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APIs

Bankenstein: A story of APIs and monoliths

If you create a service that can be put in an app or on a website then it should be an API.

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Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: Reclaiming the language of core banking

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she turns her attention to the romance of plumbing and core banking. No, really.

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APIs

Beyond Open Banking: API ecosystems

APIs are key to creating a digital ecosystem for customers. In an increasingly digital world, it’s time to bring seamless experiences to personal banking.

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Banking

Core strength: going back to first principles with 11:FS Foundry

Ever wondered about the difference between digital and digitised financial services?

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Culture

Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: Hiring technicolour delivery teams

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff and 11:FS Foundry CEO create #LedaWrites. However, we have a bonus edition this week from Sibos 2018 on how to approach the market place.

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Inertia in bank accounts and choice paralysis

Sam delivers insight on what fintech can learn from Hollywood failure and why innovation labs are an awful move for any company. All discovered through two films, one flight, and one keynote address.

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Culture

Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: Existential crises and procurement

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she turns her attention to fabled kings, indecision and cows.

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Insurtech

Insurtech isn't boring, trust me

11Media is pleased to announce our newest podcast in our portfolio: Blockchain Insider!

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Culture

Community forum conversations

News of Starling Bank closing its community forum was a surprise to the industry and forum members, but it raises the questions of what exactly is a bank’s community? And what’s the upper limit to its value?

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Culture

Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: Banking and Millennials

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she turns her attention to believing in fairy tales and the power of human will to change the world.

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Culture

Banking: Participation is no longer mandatory

‘Digital’ is not technology, it is not an app. It is the human experience re-imagined in a way that removes entire steps of the value chain.

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Culture

Student Finance: My ideal product

As we are approaching a new academic year, at the forefront of returning students’ minds (aside from pulling themselves out of bed to attend 9am lectures), is how on earth to sort out household bills. Organising multiple bills is a nightmare, even more so when there are many people living together.

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Introducing the new 11:FS Pulse ratings system

We’re thrilled to announce the latest enhancements to 11:FS Pulse - our sparkling new Brand Page. The complete redesign and new feature set brings you extensive insights and data from hundreds of FS brands worldwide, streamlining product research and app performance analysis.

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Culture

How to keep first-mover advantage in SMB banking

Risk and compliance activities are essential at the best of times. So how can companies keep up that best practices during a global pandemic?

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Design

Why are there so many bad user experiences?

One thing we hear a lot about here at 11:FS is how frustrating bad user experiences can be. Especially when trying to complete finance-based tasks – it’s not ideal considering the impact that these tasks can have on our everyday lives.

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Fintech Insider

1107: Insights: Can banks turn high earners into wealthy customers?

Earning a good salary doesn't necessarily mean building wealth. For a growing group of high earners, often referred to as HENRYs (High Earners, Not Rich Yet), the journey from financial success to long-term wealth can be surprisingly difficult.

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Fintech Insider

1106. News: ASOS hit by cyberattack, UK finance eyes tokenisation, and can open banking help tackle credit exclusion

Host Ross Gallagher- Head of Consulting at 11:FS - is joined by some great guests to discuss the biggest stories from the world of financial services over the past week.

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Fintech Insider

1105. Insights: Who owns the banking relationship in the AI era?

As AI becomes another interface between customers and their money, could banks lose their place at the centre of the financial relationship?

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Fintech Insider

1104. News: Nubank rules out Monzo takeover, Checkout.com opens the books, and Ramp hits Broadway

Welcome to this week’s Fintech Insider News podcast, where host Benjamin Ensor is joined by expert guests to unpack the biggest fintech and financial services stories of the week - and, for this week only, a little bit of theatre, darlings.

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Fintech Insider

1102. News: Amazon blocks Meta’s AI agent, Ryft raises £20m, and Sprive bags $10m

About this episode: Host Laura Watkins - Director of Media and Marketing at 11:FS - is joined by some great guests to discuss the biggest stories from the world of financial services over the past week. This week's guests: Sadra Hossein

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1101. Insights: Why does your financial life reset when you move countries? With Paymentology

About this episode: Moving countries has never been easier. But what happens when your financial identity doesn’t move with you? Host Benjamin Ensor is joined by Merusha Naidu, Global Head of Partnerships at Paymentology, Ibrahim Oladele

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Fintech Insider

1100. News- After Dark: Nubank takes on the US, Monzo Aura launches, and can you trust AI with your money?

Our expert host David M. Brear, CEO at 11, and co-host Kate Moody, Customer Strategy Director at 11, present a very special edition of Fintech Insider News live from Village Underground in London.

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Fintech Insider

1098. News: Chime buys Stride Bank, Molten raises £175m, UBS puts AI on the job spec

Host Ross Gallagher - Head of Consulting at 11:FS - is joined by some great guests to discuss the biggest stories from the world of financial services over the past week.

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Fintech Insider

1096. News: Singapore puts $173m behind fintechs, Plum picks Upvest, and US regulators tighten the rules

Host Benjamin Ensor - Director of Research and Strategy at 11:FS - is joined by some great guests to discuss the biggest stories from the world of financial services over the past week.

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Fintech Insider

1095. Insights: Is financial services failing Gen Z?

Gen Z is often told it needs to get better with money. But with younger people facing a very different economic reality, does Gen Z really have a financial literacy problem — or does financial services have a Gen Z problem?

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Fintech Insider

1094. News: UK fintech funding hits a decade low, NatWest backs accessible banking, and Pay.com.au takes on America

Host Kate Moody - Customer Strategy Director at 11:FS - is joined by some great guests to discuss the biggest stories from the world of financial services over the past week.

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Fintech Insider

1093. Insights: What it’s really like to start a fintech in 2026

Starting a fintech has never been easier but has building a successful one ever been harder? Host David M. Brear is joined by Fatbardha Rino, CEO of Jet Bank, and Herbie Wildwood, Founder of Legacy, to explore what it really takes to build

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Fintech Insider

1092. News: Finally, the robots take over: Starling gets smarter, Stripe buys OpenRouter, and Visa and Mastercard unite on agentic payments

Host Laura Watkins - Director of Media and Marketing at 11:FS - is joined by some great guests to discuss the biggest stories from the world of financial services over the past week.

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Fintech Insider

1090. News: Can anyone stop Revolut? Can Countingup and Griffin tackle SME pain? Can the FCA help UK fintechs scale?

Host Ross Gallagher - Head of Consulting at 11:FS - is joined by some great guests to discuss the biggest stories from the world of financial services over the past week.

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Fintech Insider

1088. News: Visa bets $2.4bn for BioCatch, InvestiFi raises $20m, and HSBC pulls back in Australia

Host Benjamin Ensor - Director of Research and Strategy at 11:FS - is joined by some great guests to discuss the biggest stories from the world of financial services over the past week.

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11:FS Explores: Legacy banking systems ft. David M. Brear

David M. Brear, our 11:FS CEO, takes us through legacy technology within banks - but of course, with a really cool Lightboard.

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Minimum Lovable Brand | 11:FS Explores

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Fintech Marketing Podcast Season 2 Preview

Fintech Marketing Podcast Season 2: Coming soon

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Open finance

Fintech Insider Presents: After Dark - Open Finance: fact or fantasy?

After Dark - Open Finance: fact or fantasy?

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Open finance

What is Open Finance?

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

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11:FS Pulse

11:FS Explores: Digital R.I.C.H.E.S ft. David M. Brear

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.

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Lending

Jeff Keltner from Upstart on what the future of lending will look like | Spotlight

What does the future hold for lending? Live from Lendit USA 2022.

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UX

What is UX and what makes UX good? 11:FS Explores

Will banks exist in 100 years?

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Open Banking

What is Open Banking? | 11:FS Explores

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.

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Unleashing creativity! A case study on sparking innovation with Bidyut Dumra from DBS | Spotlight

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.

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Insights: The future of Revolut with UKCEO Francesca Carlesi

The UK banking battlefield has never been more competitive. Customers expectfinancial apps that are personalised, seamless, and that genuinely make a differenc...

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Insights: The future of Revolut with UKCEO Francesca Carlesi

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Insights: The future of Revolut with UKCEO Francesca Carlesi

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Insights: The future of Revolut with UKCEO Francesca Carlesi

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Insights: The future of Revolut with UKCEO Francesca Carlesi

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