Banking on Net Zero – Can building societies lead the way?
Monday 05 July 2021
The conversation around how to best transition to Net Zero for businesses is becoming increasingly urgent as the impacts of climate change approach. Like other financial institutions, building societies have a vital role to play in the route to Net Zero and the future low carbon economy. Customer expectations are also driving the urgency in
Digital accessibility
Tuesday 18 May 2021
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
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Is debt always bad? Yes, no and … it depends
Tuesday 30 March 2021
Loans, funding and credit offer much needed liquidity to businesses and personal accounts. These injections of capital also create debt, which can often mushroom to unhealthy levels – especially for those most vulnerable to exploitation or desperation. Does that mean that lending and financial health will always be at odds? Is it possible to balance cheap access to
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Owning a home powered by empathy and digital processes
Tuesday 23 March 2021
Owning your home is a traditional life goal and a desire for many. While ‘taking on a mortgage’ would rarely be considered as one of life’s great joys. The path to ‘owning your own home’ has been under constant evolution over the past few years. How has the humble ‘mortgage product’ be made more suitable
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Goodbyes, regional firsts and flying taxis! – FTT Bookmark issue 9
Tuesday 23 March 2021
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
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International Women’s Day
Tuesday 09 March 2021
We would like to celebrate and continue to learn from the inspirational group of women who have joined us as speakers, advisors and supporters, during what has been a uniquely challenging year. Their expertise has continually informed and lifted the work we do and as part of International Women’s Day, we are sharing some of
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Will banks take the lead in a global identity ecosystem?
Tuesday 02 March 2021
In today’s world the need for trusted, secure & seamless digital identity solutions is something most organisations can no longer ignore. As physical becomes digital, citizens, consumers and employees, are carrying out a growing number of complex interactions and transactions. On more and more occasions individuals must prove their identity digitally, when engaging with service
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People, passwords & a vast perimeter in a digital world – FTT Chats ep 48
Tuesday 02 March 2021
This week we are joined by Rossa Malone, Enterprise Sales at LastPass by LogMeIn for our ongoing series – FTT Chats – where we sit down with the great and the good of FinTech to discuss innovation, new entrants and emerging technologies. As Rossa notes, the pandemic has driven home the importance of securing a growing perimeter
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Guardians of the Data Galaxy
Tuesday 09 February 2021
‘With great power comes great responsibility’ particularly in a world that is becoming more open. As more and more data is generated, and data sharing becomes the norm, issues and concern around privacy and security are growing in tandem. A top-flight panel discussed the broad and complex issues and challenges that are of global importance.
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Competition in an Open World
Tuesday 26 January 2021
What are the opportunities for financial institutions operating in open systems? Our stellar panel from FTT Open Finance addressed how they are not just complying with Open Banking rules but are looking to leverage Open Banking to deliver better value to their customers. Virgin Money found that the uptake of Open Banking services exceeded expectation,
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