Simon Taylor
Co-Host of Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS
Simon is Co-Founder and Blockchain Lead at 11:FS.
Previously at Barclays, he established the bank as one of the leaders in blockchain thought and action. Simon also serves as an advisor to central banks and governments, in addition to consulting the top 20 banks on blockchain. He's helped a variety of startups flourish through the Barclays Accelerator.
Simon Taylor has hosted 192 Episodes.
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505. Insights: How to build a cashless society
February 26th, 2021 | 39 mins 22 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about cashless societies and what our financial system would look like in a truly cashless world.
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504. News: None of this would be possible without Open Banking
February 22nd, 2021 | 54 mins 26 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Simon and Mel are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Open Banking benefits all round as Atom team up with Plaid and Fronted launch to offer rental deposits;
Monzo hit 5 Million customers and launch a campaign for universal gambling blocks and Marqeta files for an IPO. -
503. Insights: Stablecoins and crypto: the next generation of B2B payments
February 19th, 2021 | 37 mins 59 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about how stablecoins and cryptocurrencies are leading the next generation of B2B payments.
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502. News: Are Elon Musk and Tesla driving bitcoin mainstream?
February 15th, 2021 | 1 hr 1 min
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Simon Taylor and Kate Moody are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Elon Musk buys $1.5 billion of Bitcoin, Yolt opens up Open Banking to the mortgage market, and Monzo, Klarna and Millions show us how to spend investor cash.
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500. Brexit, blockchain and big techs - the journey so far
February 8th, 2021 | 1 hr 12 mins
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
The gang are back together! In honour of 500 episodes, David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates take a look at the biggest fintech and financial services topics from our time in your podcast feed.
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498. News: Can't stop, won't stop GameStop!
February 1st, 2021 | 59 mins 14 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Simon Taylor and Mel Stringer are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: TrueLayer disrupts payments scene with a new product, Stripe invest in Fast’s Series B, and the GameStop short squeeze.
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497. Insights: Kids' cards and financial literacy in the digital age
January 29th, 2021 | 46 mins 44 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about kids cards, financial tools and financial literacy.
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495. Insights: The VC gender investment gap
January 22nd, 2021 | 48 mins 6 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about the VC gender investment gap, why it persists and how the industry can help fix it.
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494. News: Could the 2020s be THE decade for fintech?
January 18th, 2021 | 58 mins 13 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: BBVA pledges to close Simple, Checkout becomes Europe’s most valuable fintech, and Visa and Plaid abandon their merger plans.
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491. Insights: The changing culture of savings
January 8th, 2021 | 46 mins 8 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about the changing culture of savings.
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490. Insights: 2021 Predictions
January 1st, 2021 | 55 mins 55 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
David Brear, Sarah Kocianski, Simon Taylor and Sam Maule get together to talk about their top predictions for 2021.
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489. News: Will Open Banking shake up the payments space in 2021?
December 21st, 2020 | 1 hr 5 mins
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Ross Gallagher and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests on our final news show of 2020! Together they talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: GoCardless and Ramp announce brand new funding rounds, Xinja drop out of the Australian fintech market and Cash App launches a fashion brand!
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488. Insights: After Dark Debate - Buy Now Pay Later
December 18th, 2020 | 52 mins 42 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
After Dark is back! This time around we are hosting a gripping debate around one of the industry's hottest topics: Buy nor pay later products!
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484. Insights: Credit, COVID and the potential of Open Banking
December 4th, 2020 | 52 mins
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about the current state of credit and borrowing, and how the power of Open Banking can make a real difference to the lived financial experience of many in the UK.
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479. News: WhatsApp payments in India - exponential growth potential?
November 16th, 2020 | 1 hr 7 mins
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Simon Taylor and Adam Davis are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: WhatsApp gets approval for payments in India, the US government want to block Visa’s $5.3 billion acquisition of Plaid, and Klarna gets sued by Pablo Escobar’s brother
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475. News: Ant’s record-breaking IPO - they’re 1% done!
November 2nd, 2020 | 1 hr 12 mins
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Ross Gallagher and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Ant Group and the biggest IPO of all time, cryptocurrency initiatives amongst industry giants PayPal and JP Morgan, and raccoons break into California bank.