
It’s been a fantastic year for fintech and financial services, with so much happening across the world. Partnerships have sprung up between incumbents and fintechs with groundbreaking changes happening both on regulatory and commercial levels. Some we predicted, and some we didn’t. Here’s a quick recap of what we got right, and what we didn’t.

TL;DR: More closures are coming, Libra probably isn’t launching in 2020 (at least not in its current form) and blockchain’s next sleeper hit is already here.

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she turns her attention to bankers behaving badly…and cookies.

It’s that time again – with a new year on the horizon, we’re doing something a little different for 2019 and reviewing our best and most popular podcast episodes.

The UK went to the polls on June 8th, and the outcome was… inconclusive. Instead of the Conservative majority Theresa May sought (and was originally predicted), the result was a hung Parliament where no party won enough seats to govern independently.

It’s that time again – as the year draws to a close, we’re looking back on our best and most popular blog posts of 2019!

As we head into a new year, it’s looking more and more likely that the UK might be at risk of sacrificing its beloved fintech crown… … to the Middle East! 👑

Each week, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry creates #LedaWrites. This week she discusses the day doubt and false hope collided.

Our 11:FS Tough Mudder team crossed the finish line on a sunny Saturday morning complete with bluebells at their feet and birds chirping in the distance. On the other hand they’d just crawled through something called the ‘Arctic Enema’ so it’s not quite as idyllic as you’d think.

Fresh off the finale of his massive hit podcast The Missing Cryptoqueen, Jamie Bartlett sits down with us to talk about Dr. Ruja, crypto scams and more.

The final After Dark of 2019 saw a show built around Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, lots of questions about where the industry is going and plenty of questionable Xmas jumpers.

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she turns her attention to curiosity, impatience and the importance of never inviting her to career talks.

The things we buy and the clothes we wear reflect who we are, but who we choose to bank with rarely does. Could this be changing as an increasing number of digital services offer tailored offerings to niche customers?

Each week, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry, creates #LedaWrites. This week after celebrating her birthday she reflects on life, the universe and everything, and cherishing the things we have even in the hardest of times.

Each week, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry, creates #LedaWrites. This week her attention turns to the people who walk in the most thrilling and challenging of space: the in-between.

Sam Maule is hosting in New York and this week he's joined by Jack Kramer and Nick Martell from Robinhood Snacks!

We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: JP Morgan to finance blockchain-based inventory system, the UK confirms the legal status of cryptoassets, and 25,000 Chinese blockchain firms are accused of issuing their own tokens. All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!

On this week's episode, Sarah Kocianski is joined by some great guests to talk all things AI and automation! What are the benefits of automation? Can you truly automate an entire claims process? All this and much much more on today's Insurtech Insider!

Sam Maule and Will White host this week's news show from NYC and are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Chime rings in the new year in style, Silicon Valley’s reality check with California’s new consumer privacy laws, and Barclays harnesses puppy power to ease students’ money stress.

Sam Maule and Will White host this week's news show from NYC and are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Chime rings in the new year in style, Silicon Valley’s reality check with California’s new consumer privacy laws, and Barclays harnesses puppy power to ease students’ money stress.

We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: Andreessen Horowitz leads $25M funding round, the argument for why the UK should have its own cryptocurrency, and Brave browser introduces crypto-coin rewards for your fave websites. All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!

Sarah Kocianski and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting fintech stories of the last 7 days. This week our stories include: Google's offering of checking accounts, Facebook launches Facebook pay, and HSBC and RBS' new digital banking platforms! All this and much more on today's Fintech Insider News!

This week we bring you an episode of the podcast recorded live at Xerocon London 2019! David Brear is joined by a fantastic panel of guests to discuss and debate the importance of cash flow for SMEs in this combined news and insights show!

We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: Bakkt's biggest trading day to date, North Korean crypto money laundering, and Ray Dalio's take on broken financial systems. All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!

Leda Glyptis and Adam Davis are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Robinhood traders find “infinite leverage” glitch, Digital banks grow as fintech funding slows and Westpac announces banking-as-a-service platform! All this and much more on today's Fintech Insider News!

Sam Maule is in San Diego, and is joined by Lee Wetherington, Director of Strategic Insight at Jack Henry and Associates and Ben Metz, Senior Managing Director at Jack Henry & Associates!

We. Are. Here. In New York actually! Today we bring you: China announces new regulatory authority for blockchain and digital payments, Harbor adds SEC license to help security token issuers pay out dividends and association of German banks call for a digital Euro. All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider.

Jason Bates is at SIBOS 2019 at the Excel in London where he is joined by Bill Winters, Group Chief Executive at Standard Chartered!

On this weeks episode, Sarah Kocianski is joined by some awesome guests to talk all things how to attract and retain talent in the insurance industry! Where is the talent going? Who has the hang of company culture? All this and much much more on today's Insurtech Insider!

David Brear and Sarah Kocianski are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Revolut teams up with Mastercard to help them launch in the US - weeks after their Visa deal was announced, Santander takes on Goldman in the US deposits market, and EY’s alternative workplace training for women! All this and much more on today's Fintech Insider News!
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Mastercard and Visa are the two biggest credit card networks in the world.
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David M. Brear, our 11:FS CEO, takes us through legacy technology within banks - but of course, with a really cool Lightboard.

Fintech Marketing Podcast Season 2: Coming soon

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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...

