Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS

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Ep. 138. News: The Brexit Blame Game Oct 09, 2017

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David's representing 11:FS without the other guys this week, but he's not alone as he's joined by Bianca Lopes, Sarah Kocianski, and Jamie Campbell to power through another packed show.

First up, and straight off the back of our appearance at XeroCon, we cover Curve's partnership with Xero. Hit or miss? Let us know what you think. The team discusses Starling's launch of Business Accounts - yet another string to their bow - and has the Brexit vote hit Tandem's ability to raise money?

The guys talk about two stories on Atom - contrasting their £42m loss last year to the increase in their deposits over £900m. And we discuss whether pensioners are being penalised for saving too much.

Are consumers comfortable sharing their financial data and, if not, could the news derail the open banking revolution? Meanwhile, HSBC gets the jump on other large UK banks, announcing a new app to link customer accounts.

Plus...Aviva invest in Wealthify, real-time payments on two continents, yet more news on Equifax, and a cryptocurrency for Ghostface Killah.

Find all these stories and much, much more over at fintechinsidernews.com. Sign up to join the discussion, spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes.

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Special Guests: Bianca Lopes, Jamie Campbell, and Sarah Kocianski.

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Ep. 137. Interview: Rod Drury, Founder & CEO, Xero Oct 06, 2017

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In this episode, Jason Bates interviews Rod Drury, finding out about his multi-skilled and impressive background which ultimately led to him founding Xero in 2006.

We asked about how in his view, Xero is transforming the space for SMBs and accountants, and whether he sees Xero as a disrupter in the space. They also discuss Xero's platform, data and partnership, opportunities post PSD2 and their relationships with banks.

All this comes ahead of Xero's flagship event, Xerocon, the London leg of the event that kicked off this week, and we get Rod's view on that, and how he always envisioned Xero being a globally recognised brand.

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Special Guest: Rod Drury.

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Ep. 136. Hacks, hacks and more hacks Oct 02, 2017

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In this episode:

We talk hacks, hacks and more hacks as the team take on the fallout from the Deloitte hack, the Equifax boss steps down after their hack, and CBS' Showtime gets hacked with code making user's computers mine cryptocurrency in the background as they watched their favourite shows... Phew!

They also discuss more traditional Fintech Insider news stories including: Starling's latest funding round, Monzo's new integrations and Alipay's latest partnerships, this time in Scandinavia. And finally... a family of raccoons shut down a Toronto bank - you heard it here first.

All that and more on today's show.

Special Guests: Andra Sonea and Valentina Kristensen.

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Ep. 135. Insights: Assets Management Sep 29, 2017

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Simon is joined by Pete Townsend founder and CEO of Norio Ventures, and Chris Mills from KPMG's Investment Management team.

Today's show aims to shine a light onto Asset Management, an industry that is ripe for disruption and yet it is slightly overlooked.

Simon starts from the very beginning: what is asset management? How does it work? And who are Asset Managers' clients?
The guys rattle through the very basics to make asset management real and accessible before taking a look at topical queries such as why and how is the market ready for disruption? What does the future look like for asset management and how will fintech products influence this.

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Special Guests: Chris Mills and Pete Townsend.

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Ep. 134. Fintech Insider: After Dark I Sep 25, 2017

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In this episode:
We have a live audience, a later start than usual and plenty to drink as we dive into the week's most topical stories.

First up: digital technology making financial struggles more manageable, how are the underserved or the financially unstable being catered to with fintech?, Is cash still king? And which countries are leading the race to go cashless first?
We have shoutouts to our sister podcasts, InsurTech Insider - as we hear from Nigel Walsh on the top 5 changes insurers "must" make - and Blockchain Insider, as YC announces its bid to let investors invest in their startups via blockchain - is blockchain going mainstream?

We get into a discussion of gender inequality in fintech, Google's mobile payments debut in India and that Equifax hack.
Additionally with the help of our audience, we curated the first ever Fintech Wall of Emoji - what topics and trends did we rate and hate?

All this and more on this week's very special Fintech Insider News!

Special Guests: Jamie Campbell, Liz Lumley, Nigel Walsh, and Sarah Kocianski.

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Ep. 133. State of the Union Sep 22, 2017

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In this episode, Sam Maule hosts a roundtable discussion about the state of fintech, banking and financial services in America right now.

He is joined by special guests: Matt Harris, MD of Bain Venture Capital, Margaux Avedisian, EVP at Transform Group, Robert Barba, Senior Banking and Fintech Writer and Analyst at Bankrate, Inc., and Laura Spiekerman, co-fouder of Alloy.

Between them they cover:
The state of VC, is it a bubble? Will it burst?
The state of crypto currency and ICOs
The state of compliance
The state of the media in relation to financial services, banking and fintech

Thanks to all our guests for taking part!

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Special Guests: Laura Spiekerman , Margaux Avedisian, Matt Harris, and Robert Barba.

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Ep. 132 News: iPhone Ex Sep 18, 2017

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In this episode:

David and Simon are joined by the FT Alphaville's Kadhim Shubber, Fidor's Sophie Guibaud and Pete Townsend of Norio Ventures to discuss the top news stories of the last week.

First up we discuss THAT Apple launch, how Apple's P2P capabilities are a little underwhelming, how Venmo's attempt to fight back against Apple Pay involves a very ugly debit card, and sticking with the theme we discuss Zelle's P2P mobile payments app that recently launched and what it means when banks club together to innovate.

They also discuss whether fintech really is the fastest growing industry in the US, what it means for Jamie Dimon to slam bitcoin, is he just wrong or is it a distraction to cover up something else?

Finally, they take on Monzo letting their customers decide fees for using ATMs abroad, whether 30% of bank jobs will be gone in 5 years as the CEO of Pandit claimed, and ANZ's restructuring to create 150 "startups", it sounds like nonsense but are they the first traditional bank to really understand how to be agile?

Also on the show we have an exclusive interview with digital receipting startup Flux alongside Megan Cawood of Starling, all about their recent partnership and launch on Starling's Marketplace.

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Special Guests: Kadhim Shubber, Matty Cusden-Ross, Megan Cooper, Pete Townsend, Sophie Guibaud, and Veronique Barbosa.

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Ep. 131. Interview: Stephen Barclay, MP Sep 15, 2017

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In this episode:

Jason asks Stephen about his financial services and legal background, how that adds to his current role, and what the Treasury do.

He also asks him what his views are on fintech in general and UK fintech in particular, and what it means to the man on the street to enable them with their financial management and give them better services. He also highlights how fintech is changing the reputation of banking for the better.

He also discusses the government's role in assisting and enabling the industry, and the uncertainty around Brexit for the industry, especially around attracting and hiring talent outside of the UK, and finally they discuss what fintechs can do for the government, and vice versa.

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Special Guest: Stephen Barclay.

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Ep. 130. News: How big is the Shadow Economy? Sep 11, 2017

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In this episode,

Author, speaker and fintech guru Dave Birch joins David, Jason and Simon for the news, alongside Richard Davies, formerly of HSBC, about to start at TSB.

We also hear from Alison Rose of RBS at their Entrepreneurial Spark event.

This week they discuss what Google's banking app might look like; First Direct repositioning itself because great customer service is no longer a differentiator; is India really overtaking China in fintech adoption?
What's the truth behind the "big number" Deutsche Bank staff being replaced by robots, according to their CEO? And could this have been publicised better?

As Portugal bans large cash payments we discuss stashes, hoards and how big is the Shadow Economy? As ING promotes itsme in Belgium they discuss who do we trust most with our data? AliPay Smile launches in China proving that electronic face recognition is better than humans and the perfect marketing strategy vis innovation that has been executed here.

And finally, following Sam Maule's lead, which song matches these stories best? Check out our Spotify playlist to listen to the ones the team chose and see if you agree! https://open.spotify.com/user/11fs/playlist/4JGfsBeULjw5xHf16zStCO

As always, find all the news stories in this episode and many more at fintechinsidernews.com, follow us on Facebook, and don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode and we'd also love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes!

Special Guests: Dave Birch and Richard Davies.

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InsurTech Insider - Ep 3. The data economy and new business models Sep 08, 2017

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In this episode:

David and Nigel are joined by three fantastic guests: Jean-Stephane Gourevich, professional advisor and InsurTech guru, Luca Schnettler founder of Healthy-Health and Erik Abrahamsson, CEO and founder of Digital Fineprint.

We kick things off with a debate about how the data economy disrupting the insurance sector and creating new product/business models and what that means for InsurTech and both our guests' companies.
They discuss: the importance of collaboration and the value of personal data; millennials' view on data sharing - is it as laissez-faire as we believe?; and the impact regulation may have on insurtech when it comes.

In the news section they talk through £218M investment in insurtech in H1 2017 alone and what this means for the industry, drone footage analysis to help insurers; greater European Insurtech partnerships as a result of Brexit, and the bizarre correlation between insurance claims and the Great British Bakeoff!

Enjoy the show! Spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes! If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at podcasts@11fs.com or on Twitter @instechinsider.

Special Guests: Erik Abrahamsson, Jean-Stephane Gourevitch, Luca Schnettler, and Nigel Walsh.

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