Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS

The #1 business podcast for fintech innovators, influencers, and those eager to learn.

About the show

Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined weekly by a range of fantastic guests, they discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry.

On Fintech Insider Insights, they speak to subject matter experts for deep dives on APIs, AI, digital banking, and all other areas disrupting our industry. Fintech Insider Interviews brings you one-on-one interviews with the thought leaders and innovators transforming financial services.

Whether you're a fintech expert or you're just keen to know more, then this is the podcast for you!

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Episodes

  • 430. Interviews: Arlan Hamilton - Breaking the VC glass ceiling for underrepresented founders

    May 29th, 2020  |  44 mins 33 secs
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Sam Maule is joined by Arlan Hamilton, founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital to talk VC funding, underrepresented founders and her new book It's About Damn Time.

  • 429. News: Is it tough to be a challenger bank right now?

    May 25th, 2020  |  1 hr 2 mins
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    David Brear and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: The challenges facing challenger banks in the current climate, Freetrade’s record-breaking raise
    and PayPal sees a rise in 'silver tech' as older generations test digital payments for the first time. All this and much more on today's episode!

  • 428. Insights: Digital Identity - the evolution of verification, authentication & authorisation

    May 22nd, 2020  |  58 mins 34 secs
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Jason Bates and Simon Taylor are joined by 3 great guests to talk about digital identity. What do we mean by digital identity, and how does it differ around the world? Listen on to find out!

  • 427. News: Mobile Wallet Wars? SoFi and Samsung Pay team up

    May 18th, 2020  |  56 mins 54 secs
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Sarah Kocianski and Adam Davis are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: A round up of the pandemic and financial aid stories on both sides of the pond;
    Sofi and Samsung Pay team up for a debit card; and Mastercard's massive new pledge for financial inclusion.

  • 426. Insights: How to design digital financials services for US SMBs

    May 15th, 2020  |  45 mins 31 secs
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Sam Maule is joined by some great guests to talk about US SMBs - not specifically about their fight for funding in the wake of Covid-19 this time - but their options when it comes to banking more broadly, and how to design digital financial services that work for them.

  • 425. News: RBS close Bó - Why is building a new bank so hard?

    May 11th, 2020  |  56 mins 23 secs
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Simon Taylor and Sarah Kocianski are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: RBS closes Bó, big banks book $50bn against bad loans in the wake of corona, and a round-up of the more international stories of the week.

  • 424. Interviews: Plaid on customer driven innovation, data access and US open banking

    May 8th, 2020  |  36 mins 11 secs
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Sam Maule is joined by John Pitts, Policy Lead, and Niko Karvounis Product Lead at Plaid to talk all things data, customer driven innovation, their European expansion and much more.

  • 423. News: Global bank profits tumble as US deposits grow

    May 4th, 2020  |  1 hr 2 mins
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Simon Taylor and Adam Davis are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: 100% backed business loans; big banks results are in and corona is hitting their profit margins hard and even Animal Crossing's Bank of Nook is slashing its interest rates in an unwelcome reflection of the real world.

  • 422. Insights: the impact of coronavirus on US SMB Financing

    May 1st, 2020  |  48 mins 4 secs
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Sam Maule is joined by some great guests in the US SMB space, to discuss the impact of the coronavirus crisis on US small businesses - at the time in which all the stimulus funding had already been given out.

  • 421. News: US SMEs await new stimulus funds as fintech valuations soar

    April 27th, 2020  |  1 hr 9 mins
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Sam Maule and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the biggest global stories of the last 7 days, including: new stimulus funding in the US; new fundraises and valuations for Stripe and Robinhood; and ShackShack give back their $10million stimulus.

  • 420. Insights: How the COVID-19 pandemic will accelerate digital financial services

    April 23rd, 2020  |  55 mins 55 secs
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    11:FS's David Brear, Simon Taylor, Sarah Kocianski and Benjamin Ensor come together to talk about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial services industry.

  • 419. News: Fintechs step up to distribute relief funding

    April 20th, 2020  |  1 hr 4 mins
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Sarah Kocianski and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Starling and OakNorth join coronavirus loan programme, US fintechs to help distribute coronavirus aid, and a women-only neobank is coming to Brazil.

  • 418. Insights: Coronavirus and the impact on SME Financing

    April 17th, 2020  |  48 mins 5 secs
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    In this highly topical episode, Sarah Kocianski and Simon Taylor, dig into the impact COVID-19 is having on SME financing, and their access to government funding. They are joined by expert guests from Coconut, Quotevine and 1pm PLC.

  • 417. News: SoFi snaps up Galileo for $1.2b

    April 13th, 2020  |  1 hr 5 mins
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    David Brear and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: SoFI's $1.2bn takeover of Galileo; Kabbage cuts off its funding and the FCA allow selfies as ID.

  • 416. Interviews: Varo Money - the first fintech to get FDIC approval

    April 10th, 2020  |  36 mins 50 secs
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Sam Maule is joined by Varo Money COO, Wesley Wright, to talk about how the company came to be, their goals of financial inclusion and their recent FDIC insurance approval.

  • 415. News: Major US banks protect employees as start-ups stall

    April 6th, 2020  |  59 mins 17 secs
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    David Brear and Eric Fulwiler are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: US banks to halt lay-offs, start-ups may be barred from stimulus, and April Fools in the age of coronavirus.