A number of fintech leaders came together to discuss the meandering journeys and complex processes that sometimes define partnerships between incumbent financial institutions and newer, smaller fintech entrants at this year’s FTT Digital Builder event. Speakers Rita Martins, Fintech Partnerships Lead – Innovation Finance & Risk, HSBC, Georgy Sokolov, Co-founder, Wirex, Christophe Langlois, Global Marketing

Parminder Mann, Lead Mobile Product Manager at Metro Bank talks with FinTech Finance at this year’s FinTECHTalents Festival. He discusses how the UK’s first challenger bank is adding features to its mobile applications – including an AI-powered ‘selfie’ identification system – how their eight year old “clean’ technology stack, combined with their open innovation culture allows

Words by Adelle Grisaffe After opening its doors in 2010, Metro Bank instantly became the first new high street bank to launch in the UK in over 150 years. Metro Bank’s Head of Digital Strategy, Chris Wilkinson, spoke at the Fintech Talents Conference held in London last month. Adelle Grisaffe, Producer – Global Digital Banker