Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS

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748. News: Money20/20's biggest stories from Fabrick, Griffin, and more! Jun 12, 2023

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Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the Money20/20 conference in Amsterdam!

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

Open finance fintech Fabrick raises €40m, expands partnership with Mastercard - 6:30
Lucinity unveils generative AI-powered financial crime compliance copilot - 14:55
UK's newest bank Griffin secures £11m in funding round as it plots expansion - 27:15
Dutch fintech Klearly raises €2.1 million and officially launches its payments app in the Netherlands - 40.40
Our panel gives their highlights from Money20/20 - 49:10

This week's guests include:

Jimmy Fong, CCO, SEON
Katrina Beckwith, VP - Sales and Business Development, Episode Six
Paolo Zaccardi, Co-Founder & CEO, Fabrick

WIth soundclips from:

Adam Moulson, CCO, Griffin
Sam Koekoek, CEO And Co-Founder, Klearly

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Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking.

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Special Guests: Adam Moulson, Jimmy Fong, Katrina Beckwith, Paolo Zaccardi, and Sam Koekoek.

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747. Insights: How do we make back office payments processes sexy?’ Jun 09, 2023

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Our expert hosts, David M. Brear, are joined by some great guests at Money20/20 to ask: "How do we make back office payments processes sexy?"

This week's guests include:

Ben Morfoot, Director of Product, GoCardless
Abid Mumtaz, Commercial Lead for Wise Platform, Wise

With soundclips from:

David Singleton, CTO, Stripe

We get it – the stuff that gets into consumer’s hands is bound to get the most attention from the wider world.

But, as certified fintech nerds, should we all be doing more to the bang the drum of the back-end of financial services - the oil in the machine that makes the whole thing operate?

In this show, our expert panel discusses: Why do the back-office processes often get overlooked? What are the biggest challenges to shining a light on this niche? Could AI make back-end payments a hot industry topic?

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Special Guests: Abid Mumtaz, Ben Morfoot, and David Singleton.

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746. Focus: How does agriculture and fintech collide in LatAm? Jun 07, 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 relationship between agriculture and financial services in Latin America, the historical importance to economies across Latin America, and how this space is developing.

This week's guests include:

Pamela Ceballos, Senior. Director, Digital Partnerships, Fintech & Ventures, Visa
Etienne Gillard, Head of Ventures, Mana Tech
Juan Fantoni, CCO & Co-Founder, Pomelo

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

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.

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Special Guests: Etienne Gillard, Juan Fantoni, and Pamela Ceballos.

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745. News: QED's new $925 million fintech war chest & Klarna fights to return to profit Jun 05, 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.

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

QED closes on $925M to back fintech startups globally - 5:10
UK banks shortchanging savers with ‘measly’ rates, says Which? - 17:10
Klarna's losses halve as Swedish fintech predicts return to profit - 30:00
Plenty’s new wealth-building app targets couples blending finances - 39:45
Property fintech LendInvest sells £243m buy-to-let mortgage portfolio following financing deals - 49:50
HSBC opts for Innovation in rebranding of Silicon Valley Bank UK - 51:30
Amazon ditches Alexa’s celebrity voices and will issue refunds upon request - 53:30

This week's guests include:

Jason Mikula, Publisher, Fintech Business Weekly
Mike Carter, Head of Platform Lending, Innovate Finance

With soundclips from:

Emily Luk, CEO, Plenty

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Special Guests: Emily Luk, Jason Mikula, and Mike Carter.

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744. Insights: How NOT to build a bank - Part II Jun 02, 2023

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Our expert host, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to discuss how not to launch a bank!

This week's guests include:

David M. Brear, Group CEO, 11:FS
Ewan Silver, Group CTO, 11:FS
Kate Moody, Customer Strategy Director, 11:FS
Nas Ahmad, General Counsel, 11:FS

At 11:FS, we’ve launched products in different markets, continents, and economic conditions across the globe. But, we often see many of the same challenges popping up again and again.

So, we’re giving our experts the Tony Soprano treatment and inviting them to the podcasting therapy couch - to share the biggest hurdles to overcome when launching a product into the world.

This is the second part of a two-episode discussion. Last time we focussed on spinning up a product - this time, we’re looking at that all-important launch!

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Special Guests: Ewan Silver and Nas Ahmad.

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743. News: Revolut's banking licence in jeopardy and Anne Boden departs Starling Bank May 29, 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:

Bank of England plans to reject Revolut's bid for banking licence - 5:00
Brite Payments launches instant payments network - 17:20
Daylight, the LGBTQ+ neobank, calls it quits - 30:40
Fifth Third acquires Rize Money - 39:50
Jia, a blockchain-based lender of small businesses in emerging markets, raises $4.3 million seed - 50:30
Starling Bank chief Anne Boden to step down amid record profit - 53:40
Amazon's palm-scanning tech now lets you buy beer at a baseball game - 56:00

This week's guests include:

Lena Hackelöer, CEO, Brite Payments
Tom Bianco, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Embedded Payments, Fifth Third Bank

With soundclips from:

Anne Boden, CEO, Starling Bank
Zach Marks, Co-Founder, Jia

This episode is sponsored by Thredd

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Special Guests: Anne Boden, Lena Hackelöer, Tom Bianco, and Zach Marks.

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742. Insights: How NOT to build a bank - Part I May 26, 2023

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Our expert host, Ross, is joined by some great guests to discuss how not to build a bank!

At 11:FS, we have experience building financial services products all over the world, with differing budgets, scales, target demographics, and functions. But, we often see many of the same challenges popping up again and again.

Today we’re opening up the podcasting version of a rage room - to vent on the biggest hurdles to overcome when turning an idea from nothing into something.

This is the first part of a two-episode discussion - with today’s show looking at that initial stage from idea to spinning up a minimal viable product for market.

This week's guests include:

David M. Brear, Group CEO, 11:FS
Ewan Silver, Group CTO, 11:FS
Kate Moody, Customer Strategy Director, 11:FS
Nas Ahmad, General Counsel, 11:FS

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Special Guests: Ewan Silver and Nas Ahmad.

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741. Focus: How UX is fundamental to seamless money movement - with Surendra Chaplot, Global Head of Product at Wise May 24, 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 Surendra Chaplot, Global Head of Product at Wise to continue exploring the question set out in our previous Focus episode: "Will great UX keep European fintechs ahead of their competitors?"

Join us to hear Wise' approach to transparency in UX, the challenges in the space still to overcome, and what's next for Wise.

All of this, and so much more!

This episode is sponsored by Visa

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Special Guests: Emma Kerr and Surendra Chaplot.

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740. News: Smart raises $95 million while Robinhood sparks all-night trading fears May 22, 2023

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Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Kate Moody, 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:

London pension fintech Smart gears up for deals after $95m funding injection - 5:00
Robinhood launching 24-Hour weekday stock trading - 17:45
Tiger Global looks to cash in part of $40bn portfolio of private companies - 28:40
M-KOPA snaps up $250M+ debt, equity for its asset financing platform - 37:50
More red faces at Revolut after boss accidentally hits the wrong phone button, sparking a probe - 46:55
ZestMoney founders resign in wake of failed sale - 48:55
George Osborne to chair Italian investment firm Lingotto - 51:00

This week's guests include:

Dan Barker, Chief Marketing Officer, Smart
Sophie Winwood, Investment Principal, Anthemis

This episode is sponsored by Thredd

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Special Guests: Dan Barker and Sophie Winwood.

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739. Insights: Could 'mortgages as a service' mark the future of homebuying? May 19, 2023

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Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Could 'mortgages as a service' mark the future of homebuying?"

This week's guests include:

Andrew Lloyd, Chief Customer Officer, Pexa UK
Ewan Silver, Group CTO, 11:FS
Francesca Carlesi, Co-Founder & CEO, Molo Finance

We see embedded finance and banking as a service (or BaaS) as one of the next big evolutions in financial services - whether that’s embedded lending, payments, or insurance.

But buying a house remains the biggest and most significant purchase of most people’s lifetimes - and the mortgage process remains a complete headache in most countries.

Could partnerships between fintechs, banks, and non-financial players – where mortgage services are embedded at the point of need - be the answer?

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Special Guests: Andrew Lloyd, Ewan Silver, and Francesca Carlesi.

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