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Fintech Insider

Our fintech predictions for 2022

There’s so much to look forward to in 2022. It’s the Year of the Tiger. There’s a World Cup in November. And, of course, the sands of insurtech will keep shifting.

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Banking

The future of Black banking in the US

Despite being hailed as transparent and secure, the cryptocurrency industry has been beset by fraud, scams and general crisis in recent months.

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Banks need to stop thinking Gen Z financial literacy will be built on TikTok

Financial literacy, it’s a silent pandemic. Gen Zs need all the help they can get. 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.

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11:FS Pulse

What have 11:FS Pulse subscribers been viewing in 2021?

The second episode of our brand-new video series, Decoding: Banking as a Service, is here! If you missed it (or any of the others) catch up here. Here’s a rundown of this episode if you prefer reading to watching 📖

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Banking

Can digital companies make banking affordable for Canadians?

Banking in Canada is expensive. Incumbent banks apply charges on just about everything, from transaction fees for sending money to monthly charges for just having an account open.

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After Dark

Making financial services better, faster, stronger

As July continues apace, brands all over the world are rolling up their rainbow logos and packing them away for another year.

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Islam

5 considerations for the future of Islamic banking

Guest author Nahim Bassa shares his thoughts on the future of Islamic banking.

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How is fintech tackling football?

Behind every great feature is a problem that needs to be solved. Lloyds Banking Group’s Benefit Calculator tackled one head-on — and is already making waves in how support reaches those who need it most.

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Open Banking

Banking as a Service accelerates Open Banking adoption

This article was originally published in The Paypers’ ‘Open Banking Report 2021: Open Finance and the Race for Relevance and New Business Models in Banking'.

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Unfiltered

Would you rather be a fintech Super App or a bank?

Every time I see a fintech announce they are applying for a charter, I wonder ‘do you really want to be a bank?’ 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.

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Business model innovation

Inspiring business model innovation in banking

You can catch the full Fintech Insider take on the news today at 4pm on the podcast here. Following on from a great response last week we’re going to be doing another close look at the most interesting story of the week’s show. Again you can let us know in the comments below or at our community site, Fintech Insider News. Fintech Insider hosts Sarah and Ross sit down with Daniel Hegarty, CEO and Co-Founder of Habito, and Nina Mohanty, Business Development at Bud to discuss the news, including what might just be the next stage of online shopping.

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Open Banking

In Australia, data is the new salt

I sat down with our new Chairman, and my long time mentor, Shaun Meadows to chat innovation, being different and why culture is vital for future success.

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Unfiltered

New neobanks need to take bolder bets

One of our core values here at 11:FS is ‘everything on purpose and with purpose’. We even have a porpoise sticker (the puns keep coming) to celebrate it. It is what enables us to deliver fast, without waste and with relentless focus on outcomes. That and a kick-ass team. They often go together.

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After Dark

You’re building the first banking ecosystem on Mars. Where do you begin?

For this edition of After Dark, the live recording of our Fintech Insider podcast, we went for something a little bit different. Presenting After Dark: Starting from scratch, the short story... Check out the video here.

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Building a bank? Here’s why you should use Kotlin

Backend development for greenfield banking requires a special set of needs. We use Kotlin as our programming language. Here’s why.

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Fintech Insider

469. News: Who isn't launching a checking account?

Simon Taylor and Sarah Kocianski are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Crowdcube and Seedrs' merge, the FCA’s new sandbox dedicated to overcoming coronavirus challenges, and Venmo launches a credit card, as Credit Karma launches a checking account.

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467. News: Open Banking is working - but what comes next?

Sarah Kocianski and Ross Gallagher are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Open Banking doubles its user base in 2020, Amazon's new payment method in the palm of your hand, and can Ping An rescue HSBC?

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465. News: FinCEN Files leak and NatWest carbon footprint tracker

Simon Taylor and Ross Gallagher are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: The FinCEN file leak, Tink continues path to European domination, and NationWide claps back again racism.

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464. Insights: Latin America - fintech's next hottest market

Sam Maule is joined by some fantastic guests from across Latin America to talk about development, growth and impact of fintechs in the region.

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463. News: Can Alibaba Grab the SE Asian market?

Jason Bates and David Brear are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Alibaba invest 3 BILLION in Grab, Klarna reaches an $11Bn valuation, and Microsoft dig up a data centre they buried underwater off the coast of Scotland 2 years ago.

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Fintech Insider

462. Insights: How can public cloud drive business transformation?

David Brear is joined by some fantastic experts from IBM to discuss the opportunities that public cloud offer for business transformation in financial services.

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461. News: Banks tackle deepfraud and RTGS collaborates with Microsoft

Sam Maule and Sarah Kocianski are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: RTGS Global rolls out stage 1 of liquidity visibility network in collab with Microsoft, banks work with fintechs to counter ‘deepfake’ fraud, and Paypal terminates accounts linked to a Russian influence operation.

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Insurtech Insider

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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459. News: Paypal take on Klarna and Afterpay; Vipps and Visa team up & Chip’s new raise

David Brear and Mel Stringer are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: More raises as Chip launches Series A, Paypal is coming for Klarna and AfterPay, and Goldman Sachs launches its own font: Goldman Sans.

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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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453. News: Can F2 solve Facebook’s problems & will Amex buy Kabbage?

Sam Maule and Sarah Kocianski are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days in US financial services and beyond including: Facebook rolls out its Facebook Financial Initiative; AmEx in talks to buy Kabbage and Robinhood blows past rivals in day trades, and much much more!

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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

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451. News: Varo Money gets their charter & Google Pay's new banking partners

Ross Gallagher and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Varo Money get their full national charter; Google teams up with 8 US banks to offer digital bank accounts by 2021 and Wirecard processed payments for the mafia.

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450. Insights: The rise of Australian digital banking

Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about the growth and impact of digital banking in the APAC region, with a special focus on Australia.

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11:FS Explores: Legacy banking systems ft. David M. Brear

David M. Brear, our 11:FS CEO, takes us through legacy technology within banks - but of course, with a really cool Lightboard.

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Decoding: Banking as a Service - Episode 5

Welcome to episode 5 of our new video series, Decoding: Banking as a Service!

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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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Decoding: Banking as a Service - Episode 4

Welcome to episode 4 of our new video series, Decoding: Banking as a Service!

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Decoding: Banking as a Service - Episode 3

Welcome to episode 3 of our new video series, Decoding: Banking as a Service!

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Decoding: Banking as a Service - Episode 2

Welcome to episode 2 of our new video series, Decoding: Banking as a Service!

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Decoding: Banking as a Service - Episode 1

Welcome to episode 1 of our new video series, Decoding: Banking as a Service!

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It's not the technology - Why banking is broken ft. Ewan Silver

When people discuss 'banking being broken', they often refer to the technology itself. However, that isn't necessarily the case.

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Microservices architecture - Asynchronous systems ft. Vaughan Sharman

Minimum Lovable Brand | 11:FS Explores

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How banks make money - UK retail banking ft. Sarah Kocianski

In this video, our Head of Research, Sarah Kocianski, unpacks exactly how banks make money - with the handy edition of a super cool lightboard!

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Fintech is only 1% finished - The fintech market ft. Simon Taylor

Fintech is only 1% finished. But what do we mean by that? Simon Taylor, Head of Ventures at 11:FS takes us through the landscape of financial technology in this Lightboard edition of 11:FS Explores.

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What is Open Banking? | 11:FS Explores

In this episode of 11:FS Explores, Adam Davis picks apart Open Finance, and what we have to look forward to if this technology became a reality.

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What Griffin are going to do now they have their banking licence with CCO Adam Moulson | Spotlight

Inclusive design is a mindset and a process that suggests that you should bring as many people as possible - and the most diverse of voices that you can - into your product design product process, so that you're being truly inclusive. It's designing with people rather that just at them. Charlotte Fereday, Product Director, Ventures, explains what inclusive design is, why it's important, how you can design more inclusively, and answers - how possible is truly inclusive design?

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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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