Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS

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777. Insights: Will FedNow flop or not? Sep 01, 2023

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In this show Benjamin Ensor is asking: “Will FedNow flop or not?”

The US payments industry is currently abuzz following the launch of FedNow - the new instant-payment service backed by the Federal Reserve which launched on July 20th.

In historic terms, the launch is the first big upgrade of the US Central Bank’s system since the 1970s. We want to really lift the lid on the impact it could have on US payments, and where does this put the US against innovation in payments acorss the rest of the world?

This week's guests include:

Stephany Kirkpatrick, Founder & CEO, Orum
Sruti Jain, Senior Consultant - North America, Consult Hyperion

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.

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.

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Special Guests: Sruti Jain and Stephany Kirkpatrick.

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776. Focus: How is embedded finance disrupting access to finance in APAC? Aug 30, 2023

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Our expert hosts, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests for this latest edition of Fintech insider Focus!

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.

This week's guests include:

Lauren Ware, Senior Director for Digital and Fintech Partnerships, Visa Asia Pacific
Zubin Rada Krishnan, CEO, BigPay
Surendra Chaplot, Global Head of Product, Wise

This episode is sponsored by Visa

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.

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: Lauren Ware, Surendra Chaplot, and Zubin Rada Krishnan .

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775. News: Ramp raises $300m, Goldman returns to the rich and Monzo tops the charts Aug 28, 2023

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Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor 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:

Kate Drew, DIrector of Research, CCG Catalyst
Martin Sokk, CEO & Co-Founder, Lightyear

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

Ramp raises at downround and Adyen share value drops
Lightyear launches B2B investment accounts targeted at ‘solopreneurs’
Goldman Sachs plans sale to concentrate on the ultra-wealthy
Monzo tops CMA’s list of best banks
NALA enters Nigeria to drive cross-border payments
Africa’s $3 Billion Payment Startup Flutterwave Presses Ahead With IPO Plans
Banking jokes make it on the list of the best from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

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: Kate Drew and Martin Sokk.

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774. Insights: How are financial services players using blockchain? Aug 25, 2023

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In this show, in association with Fireblocks, David Brear is finding out how “tradFi” is actually using blockchain and the real world use cases emerging in market.

We’ve put together a panel of amazing experts to discuss:

How do you decide what blockchain solution might work for you?
How do you go about building it?
What does success look like in this space?

This week's guests include:

Michael Shaulov, CEO, Fireblocks
Lisa Wade, CEO, DigitalX
Ala Presenti, Co-Founder and Head of Finance, Moniflo

**This episode is sponsored by Fireblocks.
Fireblocks is an enterprise-grade platform delivering a secure infrastructure for moving, storing, and issuing digital assets. Fireblocks enables exchanges, lending desks, custodians, banks, asset managers and fintechs to securely scale digital asset operations through the Fireblocks Network and MPC-based Wallet Infrastructure. Fireblocks serves over 1,800 financial institutions, has secured the transfer of over $4 trillion in digital assets and has a unique insurance policy that covers assets in storage & transit.
For more information, please visit www.fireblocks.com.

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 leader, 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.

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: Ala Presenti, Jeff Kelisky , Lisa Wade, and Michael Shaulov.

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773. News: Mastercard pushes in to Africa with MTN deal and niche banks are on the rise Aug 21, 2023

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

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

Mastercard to purchase a minority stake in MTN’s $5.2B fintech business
Startup founded by Apple and Monzo execs wanting to disrupt rental market closes
Introducing Roger, a new online bank for military recruits
This debit card lets you fund scientific research while you spend
UK launches £1 billion fintech fund to compete with Silicon Valley
People rush to ATMs after windfall from Bank of Ireland app glitch

This week's guests include:

Mary Wisniewski, Editor-at-large and Director of Content, Cornerstone Advisors
Ruth Foxe Blader, Partner, Anthemis
Wiza Jalakasi, Director of Africa Market Development, Ebanx

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

Get your tickets for After Dark at 11fs.com/afterdark

Special Guests: Mary Wisniewski, Ruth Foxe-Blader, and Wiza Jalakasi.

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772. Insights: Has the fintech revolution ignored older customers? Aug 18, 2023

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Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Has the fintech revolution ignored older customers?”

This week's guests include:

Alexandre Gauthier, Chief Revenue Officer, ClearEstate
Jasper Martens, CMO, PensionBee
Will Jones, Executive Creative Director, 11:FS

The fintech revolution of the last decade has done a lot for millennials in terms of banking options and now attention is turning Gen Z.

But what about those who are aged 60 and over? Are they being properly served by the options available today?

In this show, we’ve put together a panel of amazing experts to discuss: the options for over-60s in the current market, the challenges in serving older customers, and what the future looks like in this space.

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

Get your tickets for After Dark at 11fs.com/afterdark

Special Guests: Alexandre Gauthier, Jasper Martens, and Will Jones.

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771. Focus: How lived experience led to founding a mobile money company – with WeCashUp's Cedric Atangana Aug 16, 2023

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In the latest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe - and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews all to bring the global community into focus.

In this episode, David Barton-Grimley sat down with Cedric Atangana, CEO & Co-Founder, WeCashUp to delve into his incredible motivation to start a mobile money operator, the value of mobile money to Africa's economy, and why investors should pay attention to Francophone Africa.

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: Cedric Atangana and Miranda Perumal.

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Trailer: Announcing 'After Dark: Underground' – live in London! Aug 15, 2023

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Our 23rd - yes, twenty third – After Dark is coming to you live from London this September.

Hosted by 11:FS Group CEO, David M. Brear, join fintech fans and experts for a live recording of our industry-leading podcast, Fintech Insider News, and become part of the best community in financial services. There’s really no live event quite like it, so go grab yourself a ticket!

📍 Village Underground, London, EC21 3PQ
📆 Wednesday 20th September
⏰ 6pm - 11pm (BST)

Got your ticket? Tag us on social and let us know! #AfterDarkUnderground

This edition of Fintech Insider presents After Dark is sponsored by Fireblocks

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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770. News: PayPal launches stablecoin and Apple $10 billion rocks the banking world Aug 14, 2023

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Our expert hosts, Kate Moody 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.

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

PayPal launches stablecoin backed by the US dollar
Knot API raises $10M from Amex, Plaid amid deposit war
Finance industry needs to be 'more accessible' for those who didn’t go to university
Apple Card’s Savings account reaches over $10B in deposits
Pockit app raises $10m to bring financial stability to underserved communities
Drake's collab with Shopify is a messy virtual mansion stocked with exclusive merch curated and designed by the rap star

This week's guests include:

Adam Bialy, Founder & CEO, Fiat Republic
Rory O’Reilly, CEO and Co-Founder, Knot

With soundclips from:

Virraj Jatania, Co-Founder and CEO, Pockit

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: Adam Bialy, Rory O’Reilly, and Virraj Jatania.

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769. Insights: How to build a US mobile bank Aug 11, 2023

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Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Jason Bates, are joined by some great guests to bring you a deep-dive into building a new banking product from the ground up!

This week's guests include:

Adrian Oropeza, Head of Products, Milli Bank
Bethany Wilson, Head of Marketing, Milli Bank

Following our “how not to build a bank” double episode last month, we're giving you a look at how a real life bank should be built.

The bank in question is: Milli Bank, a mobile bank from the First National Bank of Omaha, which 11:FS was involved in bringing to market

In today’s show we talk about how Milli bank was brought to life, from concept to launch and beyond, with the people who were there and made it happen!

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: Adrian Oropeza and Bethany Wilson.

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