Diversity and Inclusion
Not afraid of the hard things – Fintech Leaders Series
Tuesday 22 June 2021
Leaders build companies and create products and inspire teams in large and small organizations in many different sectors around the world. They are the type of people that not only produce great results but attract and retain talent that go on serve as great leaders themselves. Who are those people in fintech? What drove them
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What makes a fintech leader?
Tuesday 15 June 2021
Nary a day goes by without a hashtag heavy LinkedIn post or Twitter thread extolling the wisdom of a ‘great leader’. You have all seen them – ‘Here are the five things Jeff Bezos does before the sun come up’; ‘These are the three books Warren Buffet says you should have read by now’ and
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Looking outside your network
Tuesday 08 June 2021
In my day job, developing Fintech partnerships at a big bank, I meet and connect with many Fintechs on an ongoing basis. However, I often notice that only a small proportion of the Fintechs we meet are female-founded. If you are not part of the industry, you might be surprised to hear that a big
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All are welcomed in the Fintech Big Tent
Tuesday 01 June 2021
At least once a week I hear the reply: ‘Oh, I’m not Fintech’. These people usually work at a large bank or a technology company that was established before 2008. Further discussion reveals that they are involved in projects to update business models, introduce new technology, or to find someplace to introduce digital processes in
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Inclusive finance: A case study in PPP lending
Tuesday 25 May 2021
A fantastic example of effective and inspirational collaboration from the Impact Stage at Fintech Talents North America. Hear from Boss Insights, Carver Federal Savings Bank and Paybby about how they worked together to deliver better outcomes for minority and female led businesses at speed. Take the starting point of communities with historically unequal access to
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The beer and the music are back – The Fintech Talents Festival 2021
Tuesday 11 May 2021
At the start of last year, we were six people sitting in a tiny office up a thousand flights of stairs on the north side of Bloomsbury Square. The 2020 Fintech Talents Festival was taking shape in the form of dozens upon dozens of post-it notes stuck to sheets of disposable white board smoothed across
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The MacGyvers of community banking
Tuesday 13 April 2021
Another highlight from Fintech Talents North America – Lianna Brinded, Head of Yahoo Finance UK sat down with Jill Castilla, CEO of Citizens Bank of Edmond. It is a fascinating story of the 120-year-old, one branch Community Bank in Oklahoma and their journey from a troubled institution following the financial crisis to a model of
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Equality is not a women’s issue, it’s a business issue
Tuesday 09 March 2021
Over my tenure within the Financial Services industry, I continue to observe women finding their presence within this vertical, specifically in the Credit Union space. As we celebrate International Women’s Day, I appreciate an article, from CU Times last March which inspired a call to action for our industry to “challenge stereotypes, fight bias, broaden perceptions,
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Amazon groceries, black women founders and welcoming Starling as a unicorn – FTT Bookmark Issue 7
Tuesday 09 March 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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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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