What can UK credit unions learn from the US?
Tuesday 31 August 2021
What can UK credit unions learn from the US? There’s no question, the role of credit unions has shifted dramatically in recent decades. From the move to online banking and the growth of digital platforms, leading building societies have placed innovation at the center of their vision for the future. But as customer reliance on physical branches falls, all
- Published in Building Societies 'Thank you' Pages, Fintech, Inclusion
The door to financial inclusion remains closed: Could Digital ID be the key?
Tuesday 31 August 2021
The door to financial inclusion remains closed: Could Digital ID be the key? Despite decades of financial inclusion efforts, barriers preventing access to financial services continue to exist across the globe. One such critical barrier, is the lack of an official, foundational form of identification. An estimated one billion people worldwide remain unable to prove their identity, while millions
Driving Financial Inclusion with Embedded Finance
Tuesday 24 August 2021
This summer, we experienced first-hand a demonstration of what inclusion in the sports world looks like through the Tokyo Olympics 2021. The global event introduced new sports like skateboarding to the masses, and reintroduced events like softball and karate into the list of competitions. Given its massive platform, the Olympics draws awareness of these lesser-known
- Published in Diversity, Embedded Finance, FTT Embedded Finance "Thank you" Page, Inclusion, Payments
Looking outside your network
Tuesday 08 June 2021
In my day job, developing Fintech partnerships at a big bank, I meet and connect with many Fintechs on an ongoing basis. However, I often notice that only a small proportion of the Fintechs we meet are female-founded. If you are not part of the industry, you might be surprised to hear that a big
All are welcomed in the Fintech Big Tent
Tuesday 01 June 2021
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
- Published in Blog, Community, Content, Featured, Fintech, FinTECHTalents, Inclusion, Innovation, Opinion, Start-ups
Inclusive finance: A case study in PPP lending
Tuesday 25 May 2021
A fantastic example of effective and inspirational collaboration from the Impact Stage at Fintech Talents North America. Hear from Boss Insights, Carver Federal Savings Bank and Paybby about how they worked together to deliver better outcomes for minority and female led businesses at speed. Take the starting point of communities with historically unequal access to
- Published in Content, Customer Experience, Featured, Fintech, Inclusion
The beer and the music are back – The Fintech Talents Festival 2021
Tuesday 11 May 2021
At the start of last year, we were six people sitting in a tiny office up a thousand flights of stairs on the north side of Bloomsbury Square. The 2020 Fintech Talents Festival was taking shape in the form of dozens upon dozens of post-it notes stuck to sheets of disposable white board smoothed across
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The MacGyvers of community banking
Tuesday 13 April 2021
Another highlight from Fintech Talents North America – Lianna Brinded, Head of Yahoo Finance UK sat down with Jill Castilla, CEO of Citizens Bank of Edmond. It is a fascinating story of the 120-year-old, one branch Community Bank in Oklahoma and their journey from a troubled institution following the financial crisis to a model of
- Published in Content, Fintech, Inclusion, Innovation
Equality is not a women’s issue, it’s a business issue
Tuesday 09 March 2021
Over my tenure within the Financial Services industry, I continue to observe women finding their presence within this vertical, specifically in the Credit Union space. As we celebrate International Women’s Day, I appreciate an article, from CU Times last March which inspired a call to action for our industry to “challenge stereotypes, fight bias, broaden perceptions,
PPP partnership to support minority owned businesses
Tuesday 02 March 2021
Our partners at Boss Insights collaborated with Carver Federal Savings Bank and Paybby to deliver better outcomes for minority and female led businesses at speed. As Michael T. Pugh, CEO at Carver Federal Savings Bank notes, “More than 40% of black & brown businesses could be at risk for failure because of the pandemic, specifically
- Published in Blog, Community, Content, Customer Experience, Diversity, Featured, Inclusion, Partnership