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Fintech Insider

Fintech Insider from an insider: my top 11 moments

Fintech Insider is going on the road and taking our live show to OP’s Slush after party!

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500 episodes of Fintech Insider! But what’s the story behind it?

We’ve reached 500 episodes! 💥 That’s crazy.

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Culture

Becoming truly digital requires organisational culture change - here’s how to do it

Nearly a year ago now (how time flies during a global pandemic) we wrote that there’s never been a more important time to be truly digital. Little did we know that this would ring truer today than it did then!

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Unfiltered

Your brand matters more than your features

For anyone launching a new product, there are probably hundreds of questions on their mind. One of these is likely to be whether brand relevance or feature parity is more crucial to a product’s success. 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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The top Middle Eastern fintechs to watch in 2021

As 2019 winds down, we’re doing something a little different for this year and reviewing our best and most popular podcast episodes.

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Unfiltered

Why the FS industry needs to grow green fingers, ASAP

Like everyone else locked down here in the UK, I’ve been working my way through Netflix at an unrelenting pace... 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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Product

Product teams: the secret to fintechs’ success?

It’s not often that we see regulation pre-empting innovation – rarer still to see it drive innovation forward.

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The case for integrated QAs in tech teams

You would think that with all the ‘digital transformation’ in banking, the CIO would be king. And yet it doesn’t feel that way from within the CIO’s office.

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Unfiltered

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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Our fintech predictions for 2021

It’s 2022! And we’ve got a sneaking suspicion this year is gonna be one to remember.

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Banking as a Service

7 takeaways from the final episode of Decoding: Banking as a Service

The final episode of our brand-new video series, Decoding: Banking as a Service, is here! If you missed it (or any of the others) catch up here. Here’s a rundown of this episode if you prefer reading to watching 📖

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How BaaS has fuelled neobanking in the US

In the last few weeks Wells Fargo’s Control Tower, a set of tools designed to give customers better oversight over their financial lives, has been made available to all digital customers.

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COVID-19

Celebrating the wins of 2020

We made it, folks! It’s been a tough year for all of us. One where both our professional and personal lives have been impacted in a big way.

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Banking as a Service

6 takeaways from the latest episode of Decoding: Banking as a Service

The fifth episode of our brand-new video series, Decoding: Banking as a Service, is here! If you missed it (or any of the others) catch up here. Here’s a rundown of this episode if you prefer reading to watching 📖

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Fintech Insider

424. Plaid: customer driven innovation, data access and US open banking

Sam Maule is joined by John Pitts, Policy Lead, and Niko Karvounis Product Lead at Plaid to talk all things data, customer driven innovation, their European expansion and much more.

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424. Interviews: Plaid on customer driven innovation, data access and US open banking

Sam Maule is joined by John Pitts, Policy Lead, and Niko Karvounis Product Lead at Plaid to talk all things data, customer driven innovation, their European expansion and much more.

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Insurtech Insider

65. News: Covid-19 - Worse than 9/11 and Katrina for the insurance industry

Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are joined by a panel of guests to talk through the latest and greatest news in the insurance space which are heavily focussed on Covid-19 and the insurance industry this week!

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Fintech Insider

423. News: Global bank profits tumble as US deposits grow

Simon Taylor and Adam Davis are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: 100% backed business loans; big banks results are in and corona is hitting their profit margins hard and even Animal Crossing's Bank of Nook is slashing its interest rates in an unwelcome reflection of the real world.

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Fintech Insider

422. Insights: the impact of coronavirus on US SMB Financing

Sam Maule is joined by some great guests in the US SMB space, to discuss the impact of the coronavirus crisis on US small businesses - at the time in which all the stimulus funding had already been given out.

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Blockchain Insider

138. Bitcoin halvening approaches as China and Libra battle for supremacy

We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: Libra seeks regulatory approval, China trials its digital yuan and Andreessen Horowitz deepens its commitment to crypto. All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!

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421. News: US SMEs await new stimulus funds as fintech valuations soar

Sam Maule and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the biggest global stories of the last 7 days, including: new stimulus funding in the US; new fundraises and valuations for Stripe and Robinhood; and ShackShack give back their $10million stimulus.

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Fintech Insider

420. Insights: How the COVID-19 pandemic will accelerate digital financial services

11:FS's David Brear, Simon Taylor, Sarah Kocianski and Benjamin Ensor come together to talk about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial services industry.

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Insurtech Insider

64. Covid-19: Who will come out stronger?

Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are joined by a panel of guests to talk through Covid-19 and what this might mean for the insurance industry going forward! All this and much much more on today's Insurtech Insider!

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419. News: Fintechs step up to distribute relief funding

Sarah Kocianski and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Starling and OakNorth join coronavirus loan programme, US fintechs to help distribute coronavirus aid, and a women-only neobank is coming to Brazil.

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Fintech Insider

418. Insights: Coronavirus and the impact on SME Financing

In this highly topical episode, Sarah Kocianski and Simon Taylor, dig into the impact COVID-19 is having on SME financing, and their access to government funding. They are joined by expert guests from Coconut, Quotevine and 1pm PLC.

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Blockchain Insider

137. Can central banks kill crypto?

We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: Sila raises $7.7M to wipe out ACH, Ether hits a 28-day high and everybody and their dog wants a CBDC. Simon Taylor hosts and is joined by Olivia VInden and Lex Sokolin. All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!

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Fintech Insider

417. News: SoFi snaps up Galileo for $1.2b

David Brear and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: SoFI's $1.2bn takeover of Galileo; Kabbage cuts off its funding and the FCA allow selfies as ID.

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Blockchain Insider

136. Central bank digital currencies in the age of coronavirus

We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: Digital dollar dropped whilst China gets one step closer, Bitcoin is booming on Cash App, and CFTC announces guidance on the delivery of digital assets. Simon hosts and is joined by All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!

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Insurtech Insider

63. Renters insurance: Does coronavirus make people insure differently?

Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are joined by some wonderful guests to talk about insurance in the rental market and how COVID-19 might be changing it all. All this and much much more on today's Insurtech Insider!

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Fintech Marketing Podcast Season 2 Preview

Fintech Marketing Podcast Season 2: Coming soon

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Open finance

Fintech Insider Presents: After Dark - Open Finance: fact or fantasy?

After Dark - Open Finance: fact or fantasy?

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Open finance

What is Open Finance?

Banks are facing a lot of challenges compared to their fintech rivals.

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Decoding

Decoding: Banking as a Service - Episode 5

Welcome to episode 5 of our new video series, Decoding: Banking as a Service!

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11:FS Explores: Digital R.I.C.H.E.S ft. David M. Brear

11:FS CEO David M. Brear takes to the lightboard to give us the full run-down, with examples of companies that are leading the way.

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Decoding: Banking as a Service - Episode 4

Welcome to episode 4 of our new video series, Decoding: Banking as a Service!

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Decoding: Banking as a Service - Episode 3

Welcome to episode 3 of our new video series, Decoding: Banking as a Service!

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Decoding: Banking as a Service - Episode 2

Welcome to episode 2 of our new video series, Decoding: Banking as a Service!

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Decoding: Banking as a Service - Episode 1

Welcome to episode 1 of our new video series, Decoding: Banking as a Service!

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11:FS Spotlight: Nationwide Mission Leaders - Creating the most efficient teams

In this episode of Spotlight on LinkedIn Live, we're speaking to Paul Riseborough and Rachael Sinclair, Mission Leaders from Nationwide, about how they're switching up their business structure to ensure they are aligned to their customers and creating the most effective teams in the industry along the way.

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It's not the technology - Why banking is broken ft. Ewan Silver

When people discuss 'banking being broken', they often refer to the technology itself. However, that isn't necessarily the case.

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Microservices architecture - Asynchronous systems ft. Vaughan Sharman

Minimum Lovable Brand | 11:FS Explores

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How banks make money - UK retail banking ft. Sarah Kocianski

In this video, our Head of Research, Sarah Kocianski, unpacks exactly how banks make money - with the handy edition of a super cool lightboard!

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Fintech is only 1% finished - The fintech market ft. Simon Taylor

Fintech is only 1% finished. But what do we mean by that? Simon Taylor, Head of Ventures at 11:FS takes us through the landscape of financial technology in this Lightboard edition of 11:FS Explores.

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How the Buy Now, Pay Later landscape is shifting with Amy Gavin | 11:FS Explores

Just what is going on with Buy Now, Pay Later right now?

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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

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