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In this episode This week we had the pleasure of talking to some global thought leaders about a topic that is on everyone’s mind; APIs. This week we are joined by Leda Glyptis (@LedaGlyptis) – Director, Sapient Global Markets, Megan Caywood (@MeganCaywood) – Director of Marketplace Platform at Starling Bank, Markos Zachariadis (@MarkosZach) – Assistant Professor at Warwick Business School & Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge and Alex Lipton – Connection Science Fellow at MIT Connection Science News this week FT – Big banks miss out on FinTech investment opportunities : LINK Banking Tech – MasterCard and SolarisBank partner for digital banking push : LINK Finextra – UK banks lag behind rest of high street on customer experience – BookingBug : LINK Telegraph – Bank of England’s Mark Carney and Philip Hammond in bank ‘war game’ : LINK BBC – RBS squeezed struggling businesses to boost profits, leak reveals  : LINK Express – Which banks are getting most complaints from YOU? : LINK

In this episode This week we had the pleasure of talking to some global thought leaders in the space of Financial Inclusion. This week we welcome onto the show Kosta Peric (@copernicc) who is the Deputy Director, Financial Services for the Poor at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. We have Faith Reynolds who is a Member of the Financial Innovation Standing Committee CWG at ESMA. We have Jaz O’hara the founder at the World Wide Tribe (www.theworldwidetribe.com) and lastly we have Lynsey Barber (@lynseybarber) who is the Tech Reporter for City A.M. We’ve a huge show for you chatting through some of the main issues surrounding Financial Inclusion. News this week FT Banks are not making proper use of Fintech Finextra – ING to spend EUR800M on Digital and Shed 7,000 Jobs Link Reuters – Deutsche Bank in race to settle DoJ $14Bn Fine Link FT – Start-up WB21 Moves to Berlin but not all is as it seems Link Finextra – Banks ready for real world Blockchain Link PYMNTS – AliPay launching in three Londo

In this episode This week we had the pleasure of visiting Berlin, an incredible, vibrant and historic city, now becoming a global Tech and FinTech Hub.  We bring you the brightest and best from the Berlin FinTech scene. Your hosts, as always, is David Brear (@davidbrear) and Jason Bates (@JasonBates) Simon Taylor (@sytaylor) and Chris Skinner (@Chris_Skinner). We’re joined by our kind hosts from Berlin Marko Wenthin (@solarisbank) and Philipp Blankenagel (@Pblankangel) We interview Valentin Stalf (@valentinstalf) the CEO of the Red Hot N26 Challenger Bank Then we finish up with an interview with a really interesting concept from Oliver Neumann of OptioPay (@otneumann) News this week Economist – Central Banks Taking it to 11 : LINK The Guardian – Global Banking Shares Dive among $14bn Deutsche Bank Fine : LINK The Verge – Elon Musk: First humans who journey to Mars must ‘be prepared to die’ : LINK Telegraph – Almost 5,500 firms use passports to access EU from UK : LINK Connected to this on

In this episode We have an awesome show for you this week talking to some of the most innovative people changing the way some of the largest banks on the planet operate. Your hosts, as always, is David Brear (@davidbrear) and Jason Bates (@JasonBates) with an by interview Simon Taylor (@sytaylor) but with Chris Skinner (@Chris_Skinner) MIA this week. We welcome back Anna Irrera (@annairrera) – Fintech reporter for Financial News, Dow Jones as well as Mariano Belinky (@belimad) and Pascal Bouvier – (@pascalbouvier) from Santander InnoVentures talking about their fund and how things work in Santander. We interview Shamir Karkal (@shamir_k) the former founder and CEO of Simple and now the Head of APIs for BBVA. Lastly we talk to Neal Cross (@Neal_X) – Chief Innovation Officer at DBS Bank about the transformation he has spearheaded at DBS as well as what its like to be crowned the most innovative CIO on the planet. News this week REUTERS – Wells Fargo seeks to shore up reputation in wake of scandal

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 end trade finance transaction with a live customer on Blockchain : LINK QZ.com – Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook, IBM, and Microsoft are creating the Justice League for AI : LINK Technology Review – MIT report – AI Wants to Be Your Bro, Not Your Foe : LINK Polygon – Watch the first ever movie trailer made by artificial intelligence : LINK Venture Beat – Are chatbots an evolution or a revolution? : LINK

This week we are unpacking some of the latest and greatest breaking news with Ed Maslaveckas (@Ed_Masl) and Jamie Campbell (@JCtheOriginal). We are also joined by the fantastic Lawrence Wintermeyer (@lwintermeyer) who is the CEO of Innovative Finance. Key stories this week: Independent – Apple tax: UK says it welcomes any company after tech-giant hit with £11bn Irish tax bill : LINK Fortune – Beware of Blockchain Hype Says Chain CEO Adam Ludwin : LINK Coin Desk – IBM Bridges Blockchain, AI With New Business Unit : LINK Australian Financial Review – ANZ Bank ups cloud focus with open networks for fintech collaboration : LINK  Business Insider – Oscar – City CEO: ‘The whole banking model is a bit broken’ and at risk of an Uber moment : LINK Telegraph – Jeremy Corbyn has a plan to ‘democratise the internet’. But does he even understand it himself? LINK Monzo – Mondo is now Monzo : LINK If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe using your favourite podcasting app and leave us a review on

Key stories this week: Finextra – BBVA says EU Bonus Cap hampers tech talent acquisition : LINK Tech Crunch – LendUp secures $47m to build the “Friendly dolphin” not loan shark of credit cards : LINK Coin Desk – Bitfinex to issue company equity (?!) to refund customers of hack : LINK   Coin Desk – One month after the DAO hack millions of dollars worth of funds unclaimed : LINK Coin Desk : Digital Asset to open source “smart contract language” : LINK If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe below using your favourite podcasting app! Got a burning question or just want to shout of how much you’re loving whats in your ears right now? Contact us on @FinTechInsider or @11FSTeam. The post Ep108 – Everything Blockchain. Ever. appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep108 – Everything Blockchain. Ever. appeared first on 11:FS.

Key stories this week: Alibaba Makes VR Payments Play : LINK Standard Chartered rolling out Touch ID across APAC and MEA : LINK Fenqile gets $235M to get people paying in “happy installments” : LINK Hong Kong start-ups starved of banking services : LINK 15 R3 Members Trial Distributed Ledger Tech for Trade Finance : LINK ANZ hire Maile Carnegie from Google – doomed to fail?  – LINK If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe below using your favourite podcasting app! The post Ep107 – Why Asia-Pacific will rule the Fintech world appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep107 – Why Asia-Pacific will rule the Fintech world appeared first on 11:FS.

This week we’re joined by Bill Sullivan (@WFSULLIVAN3) Global Head Financial Services Market Intelligence @Capgemini, Dominic Lindley (@DominicLindley) Financial Services Consumer Panel and friend of the show appearing for her hat-trick Anna Irrera (@annairrera) Trading and tech reporter for @FinancialNews (part of @wsj). Key stories this week: Finextra – Bitcoin and Blockchain “pose little risk to payments players” Credit Suisse Blockchain Report: LINK TechCrunch – 200m revenue for Pokemon go – LINK  Business Insider – Fintech funding has declined except for one key area : LINK Mashable – Apple Pay fights back against Australian banks LINK How fintech could cash in on BoE rate cut – How fintech could cash in on BoE rate cut : LINK Finextra – RBS scraps W&G carve out : LINK Coin Telegraph – IBM to Launch One of the Largest Blockchain Implementations in the World : LINK Qapital integration – The thin edge of the wedge for APIs: LINK Tech Crunch – Mondo get’s its banking licence … with rest

Key stories this week: Bitcoin drops 20% on news of another exchange hack: TransferWise gets direct access to Faster Payments Fintech Fundings: 186 Companies Raised $1.6 Billion in June A seven year old idea comes of age: Bank-as-a-Service Venmo Will Soon Be Larger Than Any Bank P2P Service German digital bank Fidor acquired by French banking giant Why Australia’s Biggest Banks Are Going After Apple Barclays rolls out voice biometrics for phone banking If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe below using your favourite podcasting app, follow the show @FinTechInsiders or get in touch at FinTechInsider@11FS.co.uk The post Ep105 – Putting the brakes on accelerators appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep105 – Putting the brakes on accelerators appeared first on 11:FS.

This week: This week we talk to some of the best people in banking and Fintech with Dave Birch, Director of Innovation at Consult Hyperion (@dgwbirch) and Izabella Kaminska, Financial Times Alphaville (@izakaminska). We also interviewed Antonio Fratta Pasini from CheBanca! (@chebanca) We hoped you like Episode 104 – Follow us and tell us what you think of the show @FinTechInsiders or get in touch on FinTechInsider@11FS.co.uk   In the news we chatted through: Mark Andreesen and a16z go long on chat http://a16z.com/2016/07/24/money-as-message/ Break up the financial watchdog over HBOS failures, MPs urge http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/07/25/break-up-the-financial-watchdog-over-hbos-failures-mps-urge/?WT.mc_id=e_DM143962&WT.tsrc=email&etype=Edi_Cit_New_Tue_9Sections&utm_source=email&utm_medium=Edi_Cit_New_Tue_9Sections_2016_07_26&utm_campaign=DM143962 As goes correspondent banking so goes globalisation http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2016/07/26/2170875/as-goes-correspondent-banking-so- It

1) BT fault hits broadband users and banks http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36844712 2) Pokemon Go’s McDonald’s Partnership Points To A Promising Business Model http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2016/07/20/pokemon-go-mcdonalds-japan-nintendo-revenue/#3e0f226160d5 3) Apple Pay says bonjour to France and nei ho to Hong Kong http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-pay-says-bonjour-to-france/ 4) Oaknorth : first challenger bank to use Facebook at Work http://www.bankingtech.com/536972/oaknorth-first-challenger-bank-to-adopt-facebook-at-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oaknorth-first-challenger-bank-to-adopt-facebook-at-work 5) Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel is doubling down on a German fintech startup http://uk.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-billionaire-peter-thiel-increases-investment-in-germanys-deposit-solutions-2016-7 6) Google’s DeepMind trains AI to cut its energy bills by 40% http://www.wired.co.uk/article/google-deepmind-data-centres-efficiency 7) Santander’s fintec

Articles we discuss in the news: 1. The Financial Brand – What can banks learn from Pokemon? https://thefinancialbrand.com/59873/banking-mobile-social-pokemon-go-app-engagement/ 2. Overdrafts more expensive than payday loans says ‘which’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36746372 3. Fred Wilson says “Corporate VCs are the devil” https://www.cbinsights.com/blog/corporate-venture-capital-investment-disadvantages-fred-wilson-usv/?utm_source=The+Financial+Revolutionist+Weekly+Briefing&utm_campaign=23e67c8e48-Weekly_Briefing_No_36&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbba91202b-23e67c8e48-76962253 4. Amex gets into SME lending http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20160705/TECHNOLOGY/160709995/amex-challenges-square-on-deck-with-small-business-oans-online?utm_source=The%20Financial%20Revolutionist%20Weekly%20Briefing&utm_campaign=23e67c8e48-Weekly_Briefing_No_36&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbba91202b-23e67c8e48-76962253 5. US Founder in London says no intention to move post Brexit http://news.efinancialcareers.co

This week we are joined by Anna Irrera from the Wall Street Journal as well as Sophie Guibaud from Fidor to talk about how they see Brexit impacting Fidor and the Fintech world. Articles we discuss in the news: Apple Pay: Payment’s dirty little secret http://www.pymnts.com/news/mobile-payments/2016/apple-pay-adoption-usage-2016/ Fixing the hole in Ethereum http://www.coin-desk.com/ether-prices-plunge-dao-soft-fork-warning/ We hoped you liked Episode 1 – Follow us and tell us what you think of the show @FinTechInsiders The post Ep101 – Brexit Special appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep101 – Brexit Special appeared first on 11:FS.