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
779. Insights: What AI can and can’t do in financial services
David Brear is joined by great guests using and working with AI in the financial pace, to discuss how is AI being used right now and what is its potential; how far can we take it? But also, what are the challenges of implementing AI in financial services where regulation and legacy tech debt can sometimes hold companies back. And importantly, where do humans still have a role within an increasingly AI-led world? This week's guests include: Nick Parfitt, Principal AML - SME, Feedzai Jason Maude, Chief Technology Advocate, Starling Bank Kate Janssen, Senior Machine Learning PM, Cleo Fintech Insi
762. Insights: Silicon Valley Bank, ChatGPT, and down rounds – lessons learned from financial services in 2023 so far
Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests to ask: "What lessons have we learned from financial services in 2023 so far?” This week's guests include: Ewan Silver, Group CTO, 11:FS Danny Brewster, CEO, TwentyOne Mike Carter, Head of Platform Lending, Innovate Finance We’re over the half-way point for the year so far – which means all those predictions pieces are now likely in the bin! The first six months of 2023 have thrown up some huge twists and turns for the financial services industry - so it’s time to take stock and see what we’ve learned in 2023 so far. Our panel disc
753. News: Banks are in an AI talent war and Revolut launches the 'Ultra' account
Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: European banks are putting "AI" in 30% of their job ads - 6:10 Majority, a digital bank for US migrants, grabs $9.75M amid expansion in Texas - 18:40 Revolut to launch Ultra, a new subscription plan - 32:05 UK Mortgage rates: Average two-year fix now above 6% - 41:20 Starling Bank renews sponsorship of Southampton FC women's football team
723. News: After Dark: Silicon Valley Bank bought by US rival and Klarna embraces ChatGPT
Live on stage at our recent After Dark: London Calling event, in association with GPS. Our expert hosts, David M. Bear and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Silicon Valley Bank: Collapsed US lender bought by rival - 5:10 Klarna plugs ChatGPT into its platform for faster product recommendations - 14:20 Latitude Financial customers frustrated after millions of personal records stolen in cyber attack - 28:50 Fintech
715. News: Abound raises $601m for AI lending and Griffin levels up with banking licence
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. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Open banking startup Abound nabs $601M to supercharge its AI-based consumer lending platform - 5:35 BaaS platform Griffin secures UK banking licence with restrictions - 16:05 Woman, 91, loses account and pension after Barclays declares her dead - 30:25 Western Union turns to MFS to expand global money transfers - 42:38 Your Juno part
713. News: JP Morgan bans ChatGPT, while female founders are on the rise
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. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Record 150,000 new firms founded by women last year, Natwest report reveals - 5:16 JP Morgan restricts staff from using AI bot ChatGPT - 16:40 French bank BNP Paribas sued by NGOs over Amazon deforestation link - 29:55 Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz invested more in fintech than any other sector in 2022 - 39:15 Nigeria's cash crisis provides boon for fintech
555. Insights: AI - Who will take on the responsibility of erasing human bias?
Our expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to talk about AI and machine learning in the context of financial services. We cover how AI/ML will change financial services, what the difference between AI & ML in Financial Services is, what the biggest benefits of AI/ML are, how do we work with bias and how far can we take it? This week's guests include: Amanda Cercas Curry, PhD student Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and co-host of the podcast Let's Chat Ethics Teddy Flo, General Council, Zest AI Dorel Blitz, VP Strategy & Business development, Personetics All of this and m
309. News: Sassy AI
This week we have some great stories for you as David and Leda are joined by a couple of great guests: Conny Dorestijn, Founding Partner at BankiFi Ryan Edwards-Pritchard, MD of Funding Options We kick off the episode by taking a look at Apple Card, Apple announced the launch of a credit card designed to help customers lead a healthier financial life. It offers no fees of any kind and encourages customers to pay less interest. Conny comments that it's a cool product that can deliver an excellent user experience across devices, which is where Apple will excel but Leda thinks that this isn't a g
Ep. 238. Insights: Debunking the myth of AI
AI is a massive subject that's been so spun out by marketing, consultancies, and project proposals as a cure all that it's become difficult to understand what it actually is. To start things off we define what AI really is so you know your AI fact from fiction, then we move on to how AI has developed from simple 'if and then' statements into the powerful applications of Machine Learning. We interview Charlie Wood, Principal Consultant at Capco to get an inside look at what's going on in the AI space. He helps break down the myth behind AI and how it's being used today. We also speak to Scott S
Ep110 – Will AI change the world of Banking?
This week we have a marathon of a show focussing on AI, Bots, Machine Learning and everything else augmented. Your hosts, as always, is David Brear (@davidbrear), Jason Bates (@JasonBates), Simon Taylor (@sytaylor) and Chris Skinner (@Chris_Skinner) We have a fantastic lineup this week of guests with; Devika Thapar (@DeeThapar) – Financial Services Leader, IBM Watson, Dr. Ella Rabener (@ella_rabener) – CMO of Scalable Capital and Ereli Eran (@ereli) – Senior Data Scientist at Ravelin. We hope you enjoy the show Key stories this week: IB Times – Barclays completes the world’s first live, end to