In conversation with Assure Hedge at FTT Embedded Finance & Super Apps
Tuesday 24 May 2022
We recently brought together a community of innovators and industry leaders, including retailers, manufacturers, financial institutions, insurers, telcos, fintechs and tech providers at FTT Embedded Finance & Super Apps. We gathered to delve into the technologies, innovations and trends that are re-defining the future of how financial services are crafted and distributed. Lisa Moyle, VC
10 Things we love about FTT Embedded Finance & Super Apps
Tuesday 03 May 2022
Technology changes, coupled with the boom of e-commerce rapidly increased the ability to provide financial products and services directly to small businesses or consumers, at point of demand. No wonder embedded finance is currently the hottest topic in fintech: The industry is taking financial services everywhere. Last Tuesday, our community of innovators and industry change makers,
The Uncomfortable Truth: Unconscious Bias – Does bringing greater awareness of unconscious bias work?
Tuesday 15 March 2022
The first in a series of guest posts from Kwasi Affum, Sustainability & ESG Regulation, Analysis & Strategy, Barclays, During his series, The Uncomfortable Truth, Kwasi will be exploring issues around diversity and inclusion in the Financial Services sector (and beyond). Unconscious Bias: Does bringing greater awareness of unconscious bias work? Last year the former
Can direct debits survive in the digital world?
Tuesday 15 March 2022
A very interesting guest post from our friends at Tribe Payments on the future of direct debit payments and what may replace them. Can direct debits survive in the digital world? Are Faster Payments and VRPs the killer combination? Direct debits (BACs) and CHAPS payments have long served a useful purpose, largely due to their
Embedded Insurance – Narrowing the protection gap
Tuesday 15 March 2022
According to the FCA’s Financial Lives 2020 survey, 53% of the UK’s population surveyed responded as not having insurance products. This difference between the volume of insurance that is economically beneficial for society and the volume of coverage that is actually purchased, is defined as the protection gap. The impact of this protection gap translates
Regulation for success in open finance
Tuesday 08 March 2022
Regulation will be critical to the success of open finance. On 15th November last year, we joined Gavin Littlejohn, Chair of Fdata Global, Laura Douglas, Senior Associate at Clifford Chance and moderator, Douglas MacKenzie, Host & Deputy Director of Fintech Finance on the FTT Open Finance Stage at the Fintech Talents Festival. The panel explored
The rise of Super Apps
Tuesday 08 March 2022
Already in widespread use in China and other nations, super apps are yet to reach mainstream appeal across the West. While individual smart phone apps are extraordinarily popular, few of these applications offer more than a few core services to users. In China, WeChat is the definitive super app, with users being able to do
ESG as a force not a feelgood
Tuesday 01 March 2022
ESG – much talked about but how do we ensure that it is a force for change rather than just a feel good? Expertly led by Rita Martins, Head of Fintech Partnerships at HSBC, the panel represented a broad range of participants and perspectives from across the sector. As Martins noted at the start of
Fast-tracking innovation with open finance
Tuesday 01 March 2022
On 15th November, our Rockstar speakers took to the FTT Open Finance Stage, to explore how open finance is fast tracking innovation and enabling financial institutions and fintech’s to meet changing customer demands. Our moderator, Karen Bradbury, Client Manager at Invest Northern Ireland, kicked the panel off by asking the panellists to expand on the
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Navigating the labyrinth: crypto loans
Tuesday 01 March 2022
Already popular cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum have seen their total market capitalisation grow from the hundreds of billions into the trillions over the last few years. Despite the often-volatile nature of cryptocurrencies, new types of financial services offered in the crypto marketplace are grabbing the attention of many first-time crypto buyers. One of the