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Tokenized Banks Have Stablecoin Whiplash & Conduit Raise $36M Ft. Farooq Malik, Gwera Kiwana and Kirill GertmanOn Ep. 34 of Tokenized, Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa is joined by Farooq Malik, Co-Founder @ Rain, Gwera Kiwana, Global Expansion @ Sling Money and Kirill Gertman, CEO @ Conduit to discuss Conduit raising $36 million in Series A funding, banks partnering with stablecoin platforms for payments and more!Timestamps:02:26 Conduit raises $36 million in Series A funding04:01 Businesses using stablecoins for cross-border transactions06:06 Stablecoins replacing SWIFT for global payments08:48 Stablecoins as a hedge against currency devaluation13:22 On-chain lending and programmable credit rails17:49 Santander explores stablecoin and crypto services22:51 Banks partnering with stablecoin platforms for payments29:49 SEC clarifies staking services are not...

2025-06-0938 min

CoinDesk Podcast Network GEN C: Nigeria's Crypto Revolution: Beyond the Currency CrisisLive from Stellar Meridian, host Sam Ewen discusses with guests how Nigeria's currency crisis is spurring innovation in blockchain technology.In this special episode of Gen C, Gwera Kiwana, VP of blockchain at Onafriq, joins Nestcoin CEO Yele Bademosi at CoinDesk Live at Stellar Meridian to discuss the currency crisis in Africa and how crypto can provide a solution for payments in the region.Links mentioned from the podcast: Gwera’s TwitterYele’s TwitterOnafriq WebsiteNestcoin WebsiteWatch this episode on video:YouTubeCoinDeskFollow us on Twitter: Sam Ewen, Avery Akkineni, CoinDesk...

2024-10-2326 min

Gen C Nigeria's Crypto Revolution: Beyond the Currency CrisisLive from Stellar Meridian, host Sam Ewen discusses with guests how Nigeria's currency crisis is spurring innovation in blockchain technology. In this special episode of Gen C, Gwera Kiwana, VP of blockchain at Onafriq, joins Nestcoin CEO Yele Bademosi at CoinDesk Live at Stellar Meridian to discuss the currency crisis in Africa and how crypto can provide a solution for payments in the region.Links mentioned from the podcast: Gwera’s TwitterYele’s TwitterOnafriq WebsiteNestcoin Website Watch this episode on video:YouTubeCoinDeskFollow us on Twitter: Sam Ewen, Avery Akkineni, CoinDesk...

2024-10-2326 min

The Trajectory Africa Building the "Boring" Stuff: Infrastructure for Money Movement & TradeIn Episode 1 of this series, Abraham Augustine, Research Partner of trendsAf and Comms and Programs Lead at Norrsken warned against “long arm, no mouth” syndrome and the risks of digitalizing one part of a system (distributed solar energy, for example) without considering where the barriers and effects might materialize (think missing payment rails). Infrastructure is great, but it can’t be half-baked, and those pipes need something to carry. That something is trade.Previous guests Samora Kariuki and Wiza Jalakasi both emphasized the power of interoperability—cross-continental (and international) money movement to catalyze the development of Africa’s digitall...

2024-08-231h 14

The Trajectory Africa B2B Payments: Unseating Cash through Value Chain IntegrationThis episode of The Trajectory Africa features Yele Oyekola, Co-founder and CEO of Duplo, a company on a mission to streamline financial operations for African businesses. We’re diving deep into the world of digitizing financial operations, from payables and expense management to reconciliation and reporting. Africa’s $1.5T B2B payments market represents a massive opportunity in a space that’s ripe for innovation—think medium to large businesses in industries like FMCG, logistics and manufacturing. These companies have a lot of challenges like managing manual operations to navigating payment terms.But it’s not just ab...

2024-06-271h 04

The Flip Introducing crypto@scaleWe interrupt this season on the future of work to drop a special episode today in The Flip’s feed. Introducing crypto@scale, a new show from The Flip, co-hosted by MFS Africa's Head of Crypto, Gwera Kiwana, and The Flip's Justin Norman.crypto@scale is a pragmatic and hopefully hype-free exploration of the crypto ecosystem across the African continent.If you enjoy this episode, please be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast app or YouTube by searching for crypto@scale. We'll be dropping one more episode later this week and new episodes every ot...

2023-03-2831 min

crypto@scale Introducing crypto@scaleIntroducing crypto@scale, a new show from The Flip, co-hosted by MFS Africa's Head of Crypto, Gwera Kiwana, and The Flip's Justin Norman.crypto@scale is a pragmatic and hopefully hype-free exploration of the crypto ecosystem across the African continent. Today's episode is a conversation recorded live from Nairobi last month. In this conversation, we share our perspectives on the sector, the use cases we find the most intriguing, the challenges we find most pressing, why we're launching a crypto show in the middle of a bear market, and what you can expect from us a...

2023-03-2831 min

Breaking Banks Europe Episode 164: Cryptocurrencies – “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”Everyone’s favorite topic is back, this time led by our own expert – Roberto Capodieci, that led the incredible trio: Gwera Kiwana, Lorenzo Sicilia, and Alexandru Stefan Gheban on a conversation on the impact of cryptocurrencies on regular people – how familiar is your own mom with the benefits of the technology? This is the moment to talk about the good, the bad and the ugly – in this hour-long episode on Breaking Banks Europe. Meet the guests!Alexandru Stefan Gheban – Chief Financial Officer & Co-Founder, Young Platformhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ste-youngplatform Gwera Kiwana – Founder in R...

2023-02-2044 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 662. News: Shopify and Amazon's Cold War heats up Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor, 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: Douglas Soltys, Editor-in-Chief, BetaKit Elaine Burke, Editor, Silicon Republic With soundclips from: Derek Joyce, COO, Alloy We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Shopify is picking a fight with Amazon - 5:15 Wayflyer secures €254m in debt financing from Credit Suisse - 17:40 UBS scraps $1.4 billion deal to buy Wealthfront - 33:15 New shared banking hubs to...

2022-09-121h 07

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 661. Insights: Can embedded finance bank the unbanked? Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Will embedded finance bank the unbanked?" While you may think ‘unbanked’ and ‘underbanked’ applies to emerging markets, estimates from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) suggest 5.4 percent of U.S. households were “unbanked” in 2019, meaning that no one in the household had a checking or savings account at a bank or credit union. Today, we’ve put together a panel of experts to discuss: Why are so many people still unbanked? What does embedded finance do differently? What’s possible in the future? T...

2022-09-0953 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 660. News: Shoppers globally turn to Buy Now Pay Later for groceries Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Nicole Perry, 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: Vinay Singh, Managing Director, Anthemis Tessa Bryant, Head of Brand and Communications, Lightyear With soundclips from: Johannes Fenner, Co-founder and Co-CEO, Justhome We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Shoppers relying on Buy Now Pay Later and microloans for groceries in the UK and US - 4:20 Kenyan fintech Pezesha raises $11m backed by...

2022-09-0556 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 659. Insights: Are SMEs really being served? Our expert host, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to ask: 'Are SMEs really being served?' Addressing the banking services of underserved small and medium-sized enterprises was one of the earliest gaps in the market that fintech looked to fill. Nearly a decade into that journey, it’s time to take stock of those early promises and see what has been done to help SMEs on both sides of the Atlantic. This week's guests include: Keshvi Radia, Head of Product - Payments, Allica Bank Kevin Phillips, Executive Vice President, No...

2022-09-0246 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 658. News: Prometeo launches LatAm A2A payments and Ramp rolls into BNPL Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Benjamin Ensor, 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: Ximena Aleman, Co-founder & Co-CEO, Prometeo Emily Man, Investor, Redpoint Ventures With soundclips from: Geoff Charles, Head of Product, at Ramp We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Prometeo launches Latin America's first A2A payments platform - 4:45 Ramp dives into BNPL market - 19:45 “VC investors dislike women more than they like profit” - 32:35 CSI...

2022-08-291h 06

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 657. Insights: Can fintech help solve the refugee crisis? Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to discuss fintech's role in the refugee crisis. According to 2021 figures from the United Nations, there are more than 89 million people worldwide who have been forcibly displaced from countries like Syria, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Somalia and Eritrea. We’ve put together a panel of experts to discuss how fintech can help refugees in the immediate aftermath, what challenges stop financial institutions from getting more involved, and how financial services can adapt as the needs of refugees change over time. This week's guests include:...

2022-08-2641 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 656. News: Can Klarna become a Super App? Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Nicole Perry, 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: Jenny Miller, Head of US Product, Wise Evgenii Kondratev, Product Director, Klarna With soundclips from: Bruno DIniz, Co-founder, Spiralem We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Wise partnership with Plaid gives customers access to 6000 US apps - 5:35 Klarna strives for Super App status by helping UK customers track all online orders in...

2022-08-2257 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 655. Insights: What does good crypto design look like? Our expert host, David M. Brear , is joined by some great guests to ask: 'What does good crypto design look like?' It was recently announced that BlackRock, the world’s largest investment management company, is now offering clients direct access to crypto – starting with Bitcoin. If anything demonstrates crypto’s move from the fringes to the mainstream, it’s the backing of one of the industy’s biggest players – but this also raises questions of how you present a decentralised product to a more mainstream audience. Our panel runs through 'have crypto’s design issue...

2022-08-1947 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 654. News: Earned wage access – friend or foe? Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Nicole Perry, 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: Katie Llanos-Small, Founder & Editor, Iupana Brian Byrnes, Head of Personal Finance, Moneybox We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Cost of living: People turning back to cash as prices rise - 4:28 Argentinian fintech start-up Geopagos raises $35m funding round - 17:35 ZayZoon charges employees $5 to get paid sooner - 28:38 SoftBank CEO ‘ashamed’ of pride in past prof...

2022-08-1559 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 653. Insights: Making financial services accessible for people with disabilities Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to ask: how do you design financial services for people with disabilities? The fintech boom of the past decade has made financial services more democratic and has improved access for many different groups across the globe. But for people living with disabilities - or PwDs – the wait goes on for truly inclusive services. In this podcast we look at: What have been the issues to access historically? What do the current solutions look like? And how do we make financial services truly in...

2022-08-1241 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS Bonus. Eco's Andy Bromberg on copying in fintech Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by Andy Bromberg, CEO of Eco, to talk about one of the biggest stories on 'Fintech Twitter'. A few months ago - Pebble caught the attention of many in the fintech world. This included Andy Bromberg, who felt he saw Eco’s very own materials and business model reflected back at him. After more digging, he took to Twitter to declare that Pebble engaged in “copy-and-pasting, immaturity, lying, and espionage.” Join us for a deep dive into the line between copying, imitation, and competitor research, and wh...

2022-08-1025 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 652. News: Will JPMorgan Chase transform the travel industry? Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Nicole, 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: Jason Mikula, Publisher, Fintech Business Weekly Ariba Shahid, Contributor, DealStreetAsia With soundclips from: Douglas Soltys, Editor, Betakit We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Sequoia backs fintech Dbank in maiden Pakistan investment - 3:50 LendUp enters liquidation - 14:40 JPMorgan Is building a giant travel agency - 27:30 Portage Ventures rolls out new late-stage fintech fund - 38:30 ...

2022-08-081h 00

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 651. Insights: How will PSD3 shape the future of Open Banking? Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to ask 'how will PSD3 shape the future of Open Banking?' Payment Services Directive 2 was the starting pistol for innovation across financial services and the Open Banking space. The European directive had truly global repercussions, igniting huge interest from investors, and leading to billion dollar valuations for companies on both sides of the Atlantic. Our panel of experts are asking, how well has PSD2 gone? What comes next with PSD3? And what the global impact could be? This...

2022-08-0551 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 650. News: Peter Thiel backs European investment app Shares Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Nicole Perry, 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: Benjamin Chemla, CEO & Co-founder, Shares Dan Morgan, Policy Lead - Europe, Plaid Kristy Kim, Co-founder & CEO, TomoCredit With soundclips from: Brian Simons, President, Maxwell We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Peter Thiel’s fund leads $40m round in Shares app - 6:50 Plaid jumps to ludicrous speed with new variable re...

2022-08-011h 06

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 649. Insights: Is the future of investment active or passive? Our expert host, Gwera Kiwana, is joined by some great guests to ask: 'is the future of investment active or passive?' Younger generations flipped the stock exchange on its head with fintech delivering the power of Wall Street to the palm of their hands. But while many young investors were energised, the economic downturn has potentially shown the importance of long-term investments after all. So: is the future of investment taking the bull by the horns and doing things entirely yourself, or is passing your money over to AI algorithms the better...

2022-07-2945 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 648. News: Starling pulls back from Ireland while Stori becomes Mexico's latest fintech unicorn Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and Amy Gavin, 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: Sarah Kocianski, Independent Fintech Strategy Consultant Douglas Mackenzie, Chief Content Officer, Fintech Finance With soundclips from: Katie Llanos-Small, CEO, Iupana We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Starling pulls Irish bank application as international focus shifts - 3:25 Stori becomes Mexico’s latest fintech unicorn following massive funding round - 14:35 Brothers launch DIY investment pl...

2022-07-2559 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 647. Insights: How is rising inflation impacting financial services? Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to understand how inflation is impacting financial services. Rising inflation is driving down the value of our money while driving up the cost of everything from energy, to food, to travel. Inflation has plenty of real word impact and financial services is definitely tied up in that – from how people manage day-to-day spending, to investing for their future. So how has inflation and the economic downturn impacted the funding available to fintechs? Can financial services swoop in and save the day? And wh...

2022-07-2245 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 646. News: Klarna completes down round and Flutterwave accounts frozen in Kenya Our expert hosts, David M. Brear 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. This week's guests include: Abubakar Idris, Africa Reporter, Rest of World Anita Ramaswamy, Reporter, Techcrunch We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Klarna’s valuation slashed by $39 billion amid fintech rout - 4:45 Fintech Flutterwave has accounts frozen in Kenya amid court probe - 14:15 Brazilian lender Creditas raises $200 million, buys bank - 24:10 Kadmos, a salary payments platform for migrant wo...

2022-07-1854 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 645. Insights: Dan McCrum on bringing down payment giant Wirecard's house of cards Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by Dan McCrum, an investigative reporter at the Financial Times and author of 'Money Men: A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth'. The financial services industry was rocked by headlines about Wirecard. It filed for insolvency in June 2020 claiming €1.9 billion dollars was “missing” from its balance sheet and slowly the whole sorry story came to light, with everything from embezzlement, racketeering, pornography and the eventual firing and arrest of its CEO Markus Braun. On today’s show we are speaking to the m...

2022-07-1542 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 644. News: Should Open Banking become a legal requirement for credit assessment? Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Deepa Anikhindi, 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: Tim Coates, Co-founder, Oxbury Bank Dan Morgan, Policy Lead - Europe, Plaid With soundclips from: Duncan Barrigan, Chief Product & Growth Officer, GoCardless We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Oxbury Bank raises another £20m in accelerated funding round - 2:55 Payl8r calls for open banking to be legally required for credit assessing - 14:45 55% o...

2022-07-1153 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 643. Insights: How do you put together the perfect mortgage offering? Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to put together the perfect mortgage offering. While fintech disruptors have looked to make mortgages simpler, there are still many hurdles in the way of a seamless experience for potential homeowners. So, bringing together a panel of industry experts from the UK, the US and Europe, we're asking: What do we get rid of? What do we keep? And what do we add in the future? This week's guests incude: Francesca Carlesi, Co-founder & CEO, Molo Finance Ali Niknam, CEO, Bunq ...

2022-07-0849 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 642. News: Kroo lands coveted banking license, while Credit Suisse found guilty of money laundering Our expert hosts, David M. Brear 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. This week's guests include: Andrea de Gottardo, CEO, Kroo Jessica Cath, Head of Financial Crime Project Delivery, Fintrail With soundclips from: Natalie Ledward, Head of Vulnerable Customers, Monzo Charlotte Fereday, Product Director, 11:FS Marc-Alexander Christ, Co-founder & CFO, SumUp We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Kroo lands full banking licence - 4:10 Credit Suisse bank found guilty...

2022-07-041h 03

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 641. Insights: What does 'financial inclusion' actually mean? Our expert host, Gwera Kiwana, is joined by some great guests to ask: 'What actually is financial inclusion?' It has become a catch-all for financial services looking to engage with communities and markets that have not been traditionally connected to the financial grid. But while much good has been done under the umbrella of financial inclusion - is it time to rethink the term? Is it helpful? And should we be pushing people towards banking systems that weren’t designed for them? This week's guests include: Bruno DIniz, Co-founder, Spiralem Sunaina Ku...

2022-07-0147 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 640. News: Brex backs away from SMEs while the UK ramps up BNPL regulation Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Sim Rai, 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: Ron Shevlin, Chief Research Officer, Cornerstone Advisors Tayga Baltacıoğlu, CEO, Debite Douglas Soltys, Editor-in-Chief, BetaKit With soundclips form: Antony Stephen, CEO, Barclays Partner Finance David Cunningham, Chief Commercial Officer, Lextego We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Brex drops tens of thousands of small business customers as Silicon Valley adjusts to...

2022-06-2759 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 639. How do we make financial services more LGBTQ-inclusive? Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to ask: “how do we make financial services LGBTQ inclusive?” To mark this year’s Pride month, but also hopefully creating a conversation relevant at any time, we’re asking: what issues has the LGBTQ community faced and continues to face when it comes to financial services? What solutions are being found? And what could the future hold? This week's guests include: Charlotte Fereday, Product Director, 11:FS David Auten, Co-host, Queer Money Podcast Steve Wardlaw, Chairman, Emerald Life Kate Anthony, CEO, Euphoria This epi...

2022-06-2448 min

Blockchain Insider Podcast by 11:FS 164. News: Crypto regulation gets real and Jay-Z launches a Bitcoin academy gm. Mauricio Magaldi is back this week to talk about the latest and greatest news in the world of crypto, including: Key US senators introduce crypto bill outlining sweeping plan for future rules - 1:50 The crypto community says the UK's FCA is finally starting to listen - 13:10 Scorsese producer Niels Juul's KinoDAO is using NFTs to fund indie films - 30:00 Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey launch 'Bitcoin Academy' at rapper's childhood home in Brooklyn - 39:30 PayPal adds new crypto services including transfers to other wallets - 47:30 We are also joined by some amazing guests: Gwera Kiwana, Product...

2022-06-2254 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 638. News: Allica bank raises for SMEs and Backbase raises to transform the back end of banking Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Gwera Kiwana, 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: Søren Aabel Hammer, CEO, Mazepay Keshvi Radia, Head of Product for Payments, Allica Bank Tim Rutten, SVP of Strategy, Backbase With soundclips from: Richard Davies, CEO, Allica Bank Jacob Groth, Customer Relations Director, P27 We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Allica Bank secures £55m in equity and debt round - 5:50 Backbase se...

2022-06-2059 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 637. Insights: What can crypto learn from TradFi? Our expert host, David M. Brear is joined by some great guests to break down what lessons the burgeoning crypto industry could take from traditional finance. We want to get into the weeds and look at: product, UX, design, biz ops and much more alongside very special guests in the space to argue both sides of the debate. Are there crossovers? Could trad finance also learn from crypto? Where can they both do better? Let's find out! This week's guests include: Jason Mikula, Founder and publisher, Fintech Business Weekly Louisa Murray, Chief...

2022-06-1754 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 636. News: Have Apple pressed the Buy Now Pay Later nuke button? Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Nicole Perry, 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: Lena Hackelöer, CEO & Founder, Brite Payments Tim Waterman, Chief Commercial Officer, Zopa With soundclips from: Dare Okoudjou, Founder & CEO, MFS Africa Daniel Kjellén, CEO and Co-Founder, Tink Peter Lord, CEO, Codat Myles Stephenson, Founder & Chief Executive, Modulr We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Apple Pay Later is the company’s take...

2022-06-1357 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 635. Insights: How can payments companies compete? In this episode, in association with TrueLayer, David M. Brear is joined by some great guests to look at how the payments industry is looking to diversify, through partnerships and value-added-services, to stay competitive. If payments is the ‘bread and butter’ of the fintech industry, then many companies are now looking to top that bread with extras and make themselves a sandwich! But with PWC predicting the global digital payments market will reach $361.30bn by 2030 – why are so many payment companies looking to add more? This week's guest include: Francesco Simoneschi, Co-founder and CE...

2022-06-1045 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 634. News: Alloy and Nova Credit partner to help migrants and green fintech initiative launched Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Sim Rai, 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: Eric Johansson, Fintech Editor, Verdict Brian Bender, VP of Strategic Alliances, Alloy With soundclips from: Gerrit Sindermann, Project Director, Green Digital Fintech Alliance We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Nova Credit Teams with Alloy on Inclusive Business Lending - 4:25 World's first green fintech taxonomy launched - 14:45 African growth promise tempts investors - 26:00 ...

2022-06-0653 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 633. Insights: Will embedded finance make or break the fintech industry? Our expert host, Gwera Kiwana, is joined by some great guests to ask: “Will the rise of embedded finance make or break the fintech industry?” if embedded finance has taken fintech’s offerings mainstream and given the power to everyone, then who loses out because of that? And does that even matter to consumers? The week's guest include: Anabel Perez, President & CEO, NovoPayment Mark Vermeersch, Chief Platform Officer, Treasury Prime Ruth Foxe Blader, Partner, Anthemis This episode is sponsored by Alto IRA Did you know the majority of people are investing in cry...

2022-06-0342 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 632. News: Klarna announces big layoffs while Chase bags UK customers Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Sim Rai, 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: Philip Kelvin, Co-founder & CEO, Tranch Sophie Winwood, Early Stage VC Investor at Anthemis We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Klarna laid off 10% of its workforce through a video message - 3:20 £8bn in 8 months: Chase wins 500k UK customers - 14:10 London-based BNPL startup Tranch nabs £3.5m to bring payment flexibility to businesses - 24:50 Founder alleges th...

2022-05-3058 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 631. Insights: After Dark: Ripping up the rulebook Welcome to the latest installment of After Dark, titled 'Ripping up the rule book', recorded live in New York City! Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Gwera Kiwana, are joined by some great guests to delve into the premise that DeFi and embedded finance are the punk and hip-hop of financial services respectively. While Defi took punk’s DIY ethic and disrespect for its predecessors, embedded finance’s strategy of sampling and reworking the hits of yesteryear is straight from hip-hops playbook. Who will hit the mainstream? Could we see collaboration and cros...

2022-05-271h 10

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 630. News: Griffin goes for banking licence and InDebted looks to disrupt UK debt collection Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Benjamin Ensor, 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: David Jarvis, CEO, Griffin Medha Agarwal, Partner, Redpoint Ventures Lachlan Heussler, Chief Strategy Officer, InDebted With soundclips from: Joe Colchester, Product Manager, 11:FS Pulse We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: UK-based BaaS fintech Griffin applies for banking licence - 4:46 Digital debt collection agency InDebted arrives in the UK aiming to improve sector...

2022-05-231h 06

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 629. Insights: Can Egypt’s young population push through a fintech revolution? Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to delve into Egypt's fintech scene. While we in the West may associate Egypt with its grand history – the truth is that the North African country is currently looking extremely youthful. With this young population comes new expectations on banking and financial services – with many from the outside of the country also looking at this hugely profitable market as a place to expand into. So in this episode, we’re asking: How does the market look today? What challenges are still to be ove...

2022-05-2038 min

Insurtech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 117. News: Time for a post-Brexit shake-up of insurance rules Nigel Walsh and John Bean are joined by a fantastic panel of guest to discuss the most recent and exciting news in the world of insurtech. Joining us today: Ruth Foxe Blader, Partner at Anthemis Jeff Radke, Co-founder and CEO of Accelerant Brian Fritton, CEO, Havoc Shield We cover the following stories: UK launches post-Brexit shake-up of insurance rules - 2:48 Insurtech investment drops 58% in Q1, deal flow stays high - 12:36 Insurtech start-up Turtlemint bags $120m as valuation tops $900m - 27:19 Lloyd’s of London prepares to fight over picking the tab up for $10bn Rus...

2022-05-1851 min

Blockchain Insider Podcast by 11:FS Bonus. How web3 is shaping the future of finance - report deep dive gm. Today, we're bringing you a bonus episode! Our expert host, Gwera Kiwana, is joined by Mauricio Magaldi, Global Strategy Director for Crypto at 11:FS, to talk about something exciting we’ve been cooking up here at 11:FS. Our latest report - How web3 is shaping the future of finance - is out now! There’s so much hype floating around about web3, but also so much opportunity. So we decided to do an explainer that unpacks what web3 actually means, how it’ll impact financial services, the risks, as well as the opportunities. Time to take a deep...

2022-05-1825 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS Bonus. How web3 is shaping the future of finance - report deep dive Our expert host, Gwera Kiwana, is joined by Mauricio Magaldi, Global Strategy Director for Crypto at 11:FS, to talk about something exciting we’ve been cooking up here at 11:FS. Our latest report - How web3 is shaping the future of finance - is out now! There’s so much hype floating around about web3, but also so much opportunity. So we decided to do an explainer that unpacks what web3 actually means, how it’ll impact financial services, the risks and the opportunities. Time to take a deep dive. All this and much much more on today...

2022-05-1825 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 628. News: Does the market have Tiger Global by the tail? Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor 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. This week's guests include: Barb Maclean, VP Integration & Analytics, Celero Aya Ibrahim, Commercial Director, Paymob Mary Ann Azevedo, Senior Editor, TechCrunch We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Canadian Neo Financial's $185 million fund raise signals confidence in neobanks - 4:10 Egyptian fintech Paymob raises $50M led by PayPal Ventures and Kora Capital - 16:30 Tiger Global hit by $17bn losses in...

2022-05-1659 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 627. Insights: How payroll data became the holy grail Our expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to ask: 'How did payroll data become the new gold rush?' Payroll data has become the topic of much hype over the last few years – from projected market values of over $10bn, to being referred to as the ‘holy grail of fintech’. So why are people so excited about something which has been in front of us the whole time? And in the midst of ‘The Great Resignation’, will this gold rush last? This week's guest include: Ahmed Siddiqui, Head of Product...

2022-05-1341 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 626. News: Stripe vs Plaid and Apple vs The EU Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor 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. This week's guests include: Nilixa Devlukia, Founder, Payments Solved Karen Kerrigan, COO, Moneybox With soundclips from: Gwera Kiwana, Product Manager, 11:FS Paul Stoddart, President, GoCardless We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Stripe launches open banking product sparking Twitter taunt from Plaid CEO - 3:35 Moneybox announces crowdfunding campaign - 14:35 EU claims Apple breaking competition law over contactless...

2022-05-091h 00

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 625. Insights: What's the global potential of Islamic finance? Our expert host, Ross Gallagher, is joined by some great guests to answer the question: 'How global can Islamic finance become?' Islamic finance is an industry sector with faith and ethical practices at its very core – it’s also a sector which has moved from a regional niche into a booming industry valued at over $2.88tn by industry experts. So how global is Islamic finance? What are the challenges in its way? And how does the future look? This week's guests include: Samim Abedi, Chief Investment Officer, Wahed Areeb Siddiqui, Founder and...

2022-05-0652 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 624. News: Stripe steps back into crypto with Twitter and fintech for good Helios raises seed round Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Gwera Kiwana, 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: Julia Ménayas, Co-founder, Helios Jason Mikula, Publisher, Fintech Business Weekly With soundclips from: Mauricio Magaldi, Crypto, 11:FS Abubakar Idris, Africa Reporter, Rest of World Philip Haglund, CEO, Gimi We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Fintech giant Stripe jumps into crypto with a feature that lets Twitter users get paid in stablecoin...

2022-05-021h 00

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 623. Insights: If the President orders a CBDC, then who can stop it? Our expert host, Simon Taylor, hosted a live onstage panel as part of Empire Startups New York FinTech Week! Earlier this year, we saw an executive order signed on the desk of the White House calling for research and development on a US CBDC. What was once a theoretical possibility has now been directly decreed by the President himself. So, today we’re talking about how this executive order will fit into the history books, what we know about CBDCs currently, what the challenges are still to overcome and what the future may ho...

2022-04-2940 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 622. News: Inflation strikes for Amazon sellers and SEON raises for global expansion Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Nicole Perry, 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: Kate Drew, Director of Research, CCG Catalyst Bence Jendruszak, Co-founder & COO, SEON We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Amazon is adding a 5% fuel and inflation surcharge - 3:30 Fraud prevention fintech SEON raises $94m to expand globally - 14.30 US consumer agency sues TransUnion for deceptive marketing - 27:15 Decacorn Brex expands into financial services, lands DoorDash...

2022-04-2556 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 621. Insights: How does financial services address underserved groups? Our expert host, Gwera Kiwana, is joined by some great guests to talk about the industries and communities left behind by financial services. While fintech has made great strides in democratising access to financial services for many – there are industries and real people who still remain frozen out. With than in mind, we’re focusing today’s episode on three different underserved groups and industries: the sex industry, the cannabis industry and new migrants. This week's guests include: Rosie Hodsdon, Executive Assistant, Marketing and Communications, National Ugly Mugs Mike Kennedy, Co-founder & Chief Strate...

2022-04-2245 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 620. News: Nova Credit comes to the UK and Apple plots a payments war Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana 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. This week's guests include: Misha Esipov, Co-founder & CEO, Nova Credit Polly Jean Harrison, Features Editor, The Fintech Times With soundclips from: Duke Ekezie-Joseph, Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer, Kippa We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: US fintech Nova Credit expands into Europe to “unlock opportunities” for immigrants (awaiting FCA authorisation) - 4:00 Apple’s plan to pump up App...

2022-04-1856 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 619. Insights: What next for anti-money laundering? Our expert host, Simon Taylor, is joined by some great guests to discuss what the future looks like for the anti-money laundering industry. The UK sees a whopping £88bn laundered annually, with that figure reaching £216.5bn in the US. This makes up a sizeable chunk of £1.8tn said to be laundered globally – a staggering 3% of GDP. So, today we’re looking at how AML keeps up with the sizable task ahead of it, what stands in its way and is this a problem that can truly be solved? This week's guests include...

2022-04-1540 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 618. News: Qonto looks to builds a community, while Fast runs out of steam Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Nicole Perry, 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: Dan Hardy, VP - Sales, Crowdcube Peter Renton, Co-Founder and Chairman, LendIt Fintech With soundclips from: Prakash Pattni, Managing Director of Financial Services & Digital Transformation (EMEA), IBM We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Unicorn Qonto partners with Crowdcube to open up ownership - 5:10 Fast shuts doors after slow growth - 16:30 The...

2022-04-1159 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 617. Insights: How banks paved the way for a Singapore fintech revolution Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to break down how fintech currently operates in Singapore. In the decades after gaining independence in 1965, Singapore rapidly developed from a low-income country to a high-income country. With this, came a push for better financial services and the island nation has established itself as one of Asia and the world’s key financial hubs. So today we’re talking about how things look in 2022, what challenges there are still to overcome, and what’s next for Singapore's ecosystem? This week's guests...

2022-04-0843 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 616. News: UK's open banking regulator faces shake-up, ArK Kapital creates 'ageing filter' for startups Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Sim Rai, 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: Alan Ainsworth, Head of Policy, OBIE Axel Bruzelius, Founder and COO, ArK Kapital With soundclips from: Shaun Port, Managing Director of Savings and Investments, Chase UK We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: CMA to create regulatory body to oversee open banking industry - 4:00 Stockholm-based ArK Kapital raises €165 million to help startups gr...

2022-04-0451 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 615. Insights: Can data enrichment outsmart fraudsters? In this episode - in association with Callsign - our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to talk about the best approach to tackling financial fraudsters! The idea that organisations can leverage data to gain an understanding of their customers is better understood than it once was – but what this actually looks like in practice and how does it come to life? From reducing fraudulent transactions, to improved UX, to compliance with regulators – data leverage and enrichment opens up so many avenues for financial organisations. This week's guests incl...

2022-04-0153 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS Bonus: The metaverse is 1% finished Welcome to a very special bonus edition of Fintech Insider! We’ve been talking a lot about the metaverse recently, so on this bonus episode, we decided to jump in and try it for ourselves. Join hosts David M. Brear and Jason Bates as they don a pair of headsets and dive into the metaverse to discuss what they think it actually is, what place it could have in our working lives, its possible uses in the world of financial services and a whole lot more! If you want to learn more about how...

2022-03-3025 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 614. News: Ramp marks $8bn valuation, Clearbank plans global expansion and Apple acquires Credit Kudos Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Deepa Anikhindi, 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: Charles McManus, CEO, Clearbank Eric Glyman, Co-founder & CEO, Ramp With soundclips from: Eslam Darwish, General Partner, Nclude We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Ramp confirms new $8.1bn valuation - 4:28 ClearBank raises $230m to expand into Europe and the US - 18:15 Apple buys UK fintech start-up Credit Kudos - 34:15 Egypt state banks...

2022-03-281h 05

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 613. Insights: The rise of 'fintech for good' Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk about the relationship between charitable giving and fintech. With a cashless society steadily reducing the amount of spare change in purses and back pockets, many charities have been plunged into a crisis of traditional fundraising. While dropping coins into buckets may be a thing of the past, financial services focused on charitable giving is a growing sector which could help small charities, NGOs, relief funds and community organisations stay above water. So today we’re talking about what charitable giving lo...

2022-03-2545 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 612. News: SCA finally in effect, Lunar raises $77M and HSBC joins the metaverse Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Sim Rai, 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: Roger De’Ath, UK Country Manager, at Truelayer Jimmy Fong, CCO at SEON With soundclips from: Mauricio Magaldi, Global Leader - Cryptocurrency We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Online retailers warned of lost sales as SCA comes into effect - 2:20 Nordic Neobank Lunar raises $77M, reaches $2B valuation AND launch a crypto pl...

2022-03-2151 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 611. Insights: Running the Canadian fintech 'ultramarathon' Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk all things Canadian fintech. Following a tough 2020, Canada’s fintech scene has now thawed and 2021 saw record VC investment in the ecosystem. With the promise of new regulation on Open Banking and payments on the horizon – this could be a big moment for The Great White North! This week's guests are: Barb Maclean, VP Integration & Analytics, Celero Joshuah Lebacq, Director at NA ventures, National Bank Of Canada Tarique Khan, Director of Business Development, Brim Financial Ryan Tevel, Director of Part...

2022-03-1839 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 610. News: Kenya's M-Pesa marks milestone anniversary Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Benjamin Ensor, 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: Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, CEO, M-Pesa Lindsay Davis, Head of Markets, Atomic Eric Johansson, Fintech Editor, Verdict With soundclips from: Patrick Kavanagh, CEO, Atlantic Money Nicola Anderson, CEO, Fintech Scotland We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: M-Pesa: Kenya's mobile money success story celebrates 15 years - 3:55 Russian banks turn to China to sidestep cutoff from...

2022-03-1457 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 609. Insights: What makes partnerships work? Our expert host Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about partnerships all across the ecosystem between fintechs, service providers, banks, non-banks and more. What once might have been perceived as rivalries between the old guard and the new school are now looked on as opportunities to learn and develop through working together. So, today we’re talking about what partnerships look like in 2022, what challenges are still to overcome and how could partnerships look in the future? This week's guests include: Nicole Perry, Strategy Director - Digital Business De...

2022-03-1141 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 608. News: Russia removed from Swift as fintech community steps up for Ukraine Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Sim Rai, 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: Yann Ranchere, Partner, Anthemis Clare Gambardella, Chief Customer Officer, Zopa With soundclips from: Ali Niknam, CEO, Bunq We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: The West’s sanctions sever Russia’s economy from much of the world - 1:54 Wider fintech community responds to the invasion of Ukraine - 17:33 Klarna’s widening losses driven by rap...

2022-03-0755 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 607. Insights: The state of financial crime In this episode (in association with ComplyAdvantage), our expert host Gwera Kiwana is joined by some great guests to look at the latest trends in financial crime. ComplyAdvantage recently released their annual The State of Financial Crime report for 2022 – in which they surveyed 800 C-suite and senior compliance decision makers across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. The report provides insights into trends that will shape the year ahead in financial crime, as well as showing what’s changed in the last year. So today, we’re using this report to kick off a whole discussion on financ...

2022-03-0445 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 606. News: Flux's new CEO calls out the gender gap at the top of fintech Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Nasir Ahmad, 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: Kevin Chong, Co-Head, Outward VC Veronique Barbosa, CEO & Co-Founder, Flux With soundclips from: Tayo Oviosu, CEO, Paga Marko Wenthin, Co-Founder, Dock Financial Will Carmichael, CEO, RoosterMoney We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Retail investor platform PrimaryBid wins SoftBank backing - 4:40 New Flux CEO calls paltry number of female fintech bosses "insane"...

2022-02-281h 04

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 605. Insights: Looking ahead to the future of fintech in UAE Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Tristan Brandt, are joined by some great guests to delve into the fintech landscape in UAE. The Middle East is home to a number of exciting fintech companies and the UAE has rapidly established itself as a leading hub for fintech startups in the region. So, today we’re talking about how things look in 2022, what challenges there are to overcome, and what’s next for one of the region’s hottest fintech ecosystems. This week's guests include: Mirna Sleiman, Co-founder, Fintech Galaxy Olivier Crespin, Co-founder and CE...

2022-02-2542 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 604. News: Banked and Agreena raise Series As – but does fintech have a problem with copying? Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Tim Heard, 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: Brad Goodall, CEO, Banked Julie Koch Fahler, Co-founder, Agreena We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Banked raises $20m Series A led by Bank of America and Edenred for US expansion - 3:00 'Farmer fintechs' are turning Europe’s farms into carbon sinks - 15:30 Primer co-founder hits out at "brazen" copying in fintech - 28:15 Four buy now, pay la...

2022-02-211h 00

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 601. Insights: Unpacking cross-border payments In this episode in assocation with Mastercard, Gwera Kiwana is joined by some great guests to look at everything to do with cross-border payments. Once the source of headaches for businesses globally – today cross-border payments are so prevalent that recent research suggests $156 trillion is expected to cross international borders annually by the end of 2022. So – with this staggering amount in mind – we’re asking what cross-border payments look like today, what are the challenges still to overcome, and what the future holds for the industry. To find out more about Mastercard Cross-Border Services visit cr...

2022-02-1144 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 598. News: BNPL giant Klarna launches physical card in the UK Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Ewan Silver, 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: Polly Jean Harrison, Features Editor, The Fintech Times Michael Wilkinson, COO, Everything With soundclips from: Dimitris Kalavros-Gousiou, Partner, Velocity Partners We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Klarna: ‘buy now, pay later’ firm to launch card in the UK - 4:10 Bank of America Says a Digital U.S. Dollar Is ‘Inevitable’ - 16:25 Everything Raises €...

2022-01-3159 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 597. Insights: How does fintech serve the creator economy? Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to discuss the relationship between the creator economy and banking. According to figures from Signalfire, creators - which includes influencers, bloggers, videographers and anyone else monetising their online fanbases - now total 50 million worldwide. So – with the creator economy continuing to go from strength to strength – we’re asking what banking products are supporting this burgeoning sector? What challenges are there still to overcome? And what does the future look like for financial services for the creator economy? This week's...

2022-01-2846 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 596. News: Visa and Amazon call a truce – but for how long? Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Gwera Kiwana, 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 are: Ron Shevlin, Chief Research Officer, Cornerstone Advisors Eric Johansson, Tech Editor, Verdict Paddy O’Neil, Country Manager UK, Spendesk With soundclips from: Michael Hershfield, Founder and CEO, Accrue Savings We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Amazon to continue accepting Visa credit cards in UK as it bids to resolve payment dispute - 5:10 JP Morgan pl...

2022-01-241h 02

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 591. Insights: Predicting the future of fintech in 2022 Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor, Gwera Kiwana, and Alex Hooper got together to discuss their predictions for fintech in 2022 – as well as revisiting the predictions previously made for 2021. Will we see the rise of the global south? Could variable recurring payments silence the critics of Open Banking? Or will direct-to-consumer fintechs target more specific audiences? Tune in to hear how last year's predictions went and the big themes to look out for this year! This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and...

2022-01-0752 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 590. News: Global Super Apps on the rise as Nubank IPOs and Lydia becomes a unicorn Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Amy Gavin, 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: Gabriel Le Roux, Co-Founder, Primer Bruno DIniz, Co-Founder, Spiralem We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Nubank makes its market debut on New York Stock Exchange - 4:15 Primer launches no-code plugins for e-Commerce platforms - 15:55 Which? calls for banks to pause branch closures - 25:40 French ‘super app’ Lydia raises $100m becoming latest European fintech unicorn, plots 10 million user...

2021-12-2058 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 587. Insights: Financial education is best served young Our expert host, Gwera Kiwana, is joined by some great guests to talk about financial education – what it currently looks like, the challenges faced, and what the syllabus should be in the future. We asked on Twitter and Linkedin 'what topic in financial services isn’t talked about enough'? Many people came back with great and insightful suggestions – with financial education coming up again and again. So, we’re dedicating our Insights show to ‘what financial education should look like in 2022?’ This week's guests include: Dan Lane, Senior Analyst, Freetrade Louise Hill, Co-Founder...

2021-12-1046 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 577. Insights: Big Data is just getting started Our expert host, Gwera Kiwana, is joined by some great guests to talk about all things Big Data. Large banks were some of the first big believers in the power of Big Data – but issues meant that initial hopes weren’t quite achieved. However, the potential of Big Data has progressed since those early days, and it’s time to revisit where we go from here. So what have been the successes? What has proved challenging? And how can Big Data help us unlock the future of AI among other innovations? This week's guests...

2021-11-0547 min

Insurtech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 102. Nano is the new macro Nigel Walsh and Gwera Kiwana are joined by a great panel of guests to take a deep dive into African Insurtech. Cross African Insurtech is booming, and deserves to have some time in the limelight. In this episode, we want to take a look at what the African insurtech landscape looks like right now, who it’s helping, what reaching a potential customer is like, how it can lock in long term growth prospects, and what the future holds! Joining us today are: Roy Perlot, CFO/COO, Lami Francis Ngari, Head of Digital, Resolution Insurance Kenya ...

2021-10-1354 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 570. News: Fintech in flux? Google cancels Plex and Monzo withdraws US licence bid Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Gwera Kiwana, 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: Ron Shevlin, Director of Research, Cornerstone Advisors Emily Nicolle, Fintech Correspondent, Financial News Kate Drew, Director of Research, CCG Catalyst We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Google Is Scrapping its Plan to Offer Bank Accounts to Users 3:05 Monzo withdraws US banking licence application 15:21 Alloy raises $100 million at a $1.35 billion valuation to help banks and fintechs fight...

2021-10-1157 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 568. News: Barclays and Anthemis backing female founders in the UK Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Benjamin Ensor, 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: Katie Palencsar, Managing Director & Global Head of Venture Studio, Anthemis Dan Westgarth, COO, Deel We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Barclays and Anthemis bring female-focused fintech fund to UK and Europe Citi launches tech hub in Bahrain to develop its digital platforms Oraan raises $3M to increase financial inclusion Santander unplugs payments challenger PagoFX after 15 months ...

2021-10-0457 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 566. News: Stripe and JP Morgan land in London Our expert hosts, David Brear and Gwera Kiwana, 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: Matt Henderson, EMEA Business Lead, Stripe Arun Tharmarajah, Head of European Banking at Wise Sophie Guibaud, Chief Growth Officer at OpenPayd We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Stripe opens London fintech development office 4:16 Wise launches feature that lets users spend money invested in stocks 17:15 JPMorgan launches Chase in the UK 31:03 TrueLayer raises $130M and becomes a...

2021-09-271h 04

Blockchain Insider Podcast by 11:FS 145. News: Flipping the script on NFTs Simon Taylor and Cuy Sheffield are back this week to talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain and Crypto. Tune in now to find out more about: The Loot project flips the script on NFTs 1:26 El Salvador endures bumpy first week with bitcoin as legal tender 11:16 SEC wants to regulate Coinbase’s crypto yield product, and is also investigating decentralized crypto exchange developer Uniswap Labs 22:20 Big week for FTX: An NFT marketplace with cross-chain trading between Ethereum and Solana, an ambassador/equity deal with NBA star Steph Curry, and cast Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen in th...

2021-09-2249 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 560. News: More behemoths get into BNPL as Amazon team up with Affirm Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Gwera Kiwana, 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: Frederick Lavoie, co-founder and COO, Flinks Sharon Kimathi, Inclusive Economies Editor, Thomson Reuters Foundation We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Amazon partners Affirm to offer customers BNPL option 4:32 National Bank of Canada invests $103M in Flinks, including $30M in growth capital 15:45 Alpaca raises $50m; moves into crypto trading 28:32 Wombat to raise £10 million to expand into Europe 38:52 N...

2021-09-0659 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 556. News: Don’t bet against Jamie Dimon Our expert hosts, Adam Davis and Gwera Kiwana, 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: Rod Lockhart, CEO at LendInvest Sam Maule, Key Account Exec at Google Cloud We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Chime raises $750m at $25bn valuation 3:04 LendInvest secures £150m partnership with Barclays and HSBC 16:01 JP Morgan and AmEx invest in Plaid 30:27 UK banks plan to share branches as regulator seeks to block closures 41:35 Brex buys Israel’s Wea...

2021-08-231h 01

Blockchain Insider Podcast by 11:FS 142. Insights: DeFi, defined. Simon Taylor and Cuy Sheffield are back to discuss all things decentralized finance. In this insights episode, Simon and Cuy aim to break DeFi down: what is it, how does it work, what can you do with decentralised finance, how is it having a real world impact and how much more could be done with it? What is the story so far, how does Defi reward its investors differently to banks, and what does the future hold? Simon and Cuy are joined by some fantastic guests who are experts in the ever evolving DeFi space:

2021-08-1144 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 550. News: If the talent walks, you’ve bought yourself a very expensive tin! Our expert hosts, David Brear and Gwera Kiwana, 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: Layla Qassim, Head of Strategy and Shareholder Relations at Solarisbank Alex Frean, Head of Corporate Affairs at Starling Bank We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Solarisbank raises $224M and acquires its competitor 4:19 Starling Bank makes their first acquisition as they buy Fleet Mortgages for $50m, while flying high in account switching race 9:40 Visa to acquire CurrencyCloud 23:10 ...

2021-08-0252 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 544. News: As RobinHood IPOs, how important is building a community around a brand? Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Gwera Kiwana, 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: Billie Simmons, CCO and co-founder, Daylight Peter Lord, CEO of Codat Soundbite: Daniel Marovitz, Senior Vice President of Fintech, Booking.com We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Robinhood files to go public 2:40 Daylight raises millions to build a digital banking platform designed for and by the LGBTQ+ community 14:58 Codat raises $40M from Tiger for...

2021-07-1256 min

Product Ops Podcast S1 E1: Getting Started with Product Ops - Gwera Kiwana (Senior Ops Analyst @ 11:FS)Gwera Kiwana, a Senior Ops Analyst @ 11:FS is currently setting up a Product Ops function. On this episode, we chat about how she identified the need for Product Ops, the relevance of her ops background from Monzo, the importance of manager support and how she's navigating the challenges of getting Product Ops off the ground as a one-woman team!

2021-04-1132 min

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 471. News: Klarna face backlash & Killer Mike launches a bank to support black businesses Our expert hosts, Sam Maule 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. This week's guests include: Alice Tapper, Founder and Author - Go Fund Yourself Gwera Kiwana, Ops Analyst - 11:FS We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Killer Mike’s new Black owned bank receives ‘tens of thousands’ of account requests in less than 24 hours (03:54) Klarna’s email that prompted data privacy and security backlash (17:00) Former Barclays execs to launch digital bank (29:11) Square i...

2020-10-191h 05