
At 11:FS, we build digital financial services, primarily banks. ‘Bank’ is a very broad term, of course, and our focus on client needs and ‘Jobs To Be Done’ approach (“People don’t want a mortgage, they want to buy a house”), means that we rarely set out to build a pure bank.

Each week, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry, creates #LedaWrites. This week she ponders the difference between stress, and pressure - and the importance of acknowledging that stress without indulging it.

Despite the astronomical price-tag and highly breakable look of early foldable phones, we can confidently predict a future of interesting new design challenges thanks to flexible screens.

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry creates #LedaWrites. This week she examines innovation, with a side order of Shakespeare.

Each week, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry, creates #LedaWrites. This week she delves into her wardrobe to talk about t-shirts as a metaphor for life, love and work.

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry creates #LedaWrites. This week she has the topic of innovation in her crosshairs.

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry creates #LedaWrites. This week it's the big sleep - not a Raymond Chandler book review, rather a look at payments innovation.

Each week, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry, creates #LedaWrites. This week, she tells us why giving the people building your future a reason to believe in you and your right for a future is the corporate version of making your bed each morning.

The research on retail payments that I have done over the past couple of months had me thinking about my own payments journey and left me wondering how my own behaviour has evolved and what drove me to make such payments?

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she recounts tales of bad bosses and the lessons learned.

At the beginning of 2022, many early-stage investors looked ahead with optimism as we emerged from the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, and global economies started to show signs of growth again.

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she turns her attention to flat earth, banking and strong convictions, loosely held.

Mental health isn’t just a concern on National Sickie Day or Time to Talk Day. So why aren’t we taking the conversation further?

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she turns her attention to hiring the people who make the best teams.

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week finds her contemplating cheese.

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In this episode Today we’re speaking to Benoit Legrand, Global Head of FinTech at ING. Benoit has more than 20 […]

In this episode Transaction banking has been defined as “the plumbing of international business. It ensures that salaries get paid, money […]

Leda Glyptis (@LedaGlyptis) should be first on your list for any dinner party. Full of wit and wisdom, this banking and […]

Happy New Year from FinTech Insider! Wow, 2016 was an incredibly busy year for us. In addition to doing this […]

Time to make fintech predictions for 2017! Will PSD II be the biggest disappoint of the year? How big will the challenger […]

And now for part 2 of our 2016 FinTech Review — What a Crazy Ass Hear This Has Been. We discuss Pokémon […]

You’ve had your holiday meals, now it’s time to digest 2016. What a crazy ass year this has been. Brexit. President Trump. […]

In this episode Gary Turner is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Xero, which provides small- to medium sized businesses (SMBs […]

In this episode Business banking sucks, but it doesn’t have to, say this week’s stellar guests. The CEO of Tide and Co-Founders of […]
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.

Fintech Marketing Podcast Season 2: Coming soon

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...

