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 Now, with remote work and virtual experiences becoming the widely accepted norm, physical banks appear outdated, redundant, and out of touch with consumers’ needs
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A silver lining for lending – FTT Chat ep 45
Tuesday 16 February 2021
Tomer Guriel, CEO at ezbob, 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. In this chat, Tomer discusses the new relationships being formed by banks and SMEs, creating an Amazon or Netflix experience for customers
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Unlocking the Power of FinTech Partnerships
Tuesday 01 December 2020
Without extensive budgets or large technical teams, in-house development may not be an option for smaller financial institutions looking to digitalise. Partnerships with FinTech providers can act as a powerful route to leveraging the benefits of external technologies and solutions. At FinTECH Talents Building Societies last month, the day closed with a practical discussion on
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Does Culture Hold the Key to Digital Success?
Tuesday 24 November 2020
The question formed the basis of a fast-paced and insightful panel at FinTECHTalents Building Societies on October 21st. Panellists discussed how the foundations of a digital culture, where innovation is embraced and the right talent brought on board, can accelerate transformation. The strength of the discussion came from the wide variety of perspectives represented by
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Results, Reflections and What Next? – FTT Building Societies 2020
Tuesday 27 October 2020
The successful launch of FinTECHTalents Virtual Building Societies on 21st October 2020, united a driven and dedicated community of innovators. The day sparked new ideas and encouraged constructive debate on the power of digital transformation to boost the unique services building societies, credit unions and community banks provide. Above all it was clear that no
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FinTECHTalents Future of the Branch
Tuesday 27 October 2020
The branch has played an important role both for providers and customers over many years. The closure of branches always generates discussion and debate, but footfall has been falling for a number of years. Customers – consumers and businesses alike – may like to know that they are there but they do not actually visit
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Giving customers what they want and what they might not know they need – FTT Chats Episode 39
Tuesday 13 October 2020
Hali Khan, Vice President – EMEA at Zafin joined 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. During our chat Hali discussed the fundamental notion of customer-centricity, for financial institutions truly looking to put their customer
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Open Banking: The Journey and an updated Destination – Open Finance
Tuesday 13 October 2020
Experts at the coal face of Open Banking in North America look at the state of play in the progress of initiatives/development and what the future might hold. Will Open Banking be driven by regulation or will the market carve the path? Are there, for example, particular regulatory frameworks (eg around data privacy/date security) that
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Where is the Heart(land) of Banking?
Tuesday 06 October 2020
“Technology comes and goes, financial needs change over time but at the very heart of financial services, this remains a human endeavour”, Bradley Leimer The lunchtime debate at FTT Virtual North America provides a compelling and inspirational overview of how a range of financial institutions, from community banks to the first digital provider gain a
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