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The next big BaaS battleground? Customer experience
Hopefully, by now you’ve had a chance to digest some, if not all, of our inclusive design series.
Jobs to be Done: Helping US SMBs build credibility and legitimacy in order to access funding
This is the final instalment of a 6 part series that explores the Jobs to be Done (JTBD) for US SMBs that we identified in our recent research. Each blog post dives into one of the jobs and how we examined it with a JTBD canvas. If you missed the first post that explains JTBD and the canvas, check it out before reading this.
Jobs to be Done: How to help US SMBs keep their personal assets separate from their business finances
Jobs To Be Done (JTBD) is a theory. Its main aim is to explain why customers start - and stop - using different products and services in the market. Stripped down to the essentials, it’s a fairly straightforward concept first introduced by Harvard professor Clayton Christensen that can be adapted into a useful tool for product development.
Jobs to be Done: How to equip US SMBs with the right tools to track and manage cash flow
This is the third instalment of a 6 part series that explores the Jobs to be Done (JTBD) for US SMBs that we identified in our recent research. Each blog post explores one of the jobs and how we examined it with a JTBD canvas. If you missed the first post that explains JTBD and the canvas, check it out before reading this.
Jobs to be Done: The gaps in US SMB financial services
David M. Brear interviewed Jonathan Larsen, CIO, Ping An and CEO of their Global Voyager Fund, a $1bn investment fund, specifically for fintech. He tells David all about the fund and the innovations in fintech coming from China and making a huge impact worldwide.
Designing experiences and inspiring the makers. Clouston Mahon
Despite the astronomical price-tag and highly breakable look of early foldable phones, we can confidently predict a future of interesting new design challenges thanks to flexible screens.
Designing digital services for US SMBs using Jobs to be Done
Sharing our stories, our challenges, and the things that truly matter to us. Today we talk to Clouston Mahon who is a UX lead in the 11:FS Pulse team to discuss what makes a great user experience, who is doing it well and looking outside of financial services for inspiration.
Lessons from COVID-19: you need a truly digital strategy, now!
In the first part of this series I introduced the story of Frederic Tudor, the American Ice-Block King; and discussed lessons learned from his then new product offering as it relates to blockchain technology. Tudor was able to successfully corner the ice-block shipping market and eventually was shipping blocks of ice to as far away as Calcutta from his home in Boston.
Is the COVID-19 crisis creating fintech M&A opportunities?
How can community banks remain competitive as large financial institutions gobble up more and more of the market?
Can digital lenders help more SMEs gain access to COVID-19 relief loans?
How successful have government loan schemes in the UK and US been so far and what’s next?
How messaging is helping banks reconnect with their customers
There’s been no shortage of attention paid to the emergence of fintech in the Middle East recently. In fact, we wrote about the ‘perfect storm’ that was brewing in the region and recently gave an overview of the digital challengers emerging to meet these needs.
11:FS Pulse: wrapped
We’ve sifted through the data to find out what 11:FS Pulse users have been loving and where their focus has been for the last 12 months.
How to use behavioural design brilliantly
What does it take for a company to grow? Flexible, adaptive people support. Our Senior HR Business Partner Anisa Aksar tells us how 11:FS thinks about HR hypergrowth.
Don't design financial products: design financial behaviour
You know they say you shouldn’t start a diet and give up smoking at the same time? Or get married and start a new job? Or whatever?
Why are there so many bad user experiences?
One thing we hear a lot about here at 11:FS is how frustrating bad user experiences can be. Especially when trying to complete finance-based tasks – it’s not ideal considering the impact that these tasks can have on our everyday lives.
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120. Insights: How can we build a transformative and inclusive future for insurance?
Nigel Walsh and John Bean are joined by a panel of guests from Innovate Finance and FinPro to talk through culture in insurance. All this and much, much more on today's Insurtech Insider!
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639. How do we make financial services more LGBTQ-inclusive?
Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests, from 11:FS, Queer Money Podcast, Emerald Life, and Euphoria, to discuss the issues faced by the LGBTQ community when it comes to financial services.
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633. Insights: Will embedded finance make or break the fintech industry?
Gwera Kiwana is joined by some great guests, from NovoPayment, Treasury Prime and Anthemis, to find out who are the winners and losers of the embedded finance revolution.
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632. News: Klarna announces big layoffs while Chase bags UK customers
Benjamin Ensor and Sim Rai are joined by some great guests, from Tranch and Anthemis, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Klarna lays off 10% of its workforce via video message, Chase marks 500,000 UK customers, and our panel answers your questions!
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476. Insights: The racial wealth gap: addressing economic inequality in the US
Sam Maule is joined by a panel of fantastic guests to discuss economic inequality and the racial wealth gap in the US.
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471. News: Klarna face backlash & Killer Mike launches a bank to support black businesses
Sam Maule and Kate Moody are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Killer Mike launches a new digital bank, Klarna faces backlash after sending marketing emails to non-customers, and Square invests $50m in bitcoin!
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468. Insights: COVID-19 - Mental health and financial wellbeing
For World Mental Health Day, David Brear is joined by some great guests to discuss money and mental health during the coronavirus pandemic.
Bonus: Interview: Louise Smith, Chief Digital Officer at Lloyd's of London
David Brear is joined by Lotanna Ezeike, Co-Founder and CEO at XPO, in this bonus episode to bust some myths about social media influencers, and challenge David's opinions from a few episodes back. Tune in to find out more!
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74. Digital transformation - Managing the hybrid
Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are joined by some amazing guests to talk through digital transformation in the insurance industry.
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458. Insights: BaaS in the US - user experience is the basis of competition
Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about the growth and impact of banking as a service on financial services in the US. This week we're joined by Railsbank, Marqueta and Synapse.
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457. News: Can JPMorgan disrupt the UK challenger bank market?
Sarah Kocianski and Jason Bates are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Railsbank in talks to buy Wirecard UK, JPMorgan to [possibly] launch a UK digital challenger bank by 2021 and the UK's 800% surge of open banking payments during lockdown. All this and much more on today's show.
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456. Insights: Truly Digital After Dark
This week we bring you our first-ever, Truly Digital After Dark! In the sound of the times, we have not only turned our fantastic After Dark show Truly Digital, but we also bring you insights as to how digital is currently shaping the financial industries!
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73. News: Lemonade post a positive Q2 as Zurich struggles with the pandemic
Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are joined by a panel of guests to talk through the latest news in the insurance and insurtech space!
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455. News: Funding, funding and more funding - Robinhood, Form3, Habito & BCR Pool E
Simon Taylor and David Brear are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: fintech funding as Robinhood’s valuation grows… again! In the UK Form3 and Habito get funding and BCR Pool E is awarded, and Citi accidentally Paid $900M Paid In Error to Revlon and now they want it back. All this and much more on today's show
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452. Insights: Banking as a Service - the tech behind fintech
Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests from two of the biggest banking as a service providers from both sides of the Atlantic, GPS and Galileo, to lift the lid on this industry niche that's blowing up right now
Using Jobs to be Done to revolutionise SME Banking | 11:FS Explores
It's not just a buzzword.
11:FS Explores: Digital R.I.C.H.E.S ft. David M. Brear
11:FS CEO David M. Brear takes to the lightboard to give us the full run-down, with examples of companies that are leading the way.
Designing fintech propositions for a Middle Eastern market | 11:FS Explores
There’s no one-size-fits-all design proposition for the Middle-East. While emergent markets such as Oman, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain are all seeking to diversify their economies...
How the Buy Now, Pay Later landscape is shifting with Amy Gavin | 11:FS Explores
Just what is going on with Buy Now, Pay Later right now?
Why Homebuying is broken and how to fix it | 11:FS Explores
There are one billion people globally who can't prove their identity. That's a big problem for accessing financial services.
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Insights: The future of Revolut with UKCEO Francesca Carlesi
The UK banking battlefield has never been more competitive. Customers expectfinancial apps that are personalised, seamless, and that genuinely make a differenc...
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Insights: The future of Revolut with UKCEO Francesca Carlesi
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Insights: The future of Revolut with UKCEO Francesca Carlesi
The UK banking battlefield has never been more competitive. Customers expectfinancial apps that are personalised, seamless, and that genuinely make a differenc...
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Insights: The future of Revolut with UKCEO Francesca Carlesi
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Insights: The future of Revolut with UKCEO Francesca Carlesi
