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1085. Insights: Are Neobanks replacing private banking?
About this episode: For years, neobanks competed by offering better banking experiences. Now, the biggest players are expanding into investing, AI-powered financial guidance, wealth management and premium services—areas once dominated by private banks. In this episode, host Ross ... Show More
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<p>User experience is at the heart of the fintech revolution. Innovation has centered around building better, smarter, cheaper, and more helpful services to disrupt the establishment and reinvigorate competition for the consumer. If data is the oil of that innovation, then un ... Show More
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<p>The economic crisis has been met with a tremendous response by banks and fintechs in the lending space. In this episode, we look at the great efforts around PPP. What secrets have the lenders unearthed? Will they lead the financial recovery and become a force that small bu ... Show More
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<p>Fintech is an ecosystem in a state of ordered chaos. The rules change just as frequently as the consumers do, and businesses must adapt to both or be squeezed out of profits. In this competitive, fast-paced environment, each player focuses on securing their own interest. While ... Show More
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Fintech Xchange ’25: Hot Takes into BaaS and the Future of Banking
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This week, we bring you Part III of exclusive insights from Fintech Xchange ’25 at the Stena Center for Financial Technology and the University of Utah, powered by U.S. Bank. Host Jason Henrichs engages in a dynamic discussion with Jason Mikula of Fintech Business ... Show More
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About this episode:
In this episode of Fintech Insider Insights by 11:FS, recorded in partnership with AdalFi and live at the very first Money20/20 Middle East in Saudi Arabia, host David Barton-Grimley explores a critical and fast-evolving frontier in financial services: the future of underwriting.
As SMEs sit at the intersection of consumers and banks, t ... Show More
<h3>🔍 Topics include:</h3><ul><li>How Emirates NBD became a pioneer in Open Finance</li><li>Building secure, scalable, API-first banking platforms</li><li>Real-world fintech partnerships (and what went wrong)</li><li>From core banking to GitHub Copilot: AI’s growing role</li><li ... Show More
<p>🔍 Topics include:</p><ul><li>How Pay10 became the UAE’s first live Open Finance platform</li><li>Why instant settlement can transform SME growth</li><li>Building with three licenses: SVF, RPS, and Open Banking</li><li>Real-time infrastructure vs legacy card systems</li><li>Ad ... Show More
<p>🎧 Topics include:</p><ul><li>The DFSA’s innovation strategy inside DIFC</li><li>Building a regulatory framework for digital assets</li><li>What makes Dubai’s fintech zone globally competitive</li><li>Tokenization, custody, and real-world experimentation</li><li>Lessons in bal ... Show More
