In this design drill down, we’re looking at products and services that have gone back to the drawing board to solve a problem in a new innovative way.
Backend development for greenfield banking requires a special set of needs. We use Kotlin as our programming language. Here’s why.
2017 is drawing to a close, it’s been an amazing year for fintech and banking, there’s been so many changes, new companies, products, services and innovation across the industry. For a full rundown of the best (and worst) stories from 2017, listen to our After Dark Christmas Special where we recap the whole year. However, as 2018 is fast approaching, we’re looking ahead and getting some predictions in for the next year. We asked the 11:FS co-founders and team and our Fintech Insider News community what they thought would be the big themes of 2018. The biggest topics were as follows:
I am a big basketball fan. It was my love, my passion, before I really even knew what financial services was. Back then my life was focused on how good my crossover was, how clean my kicks were and whether I could dunk rather than whatever it is I do today as the CEO of 11:FS!

After a decade of intense innovation, the mood across global financial services has turned sharply. Optimism has given way to fear and long-term ambition has been shelved for short-term survival.
Up until recently, if you wanted to launch a financial product, you either had to work directly with the deep financial infrastructure yourself or use a core banking system, which has all sorts of rules and parameters, to interact with the financial infrastructure.
At one of our Truly Digital After Dark events, Anne Boden said “if you call yourself digital, you’re not digital”.
Making a user's experience seamless is the goal of every designer, but with real life implications for customer financial health, is it time we rethink our approach?
With 11:FS Pulse you can.
We’re now a week on from one of the most exciting events of the year for us; the 11:FS Awards. It’s the one (and only) time we get dressed up snazzy and come together to celebrate some of the most impactful businesses and people who are changing the fabric of financial services.
In our third design drill down, we’re looking at how new approaches to insurance can bring innovative uses of technology, turn claim making into an enjoyable experience and bring a fresh perspective to big life decisions.
There is a popular belief that you have to 'make it real' as quickly as possible – “come on, just f*****g build the thing - it's the only way to learn!”. In many scenarios this belief is a dangerous myth, and here's why...
After a busy year in crypto, 11:FS co-founder Simon Taylor checks in on his 2019 predictions to see what he got right and what he missed.

GDPR, MiFID II, Solvency II, SCA, PSD2, Brexit… The past decade has been pretty hard on Compliance teams if not only for all the acronyms they need to remember.

Over the past few months, 11:FS Ventures has seen a spike in interest from clients in private banking and wealth management.

We. Are. Here. Simon's joined by our great guests, Teana Baker-Taylor and John Detrixhe to discuss the latest and greatest news in blockchain.

On this week's episode, Simon and Leda sit down with Livia Benisty and Ryan Edwards-Pritchard to discuss the latest and greatest news in fintech.

David and Sarah bring you this special edition of Fintech Insider Live, recorded live at OP's Slush After Party at Pasilan Veturitallit, Helsinki. We have some of the best guests in the space and plenty of bad puns to keep you entertained.

We. Are. Here. Simon and Colin are with one of the biggest names in the crypto world, Vitalik Buterin, to talk to him all about Ethereum and potential enterprise applications.

On this special bonus episode, Fintech Insider OG and Exec Producer Laura Watkins speaks to the people behind the podcast to find out how the show is made, and look back to some of the best bits from the past year.

On the latest episode of Insurtech Insider, David and Nigel sit down with Edel Ryan and James Burrows.

On this week's episode, Simon and Ryan sit down with Menno van Leeuwen, Guy Stiebel and Paul Stamper to discuss the latest and greatest news in fintech.

Sarah's hosting a great roundtable with some of the best experts on regtech to find out what matters most in the space and how technology is changing regulation.

We. Are. Here. Simon's joined by our great guest Anthony Macey to discuss the latest and greatest news in blockchain.

On this week's episode, Sarah and Simon sit down with Emily Nicolle, Valentina Kristensen and Sophie Winwood to discuss the latest and greatest news in fintech.

Sarah's hosting a great roundtable with some of the people at the heart of Open Banking to find out what's been going on in the space since its launch in January 2018.

We. Are. Here. Simon's joined by Sara to discuss the latest and greatest news in blockchain.

On the latest episode of Insurtech Insider, Sarah and Nigel sit down with Arslan Hannani and Tim Attia to discuss insurtechs and incumbents partnering together.

On this week's episode, Simon and Leda sit down with Dave Cunningham and Ryan Weeks to discuss the latest and greatest news in fintech.

David and Sarah bring you this very special bumper episode, recorded live at Xerocon 2018 at the Excel Centre in London. We have some of the best guests in the space, an array of interviews and a special edition of Fintech Insider Live.

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...

