
What’s in a name? Is it a convention with no meaning as Juliet would suggest? Or is it an opportunity? Do people get used to it even if you call yourself Meta? Of course.

The second 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 📖

Banking in Canada is expensive. Incumbent banks apply charges on just about everything, from transaction fees for sending money to monthly charges for just having an account open.

As July continues apace, brands all over the world are rolling up their rainbow logos and packing them away for another year.

Guest author Nahim Bassa shares his thoughts on the future of Islamic banking.

A little treat for you. In a special bonus episode of our Fintech Insider Insights Podcast, we sat down with Jeremy Balkin, Global Head of Innovation and Corporate Development, Payments at J.P. Morgan.

Behind every great feature is a problem that needs to be solved. Lloyds Banking Group’s Benefit Calculator tackled one head-on — and is already making waves in how support reaches those who need it most.

This article was originally published in The Paypers’ ‘Open Banking Report 2021: Open Finance and the Race for Relevance and New Business Models in Banking'.

This is the final article in a three-part series on how fintech for good (FFG) is helping people and the planet. The first touched on consumer behaviour. The second is about why ESG was destined to fail and how circular economies pose a possible solution.

Customer-facing global remittance companies encounter a lot of threats. To compete and remain relevant, they will need to build sustainable moats. 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.

I know what you’re thinking, but no - microinsurance is not insurance for really really small people. Trust me, I’m as disappointed as you are.

The insurance industry is a tricky beast. With the sector picking up pace in the race to become truly digital, businesses face the challenge of maintaining trust while overhauling how their service is delivered.

The financial services industry has faced an enormous amount of disruption in recent years. We’ve seen significant changes everywhere from payments to current accounts and investments accounts to modern credit products.

Guest author Richard Davies follows up his blog on leading agile at scale, with a deeper dive into principles of risk management in agile and for ecosystem development

Designers can all too easily think design is at the centre of the universe. Perhaps sometimes it can be a self-indulgent activity where it's no longer design for people, but for other designers. Maybe it’s good to have a reality check. 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.

David Barton-Grimley is joined by some great guests, from Ampla, Fiat Republic, and HSBC, to give examples of how embedded finance can find scale and make a profit.

Vexi raises to offer young Mexicans lower interest rate credit cards, gig workers denied equal opportunity to financial services, and BMO bank no longer has a den for Hubert the Harris Lion – Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor are joined by some great guests, from Vexi and Rollee, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days.

Kate Moody is joined by some great guests, from 11:FS, Ramp, and Citi's DX10, to talk about how crucial customer centric design is to building better financial services.

EL. EF. GEE. Today we bring you: a deep dive into web2.5 and our very first case study! On this show, we're taking a closer look at the current state of web 2.5, and the history and impact of WalletConnect on web2.5 and web3 advancements. All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!

US fintech unicorn Alloy launches in the UK, Britain sets out legislation to regulate buy-now-pay-later credit, and CIBC encourages couples to talk about their finances this Valentine's Day – Benjamin Ensor and Amy Gavin are joined by some great guests, from Alloy, Klarna, and BetaKit, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last seven days.

David Barton-Grimley is joined by some great guests, from Pine, Proportunity, and Digital Cat Consultancy, to discuss the current struggles for first-time homebuyers and whether a Super App could ease the whole experience.

David M. Brear is joined by some great guests, from Visa, PaySky, and Careem, to really dig into the question: "What is stopping Super Apps from succeeding outside Asia?”

Ross Gallagher and Kate Moody are joined by some great guests, from Atom Bank and Fintech Finance, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Tech Nation’s shutdown sparks fears for UK fintech, Stripe tells employees it will decide on an IPO within the next year, and 6-year-old boy spends $1k on Grubhub.

David M. Brear is joined by Visa's Dan Roesbery - as well as guests from Wise and MX - for the inaugural episode of Fintech Insider Focus!

Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests, from 11:FS, Zopa, and Lightyear, to talk about the impact of design in making a fintech product stand out in an increasingly crowded market.

L.F.G. Mauricio and Catherine bring you a fantastic conversation looking at what it means to be a digital creator today and the global community it creates, with two amazing digital creators taking part in the global Visa Creator Program. All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!

We. Are. Here. Today we bring you: in this Insights show, we are going to be taking a look at the world of Decentralised Exchanges, aka DEXs. All this and much more on today's Blockchain Insider!

Ross Gallagher and Nicole Perry are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Debite launches direct to bank payments for early-stage companies, Klarna brings its price comparison tool to Europe, and 11:FS hosts its inaugural awards.

Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests, from Innovative Finance, Chamber of Progress, and Spiralem, to discuss how governments across the world impact the success of fintech.

Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: PayPal and Apple call a truce, Stripe and others make tough layoffs, and Glastonbury festival ticket issues. All this and more on today's show!

Ever wanted to know what’s going on behind the scenes every time we make a payment?

Regulation is essential. It stops banks from going bust or behaving badly.

The invention of the computer revolutionised banking in the 1950s.

Lending has been around for thousands of years and is one of the cornerstones of banking.

They're down, but they're not certainly not out.

Mastercard and Visa are the two biggest credit card networks in the world.

We kick off our Decoding: Banks series with a look at the banking landscape today and how we got here.

David M. Brear, our 11:FS CEO, takes us through legacy technology within banks - but of course, with a really cool Lightboard.

The UK banking battlefield has never been more competitive. Customers expectfinancial apps that are personalised, seamless, and that genuinely make a differenc...


The UK banking battlefield has never been more competitive. Customers expectfinancial apps that are personalised, seamless, and that genuinely make a differenc...

