Fintech Insider (by 11FS)
Twice-weekly podcast with frequent AI specials on fraud detection, personalized banking, and the shifting valuation multiples of AI-native fintechs.
40 episodes curated
Episodes
969. News: Griffin goes AI, Mastercard’s new partnerships, and the top stories live from Money20/20
At 11:FS, we don’t just talk digital - we make it happen. We're building truly digital financial services by partnering with bold teams to take them from market insights to real-world products. Whether you're an incumbent innovating or a startup breaking new ground, we bring the strategy, research, design, and delivery to make it real. Less talk, more impact.Proud winners of the British Bank Award for Consultancy of the Year - five times and counting. 👉 Learn more at 11fs.com/ventures -- About this episode: Host David Barton-Grimley, Director of Strategy at 11:FS, is joined by a fantastic p
967. News: Can Curve challenge Apple Pay? Plus: Google’s AI goes shopping
About this episode: Host Laura Watkins, Director of Media and Marketing at 11:FS, is joined by a fantastic panel of guests as we dive into some of the biggest stories from the worlds of fintech, banking, and wider financial services this week. Stories covered on the podcast: Curve launches Curve Pay to compete with iOS in Europe. Google pushes ahead with its AI offering with an agnostic shopping experience. We talk through what the CFPB’s ruling means for the future of banking in the US. We also take a closer look at the South Korean payments market with Kakao’s acquisition of SSG Pay and Smil
963. News: IPOs are on the horizon for Monzo and Chime, Stripe teams up with Ramp, and Klarna's boss says: less AI, more humans
About this episode: Host Benjamin Ensor, Director of Research & Strategy at 11:FS, is joined by a fantastic panel of guests as we dive into some of the biggest stories from the worlds of fintech, banking, and wider financial services this week. Stories covered on the podcast: Monzo eyes up a potential IPO on the UK market whilst Chime announces their listing on the US market. Stripe and Ramp team up to enhance cross border payment solutions using Stablecoins. The Nordic countries are looking to collaborate on an offline card payment system for internet outages, helping to minimise cyber securi
951. News: Monzo enters insurance, WeeFin raises €25M for sustainable finance, and OpenAI is now worth $300bn
For those listening in GCC and Turkey, this episode is sponsored by XM. https://bit.ly/ClaimBonusFintech -- About this episode: Host David Barton-Grimley is joined by an expert panel of guests as we dive into some of the biggest stories from the worlds of fintech, banking, and wider financial services. Stories covered on the podcast this week include: Robinhood is expanding beyond stock trading, introducing wealth management, private banking, and an AI investment tool. UK challenger bank Monzo has launched Contents Insurance. WeeFin, a fintech that helps financial institutions manage their sus
949. News: Kraken buys NinjaTrader, Lumber leans on AI for workforce management, and Robinhood moves into banking
About this episode: Host Ross Gallagher is joined by an expert panel of guests as we dive into some of the biggest stories from the worlds of fintech, banking, and wider financial services. Stories covered on the podcast this week include: The worlds of TradFi and crypto merging once again as Kraken buys NinjaTrader, Lumber securing $15.5M to boost workforce management with agentic AI, Project Nemo teaming up with HSBC Innovation Banking to enhance disability inclusion in fintech, Robinhood launching banking and wealth management services, and Chime launching Instant Loans. This week's guests:
947. News: After Dark - Klarna files to IPO, Revolut is becoming a proper bank, and the FCA says do more AI
For those listening in GCC and Turkey, this episode is sponsored by XM. Trade Gold And Get Cashback Now: https://www.xmarabia.net/gw.php?gid=250446 -- About this episode: Our expert hosts David M. Brear and Ross Gallagher present Fintech Insider News live from Village Underground in London, along with some great guests to discuss the biggest fintech and financial services news this week. Stories covered on the podcast this week include: Klarna has filed to IPO in New York City, Revolut is hiring more than 100 people as they look to become a proper bank, and The FCA wants banks do more AI. This
944. Insights: The future of generative AI in financial services
About this podcast Whether it’s in meetings with clients, at one of our events, or on this very podcast, it sometimes feels like generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is all anyone ever wants to talk about. So, where do we stand with GenAI in financial services today? And is financial services really where all the most interesting GenAI developments are happening? Well, on today’s episode, host David Barton-Grimley is joined by some great guests to find out! This week's guests Aditi Subbarao - Global Financial Services Industry Lead at Instabase Colin Payne - Head of Innovation at The FCA
906. Insights: The FCA tells us about their brand new AI lab
On this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, host Benjamin Ensor is joined by Jessica Rusu, Chief Data, Information and Intelligence Officer at the FCA. It's been ten years since the UK regulator launched their innovation hub, so we wanted to catch up with them to dive into the learning and successes so far, as well as taking a look at what the next ten years might look like. We also get the lowdown on their brand new AI lab. Guest: Jessica Rusu, Chief Data, Information and Intelligence Officer at the FCA Join our new WhatsApp community, where you can get the inside track on all all things 11:
883. Focus: How can AI fight financial crime and reduce payments fraud?
In this final episode of the current series of Fintech Insider Focus, in collaboration with Visa, we conclude our journey around different industry niches and regions in Europe, by looking at real time payments and the role AI could play in fighting financial crime and fraud in the Nordic region. 11:FS host Rachel Pandyan, Product Lead, 11:FS alongside David Capezza, VP Head of Risk Advisory for Europe at Visa, examine the rate of payments innovation, change and expectations of real time payments in the Nordics. They also ask, if as payments speed up, so too do the fraudsters, and could AI pla
850. News: Ramp raise $150m for AI dev and Goldman Sachs sell Marcus Invest
Our expert host Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week, including Ramp's recent $150m funding, which it will use to enhance its AI capabilities, and Goldman Sachs selling its Marcus Invest accounts to Betterment. Plus, UniCredit roll out Mastercard's Touch Card to 12 markets, and ComplyAdvantage purchase American company Golden. This week's guests include: Charles Delingpole, Chairman and Co-founder of ComplyAdvantage Sophie Winwood, Co-Founder & CEO @ WVC:E and Operating Partner @ Foxe Capita
845. News: Jamie Dimon talks AI in his annual shareholder letter as fintech funding hits a seven-year low
Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Jamie Campbell, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week, including JPMorgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon comparing AI with the invention of the steam engine, AND the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia go to quite dramatic lengths to name and shame their naughty customers. This week's guests include: Veronica Glab, Head of Partnerships, Investment Lead at Innovate Finance Chris Skinner, best-selling author and CEO of The Finanser We cover the following stories from the fintech and fina
843. News: A major week for AI regulation, PayPal wins big in court and what does Nuvei's $6bn sale mean for fintech?
Our expert host David Brear is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week, including the new groundbreaking agreement between the UK and US to regulate AI models, and Ryan Reynolds backed payments company Nuvei sells to Advent for $6.3 billion. And, how can someone be given an 11,000 year jail term? This week's guests include: Lord Chris Holmes of Richmond Andrew Brown, CEO of Check Mariela Hunter, a Fractional COO We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: The US and UK sign an a
832. Insights: How is AI transforming financial services?
We’re all talking about GenAI, and it shows no signs of slowing down in financial services. Wherever you look, banks are investing in both people and tech to drive forward their AI capabilities from front to back end. So in this episode, we want to share some of the conversations we’ve been having across the finance world about AI. Now if you’re an avid follower of our YouTube channel, you have probably seen our Spotlight series, where we invite leading industry experts to discuss the biggest subjects in finance and fintech. 11:FS CEO David Brear introduces two of our recent AI-themed Spotligh
819. News: AI fraud is on the rise and Natwest to offer IP-based lending
Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and David Barton-Grimley, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Alia Mahmud, Global Regulatory Affairs Practice Lead at ComplyAdvantage Mariela Hunter, a fractional COO We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: AI fraud is an emerging risk, according to ComplyAdvantage's State of Financial Crime Report (03:30) Natwest ventures into intellectual property-based lending (16:45) Mastercard launches Small Business
805. Insights: One year of ChatGPT
Our expert host David M. Brear is joined by some great guests to look back on a year of ChatGPT. They'll discuss the impact it has had, not just in fintech but across the world, and how AI more generally is being adopted by banks and financial institutions to improve their product and service offerings. Additionally, we look ahead to the future of AI in finance, and how fintech can continue to support the integration of generative AI in our industry. This week's guests include: Anouk Moll, Founder in Residence at Merantix Chase Disher, Head of Product, Public.com Kate Janssen, Lead Product Man