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Why are banks so scared of changing their tech?
Banks are having a midlife crisis. Their tech is at that stage where it’s old enough to gather regrets. Lots of them. 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.
How loyalty broke and why web3 can fix it
Fintechs regularly provide updates on how many customers they have. Motivations for doing so are varied — garnering headlines, proving naysayers wrong, or right, keeping investors happy and so on. More interestingly, they also have a variety of definitions of “customer” that are not always clear.
5 tips for designing purpose-first propositions in 2022
I think we can all accept that clear customer insight, the right business drivers, market opportunities, etc. should inform great proposition design.
Fintech VCs must do more to help the LGBTQ+ community
If there’s one region that’s been bookmarked by every 2024 predictions list in terms of innovation and investment, it’s the Middle East. And as the region emerges as a fintech hotspot, its unique commitment to Islamic finance is drawing attention.
What does the future hold for crypto regulation?
Everyone’s got a bike these days, right? How many bikes would you admit to owning? Is your ‘multi-bike’ strategy paying off? Now ask yourself the same questions about your use of cloud.
How the Buy Now Pay Later landscape is shifting
As financial services continues to ride the digital transformation wave, there is a big problem emerging: recruiting the tech talent required to achieve the scale of change needed.
Ignoring composability? Everyone’s paying the price
Brexit, GDPR, robo-regulation, fintech bridges, and envoys. Those were the big topics at the Treasury’s International Fintech Conference (IFTC) this year, held at Tobacco Dock.
Banks: Fix your mortgage process by becoming truly digital
This article was originally published in February 2021. In light of a looming cost-of-living crisis, soaring inflation and spiralling interest rates, we feel it’s more relevant now than ever. So, after a bit of tinkering, we’ve republished it. Enjoy.
The fintech crash isn’t over…and that’s a good thing
Markets, from the UK through to Hong Kong and the US, have become highly competitive. With more choice than ever before, how do you make your proposition stand out?
Is the CBDC hype legit?
2020 has seen plenty of fintech M&A - LendingClub buying Radius Bank, Intuit acquiring Credit Karma and of course with Visa buying Plaid. You might think the current crisis would reduce activity but it could create more opportunities.
Most people don’t know what product marketing is
One of the dirty secrets of the fintech and banking community is that everyone thinks that everyone else understands how it all works and that they’re the only one who doesn’t really get it.
Embedded lending is the future of lending in emerging markets
11:FS Pulse has brought competitor insights to life. Now we’re going further, involving the entire community to redefine and continually advance what the ‘best’ means in digital financial services.
Wrapped DeFi is taking financial innovation to new heights
There’s quite a lot of technical lingo in this Unfiltered. We know that’s not really our style, but we’re talking about some big ideas here. If you’re into crypto and keen to see what else we know, get in touch. 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.
Top 6 things to think about when reimagining your partnership strategy
In this guest blog Bailey Kusar, co-founder and CEO of Toucan, examines how open banking can be used to deliver services that better support people with mental health conditions to manage their finances.
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334. Fintech Insider Interviews: Money20/20 Payments Special
In today's episode, we bring you a series of interviews with the people behind some of the most interesting companies in the payments, straight from Money20/20 in Amsterdam! Interviews include Harsh Sinha from Transferwise, Patrick Gauthier from Amazon Pay, Roland Palmer from Alipay and Mark Barnett from Mastercard!
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102. Libra: The banks are sh***ing themselves
We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: Libra, libra and more libra, Bank of England's Mark Carney positive on DLT and Bitcoin futures. All this and so much more on today's episode.
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43. News: Buzzword Bingo
Sarah and Nigel are joined by a couple of great guests this week to talk about the most interesting stories happening in insurtech over the past couple of weeks.
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333. News: Everybody knows a Dave
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!
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101. Libra: Facebook's world domination
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!
Bonus: Sir Geoffrey Vos, Chancellor of the High Court
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.
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331. News: With great data comes great responsibility.
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.
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330. Interviews: Patrick Collison, CEO of Stripe
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.
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100. Live: Bitcoin - not just for Lamborghinis!
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!
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42. US startup special
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!
Live from Money20/20: Why tokens might be the future of finance
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!
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327. News: Boom Time
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?
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326. Fintech Insider Live at FusionONE - a new era of finance
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.
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99. Blockchain for mashed potatoes
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!
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41. Shutting down Gatwick
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!
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
