Shifting Pathways – Dispelling myths and finding your road to FinTech
Thursday 15 November 2018
Yolt, the smart thinking money app, took part in FinTECHTalents to debunk myths around millennial money habits and stereotypical career paths. Our aim: to correct myths and unjust stereotypes whilst showing there really is no single way to reach your career goal. Indeed, 65% of jobs that the next generation will do don’t even exist
- Published in Diversity and Inclusion, Employment, Featured, Fintech, FinTECHTalents, Innovation, Start-ups
Saving for a home – one step at a time
Friday 02 November 2018
StepLadder came to FinTECHTalents this year to show the community that Generation Rent can get on the property ladder via money circles. What does StepLadder do – what problem are you solving? We’re helping First Time buyers own their own home faster (& better)! We are here to fix a broken system for generation rent.
- Published in Customer Experience, Fintech, Innovation, Risk, Start-ups
String Funding enables SMEs one token at a time
Friday 02 November 2018
When he is not gardening or programming ‘for fun’, Jin Chen, CEO of String Funding is working on developing a crowdfunding platform based on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and smart contracts. The creation of a token, using blockchain technology, significantly reduces transaction cost. The tokens created through the purchasing transactions on String Funding are backed
- Published in Blockchain, Customer Experience, Featured, Fintech, Innovation, Risk, Start-ups
The importance of secure communications during mergers and acquisitions
Monday 29 October 2018
PushFor demonstrates the power of security by design to mitigate risks in the mergers & acquisitions process. Pushing – rather than sending sensitive information – allows mobile executives to collaborate and share sensitive information safely. Mike Williams, CEO, Pushfor Mergers and acquisitions take place every day (there were 2,183 globally in 2017 alone) with a
- Published in Data Privacy, Fintech, Identity, Innovation, Risk, Security, Start-ups
Building a pipeline of talent
Thursday 25 October 2018
Startups should always be thinking about recruitment, according to Magdalena Krön, Head of Rise London, FinTech Platform Lead at Barclays and Co-founder Geek Girl Meetup UK. While not a huge craft beer drinker, Magdalena will most likely indulge in a nice glass of wine at FinTECHTalents. FinTECHTalents is all about exploring the link between talent
- Published in AI/Machine Learning, Blockchain, Diversity and Inclusion, Employment, Featured, Fintech, Innovation, Partnership, Payments, Robotics, Start-ups
How a Hackathon Got Me My Dream Job
Wednesday 24 October 2018
The above Twitter exchange caught the eye of Makers Academy. We caught up with Funmi Adewodu to hear her side of the story, which she has written below. You can follow her journey here. How it started I never really imagined I would be excited about banking until I came across Starling Bank. I fell
- Published in Diversity and Inclusion, Employment, Featured, Fintech, Innovation, Start-ups
Fortune 500 Bank Relies on Segasec to Foil Advanced Phishing Attacks
Thursday 18 October 2018
Segasec’s customer is a Fortune 500 multi-channel bank and one of the most respected financial institutions in Europe. The bank serves millions of private clients and small and medium-sized enterprises worldwide via hundreds of branch offices, insurance agencies and electronic channels. Among the bank’s services are debt capital, domestic cash equity, corporate banking, private banking,
- Published in Customer Experience, Data Privacy, Fintech, Innovation, Security, Start-ups
Jaroona aims to protect our blockchains
Thursday 18 October 2018
Christian Bacher, Co-Founder & CEO at Jaroona, talks us through how blockchain will offer ‘profound and diverse’ benefits to our society and how those benefits need protection from malicious vendors. While his technology is forward looking, Bacher’s beer is more traditional, preferring to savour a European draft lager. What does Jaroona do – what problem are you
- Published in Blockchain, Data Privacy, Featured, Fintech, Innovation, Security
Segasec confronts the ‘never-ending’ chase of fraudsters
Wednesday 17 October 2018
Segasec aims to provide a proactive, consolidated, end-to-end protection from phishing, which can cost billions of dollars to enterprises and brands. When not combating fraudsters, the Segasec team sip whiskey, non-alcoholic beer and enjoy listening to winners of the Eurovision Song Contest. What does Segasec do – what problem are you solving? As a leading innovator
FinTech as an urgent, long-term business differentiator
Thursday 11 October 2018
Franck Vialaron, partner and co-founder at Expand Research looks to offer an independent view of the FinTech landscape both from an incumbent and new entrant perspective. While today’s environment offers an easier environment to set up tech ventures – many incumbent banks are feeling budgetary pressures and talent challenges that can stifle innovation. Finance and
- Published in Featured, Fintech, Innovation, Start-ups