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

Fintech Talents
“Banking is no longer somewhere you go, but something you do” as Brett King said way back in 2012. And it is very much in keeping to what we are seeing across the industry now. From people consciously and proactively reaching out to their financial institutions to contextual channels offering them products that meet their
Crypto
There are many ways in which this panel embodied the spirit of 2021. The topic, of course, had been grabbing headlines across the year. Our panellists faced issues with travel, positive Covid tests and remote working challenges. In other words, de rigueur for the times.  Last minute changes, however, didn’t diminish the quality of the
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When it comes to digital identity, technology is not the problem. The necessary architectures and solutions are already being built but the surrounding frameworks and legal elements remain to be solved. How can we build a digital identity ecosystem, centred around users? And which parties will play a role in the future identity ecosystem? At
Lender

The rise of the specialist lender

The modern banking landscape is dramatically different than it looked 50 years ago. Instead of regional banks that had extremely close connections to the communities they serve, the banks that are commonplace in town centres today are likely to belong to a vast, multi-national financial organisation. Each business has their own unique challenges and opportunities
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Open finance
Understanding open finance as a strategic direction will be critical for financial institutions who want to stay relevant. But is open finance the only realistic strategy given the way financial services has changed? Our panel – The strategic view: open is the only way ahead, sat down on the FTT Open Finance stage at the
Wealth management
FTT Embedded Finance UK & Europe showcased this panel discussion moderated by Richard Maton, Managing Director at Aperio Strategy. Rockstar speakers reflected on the learnings from brokerages, on integrating investing into vertical offerings through embedded investment. The panel also explored the most profitable products in embedded wealth management and building APIs to achieve seamless account
future identity interview government aruba
At the Future Identity and Fintech Talents festival on November 15th & 16th, we caught up with Annet Steenbergen, Chair of the IATA Passenger Facilitation working group, at the Government of Aruba. Since 2012, Annet has advised on the development of digital identity and biometric passenger facilitation in Aruba, as well as on aspects of data sharing and privacy. Having
Finance
Tech-driven banking began innovating and addressing specific needs and was coined “The great un-bundling”. Currently we are seeing trends towards the opposite direction, as fintechs have begun to ‘re-bundle’ some of these innovations in an effort to scale up and increase market share. What are the benefits and challenges of these trends? At FTT Embedded
Technology
What’s more exciting than emerging technology? Emily Nicolle, then Fintech Correspondent with Financial News  (she’s since moved to Bloomberg as a Crypto Blogger) , led a panel at the Fintech Talents Festival of what she termed incumbents (does google fall into that category now?) to discuss how the pace of technology change has accelerated over
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