
11:FS CEO David M. Brear reached out to his followers on LinkedIn to ask for their thoughts on the following conundrum: what do you think the future operating model looks like for financial services and why?

Death. It's inevitable. It's also a financial nightmare most don't see coming. But what if you could save tens, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars during this grim process?

Our CEO, David Brear, talks everything PSD 2 for HotTopics. Legislation is usually brought in to reduce stupidity amongst individuals, or groups exhibiting behaviors that may cause harm. PSD 2 is no different in terms of its purpose and overall need to exist. The European Commission has tried to foster innovation and filter banks toward more inclusive ways of working. PSD, miData and a number of other “carrots” meant to foster innovation have been used with limited success. Banks have treated all of these as purely compliance driven; tick box exercises, and tend to deliver the bare minimum to meet legislation. With regulators and governments now losing patience with banks, we now have the “go to your room” moment; PSD 2.

It’s all very quiet. Almost too quiet for my liking. The UK banking system is under more stresses and strains than it has ever faced, but yet it is seemingly business as usual for many. The time is now upon us. Fundamentally, the decisions banks make in the next 24 months and the changes they implement in the next five years will define the industry’s winners and losers—period.

EL. EF. GEE. Today we bring you: UK Treasury to introduce stablecoin regulation within weeks, MakerDAO members vote on $100M DAI vault for bank, and the FBI adds missing Cryptoqueen, Ruja Ignatova, to top ten most wanted. All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!

Welcome back to Under the Hood, a brand new podcast from 11:FS and Synapse! We are lifting the lid on banking technology - and in today's episode, we're going deep into the payments space, joined by Nick Ogden, founder of Worldpay, Clearbank and now RTGS global, and Craig Lewis, founder and CEO of Gig Wage.

Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are joined by two great guests to talk about events insurance. After a year of cancelled events worldwide, we wanted to discuss what those widespread cancellations have meant for both insurers, and the insured.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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!
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?

The UK banking battlefield has never been more competitive. Customers expectfinancial apps that are personalised, seamless, and that genuinely make a differenc...


The UK banking battlefield has never been more competitive. Customers expectfinancial apps that are personalised, seamless, and that genuinely make a differenc...

