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My productivity hack: self-reflection and setting priorities
The research on retail payments that I have done over the past couple of months had me thinking about my own payments journey and left me wondering how my own behaviour has evolved and what drove me to make such payments?
Is the COVID-19 crisis creating fintech M&A opportunities?
How can community banks remain competitive as large financial institutions gobble up more and more of the market?
11:FS turns 4
It’s the 5th of April and that means one thing to us at 11:FS and that is that it’s our birthday! Four years old. Damn. And what a strange time to be in celebrating everything we’ve achieved with everything that’s going on.
How messaging is helping banks reconnect with their customers
There’s been no shortage of attention paid to the emergence of fintech in the Middle East recently. In fact, we wrote about the ‘perfect storm’ that was brewing in the region and recently gave an overview of the digital challengers emerging to meet these needs.
How are consumer lenders responding to the coronavirus pandemic?
Until 2018 Australia hadn’t had a new, homegrown bank for decades. The Australian banking industry had been dominated by four huge banks who, facing no competition, rested on their laurels.
11:FS Pulse: wrapped
We’ve sifted through the data to find out what 11:FS Pulse users have been loving and where their focus has been for the last 12 months.
11:FS 2019 in Review
What. A. Year. 2019 has been an absolute whirlwind of growth and expansion and in true 11:FS style, we continued to ramp up and start new things right up until the last day of Q4.
11 weeks at 11:FS
11:FS Product Lead Terry Cordeiro reflects on what it’s like to be a new “11” after nearly three months on the job.
11 takeaways from Sibos 2019
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?
11 most interesting things about Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency
What is Facebook coin / Libra? Is this a game-changing moment and what should we do about it?
11:FS turns three
In no time at all, we’ve managed to reach our third birthday. It feels like we were only celebrating our second birthday yesterday, but we’ve been moving so fast we’ve barely been able to keep up. So, what have we been doing all this time?
11:FC vs Yieldify: The Battle for Aldgate Tower
Under Friday night lights and in appalling conditions of driving wind and rain, the mighty 11:FC overcame all odds to bring home a 2-1 victory over office neighbours, Yieldify FC.
11:FS on tour - Money 20/20 Vegas, Day 1 Roundup
Money 20/20 USA has kicked off and the 11:FS team are here on the ground!
11:FS on tour – Money 20/20 Vegas, Day 2 Roundup
Day 2 has come to an end here at Money 20/20 and, despite last night’s industry party, it was jam packed with action.
11 Stupidest Things Consultancies Say and Do
I’ve poked fun at banks and fintechs, but now it’s time to take on the consultancies. Sometimes it can feel like you’re spending your money on bad advice and worse decisions. Sometimes you are.
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475. News: Ant’s record-breaking IPO - they’re 1% done!
Ross Gallagher and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Ant Group and the biggest IPO of all time, cryptocurrency initiatives amongst industry giants PayPal and JP Morgan, and raccoons break into California bank.
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474. Insights: Cyber Security - what are the biggest threats?
Sarah Kocianski is joined by some great guests to talk about cybersecurity in financial services.
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473. News: Stripe acquires Paystack - are they taking over the world?
Simon Taylor and Mel Stringer are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Stripe acquires Nigeria’s Paystack, Marqeta’s research discovers Covid-19 has forced three-quarters of banks to change their future strategy, and ESG funds forecast to outnumber conventional funds by 2025.
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472. Insights: Open Banking two years on - how far have we come?
Sarah Kocianski is joined by some great guests to talk about Open Banking two years on and the key developments that have been made since then.
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77. News: Lloyd's post-pandemic product review & Cover Genius' raise
Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are joined by a panel of guests to talk through the most interesting news from the insurance and insurtech sphere!
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471. News: Klarna face backlash & Killer Mike launches a bank to support black businesses
Sam Maule and Kate Moody are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Killer Mike launches a new digital bank, Klarna faces backlash after sending marketing emails to non-customers, and Square invests $50m in bitcoin!
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470. Insights: Middle East fintech - revolutionising the region's financial landscape
Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests to discuss how fintech and digital transformation is shaking up the financial landscape of the Middle East.
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469. News: Who isn't launching a checking account?
Simon Taylor and Sarah Kocianski are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Crowdcube and Seedrs' merge, the FCA’s new sandbox dedicated to overcoming coronavirus challenges, and Venmo launches a credit card, as Credit Karma launches a checking account.
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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.
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76. Will COVID change health insurance?
Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are joined by a panel of guests to talk about health insurance post COVID-19!
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467. News: Open Banking is working - but what comes next?
Sarah Kocianski and Ross Gallagher are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Open Banking doubles its user base in 2020, Amazon's new payment method in the palm of your hand, and can Ping An rescue HSBC?
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466. Insights: ESG and sustainable investing - the ethical future of finance
Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about the growth of ESG and sustainable finance
Bonus: Interview: Louise Smith, Chief Digital Officer at Lloyd's of London
David Brear is joined by Lotanna Ezeike, Co-Founder and CEO at XPO, in this bonus episode to bust some myths about social media influencers, and challenge David's opinions from a few episodes back. Tune in to find out more!
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465. News: FinCEN Files leak and NatWest carbon footprint tracker
Simon Taylor and Ross Gallagher are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: The FinCEN file leak, Tink continues path to European domination, and NationWide claps back again racism.
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464. Insights: Latin America - fintech's next hottest market
Sam Maule is joined by some fantastic guests from across Latin America to talk about development, growth and impact of fintechs in the region.
What are fintechs? - Decoding: Banks
Ever wanted to know what’s going on behind the scenes every time we make a payment?
How does banking regulation work? - Decoding: Banks
Regulation is essential. It stops banks from going bust or behaving badly.
How has software evolution influenced banking? - Decoding: Banks
The invention of the computer revolutionised banking in the 1950s.
How does lending work? - Decoding: Banks
Lending has been around for thousands of years and is one of the cornerstones of banking.
How can traditional banks win on the banking battlefield? - Decoding: Banks
They're down, but they're not certainly not out.
How do card networks operate? - Decoding: Banks
Mastercard and Visa are the two biggest credit card networks in the world.
How has the banking battlefield evolved? - Decoding: Banks
We kick off our Decoding: Banks series with a look at the banking landscape today and how we got here.
11:FS Explores: Legacy banking systems ft. David M. Brear
David M. Brear, our 11:FS CEO, takes us through legacy technology within banks - but of course, with a really cool Lightboard.
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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
