In this episode of Fintech Insider, David Brear and guests delve into all things cloud. Focusing on how banks and financial services can migrate to the cloud and remain compliant along the way, we also examine how technology and regulation can work together as cloud technology evolves. Joining David to discuss the topic are: Howard Boville - Head of IBM Hybrid Cloud Platform Jo Ann Barefoot - CEO & Cofounder at Alliance for Innovative Regulation; Cofounder at Hummingbird Regtech Together the...
Feb 12, 2021•56 min
Between various office moves, company growth and of course, the pandemic, 4+ years and 500 episodes has whizzed by. In honour of the momentous occasion, David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates have come back together to look back on the biggest fintech and financial services topics from our time in your podcast feed. We take a trip down memory lane and revisit some of our key episodes and catch up with some of our favourite guests. Joining us for this special episode are: Anna Irrera - Chief C...
Feb 08, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Between BaaS and SaaS, cloud and core banking it seems like every company is involved in outsourcing in some way. In this episode, we lift the lid on how outsourcing works in the banking ecosystem from an integration, risk and compliance standpoint, and explore the opportunities and challenges that come along with it. Joining David to discuss this week are: Latha Katam - COO, RFT at Deutsche Bank Andreas Wolf - Chief Commercial Officer at Raisin Bank and Head of Banking at Raisin Joanne Dewar - ...
Feb 05, 2021•45 min
Our expert hosts 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: Ossama Soliman - Chief Product Officer, TrueLayer Enzo Casasola - Head of RegTech at Suade Labs We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: TrueLayer launches payments-as-a-service product Mastercard to increase fees for UK purchases from EU Stripe leads $102m funding round for one-click shop...
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr
As we steadily move our lives online, the financial experiences of children and young people are becoming increasingly digital too. In this episode of Fintech Insider, Simon Taylor sits down with guests from the industry to discuss child accounts, kids’ cards and financial literacy for young people. We find out how the use of financial tools for kids is developing - particularly as a result of the pandemic - and the risks, challenges and opportunities that come along with an increasing number of...
Jan 29, 2021•47 min
Our expert hosts, David 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: Oliver Prill - CEO, Tide Tosin Agbabiaka - Early Stage Investor, Octopus Ventures. We also spkoe to we spoke to Vidya Peters, CMO at Marqeta to hear more about their story. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: It been a busy week for Goldman, as Marcus offe...
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr 15 min
As COVID-19, the ensuing economic crisis, and recent calls for racial justice show, the cost of complacency toward matters of equity is reaching an inflection point. With statistics that show that both those making the decisions and those receiving the benefits are overwhelmingly white and male, the VC industry clearly has a diversity problem that needs to be addressed from top to bottom. In this episode of Fintech Insider: Insights, Simon Tayor is joined by some great guests to dive into the to...
Jan 22, 2021•49 min
Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Sarah Kocianski, 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: Shamir Karkal - Co-founder and CEO of Sila, former Co-founder and CTO of Simple Bradley Riss - Chief Commercial Officer, Checkout.com We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: BBVA says that it is shutting down banking app Simple, and will transfer its use...
Jan 18, 2021•59 min
With the help of fintechs, BaaS, third party providers and even M&As, banking as we know it is changing. Partnerships are proving to be the key to unlocking what the future of the banking ecosystem will look like. In this episode, Adam Davis sits down with a panel of guests for an insightful conversation about how partnership in finance could have the potential to change the entire ecosystem of banking. Joining Adam on the show are: Victoria Roberts - Director of Fintech Delivery Panel at Te...
Jan 15, 2021•46 min
Our expert hosts, David 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: Anna Irrera - Fintech Correspondent, Reuters Iana Vidal - Head of Policy and Government Affairs at Innovate Finance We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Brexit: UK to start talks on quick EU financial services agreement (03:28) China tries to reign in Ant G...
Jan 11, 2021•57 min
How we save has gone through some major transformations over the years, and the pandemic is only propelling these changes further. From fintech disruption and the power of Open Banking to the role of financial education and generational differences, Simon sits down with a fantastic panel of guests to dive into why and how the ways in which we approach saving is changing. Joining Simon for this episode are: Chris Hutchins - Head of Financial Automation, Wealthfront Corinna Lamberti - VP of Produc...
Jan 08, 2021•47 min
As the crazy year that is 2020 has finally come to an end, David, Simon, Sam and Sarah take this episode to look ahead at what they think the financial services industry will look like in 2021. They talk going all-in on digital, tailored financial advice, autonomous financial services, M&As and much more. Tune in to hear how last year's predictions went and the big themes to look out for this year! This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital the pioneer and creator of personal digit...
Jan 01, 2021•57 min
Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Simon Taylor, 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: Catherine Birkett - CFO, GoCardless Keith Grose - Head of International, Plaid We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: GoCardless raises $95M in Series F Funding (02:36) Plaid launches Payment Initiation via QR codes (14:24) Neobank Xinja blames COVID for...
Dec 21, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Welcome to our latest instalment of After Dark! This time we enter into a debate about Buy Now Pay Later products and what benefits or issues can be identified in these products. These offerings have exploded in recent years, and so have the views around them. In the debate, we have two teams and the consist of these masterminds: Team Love: Simon Taylor, 11:FS Head of Ventures Ali Paterson, Editor in Chief at Fintech Finance Team hate David Brear, 11:FS Group CEO Sharon Kimathi, Editor at Fintec...
Dec 18, 2020•53 min
Our expert hosts Sarah Kocianski 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: Alex Zivoder, CEO of gohenry Wade Arnold, CEO of Moov.io We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Stripe announces embedded business banking service Stripe Treasury Global financial education app gohenry raises $40 million Moov raised a $27 million Series A l...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 3 min
David Brear is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking moments from the past year. This week's guests include: Chris Skinner - Author, speaker and Non-Executive Director of 11:FS Kat Mann - Head of PR & Saving and Investments Specialist, Nutmeg Adam Hadi - VP of Marketing, Current 2020 has been quite a year, and in this episode David and guests take a look at the fintech moments that defined the year. Without a doubt digital transfor...
Dec 11, 2020•59 min
Our expert hosts, Adam Davis 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: Lars Trunin - Head of UK Product at TransferWise Ali Paterson - Editor in Chief at Fintech Finance We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: TransferWise wins restricted banking licence in Australia Stripe Capital Extends Business Lending To Online Platforms JP M...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Credit can be a lifeline in times of crisis but the credit risk models banks rely on are simply no longer fit for the realities of today. The pandemic has wreaked havoc on everyone’s finances, apart from the lucky few, and post pandemic the need for credit has never been greater. Simon Taylor is joined by some fantastic guests to discuss how the current system of credit is in dire need of an overaul and how Open Banking can help lenders to provide financial products and services that meet the ne...
Dec 04, 2020•53 min
Our expert hosts, David Brear and Mel Stringer, 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: Daniel Lanyon - Editor in Chief, Altfi Shaun Puckrin - Chief Product Officer, GPS We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Google moves into Venmo and bank territory with checking accounts and updated payment app Starling hits profitability for the first time...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 8 min
In the midst of a second national lockdown in England, Adam Davis and guests take a look back at what's happened during and since the last, larger lockdown and the lessons we’ve learned as an industry that can help us going forward. This week's guests include: Jana Lvova - Head of Fintech Europe, Visa Simon Cureton - CEO, Funding Options James Smith - Director of Digital, Nationwide Building Society This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital the pioneer and creator of personal digital ...
Nov 27, 2020•56 min
Our expert hosts, Sarah Kocianski 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: David Jarvis - CEO of Griffin Anna Irrera - Fintech Correspondent, Reuters Ginger Schmeltzer - Senior Analyst, Aite Group We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Santander buys Wirecard’s core European business for €100m Staying with BaaS: Griffin and Rail...
Nov 23, 2020•1 hr 9 min
The path to profitability for many fintechs has not been an easy one. Much like disruptive technology and media companies, for the vast majority of challenger banks, their number one objective has been growth and building a loyal customer base, rather than prioritizing making a profit. However, as the UK plunges into the deepest recession on record, challenger banks are under renewed pressure from both inside and outside of the industry to start making a profit. In today’s show, David Brear is j...
Nov 20, 2020•59 min
Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Adam Davis 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: Babs Ogundeyi - CEO of Kuda Sharon Kimathi - Editor of FinTech Futures Rune Garborg - CEO at Vipps We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: WhatsApp gets approval for payments in India (03:00) Kuda raises $10m to be the mobile first challenger bank for Africa (...
Nov 16, 2020•1 hr 9 min
During the pandemic reports of financial and economic abuse have been on the rise. According to the charity Surviving Economic Abuse, 95% of people who experience domestic abuse are also experiencing some form of economic abuse. With many of us now spending the vast majority of our time in our homes, the home can be an even more dangerous place for survivors – and banks now need to step up to deal with the problem. To dive into this topic, Sam Maule is joined by: Natalie Ledward - Vulnerability ...
Nov 13, 2020•49 min
Our expert hosts, Sam Maule and Sarah Kocianski, 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: Emily Nicolle, Fintech Correspondent, Financial News Mike Douglas, VP Strategy, Galileo We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: This is Goldman’s bet to break into a $32 billion industry serving the world's biggest corporations (03:00) Banks stay bullish de...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 3 min
For many, 2020 has proven to be a year of struggle. Between a pandemic, widespread social unrest and a recession, Black and Latinx communities in the US are amongst those who have been hit the hardest - not just by the country's growing Covid-related death toll, but also in terms of financial loss. In today's episode of the show, we are talking about the US’ racial wealth gap. Differences in income and income losses - like those experienced as a result of the coronavirus lockdowns - is one facto...
Nov 06, 2020•47 min
Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Simon Taylor, 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: Clare Gambardella - Chief Customer Officer at Zopa Chris Skinner, author, speaker - CEO at the Finanser and fintech guru We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Ant Group to raise $34.5 billion, valuing it at over $313 billion, in biggest IPO of all time ...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 13 min
As the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak began to be recognised by world leaders, a wide-scale shift to remote working and social distanced interaction rapidly increased the pressure on cybersecurity teams. As October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, in this episode of Fintech Insider, Sarah Kocianski is joined by some great guests to dive into the topic of cybersecurity in the financial services and fintech space! Exploring the biggest threats and best solutions, our guests for this episode a...
Oct 30, 2020•42 min
Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and Mel Stringer, 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: Shaun Puckrin, Chief Product Officer, Global Processing Services Chris Maddern - Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer at Button We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Stripe acquires Nigeria’s Paystack. We also hear a soundbite from Matt Henderson, EMEA...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 7 min
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 pr...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 6 min
