Opinion
Women in Tech Podcast – Empowerment with empathy
Tuesday 17 March 2020
Our very own Lisa Moyle sat down with Espree Devora at the Women in Tech podcast after speaking at the FinTech Inn event in Lithuania last year. “Empathy comes from experience and if you’ve had the story book smooth ride, it’s really hard to develop that empathy. So, if you have experienced bumps, you have
- Published in Diversity and Inclusion, Employment, Featured, Innovation, Opinion
All hail the collective experience
Tuesday 17 March 2020
I was working in New York in the mid-1990s when our boss brought a TV into the office and set it up on a bookshelf. We all gathered round and tuned into the news. About 20 minutes later O.J. Simpson was found not guilty of the murder of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ron
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Social distancing need not mean social isolation
Monday 09 March 2020
As we move towards a period of uncertainty where the most basic of human instincts, connecting face-to-face to learn and explore collaboration may be curtailed for a number of weeks or even months. Large scale events, such as the Mobile World Congress and SXSW, have been put on hold, which has caused a certain amount
- Published in Blog, Community & Events, Customer Experience, Featured, Opinion
Our Standout Stars for International Women’s Day 2020
Tuesday 03 March 2020
For International Women’s Day 2020 we, once again, are showcasing the awesome women in our community. This year we asked our standout stars what empowers them, what items are ‘on their list’ and who would they most like to sit down with for a ‘fireside chat’. Their answers are as varied as they are inspirational.
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Ageism in an ageing world
Tuesday 11 February 2020
Not too long ago I sat in the audience and listened to a speaker from a very large financial institution describe the usage statistics (by age) of their banking app. He noted that take up of the app was very low above the age of 55. The conclusion being, he went on to say, that
- Published in Customer Experience, Diversity and Inclusion, Employment, Featured, Fintech, Opinion
FinTECHTalents 2019 was a blast!
Monday 16 December 2019
As we cleared away the last of the beer cups and stored our guitars at the launch of FinTECHTalents in 2018 we all had one thought: How do we make 2019 Bigger, Better, Bolder and, most importantly, Braver. And, in order to be brave, you need to take risks – you need to move away
- Published in AI/Machine Learning, Featured, Fintech, FinTECHTalents, Opinion, Video
Inspiring technology, shattered myths and finding unicorns that exist – Our community conversation
Tuesday 10 September 2019
Over the Summer season, we here at FinTECHTalents placed several members of our Steering Committee in the hot seat and asked them to comment on some of the major themes we will explore as part of the Festival in November. Find out whether our community feels technology, on its own, can inspire and determine if
- Published in AI/Machine Learning, Cyber security, Featured, Fintech, FinTECHTalents, Opinion, Regulation
Eight weeks to go – And I am getting emotional!
Tuesday 10 September 2019
You may have noticed we are making noise here at FinTECHTalents (and AITECHTalents and RegTECHTalents) Towers. We’re shouting about our Steering Committee, our awesome speakers, our partners (who are busy gearing up to tell their stories at the Festival). Over 300 financial institutions hold Festival passes today – and that number is growing every day.
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