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Financial activism – can fintech save the world?

Can fintech save the world? We ask Paul Trotter, Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Atom Bank to answer some big questions. Hint – fintech can’t do everything but there is a lot that can be achieved. As he says, with a will, fintech finds a way. He also shares his views as to what the road
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The value of connectivity for fintech

Karen Bradbury, FS Sector Lead from Invest NI provides an overview of the dynamic fintech scene in Northern Ireland. That includes a growing cluster of home-grown companies with an emerging specialty on cyber security and regtech. She touches on the importance of re-engaging post pandemic and the value of face-to-face interaction. Accompanying Karen at the
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A fintech is born

Hear from Charlie Platt , President, EMEA, SAP Fioneer, as he walks us through what has been a very busy journey since being established just 16 months ago. As the banking and insurance specific products were taken out of SAP, a new and agile fintech with deep product expertise was born. Charlie shares his views
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Technology fit for a mutual

Michael Fisher, Chief Product Officer from Mutual Vision sat down with us at the Fintech Talents Festival to discuss the digital journeys of mutual sector organisations. Mutual in name and nature, Mutual Vision provides core banking plus digital products (eg online savings and lending platforms) to the UKs small and medium-sized Building Societies, as well
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FTT Lending 3.0: An Interview with Tracey Horner, Head of lendwithcare at CARE International UK

Ahead of FTT Lending 3.0 2023, I caught up with one of our Rockstar speakers Tracey Horner, Head of lendwithcare, to discuss all things microlending…   Microlending and microfinance, like all financial processes, has its champions and its critics. How is lendwithcare different from its peers? There are a number of ways that Lendwithcare is
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Hit the road with Fintech Talents – Paris, Stockholm and Berlin

Hit the road with Fintech Talents Three cities, one-week, endless opportunities European fintech firms search for opportunities in 2023 Like virtually every other industry, the European fintech ecosystem has been massively impacted by the spread of COVID. Some fintechs that were well-placed to offer valuable services during the pandemic and post-pandemic landscape rapidly grew, while
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What’s trending in lending?

We’re gathering the very best voices for FTT Lending 3.0 2023, live in London this March 29th. After last year’s stellar turnout, we’re expanding our vibrant community for the first in-person event of the year at the Convene in London.   The content will run the gamut of key topics across the lending ecosystem with two
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Growing pains for future gains

Kicking off the Fintech Talents Festival in style, I spoke to Andy Hirst, Head of Industries, GROW with SAP – a programme for scale-up companies. GROW with SAP supports companies that are under seven years old, who have achieved initial funding rounds and are now looking to expand into new countries and new product areas.
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Regulation fit for a bank

Clifford Chance always brings much needed expertise to the Fintech Talents Festival. I spoke with Diego Ballon Ossio, a Senior Associate at Clifford Chance, who pointed to some of the regulatory developments that our community needs to keep a close eye on. Understanding those regulatory requirements is fundamental to building a new products, mapping the
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BNPL prepares for 2023

BNPL prepares for 2023 Firms operating in the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) space have faced a 2022 with its fair share of ups and downs. From large numbers of new customers trying out BNPL products to some backlash from critics who want more regulation on the industry; the past few years have certainly had
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