Innovating for Inclusion In a captivating discussion, Colin Field, Chief Executive of Saffron Building Society, shared the unique position of his organisation in the financial landscape. As well as a strong presence  in the East of England, they have a national lending footprint, as well as customers across the UK. Saffron Building Society excels in

Exploring the Future of Mutuals Last November at FTT Mutuals, we were delighted to be able to chat to Cinzia Basile, Chairman and President at My Community Bank. Cinzia has been leading one of the largest credit unions in the UK for over seven years. Their primary mission is to meet the needs of customers

Enhancing Outreach for the Financially Underserved in Mutuals We recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Emma Norledge, Deputy CEO at Wave Community Bank, as she joined us as a speaker on the FTT Mutuals stage this past November. Emma shared some insights into the strategies Wave Community Bank has implemented to serve the

Navigating a prosperous path beyond the COVID pandemic is a key goal of countries across the world. Yet, if a successful economic plan is to be implemented, financial inclusion needs to play a central role in the strategy. While a great deal of progress has been made towards including underbanked people in the mainstream financial

When it comes to digital identity, we talk a lot about cybersecurity, online avatars, and cryptographic credentials… It can sometimes be easy to overlook something crucial, that fundamentally a digital identity is attached to a human being. At the Future Identity and Fintech Talents festival, sessions explored in depth how to make the digital world a

Identity exclusion is closely linked to socio-economic exclusion. Financial services and products are very often the starting point for establishing a digital identity, but not everyone has financial access. There are a number of reasons for this and it’s an issue that affects not only those in developing countries, but all across the world. Many

The door to financial inclusion remains closed: Could Digital ID be the key?  Despite decades of financial inclusion efforts, barriers preventing access to financial services continue to exist across the globe. One such critical barrier, is the lack of an official, foundational form of identification.  An estimated one billion people worldwide remain unable to prove their identity, while millions