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Moving beyond the credit scores with Zak Lambert of Plaid
Friday 22 May 2026
Real-time data, smarter decisioning and a shift beyond traditional credit models are redefining the future of lending. At FTT Lending last March, we had a chat with Zak Lambert, Head of Product, Plaid , who joined us to unpack what this transformation really means for the industry, and why the pace of change is accelerating.
- Published in AI/Machine Learning
Responsible lending with Neil Kadagathur, CreditSpring
Wednesday 13 May 2026
At FTT Lending this past March, we had the chance to sit down with Neil Kadagathur, CEO and Co-Founder of Creditspring, to explore what responsible lending looks like in practice. For Neil, it is rooted in a clear principle: building the business around customer outcomes from outset, rather than adapting to regulation after the fact.
- Published in AI/Machine Learning
From data to decisions: A Chat with Liam Gray, Account Management Leader, Plaid
Tuesday 29 April 2025
Simplifying data, enhancing user experience: Liam Gray, Account Management Leader, Plaid At FTT Lending last month we had the chance to sit down with Liam Gray, Account Management Leader, Plaid for an insightful conversation about how Plaid is helping shape the future of lending. As the leader of the Account Management and Customer Growth team
- Published in FTT Lending
Digital Innovation and Banking Identity – FTT Chat with Martin Sladecek
Tuesday 25 March 2025
- Published in Blog
Payments and the logistics sector – FTT Chat with James Brindley-Raynes
Friday 21 February 2025
Maersk’s “global local strategy”: Cash, digital wallets, apps and everything in between Join us as we dip into the complicated world of payments within the international logistics sector! Head of Digital Customer Journey at Maersk, James Brindley-Raynes, shares some of the challenges Maersk faces as well as topics covered at the FTT Fintech Festival in
- Published in Blog
Better, faster, cheaper – FTT Payments with Adam Gagen
Monday 10 February 2025
The Future of Payments: Insights from Adam Gagen at Revolut We sat down with Adam Gagen, Global Head of Government Affairs at Revolut late last year to discuss the exciting developments across the payments landscape and at Revolut. Adam is at the coalface of discussions around regulation and policy and spends much of his time
- Published in Blog
Give the people the lending products they deserve
Wednesday 01 May 2024
- Published in Blog, FTT Lending
The beauty of the Fintech Talents Festival, with David Palmer, Vodafone
Monday 30 October 2023
- Published in Blog, Community & Events, FinTECHTalents, Innovation, Video
What’s trending in lending? – SME finance
Tuesday 28 February 2023
FTT Lending 3.0 is upon us! Ahead of the biggest lending show in the UK, we’re taking a closer look at a key theme for the sector: SME Finance. With a record number of small to medium businesses uncertain about getting a loan, how are today’s lenders and fintechs innovating to serve these underserved companies?
- Published in AI/Machine Learning, Blog, Content, Fintech, FTT Lending, Innovation
For SMEs it’s all about the data, data, data when it comes to funding
Tuesday 14 February 2023
Raffaela Kestel, Senior Product Director at Validis, speaks the barriers that SMEs face in securing funding. It’s a big issue – 100,000 SMEs to the tune of £4 billion of funding are being rejected by lenders. Getting SMEs what they need when they need it is central to their mission. Validis extract data, normalize it
- Published in Blog, Community & Events, FinTECHTalents, Interviews