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Design drill down #3

In this design drill down, we’re looking at products and services that have gone back to the drawing board to solve a problem in a new innovative way.

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Building a bank? Here’s why you should use Kotlin

Backend development for greenfield banking requires a special set of needs. We use Kotlin as our programming language. Here’s why.

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Culture

Org design isn't a people chart, it's the foundation of a good company culture

2017 is drawing to a close, it’s been an amazing year for fintech and banking, there’s been so many changes, new companies, products, services and innovation across the industry. For a full rundown of the best (and worst) stories from 2017, listen to our After Dark Christmas Special where we recap the whole year. However, as 2018 is fast approaching, we’re looking ahead and getting some predictions in for the next year. We asked the 11:FS co-founders and team and our Fintech Insider News community what they thought would be the big themes of 2018. The biggest topics were as follows:

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Awards

11:FS wins the three-peat at the British Bank Awards

I am a big basketball fan. It was my love, my passion, before I really even knew what financial services was. Back then my life was focused on how good my crossover was, how clean my kicks were and whether I could dunk rather than whatever it is I do today as the CEO of 11:FS!

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Ethics

Forget agile, ethics is the new battleground

After a decade of intense innovation, the mood across global financial services has turned sharply. Optimism has given way to fear and long-term ambition has been shelved for short-term survival.

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Engineering

Why we decided to build an operating system

Up until recently, if you wanted to launch a financial product, you either had to work directly with the deep financial infrastructure yourself or use a core banking system, which has all sorts of rules and parameters, to interact with the financial infrastructure.

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Culture

I’ve incentivised innovation, why aren’t my employees innovating?

At one of our Truly Digital After Dark events, Anne Boden said “if you call yourself digital, you’re not digital”.

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When creating frictionless experiences isn’t the best option

Making a user's experience seamless is the goal of every designer, but with real life implications for customer financial health, is it time we rethink our approach?

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Unfiltered

Want to build better customer solutions? Ask better questions

With 11:FS Pulse you can.

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performance marketing

What does effective growth marketing look like for B2B in the 2020s?

We’re now a week on from one of the most exciting events of the year for us; the 11:FS Awards. It’s the one (and only) time we get dressed up snazzy and come together to celebrate some of the most impactful businesses and people who are changing the fabric of financial services.

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Design

Design drill down #2

In our third design drill down, we’re looking at how new approaches to insurance can bring innovative uses of technology, turn claim making into an enjoyable experience and bring a fresh perspective to big life decisions.

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Product

Are you producing prototypes too early?

There is a popular belief that you have to 'make it real' as quickly as possible – “come on, just f*****g build the thing - it's the only way to learn!”. In many scenarios this belief is a dangerous myth, and here's why...

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Cloud

What FS companies are getting wrong with their cloud based solutions

After a busy year in crypto, 11:FS co-founder Simon Taylor checks in on his 2019 predictions to see what he got right and what he missed.

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Diversity

Diversity and inclusion at 11:FS

GDPR, MiFID II, Solvency II, SCA, PSD2, Brexit… The past decade has been pretty hard on Compliance teams if not only for all the acronyms they need to remember.

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Unfiltered

Privacy and security are not optional in MVPs

Over the past few months, 11:FS Ventures has seen a spike in interest from clients in private banking and wealth management.

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Blockchain Insider

133. The great bZx DeFi exploit

We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: DeFi protocol hit by hackers, JP Morgan’s Quorum looks to merge with ConsenSys, and multiples M&A moves in the crypto world. Today's guests include: Ed Cooper - Revolut, Michael Coletta - London Stock Exchange Group, Rhain Lewis - London Womon in Bitcoin, and Aman Kohli - DXC. All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!

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Fintech Insider

400. Insights: Love and partnerships in fintech

In a Valentine's Day and episode 400 special, hosts Leda Glyptis, David Brear and Jason Bates get together to talk about the things they love most about this industry and their favourite fintech partnerships. Later in the show, they're joined by some friends of the podcast who also share some of theirs!

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Insurtech Insider

59. Modern Insurance - Build a better product!

Nigel Walsh is joined by a panel of guests to talk through how insurance is evolving and changing in our modern world. All this and much much more on today's Insurtech Insider!

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399. Will Goldman Sachs and Amazon conquer the SMB space?

Leda Glyptis and David Brear are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Could Goldman Sachs and Amazon join forces on small business lending?, two more payments giants are consolidating, and banker busted for allegedly filching food.

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399. News: Will Goldman Sachs and Amazon conquer the SMB space?

Leda Glyptis and David Brear are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Could Goldman Sachs and Amazon join forces on small business lending?, two more payments giants are consolidating, and banker busted for allegedly filching food.

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Blockchain Insider

132. Central bank digital currencies are so hot right now

We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: will banks bet big on central bank digital currencies?, more execs leave Swiss stock exchange SDX, and Ripple eyes IPO. Simon Taylor hosts and is joined by Eric Van der Kleij, CEO of Frontier Network and Andrew Smith, CTO at RTGS.All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!

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Fintech Insider

396. Insights: Do consumers care about Open Banking?

Sarah Kocianski is joined by some great guests to discuss the first 2 years of Open Banking in the UK - what's worked, what hasn't and how many more opportunities and innovations are yet to come.

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Fintech Insider

395. News: Has Open Banking failed?

David Brear and Sarah Kocianski are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Open Banking passes a million customers on its second anniversary, shakeups at RBS as Bo exec to step down, and BlackRock to shift away from fossil fuel investments.

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Fintech Insider

394. Insights: The future of investing

In this week's Insights show, Adam Davis is joined by some great guests to discuss the future of investing.

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Blockchain Insider

131. The digital dollar

We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: The currency cold war, tokenising your future income, and when will we see a digital dollar? All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!

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Fintech Insider

393. News: Visa buys Plaid - the first megadeal of 2020

Fintech Insider is stateside this week as hosts Will White and Sam Maule are joined by a panel of great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Visa acquires Plaid in $5bn deal, banks tell us how they did in Q4 2019, and the new bank for the 60+ set.

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Fintech Insider

392. Insights: VC Roundtable: What makes a good fintech investment?

Simon Taylor is hosting solo this week and is joined by some great guests to talk about the future of fintech VC investment.

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Insurtech Insider

57. Direct to Consumer insurance - The battle of niceness

In the first Insurtech Insider episode of the year, host Sarah Kocianski is joined by a panel of guests to talk through how the direct-to-consumer insurance model has evolved in a digital-first world. All this and much much more on today's Insurtech Insider!

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Blockchain Insider

130. Crypto M&A & Telegram's Terrible 2020

We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: Where Libra go from here, Telegram’s TON takes another blow, and the Venezuelan President is all in on petros. All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!

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Fintech Insider

389. Interviews: Kosta Peric, Financial Services for the Poor, Gates Foundation

Laura Watkins is at Fintech Connect 2019 at the ExCeL London where she is joined by Kosta Peric, Deputy Director of Financial Services for the Poor at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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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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