Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS

865. News: The biggest stories from Money20/20 featuring bunq, Marqeta, Papara and Mastercard

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join host David M. Brear and some great guests as we discuss the biggest announcements from this year's Money20/20 Europe conference live in Amsterdam...

864. Insights: Don't sleep on Australian fintech

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, host David Barton-Grimley is joined by some great guests to take a look at Australian fintech. It’s be...

863. Focus: How to revolutionise cross border payments for businesses in Southern Europe

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In season two of Fintech Insider Focus, in collaboration with Visa, our expert hosts. continue to shine a light on fintech in different parts of the w...

862: News: Starling banks on Engine for growth while N26 focuses on achieving profitability

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join hosts Benjamin Ensor, Kate Moody, and some great guests as we discuss the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past...

861. Insights: How to move $4.5tn a year: Reimagining payments for US healthcare

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this special Fintech Insider Insights episode, host David M. Brear is joined by Boe Hartman, Co-Founder and CTO at Nomi Health. After a distinguis...

860. News: Ember and HSBC team up to help SMEs, Stripe's UK expansion plans and are Visa's announcements any good?

27 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join hosts Kate Moody, Nadine Timmer-Bodenstein and some great guests as we discuss the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from...

859. Insights: LATAM fintech revisited - a perfect storm of innovation and inclusion

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

David Barton-Grimley is joined by some great guests to discuss how fintech has grown in LATAM over the past 2 years. We last covered this market in ...

858. Focus: The biggest payment trends in Europe right now

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In season two of Fintech Insider Focus, in collaboration with Visa, our expert hosts, 11:FS' Benjamin Ensor alongside Visa's Matthieu Altwegg, Vice Pr...

857. News: What does Synapse’s collapse signify for the future of BaaS?

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join hosts David Barton-Grimley, Will Jones and some great guests as we talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from ...

856. Insights: How can Islamic finance serve Western markets?

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Pandyan is joined by some great guests to discuss how how Islamic financing works, what Western banks can learn from Shari’ah compliant servi...

855. News: Zopa reaches profitability, Chime get fined and Ant goes to Saudi

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Benjamin Ensor and Jamie Campbell are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the...

854. Insights: How to create value for High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs)

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host Nadine Timmer-Bodenstein is joined by some great guests to discuss how wealth management continues to provide value to the estimated 1...

853. Focus: How is Egypt is attracting international investment to bank the unbanked

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In season two of Fintech Insider Focus, in collaboration with Visa, our expert hosts, 11:FS' Benjamin Ensor alongside Visa's Malak Hisham El Baba, shi...

852. News: The first American bank failure of 2024, as Visa launch US open banking

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 pas...

851. Insights: How to buy a bank - part 2

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host Kate Moody is joined by some great guests in the second of our two part special, 'How to Buy a Bank'. In the previous episode, David B...

850. News: Ramp raise $150m for AI dev and Goldman Sachs sell Marcus Invest

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 pas...

849. Insights: How to Buy a Bank - Part 1

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host David Brear is joined by some great guests in the first of our two part special, 'How to Buy a Bank'. We have already seen headlines o...

848. Focus: Using open banking and open data to transform access to financial services in Bahrain

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In season two of Fintech Insider Focus, in collaboration with Visa, our expert hosts, 11:FS' Benjamin Ensor alongside Visa's Hasan Kazmi, shine a ligh...

847. News: Revolut take on Nubank in Mexico as fintech heats up in LATAM

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Nadine Timmer-Bodenstein, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services ...

846. Insights: The current state of ESG in financial services

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts Rachel Pandyan is joined by some great guests to talk about how ESG is being championed by financial services to create meaningful ch...

845. News: Jamie Dimon talks AI in his annual shareholder letter as fintech funding hits a seven-year low

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Jamie Campbell, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and ba...

844. Insights: What's next for Monzo? An exclusive interview with CEO TS Anil

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"The incumbent banking industry is built on customer ignorance, customer vulnerability, or customer inertia. We have set out to change all of that..."...

843. News: A major week for AI regulation, PayPal wins big in court and what does Nuvei's $6bn sale mean for fintech?

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host David Brear is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past w...

842. Insights: How will digital identities shape the payments landscape? - Live from J.P. Morgan Payments

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, 11:FS CEO David Brear, is joined by some great guests, live from J. P. Morgan Payments' e-commerce and fintech forum in London, to ta...

841. Focus: Is the UAE the best place in the world for fintech?

03 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In season two of Fintech Insider Focus, in collaboration with Visa, our expert hosts, 11:FS' Benjamin Ensor alongside Visa's Hasan Kazmi, shine a ligh...

840. News: Visa and Mastercard agree the largest antitrust settlement in US history

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Rachel Pandyan, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and bankin...

839. Insights: Can any government build a fintech hub?

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk about fintech hubs and how difficult or otherwise it is to create them globall...

838. News: After Dark - Nationwide to buy Virgin Money and JPMorgan pilot biometric checkouts

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host David Brear presents Fintech Insider News live from the Village Underground in London, to discuss all the latest news from the world o...

837. Insights: How can community banks win on the banking battlefield?

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host Kate Moody is joined by some great guests to talk about community banks, and how they can get the edge and win on the banking battlefi...

836. Focus: How Saudi Arabia is building a truly digital banking ecosystem

20 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Fintech Insider Focus is back for season two, in collaboration with Visa, and in the first half of this season we are diving deep into the Middle East...

835. News: Griffin get fully licensed, Tide go to Germany and can open finance unlock £30bn?

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to discuss the most notable fintech, financial services, and banking news from the pas...

834. Insights: Why does wealth management ignore women?

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host Laura Watkins, Director of Media and Marketing at 11:FS, is joined by a stellar panel to discuss wealth. Whether you want it, have it,...

Trailer: Fintech Insider Focus Season 2 is Coming Soon!

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Fintech Insider Focus, in collaboration with Visa, returns on 20th March 2024! In the first season we embarked on a virtual world tour, exploring how ...

833. News: Monzo and PensionBee target the US, while J.P. Morgan doubles down in France

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate recording this just before International Women's Day 2024, our expert hosts, Laura Watkins and Rachel Pandyan, are joined by a stellar al...

832. Insights: How is AI transforming financial services?

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re all talking about GenAI, and it shows no signs of slowing down in financial services. Wherever you look, banks are investing in both people an...

831. News: The Wirecard whistleblower launches Confide, and Google Pay shuts down in the US

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 pas...

830. Insights: The COBOL conundrum: Why are banks still using a 60-year-old programming language?

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What has 200 billion lines, is used by 43% of banks, and pretty much drives the global financial system? It's the subject of today's Fintech Insider I...

829. News: Capital One pursue $35bn Discover takeover, and what's Santander's beef with Nationwide?

26 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the p...

828. Insights: Answering Google's most asked questions about fintech

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our panel of Fintech Insider hosts - Kate Moody, Rachel Pandyan and David Barton-Grimley - get together and scour the internet for the most asked ques...

827. News: Revolut launch eSims and the EU's need for speed-y payments

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 pas...

826. Insights: How will The Great Wealth Transfer affect millennials, boomers and banks?

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host Kate Moody is joined by some great guests to talk about The Great Wealth Transfer. As Baby Boomers pass on an estimated $84 trillion o...

825. News: VRPs, junk fees, deepfakes and Formula 1's biggest new signing

12 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 pas...

824. Insights: Fighting civil inequality with fintech

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In celebration of US Black History Month, our expert host Kate Moody, Strategy Director at 11:FS, is joined by some great guests to discuss civil ineq...

823. News: HSBC fined £57m by Bank of England, and has Mastercard killed the password?

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the ...

822. Insights: Putting the big tech into fintech

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the ever-gr...

821. News: Did social media destroy Silicon Valley Bank?

29 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and ba...

820. Insights: Personalisation in banking

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to talk about how personalisation in banking. Personalisation was one of the key themes th...

819. News: AI fraud is on the rise and Natwest to offer IP-based lending

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and David Barton-Grimley, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services ...

818. Insights: How to build trust in financial services

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to talk about how to build and keep trust in financial services. The 2008 financial c...

817. News: Elon Musk's X Announce Peer-to-Peer Payments

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, David Barton-Grimley and Rachel Pandyan, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, finance and banking...

816. Insights: The current state of open banking

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, 11:FS CEO David M. Brear is joined by some great guests to talk about the current state of open banking, how it is transforming fina...

815. News: Should Wise be worried about Zing?

08 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 p...

814. Insights: Our 2024 fintech predictions

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Year Fin-techers! To celebrate, regular Fintech Insider hosts David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher and Kate Moody make some bold predictions for 2...

Bonus: Behind the Scenes of Fintech Insider

29 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this special bonus episode, Fintech Insider OG and Exec Producer Laura Watkins speaks to the people behind the podcast to find out how the show is ...

813. Insights: Fintech's biggest stories of 2023

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As we wrap up another rollercoaster year in fintech, 11:FS CEO David M. Brear is joined by some a panel of colleagues to talk about the biggest, best,...

812. News: CaixaBank's GenAI revolution and our fintech naughty or nice list

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Rachel Pandyan, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and ba...

811. Insights: Meet the 2023 11:FS Hall of Famers: Sitoyo lopokoiyit and Sopnendu Mohanty

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode of Fintech Insider, we speak to some of this year's exceptional 11:FS Hall of Fame inductees about their game-changing contrib...

810. News: Robinhood is coming to the UK and Wise help SMEs with Allica Bank

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, David Barton-Grimley, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from...

809. Insights: Seeking real value in the Aussie fintech space (Rewind)

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, David Brear, is joined by some great guests to talk about fintech in Australia. We take a look back to the initial 2021 conversation ...

Bonus: David M. Brear on the Wharton Fintech Podcast

06 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this bonus edition of Fintech Insider, we're sharing an episode of the Wharton Fintech Podcast, where host Kailee Costello interviews 11:FS CEO Dav...

808. News: JP Morgan eye growth in Abu Dhabi and Check tackle payroll fraud

04 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our 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 we...

807. Insights: Managing regulation without compromising innovation

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to take a closer look at that tricky balance between managing regulation without compr...

806. News: Alphabet's mega Monzo deal and The Rock's Mighty Oak

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Rachel Pandyan, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and ba...

805. Insights: One year of ChatGPT

24 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host David M. Brear is joined by some great guests to look back on a year of ChatGPT. They'll discuss the impact it has had, not just in fi...

804. News: Exits for HSBC, Chip reaches profitability and is Klarna taking on Shopify?

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Fresh from the 11:FS Awards, our hosts David M. Brear and Rachel Pandyan are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, finan...

803. Insights: How to rebrand a fintech

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Will Jones, are joined by some great guests and dive deep into the world of branding. They discuss what even constitu...

802. News: Crowdcube acquire Semper and OakNorth do business banking

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, 11:FS Ventures Director Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services an...

801. Insights: How does climate change impact fintechs?

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host Kate Moody is joined by some great guests to take a closer look at how climate change is impacting the fintech space. How are fintec...

800. News: US big banks team up to launch Paze, and Atom Bank raise £100m in equity funding

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, David Barton-Grimley and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and ...

799. Insights: The VC funding downturn

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, 11:FS CEO David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to talk about some new data from S&P Global which shows venture capital fund...

798. News: JP Morgan's former fintech lead launches TodayPay and Airwallex target LATAM

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and bankin...

797. Insights: Is being a fast follower a bad thing?

27 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Jason Bates, get together to discuss the concept of fast following. Its something we here from people a lot, but ...

796. Focus: How to bridge the gap between banks and creators with Eric Wei and Will Kim, Co-CEOs of Karat Financial

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe - and re...

795. News: Goldman Sachs sell GreenSky and Citibank win the sandwich war

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Rachel Pandyan, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and ba...

794. Insights: Managing the wealth of the future

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host Ross Galagher is joined by GoHenry's CEO Louise Hill and fintech and marketing expert Alpa Patel to talk about how our industry is man...

793. News: FedNow launch 15sec account verification, and the Metro Bank saga continues

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts Kate Moody is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past w...

792. Insights: Putting services back into financial services

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Fintech Insider Inisghts, 11:FS CEO David M. Brear is joined by our very own CTO Ewan Silver for a fireside chat to unpick what we ...

791. Focus: What does effective financial inclusion look like in the USA? (Rewind)

11 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests as we continue our tour of the US and revisit a classic previous edition of Fintech in...

790. News: Apple Pay face US lawsuit and Revolut keep banking licence hopes alive.

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 pas...

789. Insights: The Six Characteristics of Digital Commercial Banking

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A top-tier panel of guests joins David Barton-Grimley to talk all things commercial banking in the wake of the release of our latest expert report - ‘...

788. News: HSBC offer international credit history checks and Mercedes launch in-car payments.

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 p...

787. Insights: Why Should You Choose a Career in Financial Services?

29 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests to talk about careers in financial services. With September grad schemes in full swing...

786. Focus: Is the US creator economy being underserved by traditional finance?

27 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear, Group CEO here at 11:FS, and Sophie Schulman, Global Business Development at Visa, are joined by some great guests t...

785. News: After Dark: Monzo's £1 investments, solving financial inclusion, and is cash still king?

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, David Brear and Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banki...

784. Insights: Holistic financial wellbeing

22 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests to dive into the subject of holistic financial wellbeing. What does that even mean, I ...

783. News: Adyen’s new banking licence, Perfios’ raise, and the secret to fintech success

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host Laura Watkins is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past...

782. Insights: How should we measure success in fintech? (Rewind)

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re bringing you a very special rewind show from the Fintech Insider archives. Hosted by Benjamin Ensor and joined by some very specia...

781. Focus: Creating end to end access to finance in APAC with Vrutika Mody, Head of GoPay Global Partnerships

13 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we're looking at the rise of embedded finance, and its specific use cases in the APAC market. Visa is predicting the sector to be wor...

780. News: Klarna losses narrow fuelling IPO rumours, and Airwallex and Public join forces

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host Kate Moody, Strategy Director at 11:FS, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and ...

779. Insights: What AI can and can’t do in financial services

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

David Brear is joined by great guests using and working with AI in the financial pace, to discuss how is AI being used right now and what is its poten...

778. News: JP Morgan invests in Brazil, African funding passes £2bn, and M-Pesa enter Ethiopia

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and David Barton-Grimley, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services ...

777. Insights: Will FedNow flop or not?

01 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this show Benjamin Ensor is asking: “Will FedNow flop or not?” The US payments industry is currently abuzz following the launch of FedNow - ...

776. Focus: How is embedded finance disrupting access to finance in APAC?

30 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...

775. News: Ramp raises $300m, Goldman returns to the rich and Monzo tops the charts

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...

774. Insights: How are financial services players using blockchain?

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this show, in association with Fireblocks, David Brear is finding out how “tradFi” is actually using blockchain and the real world use cases em...

773. News: Mastercard pushes in to Africa with MTN deal and niche banks are on the rise

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the ...

772. Insights: Has the fintech revolution ignored older customers?

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Has the fintech revolution ignored older customers?” This week's guests incl...

771. Focus: How lived experience led to founding a mobile money company – with WeCashUp's Cedric Atangana

16 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe - and re...

Trailer: Announcing 'After Dark: Underground' – live in London!

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our 23rd - yes, twenty third – After Dark is coming to you live from London this September. Hosted by 11:FS Group CEO, David M. Brear, join fint...

770. News: PayPal launches stablecoin and Apple $10 billion rocks the banking world

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and bankin...