Simon Ware

Creating the Future of Financial Services and Digital Propositions. FinTech Enthusiast. Director @11FS. Dad, Climber, Runner.

[Eric Glyman @eglyman]

It’s day 1001 at @tryramp. In 1000 days, Ramp became the fastest growing corporate card in America (and the first to try to help customers spend less), scaled to nearly 9 figures in revenue, and did so at sustained hypergrowth (20%+ MoM growth).

What was our playbook? 👇

[British Bank Awards @BritBankAwards]

CONGRATULATIONS 🎉
The @BritBankAwards ‘Consultancy of the Year Award 2021’ winner 🏆 is @11FS, retaining their title for the 3rd year in a row!
#BBA2021 #Awards #CustomerDecided

[Fintech Insider @FintechInsiders]

Happy #WorldCiderDay! 🍻

On this most special of days, say hello to...

𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝 𝙄𝙣-𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧

Best enjoyed on a warm summer evening, listening to your favourite #fintech podcast 😎

May or may not be coming soon 👀

[fintechjunkie @fintechjunkie]

1/20: Jamie Dimon. Love him or hate him it’s difficult to deny that he’s one of the most talented Bankers of our era. In his recent shareholder letter he points out what he perceives as an unfair playing field between Banks and Fintechs. A quick response to Jamie:

[Simon Taylor @sytaylor]

So

@11FSPulse is finally on product hunt 👀

If you've used the product or engage with our content. Would mean the world if you've hit that upvote button 🔼

[Simon Taylor @sytaylor]

Fintech 🧠 Food - 21st March 2021

Embedded Finance beyond cards 💳
Why Stripe's raise matters, and 📈
What Flutterwave's PayPal partnership means 🔮

👇

https://t.co/BaAqEqysmE

[David M. Brear @davidbrear]

Can't tell you how many times we've had this conversation.

Agile at scale does NOT equate to beanbags and post-its in the office. 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

#11fscomics

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

When a startup claims it has “AI” or “ML” and then you take a look at the actual tech

[ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover @NASAPersevere]

I’m safe on Mars. Perseverance will get you anywhere.

#CountdownToMars

[Simon Taylor @sytaylor]

This "bitcoin is bad for climate"

Is the new "it's too volatile"

The paper usage in banking alone, never mind the data centres, branches and commuting, DWARFS the bitcoin energy use

Also consider the cheapest sources of energy and how that's changing over time...

[Simon Taylor @sytaylor]

New report: Embedded Finance is reshaping #fintech

* Banks core business model is broken
* New players are disintermediating the bank relationship
* Banks that that lean in can capture a $trillion opportunity

How? New @11FS report 📑

https://t.co/zENZ17mk9t

tl;dr 👇

[MIT Technology Review @techreview]

"I expect the technologies that surround us to become emotion-aware in the next five years." https://t.co/4mJ3JmznPT

[Michael Fisher @Fisher85M]

Timeline of #Emerging and Future #Technology {Infographic}

#IOT #VR #AI #Robots #IIoT #drones #3Dprinting #HealthIT #SmartCity #Industry40

[Simon Ware @siware]

The 5 biggest announcements from Amazon’s hardware event https://t.co/CQhJm5tJfP

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Fly to most places on Earth in under 30 mins and anywhere in under 60. Cost per seat should be… https://t.co/dGYDdGttYd

[Simon Ware @siware]

Are Banks’ innovation efforts the equivalent of dad-dancing? Where’s the imagination! https://t.co/QZbdKaj34e

[Devie Mohan @devie_mohan]

A fantastic diagram showing where the #unbanked live - which forms a $380bn market opportunity for banks. #fintech

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

First picture of SpaceX spacesuit. More in days to follow. Worth noting that this actually works… https://t.co/5ZtqkKiTQX

[Simon Ware @siware]

@NatWest_Help Take it back! I didn't click through enough still it working on iPhone Safari.