We’re taking another look back at the debut edition of FTT SME Banking, powered by FintechOS, where our highly-curated speaker lineup dished the deal on the state of SME finance, cross-sector collaboration and the innovations making waves across the economy. After joining a successful panel discussing the need for speed in SME lending, Stuart Doignie, Managing

Karen Bradbury, FS Sector Lead from Invest NI provides an overview of the dynamic fintech scene in Northern Ireland. That includes a growing cluster of home-grown companies with an emerging specialty on cyber security and regtech. She touches on the importance of re-engaging post pandemic and the value of face-to-face interaction. Accompanying Karen at the

How are challenger banks faring across North America? Where are they finding the most success? Is the future driven by the needs of communities with shared needs or common bonds? A fascinating line-up of challenger banks joined Mary Wisnewski to talk about their development and mission at Fintech Talents North America. Guests included: Juan Miguel

On 30th March our community came together for FTT Lending 3.0, where we explored the key trends, innovations and technologies that are powering the future of lending. During the day, our Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Lisa Moyle, sat down with Raffaela Kestel, Senior Product Manager at Validis. The two discussed the key highlights across

Open banking has had a huge impact on many areas of lending in the recent years. Faster and better informed decisions, a wider variety of products and greater customer approval are some of the benefits that open banking has achieved. But, as we sat down on the FTT Open Finance stage at the Fintech Talents

Knock YOUR Socks Off Fintech Innovation Who’s In?  It’s not often we get a Chief Penguin on the stage at Fintech Talents; well until this year’s Festival, never. Dr Melissa Sassi, Chief Penguin from IBM Z gave us a great insight not just into the origins of her unusual job title, but also her passion

The VC Innovations Year in Review  Lisa Moyle, Director of Strategy, VC Innovations  As the team looks back at 2021, it’s hard not to feel both somewhat breathless and grateful for all that we’ve learned and been able to achieve. The collective challenge presented by a pandemic that nobody expected and certainly didn’t anticipate lasting this long, has changed the