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 179 Episodes.
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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.
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473. News: Stripe acquires Paystack - are they taking over the world?
October 26th, 2020 | 1 hr 6 mins
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: Stripe acquires Nigeria’s Paystack, Marqeta’s research discovers Covid-19 has forced three-quarters of banks to change their future strategy, and ESG funds forecast to outnumber conventional funds by 2025.
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469. News: Who isn't launching a checking account?
October 12th, 2020 | 1 hr 27 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: Crowdcube and Seedrs' merge, the FCA’s new sandbox dedicated to overcoming coronavirus challenges, and Venmo launches a credit card, as Credit Karma launches a checking account.
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466. Insights: ESG and sustainable investing - the ethical future of finance
October 2nd, 2020 | 44 mins 13 secs
11:fs, banking news, financial services, fintech
Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about the growth of ESG and sustainable finance
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465. News: FinCEN Files leak and NatWest carbon footprint tracker
September 28th, 2020 | 1 hr 8 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: The FinCEN file leak, Tink continues path to European domination, and NationWide claps back again racism.
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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?