
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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668. News: UK mortgage market in meltdown
October 3rd, 2022 | 1 hr 52 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Benjamin Ensor and Ross Gallagher are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: UK mortgage lenders halt some deals after pound falls, DoorDash partners with JP Morgan Chase on credit card, and we dive into the Fintech Insider mailbag!
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665. Insights: Should everyone get paid when they need it?
September 23rd, 2022 | 47 mins 54 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests, from Zayzoon and PayMeNow, to discuss the earned wage access industry.
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664. News: Fintechs fight for your online checkout
September 19th, 2022 | 57 mins 55 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: JPMorgan Chase acquires payments fintech Renovite, Revolut is launching a one-click payment feature, and Kim Kardashian launches private equity firm.
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663. Insights: How have tech accelerators shaped fintech?
September 16th, 2022 | 47 mins 27 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests, from Tech Nation, F10 and OakNorth, to explore the impact of tech accelerators on the fintech space.
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662. News: Shopify and Amazon's Cold War heats up
September 12th, 2022 | 1 hr 7 mins
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor are joined by some great guests, from Betakit and Silicon Republic, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Shopify is picking a fight with Amazon, UBS scraps $1.4 billion deal to buy Wealthfront, and Japan decides it's time to stop using floppy disks.
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660. News: Shoppers globally turn to Buy Now Pay Later for groceries
September 5th, 2022 | 55 mins 41 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Benjamin Ensor and Nicole Perry are joined by some great guests, from Anthemis and Lightyear, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: UK and US consumers using Buy Now Pay Later to purchase groceries, Pezesha raises $11m from Women’s World Banking, and the PayPal story could be coming to a screen near you.
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658. News: Prometeo launches LatAm A2A payments and Ramp rolls into BNPL
August 29th, 2022 | 1 hr 6 mins
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: Prometeo launches LatAm’s first A2A payments platform, Ramp steps into the Buy Now Pay Later Market, and we dive into the Fintech Insider mailbag!
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657. Insights: Can fintech help solve the refugee crisis?
August 26th, 2022 | 40 mins 23 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests, from 11:FS, Bunq, Techfugees, and Leaf Global Fintech to ask: 'How can fintech help solve the refugee crisis?'
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644. News: Should Open Banking become a legal requirement for credit assessment?
July 11th, 2022 | 52 mins 42 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Benjamin Ensor and Deepa Anikhindi are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Agricultural bank Oxbury raises £20m in a funding round, Payl8r calls for open banking to be legally required for credit assessing, and the world's first fintech sitcom!
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639. How do we make financial services more LGBTQ-inclusive?
June 24th, 2022 | 47 mins 30 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests, from 11:FS, Queer Money Podcast, Emerald Life, and Euphoria, to discuss the issues faced by the LGBTQ community when it comes to financial services.
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638. News: Allica bank raises for SMEs and Backbase raises to transform the back end of banking
June 20th, 2022 | 58 mins 21 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Benjamin Ensor and Gwera Kiwana are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: SME lender Allica Bank secures £55m in equity and debt round, Backbase earns a €2.5bn valuation, and Deadmau5 is launching his own online bank
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632. News: Klarna announces big layoffs while Chase bags UK customers
May 30th, 2022 | 57 mins 48 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Benjamin Ensor and Sim Rai are joined by some great guests, from Tranch and Anthemis, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Klarna lays off 10% of its workforce via video message, Chase marks 500,000 UK customers, and our panel answers your questions!
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630. News: Griffin goes for banking licence and InDebted looks to disrupt UK debt collection
May 23rd, 2022 | 1 hr 5 mins
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Gwera Kiwana and Benjamin Ensor are joined by some great guests, from Griffin, Indebted and Redpoint Ventures, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Griffin applies for UK banking licence, Digital debt collection agency InDebted looks to shake up the UK market, and Goldman Sachs offers senior staff unlimited holiday!
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628. News: Does the market have Tiger Global by the tail?
May 16th, 2022 | 58 mins 46 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Benjamin Ensor and Kate Moody are joined by some great guests, from Celero, Paymob and TechCrunch, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Neo Financial raises $185 million to shake up Canada’s Big Five, Egypt’s Paymob raises $50 million with an eye on SMEs, and the Vatican steps into the metaverse. All this and more on today's show!
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626. News: Stripe vs Plaid and Apple vs The EU
May 9th, 2022 | 1 hr 5 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Benjamin Ensor and Kate Moody are joined by some great guests, from Moneybox and Payments Solved, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Stripe and Plaid face off on Stripe's new product, Moneybox to launch crowdfunding campaign and Swiss banker put strip club visits on expenses. All this and more on today's show!
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624. News: Stripe steps back into crypto with Twitter and fintech for good Helios raises seed round
May 2nd, 2022 | 59 mins 18 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Benjamin Ensor and Gwera Kiwana are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Stripe steps back into crypto, fintech for good Helios raises seed round, and football fans tip their cup-winning manager via his banking app. All this and more on today's show!