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Open banking is having a future identity crisis
Tuesday 30 November 2021
Last week’s #FTT21 Fintech Talents festival didn’t disappoint on any level. A mix of incumbent bankers, industry leaders, influencers, fin-techers, sponsors and (as Fintech Talents likes to call them) “rockstar speakers” made for plenty of interesting discussions on and off the four stages. But midway through the second day, I caught wind of a different buzz. Several people
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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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Fintech Talents & Future Identity Festival 2021 – Team Blog
Tuesday 23 November 2021
The Fintech Talents and Future Identity Festival 2021 As the team did a final run through of the four Festival Stages, and prepared to open the doors, it was hard to believe that this was going to be the first time we would be bringing our community together in 2 years. It was incredibly exciting but yes, there was a hint of nervousness as well. Although we knew
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Fintech Talents Festival 2021 – Afterthoughts and Aftershocks
Monday 22 November 2021
Even though we could not be physically with our friends at the Fintech Talents Festival last week in London, we were still able to partake in many of the sessions virtually. If there is one word that we could use to describe last week’s fintech fanfare, it will be exhilarating. We could clearly feel the
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Bitcoin, stablecoin and meme coins
Tuesday 09 November 2021
Bitcoin, stable coin, meme coins… cryptocurrencies have rapidly attracted the interest of everyone from asset managers, art mavens and tech experts. The number of diverse groups that view crypto as a major disruptive force is only growing as the uses of this innovative technology continue to multiply. Central bankers around the world are working on
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Countdown to the Future Identity Festival – Aarti Samani, iProov
Tuesday 09 November 2021
The Future Identity festival will take to the stage at The Brewery, London, on November 15th & 16th. In preparation for the event we caught up with Aarti Samani, SVP Product & Marketing at festival sponsor, iProov. We chatted about why in today’s world every adult who wants to transact online will need to engage
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Building the building society of the future – FTT Building Societies
Tuesday 09 November 2021
As we look to the future of mutual banking, changing customer expectations mean that improving customer experience will be crucial to the building society’s presence in the community. Technologies have the potential to create seamless and faster customer journeys, as well as improving the suitability and accessibility of products. In this fireside chat from FTT
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Open Source Penguins, Timbaland and the value of the IBM ecosystem – Countdown to the Fintech Talents Festival, with Dr Melissa Sassi, IBM
Tuesday 09 November 2021
Open Source Penguins, Timbaland and the value of the IBM ecosystem The countdown is on…and we are in the final stretch. For our last Countdown to the Fintech Talents Festival Video we are thrilled to be joined by Dr Melissa Sassi, Chief Penguin, IBM Z Systems. Learn more about the role of a Chief Penguin,
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FTT Embedded Finance NA – On Demand – We are all fintech now
Tuesday 02 November 2021
We are all fintech now Is every company becoming a fintech by means of innovation and development in embedded finance business models? What does it take for non-financial enterprises to offer and deliver financial services to end-customers? FTT Embedded Finance North America presented a compelling fireside chat with Melanie Hardin, Innovation Principal at Verizon and moderated
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The future of the branch – FTT Building Societies
Tuesday 02 November 2021
Does the branch have a role to play in the future of mutual financial services? If so, will it play a different role to that of the past? This panel explored how digital transformation will change the role that the branch will play, transforming it from a universal access point into a relationship and advice
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