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HIGHLIGHTING FINTECH LEADERS
OUR INTERVIEW WITH SAM MAULE
“The banking industry is in a digital arms race” quips a 2018 article from Deloitte on digital banking. The future is here, and banks worldwide are scrambling to keep up.
Big, bright, and bold digital banking for the rest of the world. This is the claim of 11:FS, a London-based bank scaffolding and support ecosystem. Our good friends at 11:FS have finally launched in the US with Sam Maule, Managing Partner, podcast creator, and content curator. Sam doesn’t mince words and cuts right to the chase – a military mind par excellence. Sam and his band of FinTech brothers and sisters are out to change the world. Take the FinTech hill, Sam.
Hold the raucous applause for this one until after you watch their latest feature film. Welcome to the Empire, Sam Maule…
FINTECH NEWS
Finextra
Alloy raises $40m for identity operating system
Alloy, the New York-based startup behind an operating system that helps banks and fintechs make better identity and risk decisions, has raised $40 million in...
Fintech Futures
Barclays-backed Team8 launches fintech foundry with ex-Leumi CEO
The foundry’s first company will evaluate credit risk for ecommerce firms.
Financial Times
Citigroup puts man identified as QAnon site operator on leave
Director in bank’s IT department said to have run Qmap.pub before it was shut down
Techcrunch
X1 Card is a credit card based on your income, not your credit score
There are many reasons why you could have a good or a bad credit score. But if you’re just entering the job market, you may...
FINTECH JOB BOARD
FINTECH VENTURE FUNDING
Rolling up the latest in startup health insurance offerings, Sana Benefits raises $20.8M
This just in from Empire’s brain trust: “Our research shows that mortgage and real estate FinTech is trending in 2020, up 4.3% in terms of total companies funded in 2019 – and that’s only in Q3.” Expect a further meteoric rise in funding as COVID and ultra-low interest rates drive people from urban centers.
Speaking of urban-rural flight, the world continues to embrace a fully-distributed workforce with SF-based Deel. (Shout-out to a fellow SF-based crypto-platform Bitwage. Our international team loves Empire payments in ETH!) Deel’s payroll and compliance platform for international workers landed $30M in Series B funding just four months after [...]
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FINTECH PODCASTS
What's one of the easiest ways to stay up on FinTech trends? Here's a short list of a few of close friends of Empire who just happen to have 🔥 podcasts.
Join The Future Farm's Vladi and Nektarios, in a “naked” conversation with the people who have been through it all. We’ll talk to business founders, investors, life partners and other ecosystem players about the personal challenges that business builders face when pursuing their dreams and passions.
LATEST EPISODE
For Fintech’s Sake is a broad look at the world of fintech. Host, Zach Anderson Pettet, explores the stories at the intersection of finance and technology from the perspectives of Founders, Investors, and Incumbents.
LATEST EPISODE
Fintech Insider is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of experts and joined weekly by fantastic guests, they discuss the latest news within the industry.