Is digital identity the key to greater financial inclusion?
Tuesday 08 June 2021
Despite decades of financial inclusion efforts, barriers preventing access to financial services continue to exist for individuals across the globe. One such critical barrier, is the lack of an official, foundational form of identification. An estimated one billion people worldwide are unable to prove their identity, while millions more have forms of ID that cannot
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The beer and the music are back – The Fintech Talents Festival 2021
Tuesday 11 May 2021
At the start of last year, we were six people sitting in a tiny office up a thousand flights of stairs on the north side of Bloomsbury Square. The 2020 Fintech Talents Festival was taking shape in the form of dozens upon dozens of post-it notes stuck to sheets of disposable white board smoothed across
Carbon Footprints, Content Creators, and Credentials – FTT Bookmark Issue 12
Tuesday 13 April 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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Building a foundation for innovation
Tuesday 23 March 2021
Our recent Vox Pop report, ‘Building a Foundation for Innovation‘, explored digital progress in the Building Society sector. Along with our partner Mambu, we gathered a snapshot of insights from senior leaders, on the opportunities and obstacles that come with embracing new technologies. We set out to build a picture of how Building Societies are
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Northern Ireland: Breaking new ground in banking
Tuesday 16 March 2021
Fintech is rapidly changing the way people bank and the way banks wish to operate. Finding the right technology partners is critical for accelerating digital transformation and gaining buy-in from senior leadership, and increasingly, solutions for the banking and capital market industries are coming from a perhaps unlikely place across the pond: Northern Ireland. Northern
The journey to open collaboration – FTT Chat ep 47
Tuesday 23 February 2021
Christophe Langlois, Global Marketing Lead, Fintech and Developer Ecosystem at Finastra, joins us 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. In this chat, Christopher discusses the Platformification of banking, Finastra’s open and collaborative developer platform FusionFabric.cloud
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Identity Proofing in a Remote Digital Landscape
Tuesday 02 February 2021
Know-Your-Customer (KYC) checks have long been associated with high levels of customer friction. Traditionally, these assessments were largely carried out by financial institutions, looking to conduct due diligence and safeguard against the legal consequences of financial crime. Creating a seamless customer journey was not a priority when designing legacy systems for identity proofing. Until recently,
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Digital Identity: The Missing Piece of the FinTech Puzzle?
Tuesday 26 January 2021
In today’s increasingly digital, experience-driven financial landscape, one of the major challenges facing any financial institution is how to be certain of a customer’s identity. Accurately, securely and seamlessly, while meeting evolving regulation. As transactions grow in volume and complexity, customers expect ever more streamlined experiences, regulators demand greater insights, and the risk of identity
A Foundation for Innovation: Digital Progress Across the UK’s Building Societies
Tuesday 01 December 2020
Customer expectations are changing, and recent events have accelerated the shift towards remote interaction. Now, more than ever, Building Societies must embrace innovation, to enhance and future proof the unique financial services they provide. Looking towards a Digital Future, Building Societies each face unique circumstances depending on their culture, scale, structure and regulatory environment. Along
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Is the Future of Financial Services More Local than You Think? – FTT Chats Episode 40
Tuesday 24 November 2020
Simon Jones, Chief Customer Officer at ClearBank joined us 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. The discussion partly focused on the impact of Coronavirus on the ways customers are engaging with financial service providers. Simon
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