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What N26’s UK exit tells us about entering new markets

As the German challenger prepares to leave British shores, what can we learn about its attempts to break into the market?

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David M Brear in conversation with Soldo

Group CEO David M. Brear recently sat down with the good folks at prepaid business card provider Soldo to discuss the rise of fintech since the 2008 financial crisis and how the UK came to prominence.

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11:FS

11:FS 2019 in Review

What. A. Year. 2019 has been an absolute whirlwind of growth and expansion and in true 11:FS style, we continued to ramp up and start new things right up until the last day of Q4.

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challenger bank

Black Friday 2019: How 3 American fintechs are faring in the UK

On the last American holiday before Christmas, we look at the performance of three companies across the pond.

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11:FS

11 weeks at 11:FS

11:FS Product Lead Terry Cordeiro reflects on what it’s like to be a new “11” after nearly three months on the job.

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Regulation

The EU regulation causing your finance apps to drive you mad (part 2)

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

11:YEARS - the 11:FS documentary examining the rise of UK fintech

At 11:FS, we’re proud to be an integral part of a UK community at the forefront of post-financial crisis innovation. But the story of how that community came together has never been told… until now.

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11:FS

11:FS named one of LinkedIn’s Top 25 Startups in the UK. Again!

Last year, LinkedIn honoured us as a Top 25 Startup in the UK. And they’ve gone and done it again for 2019.

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Open Banking

US Banking: Monzo rises to the challenge

America has seemed a beacon of prosperity for as long as anyone can remember. But a closer look into the state of American household finances reveals a bleak picture.

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Small team delivery and Snoop Dogg: Our interview with Michael Rouse, CCO of Klarna

When brands decide it’s time to build their community, they dive straight onto social media. It makes sense right? Social media gives you a platform to instantly connect with a huge number of people all over the world. Social media gives you a shortcut to connect, share, get feedback, and generally tell people what you’ve got going on. 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

Second Annual 11:FS Pulse Awards: Best US Disruptor

Since we launched the first Pulse awards, a lot has changed.

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11:FS Pulse

Second Annual 11:FS Pulse Awards

The battle for commuters’ attention has been heating up. On the London Underground, it feels like every other ad is trying to push the latest fintech or challenger bank to the city’s tired travellers.

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Design

Meowing cards and hot coral: The new brand identities

Banking for SMEs has been ineffective for a long time, with products that kept owners working on admin rather than growth. It’s time for something new.

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11:FS

11:FC vs Yieldify: The Battle for Aldgate Tower

Under Friday night lights and in appalling conditions of driving wind and rain, the mighty 11:FC overcame all odds to bring home a 2-1 victory over office neighbours, Yieldify FC.

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Mettle

Former Apple and BCG Digital Ventures Head of Talent will manage 11:FS team to scale the business as it engages in new projects, with new clients and across new geographies.

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Fintech Insider

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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Fintech Insider

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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Fintech Insider

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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Fintech Insider

455. News: Funding, funding and more funding - Robinhood, Form3, Habito & BCR Pool E

Simon Taylor and David Brear are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: fintech funding as Robinhood’s valuation grows… again! In the UK Form3 and Habito get funding and BCR Pool E is awarded, and Citi accidentally Paid $900M Paid In Error to Revlon and now they want it back. All this and much more on today's show

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Fintech Insider

441. News: Wirecard hits UK fintech but BaaS is still booming

Simon Taylor and David Brear are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: the Wirecard scandal continues to unfold and UK fintechs get swept up in its wake, and we speak to some of the companies directly affected, Chime launch a credit card, and Galileo offers everyone the chance to launch a credit card.

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Fintech Insider

407. News: Robinhood’s major outage; BCR backlash builds

Ross Gallagher and Sarah Kocianski are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting fintech stories of the last 7 days, including: Dow goes up whilst Robinhood goes down, Banking Competition Remedies face backlash and a story about one very generous payments CEO!

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Fintech Insider

406. Interviews: From Google to Fintech Unicorns: Sunil Chandra, OakNorth Platform CEO

David Brear is joined by Sunil Chandra, platform CEO at OakNorth to talk about his experience at Google, the London fintech scene, and using data and machine learning for better borrowing and lending solutions.

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Fintech Insider

401. News: N26 closes UK accounts, blaming Brexit

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: N26 is leaving the UK in April, Starling snatches up new funding, and Credit Suisse stuck in spying scandal.

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Fintech Insider

398. Insights: Will Brexit break UK fintech?

David Brear and Ross Gallagher are joined by some great guests to discuss what Brexit and our departure from the European Union will mean for UK fintech. Guests on today's show are Emily Nicolle, Technology Editor at City AM and James Hurley, Enterprise Editor at The Times.

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Insurtech Insider

58. News: How will Brexit impact insurtechs?

Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are joined by some fantastic guests to talk about the latest developments in the world of insurtech!

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Fintech Insider

390. Interviews: Marta Krupinska, Head of Google for Startups UK

Sarah Kocianski is at Fintech Connect 2019 where she is joined by Marta Krupinska, Head of Google for Startups UK!

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Fintech Insider

382. Interviews: Des McDaid, UK MD, Marcus by Goldman Sachs

Sarah Kocianski is at Fintech Connect 2019 at the ExCeL London where she is joined by Des McDaid, UK MD at Marcus by Goldman Sachs!

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Insurtech Insider

53. News: Shots fired from the Bank of England

Sarah Kocianski is joined by some fantastic guests to talk about the latest developments in the world of insurtech!

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Fintech Insider

371. News: Monzo responds to BBC expose

David Brear and Kate Moody are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Monzo have their say following that Watchdog expose, New York say no to the OCC’s fintech charters and McKinsey reckon banks need to shape up or risk getting left behind. All this and much more on today's Fintech Insider News.

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Fintech Insider

366. Insights: The Future of UK Fintech

David Brear is joined by some great guests at this live panel at the premiere of 11:Years, our newly released documentary about the rise of UK Fintech! Our panel discuss what happened during the financial crisis, who was affected by it and what will the next 11 years look like?

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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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