Banking

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

It’s that time again – as the year draws to a close, we’re looking back on our best and most popular blog posts of 2019!

As we head into a new year, it’s looking more and more likely that the UK might be at risk of sacrificing its beloved fintech crown… … to the Middle East! 👑

Each week, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry creates #LedaWrites. This week she discusses the day doubt and false hope collided.

The things we buy and the clothes we wear reflect who we are, but who we choose to bank with rarely does. Could this be changing as an increasing number of digital services offer tailored offerings to niche customers?

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry creates #LedaWrites. This week she waxes philosophical on achieving the right balance in banking.

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS Foundry creates #LedaWrites. This week she examines AI and spooking Sibos delegates.

The link between poor mental health and money worries is well-known, as is the fact that all too often it can become a vicious circle.

In the third part of our series, we discuss how talent in the UK migrated to fintech after the financial crisis, helping to create a vibrant new ecosystem in the process.

In the second part of our series, we examine how disillusionment over the financial crisis fueled the rise of innovative, agile fintechs.

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she turns her attention to legacy mindset, data, architecture and…Dave.

Every Thursday, Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff creates #LedaWrites. This week she turns her attention to blaming rather than fixing, shooting the messenger and trying not to kill the canary in the coal mine.

Technological innovation is creating new business models and revenue opportunities for FinTech firms globally. As disruption in the banking sector continues, what are the lessons that legacy banking organizations can learn from the new start-ups? From a very basic level, the digital disruptors are usually associated with mobile functionality, simplicity, big data, accessibility, agility, cloud computing, contextuality, personalization and convenience. Alternatively, with the exception of convenience (from a physical location perspective), most traditional banks have few of these qualities. What do industry leaders think? What is the biggest difference between FinTech start-ups and incumbent Banks? This article was first published on the Financial Brand in July 2015.

Last week, the world’s biggest banking conference hit London for the first time. So what did more than 11,000 delegates see and hear at Sibos 2019?