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 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

  • 449. News: Can fintech fast track our economic recovery?

    August 3rd, 2020  |  1 hr 8 mins
    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: The UK's Fintech industry is "firing on all cylinders" as big banks’ profits fall; we look at why investing is booming despite the pandemic; and JPMorgan Chase partner with Marqeta to offer virtual cards.

  • 448. Insights: Do we still need bank branches?

    July 31st, 2020  |  59 mins 48 secs
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about the future of bank branches. Will they open up after the pandemic? Do we still need them or have we seen the last of the bank branch?

  • 447. News: Can finance ever be fully democratised?

    July 27th, 2020  |  1 hr 6 mins
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Simon Taylor and Ross Gallagher are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Robinhood abandons its UK launch amid criticism of their platform; Klarna reins in their lockdown lending and Monzo re-launch their Plus product.

  • 446. Insights: Digital Payments Innovation: Is this the end of cash?

    July 24th, 2020  |  54 mins 19 secs
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Sarah Kocianski is joined by some great guests to talk about the development of digital payments and the global shift towards cashless payment solutions.

  • 445. News: Winners and losers in US banks’ results; SoFi’s charter and Marqeta’s IPO

    July 20th, 2020  |  1 hr 3 mins
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Sam Maule and Jason Bates are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: the US bank results are in and we analyse the fall out; Marqeta eyes an IPO as SoFi applies for a fintech charter and your weekly wacky Wirecard roundup.

  • 444. Insights: African fintechs: transforming the continent's financial landscape

    July 17th, 2020  |  52 mins 14 secs
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to discuss how the financial landscape of Africa is changing and the ways in which fintechs are playing their part.

  • 443. News: Square’s $55bn valuation - a wakeup call for big banks?

    July 13th, 2020  |  1 hr 4 mins
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Simon Tayor and Jason Bates are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Square's new valuation; 16 EU banks team up to take on Visa and Mastercard and we keep ypu updated with the new unravellings in the Wirecard story.

  • 442. Insights: Are fintech hubs dead?

    July 10th, 2020  |  51 mins 2 secs
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Simon Taylor is joined by some great (and very international) guests to talk about the future of fintech hubs. Do we need them? Is location no longer important post-pandemic?

  • 441. News: Wirecard hits UK fintech but BaaS is still booming

    July 6th, 2020  |  1 hr 4 mins
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Simon Taylor and David Brear are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: the Wirecard scandal continues to unfold and UK fintechs get swept up in its wake, and we speak to some of the companies directly affected, Chime launch a credit card, and Galileo offers everyone the chance to launch a credit card.

  • 440. Insights: Credit scoring for US immigrants - It's a political issue

    July 3rd, 2020  |  49 mins 9 secs
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Sam Maule is joined by some great guests to talk about credit scoring for US immigrants. What are the problems US immigrants might face when trying to build up a credit score once they've arrived in North America?

  • 439. News: Wirecard fallout - fintech’s Enron moment?

    June 29th, 2020  |  1 hr 3 mins
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Sam Maule and David Brear are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Wirecard “loses” €1.9 billion, the US banking sector is seeing huge growth, despite (or because of) the pandemic and Goldman Sachs’ CEO makes a cameo in 'Billions'.

  • 438. Insights: PPP - How digital providers helped rescue SMBs

    June 26th, 2020  |  47 mins 56 secs
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Sam Maule is joined by some great guests to talk about PPP lending during the COVID-19 pandemic. On today's show we are taking a look at the process from the lenders perspective!

  • 437. News: Stop, collaborate and listen - Amazon and Goldman Sachs team up

    June 22nd, 2020  |  1 hr 8 mins
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Jason Bates and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Goldman Sachs teams up with another tech giant as it launches credit lines on Amazon, Monzo raise funding but lose valuation and WhatsApp launches payments in Brazil. All this and much much more on today's FIntech Insider News.

  • 436. Insights: COVID-19 and the underbanked in the US

    June 19th, 2020  |  47 mins 26 secs
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Sam Maule is joined by some great guests to discuss the state of the underbanked in the US and how COVID-19 is affecting this group of underserved people.

  • 435. News: Is now a good time to launch a challenger bank?

    June 15th, 2020  |  1 hr 4 mins
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Sarah Kocianski and Ross Gallagher are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Vivid Money launches digital banking services in Germany; the pandemic savings surge forces Goldman to shut Marcus to new UK clients; and Islamic finance startup Wahed closes $25M funding round to grow their Saudi Arabia hub.

  • 434. Insights: Transforming financial services infrastructure post COVID-19

    June 12th, 2020  |  45 mins 11 secs
    11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech

    Sarah Kocianski is joined by some great guests from Equinix, Mastercard and RTGS to discuss the long-term business transformation and the need for agile infrastructure in financial services organisations in response to the COVID-19 crisis.