Once Relegated as a Corporate Expense, Diversity & Inclusion is Now a Matter of Survival
Tuesday 04 August 2020
Diversity and Inclusion has become a buzzword in corporate America, on trend with phrases like “’lean in’ and ‘having a seat at the table’. No matter how well-intentioned these phrases and buzzwords are, they have done little to progress true diversity and inclusion for women, minorities, and people of colour in the workplace. If we’ve
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What does the future hold for FinTech in North America?
Monday 03 August 2020
Have we accomplished what we set out to do more than a decade ago? Have we altered the financial services landscape? Did we actually change the narrative? Financial technology, implemented thoughtfully, can act as a gateway to include more unbanked and underbanked within the formal financial services system. It can help serve people better, providing
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Finding Your Heart
Monday 03 August 2020
In the Future of Work will be a Human Experience, I ended with a rallying call that appeared to resonate (it was the most shared quote from that article): “Let’s put humans at the heart of why we do everything we do.” According to Steve Jobs, “”Remembering that you are going to die is the
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Parenting and COVID-19: A reflection on inequality based on assumptions from a distant past
Tuesday 28 July 2020
The assumption made by U.S. CEOs, CIOs, policy makers, and politicians is that back-to-work and back-to-school orders exist in a vacuum — or rather in 1953. The ‘all clear’ to go back to work and school on modified or hybrid models assumes there is a caretaker at home at all times, flexible and adaptable to
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Winning the hearts and minds of customers – The Vox Pop Report
Tuesday 28 July 2020
Customers expect fast action and are quick to respond when they do not get it. In a digital world, 24/7, always on access, is the expectation and is accelerating rapidly. We set out, along with our partners at LogMeIn, to gather a snapshot of how financial services providers were striving to meet those fast-changing expectations
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FinTech of the Week is RiskInnov
Tuesday 21 July 2020
In our ongoing series, our FinTech of the Week is RiskInnov, an applied research company, which provides assessments, evaluations and advice in risk-management and decision-aid under risk. Bertrand Munier, Founder and CEO at RiskInnov discusses FinTech trends as well as the benefits of risk assessment tools in part one of this interview. Watch the video
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Preparing for a New Era of Financial Wellness
Tuesday 21 July 2020
The year 2020 has felt like a lot of things for many of us, ‘the worst year ever’ among one of them, according to The Guardian. And if this year were to play a character from a Hollywood film, I’d cast her as Catwoman in 1992’s Batman Returns. To refresh your cinematic memory, Michelle Pfeiffer
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FinTech of the Week is InnoValor
Tuesday 14 July 2020
In our ongoing series, our FinTech of the Week is InnoValor, which advises organizations on how to realize digital innovations. In addition to consultancy, InnoValor also supplies innovative software, with ReadID which is a business model innovation platform. Wil Janssen, Managing Partner at InnoValor and Robin Smits, Global Sales Director, ReadID discuss how they fit
The Digital Future of Wealth Management is Bright
Tuesday 14 July 2020
Prompted by smartphones, fast Wi-Fi and more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic, financial services companies are offering tailored experiences to fit the needs and interests of their target personas. Consumers expect a highly customized digital experience and wealth management is no exception. Over the last decade, wealth management has evolved from a product-centric industry geared towards
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FinTech of the Week is Fortia
Tuesday 07 July 2020
In our ongoing series, our FinTech of the Week is Fortia, which offers best-in-class innovative solutions for leading financial institutions. After three years of intensive R&D, Fortia has built an end-to-end intelligent platform now allowing thousands of users to automate operational processes and keep pace with regulations. Miroslav Petrov, Product Director and Co-Founder, Fortia, discusses how
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