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In this episode, Oliver Cronk is joined by colleagues Jess McEvoy and James Heward, and Atom Bank's Head of AI and Data Science, Russell Collingham, to tackle the provocative question: "Is architecture for AI even necessary?" They explore the transformative impact of generative AI and the critical role of architecture in ensuring sustainable and scalable implementations. Russell shares Atom Bank's approach to building reusable AI components while navigating security and governance challenges. James emphasises the evolving role of architects in balancing innovation with practical constraints, arguing that architecture remains essential for mission-critical applications. Jess provides a public sector perspective, highlighting the need for a balanced approach to AI regulation and innovation. The episode also delves into the geopolitical implications of AI, the importance of data sovereignty, and the potential for the UK to develop its own AI strategy. Have a listen to gain insights into the ongoing debate about the necessity of architecture in the AI era and the strategic considerations for leveraging AI effectively. Useful links for this episode There is more than one way to do GenAI – Oliver Cronk, Scott Logic Are we sleepwalking into tomorrow's AI challenges? – Oliver Cronk, Scott Logic Building Effective AI Agents – Anthropic Fully Autonomous AI Agents Should Not Be Developed (PDF) – Hugging Face Will the US cloud soon be illegal in the EU? – CIO

In this episode, Will.i.am, Van Jones, and Peter discuss what the Make Wakanda Real campaign stands for, how technology is changing lives across the globe, and the state of legacy media.  Recorded on Feb 22nd, 2025 Views are my own thoughts; not Financial, Medical, or Legal Advice. Will.i.am is a globally recognized artist, entrepreneur, and innovator at the intersection of music, technology, and philanthropy. As the founder of FYI, i.am+, and co-founder of Amuse, he pioneers AI-driven platforms and smart consumer products while advising Atom Bank. Best known as the frontman of the Black Eyed Peas, he has shaped modern music with hit albums like Elephunk and The E.N.D., alongside his solo work #willpower. His tech ventures include FYI.AI, and Sound Drive with Mercedes-AMG. Committed to bridging technology and social impact, he co-founded Make Wakanda Real with Van Jones, an AI initiative to empower underrepresented communities. Through the i.am Angel Foundation, he continues to champion STEAM education for underserved youth, ensuring that innovation reaches those who need it most. Van Jones is a prominent political commentator, social activist, and entrepreneur working at the intersection of media, technology, and justice. A longtime CNN contributor, he hosts The Van Jones Show and previously led The Redemption Project. As the founder of Dream Machine Innovation Lab, he focuses on bringing AI to underrepresented communities while continuing his work with Dream.org on initiatives like #YesWeCode, #cut50, and Green For All. He co-founded Make Wakanda Real with will.i.am, a movement inspired by Black Panther that seeks to democratize AI access for marginalized groups. Jones has received numerous accolades, including a 2020 Emmy Award and the 2021 Courage and Civility Award, which granted him $100 million to support nonprofits. A senior advisor at Teneo and a board member of multiple social justice organizations, he is also a bestselling author, with his latest book, Beyond the Messy Truth (2017), offering insights on unity and reform. Learn more about the FYI.AI app:https://fyi.ai/  Learn more about Make Wakanda Real: https://www.dreammachine.org/  Learn more about Rapport: https://www.rapport.co/  ____________ I only endorse products and services I personally use. To see what they are,  please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:  Get started with Fountain Life and become the CEO of your health: https://fountainlife.com/peter/ AI-powered precision diagnosis you NEED for a healthy gut: https://www.viome.com/peter  Get 15% off OneSkin with the code PETER at  https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod _____________ I send weekly emails with the latest insights and trends on today's and tomorrow's exponential technologies. Stay ahead of the curve, and sign up now:  Blog _____________ Connect With Peter: Twitter Instagram Youtube Moonshots

In the latest episode of FinTech's DEI Discussions, Nadia, is joined by Emma Martindale, Business Analyst, and Chris Garbutt, Operational Effectiveness Manager, from Atom Bank. From their innovative four-day workweek to championing menopause support programs and bridging digital skills gaps, the pair share practical steps every organisation can take to build a truly inclusive culture.Hear how they've transformed conversations about mental health and menopause into actionable initiatives that empower not just employees but their families too. Their work is a testament to the power of passionate people driving real change.FinTech's DEI Discussions is powered by Harrington Starr, global leaders in Financial Technology Recruitment. For more episodes or recruitment advice, please visit our website www.harringtonstarr.com

Listen to the ways of working changes that Atom Bank has gone through as told by Andy Sturrock, Chief Technology Officer.It's the Age of Digital and we're all living in it. Sooner Safer Happier is a podcast orchestrated to help you on your unique journey to improving ways of working.Hosted by Jon Smart, business agility practitioner, thought leader, coach, and author of Sooner Safer Happier. Jon is also the founder of the Enterprise Agility Leaders Network. Follow the podcast as Smart delves into conversation with business professionals and provides advice for a Ways of Working transformational journey.Listen now to be at the front of change and ahead of the competition.Follow us on Social Media:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sooner-safer-happier/Follow Jon Smart on Social Media:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathansmart/Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonsmart Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Flexa CEO and co-founder Molly Johnson-Jones discusses the future of flexible working, how companies can “turn hiring into marketing” and why she thinks some corporate CEOs are using flexible working as a scapegoat for innovation failures.  Flexa is a careers platform that aggregates a company's workplace benefits to give job candidates more information when applying for a role. Johnson-Jones co-founded the company in 2020 – alongside Maurice O'Brien, and Tim Leppard – after she was told to leave her job in investment banking. It came after Johnson-Jones, who has an auto-immune disease, had submitted a flexible work request. Flexa aims to inform job candidates about a company's remote working and benefits policies. Approved companies, which include the likes of Atom Bank and Improbable, can then advertise open roles on the platform and applicants can filter by criteria. More than 2.5 million people now use the platform. In 2022, the startup raised £2m in a seed funding round led by Ada Ventures. Elsewhere in this episode, the Flexa CEO looks at the different approaches startups and corporates are taking for flexible working. 

Our expert hosts, David Barton-Grimley and Kate Moody, 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: Mariela Hunter, a fractional COO Mark Mullen, CEO of Atom Bank We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: US bank-owned Early Warning to launch digital wallet Paze next year in an attempt to fend off big tech Atom Bank raises £100 million in equity funding Deutsche Bank plans to close half of all Postbank branches by 2026 Railsr get a £20m investment just months after insolvency proceedings KFH rolls out Shari'a-compliant digital youth bank Swiss retailer Coop partners with embedded finance firm additiv to launch ‘superapp' Coop Finance+ Innovate Finance introduce first ‘Pride in Fintech Powerlist' PLUS, what fintech would you bring back from the dead? Halloween has brought out the morbid and nostalgic in all of us! 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 podcasts@11fs.com! Special Guests: Mariela Hunter and Mark Mullen.

What is the future of work? It's the question everyone wants the answer to. Has anyone got it right yet? The jury's out. One thing's for sure, we all want to work smarter, not longer.  In this episode, Olga is joined by Charlotte Lockhart, co-founder of 4 Day Week Global. She talks about why a focus on productivity, not time, can help us all be happier, healthier and more successful. Anne-Marie Lister, Chief People Officer at Atom Bank, also joins in to talk about their new approach to work. iress.com/upfrontSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a small office behind London's King's Cross station a band of technology entrepreneurs is setting up a bank with 140 staff to offer what traditional banks need tens of thousands of people to provide. It is Tandem Bank, which will have an app and a small call centre.在伦敦国王十字车站后面的一间小办公室里，一群科技企业家正在建立一家拥有 140 名员工的银行，以提供传统银行需要数万人才能提供的服务。它是 Tandem Bank，它将有一个应用程序和一个小型呼叫中心。Two hundred and fifty miles away in Durham, Atom Bank has been given a licence too. You won't even need a password to log into an account on its app – it'll recognise your face or your voice.在 250 英里外的达勒姆，Atom Bank 也获得了许可证。您甚至不需要密码即可登录其应用程序上的帐户 - 它会识别您的脸部或声音。More start-up banks are set to follow. The Bank of England is talking to 26 candidates for licences – among them several budding app-only operations. Despite evidence that people are fearful of switching banks, they are targeting millions of customers.更多初创银行将效仿。英格兰银行正在与 26 家候选公司洽谈牌照，其中包括几家新兴的只做应用程序业务。尽管有证据表明人们害怕更换银行，但他们的目标是数百万客户。entrepreneurs （复数）创业者call centre 电话服务中心licence 许可，执照password 密码，口令recognise 识别，认出budding 刚起步的，成长中的switching 更换

Recorded in April for How to be a CEO this is a cut-down bonus episode as part of Leader Weekends. When you're rushing to become a CEO, or have the job and are just trying to stay on top of it all, the idea of a day off may be laughable at times. But securing a fair work/life balance can be an achievement in itself. How's this for an idea: A four-day week? Anne-Marie Lister is the chief people officer who led Atom Bank through a giant transformation in working practice. A trial at the end of 2021 was such a success they decided to make it permanent; following an increase in productivity, and a lot of talent wanting to join a bank with barely a decade's history behind it.To hear the full episode click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When you're rushing to become a CEO, or have the job and are just trying to stay on top of it all, the idea of a day off may be laughable at times. But securing a fair work/life balance can be an achievement in itself. How's this for an idea: A four-day week? Anne-Marie Lister is the chief people officer who led Atom Bank through a giant transformation in working practice. A trial at the end of 2021 was such a success they decided to make it permanent; following an increase in productivity, and a lot of talent wanting to join a bank with barely a decade's history behind it. In this episode we talk about:Why they did it and the research they did before taking actionHow they did it in six months, but what challenges they had to overcomeThe surprising reaction of some staff How they kept staff informed through a huge range of channels as the transformation happened How the move is working to retain talent during 'The Great Resignation', and increased the number of applications by 500% Why they didn't announce the move to their customers Anne-Marie will be appearing at the Watercooler event which is taking place alongside our SME XPO at ExCel London on April 25th and 26th. Tickets are free, go to www.watercoolerevent.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Kate Moody, is 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: Tom Renwick, Head of Business Lending, Atom Bank Douglas Mackenzie, Chief Content Officer, Fintech Finance With soundclips from: Gerard Grech, CEO, Tech Nation Gabby MacSweeney, Head of Communications & Public Policy, Codat We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Tech Nation shutting down as UK government controversially pulls key funding - 4:25 Oaknorth and Atom Bank call on Grant Shapps to boost lending to small businesses - 16:50 Stripe tells employees it will decide on an IPO within the next year - 31:25 Republicans vow to probe US banks and asset managers' ‘ESG agenda' in Congress - 41:10 Monzo revenues surge more than twofold, putting it on track for 2023 profitability - 52:00 Ashley's Frasers Group set to roll out buy-now pay-later product - 53:50 Michigan boy, 6, spends $1k on Grubhub: ‘Doorbell just kept ringing, cars kept coming' - 55:10 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It's hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com! Special Guests: Douglas Mackenzie, Gabby MacSweeney, Gerard Grech, and Tom Renwick.

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Nicole Perry, 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: Owen Thomas, Fintech & VC Journalist Mark Mullen, CEO, Atom Bank We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Atom Bank raises £30m as it pushes back IPO plans - 3:55 Banking platform for Black and Latino communities Greenwood raises $45m - 18:00 Pipe's founding team stepping down as hunt for ‘veteran' CEO begins - 28:50 Finance staff ignoring mandatory office attendance demands, report suggests - 38:50 Shopify merchants notch up Black Friday record with $3.36bn in sales - 48:50 India banking regulator asks Paytm unit to reapply for license - 50:50 What are doubloons? TikTok's imaginary economy and rules explained - 53:20 Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It's hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com! Special Guests: Mark Mullen and Owen Thomas.

We're back with Season 5 of The Start-Up Diaries and its safe to say that we're back with a bang! To kick things off, Chris sits down with Mark Mullen, CEO of Atom Bank, a Soonicorn & the UK's fist app-based bank. In this episode, Mark talks us through Atom Banks decision to implement a 4 day working week: from the logistics & the trial period to the outcomes and why the business has decided to implement the 4 day week permanently. Mark also discusses his approach to assessing risks and flipping the narrative to 'what might go wrong if you don't act?'.  He also gives his thoughts on the Tech scene in the Northeast of England and the advantages and disadvantages of growing a business like Atom Bank outside of London. A great episode to kick of the season and a business to keep an eye on, with a very exciting future ahead!Follow The Start-Up Diaries Podcast on LinkedIn or learn more about Burns Sheehan.

On this episode the MagiClick UK CEO, Mark Lusted, is joined by Maria Harris, the founder of Digital Cat Consultancy. Maria has over a decade of experience leading digital change in the mortgage industry, including being part of the team which setup Atom Bank. They discussed her views on what's next for digital innovation in the mortgage sector as we look ahead to 2023. fintech #mortgages #finserv

Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here. Check out my latest podcast episode below: This podcast episode is sponsored by PayRetailers, leading European paytech firm in Latin America, dedicated to creating a fast and simple payment process for merchants and shoppers. With a flexible and highly scalable proprietary technology architecture, we innovate rapidly in response to market demand for online businesses of all sizes. Visit www.payretailers.com Welcome to your daily FinTech news! In case you missed it, please see below today's most relevant news, or tune in to our Daily Fintech Podcast here. NEWS HIGHLIGHT Habito and Atom Bank withdrew UK mortgages in the wake of Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-budget on Friday that triggered turmoil in the financial markets. They are not alone, with 40% of available UK mortgages withdrawn by lenders. Thousands of borrowers are searching for options to avoid property sales. Link here FINTECH NEWS #BreakingNews Eight US states file individual cease-and-desist orders against Nexo. Nexo Group is a crypto-lending platform. The filings state that the company offered investors interest-earning accounts without first registering them as securities. The orders prevent Nexo from offering this product to residents until it meets the necessary registration requirements. Link here #Insights The concept of BNPL in business-to-business. Traditional solutions like invoice factoring and discounting have been used to manage the issue by lending against receivables. Link here FinTech 2022 Trend Report. Vauban from Carta breaks down the most active investors for potential co-investors and strategy ideas, and segments with the most attention. Link here

US futures are indicating a higher open. European equity markets have opened higher, following positive Asian trade. Markets are on track to snap a run of weekly losses that were driven in large part by hawkish central banks, the dollar rally and corresponding tightening of financial conditions, Europe's energy crunch, and tightening Covid restrictions in China. At the same time falling commodity prices continue to provide support for peak inflation narrative. Also tight labor markets and strong balance sheets are tempering recession concerns. Companies Mentioned: Tesla, Revlon, Citigroup, Atom Bank, Ross Acquisition Corp II

Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here. Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to a new episode of your daily FinTech podcast! This podcast episode is sponsored by Yolt. Yolt enables businesses to unlock the value of open banking, through expert consultancy and a range of specialist services, which deliver real growth and returns. Visit yolt.com today NEWS HIGHLIGHT Atom Bank is positioned to achieve its first yearly profit this year following a number of encouraging financial indicators. Link here. FINTECH NEWS #rebranding Truebill will officially change its name to Rocket Money in late August. More than simply a rebrand, the name will bring Truebill closer to the other businesses on the Rocket Companies platform and provide the opportunity for Rocket Money to better help consumers at various touchpoints throughout their financial lives. Link here. #donedeal LAVCA found that LATAM startups have raised $2.8 B across 190 transactions during Q1 of 2022 as the region's funding boom continues. This marked the fourth largest quarter on record for investment in the region. Link here. X1 Card has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round as it gears up for launch in the US. The Series B round was led by Google Analytics co-founder Wesley Chan's new fund FPV Ventures, the fund's first investment. Link here.

The CEO of British fintech company, Atom Bank, Mark Mullen moved his company to a four-day work week last year. Employees work fewer hours, for the same pay. It's a bold move but, according to Mullen, it's common sense. His costs haven't changed, he hasn't lost any customers and he says his staff is more productive. Plus, at the end of one's career, who regrets not having spent more time at work? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Each week at 10 am on a Thursday, ASL's Jason Perry & Kimberly Bradshaw talk live about HR Issues. In this week's HRin10, Jason & Kimberly talk about: The reintroduction of Government funding for COVID SSP along with the latest Omicron developments The introduction of a Four day week at Atom Bank and how this has helped improve recruitment. For more information visit the Events page on ASL's Website

We've all felt it, that moment when you look at your bank balance and think ‘I've spent how much?' But what if you looked at an entire lifetime's worth of spending? What would the damage be and how painful would that number feel? According to a recent piece of research by Atom Bank, the cost of living an entire near 81-year lifetime in 2021 would be a whopping £1,543,834. That includes £169,159 spent on children, £266,742 on buying the average house and £69,793 on Christmases. The bank compared the figures to what the same lifetime would have cost at a 1971 snapshot, with £14,738 on children, £2,371 on the average house, and £4,177 on Christmases. Beyond highlighting just how much house prices have skyrocketed in 50 years – if they had only kept pace with standard inflation the average home would cost £38,000 – what does this tell us? On this week's podcast, Georgie Frost, Lee Boyce and Simon Lambert discuss that and why a snapshot like this – vaguely precise as it may be – can help us understand how inflation works and how it can drive up prices. Lee picks out the inflation across each decade to show that and Atom's figures that see the cost of the average lifetime rise to £19.2million by 2071 sharpen the mind. Inflation is looking large again, but Omicron has made it look like a Bank of England interest rate hike may be back off the table this month.  The team discuss that and whether the variant and restrictions to tackle it will cause more economic problems and what those with travel plans can do. Next up is the Great Resignation – another phenomenon thrust to the foreground by the pandemic – what's going on, why are people quitting and should you stay or go to get a pay rise and better working conditions? And finally, is your home hotter than Lanzarote? It's cold and frosty outside, but inside a surprising number of British homes it's shorts and t-shirt weather. 

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Deepa Anikhindi, 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: Polly Jean Harrison, Features Editor, The Fintech Times David Cunningham, Chief Commercial Officer, Lextego With soundclips from: Viktor Nebehaj, CMO, Freetrade Mark Mullen, CEO, Atom Bank Jamie Campbell, Co-Founder, Fronted We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Freetrade raises crowdfunding at £650m valuation (soundclip from Viktor Nebehaj, CMO, Freetrade) - 3:15 Payhawk raises €99 million to expand payments and expenses solution - 14:25 Irish banks commit €5 million to payment app joint venture Synch - 23:25 Atom Bank moves to a four-day week (soundclip from Mark Mullen, CEO, Atom Bank) - 35:20 Mode Global shares sink after Ocado, Boots and Homebase deny involvement in bitcoin scheme (soundclip from Jamie Campbell, Co-Founder, Fronted) - 45:40 India's Paytm Tumbles Another 13% After First-Day IPO Flop - 46:40 Fronted launches ‘Lifetime Deposit' lending product with the help of fresh £20m funding (soundclip from Jamie Campbell, Co-Founder, Fronted) - 48:25 Nike teams up with Roblox to create a virtual world called Nikeland - 51.20 This episode is sponsored by Primer. Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best buying experiences for their customers. Learn more and book a demo at primer.io (https://primer.io/?utmsource=11fs&utmmedium=referral&utmcampaign=fintechinsider_) This episode is sponsored by SAS. SAS help their customers make banking simple, safe and rewarding for everyone. They support banks in their goal to treat every customer as an individual. Combining data from across the bank with external information and real-time context delivers unique insight and a deep understanding of customer needs. By applying this insight at the right time via the right channel, SAS help make every customer engagement with the bank a relevant, valuable, and seamless experience. SAS enables banks to embed real-time intelligence in every interaction, helping them make smarter, faster decisions that transform customer experience. To find out more, visit. https://www.sas.com Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor and Jason Bates, who are joined by a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email podcasts@11fs.com! Special Guests: Dave Cunningham, Deepa Anikhindi, Jamie Campbell, Mark Mullen, Polly Jean Harrison, and Viktor Nebehaj.

India may ban private cryptocurrencies and launch a central bank digital currency, according to a parliament bulletin released on Tuesday. The Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021, is among the proposed laws that will be taken up when the parliament meets for its winter session starting November 29. According to the bulletin, the bill seeks “To create a facilitative framework for the creation of the official digital currency to be issued by the Reserve Bank of India. The Bill also seeks to prohibit all private cryptocurrencies in India, however, it allows for certain exceptions to promote the underlying technology of cryptocurrency and its uses.” Apple has filed a lawsuit against NSO Group and its parent company to hold it accountable for the surveillance and targeting of Apple users, the iPhone maker said in a press release. The complaint provides new information on how NSO Group infected victims' devices with its Pegasus spyware. To prevent further abuse and harm to its users, Apple is also seeking a permanent injunction to ban NSO Group from using any Apple software, services, or devices. NSO Group creates sophisticated, state-sponsored surveillance technology that allows its highly targeted spyware to surveil its victims. These attacks are aimed at a very small number of users, and they impact people across multiple platforms, including iOS and Android. SenseTime, one of China's biggest AI solution providers, is a step closer to its initial public offering, according to TechCrunch. SenseTime has received regulatory approval to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Founded in 2014, SenseTime was christened as one of China's four ‘AI Dragons' alongside Megvii, CloudWalk, and Yitu. Atom Bank, an online bank in the UK, has introduced a four-day workweek for its 430 staff without cutting their pay, BBC reports. Employees now work 34 hours over four days and get Monday or Friday off, when previously they clocked 37.5 hours across the whole week. Inspired by the Covid-19 pandemic, the move will help retain staff and improve their wellbeing. However, employees will have to work longer hours on the days they are coming to the office. (03.27) Interview: Hemant Mohapatra, partner at Lightspeed, on prospects of crypto startups in India and south-east Asia India has a nascent but growing cryptocurrency and blockchain sector, with at least two startups already crowned unicorns on the back of a strong venture capital investor interest. In today's interview, Hemant Mohapatra—a partner at Lightspeed, which is among the VC firms that have backed the crypto sector for several years now, discusses his new comprehensive report on the prospects of crypto startups in India and south-east Asia.

Bulb goes into Special Administration, so what does that mean for customers and Atom Bank moves its UK employees to a four day week, the boss tells Felicity how it will work

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-sherwood-72195748/ (Michael Sherwood) is Head of Digital Experience at https://www.atombank.co.uk/ (Atom Bank), the UK's first app-only bank. So to say that Michael is an expert on leading with experience through technology is an understatement. Fascinating conversation with an industry veteran on a range of topics:

I've known Michael since 2017 when we judged together and he has been someone I have wanted to come on the podcast since I set it up in 2019. Michael is a subject matter expert in call & contact centres, CX and DX and shares his career journey, his passion for customers, start up tips, and shares the journey that Atiom have been on. A great episode and guest - hope you enjoy.

FinTech Mix is a specialist podcast aimed at professionals working within Fintech. We seek to celebrate and learn from the lesser known movers and shakers in the industry. Award winning journalist Nat Barker provides an outsider's perspective on Fintech, speaking to the industry's challenge to explain its benefits to the wider public.

Being Human in a Tech-Enabled World is a four-part video series from PRovoke Media in partnership with AxiCom. In this series, PRovoke and AxiCom invite in-house communications leaders and experts in their field to join the conversation on how different aspects of life and work – as humans and communicators – have changed since we were thrust into a virtual world  and how they might change again in the future, now the power of technology has been realised. This second episode on creativity features three guests: Graeme Anthony, AxiCom's first creative director, who is bringing a consumer PR approach to B2B technology campaigns after 10 years at Frank, where he worked on campaigns for the likes of Burger King, Diet Coke, Huawei and Atom Bank; young creative Aoife O'Leary, who co-founded Girls Do Ads and has already been a Cannes Young Lions Finalist and picked up awards including D&AD New Blood Pencil and Ones To Watch; and Sean DallasKidd, a founding partner of consumer creative and communications firm Demonstrate and ex creative director at agencies including J Walter Thompson and FleishmanHillard. In conversation with PRovoke Media's EMEA editor, Maja Pawinska Sims, the trio of creative directors cover the challenges of finding creative inspiration in a virtual world; the effect of lockdown on the creative process and creativity in communications campaigns; and what creative teams might take forward into the post-pandemic world. 

Mark Mullen (CEO anad co-founder of Atom Bank) joins Lloyd to discuss the state of UK fintech, mortgage and SME lending and what it takes to disrupt UK banking.And he should know. Throughout his 30 years long career, Mark built his banking experience in a major incumbent bank - HSBC, and later resigned from the CEO position of first direct - one of the earliest adopters of digital UK banking - to take the first step on the next bold phase in his career, In 2014, he founded Atom Bank (with ex-Metro Bank co-founder) - UK's first mobile bank built, with no branches, and the first digital-only challenger bank to be granted a full UK regulatory licence.In this episode, Mark and Lloyd talk about who actually finances the UK banking sectors, why the current account system is broken, can we process a mortgage application in under 15 seconds, as well as the journey of building a company from employee one to +400. Plus, he shares with us, how is it to work with Atom Bank's strategic advisor - Will.i.am.Follow Mana Search on TwitterFollow Mana Search on LinkedInEpisode Highlights:03:04: How is the current banking system broken, and who is financing the banking sector09:06: Why we shouldn't have all banking products from one provider14:35: How to process a mortgage application under 15 seconds22:32: The need to change the banking industry and resigning from the firstdirect CEO role27:36: Building a company from employee one to +400 and the importance of the organisational culture35:19: The vision for the next 10 years40:32: Mark's Mana

This week, Lloyd chats with Dr Karen Elliott, a Senior Lecturer in Enterprise/Innovation at Newcastle University. Karen was voted one of Innovate Finance’s #Standout 35 Women in FinTech, and in 2018, she and her colleagues earned a £1.2-million grant to help Atom Bank elevate its FinTech services. In this interview, Lloyd and Karen discuss the future of work, why a strong sense of purpose is the best incentive in the FinTech space, and the unexpected challenges facing emotionally intelligent bots. Plus: how can we stop the next Wirecard before it happens, breaking down the divide between academia and business, and so much more.If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave us a review! And don’t forget to follow Mana Search on Twitter and LinkedIn.To learn more about the study Lloyd discusses at 21:45, click here: https://hbr.org/2011/05/the-power-of-small-winsShow Notes:[02:10] Karen walks us through her experience and credentials.[13:40] Explaining the theory of trust.[23:40] Why working collectively makes leaders better.[31:25] AI’s blackbox issue: if complex machine learning systems can’t be explained, how do we get consumers to trust them?[35:45] Why consumers don’t always want emotionally intelligent bots.[53:32] Karen tells us why we don’t see more collaboration between academia and business.[01:05:16] Which courses can help students get ahead in FinTech?

In the past decade, the marketplace has seen the development of more banking competitors than in the previous hundred years. From solution specific fintech firms like Stripe and Robinhood to digital-first neo banks like Revolut and Monzo, the marketplace has been seen entries of all types and sizes.   But, with COVID-19 impacting the funding availability to fintech firms, is there room for new fintech solutions? More importantly, what will happen to those firms that do not yet have scale?   Today, we are joined by Anthony Thomson, serial entrepreneur and founder of three challenger banks … Metro Bank and Atom Bank in the U.K. and most recently, 86 400 in Australia. Rather than triple down on a single banking concept, each organization from Thomson has been an iteration that mirrors the evolution of consumer banking needs. In the show, Thomson discusses his journey, as well as how fintech firms can survive in a post COVID-19 world.

In Episode 2 of Daon's new Thought Leaders Corner, we speak with Rana Bhattacharya, CTO of Atom bank, the UK's first app-only bank and the first to use face and voice biometrics. Rana gives us a preview of Atom's new banking platform, shares some lessons learned, and explains how his bank is supporting employees, customers, and community members during COVID-19.

Dock9's MD, Mark Lusted, continues our Tech Talk series with Maria Harris, former Director of Intermediary Mortgages at Atom Bank, and now an independent consultant and Non-Executive Director within the financial sector. Maria is a well-known and highly regarded figure in the Mortgage industry with an strong track record of launching successful businesses and achievement in overseeing the creation and implementation of cutting-edge financial technology solutions. In her former role at Atom Bank, Maria was responsible for creating and launching the bank's retail mortgages proposition and was instrumental in growing the lending book from zero to £2.3bn in two years.

Tony and Carl from the QoE are joined by Stewart Bromley from Atom Bank, Rob Phillips from Overbury, and Kathryn King from LV=.

This episode we are joined by two incredible guests: Nanda Padmaraju, Senior Vice President at Cigniti Technologies, and Paul Trotter, Deputy Chief Technology Officer at Atom Bank. We talked about the importance of QA in digital and cloud businesses and how that is changing the game in the financial industry.  What we talked about: Digital technology allows for banks to remain flexible Embracing digital transformation provides increased QA Digital technology lets organizations have both quality and speed. Check out this resource that was mentioned: Thought Machine To listen to this show, find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and our website.

Today we have an excellent episode for you! In this takeover show, David Brear and Leda Glyptis are joined by some great guests from Atom Bank including: will.i.am, Musician, Entrepreneur, Innovator, and Strategic Board Advisor Mark Mullen, Chief Executive Officer Simon Brown, Head of Business Banking Clare Framrose, Head of Personal Banking First up, we talk about Atom Bank and what sets them apart from the incumbent banks. Next up, we discuss AI, with will.i.am explaining why now is the most important time to get AI development right. Later on we discuss: the importace of trust and trust as a commodity, why companies should hire a Chief Trust Officer, why data is so valuable just the masses haven't realised it yet, the importance of financial education in schools, will.i.am's relationship with Atom, and so much more! Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Clare Framrose, Mark Mullen, Simon Brown, and will.i.am.

Anthony Thomson is Founder of 86 400, Atom Bank and Metro Bank. Simon talks to Anthony about the Australian market and how he can apply the lessons he's learned from setting up UK challenger banks to Australia's financial sector, the differences between customer needs in the two countries and how to design a proposition for a brand new market. The pair also discuss the atmosphere Australia's regulatory environment creates for challengers and how new market entrants can operate in an area where incumbents have such entrenched power. They also take a look at Anthony's previous challenger banks and what they've accomplished so far. All this and so much more on today's show. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guest: Anthony Thomson.

Today, we have a very special episode for you. Last week in London, we put on a live event, supported by leading reputation management consultancy Lansons, whose clients include Lloyds, Allianz, Atom Bank, BlackRock, Fidelity, Hargreaves Lansdown, JP Morgan, Invesco, Societe Generale, Vanguard, AXA and many, many more. The topic of discussion was Crypto 2.0, Is Crypto Finally Getting Real? Considered fringe for most of the past few years, crypto and associated technologies potentially represent a meaningful force in mainstream financial services as they mature. Joining us to explore the near future in crypto and the implications for banking, finance and society as a whole are Lex Sokolin, Luis Carranzaand Alexi Esmail-Yakas. Each introduces himself at the opening of the discussion, so I won't duplicate it here. If you enjoy today's episode and are interested in future live events in London, the US and around the world, please subscribe to our newsletter at bankingthefuture.com. Thank you very much for joining us today, and a huge thanks to Lansons for hosting this event.

An interview with Stewart Bromley, Chief Operating Office of Atom Bank, a company that prides itself on being entirely values led in everything they do. Atom Bank have built a culture based on the values of their customers in the firm belief that this will support them in creating digital banking products that profoundly change the relationship people have with their banks. Hear from a challenger bank on why they're on a mission to disrupt the banking industry and how they've navigated the often tumultuous path to get to where they are today. By the end of this episode you'll not only want to be an Atom Bank customer, you'll want to work for them too!

Michael Hanley, who acted as head of digital for the World Economic Forum the last eight years, and Anthony Thomson, the creator of Atom Bank who is building a new challenger bank, 86400, in Australia, share their thoughts on how banks can shape an agenda for the future.

Sadly David didn't get to interview will.i.am himself. But Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Chief of Staff managed to catch up with the investor (and singer) to talk about Atom Bank, AI, financial inclusion and the future of finance. This bonus episode was produced by Laura Watkins and Petrit Berisha. Edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Leda Glyptis and will.i.am.

Financial Entrepreneur Anthony Thomson Bank Founder UK Metro Atom AU 86 400. Anthony Thomson, Founder of three banks two in the UK Metro Bank and Atom Bank and most recently Australia 86 400 Neobank.

Today's insights show takes a closer look at what defines a challenger bank, how the name's stuck, and what it actually means. Is it all because of a grudge or is it seeking to disrupt the banking status quo? We speak to the perfect experts to find out: Anne Boden - CEO and Co-Founder of Starling Anthony Thomson - Founder of Atom Bank, Metro Bank, and a new Australian bank (86 400) Tom Blomfield - CEO and Co-Founder of Monzo Oscar Williams-Grut - Senior Reporter at Business Insider Our intrepid hosts travel around the issue, finding out what the founders of challenger banks think of the classification, what differentiates them from incumbents (after all many features are available from both types of bank), how challengers create competition amongst themselves and how with the banking landscape changing as rapidly as it is, what the future holds for all financial insitutions, both neophyte and incumbent. We hope you enjoyed the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! This episode was written by Laura Watkins. Produced by Laura Watkins. Edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Anne Boden, Anthony Thomson, Oscar Williams-Grut, and Tom Blomfield.

On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - Spotify's impending "non-IPO IPO" - An interview with the founder and CEO of UK fintech startup Revolut - Fintech funding for Atom Bank, Capitolis and solarisBank - France threatens to fine Google and Apple for abusive commercial practices - An interview with Sandis Kondrats, founder and CEO of Anatomy Next - Microsoft is opening two cloud data centers in Germany - Finland invests almost 850 million euros in Nokia - Funding rounds for Moovit, UiPath, Made.com and Relayr - A number of interesting acquisitions in European tech For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

In today's show the team take on: whether Brexit really is more of an opportunity than a threat to fintech, as the MP involved seems to believe, your weekly dose of Open Banking insight, plus special mention of Credit Ladder's new use case for open banking, and the stepping down of Anthony Thomson, Chairman of Atom Bank. They also discuss the Gaurdian's story that 7 in 10 UK workers are “chronically broke”, and why that could be and are people just missing opportunities to save? Opinions are divided on this highly contested topic. Meanwhile in the US millennials are seemingly more financially secure that we thought. Simon takes on Robinhood's cryptotrading and its appeal to the millennial market, could it be using crypto as a way of luring users into their app to make other more traditional trades and investments? We speak also speak to PensionBee CEO Romi Savova about HER open letter to Aegon, accusing them of bullying and preventing users from transitioning out of Aegon into PensionBee. We hope you enjoy the show - spread the word, tell your friends and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. If you want to get in touch, drop us a line at podcasts@11fs.com or on Twitter @FintechInsiders and follow us on Facebook. Special Guests: Caroline Plumb, Charlie Wood, and Romi Savova.

Maria Harris, Director of Mortgages at Atom Bank presents: 'The changing face of mortgages'. • Understanding the evolving housing market: assessing the impact of policy and regulation • Financing the next generation of home-owners: how can banks help millennials get on the property ladder? • Creating new, flexible mortgage products: understanding and overcoming the challenges Find out more about MoneyLIVE here >> https://bit.ly/2JxaXnG

It's nearly the end of the year and we're knee-deep in good tidings. So here's a dollop of festive fintech cheer - the third installment of our special live show, After Dark, and it's the Christmas Special, recorded live at our offices in WeWork, London! Simon and the guys steer us through the top news stories from 2017 - and what a year it's been! - with help from an expert panel and an all-star cast. First up it's January (who knew?) and Nigel Walsh, Partner at Deloitte, helps talk us through the amazing story of insurtech startup Lemonade. Into February, and Co-op Bank is up for sale. March saw a deluge of fintech and challenger bank outages, while April saw Will.i.am join Atom Bank. Alexa Fernandez, Director of Fintech Partnerships at BBVA talks us through the launch of BBVA's open banking business in May, and 'Girl, interrupted' Liz Lumley discusses the Dodd Frank repeal in June. Listen in to hear what we covered for the second half of the year, with help from Hugo Cornejo - Head of Design at Monzo; Ben Chisell - Product Director at Starling Bank; Valentina Kristensen - Head of PR and Marketing at OakNorth; Richard Davies - Commercial Banking Director at TSB; Vic Arulchandran - COO at Nivaura; and Chad West - Head of Global Brand & Communications at Revolut. Plus, Nigel makes Christmas dad jokes; a man in a pink unicorn onesie; Chris calls Simon a hipster; and much, much more. Thanks to everyone who came on the night - we couldn't have done it without you. Hope you enjoy the show and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News (https://fintechinsidernews.com/signup). Special Guests: Alexa Fernandez, Ben Chisell, Chad West, Hugo Cornejo, Leda Glyptis, Liz Lumley, Nigel Walsh, Richard Davies, Sarah Kocianski, Valentina Kristensen, and Vic Arulchandran.

Our guest on this episode is Anthony Thomson… On the surface he’s a banker, but what he really is, is a major disruptor: Anthony Thomson is the founder and chairman of Atom Bank, Chairman of the Financial Services Forum, Chairman of the National Skills Academy for Financial Services, and NED of agilti, a company providing banking software as a service.Atom was granted it’s banking licence in June 2015. It launched in March 2016, as the first real alternative to the High Street banks. It is the first full service retail and business bank delivered via an app.Atom bank was voted no 8 In the KPMG survey of the world’s 100 leading fintech innovators for 2015, and no 4 in the Challenger Project’s list of the top 10 global innovative brands.Previously Anthony was founder of Metro Bank and served as the first chairman from 2009 until 2012, before leaving the bank in December 2012When it launched in 2010 Metro Bank plc was the first new ‘High Street bank’ in the UK for over 150 years. In March 2016 it floated on the London Stock Exchange with a value of £1.6 billion.The Financial Services Forum, established in 1998, is an independent membership organisation for senior executives with an interest in financial services marketing effectiveness, with a remit to ‘improve financial services marketing on the basis that good marketing is good for consumers’.The National Skills Academy for Financial Services is an independent employer-led, charitable organisation which is a leading body for training & development in the financial services industry.He is co-founder of Moneyspinners, an annual charity cycle ride for financial services executives.In 1987 Anthony founded City Financial Marketing which, by the time he sold it to Publicis in 1997, was Europe’s largest financial services marketing and communications group.After a year off he co-founded The Financial Services Forum, which he ran until 2007, at which point he became chairman.He has been included in Marketing Magazine’s ‘Power and influence top 100’ and named by the Evening Standard as ‘one of the 1000 most influential Londoners’ and one of the 60 most influential in the City.From 2011 to 2014 he served as visiting professor to London Metropolitan University Business SchoolIn September 2016 he was made a fellow of the Marketing Society.More on Anthony Thomson: http://AtomBank.co.ukMore on hiring the host and speaker Dov Baron: http://FullMontyLeadership.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One of the largest European banks, BBVA, is also one with the most aggressive in their approach to innovation. They acquired Simple back in 2014 and their venture arm, BBVA Ventures, has invested in the likes of Atom Bank, Prosper, Taulia, Coinbase and many other fintech leaders. They were one of the first large banks […] The post Podcast 124: Gustavo Vinacua of BBVA appeared first on Lend Academy.

One of the largest European banks, BBVA, is also one with the most aggressive in their approach to innovation. They acquired Simple back in 2014 and their venture arm, BBVA Ventures, has invested in the likes of Atom Bank, Prosper, Taulia, Coinbase and many other fintech leaders. They were one of the first large banks […] The post Podcast 124: Gustavo Vinacua of BBVA appeared first on Lend Academy.

For this week’s episode we’re off to Durham in the north of England to talk to Mark Mullen, CEO of new digital-only ‘upstart’ Atom bank. Mark was previously CEO of First Direct, so he’s had extensive experience in the banking system – now he’s trying to change it. You might have heard my chats with […] The post Mark Mullen, CEO, Atom bank appeared first on Reevoo.

In this episode We bring you our first ever live podcast, recorded in front of a live audience at Money20/20 Europe, Copenhagen. With all four of our regular hosts, David Brear, Jason Bates, Simon Taylor and Chris Skinner, plus six fantastic guests from the world of fintech and banking (and previous podcasts), they discuss the latest news and stories with additional audience interaction, including: Goldman Sachs' lending business hitting its first $1bn mark, is this a good thing or is it old news?, the pros and cons of card use and card readers vs smartphone points of sale – as pioneered by Jack Dorsey's Square; and the merits of Will.i.am as an advisor to Atom Bank and personification of their market sector, which opens up discussion of who other banks would be if they were a pop star. We also hear Starling's own Megan Cawood on their European expansion and Simon and Ajit lead the audience into a cryptocurrency Q&A explaining the Ethereum “flash crash” and what this means for Ethereum's future, and cryptocurrency in general, and they attempt to address the same old question: is it a bubble, should I hold or sell? Guests Ali Patterson – Editor in Chief, FinTech Finance Leda Glyptis – Chief Innovation Officer, Qatar National Bank Meaghan Johnson – Co-founder and Director of Research at 11:FS Jamie Campbell – Head of Awareness at Bud Ajit Tripathi – Director, Fintech and Digital Banking, PWC Megan Caywood – Chief Platform Officer, Starling Bank News this week Business Insider – Goldman Sachs' new online lending business has already hit a $1 billion milestone – Link Financial Review – Square gets green light to take on banks with ‘PIN on glass' mobile technology – Link Tech City News -Will.i.am reveals why he became an advisor to UK FinTech startup Atom Bank – Link Venture Beat – Stripe refocuses European effort with 6 new markets and expanded payments platform – Link Tech Crunch – Starling Bank passports to Europe, first stop Ireland – Link CNBC –  Despite $319 to 10 cents flash crash, ethereum still has massive potential, says digital currency expert – Link Techcrunch – Coinbase is reimbursing losses caused by the Ethereum flash crash – Link Bloomberg – Jack Ma's Ant Financial Nearly Doubles Profits Amid Deal Push – Link The post Ep. 271. News: LIVE from Money20/20 Europe appeared first on 11:FS.

In this episode We bring you our first ever live podcast, recorded in front of a live audience at Money20/20 Europe, Copenhagen. With all four of our regular hosts, David Brear, Jason Bates, Simon Taylor and Chris Skinner, plus six fantastic guests from the world of fintech and banking (and previous podcasts), they discuss the latest news and stories with additional audience interaction, including: Goldman Sachs’ lending business hitting its first $1bn mark, is this a good thing or is it old news?, the pros and cons of card use and card readers vs smartphone points of sale – as pioneered by Jack Dorsey’s Square; and the merits of Will.i.am as an advisor to Atom Bank and personification of their market sector, which opens up discussion of who other banks would be if they were a pop star. We also hear Starling’s own Megan Cawood on their European expansion and Simon and Ajit lead the audience into a cryptocurrency Q&A explaining the Ethereum “flash crash” and what this means for Ethereum’s future, and cryptocurrency in general, and they attempt to address the same old question: is it a bubble, should I hold or sell? Guests Ali Patterson – Editor in Chief, FinTech Finance Leda Glyptis – Chief Innovation Officer, Qatar National Bank Meaghan Johnson – Co-founder and Director of Research at 11:FS Jamie Campbell – Head of Awareness at Bud Ajit Tripathi – Director, Fintech and Digital Banking, PWC Megan Caywood – Chief Platform Officer, Starling Bank News this week Business Insider – Goldman Sachs’ new online lending business has already hit a $1 billion milestone – Link Financial Review – Square gets green light to take on banks with ‘PIN on glass’ mobile technology – Link Tech City News -Will.i.am reveals why he became an advisor to UK FinTech startup Atom Bank – Link Venture Beat – Stripe refocuses European effort with 6 new markets and expanded payments platform – Link Tech Crunch – Starling Bank passports to Europe, first stop Ireland – Link CNBC –  Despite $319 to 10 cents flash crash, ethereum still has massive potential, says digital currency expert – Link Techcrunch – Coinbase is reimbursing losses caused by the Ethereum flash crash – Link Bloomberg – Jack Ma’s Ant Financial Nearly Doubles Profits Amid Deal Push – Link The post Ep. 271. News: LIVE from Money20/20 Europe appeared first on 11:FS.

In this episode We have a whole host of hosts as David, Jason, Simon and Aden are joined by Mariano Belinky and Jamie Campbell for the news. This week in a European-led section of the show the team discuss Swedish giant Klarna getting it’s official banking licence to begin delivering financial services, Spain’s first fully digital bank, European “robo advice”, and the European Central Bank demanding declaration of all cyber security breaches. It’s raining money in Durham as Atom gets a further £30 million investment from the government, and why did Will.i.am became an advisor to Atom – and does it work? Additionally, they also take on the Barclays execs’ fraud charges during the financial crisis in 2008, ahead of their hearing next week; and an equally political story on the other side of the pond: Elizabeth Warren’s attempts to remove 12 Wells Fargo board members. Finally, the guys also discuss whether PayPal are right to dismiss the Apple Pay challenge; and the impact of two thirds of the world’s population now having mobile phone access and what does that mean for digital innovation? Guests Mariano Belinky – Managing Partner at Santander InnoVentures Jamie Campbell – Head of Awareness at Bud News this week  Techcrunch – Klarna gets a full banking license, gears up to go beyond financing payments – Link Techcrunch – Monese adds Direct Debits to become even more like a regular bank account – Link Banking Tech – Spain’s first fully digital bank Openbank in major transformation – Link Bloomberg – Barclays and Four Former Execs Charged Over Qatar Probe – Link CNBC – Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls for removal of 12 Wells Fargo board members – Link  Business Insider – BlackRock gets into European ‘robo advice’ as it leads €30 million investment in Scalable Capital – Link Business Insider – Atom Bank gets £30 million from the government as Philip Hammond pledges investment boost – Lin Tech City News – Will.i.am reveals why he became an advisor to UK FinTech startup Atom Bank – Link The Telegraph – PayPal chief dismisses Apple Pay challenge – Link City AM – Banks to be forced to reveal all cyber security breaches to the European Central Bank – Link NFC World – Swedish commuters validate tickets using NFC microchips implanted in their hands – Link Daily Fintech – International Regtech Association Launch and IBM Watson announce Regtech Apps – Link Venture Beat – 5 billion people now have a mobile phone connection – Link The post Ep. 268. News: It’s raining money in Durham appeared first on 11:FS.

Atom Bank is a relatively new, digital-only, challenger bank. In this edition of the Business Finance Bulletin podcast we look at a £30m investment made by the British Business Bank, which Atom will be using to support small businesses. The Queen’s Speech contained news that the government intends to introduce the Goods Mortgage Bill which will provide additional comfort to asset-based finance providers lending to sole traders and partnerships. The new Bill will help these trading entities better access services such as invoice discounting. To close, we have another example of how small businesses are bypassing the traditional High Street lenders to obtain finance. We look at an announcement from PayPal that its Working Capital loan product has hit a new milestone in terms of money lent and the number of PayPal business customers which have successfully accessed finance.

Mark Mullen, Chief Executive Officer at Atom Bank presents: 'Breathing new life into banking'. Find out more about MoneyLIVE here >> https://bit.ly/2JxaXnG

On this episode, which was kindly sponsored by EDF Energy, we discuss the following topics: – Intel's $15.3 billion acquisition of Israel's Mobileye - Fintech funding: Currencycloud, Atom Bank, Silverfin, Qapital and Monzo - Fintech acquisition: Tradeshift buys a Capgemini division - We interview Jean-Benoit Ritz, Director of Innovation and Blue Lab, EDF Energy, about the EDF Energy Pulse Awards For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

In this episode Bill Gates wants a robot tax to compensate for job losses; Liverpool launches its own local currency; Atom Bank hires will.i.am as a banking consultant; and more. Guests Alessandro Hatami, Managing Partner at The Pacemakers Andra Sonea, Fellow at the Anthemis Group News this week Business Insider – Will.i.am is reportedly doing a deal with app-only bank Atom that could see the singer invest – Link NYTimes – Silicon Valley tried to upend banks. Now it works with them. – Link FT – The trouble with ‘free' banking for challenger lenders – Link Finextra – RBS to become fintech fund and high street outlet for challenger banks under HMT remedy – Link Standard Digital – Banks take on M-Pesa with own money transfer service – Link Bloomberg – Facebook Messenger now lets you send money with Transferwise – Link PSFK – Liverpool receives its own digital currency – Link Engadget – Bill Gates wants a robot tax to compensate for job losses – Link Forbes – Why Ant Financial's $200M investment In Kakao could disrupt South Korean FinTech – Link Business Insider – Moneyfarm will likely see reasonable uptake of its products from Uber drivers – Link Like this podcast? Please tell a friend about us, and leave a review on iTunes. It helps people discover us. The post Ep218 – Robots Have Feelings, Too appeared first on 11:FS.

In this episode Bill Gates wants a robot tax to compensate for job losses; Liverpool launches its own local currency; Atom Bank hires will.i.am as a banking consultant; and more. Guests Alessandro Hatami, Managing Partner at The Pacemakers Andra Sonea, Fellow at the Anthemis Group News this week Business Insider – Will.i.am is reportedly doing a deal with app-only bank Atom that could see the singer invest – Link NYTimes – Silicon Valley tried to upend banks. Now it works with them. – Link FT – The trouble with ‘free’ banking for challenger lenders – Link Finextra – RBS to become fintech fund and high street outlet for challenger banks under HMT remedy – Link Standard Digital – Banks take on M-Pesa with own money transfer service – Link Bloomberg – Facebook Messenger now lets you send money with Transferwise – Link PSFK – Liverpool receives its own digital currency – Link Engadget – Bill Gates wants a robot tax to compensate for job losses – Link Forbes – Why Ant Financial’s $200M investment In Kakao could disrupt South Korean FinTech – Link Business Insider – Moneyfarm will likely see reasonable uptake of its products from Uber drivers – Link Like this podcast? Please tell a friend about us, and leave a review on iTunes. It helps people discover us. The post Ep218 – Robots Have Feelings, Too appeared first on 11:FS.

In this episode, Craig Iley, co-founder and the Managing Director of Business Banking at Atom Bank, discusses the future of banking. In this event, he talks about how digital banks and challenger banks are changing the industry, and what might happen to the industry in the future. Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Connect with us on LinkedIn   Learn more about our events here: www.libf.ac.uk/events  Music: Purple Planet

Durham-based Atom Bank calls for lenders to prioritise investment in the nation’s small businesses, the public are invited to have their say on how oral health could be improved across County Durham and the Lahore Trades Cup is to be contested by Durham and Yorkshire County Cricket Clubs this weekend

In this episode of the Business Finance Bulletin a look at Atom Bank, a new online-only bank which has announced that it is now targeting small businesses following approval of its SME lending service. Back to the traditional High Street banks, Lloyds Bank has announced the launch of it 2016 SME Charter. Their pledges include support for new businesses wishing to start exporting and targets in terms of lending to small businesses. Recent Bulletins have featured surveys reporting that small business confidence is on the wane but in this Bulletin we share positive findings from the latest Bibby Financial Services SME Confidence Tracker, which counter previous negativity. In the Business Finance Tip of the Week, we look at what overtrading is and how you can tackle it.