
Since this is the second year of the 11:FS Pulse Awards, we thought we’d go back and review the 11 brands that took first place in last year’s awards.

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she turns her attention to legacy mindset, data, architecture and…Dave.

In the first part of a series, we examine the role of UK regulatory reform in sowing the seeds of a thriving fintech ecosystem.

Big banks don’t have a great reputation for innovation. Could corporate venture building change that?

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she turns her attention to blaming rather than fixing, shooting the messenger and trying not to kill the canary in the coal mine.

Technological innovation is creating new business models and revenue opportunities for FinTech firms globally. As disruption in the banking sector continues, what are the lessons that legacy banking organizations can learn from the new start-ups? From a very basic level, the digital disruptors are usually associated with mobile functionality, simplicity, big data, accessibility, agility, cloud computing, contextuality, personalization and convenience. Alternatively, with the exception of convenience (from a physical location perspective), most traditional banks have few of these qualities. What do industry leaders think? What is the biggest difference between FinTech start-ups and incumbent Banks? This article was first published on the Financial Brand in July 2015.

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry creates #LedaWrites. This week she reflects on CTOs and why the best ones are like knights in shining armour.

Last week, the world’s biggest banking conference hit London for the first time. So what did more than 11,000 delegates see and hear at Sibos 2019?

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she turns her attention to floor plans, homes, crushed dreams and banking real estate.

So a strange and wonderful thing happened over the weekend. This is the story of how Covid Credit came into existence.

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she turns her attention to self-fulfilling prophecies and dead fish.

I spoke to our Marketing Manager, Bianca Sarafian, to find out why marketing is so important in the fintech space and why fintech is the industry bringing the most exciting opportunities to marketing today.

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she examines why being taken for granted is the highest form of trust. Oh and some core banking principles too.

It has been 18 months since the Open Banking legislation was launched in the UK. How much has changed or been achieved in that time?

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry creates #LedaWrites. This week, she tells us why system capabilities should never overshadow a bank's propositions.

In this episode In the third of our three part Blockchain Special, Simon and Colin are joined by some very […]

In this episode Aden and Simon are joined by regulars Kadhim and Liz for the news. This week we find […]

In this episode Part 2 of our Blockchain Special, Simon and Colin with a roster of fascinating guests focus […]

In this episode David, Jason and Simon jump into the news accompanied by Richard Davies. This week borderless bank accounts, […]

For this very special edition of Fintech Insider Interviews, Simon had the chance to talk to Christopher Giancarlo, Acting Chairman of […]

In this episode As crypto currency interest and prices reach an all time high Simon and Colin bring you the first […]

In this episode Jason, Simon and Andra are joined by Myke and Liz for the news. We find out if bitcoin […]

David interviews Claire Calmejane Director of Innovation and Digital Centre of Excellence at Lloyds Banking Group. Claire explains what it means […]

In this episode On this week’s Insights show we delve deep into the world of consumer Fintech. We speak with […]

In this episode We discuss what a challenger bank really is – drawing a line in the sand for who […]

It’s an interview double header! We talk to Poornima Vijayashanker and Lawrence Wintermeyer. First up Aden interviews Poornima Vijayashanker about her work […]

David and Jason have the wind knocked out of them as they interview Gary Vaynerchuck for this very special Fintech […]

In this episode Could Apple have a viable payments platform? Simon gets back from holiday, we had some questions about […]

In this episode Simon and David sit down with Richard and Maya to discuss the state of the Blockchain. We […]

In this episode Our last news show at Level39, Aden Davies is on point for the first time, as we […]

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


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

