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Why we only drink one glass of champagne*

* 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.

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Banking

Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: In defence of bankers

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.

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Fintech Insider

Money 20/20: Victorious Bears, Stripe and killing innovation

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.

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11:FS Foundry

Building the banking platform of the future with 11:FS Foundry

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.

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Design

Designing for foldable technology

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.

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Banking

Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: A banker went a-banking

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry creates #LedaWrites. This week it’s banking...but with added Bill & Ted references. Excellent!

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Open Banking

Open banking: are we there yet?

Open Banking launched to little fanfare in January this year and it hasn’t made much of an impact in consumer lives.

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Innovation

Daniel Hegarty - Habito: How tech is taking the misery out of mortgages

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.

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Fintech Insider

Innovation, challengers and winning customers

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.

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Innovation

Why banks need a new approach to innovation

The labs and accelerators across financial services offer great innovation theatre, but are they getting anything in to the hands of users?

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Banking

Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: Romance in Plumbing

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.

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Interviews

Not making up the numbers: An interview w. Anthony Thomson, 86 400

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:

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Culture

Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: Banking for humanity

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.

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APAC

Deniz Güven: Brave New Bank

Born and raised in a small town in central India, Deputy Mayor for Business in London, Rajesh Agrawal, moved to London in 2001 at 24. He arrived at Heathrow with £200 in his pocket and without knowing a soul. But he still felt at home in London, citing that feeling as one of the best things about the city. Rajesh set up his own business in international payments before the term fintech even existed and now he’s working to help other fintech entrepreneurs succeed in London. Listen to our CEO, David M. Brear interview him here or click play below.

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Financial inclusion

Money and Mental Health: What more can we do?

Sharing our stories, our challenges, and the things that truly matter to us. Today we talk to Jamie Clements from the 11:FS Pulse team to discuss mental health, opening up and what led him to creating a podcast about these complex issues.

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Fintech Insider

672. News: Will Goldman Sachs call time on Marcus?

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, including: wIll Goldman Sachs pull the plug on Marcus? PayPal backs away from fining people $2,500 for 'misinformation', and Damien Hirst burns artworks after collectors pick their NFTs instead.

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Fintech Insider

671. Insights: What does the perfect pension offering look like?

Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests, from Pensionbee, Wealthify and Common Wealth, to discuss what makes the perfect pension offering.

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Fintech Insider

670. News: BaaS partnerships for Chetwood and HSBC and Adyen taps Tink for Open Banking payments

Kate Moody is joined by some great guests, from Tink, HSBC, and Chetwood Financial, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Mumsnet teams up with Chetwood to launch family-focused financial products in 2023, HSBC teams up with Oracle Netsuite for Embedded Banking Services in the US, and SEC charges Kim Kardashian for Instagram crypto promotion.

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Insurtech Insider

127. Insights: What could open insurance look like?

Benjamin Ensor and David M. Brear are joined by a panel of guests from Bright Blue Hare and Swiss Re Solutions to talk through what open insurance could look like. All this and much, much more on today's Insurtech Insider!

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Fintech Insider

668. News: UK mortgage market in meltdown

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, including: UK mortgage lenders halt some deals after pound falls, DoorDash partners with JP Morgan Chase on credit card, and we dive into the Fintech Insider mailbag!

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Fintech Insider

667. Insights: Designing financial services for the mega-rich

David M. Brear is joined by some great guests, from 11:FS and Nucoro, to discuss designing financial services for high-net-worth individuals.

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Blockchain Insider

171. Insights: Understanding the world of developers

We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: a show dedicated to developers and their worlds. We take a look at what a dev actually does and how to break into their world, what opportunities are out there, and how important dev communities really are. All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!

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Fintech Insider

665. Insights: Should everyone get paid when they need it?

Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests, from Zayzoon and PayMeNow, to discuss the earned wage access industry.

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Fintech Insider

663. Insights: How have tech accelerators shaped fintech?

Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests, from Tech Nation, F10 and OakNorth, to explore the impact of tech accelerators on the fintech space.

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Blockchain Insider

170. News: Ripio launch prepaid crypto card and Netflix enters Decentraland

EL. EF. GEE. Today we bring you: Latin American crypto firm Ripio launches prepaid crypto card in Brazil, Steven Bartlett’s web3 creator platform Thirdweb raises £20m, and Netflix enters Decentraland metaverse promoted by Ryan Gosling. All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!

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Fintech Insider

662. News: Shopify and Amazon's Cold War heats up

Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor are joined by some great guests, from Betakit and Silicon Republic, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Shopify is picking a fight with Amazon, UBS scraps $1.4 billion deal to buy Wealthfront, and Japan decides it's time to stop using floppy disks.

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Fintech Insider

661. Insights: Can embedded finance bank the unbanked?

Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests, from 11:FS, Spiralem, and The Aspen Insitute, to discuss how embedded finance could be the trojan horse of financial inclusion.

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Insurtech Insider

125. News: Insurtech funding bounces back, while cyclists could soon require registration plates and insurance

John Bean and Benjamin Ensor are joined by a panel of guests from e-Zee Insurance and Snapsheet to talk through the biggest news of the month. Hear about: Insurtech funding bounces back after global downturn, Lloyd’s to end insurance coverage for state cyber attacks, and cyclists could be made to have registration plates and insurance. All this and much, much more on today's Insurtech Insider!

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Fintech Insider

660. News: Shoppers globally turn to Buy Now Pay Later for groceries

Benjamin Ensor and Nicole Perry are joined by some great guests, from Anthemis and Lightyear, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: UK and US consumers using Buy Now Pay Later to purchase groceries, Pezesha raises $11m from Women’s World Banking, and the PayPal story could be coming to a screen near you.

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Fintech Insider

659. Insights: Are SMEs really being served?

Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests, from Allica Bank and Novo, to discuss whether the initial promise of financial services for SMEs has truly been delivered.

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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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