Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS

Ep. 213. Interviews: Jeff Nicholson & Patrick Givens, VaynerMedia

09 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In back to back interviews, David first meets with the CMO of VaynerMedia, Jeff Nicholson to discuss how VaynerMedia's different marketing style, how ...

Ep. 212. News: Debutantes and Diversity

07 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ross and Sarah sit down with Sameer Gulati, Head of Policy and Regulation at Innovate Finance, Kathryn Harris, Innovation Lead at Lloyds, and James Hu...

Ep. 211. Interview: Suresh Vaghjiani, MD Global Processing Services

04 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Simon discusses the card outages in detail with Suresh Vaghjiani, including: what happened, how it was fixed, and what GPS have done to prevent it fro...

Ep. 210. News: Underserved and Overcharged

30 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Simon and Ross sit down with Carrie Osman, CEO and founder of Cruxy, Ali Paterson, Editor of Fintech Finance, Amelie Arras, Marketing Director of Adas...

Ep. 209. Interviews: Deputy Mayor of London Rajesh Agrawal

27 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

David met with the Deputy Mayor of London, Rajesh Agrawal to talk about how Brexit is set to affect the city, how to encourage entrepreneurship, and h...

Ep. 208. CEO Interviews: Luke Johnson, Neat Capital & Mutaz Qubbaj Squirrel

25 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Simon asks Luke about the state of the US housing market today and how fintech is enabling 20 minute mortgage applications. Neat Capital also boasts t...

Ep. 207. News: Instant Gratification

23 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

David and Sarah sit down with Lucy Woolfenden, Marketing Director at Yolt, Pol Navarro, Digital Innovation Director and Sarah meets with Alex Park, Di...

Ep. 206. Fintech Insider: After Dark V - Part 2 San Francisco - Facebook Trust & Silicon Stereotypes

20 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sam and Doug sit down with Mike Sigal, VC at 500 Startups, Lisa Gansky, VC at Mosaic, Brit Morin, Founder and CEO of Brit + Co, Mark Jamison, Head of ...

Ep. 205. Fintech in a Flat 3: Bit Conneeeect!!

18 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sam starts the show by butchering the names of old friends, talking about the San Francisco housing crisis and if Frisco is a cool name for the city. ...

Ep. 204. Fintech in a Flat 2

17 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sam and the panel discuss the very latest in fintech news. Kicking things off with the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal, Mark Zuckerberg's appeara...

Ep. 203. Fintech Insider After Dark V - Part 1 London - Partying & PayPal

16 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our After Dark shows are always exciting and this one’s no different. In front of an amazing audience the panel kicks things off with Paypal’s new...

Ep. 202 Interview: Ross Dalzell

13 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We ask Ross about his love for SMEs and how the traditionally underserved market will benefit from the new open banking regulations as well as how cri...

Bonus: Interview with Richard Davies TSB Design Competition

12 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ross and Richard discuss the upcoming design competition, how TSB aims to utilise innovative design in a wider business banking context and of course ...

Ep. 201 Insights Live: Breaking into Fintech

11 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Tijssen, 11:FS Head of Consulting, Sophie Winwood, Head of Partnerships at Innovate Finance, and Valentina Kristensen Head of PR and Marketing at...

Ep. 200. 11:FS Turns TWO! Company culture, consultancy, and cupcakes

09 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In our birthday episode we take you on a lookback from the entire 11:FS team over the last couple of years. Including the highlights and challenges of...

Ep. 199. Insights: HL Techover

06 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this very special takeover episode we uncover exactly who Hargreaves Lansdown are, directly from their new tech centre in Warsaw and why a company ...

Ep. 198. Insights: HMT's International Fintech Conference

04 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We’re at the IFTC held at London’s Tobacco Dock where Simon is meeting some of the fintech envoys outlined in the Chancellor’s keynote address a...

Ep. 197. News: Clickbait

02 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Laura and David take a look at the last week’s biggest stories, alongside Jeff Tijssen, Monzo’s Leah Templeman and Bud’s Ed Masleveckas. Kicki...

Ep. 196. Insights: Wealth Tech 2018

30 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Simon has an insightful interview with Blackrock and iShares' Stephen Cohen on the future of wealth finance and tech. We also have a roundtable pane...

Ep. 195. Interviews, IFGS 2018: Alipay, Onfido, InvestHK and More

28 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In a series of one to one interviews from Innovate Finance Global Summit 2018, Ross Gallagher and Simon Taylor explore the ins and outs of some great ...

Ep. 194. News: Peter the Leopard

26 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Rainmaking Colab MD Helene Panzarino, journalist/guru Monty Munford and 11FS’ own Ryan Garner speak with Ross and Simon to go through this week’s ...

Ep. 193. Interview: Chris Skinner, Author - Digital Human

23 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Skinner has a blog many of you are sure to know at www.thefinanser.com, it’s packed full of great insights into the financial world. He’s al...

Ep. 192. News: Everyone and their grandmother is buying into it

19 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Cruxy&Co's Alexandra Cheung and Capco's Charlie Wood joined David, Jason and Ross to go through this week's top stories in UK fintech and banking and ...

Ep.191. Interview: Aneesh Varma, CEO - Aire

16 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Aneesh founded Aire in January 2014, inspired by his inability to access credit as a migrant in London. Aneesh has a background in risk (Morgan Stanle...

Ep. 190. News: Imagine if the Kardashians could code

12 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Kicking off with the biggest news, we talked about the gender pay gap, who has 'fessed up and who hasn't, why the disparity in earnings is no great su...

Ep. 189. Insights: Women in Fintech

09 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

First up, Laura talked to Rachel Kent about her background and how she's got the position she's in. How has she overcome any restricting factors in a ...

Ep.188. News: Pump that Money

05 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

With Ross Gallagher in the host's seat for the very first time, he led co-host Simon Taylor, Nina Mohanty, Doug Bobenhouse and Valentina Kristensen to...

Ep. 187. Interview: Interview with Stefan Ebner, CEO of BrainTribe

02 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In the next 5 years we're going to see Data commoditised and in an era where data sovereignty is going to be come more prominent, how to large compani...

Ep. 185. Insights: Fintech for All

23 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’re bringing you an insights show with a difference. A couple of months ago our 11:FS CEO David Brear was invited to be a judge of Tech City...

Ep. 184. Fintech Insider After IV - The Valentine's Day Edition

19 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Walking on to Barry White blaring out over the sound system, Jason and Simon kicked off After Dark IV, the Valentine's Day special - our biggest ever ...

Ep. 183. Insights: FCA Takeover

16 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this very special FCA Takeover Jason speaks to: Anna Wallace - Innovate Head of Department and Nick Cook - Head of Regtech & Advanced Analytics all...

Ep. 182. Interview: The FCA's exclusive announcement

14 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Woolard, Strategy and Competition Director, at the FCA speaks exclusively to Jason Bates about an announcement concerning their regulatory sandb...

Ep. 181. News: [The SME sector is] So Hot Right Now

12 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's news show Simon and Jason are joined by 11:FS NED Chris Skinner, Tanya Andreasyan, Editor at Banking Technology; Kristian Luoma - Head ...

Ep. 180. Interview: Mike Kelly, CEO - Curl

08 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Taylor chats to Mike Kelly, CEO and founder of Curl, a new payment network, designed around merchants and consumers. It works via usernames and ...

Ep. 179. Interview: Scott O'Malia, CEO, ISDA

07 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Taylor speaks to Scott O'Malia, CEO of ISDA, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association. Kicking off: what IS ISDA? Why is standardisa...

Ep. 178. News: Always look on the bright side...

05 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In today's show the team take on: whether Brexit really is more of an opportunity than a threat to fintech, as the MP involved seems to believe, your ...

Ep 177. Insights: Financial Services & Mental Health

02 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mental health affect us all, not least when we have financial difficulties or worries. Time to Talk Day opens up the conversation around mental health...

Ep. 176. State of the Union 5

31 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Coming to you from Kabbage offices in Atlanta, where Sam and our wonderful guests delve deep into the Fintech hub over some beverages. San Francisco h...

Ep. 175. News: The War For Talent

29 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our show begins by discussing why Fintechs and Banks are duelling for talent, as financial technology startups go in hiring overdrive- thus butting he...

Ep. 174. Interview. Derek Corcoran - Chief Experience Officer, Avoka

26 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Many financial services companies are trying to build from the ground up, creating new banking systems or products that are more in line with creating...

Ep. 173. Investing's Future - a Platform for Your Future Wealth?

24 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

So what is an investment platform? According to our panel it's much like a supermarket- you go in and buy lots of things, however you're also doing al...

Ep. 172. News: Fintech Insider - The Pub Crawl

22 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

David, Jason and Simon were joined by Chris Skinner and Monty Munford for this week's news show from a pub in Bermondsey, complete with pints and pie ...

Ep. 171. Interview With Rishi Khosla, CEO of OakNorth

19 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

OakNorth isn't perhaps the most high profile Challenger bank in the UK, solving a real problem by serving the 'missing middle' who aren't being served...

Ep. 170. Understanding Wealth: the Best Asset of Asset Managers

17 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We bring you the second part of our special wealth series, as we concentrate on asset management trends and how 2018 will impact the investments marke...

Ep. 169. FCA Crashes the BYOD Party

15 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

First up on today's news show, the FCA bans BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) across the the entire UK finance sector. Whilst regulation is on the tip of e...

Ep. 168. Interview: Tom Blomfield - CEO, Monzo

12 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

From pre-paid card to fully fledged Current Account, Tom Blomfield details the journey of UK challenger bank Monzo with great enthusiasm and vibrance....

Ep. 167. Insights: A Wealth of Disruption - How Wealth Management is Changing

10 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In the first of our three-part series on investments, Simon Taylor is joined by special guests Joe Parkin, Gemma Godfrey, Phil Smith, Olivia Vinden & ...

Ep. 166. News: 'Tis the Season for Open Banking

08 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

First up on today's show, Alibaba's Ant Financial has abandoned a $1.2bn takeover of MoneyGram. So what were the US regulator's concerns over national...

Ep. 165. State of the Union 4

05 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Maule is joined by Jason Bates and new 11:FS team member, Doug Bobenhouse in Chicago to discuss the State of the Union in the US, wrapping up 2017...

Ep. 164. Interview: Eric Wilson, Xinja

01 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Taylor speaks to Eric Wilson, CEO at Xinja, who are building Australia's first digital bank. First off Eric introduces us to Xinja - what is i...

Ep. 163. Interview: Toby Triebel, Wealthsimple

29 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Bates meets Toby Triebel, CEO for Europe of Wealthsimple, a leading innovative software company. ] They discuss Toby's background, how he got in...

Ep. 162. Festive Fintech Blooper Reel

25 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Merry Christmas and Season's Greetings to all our listeners and thank you for your support over the last year as Fintech Insider has gone from strengt...

Insurtech Insider - Ep. 6: Aviva Takeover

22 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

David, Nigel and Sarah visit Aviva's Digital Garage for InsurTech Insider's very first takeover show! Recorded from Aviva's offices, the team were joi...

Ep. 161. After Dark III Christmas Special

18 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It's nearly the end of the year and we're knee-deep in good tidings. So here's a dollop of festive fintech cheer - the third installment of our specia...

Ep. 160. State of the Union 3

15 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Sam's joined by Rahmi Serageldin, co-founder & CEO of Honeyfi; Rob Frohwein, CEO & co-founder of Kabbage; Matt Potere, CEO of Sunlight Fina...

Ep. 159. News: Mascots of the Internet

11 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

First up this week, the guys tackle the news that Revolut is into crypto! Can they break down the divide between old and new money? And is it dangerou...

Ep. 158. Insights: Perfect storm for change and digitisation

08 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jason is joined by Edward Berks, Director of Banking, Fintech & Ecosystem at Xero; Clare Sheehan, Deputy Director of Making Tax Digital for ...

Ep. 157. Fintech Insider LIVE from OP's Beach Party in Helsinki

04 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week's very special show was recorded live at a beach party in Helsinki (no, really), hosted by Finnish bank, OP. Jason, Simon and Sam bring yo...

Insurtech Insider - Ep. 5: Insurance as a platform

01 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

David is joined by Sarah Kocianski and James York to discuss insurance as a platform. First up, James talks us through the Worry+Peace origin story,...

Ep. 156. News: Growing through pain

27 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Ali Paterson, Editor of Fintech Finance; Valentina Kristensen, Head of Marketing & PR at Oak North; & Tanya Andreasyan, Editor of Ban...

Ep. 155. Insights: New ways of working

24 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Today, David is joined by Andy Ellis, Head of Strategy & Innovation at RBS; Tunde Olanrewaju, Senior Partner at McKinsey; and Peter Ryan-Bell, Head of...

Ep. 154. News: Winefield

20 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In our first all female episode, Sarah Kocianski takes the lead alongside Fiserv's Anna Bennett, Bud's Nina Mohanty, Girl Disrupted Liz Lumley and Inn...

Ep. 153. Insights: The future of banking and disruption

17 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this week's Insider show, where Simon hosts a panel on the future of banking, featuring Marko Wenthin, co-founder of solarisBank; Leanne Ke...

Ep. 152. News: High Rate of Return

13 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Caroline, Pete and the guys break down a trilogy of P2P payment stories featuring Facebook, Apple and... Walmart? Meanwhile Square's J...

Ep. 151. Interview: Amber Baldet

10 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We have a fascinating interview for you this week as Sam talks to Amber Baldet, who leads the J.P Morgan team developing Quorum, the open source code ...

Ep. 150. Fintech Insider: After Dark II

06 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to an extra special episode of Fintech Insider - our 150th episode and it's a Halloween-themed show recorded in front of a live studio audienc...

Ep. 149. Interview: Liesbeth Rigter, MoneYou & Eric Mouilleron, Bankable

04 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week David talks to Liesbeth about MoneYou, an online European retail bank and subsidiary of ABN Amro. We hear the MoneYou story, including its i...

Ep. 148. Live from Xerocon: part 2

03 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We had such a great time at Xerocon 2017 and spoke to so many interesting people that we couldn't possibly give you just one episode. So here's part t...

Ep. 147. State of the Union 2

01 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sam welcomes us into the Fintech Insider flat, our temporary base while we explored this year's Sibos conference, hosted by SWIFT. He's joined by some...

Ep. 146. What's the price of getting 5H1T done?

30 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The guys start this week's show by tackling the Revolut founder and CEO Nikolay Storonsky's divisive view on work culture. Should employees be comfor...

Ep. 145. Insights - Transferwise Takeover

27 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jason and Simon are joined by Erik Edin, Product Manager in the Business Team, helping businesses to send money abroad; Helena Jaramillo, Product Desi...

Ep. 144. Live from Xerocon: part 1

25 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week's special edition of Fintech Insider Insights was recorded live at Xerocon 2017 from London's Excel Centre. David hosts a panel on Frictionl...

Ep. 143. News: O Canada!

23 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In a special news show this week, Sam Maule hosts all the way from Toronto, Canada, where the team have been covering the Sibos conference. The guys...

Insurtech Insider - Ep. 4: InsureTech Connect, Las Vegas

20 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Nigel’s fresh off the back of InsureTech Connect in Las Vegas – the largest gathering of the insurance technology world on the planet! ...

Ep. 142. Insights: PSD2 Round Table

18 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, Jason talks to: Gavin Littlejohn, Chair of the Financial Data and Technology Association that led the campaign for open banking; Mike...

Ep. 141. The future will be tokenised

16 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What a show we have for you this week and it's a week of firsts - MJ's first time in the hot seat to host the show - on her own, no less - and our ver...

Ep. 139. Interview: Ron Herman, Sionic Mobile & Michael Crawford, Fifth Third

11 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

First up on this week's episode, Sam talks to Ron Herman, founder and CEO at Sionic Mobile, an Atlanta cloud-based connected commerce platform company...

Ep. 138. News: The Brexit Blame Game

09 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

David's representing 11:FS without the other guys this week, but he's not alone as he's joined by Bianca Lopes, Sarah Kocianski, and Jamie Campbell to...

Ep. 137. Interview: Rod Drury, Founder & CEO, Xero

06 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Jason Bates interviews Rod Drury, finding out about his multi-skilled and impressive background which ultimately led to him founding ...

Ep. 136. Hacks, hacks and more hacks

02 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode: We talk hacks, hacks and more hacks as the team take on the fallout from the Deloitte hack, the Equifax boss steps down after their...

Ep. 135. Insights: Assets Management

29 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Simon is joined by Pete Townsend founder and CEO of Norio Ventures, and Chris Mills from KPMG's Investment Management team. Today's show aims to shi...

Ep. 134. Fintech Insider: After Dark I

25 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode: We have a live audience, a later start than usual and plenty to drink as we dive into the week's most topical stories. First up: d...

Ep. 133. State of the Union

22 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Sam Maule hosts a roundtable discussion about the state of fintech, banking and financial services in America right now. He is join...

Ep. 132 News: iPhone Ex

18 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode: David and Simon are joined by the FT Alphaville's Kadhim Shubber, Fidor's Sophie Guibaud and Pete Townsend of Norio Ventures to dis...

Ep. 131. Interview: Stephen Barclay, MP

15 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode: Jason asks Stephen about his financial services and legal background, how that adds to his current role, and what the Treasury do. ...

Ep. 130. News: How big is the Shadow Economy?

11 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Author, speaker and fintech guru Dave Birch joins David, Jason and Simon for the news, alongside Richard Davies, formerly of HSBC, ...

InsurTech Insider - Ep 3. The data economy and new business models

08 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode: David and Nigel are joined by three fantastic guests: Jean-Stephane Gourevich, professional advisor and InsurTech guru, Luca Schnet...

Ep. 129. News: Double Ether and Cheese

04 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode: Monty Munford and Sarah Kocianski join Jason Bates, Simon Taylor and David Brear for this week's news show. They discuss how cultur...

Ep. 128. Interviews - Start up Spotlight

01 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode we’re shining a light on new, smaller startups in the fintech industry as Meaghan Johnson interviews Caroline Plumb, founder of...

Ep. 127. News: Mauled

29 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode: Sam Maule is joined by David Brear, Jason Bates and Simon Taylor for this week's news show. They discuss: the possibility of US ban...

Ep. 126 Interview - Beth Knickerbocker, CIO, OCC

25 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode: Beth tells Simon what the OCC is and what it does, with particular reference to the American dual-banking system and how she became a...

Ep. 125. News: Are you bad when you're big?

21 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In another packed episode we have a full house of hosts as David, Jason and Simon are joined by global fintech commentator and Girl, Disrupted, Liz Lu...

Ep. 124 Insights - Starling Bank Takeover

18 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode: Megan Caywood, Chief Platform Officer, Jason Maude, Head of Customer Analytics and Sarah Guha, Product Director at Starling are joine...

Ep. 123. News: Data is the new oil

11 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode: In an episode packed full of guests and news, we kick off with Tandem's takeover of Harrods bank - where did they get the money and...

Ep.122. Interview - Phillip Keller & Harley Morlet, Tail

11 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode: Meaghan Johnson interview Phillip Keller and Harley Morlet, CEO and co-founder of Tail respectively. Tail is a rewards platform des...

InsurTech Insider - Ep. 2 Serial disruption

09 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode David and Nigel discuss the latest news and trends in insurtech, including the trend of "serial disruptors" - talent moving away fro...

Ep. 121. News: Amazon is Everywhere

04 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode: First up: Amazon is everywhere, should banks be concerned?, and is Amazon more of a threat than Trump? They also talk AI as RBC lau...

Ep. 120. Interview: PwC Financial Wellness Report

04 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode: David interviews Robert Churcher, the author of the Financial Wellness Report and they discuss the growing challenges of financial ...

Ep.119. Insights - NFI (Nordic Finance Innovation)

02 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode: We bring you the highlights from an event we attended, organised by NFI, in Scandinavia, where we heard from co-founders and CEOs f...

Ep.118. News: Tokenaires and the Spiral of Complacency

31 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode: The team discuss: Revolut's massive crowd-funding pledges - but what will they do with the money?; Musk vs Zuckerberg on the future...