486. Insights: 2020 Roundup

David Brear is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking moments from the past year. This week's guests include: Chris Skinner - Author, speaker and Non-Executive Director of 11:FS Kat Mann - Head of PR & Saving and Investments Specialist, Nutmeg Adam Hadi - VP of Marketing, Current 2020 has been quite a year, and in this episode David and guests take a look at the fintech moments that defined the year. Without a doubt digital transformation in the industry this year has been major. It was always needed, but the rate at which financial services accelarated development is unprecedented and has continued to open the door to next generation financial services like banking-as-a-service. Not only that, 2020 has been a year of scandal with the FinCEN files leak and Wirecard also making the list of the top moments that stuck with us. Tune in for more insights and opinions! This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital (https://hubs.ly/H0w__kt0) the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. This podcast is also brought to you by Pento (https://pento.io/insider) - the UK’s first automated payroll platform. Say goodbye to clumsy spreadsheets, endless emails with external payroll providers and manual payments. Pento lets you run payroll in just a few clicks. It calculates taxes, integrates with platforms like Xero and makes all the payments and reports to HMRC & pension providers for you. Go to pento.io/insider to run payroll for free for the rest of the year. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice (https://bit.ly/bankingasaservice). 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 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 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: Adam Hadi, Chris Skinner, and Kat Mann .