David M. Brear
Co-Host of Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS
David is CEO and co-founder of 11:FS.
Named among the Top 100 most influential Fintech Leaders of 2016, he is one of the most recognised and influential people in financial services.
At Lloyds Bank and Aviva, David delivered large-scale digital transformations then led Gartner's Global Digital Banking Practice, before founding 11:FS.
David M. Brear has hosted 242 Episodes.
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642. News: Kroo lands coveted banking license, while Credit Suisse found guilty of money laundering
July 4th, 2022 | 1 hr 3 mins
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
David M. Brear 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: Kroo lands full banking licence, Credit Suisse bank found guilty over money laundering charges, and we answer questions from the Fintech Insider mailbag!
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640. News: Brex backs away from SMEs while the UK ramps up BNPL regulation
June 27th, 2022 | 59 mins 5 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
David M. Brear and Sim Rai are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Brex drops tens of thousands of small business customers, the UK plans to tighten ‘buy now pay later’ rules, and Microsoft says goodbye to Internet Explorer.
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637. Insights: What can crypto learn from TradFi?
June 17th, 2022 | 53 mins 55 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
David M. Bear is joined by some great guests, from Fintech Business Weekly and Railsr to ask what can the crypto industry learn from traditional finance?
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635. Insights: How can payments companies compete?
June 10th, 2022 | 44 mins 44 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
David M. Brear is joined by some great guests, from TrueLayer, Binance and Banking Circle, live from Money 20/20 to discuss how payments companies are adding more to their offerings to stay ahead of the competition!
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631. Insights: After Dark: Ripping up the rulebook
May 27th, 2022 | 1 hr 9 mins
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Live from New York City, it's After Dark! David M. Brear and Gwera Kiwana are joined by some great guests, from Orum and Chipper Cash, to break down the comparisons between DeFi, embedded finance and the music counterculture.
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618. News: Qonto looks to builds a community, while Fast runs out of steam
April 11th, 2022 | 59 mins
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
David M. Brear and Nicole Perry are joined by some great guests, from Crowdcube and Lendit Fintech, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: French unicorn Qonto partners with Crowdcube to open up ownership, Fast shuts doors after slow growth, and Liam Payne launches Revolut card. All of this and more on today's show!
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616. News: UK's open banking regulator faces shake-up, ArK Kapital creates 'ageing filter' for startups
April 4th, 2022 | 50 mins 57 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
David M. Brear and Sim Rai are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Competition and Markets Authority to create new regulator to oversee open banking industry in the UK, Stockholm-based ArK Kapital raises €165 million to help startups grow faster and smarter, and the CEO of Goldman Sachs will DJ at Lollapalooza 2022. All this and much more on today's show!
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615. Insights: Can data enrichment outsmart fraudsters?
April 1st, 2022 | 52 mins 29 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
David M. Brear is joined by some great guests – from Callsign, Featurespace, and Banking Circle – to dive into how richer data can help to combat financial crime more effectively.
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Bonus: The metaverse is 1% finished
March 30th, 2022 | 24 mins 41 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
David M. Brear and Jason Bates are podcasting from the metaverse!
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614. News: Ramp marks $8bn valuation, Clearbank plans global expansion and Apple acquires Credit Kudos
March 28th, 2022 | 1 hr 4 mins
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
David M. Brear and Deepa Anikhindi are joined by some great guests to talk about he most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: Ramp confirms new $8.1bn valuation, ClearBank raises $230m to expand into Europe and the US, and decommissioned Bristol Pound becomes art project. All this and more in today's show!
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606. News: Flux's new CEO calls out the gender gap at the top of fintech
February 28th, 2022 | 1 hr 4 mins
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
David M. Brear and Nasir Ahmad are joined by some great guests, from Flux and Outward VC, to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: PrimaryBid wins SoftBank backing, new Flux CEO calls paltry number of female fintech bosses "insane", and children’s pocket money is feeling the pinch!
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Bonus: Trailer | Decoding: Banks
February 16th, 2022 | 3 mins 3 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Listen to the trailer for our new video series - Decoding: Banks
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Bonus: Payments are Eating the World ft. Jeremy Balkin, JP Morgan
November 24th, 2021 | 38 mins 26 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
David Brear is joined by Jeremy Balkin, Global Head of Innovation & Corporate Development, Payments at J.P. Morgan, to take a deep dive into their new report in this bonus episode. Tune in to find out more!
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579. Insights: Football and fintech collides
November 12th, 2021 | 47 mins 50 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
David M. Brear is joined by some great guests from Sokin, Copa90, and Starling to take a deep dive into the relationship between football and fintech – from sponsors, to cryptocurrency, to what the future may be. Tune in to find out more!
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574. News: Primer attracts big-name investors for a global payments roadmap
October 25th, 2021 | 55 mins 49 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
David M. Brear and Lindsey Kistler are joined by some great guests from Primer and GoHenry to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Primer raises $50m in Series B funding, Klarna offers pay now option ahead of FCA review, and facial recognition cameras arrive in UK school canteens. Tune in to find out more!
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573. Insights: Is Agile a silver bullet for businesses?
October 22nd, 2021 | 49 mins 38 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
David Brear is joined by some great guests from Temenos, Wise, and one of our expert Elevens – to talk about whether Agile is the solve-all solution that it’s occasionally perceived to be in Fintech and what other options for business operations there are out there. Tune in to find out more!