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You’re building the first banking ecosystem on Mars. Where do you begin?
For this edition of After Dark, the live recording of our Fintech Insider podcast, we went for something a little bit different. Presenting After Dark: Starting from scratch, the short story... Check out the video here.
US fintechs using design to create impactful savings products
Credit cards are a mainstay of American life. As many parents teach their kids, using a credit card responsibly from a young age can lead to both financial and practical benefits later in life, such as better rates on loans and greater access to housing.
DeFi & Stablecoins: Africa's new savings vehicle
Africa is the most worthy market for mainstream adoption of decentralised finance. Why? I could go on and on about the underbanked, underserved populations and fragmented remittance ecosystem - while that’s all valid, the biggest pain point in my mind is currency devaluation. Volatile currencies make it difficult for Africans’ savings to hold their value. Solving for currency devaluation will provide the beachhead for the adoption of Decentralised Finance (DeFi) across Africa.
After a bumper year, what's next in the savings and investment market?
Over the course of the pandemic the UK's financial habits have changed, which is no surprise when you see how people's circumstances have been impacted:
Are fintechs really here to fix users’ finances?
I’ve worked in fintech for 10+ years now, since before it was a popular term, and long enough to see multiple hype cycles come and go. One of the more enduring fintech themes in that time has been “financial education” and, more recently, “financial health”. These are linked but there are some important conceptual differences! 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.
Why are financial services brands fundamentally irrelevant for the most important moments in our lives?
Financial services brands are still fundamentally irrelevant for many of the most important moments of our life. But why is this? 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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716. Focus: What does effective financial inclusion look like in the USA?
David M. Brear is joined by some great guests, from Visa and Capway, to really dig into the keys to successful financial inclusion in America.
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678. News: What Open Banking brings to the cost of living crisis
Benjamin Ensor and Kate Moody are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: UK consumers using new money tools to cope with the cost of living, JPMorgan Chase wants to disrupt the rent check, fraud cases turned into spooky stories!
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669. Insights: Can TikTok teach us all we need to know about finance?
Nicole Perry is joined by some great guests, from This Week in Fintech, Plum, and The London Institute of Banking and Finance, to discuss the impact of Tiktok on the financial education and financial services.
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667. Insights: Designing financial services for the mega-rich
David M. Brear is joined by some great guests, from 11:FS and Nucoro, to discuss designing financial services for high-net-worth individuals.
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665. Insights: Should everyone get paid when they need it?
Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests, from Zayzoon and PayMeNow, to discuss the earned wage access industry.
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661. Insights: Can embedded finance bank the unbanked?
Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests, from 11:FS, Spiralem, and The Aspen Insitute, to discuss how embedded finance could be the trojan horse of financial inclusion.
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660. News: Shoppers globally turn to Buy Now Pay Later for groceries
Benjamin Ensor and Nicole Perry are joined by some great guests, from Anthemis and Lightyear, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: UK and US consumers using Buy Now Pay Later to purchase groceries, Pezesha raises $11m from Women’s World Banking, and the PayPal story could be coming to a screen near you.
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657. Insights: Can fintech help solve the refugee crisis?
Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests, from 11:FS, Bunq, Techfugees, and Leaf Global Fintech to ask: 'How can fintech help solve the refugee crisis?'
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653. Insights: Making financial services accessible for people with disabilities
Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests, from 11:FS, Sibstar, and Purple, to talk about you design financial services for people with disabilities.
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649. Insights: Is the future of investment active or passive?
Gwera Kiwana is joined by some great guests, from Plum, Lightyear and Freetrade, to debate what the future of retail investment might look like.
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647. Insights: How is rising inflation impacting financial services?
Kate Moody is joined by some great guests, from Chetwood Financial, Innovate Finance, and Minna Technologies, to ask how will inflation impact financial services going forward.
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639. How do we make financial services more LGBTQ-inclusive?
Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests, from 11:FS, Queer Money Podcast, Emerald Life, and Euphoria, to discuss the issues faced by the LGBTQ community when it comes to financial services.
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478. Insights: Financial and economic abuse: are banks doing enough?
Sam Maule is joined by some incredible guests to talk about economic abuse and the role of banks and financial institutions.
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476. Insights: The racial wealth gap: addressing economic inequality in the US
Sam Maule is joined by a panel of fantastic guests to discuss economic inequality and the racial wealth gap in the US.
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468. Insights: COVID-19 - Mental health and financial wellbeing
For World Mental Health Day, David Brear is joined by some great guests to discuss money and mental health during the coronavirus pandemic.
Fintech Insider Presents: After Dark - Open Finance: fact or fantasy?
After Dark - Open Finance: fact or fantasy?
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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
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
