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Does your bank even care that you’re rich?
I’ve been thinking about HENRYs recently. Not the Henry who asked me to marry him - I was 8, he was 5 - although he does cross my mind occasionally. HENRYs, short for ‘High Earners Not Rich Yet’, was coined as a label by Shawn Tully in 2003.
US Bank tops our first US mobile banking ranking
US Bank has taken the top spot in the first 11:FS Pulse ranking of US mobile banking apps, scoring 94 out of 100.
The Fitbit for your finances: Can banking apps actually improve our financial wellbeing?
Banks are borrowing from the digital wellness playbook: health checks diagnose, personalised insights track, automated tools build habits, and AI assistants are beginning to coach.
Is the UK finally catching up to America’s credit culture?
Over the last 18 months, UK credit card borrowing has accelerated, outstanding balances have surpassed pre-pandemic highs, and some of the UK’s largest fintechs are making increasingly aggressive moves into lending.
Trust is the new infrastructure in agentic commerce
AI assistants already help people compare products, check availability and plan purchases. Agentic commerce extends that role to placing the order: a customer sets a budget and a few conditions, then gives the software permission to complete the purchase.
The Agentic AI trap: More agents won’t transform financial services
Financial institutions are moving quickly into agentic AI. Coding agents, workflow agents, document agents, service agents and operational agents are already entering the enterprise. Many will create useful gains, some of them genuinely impressive. But that is not the real test.
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Junior accounts are growing up
Barclays is acquiring the UK arm of GoHenry, a money app for 6 to 18-year olds. With a reported price tag of £180 million for around 500,000 active accounts, £360 per head is a chunky investment.
We've been talking about homebuying forever, so why is it still broken?
Financial services should be designing products and services that help buyers understand all of the costs involved in their end-to-end financial journey before committing.
Positive friction: Why a little resistance helps
For the past decade, the banking industry has been focused on developing frictionless interfaces. Financial institutions have prioritised seamless transactions, instant gratification, and engaging gamified features in a bid to build the ultimate digital financial experience.
Targeted support is coming. But customer decision-making has already moved on.
The need for better, tailored support through the customer experience is clear, but few are accounting for the fundamental shift that financial services has experienced with the introduction of AI.
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Lucky number 6. You named us Consultancy of the Year...again!
“It’s clear they’re not slowing down in transforming the financial landscape.” Those were the words of Jacqueline Dewey, CEO of Smart Money People, speaking about 11:FS after we claimed our fifth...
Monzo retains top spot in UK banks and challengers ranking with perfect score
The UK’s largest digital bank once again beat RBS and NatWest to the top spot in 11:FS Pulse's best of UK banking chart.
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In Saudi fintech, every transaction can be a path to financial growth
As the Saudi fintech market matures, a new challenge is emerging. Most fintech interactions, whether payments, BNPL, or other services, remain fundamentally transactional.
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1106. News: ASOS hit by cyberattack, UK finance eyes tokenisation, and can open banking help tackle credit exclusion
Host Ross Gallagher- Head of Consulting at 11:FS - is joined by some great guests to discuss the biggest stories from the world of financial services over the past week.
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1105. Insights: Who owns the banking relationship in the AI era?
As AI becomes another interface between customers and their money, could banks lose their place at the centre of the financial relationship?
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1104. News: Nubank rules out Monzo takeover, Checkout.com opens the books, and Ramp hits Broadway
Welcome to this week’s Fintech Insider News podcast, where host Benjamin Ensor is joined by expert guests to unpack the biggest fintech and financial services stories of the week - and, for this week only, a little bit of theatre, darlings.
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1103. Insights: Who’s winning the US digital banking race?
About this episode: US banking customers have more choice than ever. But does more choice mean better banking? Host Benjamin Ensor is joined by Joe Colchester, Head of Product at 11:FS Pulse, and Oliwia Wasik, Product Manager and Benchmar
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1102. News: Amazon blocks Meta’s AI agent, Ryft raises £20m, and Sprive bags $10m
About this episode: Host Laura Watkins - Director of Media and Marketing at 11:FS - is joined by some great guests to discuss the biggest stories from the world of financial services over the past week. This week's guests: Sadra Hossein
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1101. Insights: Why does your financial life reset when you move countries? With Paymentology
About this episode: Moving countries has never been easier. But what happens when your financial identity doesn’t move with you? Host Benjamin Ensor is joined by Merusha Naidu, Global Head of Partnerships at Paymentology, Ibrahim Oladele
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1100. News- After Dark: Nubank takes on the US, Monzo Aura launches, and can you trust AI with your money?
Our expert host David M. Brear, CEO at 11, and co-host Kate Moody, Customer Strategy Director at 11, present a very special edition of Fintech Insider News live from Village Underground in London.
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1099. Insights: Subscription banking - Can banks turn customers into subscribers?
Subscription banking is growing – but what makes customers willing to pay for something they’ve traditionally expected for free?
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1098. News: Chime buys Stride Bank, Molten raises £175m, UBS puts AI on the job spec
Host Ross Gallagher - Head of Consulting at 11:FS - is joined by some great guests to discuss the biggest stories from the world of financial services over the past week.
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1097. Insights: When money moves 24/7, can treasury keep up? With J.P. Morgan
In this episode of Fintech Insider, in partnership with J.P. Morgan, host Benjamin Ensor is joined by Amy Eckhoff and Ross Webster from J.P. Morgan, alongside Nium’s Heather O'Gorman, to explore what liquidity management looks like in an increasingly real-time financial system.
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1096. News: Singapore puts $173m behind fintechs, Plum picks Upvest, and US regulators tighten the rules
Host Benjamin Ensor - Director of Research and Strategy at 11:FS - is joined by some great guests to discuss the biggest stories from the world of financial services over the past week.
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1095. Insights: Is financial services failing Gen Z?
Gen Z is often told it needs to get better with money. But with younger people facing a very different economic reality, does Gen Z really have a financial literacy problem — or does financial services have a Gen Z problem?
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1094. News: UK fintech funding hits a decade low, NatWest backs accessible banking, and Pay.com.au takes on America
Host Kate Moody - Customer Strategy Director at 11:FS - is joined by some great guests to discuss the biggest stories from the world of financial services over the past week.
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1093. Insights: What it’s really like to start a fintech in 2026
Starting a fintech has never been easier but has building a successful one ever been harder? Host David M. Brear is joined by Fatbardha Rino, CEO of Jet Bank, and Herbie Wildwood, Founder of Legacy, to explore what it really takes to build
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1092. News: Finally, the robots take over: Starling gets smarter, Stripe buys OpenRouter, and Visa and Mastercard unite on agentic payments
Host Laura Watkins - Director of Media and Marketing at 11:FS - is joined by some great guests to discuss the biggest stories from the world of financial services over the past week.
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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
