Fintech Insider

Are you a complete nerd when it comes to fintech, banking, and financial services? Well, so are we!

The Fintech Insider podcast, from 11:FS, is presented by expert hosts with real industry experience who are joined by the biggest names from across financial services - from Stripe, JP Morgan Chase, Nubank, Revolut, M-Pesa, Klarna, and many many more.

We bring you a weekly news show every Monday - rounding up the industry’s biggest news from funding rounds, to product launches, to industry beefs, before diving into the hottest topics in our Insights shows every Thursday, from Buy Now Pay Later to Super Apps.

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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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631. Insights: After Dark: Ripping up the rulebook

Live from New York City, it's After Dark! David M. Brear and Gwera Kiwana are joined by some great guests, from Orum and Chipper Cash, to break down the comparisons between DeFi, embedded finance and the music counterculture.

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630. News: Griffin goes for banking licence and InDebted looks to disrupt UK debt collection

Gwera Kiwana and Benjamin Ensor are joined by some great guests, from Griffin, Indebted and Redpoint Ventures, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Griffin applies for UK banking licence, Digital debt collection agency InDebted looks to shake up the UK market, and Goldman Sachs offers senior staff unlimited holiday!

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629. Insights: Can Egypt’s young population push through a fintech revolution?

Kate Moody is joined by some great guests, from Lucky and Global Ventures, to talk about the rise of fintech in Egypt!

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Bonus. How web3 is shaping the future of finance - report deep dive

Gwera Kiwana is joined by Mauricio Magaldi, Global Strategy Director for Crypto at 11:FS, to talk about something exciting- our latest report, How web3 is shaping the future of finance, is out now! Join us while we take a look at the what, why and how of the report in this bonus episode.

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628. News: Does the market have Tiger Global by the tail?

Benjamin Ensor and Kate Moody are joined by some great guests, from Celero, Paymob and TechCrunch, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Neo Financial raises $185 million to shake up Canada’s Big Five, Egypt’s Paymob raises $50 million with an eye on SMEs, and the Vatican steps into the metaverse. All this and more on today's show!

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627. Insights: How payroll data became the holy grail

Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests, from Branch, Atomic and Check, to talk about how the rush for payroll data is building a potential $10bn industry.

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626. News: Stripe vs Plaid and Apple vs The EU

Benjamin Ensor and Kate Moody are joined by some great guests, from Moneybox and Payments Solved, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Stripe and Plaid face off on Stripe's new product, Moneybox to launch crowdfunding campaign and Swiss banker put strip club visits on expenses. All this and more on today's show!

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625. Insights: What's the global potential of Islamic finance?

Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests, from Wahed, KESTRL and Bank Aljazira, to talk about the broad spectrum of Islamic finance options.

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624. News: Stripe steps back into crypto with Twitter and fintech for good Helios raises seed round

Benjamin Ensor and Gwera Kiwana are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Stripe steps back into crypto, fintech for good Helios raises seed round, and football fans tip their cup-winning manager via his banking app. All this and more on today's show!

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623. Insights: If the President orders a CBDC, then who can stop it?

Simon Taylor is joined live on stage at New York FinTech Week by some great guests, from Visa, EMTECH and The Digital Dollar Project, to discuss whether a US central bank digital currency is now inevitable.

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622. News: Inflation strikes for Amazon sellers and SEON raises for global expansion

Benjamin Ensor and Nicole Perry are joined by some great guests to talk about he most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Amazon adds inflation charges in the US, SEON raises $94m for fraud prevention and first tweet NFT flops at auction. All this and more on today's show!

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621. Insights: How does financial services address underserved groups?

Gwera Kiwana is joined by some great guests, from Stilt, Green Check Verified and National Ugly Mugs, to reveal the markets and industries currently underserved by financial services.

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620. News: Nova Credit comes to the UK and Apple plots a payments war

Gwera Kiwana and Kate Moody are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last seven days, including: US fintech Nova Credit expands into Europe, Apple’s plan to win the payments war, and the microchip implants that let you pay with your hand. All this and more in today's show!

55min listen

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Insights: The future of Revolut with UK CEO 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 digital transformation race: big banks vs neobanks

Are the big banks finally pulling ahead, or are nimble neobanks still leading the charge? We unpack what modernisation really means—from infrastructure and innovation to trust and real-time delivery.

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