I think we can all accept that clear customer insight, the right business drivers, market opportunities, etc. should inform great proposition design.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
There’s a lot of positivity, creativity and excitement within game developer communities. People are flocking to games for entertainment and there have never been more tools to create them.
Working with agencies can sometimes feel like you spend weeks or even months covering ground that you already know before you start seeing value.

On the latest episode of Insurtech Insider, Sarah sits down with Ahmed Zaidi, Erik Abrahamsson, and Janthana Kaenprakhamroy to discuss how AI can work together with insurance.

On this week's news show Sarah, Simon, and David are joined by our guests: Lesley-Ann Vaughan, Andrew Nelson, and Emily Nicolle to talk about the latest and greatest fintech news stories this week.

Sam Maule interviews author Tom Peters going over what it means to be Thriving on Chaos, TED talks, and how to make things better.

On this week's episode, Simon sits down with Anthony Macey, Martin Bartlam, Noelle Acheson, and Todd McDonald to talk about the latest news in blockchain.

On this week's news show Ross and Sarah are joined by our guests: Valentina Kristensen, Ryan Garner, Sharon O’Dea to talk about the latest and greatest fintech news stories this week.

Today's show take a deep dive on the issue of challenger banks. David M. Brear and Laura Watkins guide us through what it means to be a challenger bank by speaking to those who've built them from the ground up.

On this week's episode, Simon and Sarah sit down with Teana Baker-Taylor to talk about the latest news in blockchain. We also have a great conversation with Jeff Bandman.

On the latest episode of Insurtech Insider, Sarah sits down with Luca Schnettler and Ari Zadikov to discuss all things Health Insurance. Sarah also has a great interview with Yashish Dahiya at MoneyConf in June.

On this week's news show Ross, David, and Sarah are joined by a great pair of guests, Diana Paredes and Sian Lewin to talk about the latest and greatest fintech news stories this week.

Today's show takes a deep look on the long neglected issue of SMB banking. Sarah Kocianski guides us through the difficult world of SMB finances go discover who's improving life for SMBs.

On this weeks episode, Simon sits down with Noelle Acheson, Vinay Gupta, and Stephane Malrait to talk about the latest news in blockchain.

Today's show takes a look at a topic you've asked us to cover for a long time. We're taking on AI. Sarah Kocianski explores what AI can actually do for us, Machine Learning, rules based automation, Computer Vision, chatbots, and why AI experts don't want to work in financial services.

On this week's episode, Sarah sits down with Joon Ian Wong and Aaron Stanley to talk about the latest movements in the blockchain space. We also have a fantastic interview by Colin G Platt with Marieke Flament.

On the latest episode of Insurtech Insider, Sarah sits down with Jonathan Roomer and Oliver Ralph to discuss Life Insurance. Sarah also has a couple of great interviews with Adam Erlebacher and David Vanek.

On this week's news show, Ross and David are joined by a great pair of guests, Eric Fulwiler and Teana Baker-Taylor to talk about the latest and greatest fintech news stories this week.
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.

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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...

