FinTECHTalents
Tech talent and beer: FinTECHTalents fundamentals
Tuesday 31 July 2018
Pushing the boundaries and making the magic happen – we speak with Dr. Rob McInerney, CEO and Co-founder of Intelligent Layer, about the intersection of AI and design and creating the optimal FinTECHTalents Festival beer. Tech, talent and customer satisfaction: our philosophies are truly in sync. Tell us about what we can expect from the
- Published in Innovation, Start-ups
The unlimited power of ‘The Pack’ at YellowDog
Tuesday 31 July 2018
Risk and financial modelling, anti-money laundering (AML), and stress tests all require a massive amount of computing power. Gareth Williams, CEO of YellowDog discusses how they harness the power of ‘The Pack’ (available and underutilised computers in the cloud) in order to unleash unlimited computing power to allow their clients to improve operational efficiency, reduce
- Published in AI/Machine Learning, Blockchain, Fintech, Innovation, Start-ups
Divido helps consumers buy big, (but unfortunately not buy beer)
Tuesday 31 July 2018
Point of sale lending is a growing market in the UK that can see benefits for both retailers and their customers. Divido CEO Christer Holloman, talks through those benefits, as well as their recent working relationship and investment from Mastercard. Point of sale lending is a growing market in the UK. What are some of
- Published in Employment, Fintech, Innovation, Start-ups
Exciting technology holds great promise for solving great challenges
Thursday 19 July 2018
Robotics, blockchain, and Japanese management culture have all fascinated Mitesh Soni, Senior Director, Innovation and Fintech at Finastra. Today we pick the mind of our newest FinTECHTalents Steering Committee member, as our community looks forward to creating a future that better serves stakeholders across the economy. He gives his views on planning a career, what
- Published in Blockchain, Diversity and Inclusion, Employment, Fintech, Innovation, Robotics
The challenges of creating tech for a highly regulated industry
Monday 16 July 2018
We speak to the team at unblu about how financial institutions can move away from the bulky silos of old infrastructures to seamless customer experiences Can you tell us about unblu and how you enable better engagement between financial institutions and their customers? unblu is a unique software solution that helps banks and financial institutions
- Published in Customer Experience, Regulation, Start-ups
Game-changers in the risk management space
Wednesday 11 July 2018
We talk to Riskinnov, an applied research company providing risk-management advice, about some of the key technologies that they see as real game-changers in the risk management space. Tell us a bit about RiskInnov? How does what you are offering financial services firms (and others) differ in its approach / efficacy when it comes to
- Published in Fintech, Innovation, Regulation, Risk
Fintech in corporate and investment banking: a collaborative story
Wednesday 11 July 2018
We caught up with Liesl Bebb-McKay, of the FOUNDeRY, RMB’s disruption & innovation unit about fintech developments happening across Africa and her views on a diverse workforce of the future 1. Can you tell us a bit about the FOUNDeRY and how it operates? You can read all about the FOUNDeRY here https://www.foundery.co.za/. FOUNDeRY is
- Published in Blockchain, Diversity and Inclusion, Fintech, Innovation
FinTech is real, not a talking point
Tuesday 10 July 2018
Many years ago (well four years ago) the braver Fintech-y conferences would invite speakers from the ‘innovation world’. Gurus and thought leaders and (my favourite job title of all time) futurists, who would venture onto the stage to give a talk or sit on a panel. These folks were meant to scare the dark suited
- Published in Blockchain, Blog, Diversity and Inclusion, Employment
Why did I join?
Wednesday 04 July 2018
About a year ago I had a thought. While I was fulfilling my emotional needs via my personal blog, Girl, Disrupted, which tends to explore my inner thoughts, outer failures and minor moments of brilliance 😉. But from a more practical point of view I needed to see what I could offer – what ‘products’
- Published in Diversity and Inclusion, Employment, Fintech, Innovation
The act of doing good can both energise teams and deliver tangible benefits to society
Friday 15 June 2018
We recently caught up with Kate Bolton, the Founder of Comms for Good. Kate has a passion for building communities and weaving CSR into the fabric of teams rather than delegating the activity to a separate function. The act of doing good – investing and giving back to the communities in which we work –
- Published in Diversity and Inclusion, Fintech, Innovation