Bankers, embedders & customers – Joining the dots
Tuesday 07 June 2022
Our community of innovators and industry practitioners, including retailers, manufacturers, financial institutions, insurers, telcos, embedders and tech providers, recently gathered at FTT Embedded Finance & Super Apps. We delved into the technologies, innovations and trends that are re-defining the future of how financial services are devised and distributed. During the event, Lisa Moyle, Co-Founder and
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FTT Embedded Finance & Super Apps – In conversation with Cover Genius
Tuesday 31 May 2022
Changing Banks’ Approach to Financial Wellness
Tuesday 19 April 2022
Changing Banks’ Approach to Financial Wellness Fintechs are finally having their moment in the sun. Last year, venture capital firms showered fintechs with record-breaking funding – a 169% increase since 2020 according to CB Insights’ 2021 State of Venture Report – and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Researchers predict funding will surge beyond
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What is embedded finance and why you should care?
Tuesday 12 April 2022
What is embedded finance and why you should care? In just a few years, embedded finance has transformed from a hyped-up buzzword to a concept that is fundamentally changing how businesses and consumers engage with financial services. The best way to understand embedded finance is as a way to seamlessly integrate financial services with a
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Embedded Insurance – Narrowing the protection gap
Tuesday 15 March 2022
According to the FCA’s Financial Lives 2020 survey, 53% of the UK’s population surveyed responded as not having insurance products. This difference between the volume of insurance that is economically beneficial for society and the volume of coverage that is actually purchased, is defined as the protection gap. The impact of this protection gap translates
Regulation for success in open finance
Tuesday 08 March 2022
Regulation will be critical to the success of open finance. On 15th November last year, we joined Gavin Littlejohn, Chair of Fdata Global, Laura Douglas, Senior Associate at Clifford Chance and moderator, Douglas MacKenzie, Host & Deputy Director of Fintech Finance on the FTT Open Finance Stage at the Fintech Talents Festival. The panel explored
The rise of Super Apps
Tuesday 08 March 2022
Already in widespread use in China and other nations, super apps are yet to reach mainstream appeal across the West. While individual smart phone apps are extraordinarily popular, few of these applications offer more than a few core services to users. In China, WeChat is the definitive super app, with users being able to do
In conversation with Alex Reddish, Tribe Payments at FTT Embedded Finance 2021
Tuesday 01 March 2022
At FTT Embedded Finance UK & Europe 2021, we interviewed Alex Reddish, Managing Director at Tribe Payments, a B2B UK fintech providing app-based banking and payments services. Founded in 2018, Tribe it is the first processor to enable its clients to harness open banking without building their own APIs. Alex shared his thoughts on the
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Tooling up for the future of embedded finance
Tuesday 22 February 2022
“Banking is no longer somewhere you go, but something you do” as Brett King said way back in 2012. And it is very much in keeping to what we are seeing across the industry now. From people consciously and proactively reaching out to their financial institutions to contextual channels offering them products that meet their
The strategic view – open is the only way ahead
Tuesday 15 February 2022
Understanding open finance as a strategic direction will be critical for financial institutions who want to stay relevant. But is open finance the only realistic strategy given the way financial services has changed? Our panel – The strategic view: open is the only way ahead, sat down on the FTT Open Finance stage at the