116: 10x, Leda Glyptis.

In Ep116 of Fintech Chatter Podcast Dexter Cousins is joined by Leda Glyptis, Chief Client Officer for 10x Banking.

In late 2019 Westpac and 10x announced a world first. One of the world’s biggest banks partnering with a Fintech startup to build a Banking as a Service platform, so Westpac could partner with other Fintech startups.

In another world first, Westpac announced Afterpay would become the first customer of the 10x BaaS partnership.

Founded by banking legend Anthony Jenkins (previously global CEO of Barclays Bank) and based in London, 10x Banking has also partnered with JP Morgan Chase to launch a UK digital retail offering.

Dexter and Leda talk about 10x Bankings plans for Australia and just how much the Australian Fintech scene has evolved since Leda’s last visit to Australia for Sibos in 2018.

About Leda.

Leda is Chief Client Officer of 10x Banking. A former banker, technology executive and founding CEO of 11:FS Foundry, leading the growth of its modular core digital banking offering. Prior to that, Leda was Chief Innovation Officer at Qatar National Bank, the largest bank in the Middle East and North Africa, with responsibilities for employee-driven and market-led innovation strategy and execution. 

Prior to QNB, Leda was a Director at business and technology consulting firm Sapient, focusing on digital transformation and emerging technologies, and led EMEA innovation at BNY Mellon. Leda joined BNY Mellon from fintech start-up Great East London Software, where she served as Head of Services Development. 

Leda holds an MA from King’s College, Cambridge, and an MSc and PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She has taught politics, global governance and management principles, while working in management roles across various industries. 

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What happened next.

This episode was published in June 2022, when 10x Banking was powering Westpac’s Banking as a Service platform and Leda was planning the company’s growth in Australia.

In April 2025, 10x founder and CEO Antony Jenkins joined Dexter in Sydney. By then Constantinople had joined Westpac as a 10x client in Australia, Chase in the UK and Old Mutual in South Africa had launched on the platform, and 10x was replatforming Westpac’s corporate bank. Antony said 10x could now replatform a medium-sized bank in about 18 months.

• Antony Jenkins on the future of 10x Banking (2025) — the founder’s view, nine years in, with the full transcript
• Leda Glyptis on Bankers Like Us (2023)
• All Fintech Chatter episodes