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Join hosts Benjamin Ensor and Nadine Timmer-Bodenstein, along with some great guests as we discuss the biggest fintech and financial services news this week. Topics covered include: FS trade union warns that big banks should brace for job losses to AI, Atlantic Money announces its challenger to SWIFT's network, OakNorth secures approval to market products in the US, and KOHO launches tenant insurance and rent reporting solutions for Canadian renters. This week's guests: Neeraj Baid - CEO of Atlantic Money  Aditi Subbarao - Strategic Partnerships Lead at Instabase Stories covered on the show: Union warning that big banks should brace for job losses to AI Atlantic Money announces a challenger to SWIFT OakNorth secures approval to market products in the US KOHO launches tenant insurance and rent reporting solutions  MUFG invests $333m in Indian digital lender DMI Finance Visa in talks over £700m acquisition of Mike Lynch-backed Featurespace Fintech Insider presents: After Dark. Join fellow fintech fans for

On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, host Benjamin Ensor is joined by experts from the sector to discuss whether Indian fintech is poised to go global. We look at the opportunities and challenges that fintechs face as they make their pitch to a market of 1.4bn people.  And, we delve into the most promising home-grown startups in the country, along with the international players that are seeking growth in India and developing products and features on their platforms. This week's guests: Aditi Sholapurkar - Co-founder of SALT Vinay Ramani - Global CPO of Tide Come watch us record Fintech Insider live in London: 11fs.com/afterdark -- 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, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest new

Join host David Barton-Grimley and some great guests as we discuss the biggest fintech and financial services news this week. Topics covered include: Klarna announces a new personal account and cashback rewards offering, Revolut is poised to decide between London and New York for its IPO, new research from Tink finds that digital financial tools could make Brits £24.5bn richer, and Amazon could spin off its payments function from its app in India. This week's guests: Jack Spiers - UK & Ireland Banking and Lending Director at Tink  Sarah Kocianski - CEO of Fintech Wales  Karthik Jagannathan - Head of Payments Advisory for Intix Stories covered on the show: Klarna set to take on banks with a personal account and cashback rewards Revolut to pick between London and New York for IPO Tink research: digital financial tools could make Brits £24.5bn richer Amazon considering moving Amazon Pay into a standalone app in India HSBC reportedly considering sale of its South African business Science Card introduces new

On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, host Kate Moody is joined by experts from in and around fintech to discuss whether the fintech is now a mature sector. Fintech has gone from attracting massive funding in the late 2010s and immediately following the pandemic, to enduring a funding crunch in the last couple of years. And, as investors start to cautiously return to fintech, how can companies move towards a more sustainable model of growth?  To find out we're joined by a fantastic line-up of experts from in and around the sector - a founder, an investor, and a journalist - to give their perspectives on this next phase in the development of fintech. This week's guests: Romi Savova - founder and CEO of PensionBee Devin Kohli - co-founder and General Partner, Outward VC Callum Burroughs - fintech and startups correspondent at Business Insider Come watch us record Fintech Insider live in London: 11fs.com/afterdark -- Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, ba

Join host Kate Moody and some great guests as we discuss the biggest fintech and financial services news this week. Topics covered include: ClearBank are set for European expansion after securing a Dutch banking licence, year-on-year investment in UK fintech has nearly tripled to £5.7bn, San Francisco fintech Tally shuts down despite $855m valuation, and Google partners with GoHenry to develop Tap to Pay services for kids. This week's guests: Charles McManus - CEO of ClearBank Kyle Perez - General Partner at Foxe Capital Maia Bittner - Investment Partner, XFactor Ventures and host of the Artificially Intelligent podcast Stories covered on the show: ClearBank set for expansion after securing its European banking licence Investment in UK fintech nearly triples $855m-valued fintech Tally has shut down Google partners with GoHenry to develop Tap to Pay for kids Apple set to open up tap-to-pay on iPhone  Score, the dating app for people with strong credit scores, shuts down Fintech Insider presents: After D

On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, host Benjamin Ensor takes us back in the archives to revisit our two part series on 'How to buy a bank'. Mergers and acquisitions in fintech are all over the news at the moment, from Nationwide Building Society being approved for a £2.9bn UK takeover of Virgin Money, to the possible $35bn Capital One Discover merger in the US. So, we'll be taking a deep dive into what really happens when one financial giant swallows another. Why do they do it? And, what technical and organisational shifts need to happen to make it work? This week's guests: David M.Brear, CEO at 11:FS Kate Moody, Customer Strategy Director at 11:FS Polo Rocha, reporter at American Banker Virginia Varela, community bank CEO and former federal regulator Rupy Malizia, Chief Strategic Transformation Officer at HSBC Innovation Banking Mariela Hunter, a Fractional COO Come watch us record Fintech Insider live in London: 11fs.com/afterdark -- Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedic

Join hosts Benjamin Ensor, Dave Morris and some great guests as we discuss the biggest fintech and financial services news this week. Topics covered include: CommBank halves customer scam losses with in-house anti-fraud technologies, Société Générale sells its UK and Swiss private banking assets, the “neighbourhood” fintech Bilt Rewards raises $150m, and Philippines fintech Mynt sees $5bn valuation.  This week's guests: Maria Harris - Chair, Open Property Data Association Charles Delingpole - Founder and Executive Chairman, ComplyAdvantage  Stories covered on the show: Australia’s Commonwealth Bank cuts customer scam losses by half Société Générale to sell UK and Swiss private banking units for €900m Bilt Rewards set for $3.25bn valuation Philippines-based fintech Mynt sees valuation top $5bn Monzo hits 10 million customers in the UK  Starbucks reports on $1.77bn worth of unused gift cards Fintech Insider presents: After Dark. Join fellow fintech fans for this special 25th edition, with the best commu

On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, host Kate Moody is joined by some great guest to talk about the relationship between financial services and sport. As we’re making this episode, Paris is currently hosting the 2024 Olympic Games, welcoming thousands of athletes and millions of sports fans to France for the third time as a host city.  So where does financial services fit into all this? Well, we’ve noticed a lot of brands in the space have been quick to attach themselves to the world of sport. Whether that’s by sponsoring events, teams, or the athletes themselves, often paying not insignificant sums of money for the privilege to do so. We’ve assembled a panel of experts, all of whom work for companies that are closely linked with sport, to find out why financial services loves sport and how brands can get the most out of these relationships. This week's guests: Suresh Balaji - Chief Marketing Officer at Lloyds Banking Group  Steven Watson - Global Head of Brand & Content at Airwallex  Paul Stoddar

Join fellow fintech fans for this special 25th edition of Fintech Insider presents After Dark. Enjoy some food and drinks with the best community in FS while we bring you a live news show. Hosted by David M. Brear and Jamie Campbell plus some very special guests announced soon, we're breaking out of the studio to discuss the biggest news stories of the week live!

Join hosts Kate Moody, Ross Gallagher and some great guests as we discuss the biggest fintech and financial services news this week. Topics covered include: Zopa’s Fintech Pledge industry coalition reaching a major milestone, Metro Bank selling £2.4bn of mortgage assets to NatWest, Female Invest raising a €10.3 million Series A, and Westpac offering debit cards to eight-year-olds. This week's guests: Clare Gambardella - Chief Customer Officer at Zopa  Vadim Toader - Founder of Proportunity Stories covered on the show: Exclusive: Zopa’s industry coalition Fintech Pledge hits 15 million actions NatWest buys Metro Bank’s £2.4bn mortgage portfolio Westpac to offer debit cards to eight-year-olds Female Invest scores €10.3 million Series A to be the largest finance app for women MNT-Halan expands into Turkey with acquisition of Tam Finans A fifth of workers say they will watch the Olympics in work time Take part in Zopa and Innovate Finance's Pride in Fintech survey: https://www.innovatefinance.com/pride-in

On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, host David M. Brear is joined by Hiroki Takeuchi, CEO of GoCardless. Since its launch back in 2011, GoCardless has been taking the pain out of getting paid for businesses, from solopreneurs to household names, for over 13 years. With nearly 100,000 businesses on its books, partnerships with over 350 financial software providers, over $500M raised in funding and multiple acquisitions, it’s going from strength to strength on its route to be the “world’s bank payment network”. Leading the charge is co-founder and CEO Hiroki Takeuchi, so we headed down to the GoCardless offices to speak to him and find out more about the GoCardless journey. This week's guest: Hiroki Takeuchi, CEO of GoCardless  ---------------------------------- 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 f

In this final episode of the current series of Fintech Insider Focus, in collaboration with Visa, we conclude our journey around different industry niches and regions in Europe, by looking at real time payments and the role AI could play in fighting financial crime and fraud in the Nordic region. 11:FS host Rachel Pandyan, Product Lead, 11:FS alongside David Capezza, VP Head of Risk Advisory for Europe at Visa, examine the rate of payments innovation, change and expectations of real time payments in the Nordics. They also ask, if as payments speed up, so too do the fraudsters, and could AI play a role in helping fin crime as much as fighting it? And what can the industry do to stay ahead? We were delighted to be joined by a panel of fantastic guests with expertise in this space and from 2 key companies based in the Nordic region: Silke Oeverby, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, Vipps Monika Liikamaa, co-CEO, Enfuce ---------------------------------- Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedic

Join host David Barton-Grimley and some great guests as we discuss the biggest fintech and financial services news this week. Topics covered include: Revolut finally getting its UK banking license, fintech accelerator Archie announcing its first investments in two promising startups, UK fintech Plum raising over £16m, how CrowdStrike affected banking, and Monzo's new pension product. This week's guests: Anthony Thomson - Co-Founder and Chair of archie  Abhishek Choudhari - VP of Product at Plum  Veronica Glab - Head of Partnerships & Investment Lead at Innovate Finance   Stories covered on the show: Revolut scores UK banking licence after 3-year wait archie makes first investments in two leading fintech disruptors UK money management app Plum raises over £16m investment Crowdstrike outage is another sharp warning for banks Monzo launches pensions product  Greggs launches pop up sausage roll dispensing ATM in Newcastle city centre  ---------------------------------- Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-

On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, host David M. Brear is joined by Simon Bumfrey, Head of Technology & Life Sciences at HSBC Innovation Banking UK. In June 2023, HSBC Innovation Banking UK was launched at London Tech Week, following HSBC's acquisition of Silicon Valley Bank UK in March. It was one of the fastest and smoothest acquisitions ever with fintechs, banks, regulators and more coming together to make the transaction over a weekend. And just 3 months later HSBC Innovation Banking launched, taking the specialist knowledge of SVB and the global reach of HSBC, to enable businesses focused on innovation to compete globally. HSBC Innovation Banking UK has 700 employees and is a specialised banking proposition for businesses in cutting-edge sectors, such as tech and life sciences, and their investors. So we want to find out a little more about HSBC Innovation Banking and reflect on the last year since that initial launch. This week's guest: Simon Bumfrey, Head of Technology & Life Sciences,

Join hosts Laura Watkins, Nadine Timmer-Bodenstein and some great guests as we discuss the biggest fintech and financial services news this week. Topics covered include: Stripe is now worth $70 billion, gig worker fintech OCN raises $86 million Series A, BNP Paribas partners with Ant International, 13Books Capital raises a £121 million fintech fund, and Monzo is launching a bank account for kids. This week's guests: Miguel Armaza - Co-Founder and General Partner at Gilgamesh Ventures & Fintech Leaders Podcast Host  Mairon Sandoval - CEO and Founder of OCN  Anita Ramaswamy - Financial Analysis Columnist at The Information Stories covered on the show: Major Stripe investor Sequoia confirms $70 billion valuation, offers its investors a payday Fintech for gig workers OCN raises $86 million BNP Paribas partners Ant International to enhance cross-border payment solutions in Europe 13books Capital raises £121 million fintech fund Monzo to launch bank account for children Use of TikTok and Reddit for financia

On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, host Kate Moody is joined by some great guests to talk about FedNow. In July last year the Federal Reserve launched Fednow, a new instant-payment service promised as the biggest update to the US Central Bank’s system since the 1970s. When it launched we released a podcast asking whether or not FedNow would flop.  So, one year on and with 800 financial institutions signed up, has it flopped, has it not? Or is it still too early to tell?  This week's guests: Dave Morris - Global Head of Technology at 11:FS  Stephany Kirkpatrick - Founder & CEO of Orum  Sam Aarons - CTO and Co-Founder of Modern Treasury ---------------------------------- 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, Starling, and

In this episode, in collaboration with Visa, 11:FS host David Barton-Grimley, alongside Eddie Onaga, Vice President, Head of Digital Partnerships - Europe at Visa, is looking at the growth, rise and future of digital wallets in Western Europe. Digital wallets aren’t new, but with the rise of mobile technology and customers turning more and more to digital and contactless payment options post-pandemic the market is set to grow and grow.  Digital wallets are set to account for up to 30% of e-commerce transactions in Europe this year, going up to over 50% in the UK alone by 2027. They are not going anywhere so we want to peel back the curtain of their rise and success and see what might be next on the horizon in this space. We also respond to the (at time of recording) hot off the press announcement from Apple that they will now give rivals access to the contactless payments technology on iPhones in Europe, meaning that their users will no longer be limited to the Apple Pay mobile wallet, and dig into the impa

Join hosts Laura Watkins, Kate Moody and some great guests as we discuss the biggest fintech and financial services news this week. Topics covered include: Nala raises $40M to expand their B2B offering, Deutsche Bank launches a €500 million social bond to boost sustainable finance, Index Ventures raises $2.3 billion to chase AI breakthroughs, and whether Australian open banking needs to go back to the drawing board. This week's guests: Simone Joyce - Founder and CEO of Paypa Plane   Benjamin Fernandes - Founder and CEO of Nala Plus a soundclip from James Allen - CEO of Zing Stories covered on the show: Nala to use $40m Series A to build B2B payments platform & scale remittances services Deutsche Bank launches €500 million social bond to boost sustainable finance Australian Banking Association says Open banking rules need new pathway forward Index Ventures raises $2.3bn to chase AI breakthroughs California now forces credit cards to assign special code to gun stores as 16 states ban it HSBC partners wi

On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, host Kate Moody is joined by some great guests to take a look at SMEs. It's a tough funding landscape for SMEs in the UK and beyond right now, and the downturn in funding from big banks despite increasing demand. But it’s not all doom and gloom, the big banks’ hesitancy is creating an ideal opportunity space for fintechs, neobanks and alternative lenders to play in and become market leaders, further disrupting the banks, and furthering their growth journeys. We're joined by a fantastic panel of guests who know a thing or two about this space to dig deeper into this. This week's guests: Valentina Kristensen, Corporate Affairs Director at OakNorth Christoph Rieche, CEO and co-founder of iwoca Brian Baldacchino​​​​, Head of Lending Strategy & Corporate Development, at Allica Bank  ------------------------------ 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

Join hosts Benjamin Ensor and Nadine Timmer-Bodenstein and some great guests as we discuss the biggest fintech and financial services news this week. Topics covered include: Monzo launching three new controls to protect their users from fraud, Revolut posting record profits as IPO rumors swirl, Plaid growing its enterprise business, Nubank and Robinhood both acquiring AI startups and Wise stating that some customers have been affected by the Evolve Bank and Trust data breach. This week's guests: Mike Bray - Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Monzo Chris Skinner - Best selling author and CEO of The Finanser Stories covered on the show: Monzo introduces trio of new fraud controls Revolut reports record profit as it hints at plans for an Initial Public Offering Plaid, once mostly aimed at fintechs, is now growing its enterprise business and now has 1000 customers signed on Nubank acquires AI-for-banks startup Hyperplane Robinhood snaps up Pluto to add AI tools to its investing app Fintech compan