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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483. News: Google gets into banking - but how will customers react?

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: Google takes on Venmo and Square with new payments features, Starling hits profit for the first time, and the Queen of England unexpectedly takes an interest in blockchain.

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482. Insights: Lessons on Lockdown: challenges, changes and opportunities in financial services

Adam Davis is joined by some great guests to take a retrospective look back on the coronavirus lockdown and the lessons learnt.

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481. News: All about that BaaS - did Wirecard collapse at a good time?

Sarah Kocianski and Kate Moody joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Santander buys Wirecard’s core European business for €100m, PNC buys BBVA USA and the FCA says no, as Lanister launches its new polymorphic payment card.

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480. Insights: Path to profitability: are fintech business models sustainable?

David Brear is joined by some great guests to discuss the fintech path to profitability.

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479. News: WhatsApp payments in India - exponential growth potential?

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: WhatsApp gets approval for payments in India, the US government want to block Visa’s $5.3 billion acquisition of Plaid, and Klarna gets sued by Pablo Escobar’s brother

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478. Insights: Financial and economic abuse: are banks doing enough?

Sam Maule is joined by some incredible guests to talk about economic abuse and the role of banks and financial institutions.

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477. News: Disruptive innovation - Goldman bets big on BaaS

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: Goldman bets on Banking as a Service, British banks stay bullish despite Lockdown 2, and Ant’s record-breaking IPO has been blocked by the Chinese regulator.

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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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475. News: Ant’s record-breaking IPO - they’re 1% done!

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: Ant Group and the biggest IPO of all time, cryptocurrency initiatives amongst industry giants PayPal and JP Morgan, and raccoons break into California bank.

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474. Insights: Cyber Security - what are the biggest threats?

Sarah Kocianski is joined by some great guests to talk about cybersecurity in financial services.

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473. News: Stripe acquires Paystack - are they taking over the world?

Simon Taylor and Mel Stringer are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Stripe acquires Nigeria’s Paystack, Marqeta’s research discovers Covid-19 has forced three-quarters of banks to change their future strategy, and ESG funds forecast to outnumber conventional funds by 2025.

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472. Insights: Open Banking two years on - how far have we come?

Sarah Kocianski is joined by some great guests to talk about Open Banking two years on and the key developments that have been made since then.

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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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470. Insights: Middle East fintech - revolutionising the region's financial landscape

Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests to discuss how fintech and digital transformation is shaking up the financial landscape of the Middle East.

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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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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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