At this point we can all agree that the financial market as a whole has gone through a period of lows. Paired with increased inflation (even in developed countries), and the US confirming a recession, things seem to have really taken a turn for the worse - the so-called bear market.
They say time is money, right? Well, what about time to money – how long it takes for money to be available for you to use.
This week on Fintech Insider News David, Jason and Simon were joined by Innovate Finance’s Sophie Winwood and making his Fintech Insider debut, Banking Editior at The Economist, Patrick Lane, to tackle the latest news from the last week. Listen to the episode in full here or play and read below
When I see headlines about “hipster” banks and “trendy” cards, it strikes me that the narrative is missing a huge shift about the consumer. Ethical is the new luxury. Private is the new showy. Transparent is the new trusted.
I think I speak for a lot of people when I say - homework is crap. Evenings after school are for watching Takeshi’s Castle, not studying Pythagoras’ theorem.
As part of the editorial process for Fintech Insider we review a lot of stories and see how media outlets report on challenger banks. Some recent pieces had the distinct feel of unhappy incumbent bankers lobbying hard to change the narrative.
You may have heard of Marcus, it’s been kind of a big deal. But why and how? We recently sat down with Boe Hartman, CTO at Marcus by Goldman Sachs, to get the inside story.
Banks are having a midlife crisis. Their tech is at that stage where it’s old enough to gather regrets. Lots of them. 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.
Fintechs regularly provide updates on how many customers they have. Motivations for doing so are varied — garnering headlines, proving naysayers wrong, or right, keeping investors happy and so on. More interestingly, they also have a variety of definitions of “customer” that are not always clear.
I think we can all accept that clear customer insight, the right business drivers, market opportunities, etc. should inform great proposition design.
If there’s one region that’s been bookmarked by every 2024 predictions list in terms of innovation and investment, it’s the Middle East. And as the region emerges as a fintech hotspot, its unique commitment to Islamic finance is drawing attention.
Everyone’s got a bike these days, right? How many bikes would you admit to owning? Is your ‘multi-bike’ strategy paying off? Now ask yourself the same questions about your use of cloud.
As financial services continues to ride the digital transformation wave, there is a big problem emerging: recruiting the tech talent required to achieve the scale of change needed.
Brexit, GDPR, robo-regulation, fintech bridges, and envoys. Those were the big topics at the Treasury’s International Fintech Conference (IFTC) this year, held at Tobacco Dock.

We. Are. Here. At Barclays Rise for the ION Hackathon. Clearmatics are doing a special bonus episode with us covering the day's events. We've got a bumper pack of interviews for you including conversations with some of the hackathon teams, including some very youthful competitors.

We're switching things up a bit for this episode, our US host Sam Maule was in the UK with fellow Americans (and American experts) Teana Baker-Taylor, Alexa Fernandez, Joaquin Ayuso de Paul and Mark Miesner to go over the best US stories of the past week. We bring you: The latest developments in the BB&T and Suntrust super-merger, Chime rings the changes as 10k new users sign up in 24hrs and Mastercard’s new sonic identity that’s going on tour.

We have an incredible After Dark episode for you. It's the first we've done in a while and sets the tone for what we believe will be the key aspects of fintech in 2019. Partnerships and digital love between banks and fintechs, two (or more!) companies coming together and working together to make each other stronger.

We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: Dormant funds, the SEC still won’t let crypto be and do you really need a blockchain?

David and Simon are joined by Iona Bain, Mel Palmer, Viktor Nebehaj and Saumeel Pachigar to chat through the biggest stories of the last 7 days. Including: Revolut’s Valentine’s day ad scandal, the banking backlash Down Under and BB&T's super merger and much much more.

Sarah Kocianski's joined by some of the people involved in the heart of Money and Mental Health awareness, education and support. They are looking for solutions to the very real problems that the subject of money can cause when it comes to people’s mental health.

We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: Facebook take a step forward in the blockchain world, Fidelity get ready to disrupt the crypto market and custody is still everything

We are going to be talking about the pitfalls of pet insurance and the lengths fraudsters go to in an attempt to profit off insurers. We also examine what insurers are doing to combat fraud in the pet insurance industry.

Today we bring you: China’s app map allows you to dob in deadbeat debtors, Lloyds’ bring back 100% mortgages and HSBC’s new sound identity.

We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: Chat app Kik in SEC “Royal Rumble”, Multicoin declares victory after losing 1/3rd of capital and long Bitcoin, short the bankers...?

Today we bring you: Snoop Dogg investing in Klarna, Square launches a debit card for business and digging deep into the Aussie banking scene.

Simon interviews Reuben Lai to talk about taxis, ride-hailing and transforming into a fintech

We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: ConstantiNOple, a look at if Bitcoin was manipulated and you can track your Cobalt on a Blockchain, who knew?

We are going to be talking about the recent merger between AXA and the XL group and new division’s digital initiatives with Helene Stanway, Digital Leader at AXA XL.

Today we bring you: Fiserv acquires First Data in a $22bn deal, The Fed has Reservations about Fintech and finally, Greggs vegan sausage roll helps its stock rocket on Freetrade. All this and much much more on today’s show
Ever wanted to know what’s going on behind the scenes every time we make a payment?
Regulation is essential. It stops banks from going bust or behaving badly.
The invention of the computer revolutionised banking in the 1950s.
Lending has been around for thousands of years and is one of the cornerstones of banking.
They're down, but they're not certainly not out.
Mastercard and Visa are the two biggest credit card networks in the world.
We kick off our Decoding: Banks series with a look at the banking landscape today and how we got here.

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

After Dark - Open Finance: fact or fantasy?

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...

