Diversity and Inclusion
FinTECHTalents – Reasons to be Thankful
Thursday 22 November 2018
by Lisa Moyle
Today is a day of Thanksgiving in the good old US of A. Many Americans will sit down to roast turkey, pumpkin pie and questionable politics. However, you do not need to be ‘American’ to find reasons to be thankful this year. So, let’s cast off worries about Brexit, forgive those times your bank took
- Published in AI/Machine Learning, Blog, Cyber security, Diversity and Inclusion, Featured, Fintech, FinTECHTalents, Partnership
FinTECH4Life – Innovation for the Longevity Economy
Thursday 22 November 2018
by Lisa Moyle
The world around us is always changing. Looking at the trajectory of financial services post-crisis, a raft of new competitors entered markets where previously the barriers were thought to be too high. Technology has helped overcome those barriers to entry and FinTech startups have played a crucial role in reworking the landscape across the sector.
- Published in Diversity and Inclusion, Featured, Start-ups
Creating the Goldilocks of events
Thursday 15 November 2018
by Lisa Moyle
Ages ago I wrote a blog about my observations attending events and conferences (for the past 25 loooooong years). What I realised is that no matter what gathering I attended – whether it was a 20 person meetup or a suited and booted five star hotel conference looking at European Banking Regulations – delegates attend
Shifting Pathways – Dispelling myths and finding your road to FinTech
Thursday 15 November 2018
by Our Community
Yolt, the smart thinking money app, took part in FinTECHTalents to debunk myths around millennial money habits and stereotypical career paths. Our aim: to correct myths and unjust stereotypes whilst showing there really is no single way to reach your career goal. Indeed, 65% of jobs that the next generation will do don’t even exist
- Published in Diversity and Inclusion, Employment, Featured, Fintech, FinTECHTalents, Innovation, Start-ups
Hip-hop, hamburgers and workplace diversity: how firms can be more inclusive
Wednesday 07 November 2018
by The Press
Oscar Williams-Grut, Senior City Correspondent, Yahoo Finance UK Is diversity just about race, gender, culture, religion, and sexuality? Not according to Barclays’ Kirsty Rutter. The chief innovation officer of Barclays UK was asked about how banks and finance firms can improve their diversity efforts at the FintechTalents conference this week in London. Rutter said she
- Published in Diversity and Inclusion, Employment, Fintech
In the words of our community – FinTECHTalents 2018 was ‘Inspired’
Friday 02 November 2018
by Lisa Moyle
I was sitting on a pallet late in the afternoon of of Day 2 of FinTECHTalents – the event was *almost* finished. The last sessions were winding down in the streams, the final FinTech companies were telling their stories on stage, one of our awesome live music acts was still entertaining the crowds while students
456 Day Ones ago – FinTECHTalents was an idea
Thursday 25 October 2018
by Lisa Moyle
Around 15 months ago Victor Cruz had an idea. That was FinTECHTalents. The idea was that this event would bring together, not only FinTech innovators from startups, growth companies and incumbent financial institutions, but also computer science students from the UK and Europe’s top universities. This event would not be an event at all, but
Building a pipeline of talent
Thursday 25 October 2018
by Our Community
Startups should always be thinking about recruitment, according to Magdalena Krön, Head of Rise London, FinTech Platform Lead at Barclays and Co-founder Geek Girl Meetup UK. While not a huge craft beer drinker, Magdalena will most likely indulge in a nice glass of wine at FinTECHTalents. FinTECHTalents is all about exploring the link between talent
- Published in AI/Machine Learning, Blockchain, Diversity and Inclusion, Employment, Featured, Fintech, Innovation, Partnership, Payments, Robotics, Start-ups
How a Hackathon Got Me My Dream Job
Wednesday 24 October 2018
by Our Community
The above Twitter exchange caught the eye of Makers Academy. We caught up with Funmi Adewodu to hear her side of the story, which she has written below. You can follow her journey here. How it started I never really imagined I would be excited about banking until I came across Starling Bank. I fell
- Published in Diversity and Inclusion, Employment, Featured, Fintech, Innovation, Start-ups
Designing for life: Embracing the lifecycle approach to financial services
Thursday 18 October 2018
by Lisa Moyle
FinTECHTalents is, at its core, driven by communities and what they can create. By bringing together our unique mix of technologist and innovators from the across the financial services, technology, design and academic sectors we aim to share ideas and catalyse new ones. The Customer First Stream on Day 2 of the Festival brings the
- Published in Customer Experience, Diversity and Inclusion, Featured, Fintech, Innovation, Start-ups