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There’s a lot going on in the world right now, and the reaction from all of us is almost a war effort to ensure society still functions through one of its biggest ever shifts.

We had a great time at After Dark VI, the episode went out last week, and had a massive turn out in both Atlanta and London. And we know you did too! Fintech fans were out on Twitter in force to shout out how much they loved it (especially the emoji wall and rant bucket). Our social media marketing interns gathered together the best ones they could find to share the After Dark VI love.

I’ve poked fun at banks and fintechs, but now it’s time to take on the consultancies. Sometimes it can feel like you’re spending your money on bad advice and worse decisions. Sometimes you are.

Leveraging consumer trust is an important tool for all brands. Businesses are starting to take note and realising that in today’s all encompassing landscape, one product offering simply isn’t enough anymore.

You can catch the full Fintech Insider take on the news today at 4pm on the podcast here.Sticking to our new Monday format, we’re going to take a close look at one of the most interesting stories of the week’s show. For analysis straight from industry experts subscribe to our podcast!Fintech Insider hosts Laura, Sarah, and David sit down with Charlie Wood, Principal Consultant at Capco, and Simon Vans-Colina, Engineer at Monzo. to discuss the news, including big banks moving into the digital-only space.

There have always been everyday tasks that seem complex, boring or too disinteresting for us to give them our full attention. Whether that’s as simple as ironing your laundry or as time consuming as learning a new language, often we’ll lack the drive or willpower to overcome the initial inertia to progress. This is taken from our Unfiltered newsletter. Subscribe now for a no BS, uncensored analysis of fintech news and hot topics delivered to your inbox each fortnight.

While the concept of embedded insurance is not new, Hiscox’s Alex Wheal says changes to data sharing mean the opportunities could be boundless.

Last week I spoke to friends of 11:FS to discover the 11 stupidest things banks do. It was more popular than any of us expected. It even compelled 11:FS Co-Founder, Simon Taylor to write a love letter to the big banks telling them how they can do better. Here at 11:FS we felt like maybe we’d been a little harsh on our incumbent friends. So, I decided to write another list, reaching out to both the wider fintech community and all our followers to find out the 11 stupidest things fintechs say and do.

Jeff Tijssen has spent his entire career in financial services and worked at many major banks before coming on board at 11:FS. He’s our Head of Consulting and you may have heard him on a few of our Fintech Insider podcasts or know him from working with us on one of our many secret projects. I took a moment to sit down with Jeff and talk to him about transforming big business, where the pain points are for the big businesses and why it matters.

There’s an old saying: The reason God was able to create the earth in 6 days and rest on the 7th is because they didn’t have millions of customers and legacy systems. That said, millions of customers and legacy systems can lead to some odd practices that never get questioned. I hear it a lot from people who work at big banks; change is hard, change takes time and getting something delivered no matter how small is a giant victory. This is what inspired our listicle last week. Many of us at 11:FS have been there one way or another, and we’re inspired by the fact that there’s so much to do in digital banking (It is still only 1% finished after all). So this blog post is a love letter, to those of you in the big organisations, trying to get shit done but feeling hamstrung.

Fintech Insider: After Dark is back, if you hadn’t been paying any attention to the slew of promo material we’ve been putting out then you missed your chance to attend the live recording, drink free beer, have a slice of pizza, and attend the most fun event in the fintech calendar. But it’s okay, I’ve got you covered with a quick roundup of what happened at the show, and you can hear the recording of both shows on today’s podcast at 4pm. I’ll bring you a few behind the scenes snippets of what happened at After Dark VI and let you know all about the very special live-show only pieces we do for our fans.

Here at 11:FS we talk a lot about how Digital Banking is only 1% Finished, jobs to be done, and many other topics on how big banks get things wrong. But sometimes just hearing the theory isn’t enough. So I spoke to bankers, insiders, fintechers, associates, customers, and researchers – all anonymously – who have given me swathes of real world examples of the stupid shit banks do. Here’s the 11 best…or worst, depending on how you want to see it. This list took a fair while to compile so if you’ve got something you want to add send me a message and maybe we’ll do a part two.

Metro Bank, Starling and Clearbank in partnership with Tide were announced as the recipients of Pool A of the Remedies Fund this morning. They pipped the big banks which were looking, maybe even expecting, to get a piece of the action to the post.

It’s not obvious when you need to start shifting your startup marketing tactics to scaleup tactics. There isn’t a Companies House date or valuation point where it’s clear that you’ve entered the next phase.

You can catch the full Fintech Insider discussion on the news today at 4pm on the podcast here (go subscribe now, why are you waiting? You know you need to know this stuff asap).This week we had a great show as per usual with some really fun discussions on a lot of key stories in the fintech space. Our CEO David M. Brear and Principal Consultant Ross Gallagher sit down with our guests Eric Fulwiler, Executive Director of VaynerMedia and Teana Baker-Taylor, Chief Marketing Officer of Coinfloor.For our deeper dive this week I’m taking a closer look at a fintech issue at home that’s been upsetting many in the fintech space for quite some time. Delays to the RBS funding scheme persist, this time due to senior hires.