Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS

670. News: BaaS partnerships for Chetwood and HSBC and Adyen taps Tink for Open Banking payments

10 Oct 2022

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 ...

669. Insights: Can TikTok teach us all we need to know about finance?

07 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Nicole Perry, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Can TikTok teach us all we need to know about finance?" The rise of social m...

668. News: UK mortgage market in meltdown

03 Oct 2022

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...

667. Insights: Designing financial services for the mega-rich

30 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to ask: how do you design financial services for the mega-rich? A recent report by C...

666. News: After Dark: Credit card companies look to tackle gun control

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Jason Bates, are joined live on stage at the Village Underground in London by some great guests to talk about the...

665. Insights: Should everyone get paid when they need it?

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to ask the question: 'should everyone get paid when they need it?' Earned wage acce...

664. News: Fintechs fight for your online checkout

19 Sep 2022

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 bankin...

663. Insights: How have tech accelerators shaped fintech?

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to look at how accelerators have influenced financial services and fintech. Accordi...

662. News: Shopify and Amazon's Cold War heats up

12 Sep 2022

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 bankin...

661. Insights: Can embedded finance bank the unbanked?

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Will embedded finance bank the unbanked?" While you may think ‘unbanked...

660. News: Shoppers globally turn to Buy Now Pay Later for groceries

05 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Nicole Perry, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and bank...

659. Insights: Are SMEs really being served?

02 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to ask: 'Are SMEs really being served?' Addressing the banking services of underser...

658. News: Prometeo launches LatAm A2A payments and Ramp rolls into BNPL

29 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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

657. Insights: Can fintech help solve the refugee crisis?

26 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to discuss fintech's role in the refugee crisis. According to 2021 figures from the...

656. News: Can Klarna become a Super App?

22 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Nicole Perry, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and bank...

655. Insights: What does good crypto design look like?

19 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, David M. Brear , is joined by some great guests to ask: 'What does good crypto design look like?' It was recently announced that Bl...

654. News: Earned wage access – friend or foe?

15 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Nicole Perry, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking ...

653. Insights: Making financial services accessible for people with disabilities

12 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to ask: how do you design financial services for people with disabilities? The fint...

Bonus. Eco's Andy Bromberg on copying in fintech

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by Andy Bromberg, CEO of Eco, to talk about one of the biggest stories on 'Fintech Twitter'. A few month...

652. News: Will JPMorgan Chase transform the travel industry?

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Nicole, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news f...

651. Insights: How will PSD3 shape the future of Open Banking?

05 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to ask 'how will PSD3 shape the future of Open Banking?' Payment Services Directive...

650. News: Peter Thiel backs European investment app Shares

01 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Nicole Perry, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and bank...

649. Insights: Is the future of investment active or passive?

29 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Gwera Kiwana, is joined by some great guests to ask: 'is the future of investment active or passive?' Younger generations flipped ...

648. News: Starling pulls back from Ireland while Stori becomes Mexico's latest fintech unicorn

25 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Amy Gavin, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking new...

647. Insights: How is rising inflation impacting financial services?

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to understand how inflation is impacting financial services. Rising inflation is drivin...

646. News: Klarna completes down round and Flutterwave accounts frozen in Kenya

18 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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

645. Insights: Dan McCrum on bringing down payment giant Wirecard's house of cards

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by Dan McCrum, an investigative reporter at the Financial Times and author of 'Money Men: A Hot Startup, A ...

644. News: Should Open Banking become a legal requirement for credit assessment?

11 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Deepa Anikhindi, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and b...

643. Insights: How do you put together the perfect mortgage offering?

08 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to put together the perfect mortgage offering. While fintech disruptors have looke...

642. News: Kroo lands coveted banking license, while Credit Suisse found guilty of money laundering

04 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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

641. Insights: What does 'financial inclusion' actually mean?

01 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Gwera Kiwana, is joined by some great guests to ask: 'What actually is financial inclusion?' It has become a catch-all for financi...

640. News: Brex backs away from SMEs while the UK ramps up BNPL regulation

27 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Sim Rai, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking n...

639. How do we make financial services more LGBTQ-inclusive?

24 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to ask: “how do we make financial services LGBTQ inclusive?” To mark this year’...

638. News: Allica bank raises for SMEs and Backbase raises to transform the back end of banking

20 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Gwera Kiwana, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and bank...

637. Insights: What can crypto learn from TradFi?

17 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, David M. Brear is joined by some great guests to break down what lessons the burgeoning crypto industry could take from traditional f...

636. News: Have Apple pressed the Buy Now Pay Later nuke button?

13 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Nicole Perry, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and bankin...

635. Insights: How can payments companies compete?

10 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, in association with TrueLayer, David M. Brear is joined by some great guests to look at how the payments industry is looking to diver...

634. News: Alloy and Nova Credit partner to help migrants and green fintech initiative launched

06 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Sim Rai, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking new...

633. Insights: Will embedded finance make or break the fintech industry?

03 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Gwera Kiwana, is joined by some great guests to ask: “Will the rise of embedded finance make or break the fintech industry?” ...

632. News: Klarna announces big layoffs while Chase bags UK customers

30 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Sim Rai, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking n...

631. Insights: After Dark: Ripping up the rulebook

27 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the latest installment of After Dark, titled 'Ripping up the rule book', recorded live in New York City! Our expert hosts, David M. Brear...

630. News: Griffin goes for banking licence and InDebted looks to disrupt UK debt collection

23 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and bank...

629. Insights: Can Egypt’s young population push through a fintech revolution?

20 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to delve into Egypt's fintech scene. While we in the West may associate Egypt with its ...

Bonus. How web3 is shaping the future of finance - report deep dive

18 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Gwera Kiwana, is joined by Mauricio Magaldi, Global Strategy Director for Crypto at 11:FS, to talk about something exciting we’ve b...

628. News: Does the market have Tiger Global by the tail?

16 May 2022

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...

627. Insights: How payroll data became the holy grail

13 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to ask: 'How did payroll data become the new gold rush?' Payroll data has become the ...

626. News: Stripe vs Plaid and Apple vs The EU

09 May 2022

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...

625. Insights: What's the global potential of Islamic finance?

06 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to answer the question: 'How global can Islamic finance become?' Islamic finance is...

624. News: Stripe steps back into crypto with Twitter and fintech for good Helios raises seed round

02 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Gwera Kiwana, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and bank...

623. Insights: If the President orders a CBDC, then who can stop it?

29 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Simon Taylor, hosted a live onstage panel as part of Empire Startups New York FinTech Week! Earlier this year, we saw an executive...

622. News: Inflation strikes for Amazon sellers and SEON raises for global expansion

25 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Nicole Perry, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and bank...

621. Insights: How does financial services address underserved groups?

22 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Gwera Kiwana, is joined by some great guests to talk about the industries and communities left behind by financial services. While...

620. News: Nova Credit comes to the UK and Apple plots a payments war

18 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking ...

619. Insights: What next for anti-money laundering?

15 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to discuss what the future looks like for the anti-money laundering industry. The UK ...

618. News: Qonto looks to builds a community, while Fast runs out of steam

11 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Nicole Perry, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and bank...

617. Insights: How banks paved the way for a Singapore fintech revolution

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to break down how fintech currently operates in Singapore. In the decades after gai...

616. News: UK's open banking regulator faces shake-up, ArK Kapital creates 'ageing filter' for startups

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Sim Rai, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking n...

615. Insights: Can data enrichment outsmart fraudsters?

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode - in association with Callsign - our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to talk about the best approach to ta...

Bonus: The metaverse is 1% finished

30 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a very special bonus edition of Fintech Insider! We’ve been talking a lot about the metaverse recently, so on this bonus episode, we d...

614. News: Ramp marks $8bn valuation, Clearbank plans global expansion and Apple acquires Credit Kudos

28 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Deepa Anikhindi, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and b...

613. Insights: The rise of 'fintech for good'

25 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk about the relationship between charitable giving and fintech. With a cashle...

612. News: SCA finally in effect, Lunar raises $77M and HSBC joins the metaverse

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Sim Rai, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking new...

611. Insights: Running the Canadian fintech 'ultramarathon'

18 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk all things Canadian fintech. Following a tough 2020, Canada’s fintech sc...

610. News: Kenya's M-Pesa marks milestone anniversary

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and bank...

609. Insights: What makes partnerships work?

11 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about partnerships all across the ecosystem between fintechs, service providers, b...

608. News: Russia removed from Swift as fintech community steps up for Ukraine

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Sim Rai, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking n...

607. Insights: The state of financial crime

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode (in association with ComplyAdvantage), our expert host Gwera Kiwana is joined by some great guests to look at the latest trends in fin...

606. News: Flux's new CEO calls out the gender gap at the top of fintech

28 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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

605. Insights: Looking ahead to the future of fintech in UAE

25 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Tristan Brandt, are joined by some great guests to delve into the fintech landscape in UAE. The Middle East is...

604. News: Banked and Agreena raise Series As – but does fintech have a problem with copying?

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Tim Heard, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking...

603. Insights: LATAM can become world-leaders in fintech

18 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Mauricio Magaldi, are joined by some great guests to get under the skin of the rise and rise of LATAM fintech. ...

Bonus: Trailer | Decoding: Banks

16 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hey Fintech Insider fans. We want to tell you all about our new video series - Decoding: Banks. Tune in to see us and industry experts put banks u...

602. News: GoCardless, Stitch and Vivid Money raise funding to solve money movement friction

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Deepa Anikhindi, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and b...

601. Insights: Unpacking cross-border payments

11 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode in assocation with Mastercard, Gwera Kiwana is joined by some great guests to look at everything to do with cross-border payments. ...

600. News: Apple muscles in on merchant payments and Monzo lays out the future

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's episode 600 of Fintech Insider and our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most nota...

599. Insights: In emerging markets, payments move in innovative ways

04 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to break down the payments sector in emerging markets. The payments sector remains at...

598. News: BNPL giant Klarna launches physical card in the UK

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Ewan Silver, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking...

597. Insights: How does fintech serve the creator economy?

28 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to discuss the relationship between the creator economy and banking...

596. News: Visa and Amazon call a truce – but for how long?

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Gwera Kiwana, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and bank...

595. Insights: The European and US fintech markets - which is further ahead?

21 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our 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...

594. News: Fintech funding ramps up as Brex, Qonto and others all hit record valuations

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Nasir Ahmad, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banki...

593. Insights: Breaking down the US financial services sector

14 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our 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 ...

592. News: Anne Boden comments anger fintech bosses and Tencent invests in Monzo

10 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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

591. Insights: Predicting the future of fintech in 2022

07 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor, Gwera Kiwana, and Alex Hooper got together to discuss their predictions for fintech in 2022 – as well as revisiti...

590. News: Global Super Apps on the rise as Nubank IPOs and Lydia becomes a unicorn

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Amy Gavin, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking n...

589. Insights: Taking a closer look at the Canadian market ft. Phillippe Daoust

17 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This Friday, we're switching it up a bit! From our Youtube sister show Spotlight, our expert host - Simon Taylor - is joined by Philippe Daoust, Vic...

588. News: Seedrs acquired by Republic to fuel European expansion

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Tim Heard, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking n...

587. Insights: Financial education is best served young

10 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Gwera Kiwana, is joined by some great guests to talk about financial education – what it currently looks like, the challenges faced...

586. News: Has the Financial Conduct Authority freed up Open Banking?

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Nasir Ahmad, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banki...

585. Insights: After Dark: Better. Faster. Stronger.

03 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the latest installment of After Dark, titled 'Better. Faster. Stronger.' We are joined by the best and the brightest in fintech and fina...

584. News: Freetrade breaks crowdfunding records again

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Deepa Anikhindi, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and b...

583. Insights: Can financial services lead the fight against climate change?

26 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to talk about all things sustainabilty in the financial services sector – in associat...

Bonus: Payments are Eating the World ft. Jeremy Balkin, JP Morgan

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Time for a bonus episode! Our expert host, David Brear, is joined by Jeremy Balkin, Global Head of Innovation & Corporate Development, Payments at J.P...

581. Insights: Is the Indian fintech market coming of age?

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Bejnamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk about all things Indian fintech. Fintech is one of the fastest-growing tech...

579. Insights: Football and fintech collides

12 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to talk about all things football and fintech. Both industries have seen monumental...

577. Insights: Big Data is just getting started

05 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our 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 i...

575. Insights: How does the cloud disrupt traditional banking?

29 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk about all things Cloud-based Banking. Cloud-based platforms have the potent...

573. Insights: Is Agile a silver bullet for businesses?

22 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our 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?...

571. Insights: Opening up the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

15 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our 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 go...

570. News: Fintech in flux? Google cancels Plex and Monzo withdraws US licence bid

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Gwera Kiwana, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and bank...