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Build Back Better – Part 1

As the coronavirus pandemic took a grip on our world back in April 2020, I was listening to a popular FinTech podcast and was struck by a quote from John Hope Bryant, CEO of Operation Hope: “This is a global reset of our virtues and our values and a chance for us to get it
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Looking into an Open Future

Open banking is coming to North America and is taking shape in different ways across the continent. Whether driven by policy and regulation or market forces, the impact will be felt across the financial services sector. From catalysing the development of new providers to enabling existing institutions to keep pace with a fast-changing industry, the
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Fear & Ethics in Technology

Technology and the change it propels so often outpace not only the comprehension of those on the outside of its development but also a full reckoning of its impact on individuals, businesses, entire industries, institutions and broader society. Its path of creative destruction creates countless new opportunities and use cases but also raises new concerns.
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Lost In Books – Our Recommended Reads This Summer

For most, if not all of us, 2020 has been anything but normal. From global pandemic to recession; from sudden onset of remote work and virtual learning, we have been busy dealing with what life has thrown at us. In times of chaos and uncertainty, books can serve as a refuge. To understand how to
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What’s on at FinTECHTalents – Series 117

What’s on at FinTECHTalents the week of August 12th, 2020 Watch the video now
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Will every company become a FinTech Company?

Our world is full of pithy one-liners and Tweet-worthy phrases. We’ve all been to conferences where we have heard: ‘Innovate or die’ or ‘Ignore the HiPPOs’ or ‘We’re just a technology company with a banking licence.’ Many of these well-worn keynote fillers have roots in real life case studies, lessons from the trenches of innovation
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FTT Virtual North America – Innovation in your backyard

Across North America there are over 10,000 community banks and credit unions, serving a broad range of communities (from farmers to metropolitan residents) with a diverse range of needs. Embedded in their communities and with deep knowledge of the customers that they serve, do these institutions have the potential to become the true innovative and
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Building Societies: The Digital Challengers?

While the UK banking community debates the competitiveness and viability of new FinTech entrants, challenger banks and innovative, customer-focused product offerings – real disruption to the industry may emerge from an established and long-standing group – Building Societies. While the FinTech revolution evolves and matures, the overarching aim is to deliver better outcomes to end
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In a Post- Pandemic Apocalypse, the Financial Newsroom Continues to Adapt

Much like the rest of the world, the media landscape is changing in front of our eyes. The shift to digital media has long been in flight and broader trends such as cable-cutting and mobile device reliance, means that news consumption via digital mediums will continue to skyrocket. There is no shortage of content and
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Once Relegated as a Corporate Expense, Diversity & Inclusion is Now a Matter of Survival

Diversity and Inclusion has become a buzzword in corporate America, on trend with phrases like “’lean in’ and ‘having a seat at the table’.  No matter how well-intentioned these phrases and buzzwords are, they have done little to progress true diversity and inclusion for women, minorities, and people of colour in the workplace. If we’ve
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