Peter Myatt

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Bean

CEO & founder

Peter is the CEO and founder of Bean (usebean.com). Bean is on a mission to ensure that its users can sleep safe in the knowledge that they aren't wasting any money. It does this by connecting to users' existing bank accounts to find and cancel unused subscriptions, notifying users of problems with their finances and proactively lowering the amount spent on everyday bills through their bills marketplace. Bean is helping users save thousands of pounds every year and is the first personal finance management platform to be FCA regulated in the UK across financial and insurance products. Bean is currently tracking over £180m of consumer spending. Prior to starting Bean, Peter was the Head of Strategy at ZPG Plc, the owners of Zoopla, uSwitch and Money.co.uk. At ZPG he helped the business through their IPO and led their acquisition of uSwitch. Peter has over a decade of experience in corporate strategy and is on a mission to make the management of personal finance as simple as possible.

Event Sessions Featuring Peter Myatt


Roundtable (Breakout)

Making the Marketplace ‐ Round Table Discussion

London Summit 2018 - Monday 26 March 2018

  • All in attendance were in agreement: marketplaces are something we can expect to see coming out of every digital bank, sooner or later. But will the model become a money maker? Clark doesn't think so, suggesting that Tandem prefers to see its marketplace as simply a "benefit to the customer" over a tool for profitability. Myatt also pointed out that we have yet to determine an exact and widespread definition of what we mean by 'marketplace': does it refer to only third-party products being sold by a bank, or will banks eventually sell their own services and products within their apps too? 
  • In essence, the marketplace model should be about "putting the customer's data back in their hands" and allowing them to get the most out of it, said Barbosa. Indeed, both Chisell and Magliulo added that a marketplace should be about "giving way" to those who are specialised, in order to create the most value for their customers. Campbell mentioned that Bud has found higher traction from users sits on non-core products and services: things like energy-switching, travel perks and insurance. 
  • However Plumb warned that at times the marketplace has become a "sexy term" for a bank's partnership strategy, when what they're really offering is not a true marketplace at all. Often we speak about marketplaces as if they are just one generic product, but as in the case of robo advisors, not all marketplaces will be a good fit. Bibas suggested that each bank should develop a specific strategy for different partners, allowing them to create true customer value.
  • For the future, Moreni highlighted the need for banks to be focusing on what value in a marketplace really means to their customers. Whether you give a customer 10 or 3 choices for a service, "it doesn't matter unless you know what it is your customer needs from you," said Dallas. Muis agreed, sayng that if you want people to give up their data, banks will have to show them the value they're going to gain as a result. While a partnership strategy is a no-brainer for most, it'll be the new categories that come out of the marketplace model that will be the most exciting to watch.



Articles Featuring Peter Myatt

The fintechs that went out of business in 2020

5th January 2021 | Daniel Lanyon

Fintech comparison app Bean finally bites the dust

9th March 2020 | Aisling Finn

FCA authorises fintech comparison app

1st March 2018 | Ryan Weeks