Digital leaders spotlight: Fintech Talents North America
Monday 11 July 2022
The Digital Leaders Spotlight at Fintech Talents North America this year featured the impressive Sonal Lakhani , Global Head of Programmes and Strategic Initiatives for Barclays Innovation. Her remit is big, very big. We took the opportunity to talk through the different elements of her role and how that had to adapt over recent years.
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Are wallets the future for digital identity?
Monday 11 July 2022
What’s in a digital identity wallet? Rummaging through folders looking for physical ID documents to open a bank account or rent a house is an annoyance everyone has experienced. Proving your identity is a necessity in daily life, with establishing a trustable digital identity solution being a major challenge for many businesses and government agencies.
Innovating with data: Supporting SMBs at pace
Tuesday 28 June 2022
SMBs are the backbone of the economy and supporting them, at speed, is crucial. As the pandemic made clear, the need for financial institutions to service customers in very different ways, at short notice, was central to the ability for SMBs to continue operating. At Fintech Talents North America, Jesse Honigberg, Technology Chief of Staff,
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In conversation with Tribe Payments at FTT Embedded Finance & Super Apps
Tuesday 21 June 2022
Digital identity for a digital economy
Tuesday 21 June 2022
At Future Identity North America on May 12th, we were joined by Upendra Mardikar, CSO of Snap Finance, Denny Prvu, Global Director of IAM at the Royal Bank of Canada and Elizabeth Garber, Former VP of Digital Products at Santander. Bringing together a wealth of experience in the financial services sector and a diversity of
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Winners, losers & fraudsters: Identity verification for online gaming
Tuesday 21 June 2022
Winners, losers and fraudsters – Identity verification for online gaming Already rapidly growing sectors, digital gambling platforms and online gaming sites exploded in popularity during the height of the COVID pandemic, as many people stuck at home turned to these sites for entertainment. According to market research firm Statista, the global online gambling market alone
Can we clean up crypto?
Thursday 16 June 2022
Both the hardest critics and proponents of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin can agree on the fact that, for better or worse, these digital currencies are fundamentally different from fiat currencies. One of the under-discussed differences between these two currencies is their energy consumption. In a 2022 report, the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) estimated that Bitcoin
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Financial wellness: A goal whose technology has come
Tuesday 07 June 2022
In March 2022 the US annual inflation rate reached 8.5% – the highest level recorded since December 1981. Inflation, together with the pandemic, and rising gas prices have taken a toll, with 47% of low-income consumers reporting in a recent study that they do not feel financially healthy. These were the sobering statistics with which
Lending, digital and purpose-led strategy – an interview with Susie Aliker
Tuesday 07 June 2022
On 30th March our community came together for FTT Lending 3.0, where we explored the key trends, innovations and technologies that are powering the future of lending. During the day, our Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Lisa Moyle, sat down with Susie Aliker, Chief Executive at Tandem Bank. The two discussed the key highlights across
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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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