One notable group of firms are missing from the initial Libra founding members: banks. So what could Libra mean for them?
So you’re looking to scale agile Agile has become the status quo for most organisations delivering digital services. In recent years, conversation in the enterprise agile community has shifted to scaling agile.
I don’t know if I think about the Roman Empire every day, but awards submissions? I can’t seem to escape them.
The Federal Reserve hasn’t changed its payment system in more than 50 years. And while it’s operated with relative stability for that duration, the needs of businesses and their customers have evolved.
In a landscape where it’s so easy for people to switch between digital products and services, brands are having to work harder to get into the customer’s mind, and more importantly - to stay there. Standing out from the crowd is as important as ever. So why do fintechs look increasingly similar?
We were promised that fintech disruptors were going to revolutionise banking and sweep away the legacy players forever. So, what happened?
Months after the UK entered a coronavirus-induced lockdown and financial services firms are struggling to service their customers. Building a digital first approach now can alleviate immediate issues and set firms up for sustained customer success.
There is risk in everything. There is risk in getting out of bed in the morning. There is risk in not getting out of bed in the morning. There’s risk in leaving the house these days, particularly with C19 (which, if you’re a Londoner, might be confused with a particularly treacherous cycle route).
I’m often asked what I spend most of my time thinking about at 11:FS. Honestly, most of the time it's something to do with how to scale 11:FS in a way that places culture at the forefront of everything we do and keeps it there.
Money 20/20 Europe 2019 is almost upon us and this year I’m looking forward to hearing from some of the sharpest minds in the industry, and also having a good argument ;).
Digital-only banks have been all the rage for some time now. Who hasn't heard of Monzo and Starling or, if your gaze is stateside, Chime? 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.
"Mastercard to push up fees for UK purchases from EU" was the headline we all wanted to see last month amid lockdowns, vaccine shortages and Brexit debacles.
In the wake of UBS’ takeover of Credit Suisse, we’ve been thinking a lot about the impact that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have on technology and architecture.
ChatGPT is unavoidable. Everyone has an opinion on it, but we haven’t yet scratched the surface of what it could unleash for financial services. Big banks are already turning their backs on it, but are they making a huge mistake?
A banker keen to stay under the radar has written us another insider’s perspective on where problems and their solutions are found in incumbent banks. The Stigcumbent, who you’ll remember from their insight on TSB and Open Banking APIs, has returned. Read on to discover just where the problems and solutions in every bank live…

Sarah sits down with an amazing roundtable of guests to dig into Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) and what it means for the payments space and the financial ecosystem.

We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: France creates a regulatory framework for tokens, the SEC might let Blockstack be and Banks abandon XRP…….oh nooooo

Sarah's joined by a couple of great guests this week to talk about the most interesting stories happening in insurtech over the past couple of weeks.

Jason and Adam are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days. Including: Standard Chartered’s $1bn fine, London looks set to take the fintech unicorn crown from San Francisco nd your cat could be the next voice of the ‘miaowing’ debit card.

We're in NYC for New York Fintech Week! Sam is joined by some great guests to talk about the future of money and the UK as a leader in the space.

We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: Bank stablecoins are coming, Big banks back new international blockchain alliance and how a guy called Colin Platt became the richest person in the world…

David and Ross are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days. Including: Revolut keeps on spinning, Xero is making tax great again, and UK MPs are 'very likely' to launch probe into RBS remedies fund allocation.

David and Simon are joined by Finastra for a takeover show. At their offices in London Paddington, we're with some of the top tier of Finastra's team to bring you insight into the mega-vendor. Including what that term means to them.

We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: Google gets into consumer hardware keys, Bithump hacked and will the real galaxy digital please stand up.

Sarah's at the Insurtech Insights Conference to talk to some great guests and a panel about the impact of insurtech and how to bring objective data into subjective issues.

David and Leda are joined by a few great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days. Including: How do you like them apples? Apple launches Apple Card, Monzo and OakNorth team up to offer savings accounts and Erica’s a hit in America.

Host and producer Laura Watkins flew to Luxembourg to attend the LHoFT's Fintech Friday event to see what's changed in the region and what the country is planning to do next for fintech.

We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: Square ramp up crypto unit, the ‘real’ Bitcoin market and a failed ICO turns to eBay.

David Brear and Jason Bates are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days. Including: WorldPay sells to FIS for $35bn, Alipay does a thing with Barclaycard and a German bank lets its customers decide the dress code.

CEO of ING, Benoit Legrand came on to the Fintech Insider podcast to talk with Simon Taylor about unsuccessful startup experiences, innovation from the outside in and much more.

Banks are facing a lot of challenges compared to their fintech rivals.

11:FS CEO David M. Brear takes to the lightboard to give us the full run-down, with examples of companies that are leading the way.

What does the future hold for lending? Live from Lendit USA 2022.
Will banks exist in 100 years?

In this episode of 11:FS Explores, Adam Davis picks apart Open Finance, and what we have to look forward to if this technology became a reality.
It's not just a buzzword.
On this episode of Spotlight, 11:FS Crypto Global Strategy Director, Mauricio Magaldi is joined by Ramp Network Co-Founder and CEO, Szymon Sypniewicz. In today's chat, the pair discuss Szymon's career, the current regulatory landscape in crypto, and what the future might hold when it comes to widespread crypto adoption.

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...

