Episodes

  • 929. News: The role of fintech in responding to California's wildfire crisis

    929. News: The role of fintech in responding to California's wildfire crisis
    Jan 20 2025
    All of us at 11:FS send our love and support to all of our friends in Los Angeles who have been affected by the wildfires. On this week's Fintech Insider News, host David M. Brear is joined by a great panel of experts as we take a closer look at the most interesting stories from the past week in fintech and financial services. This week, we're looking at: the recent wildfires in Los Angeles and their impact on financial services, as well as what fintech can do to help in the future; Freetrade being sold for a "disappointing" £160 million; the expansion of a Blackstone-backed wealth management firm catering to India’s affluent, with the opening of a new office in Dubai; a partnership between leading payment orchestration platform Yuno and PayPal; and the UK innovation ecosystem reaching a combined enterprise value of $1.2 trillion in 2024. This week's guests: Catherine Kaupert, Global Head of Partnerships of Yuno Ruth Foxe Blader - General Partner at Foxe Capital Daniel Gold - CEO of Stratiphy Stories covered on the podcast: California wildfires expected to speed digital payout adoption for insurance industry Freetrade: IG Swoops for trading app Blackstone backed wealth manager for India’s rich opens in Dubai Yuno and PayPal team up to simplify digital payments for merchants UK innovation economy worth a combined £1.2 trillion - HSBC Innovation Banking release their 2025 forward look Innovation Report -- Help 11:FS win Consultancy of the Year at the 2025 British Bank Awards by giving us a 5-star vote at 11fs.com/vote -- Open Mic Night tickets -- Join our WhatsApp community, where you can get the inside track on all all things 11:FS, as well as having your say on the things we should be paying attention to. https://chat.whatsapp.com/KpA4gFbbWDlLFm7kx39raf -- 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 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 Thursday 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. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Got a question for us? Email podcasts@11fs.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 928. Insights: How does fundraising work and what should you do with the money?

    928. Insights: How does fundraising work and what should you do with the money?
    Jan 16 2025
    Let's dive into fundraising! In this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, David Barton-Grimley, Fintech Strategy Director at 11:FS, is joined by some great guests to look at the current state of fundraising in financial services. Funding stories are everywhere. We’ve probably covered over 100 on Fintech Insider News in the past twelve months alone, everything from seed rounds to IPOs. But what actually goes into making these funding rounds happen, and maybe more importantly, what happens after the money hits your account? To find out we're joined by some great guests: Jamie Campbell - Head of VC at 11:FS Giles Hutson - CEO and Co-founder of Insignis Cash Kirsty Lowe - Finance Director at Perlego -- This episode is sponsored by Insignis Cash. -- Join our WhatsApp community, where you can get the inside track on all all things 11:FS, as well as having your say on the things we should be paying attention to. https://chat.whatsapp.com/KpA4gFbbWDlLFm7kx39raf -- 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 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 Thursday 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. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    47 mins
  • 927. News: WhatsApp Pay fully rolls out in India and fintechs are spending more on ads than ever before

    927. News: WhatsApp Pay fully rolls out in India and fintechs are spending more on ads than ever before
    Jan 13 2025
    On this week's Fintech Insider News, host Laura Watkins is joined by special guests to discuss the most interesting stories from the past week in the world of fintech and financial services. Topics covered include: WhatsApp Pay being made available to all 500 million users in India; fintechs spending more on ads than ever before; Bench's acquisition by Employer.com; the UK’s Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology securing key strategic partners; and Besiktas becoming the first football club in Turkey to launch a startup with the Besiktas Super App. This week's guests: Kate Drew - Partner, Director of Research at CCG Catalyst Aditi Subbarao - Strategic Partnerships Lead at Instabase Rob Haslingden - Head of Impact Assessment and Engagement at CFIT (Centre of Finance, Innovation and Technology With soundclip from: Hande Oztek - Head of Digital at Besiktas Stories covered on the show: WhatsApp Pay made available to all Indian Users Fintech ad spending climbs 45% in last 3 years CFIT secures strategic industry partners for 2025 Employer.com buys Canadian fintech Bench Accounting for undisclosed sum SC Ventures launches invoicing and billing fintech to SMEs in APAC Turkish Super League football club Besiktas enters the world of fintech with new Super App -- Join our WhatsApp community, where you can get the inside track on all all things 11:FS, as well as having your say on the things we should be paying attention to. https://chat.whatsapp.com/KpA4gFbbWDlLFm7kx39raf -- 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 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 Thursday 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. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Got a question for us? Email podcasts@11fs.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 926. Insights: Our 2025 fintech predictions

    926. Insights: Our 2025 fintech predictions
    Jan 9 2025
    We're back! Welcome to the first Fintech Insider Insights of 2025. In this episode, host Laura Watkins is asking three of her fellow Fintech Insider hosts to put reputations on the line, open themselves up to a little friendly ridicule, and boldly predict the future of fintech. After a year marked by incredible industry consolidation, we’re all eager to uncover the biggest trends shaping the next twelve months. What will we be talking about in 2025? And, more importantly, what products, people, and innovations will dominate the headlines? This week's guests: David M. Brear, Group CEO at 11:FS Dave Morris, Global Head of Technology at 11:FS Ross Gallagher, Head of Ventures at 11:FS -- Join our WhatsApp community, where you can get the inside track on all all things 11:FS, as well as having your say on the things we should be paying attention to. https://chat.whatsapp.com/KpA4gFbbWDlLFm7kx39raf -- 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 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 Thursday 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. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Got a question for us? Email podcasts@11fs.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 mins
  • 925. News: Current eyes profitability, VRPs, and who's on Santa's fintech naughty list?

    925. News: Current eyes profitability, VRPs, and who's on Santa's fintech naughty list?
    Dec 23 2024
    Join host Benjamin Ensor alongside some very special guests as we look at the biggest financial services and fintech stories of the past week for the final time in 2024! Topics covered include: US personal finance app Current’s fundraise as it looks to accelerate its path to profitability; Eviden, part of the Atos Group, fintech innovator Ordo, and blockchain company ByzGen launching an open banking solution to facilitate real-time, flexible payments; digital bank Tyme raising $250 million to reach unicorn status; and Visa and Mastercard facing trouble in the US, UK, and New Zealand. Plus, who’s on Santa’s fintech naughty or nice list? This week's guests: Fliss Berridge - UK Managing Director of Ordo Emily Nicolle - Crypto and Fintech Reporter at Bloomberg Trevor Marshall - CTO and Co-founder of Current Stories covered on the show: Current raises $200 million to fast-track profitability Open banking is the key to facilitating better payments: Eviden, Ordo and ByzGen launch new offering African digital bank Tyme raises $250 million round led by Nubank at $1.5 billion valuation Regulator set to limit card fees after Visa and Mastercard price hikes bunq first bank in the world to launch real time speech-to-speech AI translation Our 2024 fintech naughty or nice list We're taking a little break to eat mince pies and open up our presents. But don't worry! We'll be back on your podcast feeds on Thursday 9th January with our predictions episode. _ _ This episode is sponsored by Finimize for Business, click here to find out more _ _ Join our WhatsApp community, where you can get the inside track on all all things 11:FS, as well as having your say on the things we should be paying attention to. https://chat.whatsapp.com/KpA4gFbbWDlLFm7kx39raf 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 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 Thursday 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. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Got a question for us? Email podcasts@11fs.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    54 mins
  • 924. Insights: Was 2024 the year fintech bounced back?

    924. Insights: Was 2024 the year fintech bounced back?
    Dec 19 2024
    It’s our final Insights episode of the year! This week, we’ve gathered a panel of certified Fintech Insiders to look back at the stories that shaped the past 12 months in fintech and ask: If 2023 was a year of turbulence and reckoning for the industry, was 2024 the year fintech bounced back? Host: Kate Moody - Customer Strategy Director at 11:FS This week's guests: Benjamin Ensor, Director of Research & Strategy at 11:FS David-Barton Grimley, Strategy Director at 11:FS Jason Mikula, Founder of Fintech Business Weekly & Head of Industry at Taktile -- This episode is sponsored by Finimize for Business, click here to find out more -- 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 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 Thursday 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. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 mins
  • 923. News: Vipps launches Apple Pay rival, Zopa Bank tells us about its big raise, and Goldman backs out of climate agreement

    923. News: Vipps launches Apple Pay rival, Zopa Bank tells us about its big raise, and Goldman backs out of climate agreement
    Dec 16 2024
    Join host Benjamin Ensor alongside some very special guests as we look at the biggest financial services and fintech stories of the past week. Topics covered include: Norway’s Vipps MobilePay becoming the first company in the world to offer a competing option to Apple Pay on iPhones; Goldman Sachs withdrawing from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance; Zopa Bank, one of the earliest UK fintechs, announcing it has recently raised £68M in an equity round; Aviva, the UK’s largest insurer, reaching a preliminary agreement to acquire rival Direct Line for £3.6bn; and Vanguard spinning off its $900 billion wealth and advice segment into a standalone unit. This week's guests: Baard Slaattelid - Director, Strategic Payment Partnerships at Vipps MobilePay Hannah Duncan - Award winning freelance writer Matthew Jones - Head of Ventures at Transverse Plus soundbite from: Steve Hulme - CFO of Zopa Bank Stories covered on the show: Norway’s Vipps launches world’s first Apple Pay rival for iPhone Goldman decides to leave world’s top climate alliance for banks Zopa Bank hunts for fintech acquisitions after £68 million fundraise Direct Line accepts £3.6bn takeover after rival insurer Aviva raises bid Vanguard revamps $900bn unit to speed up investment I gave my kids £300 to see what they would do with it _ _ This episode is sponsored by Finimize for Business, click here to find out more _ _ Join our WhatsApp community, where you can get the inside track on all all things 11:FS, as well as having your say on the things we should be paying attention to. https://chat.whatsapp.com/KpA4gFbbWDlLFm7kx39raf 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 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 Thursday 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. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Got a question for us? Email podcasts@11fs.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 922. Insights: How J.P. Morgan thinks about innovation with Lori Schwartz - Global Head of Treasury Services

    922. Insights: How J.P. Morgan thinks about innovation with Lori Schwartz - Global Head of Treasury Services
    Dec 12 2024
    On this week's insights episode, host David Barton-Grimley is joined by Lori Schwartz, who took on the role of Global Head of Treasury Services at J.P. Morgan Payments earlier this year. Join us as we discuss Lori’s new role, the innovations happening in the treasury services and payments space, and how to foster innovation in a large organization like J.P. Morgan. This week's guest: Lori Schwartz - Global Head of Treasury Services, J.P. Morgan Payments -- This episode is sponsored by Finimize for Business, click here to find out more -- 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 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 Thursday 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. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 mins