Benjamin Ensor
Co-Host of Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS
Research Director in Consulting & Research
Benjamin Ensor has hosted 55 Episodes.
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718. News: The ultimate Silicon Valley Bank explainer
March 20th, 2023 | 58 mins 32 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Silicon Valley Bank closed by regulators, HSBC buys Silicon Valley Bank's UK unit for £1, and Succession's Logan Roy comes to the London Stock Exchange – Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor are joined by some great guests, from Innovate Finance and Fintech Takes, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days.
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713. News: JP Morgan bans ChatGPT, while female founders are on the rise
March 6th, 2023 | 1 hr 45 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Natwest’s Rose Review reveals record new firms founded by women, JP Morgan bans ChatGPT, and should you tip your landlord? – Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests, from Anthemis, Brite Payment, and Seccl, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days.
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710. News: Revolut tops app downloads – but is Chase coming for the crown?
February 27th, 2023 | 1 hr 6 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Vexi raises to offer young Mexicans lower interest rate credit cards, gig workers denied equal opportunity to financial services, and BMO bank no longer has a den for Hubert the Harris Lion
– Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor are joined by some great guests, from Vexi and Rollee, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days. -
708. News: Is Buy Now Pay Later regulation finally happening?
February 20th, 2023 | 1 hr 17 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
US fintech unicorn Alloy launches in the UK, Britain sets out legislation to regulate buy-now-pay-later credit,
and CIBC encourages couples to talk about their finances this Valentine's Day – Benjamin Ensor and Amy Gavin are joined by some great guests, from Alloy, Klarna, and BetaKit, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last seven days. -
705. News: Monzo has their U2 moment and Africa's newest fintech unicorn crowned
February 13th, 2023 | 56 mins 28 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests, from MNT-Halan, Divido, and CCG Catalyst, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Monzo automatically opts in customers for Plus feature trial, Egypt's MNT-Halan is Africa's newest unicorn, and HSBC staff get a uniform of jumpsuits and jeans.
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700. News: America's big banks team up to take on PayPal
January 30th, 2023 | 56 mins 37 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Benjamin Ensor and Amy Gavin are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: US banks planning payment wallet to compete with PayPal, Nova Credit becomes UK’s first cross-border credit reference provider, and Islamic Finance player Wahed Invest opens UK branch.
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694. Insights: Can fintech ever be environmentally sustainable?
January 13th, 2023 | 39 mins 26 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests to talk about the environmental footprint of financial services and the changes needed to change it.
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691. Insights: SWIFT, Fast, Eat Now Pay Later – the biggest stories in financial services in 2022
December 23rd, 2022 | 47 mins 40 secs
11:fs, banking news, bnpl, financial services, fintech
Benjamin Ensor and Kate Moody are joined by some great guests, from Fintech Takes and Techcrunch, to look back at the biggest stories in fintech and financial services in 2022.
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686. News: Atom Bank pushes back IPO and Shopify breaks Black Friday records
December 5th, 2022 | 59 mins 8 secs
11:fs, banking news, black friday, dabloons, financial services, fintech
Benjamin Ensor and Nicole Perry are joined by some great guests, from Atom Bank and Protocol, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: UK’s Atom Bank raises £30m, Pipe’s founders step aside, and imaginary economy doubloons takes TikTok by storm.
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685. Insights: How should we measure success in fintech?
December 2nd, 2022 | 45 mins 32 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests, from Allica Bank, Anthemis, and This Week In Fintech, to look at how the fintech industry is measuring success.
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684. News: Daylight builds for the LGBTQ+ community and the FCA hits back at trading apps
November 28th, 2022 | 55 mins 48 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Benjamin Ensor and Amy Gavin are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: LGBTQ+-focused digital bank Daylight announces a $15m Series A, FCA warns trading firms over dangerous gamification, and we answer questions from the Fintech Insider mailbag!
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681. Insights: How do changes in government affect innovation in financial services?
November 18th, 2022 | 44 mins 16 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests, from Innovative Finance, Chamber of Progress, and Spiralem, to discuss how governments across the world impact the success of fintech.
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680. News: Apple and PayPal call a truce – but who wins?
November 14th, 2022 | 58 mins 28 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: PayPal and Apple call a truce, Stripe and others make tough layoffs, and Glastonbury festival ticket issues. All this and more on today's show!
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678. News: What Open Banking brings to the cost of living crisis
November 7th, 2022 | 1 hr 13 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Benjamin Ensor and Kate Moody are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: UK consumers using new money tools to cope with the cost of living, JPMorgan Chase wants to disrupt the rent check, fraud cases turned into spooky stories!
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674. News: Is Apple's big bank dream impossible?
October 24th, 2022 | 59 mins 30 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests, from Fintech Business Weekly, Bloomberg and GoHenry, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Apple teams up with Goldman Sachs on savings account, GoHenry raises $55m and Gossip Girl's Ed Westwick backs European investing app Shares.
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672. News: Will Goldman Sachs call time on Marcus?
October 17th, 2022 | 58 mins 56 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Ross Gallagher and Benjamin Ensor are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: wIll Goldman Sachs pull the plug on Marcus? PayPal backs away from fining people $2,500 for 'misinformation', and Damien Hirst burns artworks after collectors pick their NFTs instead.