logo
episode-header-image
Sep 2023
1h 8m

778. News: JP Morgan invests in Brazil, ...

11:FS
About this episode

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor 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.

This week's guests include:

  • Sarah Kocianski, Independent Fintech Consultant
  • Samee Zahid, Director of Engineering at Chipper Cash

We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space:

  • JP Morgan increases its stake in Brazilian digital bank C6
  • Goldman sells off its Personal Financial Management unit
  • African startups raise $2.7bn in VC funding
  • Safaricom’s mobile money rollout in Ethiopia marks moment for ‘last frontier’
  • New fintech accelerator, Archie, launches in London
  • X gains payment licences in seven US states
  • Open banking reaches 11 million + payments milestone
  • Venmo lets you gift money to your loved ones with special Hallmark greeting cards

Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services.

Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry.

Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL.

Whether you’re already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you.

Come and see the show LIVE at our Fintech Insider: After Dark event on 20th September in London's Village Underground. Grab your tickets here.

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 podcasts@11fs.com!

Special Guests: Samee Zahid and Sarah Kocianski.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Up next
Aug 21
990: Insights: What’s happening with agentic AI in financial services right now?
About this episode: AI has already delivered impressive gains - from streamlining back-office operations to powering conversational assistants. But Agentic AI represents an entirely new frontier. These systems don’t just respond - they act. They make decisions, take initiative, a ... Show More
51m 54s
Aug 18
989: News: Stripe partners EBANX to push Pix for SMBs in Brazil, and Brex breaks into Europe
About this episode: Join host Benjamin Ensor from 11:FS as he teams up with an expert panel to explore the week’s biggest stories across fintech, banking, and the broader financial services landscape. This week's guests: Aaron Carpenter, CEO at Transact Pay Bruno Diniz, Managing ... Show More
1h 3m
Aug 14
988: Insights: How can the UK regain its fintech mojo?
About this episode: London was the fintech capital. Smart regulation. Absurd levels of talent. Mountains of capital. All crammed inside the M25 like a pressure cooker. And for years, it worked. We weren’t just on the map. We were the map - the bloody compass, even. But fast forwa ... Show More
58m 4s
Recommended Episodes
Feb 2024
The PR Week: 2.1.2024 - Kevin Windorf, Financial Communications Society
The challenges of financial sector communications and marketing are well-known, from working in a highly regulated environment to building — and rebuilding — trust with a broad range of stakeholders. Kevin Windorf helps members of the Financial Communications Society with those t ... Show More
35m 20s
Apr 2024
Big Tech investors question AI pay-off
Financial companies scramble to rework contracts after US Federal Trade Commission rule bans non-compete agreements, the largest western banks that remain in Russia paid the Kremlin hundreds of millions of euros in taxes last year, and Turkey is in talks with the US energy superm ... Show More
11m 35s
Feb 2021
11:FS Co-Founder Simon Taylor - The State of Crypto, CBDCs, NFTs, and Clubhouse!
Worlds collide today as the two gold-standards of fintech content come together on the Wharton Fintech Podcast. Ryan Zauk sits down with Simon Taylor, Co-Founder and Head of Ventures at 11:FS, a challenger consultancy and emerging fintech empire. They help the world’s top founder ... Show More
36m 58s
Jul 2024
Best Of: BlackRock goes all in on infrastructure
This week, we’re revisiting an episode from earlier this year. BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink has been on the hunt for the money manager’s next “transformational” deal. In January, Fink revealed that he had finally found it with the acquisition of a private capital firm, Gl ... Show More
17m 54s
Oct 2022
Nik Milanović, Founder of This Week in Fintech, GP of The Fintech Fund - A leading voice in fintech
Andrew Janssens hosts Nik Milanović, Founder of This Week in Fintech, a digest of global FinTech news, and General Partner of The Fintech Fund. In this episode we cover topics including: - How This Week in Fintech evolved from Nik's weekly updates to his teammates and friends - N ... Show More
41m 7s
Apr 2023
Alex Johnson - Creator, Fintech Takes - The creative process and a 2023 Fintech rapid fire
In today's episode, Andrew Janssens hosts Alex Johnson, the creator of the Fintech Takes newsletter. Alex has been bringing thoughtful takes and commentary on all topics Fintech for many years, and has most recently been working at FICO, the credit scoring company, and Cornerston ... Show More
57m 18s
Listen to millions of songs and podcasts on Anghami