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 172 Episodes.
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460. Insights: Is crypto becoming mainstream?
September 11th, 2020 | 49 mins 43 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Simon Tayor is joined by some special guests to talk about the growth cryptocurrencies in mainstream finance.
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458. Insights: BaaS in the US - user experience is the basis of competition
September 4th, 2020 | 47 mins 42 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about the growth and impact of banking as a service on financial services in the US. This week we're joined by Railsbank, Marqueta and Synapse.
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455. News: Funding, funding and more funding - Robinhood, Form3, Habito & BCR Pool E
August 24th, 2020 | 54 mins 48 secs
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: fintech funding as Robinhood’s valuation grows… again! In the UK Form3 and Habito get funding and BCR Pool E is awarded, and Citi accidentally Paid $900M Paid In Error to Revlon and now they want it back. All this and much more on today's show
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454. Insights: Digital Investing - the importance of education and community
August 20th, 2020 | 52 mins 1 sec
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech, investing, wealth
Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about digital wealth managers and how these have disrupted the market with their new and educational investment tools.
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452. Insights: Banking as a Service - the tech behind fintech
August 14th, 2020 | 53 mins 23 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests from two of the biggest banking as a service providers from both sides of the Atlantic, GPS and Galileo, to lift the lid on this industry niche that's blowing up right now
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451. News: Varo Money gets their charter & Google Pay's new banking partners
August 10th, 2020 | 1 hr 7 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: Varo Money get their full national charter; Google teams up with 8 US banks to offer digital bank accounts by 2021 and Wirecard processed payments for the mafia.
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450. Insights: The rise of Australian digital banking
August 6th, 2020 | 41 mins 13 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about the growth and impact of digital banking in the APAC region, with a special focus on Australia.
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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.