Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS

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787. Insights: Why Should You Choose a Career in Financial Services? Sep 29, 2023

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Our expert host Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests to talk about careers in financial services.

With September grad schemes in full swing, they discuss what you should look for in a career in FS, how it’s changed over time and how fintech has changed some of the image problems around a career in banking.

They also look at the barriers to access, the need for a STEM qualification - or not - and more.

This week's guests include:

Nadia Edwards-Dashti, Chief Customer Officer – Harrington Starr
Ezechi Britton, CEO of CFIT

Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.

Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry.

Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL.

Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you.

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Special Guests: Ezechi Britton and Nadia Edwards-Dashti.

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786. Focus: Is the US creator economy being underserved by traditional finance? Sep 27, 2023

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Our expert hosts, David M. Brear, Group CEO here at 11:FS, and Sophie Schulman, Global Business Development at Visa, are joined by some great guests to talk about how the US creator economy is being served, or not, by traditional finance.

We'll be discussing what opportunities this creates for fintechs and startups, the growing intersection between creator and entrepreneur, and how financial services are supporting their needs.

This week's guests include:

Natalie Barbu, Founder of Rella
Gautam Goswami, CEO of CommentSold

**This episode is sponsored by Visa

Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.

Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you.

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Special Guests: Gautam Goswami, Natalie Barbu, and Sophie Schulman.

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785. News: After Dark: Monzo's £1 investments, solving financial inclusion, and is cash still king? Sep 25, 2023

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Our expert hosts, David Brear and Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week.

This episode is a live recording from our After Dark event. If you want to join us for a future recording, you can find out more here.

This week's guests include:

Veronica Glab, Head of Engagement at Innovate Finance
Sara Castelhano, Co-Head of Payments and Commerce Solutions for EMEA at JP Morgan

We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space:

Monzo are set to launch a new £1 investment service to its customers
India have hit their financial inclusion targets 41 years ahead of target
Cash payments are up in the UK for the first time in a decade
Is the Metaverse dead?

Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.

Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you.

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Special Guests: Sara Castelhano and Veronica Glab.

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784. Insights: Holistic financial wellbeing Sep 22, 2023

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Our expert host Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests to dive into the subject of holistic financial wellbeing.

What does that even mean, I hear you ask? Well, we’re going to answer that, while looking at the value add for customers within the ecosystem of one brand, how the brands can cultivate that customer stickiness and retention to keep them within the brand’s umbrella, while offering them new products and services to improve their financial health and management.

We also look at the balance between guidance and advice and how to bake this into propositions and how brands can tread the line between the two, while still offering value to customers.

This week's guests include:

Niro Nirmalan, Head of Digital Transformation, Nat West Group
Audrey Zada, Director of Product Communications, Lemonade
Sujata Bhatia, COO at Monzo bank

Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.

Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you.

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Special Guests: Audrey Zada, Niro Nirmalan, and Sujata Bhatia.

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783. News: Adyen’s new banking licence, Perfios’ raise, and the secret to fintech success Sep 18, 2023

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Our expert host Laura Watkins is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week.

This week's guests include:

Thom Ruiter, VP of Product at Adyen
Siamac Rezaiezadeh, VP Product Marketing and Insights at GoCardless
Tessa Bryant, Head of Brand and Communications at Lightyear

We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space:

Adyen secures a UK banking licence
Perfios raises $229m, eyeing Europe and US expansion
FemaleInvest partners with InvestEngine to tackle the gender investment gap
World Bank study reveals key factors enabling fintech growth
Lakestar leads $40 million investment in French fintech startup Swan
Natwest debuts payment links for open banking payments

Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.

Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you.

If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review

Special Guests: Siamac Rezeaizadeh, Tessa Bryant, and Thom Ruiter.

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782. Insights: How should we measure success in fintech? (Rewind) Sep 15, 2023

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This week we’re bringing you a very special rewind show from the Fintech Insider archives.

Hosted by Benjamin Ensor and joined by some very special guests from Allica bank, Anthemis and This Week in Fintech, the show asked the question: How should we measure success in fintech?'

In a period where valuations are tumbling, we’re seeing fintechs either get bought out entirely or sadly have to shutter their doors, we’re examining whether valuation and customer numbers are the best measure of success for fintech. Should we be paying more attention to profitability or the problems they are solving for their home markets? Or are there even success metrics we haven’t thought of at all?

This is as highly relevant a discussion now as it was almost a year ago when we first had it, perhaps even more so.

This week's guests include:

Katie Palenscar, Managing Director & Global Head of Venture Studio, Anthemis
Nik Milanović, Editor, This Week In Fintech
Richard Davies, CEO, Allica Bank

Come and see the show LIVE at our Fintech Insider: After Dark event on 20th September in London's Village Underground. Grab your tickets here.

Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.

Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you.

If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review

Special Guests: Katie Palencsar, Nik Milanović, and Richard Davies.

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781. Focus: Creating end to end access to finance in APAC with Vrutika Mody, Head of GoPay Global Partnerships Sep 13, 2023

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In this episode, we're looking at the rise of embedded finance, and its specific use cases in the APAC market.
Visa is predicting the sector to be worth $242 billion US dollars in opportunities for financial providers by 2025 – it’s safe to say lots of people across Asia Pacific are exploring those possibilities.

One such company is GoJek and GoPay and host David Barton-Grimley sat down with** Vrutika Mody, Head of GoPay Global Partnerships** to delve into how GoPay is really opening up access to financial servcices in Indonesia in particular; how GoJek evolved from a ride hailing app to a financial super app changing lives in its home market and what the future might look like for access to finance in that space, including how the incumbents can up their game.

Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, [partner.visa.com](partner.visa.com).

Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.

Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you.

If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review

Special Guest: Lauren Ware.

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780. News: Klarna losses narrow fuelling IPO rumours, and Airwallex and Public join forces Sep 11, 2023

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Our expert host Kate Moody, Strategy Director at 11:FS, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week.

This week's guests include:

Alia Mahmud, Customer in Residence, Regulatory Affairs for ComplyAdvantage
Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan, Banking and Fintech Correspondent, The Financial Times
Dann Bibas, General Manager, International, Public.com

We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space:

Klarna silence their doubters as year to date losses improve 78% against last year
One in eight high street branches in the UK are expected to close in 2023
Airwallex and Public.com are partnering to launch a new investment platform
Switzerland could have the toughest ALM regulations in Europe.
Nigerian BaaS platform Anchor raises $2.6m
Santander launch a new campaign to raise awareness of romance scammers

Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.

Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you.

If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review

Special Guests: Alia Mahmud, Dann Bibas, and Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan.

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779. Insights: What AI can and can’t do in financial services Sep 08, 2023

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David Brear is joined by great guests using and working with AI in the financial pace, to discuss how is AI being used right now and what is its potential; how far can we take it?
But also, what are the challenges of implementing AI in financial services where regulation and legacy tech debt can sometimes hold companies back.
And importantly, where do humans still have a role within an increasingly AI-led world?

This week's guests include:

Nick Parfitt, Principal AML - SME, Feedzai
Jason Maude, Chief Technology Advocate, Starling Bank
Kate Janssen, Senior Machine Learning PM, Cleo

Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.

Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you.

Come and see the show LIVE at our Fintech Insider: After Dark event on 20th September in London's Village Underground. Grab your tickets here.

If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review

Special Guests: Jason Maude, Kate Janssen, and Nick Parfitt.

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778. News: JP Morgan invests in Brazil, African funding passes £2bn, and M-Pesa enter Ethiopia Sep 04, 2023

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Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and David Barton-Grimley, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week.

This week's guests include:

Sarah Kocianski, Independent Fintech Consultant
Samee Zahid, Director of Engineering at Chipper Cash

We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space:

JP Morgan increases its stake in Brazilian digital bank C6
Goldman sells off its Personal Financial Management unit
African startups raise $2.7bn in VC funding
Safaricom’s mobile money rollout in Ethiopia marks moment for ‘last frontier’
New fintech accelerator, Archie, launches in London
X gains payment licences in seven US states
Open banking reaches 11 million + payments milestone
Venmo lets you gift money to your loved ones with special Hallmark greeting cards

Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.

Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you.

Come and see the show LIVE at our Fintech Insider: After Dark event on 20th September in London's Village Underground. Grab your tickets here.

If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review

Special Guests: Samee Zahid and Sarah Kocianski.

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