Sign in Subscribe

Will Beeson

Rebuilding the Backbone of Banking with Draper Esprit

Rebuilding the Backbone of Banking with Draper Esprit

Vinoth Jayakumar runs fintech investments for Draper Esprit, a premier venture capital firm and backers of the likes of Revolut and TransferWise. Today we grapple with the backend infrastructure of banking, updating on a subject we’ve covered in the past with 10x, ThoughtMachine, Mambu and others. These and other

What's Happening in Digital Banking?

What's Happening in Digital Banking?

I discussed this question with Ricky Knox, Founder & CEO of Tandem. Listen to the audio version of the conversation here: here. Asia Ricky points to Asia as an underappreciated market for digital banks, suggesting that many in the West see the region as tied up by Tencent and Ant

Crypto 2.0: Is Crypto Finally Getting Real?

Crypto 2.0: Is Crypto Finally Getting Real?

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

Free Stock Trading Is Here. Now What?

Free Stock Trading Is Here. Now What?

I discussed this question with Adam Dodds, Founder & CEO of Freetrade. Listen to the audio version of the conversation here. Free Stock Trading Is Here. Now What? Robinhood in the US, Freetrade in the UK, eToro in Israel (and elsewhere) and others have brought free or cheap mobile trading

What's Happening in Digital Banking? with Ricky Knox

What's Happening in Digital Banking? with Ricky Knox

Ricky Knox is the Founder and CEO of Tandem, a UK digital bank. It's a fascinating time in digital banking, as tech-forward banks in the UK, US, Europe and elsewhere race for product and geographic coverage and players like Apple and Goldman Sachs, who recently announced a credit

Building Open Banking API Layers with TrueLayer

Building Open Banking API Layers with TrueLayer

Francesco Simoneschi is the Co-Founder and CEO of TrueLayer, an Open Banking API platform. Since Open Banking went live early last year, progress has been slow and reviews have been mixed. At the same time, companies like Plaid and Quovo in the US and Tink and Bud in Europe have

When Will Digital Investing Hit Its Stride?

When Will Digital Investing Hit Its Stride?

Lex Sokolin started a roboadvisor way back in 2009, which was eventually sold to AdvisorEngine. As a result of that experience, and the strategy and advisory work he's done since, Lex has unique insight into the evolution of the digital investments space, one of the fastest moving areas