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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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Design

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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challenger banks

First-mover advantage in SMB banking

Content marketing. Feels like ages we’ve been throwing this term around, doesn’t it? The term was first coined in 1996 (25 years ago!), and sometimes it feels like many brands are still using the same content marketing playbook from five if not ten years back.

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Culture

Student Finance: Five useful products

With over one million students studying away from home during the 17/18 academic year, managing budgets and expenses is an ever-increasing need.

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Culture

How many customers do fintechs really have?

Messaging has redefined the way we interact with one another. Now, it could do the same with the ways we engage with banks...

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Culture

For the love of money, why didn’t I do that?

I was once told by a very senior guy at a global bank that my attempts to create impact were ‘a bit socialist’. This statement represents an inter-generational misalignment on the expected role of financial services in society. 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.

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Podcast

Creating and defining relationships in fintech

A few weeks ago I wrote about how banks and fintechs need to work together. Evidently some are taking notice and learning from each other.

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Culture

Billions Spent: Where Has It Gone?

Every senior executive knows they need digital, every bank is spending billions on digital projects. So, why has so little digital transformation actually occurred?

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Culture

Student Finance: Sorting Out Household Bills

Despite global economic headwinds, rising prices and over half of consumers now precisely tracking their subscription spend, 89% of businesses are optimistic about recurring revenue growth for the year ahead. They predict changing customer demand is the top factor that will impact profitability.

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digital transformation

False Certainty: The Monolith Made Me Do It

You can catch the full Fintech Insider take on the news today at 4pm on the podcast here. It’s been a week so that means we’re back to doing a deep dive on a slightly different story from the news show. I think this one’s a little more exciting than the bigger stories if truth be told. For analysis straight from industry experts subscribe to our podcast Fintech Insider CEO David M. Brear and Sarah Kocianski sit down with Monty Munford and CEO of Onfido Husayn Kassai to discuss all things fintech news, and this week we’re giving you a closer look at the FCA’s regulatory sandbox.

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11:FS

What are the challenges facing the modern Delivery Lead?

Are consumers experiencing the downside of a booming consumer lending industry?

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challenger banks

Who cares that they're called challenger banks?

What is a challenger bank? Who are they actually challenging and does the name even make sense?

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Blockchain Insider

192. Insights: A new world of functionality - a Smart Tokens case study

EL. EF. GEE. Today we bring you: a case study on all things smart tokens. What are they? How do they work? What do they mean for web3? All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!

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Fintech Insider

763. News: Buy Now Pay Later regulation shelved while Coutts faces Farage account fallout

Buy Now Pay Later regulation shelved in UK, Thunes pockets $72M, and Farage accuses Coutts of closing account over ‘values’ – Ross Gallagher and Nas Ahmad are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days.

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Fintech Insider

762. Insights: Three lessons learned from financial services in 2023 so far

Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests, from 11:FS, Innovate Finance, and TwentyOne to talk about the biggest lessons for financial services in the first half of 2023.

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Fintech Insider

760. News: Public lands in the UK and Solaris raises €38 million

Investment platform Public launches in the UK, Solaris raises to focus on core values, and Martin Lewis 'sickened' by deepfake investment scam – Kate Moody is joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days!

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Blockchain Insider

191. Insights: Rewind: How do you know it's web3?

EL. EF. GEE. Today we bring you: A rewind look into an episode focused on ownership. Ownership is web3’s ability to prove that digital assets are owned by users. But how exactly does it work? How is it different from the world of web2? And what changes can we expect to see in the world now that assets are on-chain? All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!

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Fintech Insider

758. News: Is Goldman Sachs breaking up with Apple?

Goldman looking for a way of Apple partnership, Visa $1 billion buyout of Brazil's Pismo, and UK banks warned against closing accounts – Kate Moody and David Barton-Grimley are joined by some great guests, from Fintech Business Weekly and Spiralem, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days.

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Fintech Insider

757. Insights: Can financial services change how people think about money?

Kate Moody is joined by some great guests, from 11:FS, Nationwide, and Plum, to discuss how banks and fintechs can shape how customers manager their finances.

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Fintech Insider

756. Focus: What are US VCs looking for in today’s market?

David M. Brear is joined by some great guests from Visa, Mana Tech, and Commerce Ventures, to discuss the opportunities and challenges in the fintech market in the United States of America.

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Fintech Insider

755. News: PSD3 unveils plans to shake up Open Banking

The European Union unveils new open banking rules, Wise announces bumper profits, and Robinhood buys X1 – Ross Gallagher and Benjamin Ensor are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days.

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Fintech Insider

754. Insights: How do we get to the holy grail of cross border payments?

David M. Brear is joined by some great guests, from Citi and JP Morgan, to delve into the developments, friction, and potential future of cross-border payments.

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Blockchain Insider

190. Insights: AI and chatbots are shaking up the crypto space

EL. EF. GEE. Today we bring you: A look into the growing prevalence of chatbots in the crypto industry and how that could look in the future. All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!

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Fintech Insider

753. News: Banks are in an AI talent war and Revolut launches the 'Ultra' account

European banks are putting "AI" in 30% of their job ads, Majority bank opens community meeting space for new migrants, and Gen Z need lessons on how to behave in the corporate world – Benjamin Ensor and Ross Gallagher are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days.

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Fintech Insider

752. Insights: How does Big Tech shake up the payments industry?

David M. Brear is joined by some great guests, from Clearbank, Mastercard, and Thredd, to discuss the relationship between Silicon Valley giants and the payments space.

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Fintech Insider

750. News: Andreessen Horowitz lands in London and HSBC rebrands Silicon Valley Bank UK

a16z to open first international office in London, HSBC builds innovation division from the bones of SVB UK, and Snoop Dogg launches NFT tour pass – Ross Gallagher and Benjamin Ensor are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days.

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Fintech Insider

749. What is Anne Boden’s legacy in fintech? (rewind)

David M. Brear is joined by Anne Boden, CEO of Starling, in this interview from the archives!

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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

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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