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Lending

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.

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DeFi

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.

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Partnerships

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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Financial services

Financial services needs to start speaking to the female customer

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.

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Product

With good product design, impatience is a virtue

Working with agencies can sometimes feel like you spend weeks or even months covering ground that you already know before you start seeing value.

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Insurance

How have insurance products changed in the last few years?

If you’re building a fintech or adding financial services to an existing platform, there’s no doubt that the concept of embedded finance with white-label solutions has passed you by.

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Design

Our top 3 tips for designing winning propositions in 2022

Everything that made senior bankers successful is what makes them less able to thrive in the digital economy.

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Banking

Most people in FS don't understand how it all fits together

James Safford is a name you might not be familiar with from the 11:FS team. He’s starred in a couple of our shows with brilliant insights on what’s going on in the fintech space. James is a Market Research Analyst working on the 11:FS Pulse platform delivering insights into customer journeys globally. I took a moment to sit down with James and talk to him about how things differ working in fintech compared to publishing, and why he moved into the space after deciding against a lifelong dream.

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Crypto

Why did a crypto exchange pay $700m to have their name on a building?

This past weekend an estimated 177m people tuned in as Matthew Stafford’s (strong surname BTW) LA Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals at Super Bowl LVII.

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Diversity and inclusion

A snapshot of diversity and inclusion at 11:FS in 2021

Continuous improvement is a huge focus at 11:FS. We’re always looking for the 1% improvements and 10x ideas (and everything in between) that will drive us forwards.

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Design

Designers are not the centre of the universe

The 11:FS research team recently finalised the first part of a major piece of work examining the services available to US Small to Medium-sized businesses. Here’s some of what we discovered.

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UX

The 5 biggest UX challenges for fintechs in 2022

Providing the best service to have the largest market share. That’s what banks want to be and want to have. And for a very long time they did.

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Social Media

Why a social media platform will win the digital wallet war

The killer digital wallet will not come from a fintech company - it will come from a social media platform. 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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Insurtech

What’s making headlines in insurtech?

2022 is well underway and if you’re still wishing people a Happy New Year, it’s time to stop living in the past.

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Design

The 2022 design trends that will make a mark on financial services

As we begin 2022, we’re looking forward to seeing some innovative solutions in the fintech space, but there will be roadblocks along the way.

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284. Interviews: Bart Leurs, Rabobank

Jeff Tijssen interviews Chief Digital Transformation Officer of Rabobank, Bart Leurs. They take a look at all things digital happening in banking and how banks are working to implement digital transformation.

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Fintech Insider

284. Interview: Bart Leurs, Rabobank

Jeff Tijssen interviews Chief Digital Transformation Officer of Rabobank, Bart Leurs. They take a look at all things digital happening in banking and how banks are working to implement digital transformation.

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Blockchain Insider

78. Blockchain and Crypto Predictions 2019

We. Are. Here. Simon and Colin are predicting all the things that could happen in the world of blockchain in 2019.

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Fintech Insider

283. Bonus: Blooper Reel 2018

A little bonus to end the year, we're not all perfect here at Fintech Insider. To prove it David's got a quick cut of some of the funniest mistakes we made this year.

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Fintech Insider

282. Insights: Our Fintech Predictions 2019

On this week's episode, we're doing something a bit different. We're predicting all the things that'll definitely maybe happen in fintech in 2019.

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Blockchain Insider

Bonus: Blooper Reel 2018

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Insurtech Insider

Insurtech Insider Episode 31: Weird Claims and 2019 Predictions

On the latest festive episode, we're doing something a little different. Sarah, David and Nigel sit down with Oliver Ralph to talk about some very strange claims this year and make a few predictions about insurtech next year.

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Fintech Insider

281. Insights: 2018 in Review

On today's very special show, we’re going to be taking a look back at the best things to happen in fintech in 2018. Simon's hosting today and he's joined by David, Jason and Ross G.

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Fintech Insider

280. Insights: US financial health

On this week's episode, we've got a great deep dive on the state of financial inclusion in the USA. Sam spoke to some fantastic industry experts working to tackle financial inclusion and financial health in the US, in all its capacities from regulation to credit scores and everything in between.

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Blockchain Insider

77. Custody is Everything

We. Are. Here. Simon's joined by our great guests, Teana Baker-Taylor and John Detrixhe to discuss the latest and greatest news in blockchain.

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Fintech Insider

279. News: It only works if you're alive

On this week's episode, Simon and Leda sit down with Livia Benisty and Ryan Edwards-Pritchard to discuss the latest and greatest news in fintech.

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Fintech Insider

278. Fintech Insider: Live - Payments (F)innovation

David and Sarah bring you this special edition of Fintech Insider Live, recorded live at OP's Slush After Party at Pasilan Veturitallit, Helsinki. We have some of the best guests in the space and plenty of bad puns to keep you entertained.

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Blockchain Insider

76. Vitalik Buterin

We. Are. Here. Simon and Colin are with one of the biggest names in the crypto world, Vitalik Buterin, to talk to him all about Ethereum and potential enterprise applications.

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Fintech Insider

Bonus Sneak Peek: Vitalik Buterin, Founder of Ethereum

On this special bonus episode, Fintech Insider OG and Exec Producer Laura Watkins speaks to the people behind the podcast to find out how the show is made, and look back to some of the best bits from the past year.

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Insurtech Insider

Insurtech Insider Episode 30: The Sexy Side of Insurance

On the latest episode of Insurtech Insider, David and Nigel sit down with Edel Ryan and James Burrows.

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11:FS Pulse

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!

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11:FS Pulse

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?

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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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fintech Insider

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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