Lending
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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Lending 3.0 ushers in a new mindset for credit, lending, debt and loans
Tuesday 02 March 2021
Almost 1,400 delegates joined the community to discuss data, digital offerings, the needs of SMEs, the impact of COVID and even crypto-backed mortgages. The discussion at the inaugural FTT Lending 3.0 presented a variety of views on the sector. Several sessions looked at the impact COVID has had on our society and the economy –
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Past the Moon and on to Mars! – FTT Bookmark Issue 3
Tuesday 09 February 2021
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 to work within that global story – finding the news items, conventional wisdoms and hard
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The future of FinTech is with the shopkeepers and SME entrepreneurs.
Tuesday 08 December 2020
The SME market (small to medium sized enterprises) has long been a difficult market to serve for the financial services industry. The FinTech movement has spawned quite a few innovative, digital-first entrants aimed at serving this market – traditionally underserved and under-supported by traditional, incumbent banks. However, 2020 brought further difficulties to this sector in
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FTT Lending 3.0 2023
Friday 13 November 2020
Payments – The Gateway to Consumer Confidence – FTT Chat Episode 39
Tuesday 10 November 2020
Matt Cockayne, Chief Commercial Officer at Yapily, 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. Open Finance and Open Banking featured prominently in our discussion as Cockayne noted the role that Payments play as the
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The power to make corporate banking ‘beautiful’
Monday 03 September 2018
Small businesses “simply want working capital. They want to know how much, how soon and what it will cost,” says Martin McCann, CEO and Co-Founder of Trade Ledger. As the Australian company establishes itself in Europe, Martin talks with FinTECHTalents about bringing the open banking revolution to corporate banking, overcoming the barriers of Excel spreadsheets
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Divido helps consumers buy big, (but unfortunately not buy beer)
Tuesday 31 July 2018
Point of sale lending is a growing market in the UK that can see benefits for both retailers and their customers. Divido CEO Christer Holloman, talks through those benefits, as well as their recent working relationship and investment from Mastercard. Point of sale lending is a growing market in the UK. What are some of
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