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FinTech Legend Leda Glyptis: If You Choose Who You Are, What You Do Will Follow
Over the past eight years, as a fintech founder who happens to be gay, I’ve met with 100+ corporate and institutional investors around the world.
Xero: Giving 800,000 Business Owners Their Lives Back
Gary Turner is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Xero, which Forbes described as the “World’s Most Innovative Growth Company.” Xero provides small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs or SMEs) with ‘beautiful’ online accounting software. Gary helped take Xero from a 3-person startup to a company that will have £150 million in revenue this year.
Swish: 3 Takeaways for Every Bank
How do we stay ahead of fraud and financial crime without compromising the speed, ease, and trust that make instant payments so compelling? In this article, Mastercard's Bryan Sharkey explores it all.
Digital Wealth Management: It’s All about the Offense
When people start explaining how technology can be used to modernise financial services their language instantly becomes fraught with acronyms, buzzwords, and idioms that can make little sense to those both inside, and especially, outside the industry.We have a hunch sometimes people do this to appear smart but we need to do more research!
‘Nicest Guy in Fintech’ on 'Golden Age of Finance'
Sam Maule, Director of Digital & Fintech at NTT DATA Americas, talks to us about how a kid from Detroit became a fintech leader, his new podcast, femtech, and Silicon Valley’s rude awakening.
Going Native: Force Touch, Siri, and Messages Payments
Goldman Sachs broke the fintechnet this week when it launched its developer portal, intentionally allowing companies to ‘embed finance’ within their organisation using their Banking as a Service (BaaS) offering. Hari Moorthy, Goldman’s Global Head of Transaction Banking, referred to it as “the financial cloud for corporates.” Cue a flurry of emails inside every large bank from CEOs wondering how seriously they should take this. Take it seriously. Take it very seriously.
It’s Blockchain, Not Bitcoin, That’s Relevant to Finance
Let’s start by calling Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) what it is - debt. Debt, of course, has many faces. But ‘credit, pay in instalments, pay nothing today, etc.’ are all just debt. 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.
Gates Foundation Interview - What Banks Can Learn from the Frontline of Financial Inclusion
Over the past twelve months, we’ve been seriously busy here at 11:FS. Now we’re announcing arguably the most exciting project we’ve ever taken on.
"My Bank Already Has An App!"
That’s what 11:FS bank building guru Jason hears when he tells people that he’s just spent the last two years building a new digital bank, and they’re right!
Top 10 Things To Know About Blockchain This Week
The Pulse team spends their time trawling through the world of banks and fintech apps, sorting the good from the bad so you don’t have to.
Why Should a Central Bank Issue a Digital Currency?
In this blog post Simon Taylor explores the concept of a Central Bank Digital Currency and why you would want a DLT (or “Blockchain”) like architecture for such a system.
BaaP (Banking as a Platform) Part 2 - How could banks develop their platform levers?
If you missed Part 1 of this 2 part piece then you can catch it here and catch up with the rest of the class: BaaP (Banking as a Platform) Part 1 – Why haven’t we seen a banking platform play?
Jurassic Bank – Why banks will have to go the way of the dinosaurs
The landscape for fintech and banking is evolving more rapidly than ever, and in case you weren’t aware, there’s a war going on for your customers. With challengers attacking from left, right, and centre, it’s never been more important to stay on top of the latest and greatest UX innovation. Pssst – click here to go straight to the goods and request a demo of 11:FS Pulse.
BaaP Part 1 - Exploring Banking as a Platform (BaaP) Model
The opportunity to change the way we deliver financial services is changing as new channels, products and partnerships are being explored. Banking as a Platform (BaaP) is one of the alternatives.By me, David M. Brear, CEO and Co Founder at 11:FS and Pascal Bouvier, Venture Partner at Santander InnoVentures
2016 Predictions - Expert FinTech panel predicts the biggest winners and losers in 2016 banking. - 11FS
While 2015 was just awesome on nearly all fronts, I think the close of the year has left us with a cliff hanger that George RR Martin would be rather proud of. For the curious among you, the question remains what’s next? What will 2016 bring? Across the actors and audiences, we feel there are the 9 questions we need to answer to be able to gauge who the winners and losers in 2016 banking will be. To get to the bottom of these questions, we have given our opinion, have asked a panel for their inputs and have asked a few expert friends of Think Different Group also for theirs.
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679. Insights: Is the future of fighting financial crime in people or automation?
David M. Brear is joined by some great guests, from LexisNexis Risk Solutions, GB Bank, FINTRAIL, to discuss how to tackle financial crime and money laundering going forward.
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174. News: Is Reddit part of the key to making crypto mainstream?
EL. EF. GEE. Today we bring you: UK Minister proposes measures to regulate crypto ads and ban unauthorised providers, Reddit now has more NFT wallets than the OpenSea Marketplace, and Blockchain.com Visa Card, powered by Marqeta, debuts with 50,000 sign-ups at launch. All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!
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676. News: Live from Money20/20 - announcements from Google, Wells Fargo, Adyen, Fireblocks and more!
David M. Brear is joined by some great guests, from Atomic, Alloy, and Taxbit, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services from Money20/20 in Las Vegas, including: Wells Fargo partners with Google on a virtual assistant, Fireblocks launches digital assets payments engine, and our panel gives their personal highlights from the conference.
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675. Insights: Is the USA world-beating when it comes to payments?
David M. Brear is joined by some great guests, from Moov, Catch, and Plaid, at Money20/20 in Last Vegas to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of payments in America.
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672. News: Will Goldman Sachs call time on Marcus?
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, including: wIll Goldman Sachs pull the plug on Marcus? PayPal backs away from fining people $2,500 for 'misinformation', and Damien Hirst burns artworks after collectors pick their NFTs instead.
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671. Insights: What does the perfect pension offering look like?
Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests, from Pensionbee, Wealthify and Common Wealth, to discuss what makes the perfect pension offering.
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670. News: BaaS partnerships for Chetwood and HSBC and Adyen taps Tink for Open Banking payments
Kate Moody is joined by some great guests, from Tink, HSBC, and Chetwood Financial, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Mumsnet teams up with Chetwood to launch family-focused financial products in 2023, HSBC teams up with Oracle Netsuite for Embedded Banking Services in the US, and SEC charges Kim Kardashian for Instagram crypto promotion.
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127. Insights: What could open insurance look like?
Benjamin Ensor and David M. Brear are joined by a panel of guests from Bright Blue Hare and Swiss Re Solutions to talk through what open insurance could look like. All this and much, much more on today's Insurtech Insider!
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668. News: UK mortgage market in meltdown
Benjamin Ensor 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: UK mortgage lenders halt some deals after pound falls, DoorDash partners with JP Morgan Chase on credit card, and we dive into the Fintech Insider mailbag!
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667. Insights: Designing financial services for the mega-rich
David M. Brear is joined by some great guests, from 11:FS and Nucoro, to discuss designing financial services for high-net-worth individuals.
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171. Insights: Understanding the world of developers
We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: a show dedicated to developers and their worlds. We take a look at what a dev actually does and how to break into their world, what opportunities are out there, and how important dev communities really are. All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!
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665. Insights: Should everyone get paid when they need it?
Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests, from Zayzoon and PayMeNow, to discuss the earned wage access industry.
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663. Insights: How have tech accelerators shaped fintech?
Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests, from Tech Nation, F10 and OakNorth, to explore the impact of tech accelerators on the fintech space.
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170. News: Ripio launch prepaid crypto card and Netflix enters Decentraland
EL. EF. GEE. Today we bring you: Latin American crypto firm Ripio launches prepaid crypto card in Brazil, Steven Bartlett’s web3 creator platform Thirdweb raises £20m, and Netflix enters Decentraland metaverse promoted by Ryan Gosling. All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!
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662. News: Shopify and Amazon's Cold War heats up
Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor are joined by some great guests, from Betakit and Silicon Republic, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Shopify is picking a fight with Amazon, UBS scraps $1.4 billion deal to buy Wealthfront, and Japan decides it's time to stop using floppy disks.
Banks are losing the loyalty game | 11:FS Explores
Hey, banks! This might sting a bit. You’re getting loyalty all wrong - and it’s costing you customers. But all is not lost!
3 ways AI is shaking up UX in financial services | 11:FS Explores
The entire world is buzzing about AI, and that ain't changing anytime soon. But as AI becomes more integrated into our daily lives, what impact will it have on financial services and how people interact with them?
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.
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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
