Advice to FinTechs: Find your business sponsor
Tuesday 23 February 2021
Navigating big organisations can be a daunting job, especially for a small FinTech that is keen to find its first partner. In this journey, FinTech SMEs can get lost with big corporations, demoing and presenting their solution to countless teams as they try to get the deal closed. In some cases, Fintechs have a clear
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Millennials have inspired a lot of conversations
Wednesday 20 February 2019
“I think organizations need to rethink how they source the pipeline,” says Claudia Coppenolle, Director in GTB’s Chief Digital Office at Deutsche Bank. Speaking to Hot Topics at FinTECHTalents 2018, Coppenolle advises that organisations of all sizes need to rethink, not only how they fill technology roles, but how they source those roles with a
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The jobs of the future will need curiosity, creativity and communication
Wednesday 13 February 2019
“There’s no magic formula in terms of how to prepare for the future or what the future landscape of jobs will look like,” says Diana Biggs, Head of Digital Innovation HSBC. Speaking to HotTopics at FinTECHTalents 2018, Biggs advises the FinTech industry to focus on some core skills that will be transferable and have the
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Can you engineer serendipity?
Thursday 07 February 2019
Sometime in the spring of 1995, I attended my first ever industry event at the New York Hilton. FinTech, as a word, was barely used (outside of our little office in Soho). The trade show was filled with trading turrets and real-time market data vendors. There were panel sessions, keynotes address and several floors of exhibitors.
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FinTECHTalents – ‘One of a kind’
Thursday 31 January 2019
When organisations look to attract and retain talent, you need to think outside the box, says Joerg Guenther, Chief Information Officer C&IS and Chief Technology Officer EMEA at Northern Trust Corporation. Speaking at FinTECHTalents 2018, Guenther say the festival was a real eye opener for him. The 129 year old bank, “with an anchor in
Back to School – Here come the students!
Thursday 06 September 2018
When the nights draw in and the last of the summer gin is emptied, our thoughts drift from holidays and playtime, towards projects, work and planning for the future. Come September, most of us, in essence, are headed back to school. Whether your school is covered in ivy or simply the school of life –
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An empowering culture should come first – CULTURE SHOCK DAY 1
Wednesday 29 August 2018
I was sitting having coffee with a well-known FinTech entrepreneur the other day who was looking at recruitment for her startup. She was talking pipeline. She wanted to hire a junior developer that would have room to grow into the role. What she didn’t want was to end up with a shortlist, where the team
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Tech and Talent in Tandem – A FinTECHTalents Webcast
Monday 06 August 2018
As the sun continues to shine over Great Britain this summer, we gathered together some of our favourite steering committee members to have a chin wag about our upcoming FinTECHTalents Festival this October. Listen to our special Tech and Talent in Tandem webcast now! Mitesh Soni, Senior Director, Innovation and Fintech at Finastra, Diana Biggs, Head of Digital Innovation
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