Opinion
Until we meet again, let’s meet now
Tuesday 02 June 2020
My mother in the US often comments to me: “Oh my, if this was 100 years ago, you would’ve left on a boat and that would have been it. We would just be waiting for a few written letters a year.” I was born in the US. I moved to the UK in 1997 to
- Published in Community & Events, Featured, Opinion
Bank Survival — It’s All About the Ecosystem
Tuesday 05 May 2020
At the end of last year, FinTECHTalents partners Aperture met with some leading experts to understand their view on the future of financial services. One message kept reoccurring; unity is key for survival. Collaboration for greater power “An ecosystem chain of services that are interconnected will be very powerful and we’ll start to see new
COVID-19 and the Digital Divide
Tuesday 28 April 2020
Social distancing, and for some complete isolation, has elevated the importance of digital inclusion. As we have all experienced, the need to rein in our physical interactions has nudged or rather shoved us into the online world for an ever-broadening range of daily activities. The sense of urgency is real and moves to a level
- Published in Blog, Content, Diversity and Inclusion, Opinion
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
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
- Published in Customer Experience, Diversity and Inclusion, Employment, Featured, Fintech, Opinion