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 147 Episodes.
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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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404. Insights: Bank earnings: is the competitive tide turning?
February 28th, 2020 | 52 mins 59 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Simon Taylor and Adam Davis are joined by some great guests to talk about big banks' earnings. Guests on today's show are Sharon Kimathi, Editor at Fintech Futures and Lianna Brinded, Head of Yahoo Finance UK.
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401. News: N26 closes UK accounts, blaming Brexit
February 17th, 2020 | 49 mins 40 secs
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: N26 is leaving the UK in April, Starling snatches up new funding, and Credit Suisse stuck in spying scandal.
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392. Insights: VC Roundtable: What makes a good fintech investment?
January 17th, 2020 | 50 mins 45 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Simon Taylor is hosting solo this week and is joined by some great guests to talk about the future of fintech VC investment.
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391. News: Singapore's big tech banking battlefield
January 13th, 2020 | 1 hr 5 mins
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
David Brear and Simon Taylor are hosting again this week and are joined by some great guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Bids begin for Singapore’s digital banking licences, UK banks weather New Years crashes and RBS turns to influencers to publicise Bo.
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386. Bloopers 2019
December 27th, 2019 | 5 mins 51 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Season's greetings from 11:FS to all our listeners! Today we bring you a festive hamper of outtakes from our past year of podcasting!
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385. News: Does anyone trust banks anymore?
December 23rd, 2019 | 1 hr 3 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: RBS to pay £40 million for foreign exchange rigging, WeLab raises $156 million ahead of virtual bank launch, and MasterCard launches mobile gift card ahead of Christmas. All this and much more on today's Fintech Insider News!
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384. Insights: The top fintech stories of 2019
December 20th, 2019 | 55 mins 42 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
On this week's insights show, David Brear and Simon Taylor sit down to reminisce about the past 12 months of fintech. As always, they are joined by an incredible panel of guests and together they take a look back at 2019's most notable fintech stories.
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381. News: Zopa funding drama
December 9th, 2019 | 52 mins 57 secs
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: Natwest and RBS problems on Black Friday, Goldman puts the brakes on Marcus’ UK expansion and Roger Federer breaks the Swiss mint.
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380. After Dark: A Fintech Christmas Carol
December 6th, 2019 | 1 hr
11:fs, after dark, banking news, financial services, fintech
In this very special edition of Fintech Insider, David Brear, Simon Taylor, Sarah Kocianski and Jason Bates are joined by some great guests at the Revolut HQ for the latest instalment of After Dark. In the spirit of Christmas, join us as we journey through the past, present and future landscape of financial services!
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379. News: Is Goldman Sachs going mass market?
December 2nd, 2019 | 1 hr 3 mins
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Simon Taylor and David Brear are joined by a trio of terrific guests to talk about some of the most interesting stories of the last 7 days, including: Plaid's European expansion, Westpac chief quits amid money laundering scandal and RBS' Bo moo-ves into the market. All this and much more on today's Fintech Insider News!
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375. News: Everything is fintech!
November 18th, 2019 | 52 mins 7 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Sarah Kocianski and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting fintech stories of the last 7 days. This week our stories include: Google's offering of checking accounts, Facebook launches Facebook pay, and HSBC and RBS' new digital banking platforms! All this and much more on today's Fintech Insider News!
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368. News: 2008 throwback special
October 25th, 2019 | 51 mins 1 sec
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
David Brear, Jason Bates and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests for this very special throwback episode! Today we are doing the news as if it were 2008, specifically focussing on the news from the week of the financial crash, including: Lehman Brothers files for Bankruptcy, Madoff Jailed over $50bn Fraud and - Note to self: Don’t slag your bank off…...in your online banking password! All this and much much more on today's Fintech Insider News - as if it were 2008!
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364. Interviews: SIBOS 2019 Industry leader special
October 11th, 2019 | 50 mins 24 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
This week we bring you our final interview mashup from SIBOS 2019 at the Excel in London! This week we have the pleasure of bringing you two fantastic interviews with two industry leaders!
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362. Interviews: International deep tech special
October 4th, 2019 | 59 mins 17 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
This week we bring you another interview mashup from SIBOS 2019 at the Excel in London! This week we are focussing on more international companies with a flavour of deep tech and infrastructure.
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361. News: Listen to your customers!
September 30th, 2019 | 59 mins 32 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Leda Glyptis and Simon Taylor are joined by some great guests, coming to you straights from SIBOS 2019 in London! Together they cover the most notable news stories from the last 7 days, including: SWIFT’s gpi, Alison Rose is appointed RBS new chief exec and Monzo bins off Monzo Plus! All this and much more on today's Fintech Insider.