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The rise of the specialist lender
Tuesday 15 February 2022
The modern banking landscape is dramatically different than it looked 50 years ago. Instead of regional banks that had extremely close connections to the communities they serve, the banks that are commonplace in town centres today are likely to belong to a vast, multi-national financial organisation. Each business has their own unique challenges and opportunities
The strategic view – open is the only way ahead
Tuesday 15 February 2022
Understanding open finance as a strategic direction will be critical for financial institutions who want to stay relevant. But is open finance the only realistic strategy given the way financial services has changed? Our panel – The strategic view: open is the only way ahead, sat down on the FTT Open Finance stage at the
Embedding wealth management: The future of investing
Tuesday 15 February 2022
FTT Embedded Finance UK & Europe showcased this panel discussion moderated by Richard Maton, Managing Director at Aperio Strategy. Rockstar speakers reflected on the learnings from brokerages, on integrating investing into vertical offerings through embedded investment. The panel also explored the most profitable products in embedded wealth management and building APIs to achieve seamless account
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Future Identity 2021: An interview with Aruba Government
Tuesday 08 February 2022
At the Future Identity and Fintech Talents festival on November 15th & 16th, we caught up with Annet Steenbergen, Chair of the IATA Passenger Facilitation working group, at the Government of Aruba. Since 2012, Annet has advised on the development of digital identity and biometric passenger facilitation in Aruba, as well as on aspects of data sharing and privacy. Having
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The great product re-bundling journey has begun
Tuesday 08 February 2022
Tech-driven banking began innovating and addressing specific needs and was coined “The great un-bundling”. Currently we are seeing trends towards the opposite direction, as fintechs have begun to ‘re-bundle’ some of these innovations in an effort to scale up and increase market share. What are the benefits and challenges of these trends? At FTT Embedded
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Emerging tech – Evolving FinServ
Tuesday 08 February 2022
What’s more exciting than emerging technology? Emily Nicolle, then Fintech Correspondent with Financial News (she’s since moved to Bloomberg as a Crypto Blogger) , led a panel at the Fintech Talents Festival of what she termed incumbents (does google fall into that category now?) to discuss how the pace of technology change has accelerated over
Embedded Finance: Investing in win-win-win for all
Tuesday 08 February 2022
In a relatively short amount of time embedded finance has become a multi-billion pound sector. According to research from Lightyear Capital, embedded finance is on track to grow to £164 billion in revenue by 2025, up from £16 billion in 2020, indicating the vast potential of this sector. Firms in the finance industry are increasingly
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Innovative lending with inclusive outcomes
Tuesday 08 February 2022
ESG is dominated by environmental sustainability goals, but social issues also play a critical part in a more sustainable future for society and financial services. As highlighted by a recent article on LinkedIn, financial inclusion features as a target in 8 of the UN’s 17 Sustainability Goals. The pandemic placed many in unprecedented positions; multiple
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Open banking and the lifelong financial journey
Tuesday 01 February 2022
Until 2018, every stage of the customer’s financial journey was typically owned by traditional banks. Regulation opened competition by requiring banks to share customer’s data to third parties of the customer’s choice. Open finance has granted entry into the market for new players, and fintechs are digitising processes at one or more stages of the
- Published in Content, Embedded Finance, Fintech
Cryptocurrency: Europe’s untapped market opportunity
Tuesday 01 February 2022