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Innovation

2020 fintech predictions: challengers, wealth management and more

Challengers going mainstream, infrastructure, wealth management for the masses and a bunch more in predictions for what 2020 holds for fintech and financial services.

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Crypto

Our 2020 crypto predictions

Happy New Year fintech fans! Let’s kick things off in style.

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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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Blockchain Insider

199. Insights: Real world assets on-chain: changing the future of ownership

L.F.G. Today we bring you a look at Real World Assets (RWAs) - what they are, discuss some of the use cases of tokenized RWA we’re seeing today, the pros and cons of bringing RWA on-chain, and where this emerging market is headed. All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!

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Fintech Insider

798. News: JP Morgan's former fintech lead launches TodayPay and Airwallex target LATAM

Benjamin Ensor and Kate Moody are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: former J.P. Morgan exec launches Refund-as-a-Service TodayPay, and Airwallex continue expansion into LATAM.

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Fintech Insider

797. Insights: Is being a fast follower a bad thing?

11:FS CEO David M. Brear and Deputy CEO Jason Bates come together to discuss concept of fast following. Is it always a bad thing? How can you get it right, what pitfalls to avoid getting it wrong and what is the impact on the end customer?

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Fintech Insider

796. Focus: How to bridge the gap between banks and creators with Eric Wei and Will Kim, Co-CEOs of Karat Financial

In this second episode on our deep dive into the creator economy in the US, David Barton-Grimley and is joined by not one, but two fantastic guests, the Co-CEOs of Karat Financial to discuss how financial services can better understand creators and how financial education is the key.

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Fintech Insider

795. News: Goldman Sachs sell GreenSky and Citibank win the sandwich war

Our expert host Ross Gallagher and co-host Rachel Pandyan are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Goldman Sachs stepping back from consumer lending, Galileo's new BNPL offering to SMBs, and a Citibank worker who paid the price for a dodgy expenses claim.

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Fintech Insider

794. Insights: Managing the wealth of the future

Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests to talk about how fintech and financial services are meeting the needs of Gens Alpha and Beta, and how they are adapting to the needs of tomorrow's wealth makers.

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Blockchain Insider

198. Insights: How to fix UX in crypto

L.F.G. Today we bring you a look at UX in crypto: what's wrong with it, where the biggest challenges are, and what can be done to fix it, without compromising the control over your own assets that crypto allows for, joined by fantastic guests from Webacy and Bastion. All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!

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Fintech Insider

793. News: FedNow launch 15sec account verification, and the Metro Bank saga continues

Host Kate Moody is joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: FedNow launch a new account verification service from Orum, Metro Bank strike a rescue deal, and Nationwide unveil a new look.

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Fintech Insider

792. Insights: Putting services back into financial services

David M. Brear, CEO at 11:FS, is joined by our very own CTO Ewan Silver for a fireside chat to unpick what we mean when we say the services have fallen out of financial services.

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Fintech Insider

790. News: Apple Pay face US lawsuit and Revolut keep banking licence hopes alive.

Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Apple launch open banking service in the UK, Revolut move closer to a banking licence, and Saga launch a savings platform for the over 50s.

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Fintech Insider

789. Insights: The Six Characteristics of Digital Commercial Banking

David Barton-Grimley is joined by some great guests to unpack the six characteristics of digital commercial banking; real-time, standardised, automated, embedded, contextual, and extendable. We’ll explore what they are and how they can (or can’t) support a more efficient, reliable, and secure industry.

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Fintech Insider

788. News: HSBC offer international credit history checks and Mercedes launch in-car payments.

Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: HSBC partner with Nova Credit to offer international credit history checks, Mercedes-Benz roll out in-car payments, and Standard Life launch a pensions dashboard.

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Fintech Insider

787. Insights: Why Should You Choose a Career in Financial Services?

Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests to talk about recruitment in financial services, how today's applicants can stand out, and also what institutions can do to support diversity, equality & inclusion and create a culture for success.

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Fintech Insider

785. News: After Dark: Monzo's £1 investments, solving financial inclusion, and is cash still king?

David Brear 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: Monzo's new investment platform, India hit their financial inclusion targets 41 years early, and cash payments are on the rise.

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Fintech Insider

783. News: Adyen’s new banking licence, Perfios’ raise, and the secret to fintech success

Laura Watkins is joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Adyen get a UK banking licence, Perfios eye UK & US expansion, and a new campaign tackles the gender investment gap.

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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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fintech Insider

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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fintech Insider

Insights: The future of Revolut with UKCEO Francesca Carlesi

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