Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS
818 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago -Where the best minds in financial services and banking talk all things fintech.
Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.
Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry.
Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL.
Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you.
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739. Insights: Could 'mortgages as a service' mark the future of homebuying?
May 19, 2023 14:00 - 40 minutes - 55.9 MBOur 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 th...
738. News: Skipton's no-deposit mortgage raises eyebrows and Apple banks a billion!
May 15, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBOur 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 ap...
737. Insights: Is the future of KYC truly digital?
May 12, 2023 14:00 - 45 minutes - 62.2 MBOur 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 technolog...
736. Focus: Will great UX keep European fintechs ahead of their competitors?
May 10, 2023 14:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBOur 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 b...
735. News: JP Morgan swoops in for First Republic, while Revolut takes on Nubank
May 08, 2023 14:00 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBOur 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 b...
734: Insights: How important is trust to financial services in 2023?
May 05, 2023 14:00 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MBOur 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...
733. Super.com raises $85M and First Republic scrambles to be saved
May 01, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBKate 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...
732. Insights: Is the future of SME banking specialisation?
April 28, 2023 14:00 - 42 minutes - 58.4 MBOur 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...
731. Focus: International expansion and the importance of local, with Pranav Sood, GM, EMEA at Airwallex
April 26, 2023 14:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBIn 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 s...
730. News: Is Apple a fintech now?
April 24, 2023 14:15 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBOur 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 Goldma...
729. Insights: How do community banks stay relevant in 2023?
April 21, 2023 14:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MBOur 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 de...
728. News: FCA enlists Love Island star while Visa connects Venmo and PayPal users
April 17, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBOur 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 ...
727. Insights: Is debt the last taboo of financial services?
April 14, 2023 14:00 - 49 minutes - 68.3 MBOur 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 ...
726. Focus: Can APAC’s travel sector spur on its financial services?
April 12, 2023 14:00 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBOur 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 ...
725. News: Has Apple missed the Buy Now Pay Later boom?
April 10, 2023 14:00 - 50 minutes - 68.7 MBOur 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: Wha...
724. Insights: Are SMEs being served globally?
April 07, 2023 14:00 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBOur 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 entr...
723. News: After Dark: Silicon Valley Bank bought by US rival and Klarna embraces ChatGPT
April 03, 2023 14:00 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBLive 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 Latitud...
722. Insights: How do you choose the right investment path for your business?
March 31, 2023 14:00 - 40 minutes - 56 MBOur 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 ...
721. Focus: Building financial inclusion for seven generations, with Amber Buker, CEO of Totem
March 29, 2023 12:15 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBIn 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 ...
720. News: UBS snaps up Credit Suisse, while Stripe breaks the down round stigma
March 27, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBOur 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 nee...
719. Insights: Is FinOps the key to ride out the economic storm?
March 24, 2023 15:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBOur 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 t...
718. News: The ultimate Silicon Valley Bank explainer
March 20, 2023 15:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBOur 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...
717. Insights: Why should governments embrace new payment technologies?
March 17, 2023 15:00 - 44 minutes - 61.8 MBOur 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 som...
716. Focus: What does effective financial inclusion look like in the USA?
March 15, 2023 15:00 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBOur 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,...
715. News: Abound raises $601m for AI lending and Griffin levels up with banking licence
March 13, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBOur 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 decl...
714. Insights: Has financial services only been built for half the population?
March 10, 2023 15:00 - 40 minutes - 56 MBOur 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 no...
713. News: JP Morgan bans ChatGPT, while female founders are on the rise
March 06, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBOur 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 invest...
712. Insights: How does embedded finance make money?
March 03, 2023 15:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBOur 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, revenu...
711. Focus: Using Super Apps to help create new economies, with Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, CEO of M-Pesa
March 01, 2023 15:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBIn 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...
710. News: Revolut tops app downloads – but is Chase coming for the crown?
February 27, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 82.7 MBOur 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 E...
709. Insights: How does financial services make it all about the customer?
February 24, 2023 15:00 - 50 minutes - 69.1 MBOur 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 o...
708. News: Is Buy Now Pay Later regulation finally happening?
February 20, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBOur 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...
707. Insights: Would you buy a home through a Super App?
February 17, 2023 15:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBOur 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 ...
706. Focus: What's stopping Super Apps from succeeding outside Asia?
February 15, 2023 15:00 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBOur 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 cha...
705. News: Monzo has their U2 moment and Africa's newest fintech unicorn crowned
February 13, 2023 15:00 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBOur 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 c...
704. Insights: How will financial crime evolve in 2023?
February 10, 2023 15:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBOur 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,...
703. News: UK Government pulls plug on Tech Nation while Stripe sets deadline for IPO
February 06, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBOur expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Kate Moody, 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: Tom Renwick, Head of Business Lending, Atom Bank Douglas Mackenzie, Chief Content Officer, Fintech Finance With soundclips from: Gerard Grech, CEO, Tech Nation Gabby MacSweeney, Head of Communications & Public Policy, Codat We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial servi...
702. Insights: Why parents need better financial services
February 03, 2023 15:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBOur expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to ask: 'Do parents need better financial services?' Growing families have previously been considered as baked into the fabric of joint accounts and wealth management - but there’s actually a lot of gaps in which new players are looking to address the needs of new parents directly. Like the children themselves, this industry is very much still in its infancy. So, in this show, we’ve put together a panel of experts to discuss what ...
701. Focus: The power of Open Finance lies in open data, with Samantha Seaton, CEO of Moneyhub
February 01, 2023 15:00 - 28 minutes - 26.7 MBOur expert host, David Barton-Grimley, Global Strategy Director - Embedded Financial Services here at 11:FS, is joined by a fantastic guest to continue the deep-dive into the question posed by David M. Brear and Visa's Dan Roesbery in the inaugural episode of this new Fintech Insider strand: "Can Open Finance ever be truly global?" In this second instalment of Fintech Insider Focus (catch up on the first episode here (https://content.11fs.com/podcasts/696-focus-can-open-finance-ever-be-truly...
700. News: America's big banks team up to take on PayPal
January 30, 2023 15:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBOur 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. This week's guests include: Collin Galster, VP - International, Nova Credit/Non-Executive Director, Nova Credit UK Umer Suleman, Global Head of Risk, Wahed Invest With soundclips from: Mauricio Magaldi, Global Strategy Director of Crypto, 11:FS We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services spa...
699. Insights: What will define the user experience in financial services this year?
January 27, 2023 15:00 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MBOur expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to ask: "What will define the user experience in financial services this year?" No matter how amazing your financial services product may be, if the UX isn’t up to scratch, then no one is going to find out. But there’s no set-in-stone rules for these journeys and experiences, and there’s many external factors which may shape a product from one year to the next. So what were the successes of 2022, what were the challenges of the la...
698. News: How Apple Card cost Goldman Sachs billions
January 23, 2023 15:00 - 59 minutes - 81.3 MBOur expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and David Barton-Grimley, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Irina Chuchkina, Chief Marketing Officer, Thunes Natasha Jones, Early-Stage Investor, Octopus Ventures We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Apple Card has cost Goldman Sachs over $1bn in losses - 5:00 Cashed-up banks ready to buy UK fintec...
697. Insights: Will social media banks ever take off?
January 20, 2023 15:00 - 39 minutes - 54.7 MBOur expert host, Nicole Perry, is joined by some great guests to discuss the potential of social media networks becoming banks. At the end of 2022, Elon Musk held a meeting with Twitter employees laying out plans to turn the social network into a bank - complete with a high-yield money market account, debit cards, checks, and loans. Musk is not the first social media mogul to see the power of combining banking and social networks – but, to date, that melding of likes and filters with APIs an...
696. Focus: Can Open Finance ever be truly global?
January 18, 2023 15:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBOur expert host, David M. Bear, is joined by some great guests to get deep-dive into the question: "Can Open Finance ever be truly global?" In this new 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 the journey from Open Banking to O...
695. News: Flutterwave vies for Railsr and NALA expands into Europe
January 16, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBOur expert host, Kate Moody, 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: Benjamin Fernandes, CEO, NALA Charlie Conchie, Investment Editor, City AM Wiza Jalakasi, VP of Global Merchant Business, Chipper Cash With soundclips from: Tom Burton, Director of External Affairs and Public Policy, GoCardless We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: African...
694. Insights: Can fintech ever be environmentally sustainable?
January 13, 2023 15:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBOur expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Can financial services ever be sustainable?” From the carbon cost of everyday payment transactions, data servers, plastic credit cards, and investments in polluting industries - not to mention the international conferences that require some serious jet-setting – it’s safe to say that our industry has never looked to put its environmental impact front and centre. But, with global temperatures rising and climates across ...
Bonus: Trailer | Fintech Insider Focus
January 11, 2023 12:00 - 1 minute - 1.26 MBDavid M. Brear is here to tell you about Fintech Insider Focus, the latest podcast strand joining your weekly News and Insights shows. Focus will take all the burning financial services questions from across the globe and put them under the microscope – with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews with decision-makers. We’re hopping continents and crossing borders to delve into the biggest subjects in the industry. Whether Open Banking in Africa, or Super Apps in the Middle East...
693. News: Stripe is 2022's MVP as fintechs debate open banking future and cost of living bites
January 09, 2023 15:00 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MBOur 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. This week's guests include: Lindsay Davis, Head of Markets, Atomic Geri Cupi, CEO and Founder, Twig With soundclips from: Paul Lloyd, CMO and Co-Founder, Snoop We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Millions of Brits would struggle to cover extra £20 a month as the cost-of-livi...
692. Insights: What do we predict for financial services in 2023?
January 06, 2023 15:00 - 47 minutes - 65.7 MBOur expert hosts, David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher and Kate Moody, have come together to ask: "What do we predict for financial services in 2023?” No matter how big or shiny your crystal ball was, there’s no way anyone predicted the sheer chaotic energy that was financial services in 2022. So, for the opening Fintech Insider of the year, we’ve put together a panel of Elevens to discuss: how right or wrong we got last year's predictions, what our panel hope to see this year in financial service...
691. Insights: SWIFT, Fast, Eat Now Pay Later – the biggest stories in financial services in 2022
December 23, 2022 12:00 - 47 minutes - 65.5 MBOur 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’ve seen some of the biggest tests of financial services in living memory – with global conflicts, economic downturns, and industry layoffs. But…it’s not all been doom and gloom! So, for the last Fintech Insider of 2022, we’ve put together a panel of experts to discuss: The biggest stories in financial services in ...