Community & Events
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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Lending 3.0 ushers in a new mindset for credit, lending, debt and loans
Tuesday 02 March 2021
Almost 1,400 delegates joined the community to discuss data, digital offerings, the needs of SMEs, the impact of COVID and even crypto-backed mortgages. The discussion at the inaugural FTT Lending 3.0 presented a variety of views on the sector. Several sessions looked at the impact COVID has had on our society and the economy –
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People, passwords & a vast perimeter in a digital world – FTT Chats ep 48
Tuesday 02 March 2021
This week we are joined by Rossa Malone, Enterprise Sales at LastPass by LogMeIn for our ongoing series – FTT Chats – where we sit down with the great and the good of FinTech to discuss innovation, new entrants and emerging technologies. As Rossa notes, the pandemic has driven home the importance of securing a growing perimeter
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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 Now, with remote work and virtual experiences becoming the widely accepted norm, physical banks appear outdated, redundant, and out of touch with consumers’ needs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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A lending experience tailored for each customer – FTT Chat ep 46
Tuesday 16 February 2021
Christopher Kneen, SVP, Sales & Operations EMEA at Provenir, joins us for our ongoing series – FTT Chats – where we sit down with the great and the good of FinTech to discuss innovation, new entrants and emerging technologies. In this chat, Christopher discusses personalisation and tailored customer experiences and how lenders identify and integrate with new
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Open and Interdependent Ecosystems
Tuesday 16 February 2021
Fintech Talents Open Finance ended with a lively discussion on new opportunities for collaboration, access and the democratisation of finance. Panellists tied together many of the themes discussed across the day and brought to life some of the exciting use cases either underway or on the horizon. Tune in to learn more about how banks
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Reddit traders, banking with IKEA and FFS Brexit! – FTT Bookmark Issue 4
Tuesday 16 February 2021
Your weekly resource for noteworthy news, fascinating features, and FinTech titbits that caught our eye. Whether you live by your Twitter lists, save your Google Alerts or simply scroll through LinkedIn for insights and commentary – there is a wealth of content that weaves a global story around FinTech. Our job at FinTech Talents is
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