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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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Interviews

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

Bonus: World's First Smart Bank? Monzo Release IFTTT Integration

Simon Vans-Colina visits us at 11:FS to reveal all about their new IFTTT integration

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Blockchain Insider

49. Live from Money20/20 Europe: Interviews With Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and Brad Zastrow from Dash

Blockchain Insider comes to you Live from Money20/20 this week! We also have awesome interviews with not one but two Brads: Brad Garlighouse, CEO of Ripple and Brad Zastrow Global Head of Business Development of the Dash Core.

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Fintech Insider

211. Interview: Suresh Vaghjiani, MD Global Processing Services

Simon sits down with Suresh Vaghjiani, Managing Director of Global Processing Services to discuss how many fintechs are using their services, how they choose who to partner with and those card outages that happened at the end of 2017.

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Blockchain Insider

44. Deutsche Wish Your Profit Was Hot Like Binance

Simon and Sarah sit down with Petrit Berisha to talk about the latest in blockchain news.

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Fintech Insider

209. Interviews: Deputy Mayor of London Rajesh Agrawal

David sits down with the Deputy Mayor of London, Rajesh Agrawal to discuss the future of fintech in London and what the city's financial industry needs to be doing to remain the financial capital of the world.

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Fintech Insider

208. CEO Interviews: Luke Johnson, Neat Capital & Mutaz Qubbaj Squirrel

Simon sits down for a double dose of interviews this week. First he meets Luke Johnson, CEO and Co-Founder of Neat Capital on faster housing purchases before sitting down with CEO of Squirrel, Mutaz Qubbaj.

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Fintech Insider

Bonus: Interview with Richard Davies TSB Design Competition

Sarah Kocianski had the opportunity to speak to Louise Smith, Chief Digital Officer at Lloyd's of London about digital transformation and the future of the famous underwriting rooms!

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Blockchain Insider

35. Get Bits or Die Tryin' and Ripple Explain XRP

On today's show: Wallstreet sneaks up on crypto as Poloniex is taken over by Goldman-Sachs backed Circle, Nearly half of last year's ICO's have already failed and Venezuela go crypto crazy. We also bring you great interviews with Marcus Treacher, SVP of customer success at Ripple to address some of the confusion over XRP, and CoFounder of PayTechLaw Frank Müller.

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Fintech Insider

183. Insights: FCA Takeover

In this episode Jason and Simon (but mostly Jason) take over the FCA, hosting a series of interviews across the FCA team, recorded live at their offices in Canary Wharf!

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Fintech Insider

182. Interview: The FCA's exclusive announcement

In this episode, Jason Bates chats to Chris Woolard, Strategy and Competition Director about an exclusive announcement concerning their regulatory sandbox.

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Fintech Insider

180. Interview: Mike Kelly, CEO - Curl

In this episode, Simon Taylor chats to Mike Kelly, CEO and founder of payments network, Curl.

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Fintech Insider

171. Interview With Rishi Khosla, CEO of OakNorth

Today Jason Bates interviews OakNorth CEO Rishi Khosla, a leading challenger bank in the UK.

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168. Interview: Tom Blomfield - CEO, Monzo

Simon Taylor interviews Tom Blomfield, the CEO of Monzo where they discuss the challenger bank's viral growth, PSD2 and it's roadmap for the future.

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163. Interview: Toby Triebel, Wealthsimple

This week, Jason Bates speaks to Toby Triebel, CEO Europe, Wealth Simple.

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157. Fintech Insider LIVE from OP's Beach Party in Helsinki

This week's special episode was recorded live from OP's Slush after-party in Helsinki, where Jason, Simon and Sam are joined by very special guests to bring you 3 shows in one: topical discussion, round table insights and very special interviews from a fantastic indoor beach party in midwinter...

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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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