
785. News: After Dark: Monzo's £1 investments, solving financial inclusion, and is cash still king?
09/25/23 • 47 min
Our expert hosts, David Brear and Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week.
This episode is a live recording from our After Dark event. If you want to join us for a future recording, you can find out more here.
This week's guests include:
- Veronica Glab, Head of Engagement at Innovate Finance
- Sara Castelhano, Co-Head of Payments and Commerce Solutions for EMEA at JP Morgan
We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space:
- Monzo are set to launch a new £1 investment service to its customers
- India have hit their financial inclusion targets 41 years ahead of target
- Cash payments are up in the UK for the first time in a decade
- Is the Metaverse dead?
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.
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]!
Special Guests: Sara Castelhano and Veronica Glab.
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Our expert hosts, David Brear and Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week.
This episode is a live recording from our After Dark event. If you want to join us for a future recording, you can find out more here.
This week's guests include:
- Veronica Glab, Head of Engagement at Innovate Finance
- Sara Castelhano, Co-Head of Payments and Commerce Solutions for EMEA at JP Morgan
We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space:
- Monzo are set to launch a new £1 investment service to its customers
- India have hit their financial inclusion targets 41 years ahead of target
- Cash payments are up in the UK for the first time in a decade
- Is the Metaverse dead?
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.
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]!
Special Guests: Sara Castelhano and Veronica Glab.
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784. Insights: Holistic financial wellbeing
Our expert host Ross Gallagher is joined by some great guests to dive into the subject of holistic financial wellbeing.
What does that even mean, I hear you ask? Well, we’re going to answer that, while looking at the value add for customers within the ecosystem of one brand, how the brands can cultivate that customer stickiness and retention to keep them within the brand’s umbrella, while offering them new products and services to improve their financial health and management.
We also look at the balance between guidance and advice and how to bake this into propositions and how brands can tread the line between the two, while still offering value to customers.
This week's guests include:
- Niro Nirmalan, Head of Digital Transformation, Nat West Group
- Audrey Zada, Director of Product Communications, Lemonade
- Sujata Bhatia, COO at Monzo bank
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.
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]!
Special Guests: Audrey Zada, Niro Nirmalan, and Sujata Bhatia.
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786. Focus: Is the US creator economy being underserved by traditional finance?
Our expert hosts, David M. Brear, Group CEO here at 11:FS, and Sophie Schulman, Global Business Development at Visa, are joined by some great guests to talk about how the US creator economy is being served, or not, by traditional finance.
We'll be discussing what opportunities this creates for fintechs and startups, the growing intersection between creator and entrepreneur, and how financial services are supporting their needs.
This week's guests include:
- Natalie Barbu, Founder of Rella
- Gautam Goswami, CEO of CommentSold
**This episode is sponsored by Visa
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.
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]!
Special Guests: Gautam Goswami, Natalie Barbu, and Sophie Schulman.
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