Innovation
Ecosystems are messy – and that’s a ‘good thing’
Wednesday 12 December 2018
FinTech Finance interviewed VC Innovations director of FinTech, Liz Lumley at this years FinTECHTalents about the missing element at FinTech conferences (the students) and how real work ecosystems are messy and chaotic, while that is something that many fail to get their heads around, that is how collaboration and partnerships happen. “If you are a
Blockchain, attracting talent and creating a safe environment for IoT
Wednesday 12 December 2018
Christian Bacher, Co-Founder & CEO at Jaroona, talks to FinTech Finance at this year’s FinTECHTalents Festival about protecting systems that use the blockchain and how that security can enable more robust IoT applications. “First off we are looking for talent, we are looking for young people, programmers, interested people in the blockchain space to be
- Published in Blockchain, Cyber security, Featured, Fintech, FinTECHTalents, Innovation, Payments, Security, Start-ups
Finding the talent to deliver wonderful customer experiences
Tuesday 11 December 2018
Roger Vincent, chief innovation officer at Trade Ledger talks with FinTech Finance at FinTECHTalents this year about finding, nurturing and training new developers and programmers for their growing and expanding business.
- Published in AI/Machine Learning, Customer Experience, Employment, Featured, Fintech, FinTECHTalents, Innovation, Start-ups
FinTECHTalents – a different type of FinTech event
Friday 30 November 2018
FinTech Finance’s intrepid video team joined us at this year’s launch of FinTECHTalents to meet with the exhibiting companies and network with the delegates. This highlights video captures the essence of what the FinTECHTalents community is all about – quality, partnerships and a welcoming approach to talent. “Send us your computer science students – we
Bridging the connection between tech, talent and innovation
Friday 30 November 2018
Mitesh Soni, Senior Director, Innovation and Fintech at Finastra talks with FinTech Finance at this year’s FinTECHTalents about how true innovation centres on the ability to collaborate and partnering with “uncommon partners” in order to create new experiences. “How do you accelerate innovation? At the end it is all about people,” says Soni.
Changing the way businesses send content
Friday 30 November 2018
Will Hackett, VP, business development at Pushfor talks with FinTech Finance at this year’s FinTECHTalents about how using ‘push’ technology allows businesses to save “thousands of hours” of time and money by providing a simpler way to access sensitive information. In addition to networking and showing off Pushfor’s product offering, Will’s team also samplied ‘all
- Published in Data Privacy, Featured, Fintech, Innovation, Partnership, Risk, Security, Start-ups
Winning the UK Customer of the Future
Thursday 22 November 2018
Words by Adelle Grisaffe After opening its doors in 2010, Metro Bank instantly became the first new high street bank to launch in the UK in over 150 years. Metro Bank’s Head of Digital Strategy, Chris Wilkinson, spoke at the Fintech Talents Conference held in London last month. Adelle Grisaffe, Producer – Global Digital Banker
- Published in Featured, Fintech, FinTECHTalents, Innovation, Payments
Creating the Goldilocks of events
Thursday 15 November 2018
Ages ago I wrote a blog about my observations attending events and conferences (for the past 25 loooooong years). What I realised is that no matter what gathering I attended – whether it was a 20 person meetup or a suited and booted five star hotel conference looking at European Banking Regulations – delegates attend
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
Barclays, Transferwise and the curse of Sassy Magazine
Friday 09 November 2018
I was 14 years old when I put my August 1986 copy of Seventeen magazine in the trash. I remember it well. I was at my family’s beach house close to Cape Cod. It was the ‘Back to School’ issue. Jennifer Connelly was on the cover. She looked beautiful, tall and slim with long thick
- Published in Customer Experience, Fintech, Innovation, Partnership, Start-ups