From being the first non-founding employee of Skype to co-founding international money transfer platform Wise, Taavet Hinrikus has been at the center of Europe’s technology ecosystem. Today at early-stage VC Plural, he focuses on funding European tech startups and supporting the next generation of founders. He spoke about the impacts of early exits, the impo ... Show More
Mar 3
Lloyd Blankfein on His Memoir, Risk Management and Leadership
Goldman Sachs’ culture has long been defined by its core values: partnership, client service, integrity, and excellence. Lloyd Blankfein, Senior Chairman of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and former Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, joins David Solomon, current Chairman and CEO of ... Show More
30m 38s
Feb 24
Board Governance in 2026: AI Oversight, Activism, and Delaware’s Edge
Board governance is central to how companies earn and maintain trust with shareholders and the public. Larry Cunningham, Presiding Director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware, joins John F.W. Rogers, Secretary of the Board of Dir ... Show More
33m 51s
Feb 5
Inside the Future of Payments: Adyen CEO
Adyen has scaled from an Amsterdam startup to a global fintech by building every layer of payments in-house and focusing relentlessly on merchants. Pieter van der Does, co-founder and co-CEO of Adyen, joins Clif Marriott, co-head of Technology, Media and Telecoms in EMEA at Goldm ... Show More
25m 38s
May 2025
958. Insights: The rise of digital wealth management – a conversation with Monument CEO Ian Rand
On this special edition of Fintech Insider Insights, David M. Brear, Group CEO at 11:FS, is joined by Ian Rand, CEO of Monument Bank - a pioneering digital private bank designed for mass affluent individuals. Ian took the helm at Monument in 2022, bringing extensive experience fr ... Show More
46m 31s
Nov 2024
915. News: LATAM fintech is booming, Metrobank slapped with a hefty fine, and why Klarna chose NYC for its IPO
Join hosts Laura Watkins and Benjamin Ensor alongside some great guests as we look at the biggest financial services and fintech stories of the past week.
Topics covered include: a LATAM fintech roundup featuring news from Nubank, Ualá, and Tako; Klarna announcing plans to IPO i ... Show More
1h 7m
Jan 2023
Investing in transformative tech: EQT Ventures’ long view
On today’s episode of McKinsey on Startups, we talk to Gautam Nadella, an operating partner at EQT Ventures in the Bay Area, where he drives M&A, fundraising, and partnership efforts within their portfolio of more than 100 companies. EQT invests in a wide range of companies in bo ... Show More
22m 49s
Jan 2023
Base10’s Ade Ajao: A data-driven approach to funding more diverse founders
On today’s episode of McKinsey on Startups, we talk to Adeyemi Ajao, the cofounder and Managing Partner at Base 10 Partners. The San Francisco-based VC firm focuses on startups bringing automation technology to a variety of sectors in what it calls the Real Economy, including log ... Show More
33m 8s
Oct 2025
1007. News: Goldman Sachs acquires Industry Ventures and UK fintech funding bounces back to 2022 highs
About this episode: Host Benjamin Ensor, Director of Research and Strategy at 11:FS, is joined by a fantastic panel of guests as we dive into some of the biggest stories from the worlds of fintech, banking, and wider financial services this week. Stories covered on the podcast th ... Show More
1h 2m
Aug 2024
889. News: ClearBank secures Dutch banking licence, a16z-backed Tally shuts down, and UK fintech investment nearly triples
Join host Kate Moody and some great guests as we discuss the biggest fintech and financial services news this week.
Topics covered include: ClearBank are set for European expansion after securing a Dutch banking licence, year-on-year investment in UK fintech has nearly tripled to ... Show More
1h 5m