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 partners with Wealthify to bring financial education to women and non-binary people - 52:10 Metro Bank stores are safe spaces for domestic abuse victims - 54:00 People are posting their failed Monzo applications on TikTok - 57:30 This week's guests include: Michelle He, Co-Founder and COO, Abound David Jarvis, CEO, Griffin With soundclips from: Kumar Shourav, Managing Director - MTOs, MFS Africa Anna Decoudu, Lending Director - Consumer Finance, RateSetter/Metro Bank Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Get your tickets for our next After Dark here (https://info.11fs.com/london-calling) Special Guests: Anna Decoudu, David Jarvis, Kumar Shourav, and Michelle He.

Our expert host, Kate Moody, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Has financial services only been built for half the population?" This week's guests include: Alexia de Broglie, Co-Founder, Juno  Becky George-David, Executive Director - Product, JP Morgan Chase  Daniela Raffel, Vice President, Dawn Capital In the same week as International Women’s Day, we’re taking the time to look at the impact of a financial services system traditionally dominated by men. But these conversations are not just for one day, or one week, per year. This is a conversation the industry has to have with itself on a regular basis in order to push through any real change. We’ve put together a panel of amazing experts to discuss how financial services products been shaped so far, the impact of gender at the very top of businesses, the future of a more equitable industry. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Alexia de Broglie, Becky George-David, and Daniela Raffel.

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 and mobile money operators, Fitch reports - 49:29 Klarna announces $1 billion losses while Revolut declares first annual profitability - 53:25 Real estate influencers spark heated debate after arguing tenants should tip landlords - 55:50 This week's guests include: Lena Hackelöer, CEO & Founder, Brite Payment Mary Agbesanwa, Fintech Growth Lead, Seccl Ruth Foxe Blader, Partner, Anthemis With soundclips from: Jay Alabraba, Co-Founder and Director of Business Development, Paga Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Jay Alabraba, Lena Hackelöer, Mary Agbesanwa, and Ruth Foxe-Blader.

Our expert host, David Barton-Grimley, is joined by some great guests to ask: "“How does embedded finance make money?” This week's guests include: Tui Allen, Vice President of Product, Ampla Sophie Guibaud, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial & Growth Officer, Fiat Republic Nadya Hijazi, Global Head of Wholesale Digital Channels, HSBC Embedded finance has the ability to bring financial inclusion to those previously excluded and provide genuinely helpful services at the point of need. But, revenue is important to making sure that embedded finance is a sustainable option. In this week's show we're looking at how you set up an embedded finance partnership, how to make it successful, and how do you make it profitable. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guests: Nadya Hijazi, Sophie Guibaud, and Tui Allen.

In the newest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe - and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, David Barton-Grimley sat down with Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, CEO of M-Pesa to continue exploring the question set out in our previous Focus episode: What is stopping Super Apps from succeeding outside Asia? Join us to find out what particular needs the African market has for a Super App and how strong is the appetite from customers, if the number of founders and companies looking to build one has grown in the past couple of years, and if 2023 is the year of Super Apps. All of this, and so much more! This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa’s powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It’s hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email [email protected]! Special Guest: Sitoyo Lopokoiyit.