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Equality is not a women’s issue, it’s a business issue
Tuesday 09 March 2021
Over my tenure within the Financial Services industry, I continue to observe women finding their presence within this vertical, specifically in the Credit Union space. As we celebrate International Women’s Day, I appreciate an article, from CU Times last March which inspired a call to action for our industry to “challenge stereotypes, fight bias, broaden perceptions,
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International Women’s Day
Tuesday 09 March 2021
We would like to celebrate and continue to learn from the inspirational group of women who have joined us as speakers, advisors and supporters, during what has been a uniquely challenging year. Their expertise has continually informed and lifted the work we do and as part of International Women’s Day, we are sharing some of
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The hybrid and flexible future of work – FTT Chats ep 50
Tuesday 09 March 2021
This week, Neel Davda, Majors Account Manager, Bold 360 by LogMeIn joins us for our ongoing series – FTT Chats – where we sit down with the great and the good of FinTech to discuss innovation, new entrants and emerging technologies. Neel discusses the new world of work and how that will continue to evolve. ‘Flexibility’ does
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The rapidly evolving world of digital identity – FTT Chats ep 49
Tuesday 09 March 2021
For this episode of FTT Chats we are joined by Andrew Bud, Chief Executive Officer at iProov to discuss the growing global demand for services enabling the online creation and authentication of user identities. We chatted about the need for strong protection against attacks on face verification, as well as the need to consider ease
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MIT Sloan FinTech Conference
Tuesday 09 March 2021
FTT Community member, Rita Martins, who drives innovation and FinTech partnerships for finance and risk, at HSBC took part in the MIT Sloan FinTech Conference in February this year. Rita reports on the wide-ranging conference which included keynotes from Square, Robinhood and Blackrock. Rita writes: Throughout the sessions, some topical themes were discussed that reflect
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Lending 3.0 ushers in a new mindset for credit, lending, debt and loans
Tuesday 02 March 2021
Almost 1,400 delegates joined the community to discuss data, digital offerings, the needs of SMEs, the impact of COVID and even crypto-backed mortgages. The discussion at the inaugural FTT Lending 3.0 presented a variety of views on the sector. Several sessions looked at the impact COVID has had on our society and the economy –
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People, passwords & a vast perimeter in a digital world – FTT Chats ep 48
Tuesday 02 March 2021
This week we are joined by Rossa Malone, Enterprise Sales at LastPass by LogMeIn for our ongoing series – FTT Chats – where we sit down with the great and the good of FinTech to discuss innovation, new entrants and emerging technologies. As Rossa notes, the pandemic has driven home the importance of securing a growing perimeter
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PPP partnership to support minority owned businesses
Tuesday 02 March 2021
Our partners at Boss Insights collaborated with Carver Federal Savings Bank and Paybby to deliver better outcomes for minority and female led businesses at speed. As Michael T. Pugh, CEO at Carver Federal Savings Bank notes, “More than 40% of black & brown businesses could be at risk for failure because of the pandemic, specifically
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Is physical banking obsolete? The future is blended
Tuesday 02 March 2021
In 2020, the world was thrust into uncharted territory – replacing physical connections with virtual ones – as the pandemic forced social distancing requirements among billions of people around the world. Now, with remote work and virtual experiences becoming the widely accepted norm, physical banks appear outdated, redundant, and out of touch with consumers’ needs
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Advice to FinTechs: Find your business sponsor
Tuesday 23 February 2021
Navigating big organisations can be a daunting job, especially for a small FinTech that is keen to find its first partner. In this journey, FinTech SMEs can get lost with big corporations, demoing and presenting their solution to countless teams as they try to get the deal closed. In some cases, Fintechs have a clear
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