719. Insights: Is FinOps the key to ride out the economic storm?

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719. Insights: Is FinOps the key to ride out the economic storm?

David M. Brear is joined by some great guests, from 11:FS, Google, and Weavr, to discuss how cloud services and FinOps as a practice can help financial services in these economically difficult times.

Our expert host, David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Is FinOps the key to ride out the economic storm?”

This week's guests include:

  • Ewan Silver, Group CTO, 11:FS
  • Stathis Onasoglou, Principal Architect, Google
  • Regina Lau, Chief Financial Officer, Weavr

Fintechs and the wider financial services are currently in a stress test - with all sorts of costs suddenly being put under scrutiny.

Cloud-based services can be one cost put under the microscope – but would it be wise to move away from a system that made the fintech revolution possible in the first place?

We’ve put together a panel of amazing experts to give an overview of the cloud and FInOps today, how the industry faces into this current downturn, what the future looks like…with or without cloud-based services.


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.

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Special Guests: Ewan Silver, Regina Lau, and Stathis Onasoglou.