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ESG

Can circular economies do what ESG couldn’t?

This is the second article in a three-part series on how fintech for good (FFG) is helping people and the planet. The first touched on consumer behaviour. If you missed it, check it out here.

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How to build a design dream team for your digital product business

This December 2020 cover of The New Yorker has been praised for perfectly capturing the zeitgeist of the time. Of the completely bizarre year we didn’t see coming. The illustrator draws on the mundane everyday to create an image that resonates so well with the magazine’s varied readers.

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Unfiltered

Product managers have the tools to fix ESG investing

As the saying goes, “success breeds success”. And one of the things that’s interesting in our industry is the alumni of fintechs going on to do great things. It’s no coincidence - there’s a bit of a pattern emerging: The founders of some of the most successful startups of today cut their teeth at the biggest fintechs of yesterday.

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Crypto

Universal crypto adoption will come down to education and design

It’s happening. After months of ‘will they, won’t they’, Monzo is heading Stateside.

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Wealth management

Private banking: get truly digital or get left behind

Recently, Nick Miller, Senior Ventures Strategist at 11:FS, published an article on why ESG investing is broken. If you haven't already, go and give it a read before you dive into this one.

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Open Banking

Open banking regulators hold the key to an open finance future

Four years ago, policymakers in the UK and EU took the first steps to enshrine open banking into law, but now we’re at a turning point for digital adoption and the old ways of working aren’t working anymore.

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Crypto

What's brewing in web3 during the crypto winter?

At this point we can all agree that the financial market as a whole has gone through a period of lows. Paired with increased inflation (even in developed countries), and the US confirming a recession, things seem to have really taken a turn for the worse - the so-called bear market.

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Payments

Why is instant access to money still a myth?

They say time is money, right? Well, what about time to money – how long it takes for money to be available for you to use.

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ESG

Fintech's climate fight starts with changing consumer behaviour

This week on Fintech Insider News David, Jason and Simon were joined by Innovate Finance’s Sophie Winwood and making his Fintech Insider debut, Banking Editior at The Economist, Patrick Lane, to tackle the latest news from the last week. Listen to the episode in full here or play and read below

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Unfiltered

ESG investing is broken. This is how fintechs can help fix it.

When I see headlines about “hipster” banks and “trendy” cards, it strikes me that the narrative is missing a huge shift about the consumer. Ethical is the new luxury. Private is the new showy. Transparent is the new trusted.

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11:FS Pulse

Why is competitor research so important?

I think I speak for a lot of people when I say - homework is crap. Evenings after school are for watching Takeshi’s Castle, not studying Pythagoras’ theorem.

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BNPL

Has fintech made us more resilient or vulnerable to economic shocks?

As part of the editorial process for Fintech Insider we review a lot of stories and see how media outlets report on challenger banks. Some recent pieces had the distinct feel of unhappy incumbent bankers lobbying hard to change the narrative.

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Design

Making inclusive design more inclusive

You may have heard of Marcus, it’s been kind of a big deal. But why and how? We recently sat down with Boe Hartman, CTO at Marcus by Goldman Sachs, to get the inside story.

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Unfiltered

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.

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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.

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Fintech Insider

256. Insights: PensionBee takeover

On this special episode, we're buzzing to be taken over by PensionBee. At their offices on Southwark street, we're with some of the top tier of PensionBee's team to bring you an insight into pensions.

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Fintech Insider

255. News: Really great at charts

On this week's episode, David, Sam and Simon are sit down with Ahmed Zaidi and Kathryn Harris to discuss the latest and greatest news in fintech.

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Fintech Insider

254. Interviews: Shamir Karkal, Co-Founder of Simple Bank

Sarah Kocianski interviews Co-Founder of Simple Bank, Shamir Karkal. They take a look at what it means to create a product that actually helps customers achieve their goals.

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Insurtech Insider

Insurtech Insider Episode 24: The news you need to know

On the latest episode of Insurtech Insider, Sarah and David sit down with Lea Nonninger and James York, shaking up our usual topic-based format we take a look at all the Insurtech news that's happened in the past week.

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Blockchain Insider

Bonus: Interview with Richard Brown and Mike Hearn at CordaCon

Today we’re bringing you a special bonus episode of Fintech Insider. Ross sits down with Richard Davies, Commercial Director, TSB to discuss their new design competition. Collaborating with 11:FS, the competition aims to bring in more innovative tools for small businesses to thrive.

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Fintech Insider

252. Insights: Islamic Fintech

On today's show, Sarah Kocianski is with a great roundtable of guests to celebrate Islamic Finance week and drill down on what Islamic Fintech really is.

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Blockchain Insider

63. Chickens on the Blockchain

On this week's episode, Simon and Colin are joined by a great guest, Ville Sointu to talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain.

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Fintech Insider

251. News: “I haven’t had a debit card for over 2 months”

On this week's episode, Sarah and Ross sit down with Lois Ollerenshaw and Valentina Kristensen to discuss the greatest and latest stories in fintech.

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Blockchain Insider

62. Religiously HODLing

On this week's episode, Sara is joined by three great guests: Olivia Vinden, Obi Nwosu, and Richard Burton to talk about the latest news in blockchain. Colin also has a great interview with William Mougayar from JM3 Capital.

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Insurtech Insider

Insurtech Insider Episode 23: Catastrophe Insurance

On the latest episode of Insurtech Insider, Sarah and Nigel sit down with Emil Pfeiffer and Oliver Ralph. Sarah also has two great interviews with Jason Futers and Barney Schauble to get a bit more insight.

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Fintech Insider

249. News: Hook them with a great service

On this week's news show Sarah and Simon are joined by our guests: Alexa Fernandez and Ryan Edwards-Pritchard to talk about the latest and greatest fintech news stories this week. We also have a great bit of insight from Doug Bobenhouse on US credit card debt.

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Blockchain Insider

61. FOMO is Not an Investment Strategy

On this week's episode, Simon and Sara sit down with Aman Kohli and Ryan Radloff to talk about the latest news in blockchain. Colin also has a great interview with Michael Sonnenshein from Grayscale investment.

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Fintech Insider

247. News: Who should we trust?

In this week's episode, Simon, David and Sarah are joined by a trio of fintech CEOs to discuss the week's news. We have Caroline Plumb, CEO of Fluidly, Anil Stocker, CEO of MarketInvoice and Tom Eyre, CEO of Loqbox, and special reports from Dominic Lindley and Oliver Ralph.

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Fintech Insider

246. Insights: Digital Identity

On today’s show, our hosts Ryan and Laura are going to take a bit of a deep dive into the world of digital identity, what is it, why do we need it and how is it changing? We’ll also look at the future of digital identity and see whether it looks bright or dystopian.

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Blockchain Insider

60. DLT is faster than your post trade

On this week's episode, Simon and Sara sit down with Teana Baker-Taylor, Michele Curtoni, and Alex Hern to talk about the latest news in blockchain.

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Decoding

What are fintechs? - Decoding: Banks

Ever wanted to know what’s going on behind the scenes every time we make a payment?

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Decoding

How does banking regulation work? - Decoding: Banks

Regulation is essential. It stops banks from going bust or behaving badly.

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Decoding

How has software evolution influenced banking? - Decoding: Banks

The invention of the computer revolutionised banking in the 1950s.

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Lending

How does lending work? - Decoding: Banks

Lending has been around for thousands of years and is one of the cornerstones of banking.

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Decoding

How can traditional banks win on the banking battlefield? - Decoding: Banks

They're down, but they're not certainly not out.

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Decoding

How do card networks operate? - Decoding: Banks

Mastercard and Visa are the two biggest credit card networks in the world.

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Decoding

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.

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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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Minimum Lovable Brand | 11:FS Explores

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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

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