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FinTech of the Week – Jaroona
Wednesday 06 March 2019
In the lead up to FinTECHTalents – Generation 2019 – every week we will showcase one of our awesome, inaugural FinTech Stories companies. Jaroona is the FinTECHTalents FinTech of the Week This week we bring you – Jaroona. The JSN (Jaroona Security Node) is a revolutionary new blockchain node that acts as an automated, distributed
Basic tech skills can change lives
Wednesday 27 February 2019
“If we want products and services that are fit for purpose we need a massively diverse workforce and diverse teams to bring all of that knowledge and experience together,” says Dr. Sue Black OBE, Professor of Computer Science and Technology Evangelist at Durham University, and all around tech icon. Speaking to Hot Topics at FinTECHTalents
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The disruptive power of ladies voices
Wednesday 27 February 2019
This week a Facebook memory popped up at me. Five years ago, I was at Mobile World Congress – that annual mobile bun fight extravaganza in sunny Barcelona. I was due to interview a client of the company I was working with. He was older, a bit paunchy and American (hey, so am I). Before
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FinTech of the Week – InvestSuite
Wednesday 27 February 2019
In the lead up to FinTECHTalents – Generation 2019 – every week we will showcase one of our awesome, inaugural FinTech Stories companies. InvestSuite is the FinTECHTalents FinTech of the Week This week we bring you – InvestSuite. InvestSuite is a European FinTech company that provides automated investment solutions. Visit their dedicated FinTech Stories page
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Embrace the grey!
Wednesday 20 February 2019
“Don’t worry, I won’t hold your age against you.” This was said to me almost two years ago in the London office of a global bank for an internal comms role. I was 45 years old. <== Huh? It is quite some time before I qualify for a bus pass in the UK and I
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Millennials have inspired a lot of conversations
Wednesday 20 February 2019
“I think organizations need to rethink how they source the pipeline,” says Claudia Coppenolle, Director in GTB’s Chief Digital Office at Deutsche Bank. Speaking to Hot Topics at FinTECHTalents 2018, Coppenolle advises that organisations of all sizes need to rethink, not only how they fill technology roles, but how they source those roles with a
FinTech of the Week – unblu
Wednesday 20 February 2019
In the lead up to FinTECHTalents – Generation 2019 – every week we will showcase one of our awesome, inaugural FinTech Stories companies. unblu is the FinTECHTalents FinTech of the Week This week we bring you – unblu. Secure engagement & collaboration software. unblu helps banks and insurance companies to support, sell and advise their
Cyber Security, Mental Health and Culture
Thursday 14 February 2019
Mental well-being may not be the first thing you think of when discussing cyber threats or innovation in financial services. However, I had the privilege of sitting in on a fascinating and very important panel discussion earlier this week at a cyber security conference which highlighted the importance of mental health. As noted by the session’s chair, Geoff McDonald,
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How do you disrupt a culture? Tokyo is starting with itself.
Thursday 14 February 2019
Olympic parks have had a chequered history throughout the modern games. Many have been left to rot, some have almost bankrupted their host nations, while others are built on, enhanced and expanded. I am working from a co-working space, housed within the former Press Centre of the 2012 London Summer Games as I type. The
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The jobs of the future will need curiosity, creativity and communication
Wednesday 13 February 2019
“There’s no magic formula in terms of how to prepare for the future or what the future landscape of jobs will look like,” says Diana Biggs, Head of Digital Innovation HSBC. Speaking to HotTopics at FinTECHTalents 2018, Biggs advises the FinTech industry to focus on some core skills that will be transferable and have the
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