INSIGHT, INTERVIEWS & INTERESTING STUFF

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Follow our blog for expert insights into the FinTech sector. Read on for articles, news and thought leadership pieces on a selection of trending topics, including AI, VR and robotics

Open identity
At the Future Identity and Fintech Talents festival 2021 we caught up with Nick Mothershaw, Chief Identity strategist at the Open Identity Exchange. Open Identity Exchange is a non-profit members organisation, with a vision for individuals to have trusted and reusable digital identities, to prove who they are and what they are entitled to do.
ESG

ESG as a force not a feelgood

ESG – much talked about but how do we ensure that it is a force for change rather than just a feel good? Expertly led by Rita Martins, Head of Fintech Partnerships at HSBC, the panel represented a broad range of participants and perspectives from across the sector.   As Martins noted at the start of
Innovation
On 15th November, our Rockstar speakers took to the FTT Open Finance Stage, to explore how open finance is fast tracking innovation and enabling financial institutions and fintech’s to meet changing customer demands. Our moderator, Karen Bradbury, Client Manager at Invest Northern Ireland, kicked the panel off by asking the panellists to expand on the
Cryptocurrency
Already popular cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum have seen their total market capitalisation grow from the hundreds of billions into the trillions over the last few years. Despite the often-volatile nature of cryptocurrencies, new types of financial services offered in the crypto marketplace are grabbing the attention of many first-time crypto buyers. One of the
Finance
At FTT Embedded Finance UK & Europe 2021, we interviewed Alex Reddish, Managing Director at Tribe Payments, a B2B UK fintech providing app-based banking and payments services. Founded in 2018, Tribe it is the first processor to enable its clients to harness open banking without building their own APIs. Alex shared his thoughts on the
Fintech event
Petr Baron, CEO at TBI joins us in the latest of our FTT Chats – powered by Marqeta. Over the coming weeks, we will sit down with several digital players who are reshaping the lending landscape for the next generation of borrowers. In this chat, Petr is joined by our Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder,
neo-banks

Neobanks – The neo-target for fraud?

Dealing with cybercriminals and hackers is nothing new for banks. From identity theft to account takeovers, to phishing, evolving threats continually test even the strongest security defences. Fraud is an ever-present threat for any financial institutions, but do neobanks and challengers face unique challenges? Over time traditional banks have formalised their security processes and built
allica bank future identity
At the Future Identity and Fintech Talents festival 2021, we interviewed Ravneet Shah, Vice President of Engineering at Allica Bank, a data driven bank focused on the SME market. Ravneet shared her thoughts on why self-sovereign and decentralised identity might bring about the next revolution within the UK financial market. She also gave us a
Lending

Anatomy of Lending in 2022

Traditional lending models are being disrupted by a network of niche operators working in partnership to develop better outcomes for borrowers. Motivations for new lending propositions include expanding product portfolios and moving into new markets, serving the underbanked, digital transformation, and changing customer demands. These motivations have led to diverse products and lending models as
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