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The central challenges mutual banks face in the 2020s
Tuesday 16 August 2022
The combination of rapidly increasing inflation, expectations of additional growth in the Bank of England base rate and fears of a damaging recession are causing concern across the financial world. Mutual banks, building societies and credit unions are far from immune to the complex pressures facing all businesses, including financial firms. Perhaps the most impactful issue
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A new wave of product innovation – FTT DeFi interview with Jay Bothra
Tuesday 09 August 2022
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Are Building Societies & Credit Unions really behind the High Street?
Tuesday 09 August 2022
When digital innovation in banking is discussed, a great deal of attention is typically paid to up-start challenger banks operating in the digital space. It is true that these firms have been pioneering when it comes to digital transformation, but building societies and credit unions are also increasingly embracing the power of digital. While many
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Identity and security in a social media driven world
Tuesday 02 August 2022
For billions of people around the world, social media platforms have become an essential part of daily life. From keeping up with the latest news to messaging friends, services like Facebook and Twitter have rapidly grown to be some of the most visited websites in the world. Just as the number of users has increased,
What’s next for embedded finance?
Tuesday 26 July 2022
Intense competition German-based lemon.markets is one of the companies that recently raised €15 million to support the launch of its product that gives non-financial firms the ability to offer stock trading services. Synovus Bank in the US has already created a money-as-a-service offering that joins together payment processing, banking and lending solutions. Berlin-based Banxware bills itself as
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Regulation and global harmonisation – FTT DeFi interview with Adriana Ennab, Credit Suisse
Tuesday 26 July 2022
On 12th July our community came together for the launch of FTT DeFi, the one-day show where we explored key opportunities and challenges in decentralised finance, digital assets and Web3. During the day, Eddie Robb, Commercial Director at Zumo Enterprise sat down with Adriana Ennab, Director of Public Policy at Credit Suisse. The two discussed
Starbucks: Banking & serving coffee
Tuesday 19 July 2022
To most people, Starbucks is a cafe that serves coffee, food and snacks. But this global coffee firm can also be viewed as one of the world’s largest neobanks. Thanks to the “Starbucks is a bank” vision of Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, millions of Starbucks customers who are members of the rewards programme are essentially
In conversation with Alex Mifsud, Weavr at FTT Embedded Finance & Super Apps 2022
Tuesday 05 July 2022
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The Regulatory Review
Tuesday 05 July 2022
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Rethinking financial services to unlock inclusive DeFi
Tuesday 05 July 2022
The traditional banking systems in place across the world have served billions of people and allowed them to save, invest and borrow for decades. But there are also billions of people who have been left behind as the conventional banking offering fails to meet their needs and they find themselves being excluded from the global