to back end. So in this episode, we want to share some of the conversations we’ve been having across the finance world about AI. Now if you’re an avid follower of our YouTube channel, you have probably seen our Spotlight series, where we invite leading industry experts to discuss the biggest...
Published 03/07/24
Our expert host Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week, including Orum's new Deliver API which connects to the Federal Reserve to improve payments in the US. Plus, Pav Gill, better known as the Wirecard whistleblower, launches a new platform to tackle corporate misconduct. And Chime are partnering with financial education platform Zogo to help improve financial literacy for their users. This...
Published 03/04/24
What has 200 billion lines, is used by 43% of banks, and pretty much drives the global financial system? It's the subject of today's Fintech Insider Insights, as our expert hosts, 11:FS CEO David Brear and CTO Ewan Silver, come together to discuss all things COBOL, or Common Business Oriented Language. They look at how COBOL became the pre-eminent choice of the global banking system, if it's still fit for purpose in today's world, and the challenges of migrating away from COBOL. And if you...
Published 02/29/24
Our expert hosts 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, including Capital One's $35 billion takeover of Discover... subject to approval from US regulators. Also, onboarding solution Detected partners with Visa to make life easier for North American SMEs, and Santander really don't like Nationwide's latest TV ad, but why? This week's guests include: Niamh Curran. Senior Reporter at...
Published 02/26/24
Our panel of Fintech Insider hosts - Kate Moody, Rachel Pandyan and David Barton-Grimley - get together and scour the internet for the most asked questions about fintech... and attempt to answer them. From 'what is fintech?' to 'how to nail a fintech interview', they discuss all the stuff you probably never asked but wish you had. So whether you are a fintech professional or you've never worked a day in finance, this podcast is your 101 in fintech FAQs. This week's panel: Kate Moody,...
Published 02/22/24
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. Stories include Revolut's launch of eSims to combat expensive data roaming charges, new research from Lightyear which shows over £1 trillion of Uk deposits are being stashed in low-interest accounts, and would you date someone based on their credit score? Well you're in luck, because Score is a brand new dating app exclusively for...
Published 02/19/24
Our expert host Kate Moody is joined by some great guests to talk about The Great Wealth Transfer. As Baby Boomers pass on an estimated $84 trillion of wealth, they discuss how the products and services to support Millennials will differ, how this may impact established wealth management institutions, and ask how will this change the wealth management landscape in the future? They also take stock of where the industry currently is and how well equipped, or not, it is to deal with the...
Published 02/15/24
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, including Yapily and Ant Group bringing Commercial VRPs to Europe, new research from Wise highlighting the impact of junk fees, and Airwallex are getting into Formula 1. PLUS, do you think you could be fooled by a deepfake? Get ready for a mind-blowing scam that cost one bank $25m... This week's guests include: Valentina Kristensen,...
Published 02/12/24
In celebration of US Black History Month, our expert host Kate Moody, Strategy Director at 11:FS, is joined by some great guests to discuss civil inequality in the banking system. This week's guests include: Rodney Williams, Co-Founder at SoLo Funds Jamilia Grier, Founder & CEO at ByteBao Asya Bradley, Founder and Angel Investor Conversations around inclusion are much bigger than just banking. It’s a systemic problem which has always existed and still remains a very real issue...
Published 02/08/24
Our expert hosts, 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, including the news that HSBC is being fined by the Bank of England's financial stability arm after failing to adequately protect its customers in the event of a banking collapse. Plus, Nova Credit is stepping up to support Ukrainian refugees, and Mastercard want to get rid of passwords. This week's guests include: Rachel Pandyan,...
Published 02/05/24
On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the ever-growing overlap between big tech and finance. We’ve seen no shortage of companies like Google, Apple, and Facebook in the news over the last year, and as technology becomes more central in our relationship with financial services, big tech will only have a more critical role to play in the future of our industry. So we want to take a step back and...
Published 02/01/24
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: Amelia Isaacs, Senior Reporter at AltFi Rachel Pandyan, Ventures Product Lead at 11:FS We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Revolut launch Mobile Wallets (03:40) The Financial Stability Board could recommend new measures to limit the...
Published 01/29/24
Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to talk about how personalisation in banking. Personalisation was one of the key themes that emerged from this year's annual 11:FS Pulse report, which is out now at 11fs.com/report  In the report, our experts, along with others from Monzo, JPMorgan and Nationwide, emphasised the importance of tailored financial services and how customer-centricity will win the day in 2024. But this personalisation is only possible through real-time...
Published 01/25/24
Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and David Barton-Grimley, 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: Alia Mahmud, Global Regulatory Affairs Practice Lead at ComplyAdvantage Mariela Hunter, a fractional COO  We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: AI fraud is an emerging risk, according to ComplyAdvantage's State of Financial Crime...
Published 01/22/24
Our expert host, Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to talk about how to build and keep trust in financial services. The 2008 financial crisis was a pretty pivotal time, to say the least. Suddenly, big banks could fail and our money just didn’t feel as safe as it once did. Trust in the whole system suffered a hit which many thought was irreparable. However, the industry has since gone through a transformative period - improved regulation, more effective governance, and a huge...
Published 01/18/24
Our expert hosts, David Barton-Grimley and Rachel Pandyan, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, finance and banking news from the past week. From Elon Musk's 'everything app' to the SEC's bitcoin ETF approvals, via Revolut biometrics data lawsuit, it's been quite a week in the world of fintech, and we have you covered with expert reaction, analysis and insight. This week's guests include: Nirav Patel, CEO at Andaria Financial Services Jason Mikula, Founder...
Published 01/15/24