International Women’s Day
Tuesday 09 March 2021
We would like to celebrate and continue to learn from the inspirational group of women who have joined us as speakers, advisors and supporters, during what has been a uniquely challenging year. Their expertise has continually informed and lifted the work we do and as part of International Women’s Day, we are sharing some of
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MIT Sloan FinTech Conference
Tuesday 09 March 2021
FTT Community member, Rita Martins, who drives innovation and FinTech partnerships for finance and risk, at HSBC took part in the MIT Sloan FinTech Conference in February this year. Rita reports on the wide-ranging conference which included keynotes from Square, Robinhood and Blackrock. Rita writes: Throughout the sessions, some topical themes were discussed that reflect
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PPP partnership to support minority owned businesses
Tuesday 02 March 2021
Our partners at Boss Insights collaborated with Carver Federal Savings Bank and Paybby to deliver better outcomes for minority and female led businesses at speed. As Michael T. Pugh, CEO at Carver Federal Savings Bank notes, “More than 40% of black & brown businesses could be at risk for failure because of the pandemic, specifically
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Is physical banking obsolete? The future is blended
Tuesday 02 March 2021
In 2020, the world was thrust into uncharted territory – replacing physical connections with virtual ones – as the pandemic forced social distancing requirements among billions of people around the world. Now, with remote work and virtual experiences becoming the widely accepted norm, physical banks appear outdated, redundant, and out of touch with consumers’ needs
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Advice to FinTechs: Find your business sponsor
Tuesday 23 February 2021
Navigating big organisations can be a daunting job, especially for a small FinTech that is keen to find its first partner. In this journey, FinTech SMEs can get lost with big corporations, demoing and presenting their solution to countless teams as they try to get the deal closed. In some cases, Fintechs have a clear
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Will the GameStop controversy lead to a new wave of regulations?
Tuesday 23 February 2021
The call for regulation is growing louder this year. Not only is the booming fintech economy creating cause for concern around security and privacy, but this year’s GameStop/Reddit stock market fiasco put Capitol Hill and Wall Street on high alert. If it appears that markets can bend at the will of rookie investors on an
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FinTechs and Developers gather for Finastra Universe 2021
Tuesday 16 February 2021
Fintech companies and developers will come together at the flagship Finastra Universe event this March. For the first time ever, two platform centric streams – one for fintechs and and one for developers – will host the community and further accelerate adoption of the FusionFabric.cloud open developer platform. Register now for Finastra Universe to Learn,
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New Trends for Bank and FinTech Partnerships
Tuesday 09 February 2021
The relationship between FinTechs and Banks has evolved over the years, with the most recent focus on collaboration and partnerships. Although partnerships between FinTechs and Banks have not always been plain sailing, many have learned from the experiences, good and bad, and are now better positioned to partner and collaborate. Nonetheless, creating a partnership between
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We can all be the innovator of the year; we only need to try
Tuesday 15 December 2020
As I start wrapping up for Christmas and New Years break, I look back on 2020 and consider what an odd year this was professionally. Who would have guessed that all our plans would be put in a box, waiting for sunnier days? Or have they? The reality is that many people, after a few
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What we have lost / What we have gained in the pandemic?
Tuesday 15 December 2020
As we come to the end of 2020, we at VC Innovations have decided to look back on this very strange year. Like many of you, we started 2020 with plans, hopes, dreams and desires – many of which had to be rethought, scaled differently and even abandoned. However, this great reset that is 2020
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