Fintech
FinTech (financial technology) is a catch-all term referring to software, mobile applications, and other technologies created to improve and automate traditional forms of finance for businesses and consumers alike.
Culture, Remote Work and Microsoft Teams – FTT Chats Episode 2
Tuesday 28 April 2020
Terry Chapendama, Director, National Bank of Kuwait (International) PLC sits down for our ongoing series – FTT Chats – where we sit down with the great and the good of FinTech to discuss innovation, new entrants, emerging technologies and, what we all hope will be a temporary topic, the current global pandemic. “The whole bank
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Focus on the jobs to be done, not the job titles
Tuesday 14 April 2020
Because of my career, I get to meet a whole range of people. These people can range from kind and smart and funny (they usually get upgraded to ‘friends’ 😊) or they are well connected, they know, or work with, or can make a warm introduction to someone I would like to meet (for a
What does it mean to be a data philosopher?
Tuesday 25 February 2020
Charles Radclyffe, former head of AI at Fidelity International examines the role data and artificial intelligence will have on society, the workplace and our industries when looking at how to design a model for how the world is today and how the world should be tomorrow. “A few years ago I used to run a
- Published in AI/Machine Learning, Data Privacy, Featured, Fintech, FinTECHTalents, Innovation, Robotics, Video
Contemplating ‘The Circle of Death’ in FinTech
Tuesday 18 February 2020
Will Hackett, Head of European FinTech Practice, Pangea examines the how B2B FinTech is differentiating themselves within the market by building their own direct to market propositions to leverage, test and prove their revenue models, which Hackett says is “actually 10 times more exciting for the banks.” This direct to market approach allows FinTech companies
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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
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De-risking the scaling process
Tuesday 04 February 2020
We sat down with Marc Baumgartner, CEO, Pangea, at FinTECHTalents 2019, where he talks about how to use market intelligence and Pangea resources to grow, scale and break into new markets. Watch the video now: How does Pangea support the ‘Go to Market’ strategy for FinTechs? For us, there’s two things. There’s a strategy then
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The FinTech of the Week is … Keepabl, your source for dealing with GDPR compliance
Tuesday 21 January 2020
GDPR compliance software supplier, Keepabl, kicks off our FinTECHTalents FinTech of the Week for 2020. Robert Baugh, CEO, Keepabl sat down to talk about the global influence of GDPR and it’s compatibility with blockchain solutions and other emerging technologies at FinTECHTalents 2019. Watch the video now: Do you think consumers are becoming savvier about data?
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Brexit-proof payments with fire  
Tuesday 26 November 2019
Dublin-based fire.com seeks to support corporate, SMEs, sole traders and self-employed workers with quick and simple integrated payments solutions. What is fire.com – what problems are you solving?  fire.com is the complete solution for integrated payments. It is designed for businesses and other financial institutions to get easy access to a range of payment services. It supports
- Published in Customer Experience, Featured, Fintech, FinTECHTalents, Payments
Amazon remains focused on financial services – How can banks compete?
Tuesday 08 October 2019
FinTech Stories company, PayKey, looks at the march of Amazon and Amazon Pay and its impact on traditional banking. “Amazon is investing in enabling faster, frictionless payments to help boost marketplace sales… the company remains very focused on building financial services products. In a sense, Amazon is building a bank for itself — and that
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Finastra FusionONE Hack – The community gathers to collaborate
Wednesday 29 May 2019
FinTECHTalents supported our partner Finastra as they welcomed over 20 teams to spend the weekend at their London headquarters as part of their Open Banking Hackathon. Both internal Finastra teams joined with several teams from external organisations to develop, build and then showcase their creations, using APIs from the FusionONE platform, during a live demo
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