Customer research, user testing and feedback loops for FS products.

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Intelligent Services

Stop mistaking clever features for intelligent services

When launching a new product or improving an existing one, it's tempting for product teams to look at competitors as a starting point. But if the goal is to launch a proposition that truly solves your customers' problems, do you even need to look at your competitors in the first place?

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ESG

Can circular economies do what ESG couldn’t?

This is the second article in a three-part series on how fintech for good (FFG) is helping people and the planet. The first touched on consumer behaviour. If you missed it, check it out here.

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How to build a design dream team for your digital product business

This December 2020 cover of The New Yorker has been praised for perfectly capturing the zeitgeist of the time. Of the completely bizarre year we didn’t see coming. The illustrator draws on the mundane everyday to create an image that resonates so well with the magazine’s varied readers.

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Unfiltered

Product managers have the tools to fix ESG investing

As the saying goes, “success breeds success”. And one of the things that’s interesting in our industry is the alumni of fintechs going on to do great things. It’s no coincidence - there’s a bit of a pattern emerging: The founders of some of the most successful startups of today cut their teeth at the biggest fintechs of yesterday.

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Crypto

Universal crypto adoption will come down to education and design

It’s happening. After months of ‘will they, won’t they’, Monzo is heading Stateside.

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UAE

Reaching unbanked migrant workers in the Middle East

In a recent report EY point out that the big advantage the UK has in “Fintech” is it’s progressive policy from Government and Regulators. This post examines the latest policy the regulatory sandbox; to understand how it might work, what companies entering it need to know, and how other jurisdictions could repeat the trick. Can it help financial services be a bit more awesome?

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Wealth management

Private banking: get truly digital or get left behind

Recently, Nick Miller, Senior Ventures Strategist at 11:FS, published an article on why ESG investing is broken. If you haven't already, go and give it a read before you dive into this one.

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Payments

Why is instant access to money still a myth?

They say time is money, right? Well, what about time to money – how long it takes for money to be available for you to use.

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ESG

Fintech's climate fight starts with changing consumer behaviour

This week on Fintech Insider News David, Jason and Simon were joined by Innovate Finance’s Sophie Winwood and making his Fintech Insider debut, Banking Editior at The Economist, Patrick Lane, to tackle the latest news from the last week. Listen to the episode in full here or play and read below

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11:FS Pulse

Why is competitor research so important?

I think I speak for a lot of people when I say - homework is crap. Evenings after school are for watching Takeshi’s Castle, not studying Pythagoras’ theorem.

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BNPL

Has fintech made us more resilient or vulnerable to economic shocks?

As part of the editorial process for Fintech Insider we review a lot of stories and see how media outlets report on challenger banks. Some recent pieces had the distinct feel of unhappy incumbent bankers lobbying hard to change the narrative.

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Design

Making inclusive design more inclusive

You may have heard of Marcus, it’s been kind of a big deal. But why and how? We recently sat down with Boe Hartman, CTO at Marcus by Goldman Sachs, to get the inside story.

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How loyalty broke and why web3 can fix it

Fintechs regularly provide updates on how many customers they have. Motivations for doing so are varied — garnering headlines, proving naysayers wrong, or right, keeping investors happy and so on. More interestingly, they also have a variety of definitions of “customer” that are not always clear.

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Design

5 tips for designing purpose-first propositions in 2022

I think we can all accept that clear customer insight, the right business drivers, market opportunities, etc. should inform great proposition design.

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Unfiltered

Fintech VCs must do more to help the LGBTQ+ community

If there’s one region that’s been bookmarked by every 2024 predictions list in terms of innovation and investment, it’s the Middle East. And as the region emerges as a fintech hotspot, its unique commitment to Islamic finance is drawing attention.

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Fintech Insider

420. Insights: How the COVID-19 pandemic will accelerate digital financial services

11:FS's David Brear, Simon Taylor, Sarah Kocianski and Benjamin Ensor come together to talk about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial services industry.

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Insurtech Insider

64. Covid-19: Who will come out stronger?

Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are joined by a panel of guests to talk through Covid-19 and what this might mean for the insurance industry going forward! All this and much much more on today's Insurtech Insider!

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419. News: Fintechs step up to distribute relief funding

Sarah Kocianski and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Starling and OakNorth join coronavirus loan programme, US fintechs to help distribute coronavirus aid, and a women-only neobank is coming to Brazil.

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346. Insights: Jobs to be Done - The future of product design

Today's host, Ryan Garner is joined by some expert guests to bring you the latest episode of Fintech Insider Insights! Today we'll be focusing on everything JTBD, with insights from guests that know all about this space.

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260. Insights: Product Design in fintech and banking

On today’s show, our host Jason Bates is going to take a bit of a deep dive into the world of product design for digital products in fintech and banking. We're using the classic double diamond of design to explain just what matters most in designing products and how to deliver products that matter to customers.

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Insurtech Insider

InsurTech Insider: Episode 16. Pet insurance

David's back and he joins Sarah and special guest Oke Eleazu to discuss all things pet insurance as well as some of the top insurance news.

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Insurtech Insider

Insurtech Insider Episode 13: Vehicle Insurance Model Disruption

On the latest episode of Insurtech Insider, Sarah and Nigel are joined by insurtech insiders to give you the very latest in insurtech. Joining our hosts are Freddy Macnamara, CEO of Cuvva, Tobi Taupitz, CEO and Founder of Laka, and David Williams, Technical Director at AXA.

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Bonus: Interview with Richard Davies TSB Design Competition

Sarah Kocianski had the opportunity to speak to Louise Smith, Chief Digital Officer at Lloyd's of London about digital transformation and the future of the famous underwriting rooms!

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Insurtech Insider

InsurTech Insider Episode 11: Cyber Insurance + Lemonade CEO interview

On today's episode, David and Nigel were joined by Hiscox's Gareth Wharton and Zurich's Thomas Clayton. We also bring you an awesome interview with the CEO of Lemonade, Daniel Schreiber!

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Insurtech Insider

InsurTech Insider Episode 9: Insurance on a Blockchain - the Blockchain Insider Takeover!

In this very special show, we let our sister podcast Blockchain Insider takeover the mics, as Simon Taylor leads a roundtable focusing on blockchain and insurance and the different opportunities and ways of thinking that can be tapped into using smart contracts and DLT, while co-host Colin G Platt interviews Stephan Karpischek, Co-founder of Etherisc, who are building decentralized insurance applications.

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InsurTech Insider Episode 8: The Sharing Economy and changing insurance models

In this week's episode we focus on the Sharing and Gig Economies and changing insurance models as a result. We also chat to co-founders Mike Rudoy & Luke Cohler from New York based start-up, Jetty.

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5: Insurance as a platform

This week David is joined by longtime friend of 11:FS, Sarah Kocianski, and James York, Founder of Worry+Peace, to discuss insurance as a platform, and we also speak to Sascha Wischek, CEO of Fjuul.

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InsurTech Insider 1. – InsurTech 101

InsurTech Insider is a new show in the 11Media network, hosted by David Brear and co-host Nigel Walsh, of Deloitte, dedicated […]

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Insurtech Insider

1. – InsurTech 101

InsurTech Insider is a new show in the 11Media network, hosted by David Brear and co-host Nigel Walsh, of Deloitte, dedicated […]

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232. Loot CEO Ollie Purdue on Creating a New Banking Experience at Age 20

In this episode What were you doing when you were 20 years old? Ollie Purdue was studying law…and founding a […]

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Inclusive design

What is inclusive design? 11:FS Explores

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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.

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BNPL

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?

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Homebuying

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

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