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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595. Insights: The European and US fintech markets - which is further ahead?
January 21, 2022 15:00 - 42 minutes - 97.4 MBOur expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to get under the skin of the debate into who is currently leading the fintech revolution. With the recent success stories of Chime, Current, Bond, Unit, Ramp, Brex, Persona, Alloy, Plaid, MX, and many many more – there's a velocity to the USA right now. However it has also been argued that the US are late to the party and Europe was having this glut of success 3-5 years ago and the US are just catching up. So with this in mind ...
594. News: Fintech funding ramps up as Brex, Qonto and others all hit record valuations
January 17, 2022 15:00 - 57 minutes - 78.5 MBOur expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Nasir Ahmad, 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: Samim Abedi, Chief Investment Officer at Wahed Kate Drew, Director of Research, CCG Catalyst We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Fintech Brex confirms $12.3B valuation, AND snaps up Meta exec to serve as its head of product - 2:50 Wahed Debuts First...
593. Insights: Breaking down the US financial services sector
January 14, 2022 15:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBOur expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to look a the banking sector in the USA – in association with Temenos. Where once the American banking sector was dominated by the biggest names on Wall Street - we’ve seen major evolution in recent years; following changes in regulation and smart new ideas from both news players and incumbents looking to shake things up. So what have been the successes so far? What has proved challenging? And what’s next for the banking sector i...
592. News: Anne Boden comments anger fintech bosses and Tencent invests in Monzo
January 10, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBOur expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Deepa Anikhindi , 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: Abba Newbery, Chief Marketing Officer, Habito Wiza Jalakasi, VP, Developer Relations, Chipper Cash We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Fintech bosses accuse Starling Bank’s Anne Boden of stifling innovation 2:57 Chinese giant Tencent joins back...
591. Insights: Predicting the future of fintech in 2022
January 07, 2022 15:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MBOur expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor, Gwera Kiwana, and Alex Hooper got together to discuss their predictions for fintech in 2022 – as well as revisiting the predictions previously made for 2021. Will we see the rise of the global south? Could variable recurring payments silence the critics of Open Banking? Or will direct-to-consumer fintechs target more specific audiences? Tune in to hear how last year's predictions went and the big themes to look out for this year! This episode is sponsored...
590. News: Global Super Apps on the rise as Nubank IPOs and Lydia becomes a unicorn
December 20, 2021 15:00 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBOur expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana 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: Gabriel Le Roux, Co-Founder, Primer Bruno DIniz, Co-Founder, Spiralem We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Nubank makes its market debut on New York Stock Exchange - 4:15 Primer launches no-code plugins for e-Commerce platforms - 15:55 Which? calls for...
589. Insights: Taking a closer look at the Canadian market ft. Phillippe Daoust
December 17, 2021 15:00 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MBThis Friday, we're switching it up a bit! From our Youtube sister show Spotlight, our expert host - Simon Taylor - is joined by Philippe Daoust, Vice President & Managing Director at National Bank of Canada. The pair look at Canada's fintech scene looks today, how it's evolving, and the National Bank of Canada's growing relationship with fintech challengers. All of this and much much more on today's show! This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform f...
588. News: Seedrs acquired by Republic to fuel European expansion
December 13, 2021 15:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBOur expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Tim Heard, 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: Kirsty Grant, CIO, Seedrs Ruby Hinchliffe, Reporter, FT Adviser With soundclips from: Lisa Jacobs, CEO of Funding Circle We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Republic acquires UK’s Seedrs in $100M deal to push into Europe - 2:45 Former TSB CEO launches...
587. Insights: Financial education is best served young
December 10, 2021 15:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBOur expert host, Gwera Kiwana, is joined by some great guests to talk about financial education – what it currently looks like, the challenges faced, and what the syllabus should be in the future. We asked on Twitter and Linkedin 'what topic in financial services isn’t talked about enough'? Many people came back with great and insightful suggestions – with financial education coming up again and again. So, we’re dedicating our Insights show to ‘what financial education should look like in 2...
586. News: Has the Financial Conduct Authority freed up Open Banking?
December 06, 2021 15:00 - 58 minutes - 54 MBOur expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Nasir Ahmad, 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: Richard Davies, CEO, Allica Bank Sophie Winwood, Investor, Anthemis We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Small business lender Allica raises £110m as it quickens growth 3:16 FCA boosts Open Banking by removing 3-month re-authentication requirement 1...
585. Insights: After Dark: Better. Faster. Stronger.
December 03, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBWelcome to the latest installment of After Dark, titled 'Better. Faster. Stronger.' We are joined by the best and the brightest in fintech and financial services, as well as our first live audience of 2021, to set some goals for the industry as a whole. What do we mean by that? We’re asked our panel and live audience to rate where the financial services industry is in 2021 and set three goals for 2022 and beyond – what to start, what to keep up, and what to stop! Our fantastic panel conist...
584. News: Freetrade breaks crowdfunding records again
November 29, 2021 15:00 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MBOur expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Deepa Anikhindi, 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: Polly Jean Harrison, Features Editor, The Fintech Times David Cunningham, Chief Commercial Officer, Lextego With soundclips from: Viktor Nebehaj, CMO, Freetrade Mark Mullen, CEO, Atom Bank Jamie Campbell, Co-Founder, Fronted We cover the following stories from the fintech and financi...
583. Insights: Can financial services lead the fight against climate change?
November 26, 2021 15:00 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBOur expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to talk about all things sustainabilty in the financial services sector – in association with Mastercard. There’s never been a better or more timely way to go green, and financial services is uniquely placed to have real impact in this space. Following COP26, Simon and the panel look at where we are now, the challenges and opportunities, as well as the role of fintech in driving big changes. This week's guests include: Scott Ab...
Bonus: Payments are Eating the World ft. Jeremy Balkin, JP Morgan
November 24, 2021 15:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBTime for a bonus episode! Our expert host, David Brear, is joined by Jeremy Balkin, Global Head of Innovation & Corporate Development, Payments at J.P. Morgan, to take a deep dive into their new report: Payments are Eating the World. Join us for an in depth discussion about Jeremy's career, the report, and all things payments. All of this and much more on today's episode! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted ...
582. News: Amazon feuds with Visa while Zilch crowned Europe's fastest unicorn
November 22, 2021 15:00 - 57 minutes - 78.7 MBOur expert hosts, Simon Taylor 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: Emily Nicolle, Fintech Correspondent, Financial News Clare McKeeve, CEO, Talenthouse With soundclips from: Philip Belamant, CEO & Founder, Zilch Omar Kassim, CEO & Founder, Nomod We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Amazon to stop accepting Visa c...
581. Insights: Is the Indian fintech market coming of age?
November 19, 2021 15:00 - 44 minutes - 61.5 MBOur expert host, Bejnamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk about all things Indian fintech. Fintech is one of the fastest-growing technology segments in India, bringing innovation in digital identity, credit scoring, loans, payments, and stock trading. So what does the market look like, what technologies are paving the way, and what opportunities does the ecosystem offer Fintech founders? This week's guests include: Gurjodhpal Singh, India CEO, Tide Aditi Sholapurkar, Co-fou...
580. News: Is fintech now more popular than Netflix?
November 15, 2021 15:00 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBOur expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Ewan Silver, 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: Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan, Capital Markets Correspondent, Financial Times David Jarvis, Founder & CEO, Griffin With soundclips from: Karl Turnbull, Head of Banking Services, Starling Keith Grose, Head of International, Plaid Darren Westlake, CEO, Crowdcube We cover the following stories ...
579. Insights: Football and fintech collides
November 12, 2021 15:00 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBOur expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to talk about all things football and fintech. Both industries have seen monumental rises in the last decade, so it's no surprise that financial technology and football are becoming more entwined in their pursuit of global expansion. So where is this relationship in 2021? What are some of the success stories? And what is the potential going forward? This week's guests include: Vivienne Hsu, CMO, Sokin Petrit Berisha, Head of C...
578. News: Challenger bank champion Nubank plans NYSE IPO
November 08, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBOur expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Gwera Kiwana, 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: Eric Johansson, Tech Editor, Verdict Douglas Mackenzie, Chief Content Officer, Fintech Finance Gustavo Brigatto, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Startups With soundclips from: Hasan Luongo, VP of Global Marketing, Chipper Cash Oli Cook, CEO & Co-Founder, Ekko We cover the following stories f...
577. Insights: Big Data is just getting started
November 05, 2021 15:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MBOur expert host, Gwera Kiwana, is joined by some great guests to talk about all things Big Data. Large banks were some of the first big believers in the power of Big Data – but issues meant that initial hopes weren’t quite achieved. However, the potential of Big Data has progressed since those early days, and it’s time to revisit where we go from here. So what have been the successes? What has proved challenging? And how can Big Data help us unlock the future of AI among other innovations? ...
576. News: Fintech, assemble! Plaid, Stripe, and Klarna announce partnerships
November 01, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 84.6 MBOur expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Alex Hooper, 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: Paul Williamson, Head of Revenue and Partnerships, Plaid Jeremy Takle, Co-Founder & CEO, Pennyworth Rob Berrisford, General Manager, TAP, Button We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Plaid Builds Partner Ecosystem to Simplify A2A Payments 5:56 Klarna an...
575. Insights: How does the cloud disrupt traditional banking?
October 29, 2021 14:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBOur expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk about all things Cloud-based Banking. Cloud-based platforms have the potential to revolutionise the banking sector as we know it, but the findings of our latest report with nCino suggest there’s still a long way to go. So what is Cloud-based Banking? Why do banks need to embrace it? And what are challenges and opportunities? This week's guests include: Sim Rai, Senior Customer Strategist, 11:FS Emmanuel Lambert, Digita...
574. News: Primer attracts big-name investors for a global payments roadmap
October 25, 2021 14:00 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MBOur expert hosts, David M. Brear and Lindsey Kistler, 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: Richard Jones, Director and Chief Product Officer, GoHenry Gabriel Le Roux, Co-Founder, Primer With sound clips from: Simon Taylor, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, 11:FS Brian McKenney, Chief Innovation Officer, HSBC We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial...
573. Insights: Is Agile a silver bullet for businesses?
October 22, 2021 14:15 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBOur expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to take a deep dive into all things Agile. What is it? What are the pros and cons? Where does Agile fit into day-to-day operations? What do other solutions offer, what does the future look like, and what advice can our panel give to companies looking to scale with Agile? This week's guests include: Deepa Anikhindi, Lead Product Manager, 11:FS Alexa Guenoun, Chief Operating Officer, Temenos Lars Trunin, Head of UK Product, Wise...
572. News: Chip crashes Crowdcube and Bolt raises big
October 18, 2021 14:00 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBOur expert hosts, David M. Brear 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: Simon Rabin, Founder & CEO, Chip Helena Murphy, Managing Partner, Raising Partners Tina Fan, Chief Customer Officer, Bolt Abdul Hassan, CEO, Mono We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Chip crashes Crowdcube servers 3:55 One-Click Checkout Firm Bo...
571. Insights: Opening up the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
October 15, 2021 14:00 - 48 minutes - 66.6 MBOur expert host, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to to talk about Saudi Fintech. As part of its Vision 2030 initiative, the Saudi government has set ambitious targets aimed towards building a thriving and diverse economy and establishing a strong foundation for long term economic prosperity. This has had significant implications on financial services within the Kingdom – especially with regards to Fintech and digital transformation. But what does the Saudi banking market look...
570. News: Fintech in flux? Google cancels Plex and Monzo withdraws US licence bid
October 11, 2021 14:00 - 56 minutes - 77.8 MBOur expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Gwera Kiwana, 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: Ron Shevlin, Director of Research, Cornerstone Advisors Emily Nicolle, Fintech Correspondent, Financial News Kate Drew, Director of Research, CCG Catalyst We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Google Is Scrapping its Plan to Offer Bank Accounts to ...
569. Insights: How to be truly digital
October 08, 2021 14:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBOur expert hosts, David M. Brear and Jason Bates talk all about the Truly Digital Manifesto! They unpack what 'truly digital' means, an overview of the manifesto, and get into all the details. Who needs to see this? What brutal realities do companies need to address? And, what is digital R.I.C.H.E.S? Tune in to find out more! To read the Truly Digital Manifesto, click here. (https://trulydigital.11fs.com/) This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world leader in banking software,...
568. News: Barclays and Anthemis backing female founders in the UK
October 04, 2021 14:00 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBOur expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana 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: Katie Palencsar, Managing Director & Global Head of Venture Studio, Anthemis Dan Westgarth, COO, Deel We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Barclays and Anthemis bring female-focused fintech fund to UK and Europe Citi launches tech hub in Bahrain to...
567. Insights: How is French Fintech growing and tackling regulation?
October 01, 2021 14:00 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBOur expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk about French Fintech. Paris is home to more than 1,000 fintech companies and the French capital is looking to close the gap on the UK and eventually the US, according to leading figures. But what does the market look like, what technologies are paving the way, and what opportunities does the market offer fintech founders? This week's guests include: Didier Lallemand, Managing Director at Société Générale Ventures Clemen...
566. News: Stripe and JP Morgan land in London
September 27, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBOur expert hosts, David Brear and Gwera Kiwana, 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: Matt Henderson, EMEA Business Lead, Stripe Arun Tharmarajah, Head of European Banking at Wise Sophie Guibaud, Chief Growth Officer at OpenPayd We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Stripe opens London fintech development office 4:16 Wise launches featu...
565. Insights: Supporting early stage companies through angel investing ft. Charley Ma
September 24, 2021 14:00 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MBThis Friday, we're switching it up a bit! Not too long ago on Spotlight, our expert host - David Brear - was joined by Charley Ma, GM of Fintech at Alloy. The pair dive into Charley's career to date, and also unpack what it means to be an angel investor supporting early stage companies. The conversation was so insightful and interesting, that we wanted to share it with all of you. What does angel investing really mean? How do you get started out? How do you choose what to invest in? All of t...
564. News: Is Monzo professionalising Buy Now Pay Later?
September 20, 2021 14:00 - 55 minutes - 51 MBOur expert hosts, David Brear 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: * Roger De’ath, Head of eCommerce at Truelayer * Oscar Williams-Grut, City Editor at Evening Standard * Polly Jean Harrison, Journalist at The Fintech Times We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Monzo unveils buy now, pay later product with £3,000 ...
563. Insights: After Dark: Starting from scratch
September 17, 2021 14:00 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBWelcome to the latest installment of After Dark, called Starting from Scratch. We are joined by the best and the brightest in fintech and financial services industry to talk all about starting from zero, and building better financial systems. What do we mean by that? Well, just imagine… The year is 2040. We have exhausted nearly all of the earth’s natural resources. Elon Musk/Jeff Bezos/Richard Branson and others like them have won the space race and the first colony has now arrived on Mars. ...
562. News: UK's contactless card limit reaches £100 - convenient or dangerous?
September 13, 2021 14:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBOur expert hosts, David Brear 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: Emily Nicolle, Fintech Correspondent, Financial News Cordel Robbin-Coker, CEO & Co-Founder, Carry1st We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Contactless card payment limit in UK to jump to £100 next month 5:37 Sequoia Heritage, Stripe and others invest $200M...
561. Insights: Seeking real value in the Aussie fintech space
September 10, 2021 14:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBOur expert host, David Brear, is joined by some great guests to talk about Australian fintech. The market has grown exponentially over the last few years, with the pandemic pushing Austailians further into digital and providing a major catalyst for tech companies. But what does the market look like, what technologies are paving the way, and what opportunities does the market offer fintech founders? This week's guests include: * Dexter Cousins, Founder, Tier One People * Simone Joyce, CEO & ...
Bonus: Myth-busting influencer banking with Lotanna Ezeike, XPO
September 08, 2021 11:00 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBTime for a bonus episode! Our expert host, David Brear, is joined by Lotanna Ezeike, Co-Founder and CEO at XPO, to talk all things social media influencers, the creator economy & banking. Join us for some myth-busting about influencers, challenge David's opinions from a few episodes back, and shed some light on the subject for our listeners. All of this and much more on today's episode! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial se...
560. News: More behemoths get into BNPL as Amazon team up with Affirm
September 06, 2021 14:00 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MBOur expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Gwera Kiwana, 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: Frederick Lavoie, co-founder and COO, Flinks Sharon Kimathi, Inclusive Economies Editor, Thomson Reuters Foundation We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Amazon partners Affirm to offer customers BNPL option 4:32 National Bank of Canada invests $103M i...
559. Insights: Ask us anything!
September 03, 2021 14:00 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBOur expert hosts, David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, come together to answer all of your burning question in this Ask Me Anything episode. How surprised are they by the rise of the neobanks in the US? Is there a grave danger all the best engineers get sucked into and away from traditional FS businesses? When Hollywood decides to make 11:FS The Movie, who would David, Simon and Jason want to play them? Tune in to hear so much more, and hey - maybe next time, we'll be answering your que...
558. News: Playing into your niche
August 30, 2021 14:00 - 50 minutes - 69.3 MBOur expert hosts, David Brear and Pierre Legrand, 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: John Waupsh, CEO and founder, Nerve Colin Kennedy, Chief Business Officer, Ramp We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Ramp raises $300M and acquires Buyer to offer "negotiation-as-a-service" 3:30 Revolut introduces salary-advance feature in the UK 13:...
557. Insights: Is Buy Now Pay Later the future of credit?
August 27, 2021 14:00 - 43 minutes - 60 MBOur expert hosts, David Brear and Amy Gavin, are joined by some great guests to talk about innovation in the buy now pay later products. Most people think of huge players such as Klarna & Afterpay, but increasingly we are seeing more and more specialised providers entering the market, and in new geographies. We wanted to revisit this topic, to find out where the innovation is really coming from. This week's guests include: * Arad Levertov, CEO & Co-Founder, Sunbit * Timothy Davis, CEO & Co-...
556. News: Don’t bet against Jamie Dimon
August 23, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBOur expert hosts, Adam Davis and Gwera Kiwana, 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: Rod Lockhart, CEO at LendInvest Sam Maule, Key Account Exec at Google Cloud We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Chime raises $750m at $25bn valuation 3:04 LendInvest secures £150m partnership with Barclays and HSBC 16:01 JP Morgan and AmEx invest in Pl...
555. Insights: AI - Who will take on the responsibility of erasing human bias?
August 20, 2021 14:00 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBOur expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to talk about AI and machine learning in the context of financial services. We cover how AI/ML will change financial services, what the difference between AI & ML in Financial Services is, what the biggest benefits of AI/ML are, how do we work with bias and how far can we take it? This week's guests include: Amanda Cercas Curry, PhD student Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and co-host of the podcast Let's Chat Ethics Teddy Flo,...
554. News: It's still a great time to be a fintech investor!
August 16, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBOur expert hosts, Adam Davis and David Brear, 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: Andy Renshaw, VP of Payments Solutions & Strategy, Feedzai Natasha Jones, Early Stage Investor, Octopus Ventures Sophie Winwood, Investor at Anthemis We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Global fintech investment rebounds to hit $98bn in H1 4:54 Feedzai...
553. Insights: How can good UX design make financial services accessible?
August 13, 2021 14:00 - 56 minutes - 77 MBOur expert hosts, David Brear and Lindsey Kistler, are joined by some great guests to talk about designing products for fintech & insurtech. We cover how to make design in the context of Fintech & insurtech stand out, gamification, getting information across to users seamlessly, the role of the UX designer, and much much more. This week's guests include: Dominic Holton, COO, DeadHappy Edoardo Moreni, Co-Founder & CEO, Emma All of this and much much more on today's episode! This episode is spo...
552. News: Square buys Afterpay - the difference between being monolithic and monopolistic
August 09, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBOur expert hosts,David Brear and Gwera Kiwana, 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: Mike Kelly, CEO and founder of Curl, Stateless Group and formerly Product Lead for VPR at Open Banking Ron Shevlin, Director of Research, Cornerstone Advisors We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Square to buy Australia's Afterpay in $29 billion deal ...
551. Insights: Can you teach a banker to code?
August 06, 2021 14:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBOur expert hosts, Adam Davis and Nick Funnell, are joined by some great guests to talk about the role of the engineer in the context of Fintech. Engineers are essential to any software company, large or small, but they may not always be the most front-facing figures in a product build. Engineers are traditionally seen as builders, and what we will get into today is how the face of the engineer has changed since the birth of fintech, what are some challenges they face, and how do they go about...
550. News: If the talent walks, you’ve bought yourself a very expensive tin!
August 02, 2021 14:00 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBOur expert hosts, David Brear and Gwera Kiwana, 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: Layla Qassim, Head of Strategy and Shareholder Relations at Solarisbank Alex Frean, Head of Corporate Affairs at Starling Bank We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Solarisbank raises $224M and acquires its competitor 4:19 Starling Bank makes their fir...
549. Insights: How can digital payments support financial inclusion?
July 30, 2021 14:00 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBOur expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to talk about what is happening in the world of payments. The world is moving away from traditional payment methods - what now? This is not only on the consumer side, there is a lot of innovation on the B2B side as well. Is this movement only a good thing, is there a financial inclusion angle here and will our wallets get completely swapped out for our mobile phones? Listen in to find out more about this and much much more! This we...
548. News: Get funding and build more!
July 26, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBOur expert hosts, Sarah Kocianski and Adam Davis, 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: Carlo Gualandri, Founder and CEO at Soldo Kate Drew, Director of Research at CCG Catalyst Consulting We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Revolut raises $800 million to become UK's most valuable fintech 5:20 Soldo raises $180M for its business expens...