The scale and pace of bank branch closures over the past decade has been unprecedented. Once the heart of thriving communities, building societies and banks are rapidly becoming a thing of the past in hundreds of towns and villages. According to a Which analysis, almost 4,300 physical bank branches have closed since the beginning of

Leaders build companies and create products and inspire teams in large and small organizations in many different sectors around the world. They are the type of people that not only produce great results but attract and retain talent that go on serve as great leaders themselves. Who are those people in fintech? What drove them

Despite decades of financial inclusion efforts, barriers preventing access to financial services continue to exist for individuals across the globe. One such critical barrier, is the lack of an official, foundational form of identification. An estimated one billion people worldwide are unable to prove their identity, while millions more have forms of ID that cannot

Innovative technology has been transforming the banking sector for decades. From humble beginnings in online banking to AI-enabled fraud detection and app-based banking; technology’s role as a driving force for transformation in financial services is unparalleled. Now, embedded finance promises to build on these advances to offer a truly revolutionary shift in the industry across

At least once a week I hear the reply: ‘Oh, I’m not Fintech’. These people usually work at a large bank or a technology company that was established before 2008. Further discussion reveals that they are involved in projects to update business models, introduce new technology, or to find someplace to introduce digital processes in

Are central bank digital currencies the future of money? Cryptocurrencies are increasingly becoming part of established economic systems around the world. Financial giant Goldman Sachs now officially views Bitcoin as an asset class and Morgan Stanley recently started offering this cryptocurrency to wealthy clients through its funds. The central banks of countries including England, Japan,

Your weekly resource for noteworthy news, fascinating features, and fintech titbits that caught our eye. Whether you live by your Twitter lists, save your Google Alerts or simply scroll through LinkedIn for insights and commentary – there is a wealth of content that weaves a global story around fintech. Our job at Fintech Talents is

Your weekly resource for noteworthy news, fascinating features, and fintech titbits that caught our eye. Whether you live by your Twitter lists, save your Google Alerts or simply scroll through LinkedIn for insights and commentary – there is a wealth of content that weaves a global story around fintech. Our job at Fintech Talents is

A cross sections of experts came together as part of Fintech Talents North America to discuss the exciting and fast changing world of payments. Payments are often a catalyst to greater innovation across the industry and the panel discussion was a great demonstration of how that plays out across the ecosystem. From the technology to

I grew up in the ’70s. This was a time when it seemed to be socially acceptable to be overtly homophobic, sexist, and racist. Homosexuality had only recently been decriminalised and the Sex Discrimination Act was at the ‘back of a fag packet’ stage of development. Pubs had ‘No Blacks, No Dogs, No Irish’ signs