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Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: a banker goes a-banking - Part 4.
Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week...Volume 5 (in a likely ongoing series) of her personal banking saga.
Apple vs Spotify: who will own podcasting?
Recent news that Apple is talking to media companies about exclusive shows is another indication of how podcasts are maturing. Who will win? And what could it mean for creators and consumers?
6 takeaways from the Facebook Libra Senate and House hearings
Libra’s David Marcus went before the Senate and the House to talk crypto, Facebook and the end of financial stability. This was epic. Here’s what we learned (and what we didn’t).
Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: wishful thinking and self-fulfilling prophecies
Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry creates #LedaWrites. This week she tackles the precariousness of hope, risk taking and work life imbalance.
Vadim Toader - Proportunity: mortgage innovation putting homes within reach
Creating a successful new venture is not easy. There are many pitfalls and risks involved from funding to technology. The biggest challenge though is designing something customers love.
Q&A with Urban Jungle: building an insurtech offering
Banking no longer has the luxury of getting up to speed with new technology. If you can’t adapt on the fly you’ll be left behind.
Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: humanity 101
Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she's defending bankers.
Ethical is the new luxury; why trust is slipping through the banks' fingers
Open banking payments are already a fact of life in Europe. In the US, not so much. But new infrastructure and the right approach could lead to a sea change stateside. This is taken from our Unfiltered newsletter. Subscribe now for a no BS, uncensored analysis of fintech news and hot topics delivered to your inbox each fortnight.
What does Libra from Facebook mean for banks?
Rumours emerged a fortnight ago that Revolut was near to closing a $250 million round at a valuation of over $1 billion. The company confirmed the news this morning, saying its valuation had increased 5x since it raised $66 million in the middle of last year and now stands at $1.7 billion. The round was led by Hong Kong based DST Global and the cash injection will be used to fund global expansion, starting with the US, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia this year alone.
Getting people management right: the burden of proof
Fintech sandboxes have been a huge success both home and away with the FCA having just opened applications for the fifth cohort in the UK and exporting the concept globally. Now the FCA is looking to go beyond the sandbox to create the Global Fintech Innovation Network (GFIN).
Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: Caffeine and angry bankers
Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she turns her attention to career tips for optimists, curious cats and rebels…and auntie Mabel.
Why have regulators reacted so strongly to Libra by Facebook?
It didn't take long. Within hours of Libra being announced the global regulatory system had plenty of opinions on what it meant and how it needed to be governed.
Is Libra from Facebook a ploy to get your data?
To say it’s been a busy month for Libra would be a massive understatement.
Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: dispatches from industry conferences
Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she turns her attention to why diversity and inclusion shouldn’t be a standalone activity and why you shouldn’t just protect your stars, you should protect everyone.
Engaging the FS community to redefine what ‘best’ really means
Driving growth and building your brand is tough. Everyone has a voice. But that means working harder, and smarter, as our new CMO Eric Fulwiler knows only too well.
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772. Insights: Has the fintech revolution ignored older customers?
Kate Moody is joined by some great guests, from 11:FS, ClearEstate, and PensionBee, to look at the financial services aimed at customers over 60.
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770. News: PayPal launches stablecoin and Apple $10 billion rocks the banking world
PayPal launches stablecoin, Apple announces $10 billion in deposits, and Drake launches Shopify mansion – Kate Moody and Ross Gallagher are joined by some great guests, from Fiat Republic and Knot API, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days.
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193. Insights: Checking in on our 2023 predictions
EL. EF. GEE. Today we bring you: a recap of our 2023 predictions for the crypto space. what did we predict correctly? What did we get completely wrong? What still has potential to materialise in the next few months leading up to 2024? All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!
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768. News: Shopify and HSBC blur the lines between e-commerce and financial services
Shopify launches credit card, HSBC and Tradeshift launch joint embedded finance venture, and Snoop gets acquired – Ross Gallagher and David Barton-Grimley are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days.
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767. How do you innovate in a highly regulated industry?
David M. Brear is joined by Standard Chartered CEO, Bill Winters, in this interview deep-diving into innovation in the banking space!
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765. News: FedNow powers up and Dame Alison Rose steps down
Fed launches long-awaited instant payments service, NatWest boss Alison Rose resigns, and McDonalds launches McNuggets Land in the metaverse – Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor are joined by some great guests, from Founders Factory and Chamber of Progress, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days.
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192. Insights: A new world of functionality - a Smart Tokens case study
EL. EF. GEE. Today we bring you: a case study on all things smart tokens. What are they? How do they work? What do they mean for web3? All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!
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763. News: Buy Now Pay Later regulation shelved while Coutts faces Farage account fallout
Buy Now Pay Later regulation shelved in UK, Thunes pockets $72M, and Farage accuses Coutts of closing account over ‘values’ – Ross Gallagher and Nas Ahmad are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days.
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762. Insights: Three lessons learned from financial services in 2023 so far
Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests, from 11:FS, Innovate Finance, and TwentyOne to talk about the biggest lessons for financial services in the first half of 2023.
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760. News: Public lands in the UK and Solaris raises €38 million
Investment platform Public launches in the UK, Solaris raises to focus on core values, and Martin Lewis 'sickened' by deepfake investment scam – Kate Moody is joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days!
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191. Insights: Rewind: How do you know it's web3?
EL. EF. GEE. Today we bring you: A rewind look into an episode focused on ownership. Ownership is web3’s ability to prove that digital assets are owned by users. But how exactly does it work? How is it different from the world of web2? And what changes can we expect to see in the world now that assets are on-chain? All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!
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758. News: Is Goldman Sachs breaking up with Apple?
Goldman looking for a way of Apple partnership, Visa $1 billion buyout of Brazil's Pismo, and UK banks warned against closing accounts – Kate Moody and David Barton-Grimley are joined by some great guests, from Fintech Business Weekly and Spiralem, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days.
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757. Insights: Can financial services change how people think about money?
Kate Moody is joined by some great guests, from 11:FS, Nationwide, and Plum, to discuss how banks and fintechs can shape how customers manager their finances.
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756. Focus: What are US VCs looking for in today’s market?
David M. Brear is joined by some great guests from Visa, Mana Tech, and Commerce Ventures, to discuss the opportunities and challenges in the fintech market in the United States of America.
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755. News: PSD3 unveils plans to shake up Open Banking
The European Union unveils new open banking rules, Wise announces bumper profits, and Robinhood buys X1 – 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.
What are fintechs? - Decoding: Banks
Ever wanted to know what’s going on behind the scenes every time we make a payment?
How does banking regulation work? - Decoding: Banks
Regulation is essential. It stops banks from going bust or behaving badly.
How has software evolution influenced banking? - Decoding: Banks
The invention of the computer revolutionised banking in the 1950s.
How does lending work? - Decoding: Banks
Lending has been around for thousands of years and is one of the cornerstones of banking.
How can traditional banks win on the banking battlefield? - Decoding: Banks
They're down, but they're not certainly not out.
How do card networks operate? - Decoding: Banks
Mastercard and Visa are the two biggest credit card networks in the world.
How has the banking battlefield evolved? - Decoding: Banks
We kick off our Decoding: Banks series with a look at the banking landscape today and how we got here.
11:FS Explores: Legacy banking systems ft. David M. Brear
David M. Brear, our 11:FS CEO, takes us through legacy technology within banks - but of course, with a really cool Lightboard.
Fintech Marketing Podcast Season 2 Preview
Fintech Marketing Podcast Season 2: Coming soon
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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
