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How we handled HR hyper-growth in 2019

This isn't a blog post about us. This is a blog post about a bank that created a podcast. Aside from that being so 2018 it hurts, a quick health warning. This isn't a dig, nor a brag. The podcast thing is a metaphor. How? Read on...

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11:FS

11:FS value one – Team: success is a team sport

So the 11:FS values are live. It’s official now we’ve bought the swag :). What did you think of them? Make sense? Now let’s get into the details. This week, I’m going to outline how teamwork is crucial to our success. Value number one - Team: success is a team sport.

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11:FS

11:FS Pulse: wrapped

We’ve sifted through the data to find out what 11:FS Pulse users have been loving and where their focus has been for the last 12 months.

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Open Banking

Open Banking two years on

A popular topic among commentators and the media, incumbents have been slow to act on open banking. A recent Tink survey shed further light on the issues.

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Innovation

Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: for love or money

Each week, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry, creates #LedaWrites. This week why if you want something done in a bank you don’t need friends in high places. You need friends in low places.

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How to start saving successfully in 2020

Billions Spent But Where Is The Benefit? Whenever I start any presentation to banking folk, which I do pretty frequently these days, I start by talking about money. I do this not because I’m obsessed with the stuff, although I’m pretty fond of it, but because I think money is a pretty great barometer of the level of importance that organisations place upon something.

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Banking

What’s behind the Plaid-Visa deal?

11:FS Head of Research Sarah Kocianski tells you everything you need to know about the deal no one saw coming.

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Innovation

Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: the Messy Middle Manifesto

Each week, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry, creates #LedaWrites. This week, she explains why patience is no longer a virtue big banks can reply upon.

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Innovation

2020 fintech predictions: challengers, wealth management and more

Challengers going mainstream, infrastructure, wealth management for the masses and a bunch more in predictions for what 2020 holds for fintech and financial services.

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Crypto

Our 2020 crypto predictions

Happy New Year fintech fans! Let’s kick things off in style.

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Crypto

What happened in crypto in 2019?

It’s been a fantastic year for fintech and financial services, with so much happening across the world. Partnerships have sprung up between incumbents and fintechs with groundbreaking changes happening both on regulatory and commercial levels. Some we predicted, and some we didn’t. Here’s a quick recap of what we got right, and what we didn’t.

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11:FS

Our 2019 predictions: scores on the doors

TL;DR: More closures are coming, Libra probably isn’t launching in 2020 (at least not in its current form) and blockchain’s next sleeper hit is already here.

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Culture

Leda Writes for Fintech Futures: big ambitions, small parcels

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she turns her attention to bankers behaving badly…and cookies.

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Fintech Insider

The top Podcasts of 2019, 10-1

It’s that time again – with a new year on the horizon, we’re doing something a little different for 2019 and reviewing our best and most popular podcast episodes.

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Fintech Insider

The top podcasts of 2019, 20-11

The UK went to the polls on June 8th, and the outcome was… inconclusive. Instead of the Conservative majority Theresa May sought (and was originally predicted), the result was a hung Parliament where no party won enough seats to govern independently.

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129. Xero: Giving 800,000 Business Owners Their Lives Back

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

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128. How FinTech is Revolutionising SMEs

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 […]

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127. Giving Banks FinTech Access Through One API

In this episode Onboarding a FinTech into a bank is expensive, due to acquisition and compliance costs, and the risks that […]

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125. Blockchain’s Godfather & Wealth’s Superhero

In this episode Hello, FinTech Insiders! This week we chat with two awesome guests leading innovation in different areas: blockchain […]

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124. Wealth: Robo-Advisors or Master of Puppets?

In this episode Wealth Management isn’t just for the super rich anymore. It’s opened up to everyone. But the reality is, most […]

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123. FinTech Under the Influence

In this episode Guests Sam Maule and Chris Gledhill are among the 100 most influential fintech leaders in 2016. Fun fact: Chris used to […]

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122. I Like Chatbots and I Cannot Lie!

In this episode Are chatbots the last bridge to true AI? Or are we getting excited over nothing? We discuss whether […]

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121. Off the Chain! With R3 and RBS

In this episode Richard Brown, Chief Technology Officer at R3, started building a blockchain platform called Corda from scratch a […]

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119. Back on the Blockchain Gang!

In this episode 11:FS’ resident blockchain geek, Simon Taylor, is in heaven this week. Today we bring you ace interviews with Adam […]

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117. InsurTech: Saving the World, Saving You Money

In this episode Our first podcast dedicated to FinTech Insider Interviews features InsurTech influencers Freddy Macnamara and Mathilda Strom. Get Insured for an […]

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116. InsurTech. The New FinTech? Discuss.

In this episode InsurTech has dominated financial headlines lately. ‘Should the insurance sector be worried?’ Yes, say our guests! In […]

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114. Yipi-API-yay: open platforms, marketplaces and next-gen banking

In this episode This week we had the pleasure of talking to some global thought leaders about a topic that is on everyone’s […]

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113. Financial Inclusion: Banking The Next Billion

In this episode This week we had the pleasure of talking to some global thought leaders in the space of Financial […]

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111. Interviewed: The innovators really changing banking

In this episode We have an awesome show for you this week talking to some of the most innovative people […]

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110. Will AI change the world of Banking?

This week we have a marathon of a show focussing on AI, Bots, Machine Learning and everything else augmented.  Your […]

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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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fintech Insider

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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