Sarah Kocianski
Co-Host of Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS
Sarah Kocianski is the Head of Research at 11:FS.
Sarah Kocianski has hosted 83 Episodes.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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432. Insights: How could open finance shape the future of financial services?
June 5th, 2020 | 50 mins 48 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Adam Davis and Sarah Kocianski are joined by some great guests to discuss open finance - what it is, how is could work and what learnings it could take from open banking, with an expert panel of guests from Plaid, RBS and the OBIE.
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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. -
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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413. News: Can fintech and bank collaborations help SMEs through coronavirus?
March 30th, 2020 | 57 mins
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Sarah Kocianski and Leda Glyptis are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Interest rates plummet in the UK and US; contactless limits raised to combat COVID-19; and Bunq goes green all across Europe.
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410. After Dark 11 - Four fintech debates and a rant bucket
March 20th, 2020 | 1 hr 8 mins
11:fs, after dark, banking news, financial services, fintech
In a very special edition of Fintech Insider, we bring you the 11th instalment of After Dark, recorded live in London! Returning to our roots, the original 11:FS crew take the stage to talk about some of the most interesting fintech stories of late and have a little rant about the latest fintech trends and topics.
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409. News: Banks react as coronavirus impacts global financial markets
March 16th, 2020 | 58 mins 24 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Ross Gallagher 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 preps for coronavirus impacts, Standard Chartered detail virtual bank, and Starling joins Team GB!
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408. Insights: Women in fintech: has anything changed?
March 13th, 2020 | 43 mins 4 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Sarah Kocianski hosts today and is joined by some wonderful women in fintech to talk about gender, diversity and inclusivity in financial services. Guests on today's show are: Charlotte Crosswell - CEO at Innovate Finance, Wincie Wong - Head of Rose Review Implementation at Natwest, and Evelina Vrabie - CTO at Toucan.
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407. News: Robinhood’s major outage; BCR backlash builds
March 9th, 2020 | 1 hr 2 mins
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Ross Gallagher and Sarah Kocianski are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting fintech stories of the last 7 days, including: Dow goes up whilst Robinhood goes down, Banking Competition Remedies face backlash and a story about one very generous payments CEO!
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396. Insights: Do consumers care about Open Banking?
January 31st, 2020 | 52 mins 54 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech, monzo, open banking
Sarah Kocianski is joined by some great guests to discuss the first 2 years of Open Banking in the UK - what's worked, what hasn't and how many more opportunities and innovations are yet to come.