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International Women’s Day #BreakTheBias
Tuesday 08 March 2022
Diversity: A purposeful and informed process, not an annual stocktaking exercise Lisa Moyle, Chief Strategy Officer, VC Innovations International Women’s Day is a great way to focus minds and take stock of where we are as a society and an industry when it comes to gender equality. In reality, as a business, that is a
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The rise of Super Apps
Tuesday 08 March 2022
Already in widespread use in China and other nations, super apps are yet to reach mainstream appeal across the West. While individual smart phone apps are extraordinarily popular, few of these applications offer more than a few core services to users. In China, WeChat is the definitive super app, with users being able to do
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ESG as a force not a feelgood
Tuesday 01 March 2022
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
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Fast-tracking innovation with open finance
Tuesday 01 March 2022
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
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In conversation with Alex Reddish, Tribe Payments at FTT Embedded Finance 2021
Tuesday 01 March 2022
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
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Neobanks – The neo-target for fraud?
Tuesday 22 February 2022
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
How FinTech CFO’s Prepare for 3000% Growth
Tuesday 18 January 2022
Andy Hirst, VP and Head of Financial Services EMEA North at SAP, led a panel of senior leaders to discuss the myriad of challenges faced by fast growing companies. Maintaining a shared sense of culture and purpose, for example, during an accelerated period of growth is too important to leave to chance and requires effective and determined action. And that is just one of the many ‘stresses’ that growth brings. The
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Knock YOUR Socks Off Fintech Innovation Who’s In?
Tuesday 14 December 2021
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
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Why Open is a Closed Affair?
Tuesday 07 December 2021
Scott Wilson, VP, Mambu took to the stage on Day 1 at the Fintech Talents Festival to deliver a presentation that set-in motion many subsequent conversations across the day and beyond. Asking the question, Why open is a closed affair, Scott presented interesting findings on consumer attitudes and perspectives on Open Banking. He noted the
Digital identity in financial services: The fintech effect
Tuesday 23 November 2021
Traditional banks have faced challenges in moving to the forefront of embracing digital identity. Without legacy systems slowing down innovation and delaying the implementation of new tools, fintech challengers and neo-banks have been able to offer powerful ways to authenticate customers. As Manuela Sedvartaite, Innovation Manager at Santander, explains, “As a large corporation bank, we
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