There's something borderline intangible about the 11:FS tone of voice; it's iconoclastic. It's different.
What is Facebook coin / Libra? Is this a game-changing moment and what should we do about it?
* figuratively ;-) Celebrating success is important; a Hummingbird Bakery cake, maybe a bottle of fizz to mark the occasion. We can momentarily bask in the glory, but then it’s time to lift up your head and look to the horizon.
Each week, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry creates #LedaWrites. This week as COVID-19 makes all the headlines, her thoughts turn to learning to share.
11:FS Account Executive and MQ Mental Health Ambassador Jamie Clements asks how banks can break the cycle of debt that afflicts those in poor mental health.
It’s been quite a hectic few months but I’m delighted to say that our investment partner and first client for 11:FS Foundry, DNB, has committed new funding and to building new services on the platform, with an initial focus on loans. But this is just the start, as we continue conversations around other value chains to define how and where 11:FS Foundry can deliver significant benefits to other areas of its business.
Creating user-friendly junior digital accounts is a critical task for many financial service providers. These accounts are designed for young individuals, typically under 18, providing them with a safe and educational introduction to financial management.
Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry creates #LedaWrites. This week it’s banking...but with added Bill & Ted references. Excellent!
Open Banking launched to little fanfare in January this year and it hasn’t made much of an impact in consumer lives.
In this special guest blog, Daniel Hegarty, CEO of Habito, examines why there needs to be a better approach to mortgages and how fintech is leading the charge.
Guest author Sanat Rao shares his thoughts on banking business model innovation following our recent report Developing innovative digital banking business models in association with Infosys Finacle. Most CEOs I speak to these days have a common concern - staying relevant in a banking world that’s going through change like never before.
The labs and accelerators across financial services offer great innovation theatre, but are they getting anything in to the hands of users?
Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she returns to the theme of holding yourself accountable and moving to the Big Top.
Why is China so far ahead on fintech? Guest author Richard Davies went to China earlier this year to see for himself. These are his findings:
Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she turns her attention to holding your breath, repetitive messages and the end of the world.
L.F.G. Today we bring you a look at Real World Assets (RWAs) - what they are, discuss some of the use cases of tokenized RWA we’re seeing today, the pros and cons of bringing RWA on-chain, and where this emerging market is headed. All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!
Benjamin Ensor and Kate Moody are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: former J.P. Morgan exec launches Refund-as-a-Service TodayPay, and Airwallex continue expansion into LATAM.
11:FS CEO David M. Brear and Deputy CEO Jason Bates come together to discuss concept of fast following. Is it always a bad thing? How can you get it right, what pitfalls to avoid getting it wrong and what is the impact on the end customer?
In this second episode on our deep dive into the creator economy in the US, David Barton-Grimley and is joined by not one, but two fantastic guests, the Co-CEOs of Karat Financial to discuss how financial services can better understand creators and how financial education is the key.
Our expert host Ross Gallagher and co-host Rachel Pandyan are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Goldman Sachs stepping back from consumer lending, Galileo's new BNPL offering to SMBs, and a Citibank worker who paid the price for a dodgy expenses claim.
Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests to talk about how fintech and financial services are meeting the needs of Gens Alpha and Beta, and how they are adapting to the needs of tomorrow's wealth makers.
L.F.G. Today we bring you a look at UX in crypto: what's wrong with it, where the biggest challenges are, and what can be done to fix it, without compromising the control over your own assets that crypto allows for, joined by fantastic guests from Webacy and Bastion. All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!
Host Kate Moody is joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: FedNow launch a new account verification service from Orum, Metro Bank strike a rescue deal, and Nationwide unveil a new look.
David M. Brear, CEO at 11:FS, is joined by our very own CTO Ewan Silver for a fireside chat to unpick what we mean when we say the services have fallen out of financial services.
Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Apple launch open banking service in the UK, Revolut move closer to a banking licence, and Saga launch a savings platform for the over 50s.
David Barton-Grimley is joined by some great guests to unpack the six characteristics of digital commercial banking; real-time, standardised, automated, embedded, contextual, and extendable. We’ll explore what they are and how they can (or can’t) support a more efficient, reliable, and secure industry.
Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: HSBC partner with Nova Credit to offer international credit history checks, Mercedes-Benz roll out in-car payments, and Standard Life launch a pensions dashboard.
Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests to talk about recruitment in financial services, how today's applicants can stand out, and also what institutions can do to support diversity, equality & inclusion and create a culture for success.
David Brear and Ross Gallagher are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Monzo's new investment platform, India hit their financial inclusion targets 41 years early, and cash payments are on the rise.
Laura Watkins is joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Adyen get a UK banking licence, Perfios eye UK & US expansion, and a new campaign tackles the gender investment gap.
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...