Marqeta Keynote – Evolution or revolution: A payments journey
Tuesday 14 September 2021
What does the emergence of embedded finance mean for technology innovators, financial service providers, and non-financial businesses? FTT Embedded Finance North America included an impressive fireside chat with an embedded finance pioneer, Jason Gardner, CEO of Marqeta and Simon Torrance, CEO of Embedded Finance & Super App Strategies and Executive Working Group Member at World Economic Forum. It is a fascinating discussion on the problems that embedded finance seeks to address at scale,
FTT Embedded Finance North America – Key takeaways
Tuesday 07 September 2021
The launch of FTT Embedded Finance North America on September 1st 2021, was an insightful day of content, discussions and disruptive virtual event. Our growing community of retailers, financial institutions, fintechs and tech companies from across North America (and beyond) came together to discuss best practice and strategies and to look ahead to future innovation
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The door to financial inclusion remains closed: Could Digital ID be the key?
Tuesday 31 August 2021
The door to financial inclusion remains closed: Could Digital ID be the key? Despite decades of financial inclusion efforts, barriers preventing access to financial services continue to exist across the globe. One such critical barrier, is the lack of an official, foundational form of identification. An estimated one billion people worldwide remain unable to prove their identity, while millions
Raising the bar on digital – FTT Chats Ep 55
Monday 23 August 2021
Michael Haney, Head of Digital Core at Technisys, speaks to Technisys’ ambition to be the leading global software provider to power digital banking. Thinking about financial services and the extent to which that activity will become ‘embedded’ into a broad range of day-to-day experiences, Technisys can play a key role in translating that into a
Ethical savers can bank on building societies
Monday 23 August 2021
Building Societies have dominated the top of Which?’s list of financial institutions for environmentally conscious savers, which was released during the past week. The not-for-profit consumer research group found that 28% of members said they care about the values of the companies they invested their savings in. However, more than 69% of Which?’s members said
Caveat Emptor – Buy Now Pay Later – the Credit Score Risk?
Tuesday 17 August 2021
It’s not hard to see why consumers have embraced Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services with open arms in recent years. According to research from Finder.com, 37% of Brits say they have used a BNPL service in the past with more than half of BNPL users reporting to use these services more since the beginning of COVID. While BNPL is growing increasingly popular, especially among Millennials,
Building a digital lending system – methods, learnings and insights
Tuesday 17 August 2021
Digital lending has been one of the key areas of focus in the digitalisation efforts of financial service providers during recent years, with Covid 19 accelerating it further and at an unprecedented pace. It is estimated that the digital lending platform market will account for $15.3 billion by 2026, up from $3.5 billion in 2018.[1]
Abandon ship! Running barefoot and inclusivity – FTT Bookmark 27
Tuesday 10 August 2021
Your weekly resource for noteworthy news, fascinating features, and fintech titbits that caught our eye. Whether you live by your Twitter lists, save your Google Alerts or simply scroll through LinkedIn for insights and commentary – there is a wealth of content that weaves a global story around fintech. Our job at Fintech Talents is
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Disruption Diaries: Faith & Finance – Powered by Mambu (Post)
Tuesday 10 August 2021
There are an estimated 1.9 billion Muslims around the world, many of whom are financially under-served. Fintech is driving change across the financial services sector and creating opportunities that meet religious, ethical and rapidly evolving digital needs far more effectively. With assets valued in excess of $2 trillion and expected to reach $3.8 trillion by
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From picking potatoes to humanising the digital economy – Fintech Leaders Series
Tuesday 10 August 2021
From picking potatoes to humanising the digital economy – Fintech Leaders Series Leaders build companies and create products and inspire teams in large and small organizations in many different sectors around the world. They are the type of people that not only produce great results but attract and retain talent that go on serve as
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