Bonjour! Comment allez-vous? France’s fintech star is rising. With over 1100 of them based in the capital alone, junior minister Cédric O has promised that Paris will eclipse London as the fintech hotspot in Europe in the near-distant future.
Asking the wrong questions will only ever lead to the wrong solutions. That’s why we lean into Jobs to be Done at 11:FS. It’s based on the notion that there’s no use in asking what the customer wants, because they don’t actually know. 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.
11:FS has come a long way in a short time, and as the company has grown up, so must the branding. It's time to sit down, take stock of how we look and sound and fine-tune our identity.
We were lucky enough to catch up with Ben Metz, Head of Digital at Jack Henry. Here, he predicts who’ll come out on top in the banking war: the traditional players or the challengers, and what will decide who wins and loses.
Fintech has a big part to play in the fight against climate change and can help solve financial exclusion for millions worldwide. This article is the first in a trilogy on fintech for good. You can find the link to the second at the bottom of this one.
Take a peek behind the scenes of 11:FS Pulse. Keep reading to learn about the process 11:FS designers use to keep the Pulse product relevant, user friendly and ahead of the curve with a run through of the latest application of our design process.
I'm going to start with an unpopular opinion that we proposition design purists like to convince ourselves isn't true: sometimes it's ok to launch a clone.
Hot on the heels of Revolut’s mega funding round and newly minted unicorn status two weeks ago comes another piece of good news for the European fintech industry — Swedish commerce platform iZettle is set to IPO.
One notable group of firms are missing from the initial Libra founding members: banks. So what could Libra mean for them?
So you’re looking to scale agile Agile has become the status quo for most organisations delivering digital services. In recent years, conversation in the enterprise agile community has shifted to scaling agile.
I don’t know if I think about the Roman Empire every day, but awards submissions? I can’t seem to escape them.
The Federal Reserve hasn’t changed its payment system in more than 50 years. And while it’s operated with relative stability for that duration, the needs of businesses and their customers have evolved.
In a landscape where it’s so easy for people to switch between digital products and services, brands are having to work harder to get into the customer’s mind, and more importantly - to stay there. Standing out from the crowd is as important as ever. So why do fintechs look increasingly similar?
We were promised that fintech disruptors were going to revolutionise banking and sweep away the legacy players forever. So, what happened?
Months after the UK entered a coronavirus-induced lockdown and financial services firms are struggling to service their customers. Building a digital first approach now can alleviate immediate issues and set firms up for sustained customer success.

This episode is a very special Takeover from Hargreaves Lansdown’s brand new tech office in Warsaw! Ross and Pete are head up this "techover" joined by some of the company’s top people: Chris Hill, CEO; David Davies, CIO; Chris Worle, Director of Digital Marketing and Michael Glowinski, HL Tech General Manager. You can find us on Twitter @FintechInsiders or @11FSTeam or find us on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram or drop us a line podcasts@11fs.com

Simon and Sara hash out the latest in blockchain news. Whether it’s dodgy words coming from binance or Buterin’s incredible take down of a supposed Satoshi, they’re examining what’s going on in the crypto space and what it means.

On today’s episode, Sarah and Nigel are joined by a cavalcade of insurtech insiders to give you the very best in insurtech roundtable discussion. Will Thorne, Innovation Leader at The Channel Syndicate, Oliver Ralph, Insurance Correspondent at The Financial Times, Bernadine Bröcker Wieder, Co-Founder & CEO, Vastari and Alex Hearn, Managing Director at Slipcase.

We are recording at the International Fintech Conference in London! Simon interviews a bevy of fintech experts for their insights into the next year: - David Duffy, CEO, CYBG and recently named Fintech Envoy to England. - Eileen Burbidge, HM Treasury’s Special Envoy for FinTech and Partner at Passion Capital - Al Lukies CBE, Motive Partners; PM’s FinTech Envoy - Nikhil Rahti CEO, London Stock Exchange Group - Adrienne Harris, Chief Business Development Officer and General Counsel of States Title, Inc. - Imran Gulamhuseinwala, Global Head of FinTech, EY - John Glen MP and Economic Secretary to the Treasury

In this episode Laura Watkins and David Brear take a look at the last week’s top stories, alongside Jeff Tijssen, Monzo’s Leah Templeman and Bud’s Ed Masleveckas.

Recording live at Blackrock’s WealthTech 2018 at Code Node, London we bring you an interview with Blackrock's Stephen Cohen on why wealth finance and tech are going to come together in the near future. We also have a roundtable with practical insight into buzzwords, acronyms, gamechangers, emerging tech and the death of spreadsheets. And to cap things off we have another interview this time with Eileen Burbidge, Partner at Passional Capital, on the major trends of the moment and where wealth sits within that. Hosted as ever by the inimitable Simon Taylor.

On today’s episode Sara Feenan takes point as host while Colin Platt beams in from a faraway French field. Joined by Anthony Macey, the trio discuss Blockchain’s once in a generation opportunity status, Securities, G20 and more! We also bring you an interview with the brilliant Obi Nwosu of Coinfloor.

This show’s slightly different from normal. We recently attended the Innovate Finance Global Summit and had the pleasure of interviewing a veritable host of fintech movers and shakers which we have condensed into one easy listening podcast. It’s your fintech multivitamin for the day.

Helene Panzarino, Monty Munford, and Ryan Garner, join hosts Ross and Simon to discuss this week's top fintech and banking stories!

Jason and David speak to Chris Skinner about his new book, Digital Human, following up on his bestseller Digital Bank and its sequel ValueWeb.

On today's episode, we are live in front of our very first live audience from Vlerik Business School as Simon, Colin, and Jason are joined by Sara Feenan and Richard Crook to discuss crypto lightning, clueless investors and more! We've also got a great interview with Preston Byrne who can't quite believe where we are.

On today's episode, David and Nigel were joined by Hiscox's Gareth Wharton and Zurich's Thomas Clayton. We also bring you an awesome interview with the CEO of Lemonade, Daniel Schreiber!

Alexandra Cheung and Charlie Wood join David, Jason and Ross to tackle the week's biggest stories in banking and fintech!

Simon Taylor speaks to Aneesh Varma, CEO and founder of Aire.

On today's episode, Simon and Colin talk about Binance bounties, Traceable Bitcoin and much more! We also bring you an interview with the wonderful Sandra Ro! Her insights were excellent as always.

Hey, banks! This might sting a bit. You’re getting loyalty all wrong - and it’s costing you customers. But all is not lost!
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?
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.

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...

