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Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: On feedback and what to do with it

Each week, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry, creates #LedaWrites. This week it’s all about work, finding a mission and falling in love with the job every single time.

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Design

Easter eggs and delivering delight

eBay announced recently that it would begin offering merchants access to credit in partnership with Square Capital as of Q3 2018. eBay sellers will be able to apply for loans from $500 to $100,000. Square is facilitating the process, which can be done entirely digitally and sees successful applicants receive funds in as little as 24 hours. The partnership is interesting for two main reasons — it signals a deepening commitment from eBay to providing financial products and the joint offering marks another powerful entrant to the SMB lending space.

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Banking

Why big banks are doing challengers: Brand Permission and why it matters

The whydunit is an increasingly popular narrative. More often than not the motives behind a decision are more interesting than the decision itself, so I’ve taken a look at the motives behind big banks and their fixation with challengers.

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Podcast

Past success guarantees nothing: Benoit Legrand, CIO of ING

It’s time to accept that digitisation is not going to create the step change needed. Banks need to realise the benefits of being born digital and the boost to services it provides.

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Banking

Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: Getting bad news is a good thing

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she ponders the difficulties of learning to unlearn.

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Design

How to use behavioural design brilliantly

What does it take for a company to grow? Flexible, adaptive people support. Our Senior HR Business Partner Anisa Aksar tells us how 11:FS thinks about HR hypergrowth.

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Culture

How to get your IT team to deliver on time

Getting first-mover advantage is no easy feat, but what happens next? We take a look at how to maintain the advantage and how easily it can be lost.

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Three years

11:FS turns three

In no time at all, we’ve managed to reach our third birthday. It feels like we were only celebrating our second birthday yesterday, but we’ve been moving so fast we’ve barely been able to keep up. So, what have we been doing all this time?

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Banking

Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: Banking on the verge of a nervous breakdown

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she turns her attention to why you’re not so special, call to actions and why mama didn’t lie…exactly.

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Banking

Why you should pay attention to challenger banks in Asia

Challenger banks and startups have been the protagonists of the fintech landscape, they have been unbundling financial services and delivering better customer services at a fraction of the cost. But there's a different narrative in Asia.

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Partnerships

Apple: biting into the banking battlefield

Oh shit, they finally did it. Apple moved into banking. Sort of.

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11:FS

Genetic editing is only 1% finished

The loans and mortgage industries still haven’t evolved in the digital age. It’s affecting people’s financial and personal lives every single day.

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Wealth management

The Future of Fintech and Wealth - 'ESG' is the most important thing you've never heard of

Did you know Acorns and Robinhood have more customers than the entire "Robo Advisor" market?

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Banking

Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: What flat earthers and bankers have in common

Each week, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry creates #LedaWrites. This week she discusses how office politics bring us together and tear us apart.

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Culture

Commitment issues: Why bankers need to read more comic books

We are mid-transformation and while some trends are becoming clear, nothing is set in stone. Leda Glyptis explains while that means there is a window of opportunity it also means decisions need to be made about where, how and why you will play in this new world.

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Blockchain Insider

71. Initiative Q who?

We. Are. Here. Simon and Colin are joined by a great guest, Alex Batlin to discuss the latest and greatest news in blockchain.

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Fintech Insider

267. News: Initiative Q - witnessing the end of humanity

On this week's episode, Simon and Leda sit down with Max Rofagha, Husayn Kassai and Lisa Jacobs to discuss the latest and greatest news in fintech.

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Blockchain Insider

70. Panel featuring Brent McIntosh from US Treasury and an interview with Marco Santori from Blockchain

We. Are. Here. Live at Money20/20 USA. We've got a panel on regulation with Brent McIntosh, Marco Santori and Tanaya Macheel, plus a great in-depth interview with Marco Santori from Blockchain.

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Insurtech Insider

Insurtech Insider Episode 27: Continuity of service

On the latest episode of Insurtech Insider, David and Nigel sit down with Renaud Million, to take a look at all the insurtech news that's happened in the past week.

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Blockchain Insider

69. Beanie baby traders

We. Are. Here. Sara is joined by our great guests: Noelle Acheson, Vinay Gupta and Teana Baker-Taylor to discuss the latest and greatest news in blockchain.

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Fintech Insider

263. News: Digital all the way down

On this week's episode, David and Simon sit down with James Hurley and Kirsty Grant to discuss the latest and greatest news in fintech.

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Fintech Insider

262. Insights: Live from BBVA Open Summit!

On today's show, we're live at the BBVA Open Summit in Madrid. Simon Taylor takes a look at ecosystems, platforms and marketplaces in relation to the new digital transformation.

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Blockchain Insider

68. Tether the unstable coin plus a fireside chat with Blythe Masters

We. Are. Here. Simon and Sara are joined by our great guest Hugh Karp, to discuss the latest and greatest news in blockchain.

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Insurtech Insider

Insurtech Insider Episode 26: More news you need to know

On the latest episode of Insurtech Insider, Sarah and Nigel sit down with Dylan Bourguignon, 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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Fintech Insider

261. News: Reinventing retail

On this week's episode, Simon and Ross sit down with Bill Gajda and Sian Lewin to discuss the latest and greatest news in fintech.

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Fintech Insider

260. Insights: Product Design in fintech and banking

On today’s show, our host Jason Bates is going to take a bit of a deep dive into the world of product design for digital products in fintech and banking. We're using the classic double diamond of design to explain just what matters most in designing products and how to deliver products that matter to customers.

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Blockchain Insider

67. The CEO of Binance is [so] hot right now

We. Are. Here. Simon's joined by three great guests: Joon Ian Wong, Claire Wells and Aman Kohli to discuss the latest and greatest news in blockchain.

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Fintech Insider

259. News: We are the news

On this week's episode, Simon and Ross sit down with Nina Mohanty, Lianna Brinded and Lesley-Ann Vaughan to discuss the latest and greatest news in fintech.

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Fintech Insider

258. Insights: Healthtech

On today's show, David and Simon are with a great roundtable of health experts to take a look at what's happening in Healthtech.

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Blockchain Insider

66. Blockchain Live: Interviews (featuring Blockchain.com & Chorum)

We. Are. Here. Live from Olympia London at Blockchain Live! We were actually there last week. But we interviewed so many great people we're releasing a bumper episode filled with great insights. We interview Garrick Hileman and Xen Baynham-Herd from Blockchain as well as many more great guests.

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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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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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fintech Insider

Insights: The future of Revolut with UKCEO Francesca Carlesi

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fintech Insider

Insights: The future of Revolut with UKCEO Francesca Carlesi

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