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Crypto

What happened in crypto in 2019?

It’s been a fantastic year for fintech and financial services, with so much happening across the world. Partnerships have sprung up between incumbents and fintechs with groundbreaking changes happening both on regulatory and commercial levels. Some we predicted, and some we didn’t. Here’s a quick recap of what we got right, and what we didn’t.

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11:FS

Our 2019 predictions: scores on the doors

TL;DR: More closures are coming, Libra probably isn’t launching in 2020 (at least not in its current form) and blockchain’s next sleeper hit is already here.

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Culture

Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: big ambitions, small parcels

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she turns her attention to bankers behaving badly…and cookies.

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Fintech Insider

The top Podcasts of 2019, 10-1

It’s that time again – with a new year on the horizon, we’re doing something a little different for 2019 and reviewing our best and most popular podcast episodes.

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Fintech Insider

The top podcasts of 2019, 20-11

The UK went to the polls on June 8th, and the outcome was… inconclusive. Instead of the Conservative majority Theresa May sought (and was originally predicted), the result was a hung Parliament where no party won enough seats to govern independently.

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Banking

The top blog posts of 2019, 10-1

It’s that time again – as the year draws to a close, we’re looking back on our best and most popular blog posts of 2019!

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Banking

The top blog posts of 2019, 20-11

As we head into a new year, it’s looking more and more likely that the UK might be at risk of sacrificing its beloved fintech crown… … to the Middle East! 👑

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Banking

Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: Necessary conditions and sufficient convictions

Each week, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry creates #LedaWrites. This week she discusses the day doubt and false hope collided.

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Open Banking

Toucan on inclusive banking: working with people living with mental health conditions

Our 11:FS Tough Mudder team crossed the finish line on a sunny Saturday morning complete with bluebells at their feet and birds chirping in the distance. On the other hand they’d just crawled through something called the ‘Arctic Enema’ so it’s not quite as idyllic as you’d think.

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Blockchain

“There’s not closure on this yet”: Jamie Bartlett and The Missing Cryptoqueen

Fresh off the finale of his massive hit podcast The Missing Cryptoqueen, Jamie Bartlett sits down with us to talk about Dr. Ruja, crypto scams and more.

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After Dark

After Dark: A Fintech Christmas Carol

The final After Dark of 2019 saw a show built around Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, lots of questions about where the industry is going and plenty of questionable Xmas jumpers.

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Technology

Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: CTOs in shining armour

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she turns her attention to curiosity, impatience and the importance of never inviting her to career talks.

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Banking

You are who you bank with: what banks can learn from Uniqlo

The things we buy and the clothes we wear reflect who we are, but who we choose to bank with rarely does. Could this be changing as an increasing number of digital services offer tailored offerings to niche customers?

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AI

Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: AI and natural reluctance

Each week, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry, creates #LedaWrites. This week after celebrating her birthday she reflects on life, the universe and everything, and cherishing the things we have even in the hardest of times.

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Culture

Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: the F word

Each week, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry, creates #LedaWrites. This week her attention turns to the people who walk in the most thrilling and challenging of space: the in-between.

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Fintech Insider

456. Insights: Truly Digital After Dark

This week we bring you our first-ever, Truly Digital After Dark! In the sound of the times, we have not only turned our fantastic After Dark show Truly Digital, but we also bring you insights as to how digital is currently shaping the financial industries!

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Insurtech Insider

73. News: Lemonade post a positive Q2 as Zurich struggles with the pandemic

Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are joined by a panel of guests to talk through the latest news in the insurance and insurtech space!

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Fintech Insider

454. Insights: Digital Investing - the importance of education and community

Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about digital wealth managers and how these have disrupted the market with their new and educational investment tools.

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Fintech Insider

453. News: Can F2 solve Facebook’s problems & will Amex buy Kabbage?

Sam Maule and Sarah Kocianski are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days in US financial services and beyond including: Facebook rolls out its Facebook Financial Initiative; AmEx in talks to buy Kabbage and Robinhood blows past rivals in day trades, and much much more!

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Fintech Insider

452. Insights: Banking as a Service - the tech behind fintech

Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests from two of the biggest banking as a service providers from both sides of the Atlantic, GPS and Galileo, to lift the lid on this industry niche that's blowing up right now

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Insurtech Insider

72. E-scooters: should you need a licence to ride?

Sarah and Nigel are joined by a panel of guests to talk through hotly contested e-scooters and e-scooter insurance! All this and much much more on today's Insurtech Insider!

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Fintech Insider

449. News: Can fintech fast track our economic recovery?

Simon Taylor and Sarah Kocianski are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: The UK's Fintech industry is "firing on all cylinders" as big banks’ profits fall; we look at why investing is booming despite the pandemic; and JPMorgan Chase partner with Marqeta to offer virtual cards.

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Fintech Insider

448. Insights: Do we still need bank branches?

Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about the future of bank branches. Will they open up after the pandemic? Do we still need them or have we seen the last of the bank branch?

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Insurtech Insider

71. News: Insurance acquisitions and casualties

Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are joined by a panel of guests to talk through the latest news in the insurtech and insurance world!

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Fintech Insider

447. News: Can finance ever be fully democratised?

Simon Taylor and Ross Gallagher are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Robinhood abandons its UK launch amid criticism of their platform; Klarna reins in their lockdown lending and Monzo re-launch their Plus product.

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Fintech Insider

446. Insights: Digital Payments Innovation: Is this the end of cash?

Sarah Kocianski is joined by some great guests to talk about the development of digital payments and the global shift towards cashless payment solutions.

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70. LGBT+ and insurance - Make no assumptions

Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are joined by a panel of guests to talk through LGBT+ and insurance. What is the state of diversity and inclusion in the industry and what specific products is there available for the LGBT+ community? All this and much much more on today's Insurtech Insider!

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Fintech Insider

442. Insights: Are fintech hubs dead?

Simon Taylor is joined by some great (and very international) guests to talk about the future of fintech hubs. Do we need them? Is location no longer important post-pandemic?

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440. Insights: Credit scoring for US immigrants - It's a political issue

Sam Maule is joined by some great guests to talk about credit scoring for US immigrants. What are the problems US immigrants might face when trying to build up a credit score once they've arrived in North America?

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Insurtech Insider

69. News: Lemonade goes public and travel insurance covers COVID-19

Nigel Walsh and David Brear are joined by a panel of guests to talk through the latest news in the insurtech and insurance world including Lemonde goes public and the Post Office brings back travel insurance...with coronavirus cover! All this and much more on this week's Insurtech Insider!

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fintech Insider

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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fintech Insider

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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fintech Insider

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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