The innovation conversation 10 years on and 10 years to go
Tuesday 01 October 2019
I hung out with our FinTECHTalents partners, FinTech Finance at this year’s London Sibos event where I sat down with several people to chat about FinTech, innovation and conversation over the past 10 years and what we can expect from the future. Here I chat with the formidable Tony Fish, author, investor and entrepreneur. We
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Riskinnov – The FinTech Story so far…
Tuesday 01 October 2019
At the launch of FinTECHTalents in 2018 – Riskinnov introduced us to risk analysis, assessment and forecasting that helps you assess the risks you are and/or will be facing. Riskinnov returns for FinTECHTalents 2019. We caught up with the team to hear about ‘the story so far…’ What’s new? A new global challenge to wealth
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Risk management for an interconnected world
Tuesday 01 October 2019
The gang at FNA not only appreciate the complexity of mapping multifaceted relationships to better understand modern financial markets, they also take the time to appreciate Mancunian beer that showcases local artists. What is FNA – what problem are you solving? Since the financial crisis of 2007–2008, regulators and supervisors have recognised the interconnected nature
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PAD is not enough… Biometric security needs RAD
Tuesday 17 September 2019
A thought provoking blog post from Gabriel Turner, Product Manager, iProov. Presentation Attack Detection or “PAD” is increasingly a hot topic within the biometrics industry. While this is definitely a step in the right direction, cyber-thieves are still diligently exploiting security gaps in identity proofing and strong customer authentication. Exclusive focus on presentation attacks alone
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Does your bank have an ethical data culture?
Tuesday 03 September 2019
Our friends from Sensibill made you a flowchart to find out. Thanks to Silicon Valley, we have plenty of examples of what it means to not have an ethical data culture. Uber’s “God View”; Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal; Google’s hacked Nest cams. And while hefty fines and public outcries are helping drive some change, it’s
- Published in Customer Experience, Cyber security, Data Privacy, Featured, Fintech, Identity, Innovation, Regulations, Risk, Security, Start-ups
RegTech’s moment has arrived
Tuesday 03 September 2019
After Brian Clark witnessed the under-regulation, risk-taking and lax compliance practices that led to the 2008 global financial crisis, he founded Ascent. The RegTech company keeps businesses ahead of increasing regulation, helping them reduce regulatory and reputational risk. Today, the team is comprised of compliance officers, lawyers, data scientists and technologists who, in addition to
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Having your coffee and saving too
Wednesday 29 May 2019
If wealth is not to remain something for the wealthy, the key is to understand consumers better, get them to engage with their money and drive better financial well being through behaviour change. Given the link between money and mental health – money worries being the key source of stress for the majority of people
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FinTech of the Week – Riskinnov
Wednesday 08 May 2019
In the lead up to FinTECHTalents – Generation 2019 – every week we will showcase one of our awesome, inaugural FinTech Stories companies. Riskinnov is the FinTECHTalents FinTech of the Week This week we bring you – Riskinnov. Riskinnov provides risk analysis, assessment and forecasting and helps you assessing the risks you are and/or will
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Dispelling the small business cashflow myth
Tuesday 12 March 2019
The small and midsized enterprises (SME) segment accounts for 99% of businesses, 60% of all private sector employment and 52% of all private sector turnover, yet, this segment has been traditionally underserved and neglected by banks. As a result, and similarly to other underserved verticals, the fintech industry has been showing increasing focus on building
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FinTech of the Week – Jaroona
Wednesday 06 March 2019
In the lead up to FinTECHTalents – Generation 2019 – every week we will showcase one of our awesome, inaugural FinTech Stories companies. Jaroona is the FinTECHTalents FinTech of the Week This week we bring you – Jaroona. The JSN (Jaroona Security Node) is a revolutionary new blockchain node that acts as an automated, distributed
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