One notable group of firms are missing from the initial Libra founding members: banks. So what could Libra mean for them?
So you’re looking to scale agile Agile has become the status quo for most organisations delivering digital services. In recent years, conversation in the enterprise agile community has shifted to scaling agile.
I don’t know if I think about the Roman Empire every day, but awards submissions? I can’t seem to escape them.
The Federal Reserve hasn’t changed its payment system in more than 50 years. And while it’s operated with relative stability for that duration, the needs of businesses and their customers have evolved.
In a landscape where it’s so easy for people to switch between digital products and services, brands are having to work harder to get into the customer’s mind, and more importantly - to stay there. Standing out from the crowd is as important as ever. So why do fintechs look increasingly similar?
We were promised that fintech disruptors were going to revolutionise banking and sweep away the legacy players forever. So, what happened?
Months after the UK entered a coronavirus-induced lockdown and financial services firms are struggling to service their customers. Building a digital first approach now can alleviate immediate issues and set firms up for sustained customer success.
There is risk in everything. There is risk in getting out of bed in the morning. There is risk in not getting out of bed in the morning. There’s risk in leaving the house these days, particularly with C19 (which, if you’re a Londoner, might be confused with a particularly treacherous cycle route).
I’m often asked what I spend most of my time thinking about at 11:FS. Honestly, most of the time it's something to do with how to scale 11:FS in a way that places culture at the forefront of everything we do and keeps it there.
Money 20/20 Europe 2019 is almost upon us and this year I’m looking forward to hearing from some of the sharpest minds in the industry, and also having a good argument ;).
Digital-only banks have been all the rage for some time now. Who hasn't heard of Monzo and Starling or, if your gaze is stateside, Chime? 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.
"Mastercard to push up fees for UK purchases from EU" was the headline we all wanted to see last month amid lockdowns, vaccine shortages and Brexit debacles.
In the wake of UBS’ takeover of Credit Suisse, we’ve been thinking a lot about the impact that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have on technology and architecture.
ChatGPT is unavoidable. Everyone has an opinion on it, but we haven’t yet scratched the surface of what it could unleash for financial services. Big banks are already turning their backs on it, but are they making a huge mistake?
A banker keen to stay under the radar has written us another insider’s perspective on where problems and their solutions are found in incumbent banks. The Stigcumbent, who you’ll remember from their insight on TSB and Open Banking APIs, has returned. Read on to discover just where the problems and solutions in every bank live…

David and Simon are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days. Including: The winners from the latest RBS Remedies pool, Monzo heads Stateside and Dave can help your credit score!

We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: Zuckerberg's world domination plans, Block.One's social media platform and an amazing interview with Wei Shou from Binance!

We. Are. Here. In today's bonus episode of Blockchain Insider, we bring you a fantastic interview with Sir Geoffrey Vos, Chancellor of the High Court and chair of the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce.

Simon Taylor and Brandon Chung are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days. Including: The FCA’s major overhaul of overdrafts, The finale for Finn and Banking and Big Macs in Russia.

In today's episode, we bring you an interview with the extraordinary Patrick Collison, CEO of Stripe! David Brear meets him on stage at Money20/20 Europe in Amsterdam, to talk about all things Stripe, industry dynamics and the importance of being open to partnership.

We. Are. Here. We are actually here! We are coming to you live from Level39 in London, to celebrate episode 100 of Blockchain Insider! In this episode, we will be looking back at our 99 previous episodes and we are of course joined by some brilliant guests!

Sarah is joined by Sam Maule in this special episode in which we bring you three interviews with some of the most interesting players on the American insurtech scene! Today we will hear from Quentin Coolen from Waffle, Ryan Rugg from R3 Corda and Rashmi Melgiri from CoverWallet! We hope you enjoy these interviews as much as we enjoyed recording them!

We. Are. Here. LIVE from Money20/20! Today's episode is coming straight from the stage at Money20/20, from which we bring you a discussion of Centralised VS Decentralised, Utilities vs. Securities and Future of Programmable money!

David and Simon are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories from the last 7 days. Including: Global Payments buy TSYS, NatWest apologises for patronising women, by patronising women, and are Revolut the most complained about fintech?

We are coming to you live from FusionONE! In this live episode, Simon and Sarah are joined by some great guests to talk about the new era of finance being shaped by open platforms, emerging technologies, and the rise of the talent in the developer community.

We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: Facebook and crypto...the love story continues, Central Bank Digital Currencies and Is your Wine Legit? Ft. EY & a blockchain!

Sarah and Nigel are joined by some fantastic guests today to talk about drone insurance, a topic that we have been very excited about for a long time (it has just taken us a while to get this episode together) so here we are!

David and Sam are bringing you this episode directly from New York! Joined by some great guests they will talk you through some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days. Including: Big bank investments into savings programmes and !

Simon is at Blackrock's WealthTech19 summit at Code Node in London, where he is surrounded by a wealth(!) of knowledge and experience!

We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: JPMorgan says Bitcoin’s price has pumped beyond its intrinsic value, The Most Expensive Lesson Of My Life and 10 thousand dollars worth of pizza!
Ever wanted to know what’s going on behind the scenes every time we make a payment?
Regulation is essential. It stops banks from going bust or behaving badly.
The invention of the computer revolutionised banking in the 1950s.
Lending has been around for thousands of years and is one of the cornerstones of banking.
They're down, but they're not certainly not out.
Mastercard and Visa are the two biggest credit card networks in the world.
We kick off our Decoding: Banks series with a look at the banking landscape today and how we got here.

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: Coming soon

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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...

