A Five Generation Workplace
Tuesday 24 March 2020
Populations that are both living and working longer are having a profound impact on the workplace. As many of us sit in our homes working instead of our offices, it is clear to us that the world of work is changing. Although a pandemic has necessitated and accelerated remote working arrangements, it is worth remembering
- Published in Ageing, Community, Employment, Featured, FinTECH4Life, Opinion, Talent
We are all WFH – What can we learn from those who have been doing it all along.
Tuesday 24 March 2020
In the past whenever we have discussed the future of work the idea of remote working often emerges. Whether it be a simple ‘working from home’ arrangement or a full on ‘digital nomad’ existence, working free of a physical office or set working hours was often touted as a progressive choice for people who wanted
Women in Tech Podcast – Empowerment with empathy
Tuesday 17 March 2020
Our very own Lisa Moyle sat down with Espree Devora at the Women in Tech podcast after speaking at the FinTech Inn event in Lithuania last year. “Empathy comes from experience and if you’ve had the story book smooth ride, it’s really hard to develop that empathy. So, if you have experienced bumps, you have
- Published in Ageing, Diversity, Employment, Featured, Innovation, Opinion
The future of work is engagement
Tuesday 17 March 2020
Pam Bateson, CEO and Founder of Thrive Partners discusses the new ecosystem of what the world of work is, how to prepare for and ‘be brave’ for the job search and how to ‘stand out’ as a recent graduate looking for work. “85 percent of people in work are disengaged because they’re too stressed, they’re
- Published in Ageing, Diversity, Employment, Featured, Fintech, FinTECHTalents, Talent, Video
Students bring an ‘open mind’ to FinTech
Tuesday 10 March 2020
Dr. Malgorzata Sulimierska, Senior Lecturer in Banking and FinTech (Accounting and Finance) discusses how the talent of the future (students) are exploring and researching the evolving technologies and innovative practices shaping the financial services industry today. Dr. Sulimierska also discusses the new ‘FinTech’ programme at the University, which was launched last year. “When I was
- Published in Community, Employment, Fintech, FinTECHTalents, Innovation, Talent, Video
Ageism in an ageing world
Tuesday 11 February 2020
Not too long ago I sat in the audience and listened to a speaker from a very large financial institution describe the usage statistics (by age) of their banking app. He noted that take up of the app was very low above the age of 55. The conclusion being, he went on to say, that
- Published in Ageing, Customer Experience, Diversity, Employment, Featured, Fintech, FinTECH4Life, Opinion, Talent, UX Design
Thinking deeply about AI and financial services in practice
Tuesday 11 February 2020
We sat down with Louise Smith, HMT FinTech Envoy (and now Chief Digital Officer at the Lloyd’s insurance market) at FinTECHTalents 2019 to talk about how the industry can work to support new and current workers as the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning changes the financial services landscape. Watch the video now. What is
- Published in AI/Machine Learning, AITECHTalents, Diversity, Employment, Featured, FinTECHTalents, Innovation, Robotics, Talent, Video
The expertise and learning organisations need is already inhouse
Tuesday 28 January 2020
We sat down with founder and CEO of Thrive Partners, Pam Bateson to talk about how organisations can leverage the expertise they already have in-house, to empower their employees and teams at FinTECHTalents 2019. Watch the video now: How do you support talent development? We have a whole learning platform. We create the whole ecosystem
- Published in Diversity, Employment, Featured, Fintech, FinTECHTalents, Innovation, Talent, Video
Taking the difficulty out of scaling and growth
Tuesday 21 January 2020
We sat down with Ben Robinson, Practice Head, Marketing and Strategy at Pangea about how they help companies build, scale and go to market in a quick and effective way at FinTECHTalents 2019. What is the current state of FinTech? If you think about the big change that’s happened from the Industrial Age to the
- Published in Employment, Featured, Fintech, FinTECHTalents, Innovation, Partnership, Start-ups, Talent, Video
Changing pace, refreshing skill sets and FinTech opportunities
Tuesday 21 January 2020
We sat down with Mark Homans, Senior Relationship Director at Santander UK, to talk about the 25 year old Santander Universities Programme at FinTECHTalents 2019. Watch the video now: Can you tell us about the Santander Universities Programme? Santander Universities has been globally established now for 25 years. The programme was established by our chairman,
- Published in Diversity, Employment, Featured, Fintech, FinTECHTalents, Innovation, Talent, Video