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 165 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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448. Insights: Do we still need bank branches?
July 31st, 2020 | 59 mins 48 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about the future of bank branches. Will they open up after the pandemic? Do we still need them or have we seen the last of the bank branch?
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447. News: Can finance ever be fully democratised?
July 27th, 2020 | 1 hr 6 mins
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Simon Taylor and Ross Gallagher are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Robinhood abandons its UK launch amid criticism of their platform; Klarna reins in their lockdown lending and Monzo re-launch their Plus product.
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444. Insights: African fintechs: transforming the continent's financial landscape
July 17th, 2020 | 52 mins 14 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to discuss how the financial landscape of Africa is changing and the ways in which fintechs are playing their part.
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443. News: Square’s $55bn valuation - a wakeup call for big banks?
July 13th, 2020 | 1 hr 4 mins
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Simon Tayor and Jason Bates are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Square's new valuation; 16 EU banks team up to take on Visa and Mastercard and we keep ypu updated with the new unravellings in the Wirecard story.
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442. Insights: Are fintech hubs dead?
July 10th, 2020 | 51 mins 2 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Simon Taylor is joined by some great (and very international) guests to talk about the future of fintech hubs. Do we need them? Is location no longer important post-pandemic?
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441. News: Wirecard hits UK fintech but BaaS is still booming
July 6th, 2020 | 1 hr 4 mins
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Simon Taylor and David Brear are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: the Wirecard scandal continues to unfold and UK fintechs get swept up in its wake, and we speak to some of the companies directly affected, Chime launch a credit card, and Galileo offers everyone the chance to launch a credit card.
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437. News: Stop, collaborate and listen - Amazon and Goldman Sachs team up
June 22nd, 2020 | 1 hr 8 mins
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Jason Bates and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Goldman Sachs teams up with another tech giant as it launches credit lines on Amazon, Monzo raise funding but lose valuation and WhatsApp launches payments in Brazil. All this and much much more on today's FIntech Insider News.
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433. News: Financial services community take a stand in support of Black Lives Matter
June 8th, 2020 | 1 hr 22 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Leda Glyptis and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Financial services community take a stand in support of Black Lives Matter; Starling and Marqeta’s new raises; and TrueLayer team up with the UK Government on Open Banking.
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429. News: Is it tough to be a challenger bank right now?
May 25th, 2020 | 1 hr 2 mins
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
David Brear and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: The challenges facing challenger banks in the current climate, Freetrade’s record-breaking raise
and PayPal sees a rise in 'silver tech' as older generations test digital payments for the first time. All this and much more on today's episode! -
428. Insights: Digital Identity - the evolution of verification, authentication & authorisation
May 22nd, 2020 | 58 mins 34 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Jason Bates and Simon Taylor are joined by 3 great guests to talk about digital identity. What do we mean by digital identity, and how does it differ around the world? Listen on to find out!
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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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423. News: Global bank profits tumble as US deposits grow
May 4th, 2020 | 1 hr 2 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: 100% backed business loans; big banks results are in and corona is hitting their profit margins hard and even Animal Crossing's Bank of Nook is slashing its interest rates in an unwelcome reflection of the real world.
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421. News: US SMEs await new stimulus funds as fintech valuations soar
April 27th, 2020 | 1 hr 9 mins
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Sam Maule and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the biggest global stories of the last 7 days, including: new stimulus funding in the US; new fundraises and valuations for Stripe and Robinhood; and ShackShack give back their $10million stimulus.
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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.