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753. News: Banks are in an AI talent war and Revolut launches the 'Ultra' account

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. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: European banks are putting "AI" in 30% of their job ads - 6:10 Majority, a digital bank for US migrants, grabs $9.75M amid expansion in Texas - 18:40 Revolut to launch Ultra, a new subscription plan - 32:05 UK Mortgage rates: Average two-year fix now above 6% - 41:20 Starling Bank renews sponsorship of Southampton FC women's football team - 49:10 Gen-Z is taking courses on how to send an email and what to wear in the office - 50:30 This week's guests include: Jonas Lornell, Commercial Director, Majority Nadia Edwards-Dashti, Chief Customer Officer, Harrington Starr 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Jonas Lornell and Nadia Edwards-Dashti. Links: European banks are putting "AI" in 30% of their job ads Majority, a digital bank for US migrants, grabs $9.75M amid expansion in Texas Revolut launches Ultra platinum membership plan UK Mortgage rates: Average two-year fix now above 6% Starling Bank renews sponsorship of Southampton FC women's football team Gen-Z is taking courses on how to send an email and what to wear in the office Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 26, 202359 min

752. Insights: How does Big Tech shake up the payments industry?

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to ask "How does Big Tech shake up the payments industry?" This week's guests include: Alexandra Rivas-Gale, International Payments Product Lead, Clearbank Jim McCarthy, EVP of Product & Sales, Thredd Jorn Lambert, Chief Digital Officer, Mastercard It’s often said that, with every new feature launch, Apple can wipe out 100+ startups trying to do the same thing. But actually the relationship between financial services and Big Tech is way more complicated than that! Between partnerships, acquisitions, back-end processes, and public fallouts - there’s a lot of ways these two industries cross over and influence each other. In this show, we’ve put together a panel of amazing experts to discuss: how the relationship has developed to date, the challenges in that relationship, and what the future looks like for Big Tech and the payments industry. This episode is sponsored by Thredd Global Processing Services (GPS), the payments platform trusted by the leading issuers to process billions of transactions a year, has changed their name to Thredd. Why Thredd? Thredd, because their tailored payment processing solutions are the thread that connects payments innovators of the future. Thredd, because they are true partners, becoming part of the fabric of your business as it grows. And Thredd because it just feels right. Find out more at Thredd.com. 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alexandra Rivas-Gale, Jim McCarthy, and Jorn Lambert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 23, 202351 min

751. Focus: Putting grain on the blockchain – with Eduardo Novillo Astrada, CEO of Agrotoken

In the latest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe - and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, Benjamin Ensor sat down with Eduardo Novillo Astrada, CEO & Co-Founder, Agrotoken to continue exploring the question set out in our previous Focus episode: "How do agriculture and fintech collide in LatAm?” Join us to hear about Agrotoken's approach to tokenising real-world assets, what this changes for farmers, and the importance of bartering to economy. This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Eduardo Novillo Astrada and Pamela Ceballos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 21, 202330 min

750. News: Andreessen Horowitz lands in London and HSBC rebrands Silicon Valley Bank UK

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. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Andreessen Horowitz to open its first international office in London - 6:00 HSBC builds innovation division from the bones of collapsed SVB UK - 20:28 Citizens Bank and Wisetack announce partnership to expand embedded ‘pay over time’ solutions - 32:42 Nasdaq to buy financial software company Adenza in $10.5 billion cash-and-stock deal - 45:40 Desperate for dollars, Argentina just gave digital nomads another advantage over locals - 53:38 Oaknorth boss: Immigration barriers are threatening the UK’s fintech sector -56:00 Snoop Dogg's NFT tour pass lets fans 'travel the world' with him virtually - 57:45 This week's guests include: Anna Irrera, Senior Editor, Crypto, Bloomberg News Bobby Tzekin, CEO, Wisetack This episode is sponsored by Thredd Global Processing Services (GPS), the payments platform trusted by the leading issuers to process billions of transactions a year, has changed their name to Thredd. Why Thredd? Thredd, because their tailored payment processing solutions are the thread that connects payments innovators of the future. Thredd, because they are true partners, becoming part of the fabric of your business as it grows. And Thredd because it just feels right. Find out more at Thredd.com. 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Anna Irrera and Bobby Tzekin. Links: Andreessen Horowitz to open its first international office in London HSBC builds innovation division from the bones of collapsed SVB UK Citizens debuts consumer financing for SMBs with fintech partner Nasdaq to buy financial software company Adenza in $10.5 billion cash-and-stock deal Desperate for dollars, Argentina just gave digital nomads another advantage over locals Oaknorth boss: Immigration barriers are threatening the UK’s fintech sector Snoop Dogg's NFT tour pass lets fans 'travel the world' with him virtually Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 19, 20231h 5m

749. What is Anne Boden’s legacy in fintech? (rewind)

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is asking: "What is Anne Boden’s legacy in fintech?" This week's guests include: Anne Boden, CEO, Starling Bank The fintech world has been rocked by the news that Starling Bank’s Founder and CEO, Anne Boden, is stepping back nine years after founding the company. A self-described “5ft tall Welsh woman”, who started a challenger bank in her mid-50s, Boden has been one of the sector’s most passionate and vital voices for the last decade. To give you a glimpse of that drive and determination, we are opening up the archives and we’re bringing you an interview from April 2020 on the 11:FS Breakfast Show. 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guest: Anne Boden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 16, 202332 min

748. News: Money20/20's biggest stories from Fabrick, Griffin, and more!

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the Money20/20 conference in Amsterdam! We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Open finance fintech Fabrick raises €40m, expands partnership with Mastercard - 6:30 Lucinity unveils generative AI-powered financial crime compliance copilot - 14:55 UK's newest bank Griffin secures £11m in funding round as it plots expansion - 27:15 Dutch fintech Klearly raises €2.1 million and officially launches its payments app in the Netherlands - 40.40 Our panel gives their highlights from Money20/20 - 49:10 This week's guests include: Jimmy Fong, CCO, SEON Katrina Beckwith, VP - Sales and Business Development, Episode Six Paolo Zaccardi, Co-Founder & CEO, Fabrick WIth soundclips from: Adam Moulson, CCO, Griffin Sam Koekoek, CEO And Co-Founder, Klearly This episode is sponsored by Thredd Global Processing Services (GPS), the payments platform trusted by the leading issuers to process billions of transactions a year, has changed their name to Thredd. Why Thredd? Thredd, because their tailored payment processing solutions are the thread that connects payments innovators of the future. Thredd, because they are true partners, becoming part of the fabric of your business as it grows. And Thredd because it just feels right. Find out more at Thredd.com. 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Adam Moulson, Jimmy Fong, Katrina Beckwith, Paolo Zaccardi, and Sam Koekoek. Links: Open finance fintech Fabrick raises €40m, expands partnership with Mastercard Lucinity unveils generative AI-powered financial crime compliance copilot UK's newest bank Griffin secures £11m in funding round as it plots expansion Dutch fintech Klearly raises €2.1 million and officially launches its payments app in the Netherlands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 12, 202354 min

747. Insights: How do we make back office payments processes sexy?’

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear, are joined by some great guests at Money20/20 to ask: "How do we make back office payments processes sexy?" This week's guests include: Ben Morfoot, Director of Product, GoCardless Abid Mumtaz, Commercial Lead for Wise Platform, Wise With soundclips from: David Singleton, CTO, Stripe We get it – the stuff that gets into consumer’s hands is bound to get the most attention from the wider world. But, as certified fintech nerds, should we all be doing more to the bang the drum of the back-end of financial services - the oil in the machine that makes the whole thing operate? In this show, our expert panel discusses: Why do the back-office processes often get overlooked? What are the biggest challenges to shining a light on this niche? Could AI make back-end payments a hot industry topic? 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Abid Mumtaz, Ben Morfoot, and David Singleton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 9, 202344 min

746. Focus: How does agriculture and fintech collide in LatAm?

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests for this latest edition of Fintech insider Focus! In this episode, we're looking at the relationship between agriculture and financial services in Latin America, the historical importance to economies across Latin America, and how this space is developing. This week's guests include: Pamela Ceballos, Senior. Director, Digital Partnerships, Fintech & Ventures, Visa Etienne Gillard, Head of Ventures, Mana Tech Juan Fantoni, CCO & Co-Founder, Pomelo In the latest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we taking a burning question from financial services across the globe and put it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews – all to bring the global community into focus. This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com. 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Etienne Gillard, Juan Fantoni, and Pamela Ceballos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 7, 202339 min

745. News: QED's new $925 million fintech war chest & Klarna fights to return to profit

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. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: QED closes on $925M to back fintech startups globally - 5:10 UK banks shortchanging savers with ‘measly’ rates, says Which? - 17:10 Klarna's losses halve as Swedish fintech predicts return to profit - 30:00 Plenty’s new wealth-building app targets couples blending finances - 39:45 Property fintech LendInvest sells £243m buy-to-let mortgage portfolio following financing deals - 49:50 HSBC opts for Innovation in rebranding of Silicon Valley Bank UK - 51:30 Amazon ditches Alexa’s celebrity voices and will issue refunds upon request - 53:30 This week's guests include: Jason Mikula, Publisher, Fintech Business Weekly Mike Carter, Head of Platform Lending, Innovate Finance With soundclips from: Emily Luk, CEO, Plenty This episode is sponsored by Thredd Global Processing Services (GPS), the payments platform trusted by the leading issuers to process billions of transactions a year, has changed their name to Thredd. Why Thredd? Thredd, because their tailored payment processing solutions are the thread that connects payments innovators of the future. Thredd, because they are true partners, becoming part of the fabric of your business as it grows. And Thredd because it just feels right. Find out more at Thredd.com. 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Emily Luk, Jason Mikula, and Mike Carter. Links: QED closes on $925M to back fintech startups globally UK banks shortchanging savers with ‘measly’ rates, says Which? Klarna's losses halve as Swedish fintech predicts return to profit Plenty’s new wealth-building app targets couples blending finances Property fintech LendInvest sells £243m buy-to-let mortgage portfolio following financing deals HSBC opts for Innovation in rebranding of Silicon Valley Bank UK Amazon ditches Alexa’s celebrity voices and will issue refunds upon request Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 5, 20231h 1m

744. Insights: How NOT to build a bank - Part II

Our expert host, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to discuss how not to launch a bank! This week's guests include: David M. Brear, Group CEO, 11:FS Ewan Silver, Group CTO, 11:FS Kate Moody, Customer Strategy Director, 11:FS Nas Ahmad, General Counsel, 11:FS At 11:FS, we’ve launched products in different markets, continents, and economic conditions across the globe. But, we often see many of the same challenges popping up again and again. So, we’re giving our experts the Tony Soprano treatment and inviting them to the podcasting therapy couch - to share the biggest hurdles to overcome when launching a product into the world. This is the second part of a two-episode discussion. Last time we focussed on spinning up a product - this time, we’re looking at that all-important launch! 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ewan Silver and Nas Ahmad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 2, 202347 min

743. News: Revolut's banking licence in jeopardy and Anne Boden departs Starling Bank

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody 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. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Bank of England plans to reject Revolut's bid for banking licence - 5:00 Brite Payments launches instant payments network - 17:20 Daylight, the LGBTQ+ neobank, calls it quits - 30:40 Fifth Third acquires Rize Money - 39:50 Jia, a blockchain-based lender of small businesses in emerging markets, raises $4.3 million seed - 50:30 Starling Bank chief Anne Boden to step down amid record profit - 53:40 Amazon's palm-scanning tech now lets you buy beer at a baseball game - 56:00 This week's guests include: Lena Hackelöer, CEO, Brite Payments Tom Bianco, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Embedded Payments, Fifth Third Bank With soundclips from: Anne Boden, CEO, Starling Bank Zach Marks, Co-Founder, Jia This episode is sponsored by Thredd Global Processing Services (GPS), the payments platform trusted by the leading issuers to process billions of transactions a year, has changed their name to Thredd. Why Thredd? Thredd, because their tailored payment processing solutions are the thread that connects payments innovators of the future. Thredd, because they are true partners, becoming part of the fabric of your business as it grows. And Thredd because it just feels right. Find out more at Thredd.com. 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Anne Boden, Lena Hackelöer, Tom Bianco, and Zach Marks. Links: Bank of England plans to reject Revolut's bid for banking licence Brite Payments launches instant payments network Daylight, the LGBTQ+ neobank, calls it quits Fifth Third acquires Rize Money Jia, a blockchain-based lender of small businesses in emerging markets, raises $4.3 million seed Starling Bank chief Anne Boden to step down amid record profit Amazon's palm-scanning tech now lets you buy beer at a baseball game Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 29, 20231h 4m

742. Insights: How NOT to build a bank - Part I

Our expert host, Ross, is joined by some great guests to discuss how not to build a bank! At 11:FS, we have experience building financial services products all over the world, with differing budgets, scales, target demographics, and functions. But, we often see many of the same challenges popping up again and again. Today we’re opening up the podcasting version of a rage room - to vent on the biggest hurdles to overcome when turning an idea from nothing into something. This is the first part of a two-episode discussion - with today’s show looking at that initial stage from idea to spinning up a minimal viable product for market. This week's guests include: David M. Brear, Group CEO, 11:FS Ewan Silver, Group CTO, 11:FS Kate Moody, Customer Strategy Director, 11:FS Nas Ahmad, General Counsel, 11:FS 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ewan Silver and Nas Ahmad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 26, 202348 min

741. Focus: How UX is fundamental to seamless money movement - with Surendra Chaplot, Global Head of Product at Wise

In the latest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe - and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, David Barton-Grimley sat down with Surendra Chaplot, Global Head of Product at Wise to continue exploring the question set out in our previous Focus episode: "Will great UX keep European fintechs ahead of their competitors?" Join us to hear Wise' approach to transparency in UX, the challenges in the space still to overcome, and what's next for Wise. All of this, and so much more! This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Emma Kerr and Surendra Chaplot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 24, 202334 min

740. News: Smart raises $95 million while Robinhood sparks all-night trading fears

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: London pension fintech Smart gears up for deals after $95m funding injection - 5:00 Robinhood launching 24-Hour weekday stock trading - 17:45 Tiger Global looks to cash in part of $40bn portfolio of private companies - 28:40 M-KOPA snaps up $250M+ debt, equity for its asset financing platform - 37:50 More red faces at Revolut after boss accidentally hits the wrong phone button, sparking a probe - 46:55 ZestMoney founders resign in wake of failed sale - 48:55 George Osborne to chair Italian investment firm Lingotto - 51:00 This week's guests include: Dan Barker, Chief Marketing Officer, Smart Sophie Winwood, Investment Principal, Anthemis This episode is sponsored by Thredd Global Processing Services (GPS), the payments platform trusted by the leading issuers to process billions of transactions a year, has changed their name to Thredd. Why Thredd? Thredd, because their tailored payment processing solutions are the thread that connects payments innovators of the future. Thredd, because they are true partners, becoming part of the fabric of your business as it grows. And Thredd because it just feels right. Find out more at Thredd.com. 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Dan Barker and Sophie Winwood. Links: London pension fintech Smart gears up for deals after $95m funding injection Robinhood Launching 24-Hour Weekday Stock Trading Tiger Global looks to cash in part of $40bn portfolio of private companies M-KOPA snaps up $250M+ debt, equity for its asset financing platform More red faces at Revolut after boss accidentally hits the wrong phone button, sparking a probe ZestMoney founders resign in wake of failed sale George Osborne to chair Italian investment firm Lingotto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 22, 202359 min

739. Insights: Could 'mortgages as a service' mark the future of homebuying?

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Could 'mortgages as a service' mark the future of homebuying?" This week's guests include: Andrew Lloyd, Chief Customer Officer, Pexa UK Ewan Silver, Group CTO, 11:FS Francesca Carlesi, Co-Founder & CEO, Molo Finance We see embedded finance and banking as a service (or BaaS) as one of the next big evolutions in financial services - whether that’s embedded lending, payments, or insurance. But buying a house remains the biggest and most significant purchase of most people’s lifetimes - and the mortgage process remains a complete headache in most countries. Could partnerships between fintechs, banks, and non-financial players – where mortgage services are embedded at the point of need - be the answer? 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Andrew Lloyd, Ewan Silver, and Francesca Carlesi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 19, 202341 min

738. News: Skipton's no-deposit mortgage raises eyebrows and Apple banks a billion!

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody 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. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Skipton launches deposit-free mortgage aimed at renters - 6:10 Apple attracts nearly $1 billion in deposits within a week of high yield savings account launch - 19:50 WhatsApp now allows Singapore-based users to pay businesses within the app - 32:10 French fintech Green-Got banks €5 million to grow its green banking platform in Europe - 42:05 SEC pays whistleblower $279mn in largest-ever award - 52:30 Music-related home insurance claims revealed as European nations gear up for Eurovision - 54:20 This week's guests include: Dawei Wang, Head of Partnerships, Thunes Urvashi Barooah, Principal, Redpoint Ventures This episode is sponsored by Thredd Global Processing Services (GPS), the payments platform trusted by the leading issuers to process billions of transactions a year, has changed their name to Thredd. Why Thredd? Thredd, because their tailored payment processing solutions are the thread that connects payments innovators of the future. Thredd, because they are true partners, becoming part of the fabric of your business as it grows. And Thredd because it just feels right. Find out more at Thredd.com. 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Dawei Wang and Urvashi Barooah. Links: Skipton launches deposit-free mortgage aimed at renters Apple attracts nearly $1 billion in deposits within a week of high yield savings account launch WhatsApp now allows Singapore-based users to pay businesses within the app French fintech Green-Got banks €5 million to grow its green banking platform in Europe SEC pays whistleblower $279mn in largest-ever award Music-related home insurance claims revealed as European nations gear up for Eurovision Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 15, 20231h 3m

737. Insights: Is the future of KYC truly digital?

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to discuss: "Will the future of KYC be truly digital?" This week's guests include: Emma Lindley, Managing Director International Expansion, CAF / Co-founder and Chair, Women in Identity Joe Robinson, Co-founder & CEO, Hummingbird Will Jones, Executive Creative Director, 11:FS As banking technology evolves, so too must the methods for verifying who customers are and keeping them safe. Financial services is embracing new technology, but some are still lagging behind and putting their institutions at risk. Know Your Customer (KYC) doesn’t have a single, one-size-fits-all definition. Different geographies have different anti-money laundering (AML) legislation, and even within the legislation there’s different ways to apply KYC processes within your products and services. In this episode, we look look at the trends, approaches, regulations, and other changes that will shape the future of banking and KYC globally. 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Emma Lindley, Joe Robinson, and Will Jones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 12, 202346 min

736. Focus: Will great UX keep European fintechs ahead of their competitors?

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests for this latest edition of Fintech insider Focus! In the latest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we taking a burning question from financial services across the globe and put it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews – all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, we're looking at how great UX spurred on a whole generation of fintechs in Europe, how the banks have fought to catch up, and what the move of Big Tech into this space means for the future of financial services. This week's guests include: Emma Kerr, SVP - Strategic Partnerships - Europe, Visa Axel Cateland, CEO, Spendesk Finanical Services Vasily Starostenko, Head of Product, Revolut This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com. 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Axel Cateland, Emma Kerr, and Vasily Starostenko. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 10, 202348 min

735. News: JP Morgan swoops in for First Republic, while Revolut takes on Nubank

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by a great guest to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: First Republic: JP Morgan snaps up major US bank - 4:00 Revolut takes on Nubank with Brazil launch and LatAm push - 13:55 An investment fund created by ChatGPT is “smashing” the UK’s top 10 most popular funds - 23:50 Australian gamblers to be banned from using credit cards for online betting - 33:35 Microsoft teams up with Stripe, GoDaddy and PayPal for in-meeting payments - 35:18 Microscopic monarch names etched on to coronation coin - 37:40 This week's guests include: Anita Ramaswamy, Columnist, Reuters Breakingviews This episode is sponsored by Thredd Global Processing Services (GPS), the payments platform trusted by the leading issuers to process billions of transactions a year, has changed their name to Thredd. Why Thredd? Thredd, because their tailored payment processing solutions are the thread that connects payments innovators of the future. Thredd, because they are true partners, becoming part of the fabric of your business as it grows. And Thredd because it just feels right. Find out more at Thredd.com. 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guest: Anita Ramaswamy. Links: First Republic: JP Morgan snaps up major US bank Revolut takes on Nubank with Brazil launch and LatAm push An investment fund created by ChatGPT is “smashing” the UK’s top 10 most popular funds Australian gamblers to be banned from using credit cards for online betting Microsoft teams up with Stripe, GoDaddy and PayPal for in-meeting payments Microscopic monarch names etched on to coronation coin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 8, 202345 min

734: Insights: How important is trust to financial services in 2023?

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to ask: "How important is trust to financial services in 2023?" This week's guests include: Barb MacLean, SVP, Head of Technology Operations and Implementation, Coastal Community Bank Cinthia Merlos, Co-Founder, Vexi Mark Mullen, CEO, Atom Trust is often considered to be the most important currency a financial institution can hold - but how it’s earned, how it’s lost, or even how it’s defined is much more difficult to determine. In this show, we’ve put together a panel of amazing experts to discuss: how financial services players gain trust, how it is lost, and does trust still matter? 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Barb MacLean, Cinthia Merlos, and Mark Mullen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 5, 202349 min

733. Super.com raises $85M and First Republic scrambles to be saved

Kate Moody, Customer Strategy Director at 11:FS 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: Sophie Guibaud, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial & Growth Officer, Fiat Republic and Co Author of the Embedded Finance Book: When Payments Become An Experienc Hussein Fazal, CEO, Super.com Tui Allen, VP of Product at Ampla We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Super.com raises $85m for savings super app Could First Republic be the next SVB? - Shopify launches eCommerce payments tool with help from Israeli fintech Melio More Banks Join European Instant Payments Pilot From End 2023 Klarna unveils AI-powered personalised shopping feed This episode is sponsored by Thredd Global Processing Services (GPS), the payments platform trusted by the leading issuers to process billions of transactions a year, has changed their name to Thredd. Why Thredd? Thredd, because their tailored payment processing solutions are the thread that connects payments innovators of the future. Thredd, because they are true partners, becoming part of the fabric of your business as it grows. And Thredd because it just feels right. Find out more at Thredd.com. 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Hussein Fazal, Sophie Guibaud, and Tui Allen. Links: Super.com raises $85m for savings super app Could First Republic be the next SVB? Shopify launches eCommerce payments tool with help from Israeli fintech Melio More Banks Join European Instant Payments Pilot From End 2023 Klarna unveils AI-powered personalised shopping feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 1, 20231h 4m

732. Insights: Is the future of SME banking specialisation?

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Is the future of SME banking specialisation?” This week's guests include: Atif Siddiqi, Founder/CEO, Branch Lara Gilman, Head of New Ventures, Iwoca Peter Beckman, CEO, Treyd Whether you prefer the abbreviation ‘SME’ or ‘SMB’ - the truth is that there is a vast collection of businesses wrapped up in those three letters. The World Economic Forum estimates that 90% of businesses globally can be categorised as SMEs. That’s a lot of businesses to cover with the same financial services offerings - so maybe it’s time to specialise! Our panel discuss: an overview of how SME banking works today, the challenges of serving small business niches, and whether the future will see more niche-focused products This episode is sponsored by Blinkist The Blinkist app offers distilled audio content from over 5000 non-fiction books and podcasts, to get bitesized insights in just 15 minutes, across 27 different categories. Go to Blinkist.com/fintech to start your 7-day free trial and get 25% off of a Blinkist Premium membership. And now for a limited time you can even use Blinkist Connect to share your premium account with a friend or partner and get 2 premium subscriptions for the price of one. 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Atif Siddiqi, Lara Gilman , and Peter Beckman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 28, 202343 min

731. Focus: International expansion and the importance of local, with Pranav Sood, GM, EMEA at Airwallex

In the newest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe - and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, David Barton-Grimley sat down with Pranav Sood, GM, EMEA at Airwallex to continue exploring the question set out in our previous Focus episode: “Can APAC’s travel sector spur on its financial services one?” Join us to find out how Airwallex's APAC roots helped them expand their business, how customer expectations have changed in the past few years, and what key challenbges and issues are being tackled right now in this space. All of this, and so much more! This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guest: Pranav Sood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 26, 202336 min

730. News: Is Apple a fintech now?

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: Nilixa Devlukia, Chair, Open Finance Association Tim Chong, Co-Founder and CEO, Yonder With soundclips from: Alvaro Castillo, Innovation Manager, Caixabank We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Apple launches high-yield savings account with Goldman in payments push 6:57 Open banking boost as UK regulators vow to support innovation and consumer protection 20:12 Credit card challenger Yonder scores £62.5m Series A 36:15 CaixaBank rolls out metaverse initiative to promote sustainability 49:45 Actor Ryan Reynolds adds payments company Nuvei to portfolio of business interests 58:08 Game of Thrones stars challenge big banks over fossil fuel links 1:00:40 This episode is sponsored by Blinkist The Blinkist app offers distilled audio content from over 5000 non-fiction books and podcasts, to get bitesized insights in just 15 minutes, across 27 different categories. Go to Blinkist.com/fintech to start your 7-day free trial and get 25% off of a Blinkist Premium membership. And now for a limited time you can even use Blinkist Connect to share your premium account with a friend or partner and get 2 premium subscriptions for the price of one. " 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alvaro Castillo, Nilixa Devlukia, and Tim Chong. Links: Apple launches high-yield savings account with Goldman in payments push Open banking boost as UK regulators vow to support innovation and consumer protection Credit card challenger Yonder scores £62.5m Series A CaixaBank rolls out metaverse initiative to promote sustainability Actor Ryan Reynolds adds payments company Nuvei to portfolio of business interests Game of Thrones stars challenge big banks over fossil fuel links Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 24, 20231h 7m

729. Insights: How do community banks stay relevant in 2023?

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to discuss: "How do community banks stay relevant in 2023?" This week's guests include: Rohit Mathur, Head, Bridge built by Citi Josh Williams, Chief Banking Officer, Seattle Bank Community banks, as a concept, are everything customers often say they want from a financial institution. But, between 2000 and 2020, the total number of community banks in America decreased from over 8,300 to 4,277. That’s a steep decline even as banking generally has become more consolidated and globalised. In this show, we've put together a panel to discuss: what is the role of community banks in 2023, the challenges and opportunites of innovation, and what the future may look like for these institutions dating back to the 1800s. This episode is sponsored by Blinkist The Blinkist app offers distilled audio content from over 5000 non-fiction books and podcasts, to get bitesized insights in just 15 minutes, across 27 different categories. Go to Blinkist.com/fintech to start your 7-day free trial and get 25% off of a Blinkist Premium membership. And now for a limited time you can even use Blinkist Connect to share your premium account with a friend or partner and get 2 premium subscriptions for the price of one. 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Josh Williams and Rohit Mathur. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 21, 202347 min

728. News: FCA enlists Love Island star while Visa connects Venmo and PayPal users

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. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Love Island's Sharon Gaffka teams up with FCA in clampdown on 'get rich quick' schemes promoted by influencers - 6:00 Verto claims a quarter of SVB customers operating in Africa are opening accounts on its platform - 18:25 Visa partners PayPal for interoperable P2P payments - 32:45 India’s plan to export its wildly successful digital payments system - 44:10 Molo launches 24-hour ‘Rapid Remortgage’ - 52:30 bunq applies for US banking licence - 53:50 Dumb phones are on the rise in the U.S. as Gen Z looks to limit screen time - 55:00 This week's guests include: Anthony Oduu, Co-Founder, Verto Kate Drew, Director of Research, CCG Catalyst This episode is sponsored by Global Processing Services At Global Processing Services – the expert partner in issuer processing – they take your security seriously. Their game-changing Fraud Advantage tool, powered by Featurespace, assesses fraud risks in milliseconds and uses AI and machine learning, to constantly adapt to stay ahead of emerging fraud threats. With their array of available fraud solutions at your fingertips, you can feel secure with GPS as your payment processing partner. Find out more at www.globalprocessing.com/fraudmanagement This episode is sponsored by Blinkist The Blinkist app offers distilled audio content from over 5000 non-fiction books and podcasts, to get bitesized insights in just 15 minutes, across 27 different categories. Go to Blinkist.com/fintech to start your 7-day free trial and get 25% off of a Blinkist Premium membership. And now for a limited time you can even use Blinkist Connect to share your premium account with a friend or partner and get 2 premium subscriptions for the price of one. " 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Anthony Oduu and Kate Drew. Links: Love Island's Sharon Gaffka teams up with FCA in clampdown on 'get rich quick' schemes promoted by influencers Verto claims a quarter of SVB customers operating in Africa are opening accounts on its platform Visa partners PayPal for interoperable P2P payments India’s plan to export its wildly successful digital payments system Molo launches 24-hour ‘Rapid Remortgage’ bunq applies for US banking licence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 17, 20231h 2m

727. Insights: Is debt the last taboo of financial services?

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Is debt the last taboo of financial services?” This week's guests include: Karen Andres, Director, Policy & Market Solutions, Aspen Institute Neil Costello, UK Marketing Director, Lowell Siamac Rezaiezadeh, VP of Product Marketing and Insight, GoCardless As an industry, we can talk endlessly about positive user journeys and financial enrichment. But, when it comes to the tough topics it’s a little more challenging to open up. No topic seems more taboo for the financial services industry than debt. But with people in the UK owing £1.8 billion in 2023 and millions of Americans currently carrying some form of debt – this is a subject far too important to ignore. We’ve put together a panel of amazing experts to discuss why debt is such a taboo subject, how to help people avoid unworkable debt, and how we improve the debt collection process. This episode is sponsored by Blinkist The Blinkist app offers distilled audio content from over 5000 non-fiction books and podcasts, to get bitesized insights in just 15 minutes, across 27 different categories. Go to Blinkist.com/fintech to start your 7-day free trial and get 25% off of a Blinkist Premium membership. And now for a limited time you can even use Blinkist Connect to share your premium account with a friend or partner and get 2 premium subscriptions for the price of one. 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Karen Andres, Neil Costello, and Siamac Rezeaizadeh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 14, 202350 min

726. Focus: Can APAC’s travel sector spur on its financial services?

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests for this latest edition of Fintech insider Focus! In the latest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews – all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, we're looking at how lockdowns impacted the Asia Pacific's travel sector, how fintechs pivoted during that time, and how things look as the region is opening up again. This week's guests include: Matthew Wood, Head of Digital and Fintech Partnerships, Asia Pacific, Visa Caecilia Chu, Co-Founder and CEO, YouTrip Matt Baxby, Australia and APAC Lead, Revolut This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com. 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Caecilia Chu, Matt Baxby, and Matthew Wood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 12, 202340 min

725. News: Has Apple missed the Buy Now Pay Later boom?

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. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Crowdcube and Octopus Investments are opening up retail investments in a new partnership - 5:20 Apple Pay Later is finally launching - 16:35 Investing app Acorns acquires kid-focused fintech GoHenry to expand in Europe - 28:50 The Meltdown of a Gay Bank: What went wrong when an LGBTQ+ start-up set out to disrupt finance - 41:15 Twitter changes logo to Dogecoin cryptocurrency image in apparent late April fool’s day gag - 43:00 This week's guests include: Jason Mikula, Publisher, Fintech Business Weekly Jonathan Keeling, Chief Growth Officer, Crowdcube Polly Jean Harrison, Features Editor, The Fintech Times With soundclips from: Louise Hill, Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer, GoHenry This episode is sponsored by Global Processing Services At Global Processing Services – the expert partner in issuer processing – they take your security seriously. Their game-changing Fraud Advantage tool, powered by Featurespace, assesses fraud risks in milliseconds and uses AI and machine learning, to constantly adapt to stay ahead of emerging fraud threats. With their array of available fraud solutions at your fingertips, you can feel secure with GPS as your payment processing partner. Find out more at www.globalprocessing.com/fraudmanagement This episode is sponsored by Blinkist The Blinkist app offers distilled audio content from over 5000 non-fiction books and podcasts, to get bitesized insights in just 15 minutes, across 27 different categories. Go to Blinkist.com/fintech to start your 7-day free trial and get 25% off of a Blinkist Premium membership. And now for a limited time you can even use Blinkist Connect to share your premium account with a friend or partner and get 2 premium subscriptions for the price of one. " 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Jason Mikula, Jonathan Keeling, Louise Hill, and Polly Jean Harrison. Links: Crowdcube and Octopus Investments are opening up retail investments in a new partnership Apple Pay Later is finally launching Investing app Acorns acquires kid-focused fintech GoHenry to expand in Europe The Meltdown of a Gay Bank: What went wrong when an LGBTQ+ start-up set out to disrupt finance. Twitter changes logo to Dogecoin cryptocurrency image in apparent late April fool’s day gag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 10, 202350 min

724. Insights: Are SMEs being served globally?

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Are SMEs being served globally?” This week's guests include: Bruno Diniz, Co-Founder, Spiralem Dani Lima, Executive VP of Infrastructure , Novo Rob Pearce, Technical Advisor - CEO's Office, OakNorth Said Murad, Partner, Global Ventures No matter where you’re tuning in from - at some point, you’re likely to have heard that independent small businesses are the backbone of your economy. But to date, that backbone of entrepreneurs and small business owners has often lacked the proper support needed from financial services. According to the World Economic Forum, 67% of small and mid-sized companies globally are fighting for survival. Our panel of experts discuss: the banking options for SMEs globally, the challenges across markets, and what could the future be in this space. This episode is sponsored by Blinkist The Blinkist app offers distilled audio content from over 5000 non-fiction books and podcasts, to get bitesized insights in just 15 minutes, across 27 different categories. Go to Blinkist.com/fintech to start your 7-day free trial and get 25% off of a Blinkist Premium membership. And now for a limited time you can even use Blinkist Connect to share your premium account with a friend or partner and get 2 premium subscriptions for the price of one. " 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Bruno DIniz, Dani Lima, Rob Pearce, and Said Murad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 7, 202349 min

723. News: After Dark: Silicon Valley Bank bought by US rival and Klarna embraces ChatGPT

Live on stage at our recent After Dark: London Calling event, in association with GPS. Our expert hosts, David M. Bear and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Silicon Valley Bank: Collapsed US lender bought by rival - 5:10 Klarna plugs ChatGPT into its platform for faster product recommendations - 14:20 Latitude Financial customers frustrated after millions of personal records stolen in cyber attack - 28:50 Fintech Higher or Lower - 40:30 This week's guests include: Charlotte Crosswell, Chair, CFIT Saira Khan, Head of Innovation & Partnerships, First Direct Bank This episode is sponsored by Global Processing Services At Global Processing Services – the expert partner in issuer processing – they take your security seriously. Their game-changing Fraud Advantage tool, powered by Featurespace, assesses fraud risks in milliseconds and uses AI and machine learning, to constantly adapt to stay ahead of emerging fraud threats. With their array of available fraud solutions at your fingertips, you can feel secure with GPS as your payment processing partner. Find out more at www.globalprocessing.com/fraudmanagement This episode is sponsored by Blinkist The Blinkist app offers distilled audio content from over 5000 non-fiction books and podcasts, to get bitesized insights in just 15 minutes, across 27 different categories. Go to Blinkist.com/fintech to start your 7-day free trial and get 25% off of a Blinkist Premium membership. And now for a limited time you can even use Blinkist Connect to share your premium account with a friend or partner and get 2 premium subscriptions for the price of one. " 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Charlotte Crosswell and Saira Khan. Links: Silicon Valley Bank: Collapsed US lender bought by rival Klarna plugs ChatGPT into its platform for faster product recommendations Latitude Financial customers frustrated after millions of personal records stolen in cyber attack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 3, 202348 min

722. Insights: How do you choose the right investment path for your business?

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to ask: "How do you choose the right investment path for your business?" This week's guests include: David T Frank, CEO & Founder, Stonehaven LLC Joshuah Lebacq, Director at NA Ventures, National Bank Of Canada Ruth Foxe Blader, Partner, Anthemis Investment has been the rocket fuel in the jetpack of fintech’s success to date. But it might be time for fintechs to think strategically about where and who signs the cheques which help them to grow. So, in this show, we’ve put together a panel of amazing experts to discuss how investment looks in 2023, how to choose the right path, and how investors maintain a relationship. 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: David T Frank, Joshuah Lebacq, and Ruth Foxe-Blader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 31, 202341 min

721. Focus: Building financial inclusion for seven generations, with Amber Buker, CEO of Totem

In the newest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe - and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, David Barton-Grimley sat down with Amber Buker, CEO of Totem to continue exploring the question set out in our previous Focus episode: “What does effective financial inclusion look like in the USA?” Join us to find out what the biggest hurdles to financial inclusion in North America overall right now are, what financial _exclusion _looks like and how we can change that, and how to make a real change in banking the unbanked in the US. All of this, and so much more! This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Amber Buker and Erin Pursell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 29, 202334 min

720. News: UBS snaps up Credit Suisse, while Stripe breaks the down round stigma

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: UBS is buying Credit Suisse in bid to halt banking crisis - 4:55 FCA warns payment firms over ‘unacceptable risk of harm to customers’ - 17:40 Stripe now valued at $50B following $6.5B raise - 33:10 Final Tech Nation report: What UK tech needs to quadruple in value - 44:00 Fintech startups race to serve LatAm founders left behind by SVB - 52:20 DIGISEQ taps Curve to bring passive wearable payments to Europe - 55:30 JPMorgan Chase thought it had $1.3 million worth of nickel stored in a warehouse. A closer examination revealed bags of stones - 57:00 This week's guests include: Luke Massie, Founder and CEO, VibePay Sarah Kocianski , Independent Fintech Consultant With soundclips from: Dr. George Windsor, Data and Research Director, Tech Nation Bernardo Brites, CEO & Co-Founder, Trace Finance This episode is sponsored by Global Processing Services At Global Processing Services – the expert partner in issuer processing – they take your security seriously. Their game-changing Fraud Advantage tool, powered by Featurespace, assesses fraud risks in milliseconds and uses AI and machine learning, to constantly adapt to stay ahead of emerging fraud threats. With their array of available fraud solutions at your fingertips, you can feel secure with GPS as your payment processing partner. Find out more at www.globalprocessing.com/fraudmanagement 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Bernardo Brites, George Windsor, Luke Massie, and Sarah Kocianski. Links: UBS is buying Credit Suisse in bid to halt banking crisis FCA warns payment firms over ‘unacceptable risk of harm to customers’ Stripe now valued at $50B following $6.5B raise Final Tech Nation report: What UK tech needs to quadruple in value Fintech startups race to serve LatAm founders left behind by SVB DIGISEQ taps Curve to bring passive wearable payments to Europe JPMorgan Chase thought it had $1.3 million worth of nickel stored in a warehouse. A closer examination revealed bags of stones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 27, 20231h 4m

719. Insights: Is FinOps the key to ride out the economic storm?

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Is FinOps the key to ride out the economic storm?” This week's guests include: Ewan Silver, Group CTO, 11:FS Stathis Onasoglou, Principal Architect, Google Regina Lau, Chief Financial Officer, Weavr Fintechs and the wider financial services are currently in a stress test - with all sorts of costs suddenly being put under scrutiny. Cloud-based services can be one cost put under the microscope – but would it be wise to move away from a system that made the fintech revolution possible in the first place? We’ve put together a panel of amazing experts to give an overview of the cloud and FInOps today, how the industry faces into this current downturn, what the future looks like…with or without cloud-based services. 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ewan Silver, Regina Lau, and Stathis Onasoglou. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 24, 202350 min

718. News: The ultimate Silicon Valley Bank explainer

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. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Silicon Valley Bank closed by regulators, FDIC takes control - 4:55 HSBC buys Silicon Valley Bank's UK unit for £1 in rescue deal - 18:30 Under legal threat from GOP lawmakers, Mastercard and Visa pause plan to track gun sales - 31:10 Iwoca introduces open banking-powered instant decisions for SME loans - 41:00 Central Bank of Nigeria publishes open banking guidelines - 50:20 Mexican unicorn Clara bags $90 million in debt financing amid expansion - 51:40 London Stock Exchange calls on Logan Roy to rally the markets - 53:30 This week's guests include: Alex Johnson, Creator, Fintech Takes Mike Carter, Head of Platform Lending, Innovate Finance With soundclips from: Harry Cranfield, Partner Channel Manager, Iwoca This episode is sponsored by Global Processing Services At Global Processing Services – the expert partner in issuer processing – they take your security seriously. Their game-changing Fraud Advantage tool, powered by Featurespace, assesses fraud risks in milliseconds and uses AI and machine learning, to constantly adapt to stay ahead of emerging fraud threats. With their array of available fraud solutions at your fingertips, you can feel secure with GPS as your payment processing partner. Find out more at www.globalprocessing.com/fraudmanagement 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alex Johnson, Harry Cranfield, and Mike Carter. Links: Silicon Valley Bank Closed by Regulators, FDIC Takes Control HSBC buys Silicon Valley Bank's UK unit for £1 in rescue deal Under legal threat from GOP lawmakers, Mastercard and Visa pause plan to track gun sales Iwoca introduces open banking-powered instant decisions for SME loans Central Bank of Nigeria publishes open banking guidelines Mexican unicorn Clara bags $90 million in debt financing amid expansion London Stock Exchange calls on Logan Roy to rally the markets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 20, 202359 min

717. Insights: Why should governments embrace new payment technologies?

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Mauricio Magaldi, are joined by some great guests to ask: "Why should governments embrace new payment technologies?” This week's guests include: Chris Holmes, Baron Holmes of Richmond Janay Eyo, Director of Financial Policy, Chamber of Progress Innovation can often move a lot faster than the bureaucracy - and sometimes that’s a good thing when it comes to risk and regulation. But with payments technology growing, evolving, and offering solutions to some of the world’s big problems - is it time for governments globally to catch up? Our amazing panel discuss how governments and payments technology work together, the potential solutions from blockchain, and how the future of payments will shape the future of our biggest economies. 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Get your tickets for our next After Dark here Special Guests: Chris Holmes, Janay Eyo, and Mauricio Magaldi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 17, 202345 min

716. Focus: What does effective financial inclusion look like in the USA?

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests for this latest edition of Fintech insider Focus! In the latest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews – all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, we set the scene on financial inclusion and exclusion in America historically, the current challenges, and the importance of lived experience to making successful financial products aimed at underserved communities. This week's guests include: Erin Pursell, Vice President, North America Fintech, New Business Development, Visa Sheena Allen, Founder, Capway This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com. 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Get your tickets for our next After Dark here Special Guests: Erin Pursell and Sheena Allen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 15, 202344 min

715. News: Abound raises $601m for AI lending and Griffin levels up with banking licence

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. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Open banking startup Abound nabs $601M to supercharge its AI-based consumer lending platform - 5:35 BaaS platform Griffin secures UK banking licence with restrictions - 16:05 Woman, 91, loses account and pension after Barclays declares her dead - 30:25 Western Union turns to MFS to expand global money transfers - 42:38 Your Juno partners with Wealthify to bring financial education to women and non-binary people - 52:10 Metro Bank stores are safe spaces for domestic abuse victims - 54:00 People are posting their failed Monzo applications on TikTok - 57:30 This week's guests include: Michelle He, Co-Founder and COO, Abound David Jarvis, CEO, Griffin With soundclips from: Kumar Shourav, Managing Director - MTOs, MFS Africa Anna Decoudu, Lending Director - Consumer Finance, RateSetter/Metro Bank 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Get your tickets for our next After Dark here Special Guests: Anna Decoudu, David Jarvis, Kumar Shourav, and Michelle He. Links: Open banking startup Abound nabs $601M to supercharge its AI-based consumer lending platform BaaS platform Griffin secures UK banking licence with restrictions Woman, 91, loses account and pension after Barclays declares her dead Western Union turns to MFS to expand global money transfers Your Juno partners with Wealthify to bring financial education to women and non-binary people Metro Bank stores are safe spaces for domestic abuse victims People are posting their failed Monzo applications on TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 13, 20231h 5m

714. Insights: Has financial services only been built for half the population?

Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Has financial services only been built for half the population?" This week's guests include: Alexia de Broglie, Co-Founder, Juno Becky George-David, Executive Director - Product, JP Morgan Chase Daniela Raffel, Vice President, Dawn Capital In the same week as International Women’s Day, we’re taking the time to look at the impact of a financial services system traditionally dominated by men. But these conversations are not just for one day, or one week, per year. This is a conversation the industry has to have with itself on a regular basis in order to push through any real change. We’ve put together a panel of amazing experts to discuss how financial services products been shaped so far, the impact of gender at the very top of businesses, the future of a more equitable industry. 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alexia de Broglie, Becky George-David, and Daniela Raffel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 10, 202341 min

713. News: JP Morgan bans ChatGPT, while female founders are on the rise

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. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Record 150,000 new firms founded by women last year, Natwest report reveals - 5:16 JP Morgan restricts staff from using AI bot ChatGPT - 16:40 French bank BNP Paribas sued by NGOs over Amazon deforestation link - 29:55 Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz invested more in fintech than any other sector in 2022 - 39:15 Nigeria's cash crisis provides boon for fintech and mobile money operators, Fitch reports - 49:29 Klarna announces $1 billion losses while Revolut declares first annual profitability - 53:25 Real estate influencers spark heated debate after arguing tenants should tip landlords - 55:50 This week's guests include: Lena Hackelöer, CEO & Founder, Brite Payment Mary Agbesanwa, Fintech Growth Lead, Seccl Ruth Foxe Blader, Partner, Anthemis With soundclips from: Jay Alabraba, Co-Founder and Director of Business Development, Paga 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Jay Alabraba, Lena Hackelöer, Mary Agbesanwa, and Ruth Foxe-Blader. Links: Record 150,000 new firms founded by women last year, Natwest report reveals JP Morgan restricts staff from using AI bot ChatGPT French bank BNP Paribas sued by NGOs over Amazon deforestation link Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz invested more in fintech than any other sector in 2022 Nigeria's cash crisis provides boon for fintech and mobile money operators, Fitch reports Klarna reports $1 billion loss Fintech firm Revolut moves closer to UK banking licence after first annual profit Real estate influencers spark heated debate after arguing tenants should tip landlords Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 6, 20231h 1m

712. Insights: How does embedded finance make money?

Our expert host, David Barton-Grimley, is joined by some great guests to ask: "“How does embedded finance make money?” This week's guests include: Tui Allen, Vice President of Product, Ampla Sophie Guibaud, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial & Growth Officer, Fiat Republic Nadya Hijazi, Global Head of Wholesale Digital Channels, HSBC Embedded finance has the ability to bring financial inclusion to those previously excluded and provide genuinely helpful services at the point of need. But, revenue is important to making sure that embedded finance is a sustainable option. In this week's show we're looking at how you set up an embedded finance partnership, how to make it successful, and how do you make it profitable. 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Nadya Hijazi, Sophie Guibaud, and Tui Allen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 3, 202346 min

711. Focus: Using Super Apps to help create new economies, with Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, CEO of M-Pesa

In the newest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe - and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, David Barton-Grimley sat down with Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, CEO of M-Pesa to continue exploring the question set out in our previous Focus episode: What is stopping Super Apps from succeeding outside Asia? Join us to find out what particular needs the African market has for a Super App and how strong is the appetite from customers, if the number of founders and companies looking to build one has grown in the past couple of years, and if 2023 is the year of Super Apps. All of this, and so much more! This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guest: Sitoyo Lopokoiyit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 1, 202331 min

710. News: Revolut tops app downloads – but is Chase coming for the crown?

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. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Digital bank Vexi raises millions to offer young Mexicans lower interest rate credit cards - 5:50 Gig workers denied equal opportunity to financial services - 20:00 Welcome to the bank branch where you can’t even deposit cash - 35:30 Which European banking app is winning the race for customers? - 44:10 Co-operative Bank turns corner with bid for £650m Sainsbury’s Bank mortgage book - 50:50 Digital bank Bunq hits profitability - 52:35 BMO bank no longer has a den for Hubert the Harris Lion - 54:20 This week's guests include: Ali Hamriti, Co-Founder & CEO, Rollee Cinthia Merlos, Co-Founder and COO, Vexi 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Get your tickets to our next After Dark here Special Guests: Ali Hamriti and Cinthia Merlos. Links: Digital bank Vexi raises millions to offer young Mexicans lower interest rate credit cards Gig workers denied equal opportunity to financial services Welcome to the bank branch where you can’t even deposit cash Which European banking app is winning the race for customers? Co-operative Bank turns corner with bid for £650m Sainsbury’s Bank mortgage book Digital bank Bunq hits profitability With rebranding, BMO bank won’t have a den for Hubert the Harris Lion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 27, 20231h 0m

709. Insights: How does financial services make it all about the customer?

Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to ask: "How does financial services make it all about the customer?" This week's guests include: Diego Zaks, Head Of Design, Ramp Peter Collingridge, EMEA Head, D10x, Citi Will Jones, Executive Creative Director, 11:FS No matter what variation of fintech, financial service, bank, B2B, or B2C that you’re building or growing – there’s always the all-important end user. While we may think that’s a given, many businesses get lost in other things which mean they often forget this key principle. So, in this show, we’ve put together a panel of amazing experts to discuss: what customer centric design is and how it's implemented, the challenges of the jobs-to-be-done framework, and what this looks like in the future. This episode is sponsored by ComplyAdvantage ComplyAdvantage’s 2023 State of Financial Crime report is built on a global survey of 800 senior compliance professionals. It’s a clear-eyed look at how the financial services industry is preparing for the year ahead. Download your free copy today to explore trends including environmental crime, crowdfunding, sanctions on Russia, and much more: https://hubs.ly/Q01zd6TT0 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Get your tickets to our next After Dark here Special Guests: Diego Zaks, Peter Collingridge, and Will Jones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 24, 202350 min

708. News: Is Buy Now Pay Later regulation finally happening?

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor 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. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: US fintech unicorn Alloy launches in UK - 5:10 Britain sets out legislation to regulate buy-now-pay-later credit - 16:20 RBC buys AI-powered real-estate company OJO Canada - 30:50 US fintech FIS to spin off Worldpay payments business - 41:15 Natwest: Pensions fintech bought by bank in £144m deal which will ‘shake up savings’ - 49:00 Revolut launches donations page to support victims of the recent earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria - 51:10 Banker CIBC doesn't want couples to sugarcoat financial discussions this Valentine's Day - 53:20 This week's guests include: Edwina Johnson, Head Of Global, Alloy Douglas Soltys, Editor-in-Chief, BetaKit Alex Marsh, Head of UK, Klarna This episode is sponsored by ComplyAdvantage ComplyAdvantage’s 2023 State of Financial Crime report is built on a global survey of 800 senior compliance professionals. It’s a clear-eyed look at how the financial services industry is preparing for the year ahead. Download your free copy today to explore trends including environmental crime, crowdfunding, sanctions on Russia, and much more: https://hubs.ly/Q01zd6TT0 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alex Marsh, Douglas Soltys, and Edwina Johnson . Links: US fintech unicorn Alloy launches in UK Britain sets out legislation to regulate buy-now-pay-later credit RBC buys AI-powered real-estate company OJO Canada US fintech FIS to spin off Worldpay payments business Natwest: Pensions fintech bought by bank in £144m deal which will ‘shake up savings’ Revolut launches donations page to support victims of the recent earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria Banker CIBC doesn't want couples to sugarcoat financial discussions this Valentine's Day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 20, 20231h 1m

707. Insights: Would you buy a home through a Super App?

Our expert hosts, David Barton-Grimley, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Would you buy your home through a Super App?" This week's guests include: Justin Herlick, CEO and Co-founder, Pine Maria Harris, Director, Digital Cat Consultancy Vadim Toader, CEO & Co-founder, Proportunity No matter where you’re listening to this podcast - the steps to buying a home is an administrative nightmare! From estate agents, to mortgage advisors, to solicitors, to service providers – there's so many parties you have to corral just to get that key to your new home. Surely a super app, a series of mini-apps all in one central application, could smooth out this process completely? In this epsiode we discuss how fragmented the homebuying process is right now, how a homebuying Super App could work , and what the challenges might be. This episode is sponsored by ComplyAdvantage ComplyAdvantage’s 2023 State of Financial Crime report is built on a global survey of 800 senior compliance professionals. It’s a clear-eyed look at how the financial services industry is preparing for the year ahead. Download your free copy today to explore trends including environmental crime, crowdfunding, sanctions on Russia, and much more: https://hubs.ly/Q01zd6TT0 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Justin Herlick, Maria Harris, and Vadim Toader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 17, 202343 min

706. Focus: What's stopping Super Apps from succeeding outside Asia?

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests for this latest edition of Fintech insider Focus! In the newest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe - and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, we set the scene on Super Apps so far, the possibilities on offer, and the challenges of creating a 'true' Super App outside of Asia. This week's guests include: Alex McCrea, Head of CEMEA Fintech Partnerships, VIsa Madiha Sattar, VP, Careem Pay Waleed Sadek, Founder and CEO, PaySky This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com. 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alex McCrea, Madiha Sattar, and Waleed Sadek. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 15, 202345 min

705. News: Monzo has their U2 moment and Africa's newest fintech unicorn crowned

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. This week's guests include: Ahmed Mohsen, Chief Technology Officer, MNT-Halan Christer Holloman, Founder, Divido Kate Drew, Director of Research, CCG Catalyst With soundclips from: Clare Gambardella, Chief Customer Officer, Zopa We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Monzo automatically opts in customers for Plus feature trial - 4:45 Egypt's MNT-Halan is Africa's newest unicorn - 16:00 75% of LGBTQ+ startup founders hide their identity from investors, UK survey finds - 28:05 BNPL Openpay goes under as creditors chase debts - 37:55 Zopa secures £75m to kick off 2023 M&A - 47:50 HSBC staff get a uniform of jumpsuits and jeans - 50:30 This episode is sponsored by ComplyAdvantage ComplyAdvantage’s 2023 State of Financial Crime report is built on a global survey of 800 senior compliance professionals. It’s a clear-eyed look at how the financial services industry is preparing for the year ahead. Download your free copy today to explore trends including environmental crime, crowdfunding, sanctions on Russia, and much more: https://hubs.ly/Q01zd6TT0 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Ahmed Mohsen, Christer Holloman, Clare Gambardella, and Kate Drew. Links: Egypt's MNT-Halan is Africa's newest unicorn 75% of LGBTQ+ startup founders hide their identity from investors, UK survey finds BNPL Openpay goes under as creditors chase debts Zopa secures £75m to kick off 2023 M&A HSBC staff get a uniform of jumpsuits and jeans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 13, 202357 min

704. Insights: How will financial crime evolve in 2023?

Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to ask: "how will financial crime evolve in 2023?" We can’t predict the crimes of the future - but experts do incredible work to keep on top of growing practices in financial crime and money laundering in the hope of keeping businesses, finances, and people safe. In today's episode, in association with ComplyAdvantage, we're looking at how 2023’s economic landscape impact financial crime, what emerging trends is the industry seeing, and what innovations are helping AML, compliance, and financial crime players keep up with the challenges. This week's guests include: Iain Armstrong, Regulatory Affairs Practice Lead, ComplyAdvantage Jessica Cath, Head of Financial Crime Project Delivery, Fintrail This episode is sponsored by ComplyAdvantage ComplyAdvantage’s 2023 State of Financial Crime report is built on a global survey of 800 senior compliance professionals. It’s a clear-eyed look at how the financial services industry is preparing for the year ahead. Download your free copy today to explore trends including environmental crime, crowdfunding, sanctions on Russia, and much more: https://hubs.ly/Q01zd6TT0 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, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - 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 to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Iain Armstrong and Jessica Cath. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 10, 202343 min