Content Hub
.svg)
.svg)
Customer research, user testing and feedback loops for FS products.
We've been talking about homebuying forever, so why is it still broken?
Financial services should be designing products and services that help buyers understand all of the costs involved in their end-to-end financial journey before committing.
Positive friction: Why a little resistance helps
For the past decade, the banking industry has been focused on developing frictionless interfaces. Financial institutions have prioritised seamless transactions, instant gratification, and engaging gamified features in a bid to build the ultimate digital financial experience.
Targeted support is coming. But customer decision-making has already moved on.
The need for better, tailored support through the customer experience is clear, but few are accounting for the fundamental shift that financial services has experienced with the introduction of AI.
.png)
In Saudi fintech, every transaction can be a path to financial growth
As the Saudi fintech market matures, a new challenge is emerging. Most fintech interactions, whether payments, BNPL, or other services, remain fundamentally transactional.
The end of ‘Apply Now’: Credit becomes invisible and immediate
When a customer reaches checkout today, they may get a choice to pay now, split the cost, or move it into credit. That is a very different starting point from the old model of applying for credit in advance.
Financial services must move beyond inertia to cultivate long-term loyalty
Loyalty is defined as “a strong feeling of support or allegiance”. However, in the context of financial services, it is more accurately defined as engineered persistence: a series of subconscious cues that steer customers toward familiar choices.
Designing for the human behind the business
The people using business banking tools don’t necessarily have financial backgrounds. Many smaller businesses can't afford a dedicated finance team. Yet banks keep building products that assume expertise their customers don't have, leaving them to figure things out on their own.
The rise of subscription banking and why it needs to fit into customers' lives
As our financial lives become more complex, there is a growing expectation for banks to offer more support, be more relevant, and generate greater everyday value. One of the clearest places this shift is starting to show up is in subscription banking.
Banks must become active partners in financial wellbeing
Around the world, people have instant, around-the-clock access to banking apps and their own financial data. So why do so many people still feel uncertain about their financial future?
The fight to win the salary battle
As the industry adjusts to a new digital landscape, players across the spectrum are fighting to muscle their way into the financial epicentre and ‘win’ the salary battle to become the payday home of their customers.
Gamification in fintech: Financial literacy or just engagement?
Saving money and paying bills might not sound exciting - but today’s finance apps are borrowing tricks from video games to change that.
Why the future of fintech depends on empowering SMBs
While consumer-focused fintech has seen waves of innovation since the early 2000s, the small and medium-sized business (SMB) sector has remained comparatively underserved.
424
424. Interviews: Plaid on customer driven innovation, data access and US open banking
Sam Maule is joined by John Pitts, Policy Lead, and Niko Karvounis Product Lead at Plaid to talk all things data, customer driven innovation, their European expansion and much more.
65
65. News: Covid-19 - Worse than 9/11 and Katrina for the insurance industry
Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are joined by a panel of guests to talk through the latest and greatest news in the insurance space which are heavily focussed on Covid-19 and the insurance industry this week!
423
423. News: Global bank profits tumble as US deposits grow
Simon Taylor and Adam Davis are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: 100% backed business loans; big banks results are in and corona is hitting their profit margins hard and even Animal Crossing's Bank of Nook is slashing its interest rates in an unwelcome reflection of the real world.
422
422. Insights: the impact of coronavirus on US SMB Financing
Sam Maule is joined by some great guests in the US SMB space, to discuss the impact of the coronavirus crisis on US small businesses - at the time in which all the stimulus funding had already been given out.
420
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.
64
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!
419
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.
346
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.
260
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.
16
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.
13
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.
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!
11
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!
9
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.
8
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.
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.
960
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...
960
Insights: The future of Revolut with UKCEO Francesca Carlesi
960
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...
960
Insights: The future of Revolut with UKCEO Francesca Carlesi
960
Insights: The future of Revolut with UKCEO Francesca Carlesi
