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Unlocking the potential of open banking

George Dunning, Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer at Bud, talks us through the challenges facing would-be-borrowers and how open banking can help to empower the financially underserved in society. Utilising transactional data to better meet the needs of borrowers is at the heart of Bud’s mission. By assessing a wider scope of borrower data, they
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For SMEs it’s all about the data, data, data when it comes to funding

Raffaela Kestel, Senior Product Director at Validis, speaks the barriers that SMEs face in securing funding. It’s a big issue – 100,000 SMEs to the tune of £4 billion of funding are being rejected by lenders. Getting SMEs what they need when they need it is central to their mission. Validis extract data, normalize it
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a photo of Stephen Richardson from Fireblocks who discuss providing secure infrastructure for digital assets to banks and other financial providers.

Bringing clarity to complexity – digital assets

This week we share a conversation with Stephen Richardson, SVP from Fireblocks. Fireblocks is a secure digital asset infrastructure company.  They provide technology that empowers custodians  (from global financial institutions such as BNY Mellon through to market making firms and hedge funds) to securely manage digital asset private keys, interact with different participants in the
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innovating data lending SMBs

Innovating with data: Supporting SMBs at pace

SMBs are the backbone of the economy and supporting them, at speed, is crucial. As the pandemic made clear, the need for financial institutions to service customers in very different ways, at short notice, was central to the ability for SMBs to continue operating.    At Fintech Talents North America, Jesse Honigberg, Technology Chief of Staff,
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Digital acceleration in a post-Covid world

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Using technology to support sustainable, headache free growth

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Crypto

Bitcoins, stablecoins and [meme] coins  

There are many ways in which this panel embodied the spirit of 2021. The topic, of course, had been grabbing headlines across the year. Our panellists faced issues with travel, positive Covid tests and remote working challenges. In other words, de rigueur for the times.  Last minute changes, however, didn’t diminish the quality of the
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Finance

Taking financial services everywhere

“Banking is necessary, but banks are not” Bill Gates’ 1994 famous quote is the realisation of the concept of embedded finance: The integration of financial services that are adopted by non-financial institutions. At FTT Embedded Finance UK & Europe 2021, our panel of rockstar speakers debated the big questions in embedded finance: How can we
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Delivering live talks remotely

This blog post focuses on delivering live talks remotely, but if you are delivering a pre-recorded talk, go check out Carly’s blog post on exactly this! The first few tips here apply for giving talks remotely or pre-recorded, but Carly has written up some great guidance for those of you who need to submit pre-recorded
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Embracing the F-Word in the online customer journey

Embracing the F-word in the online customer journey

In recent years, the number of businesses and services operating online has skyrocketed. For online consumers, a key part of the appeal is convenience. Secure payments, ecommerce accounts, personalised product offerings and subscription services are all just a click away. To keep pace with consumers’ evolving expectations, businesses are turning their attention to removing the
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