I was 14 years old when I put my August 1986 copy of Seventeen magazine in the trash. I remember it well. I was at my family’s beach house close to Cape Cod. It was the ‘Back to School’ issue. Jennifer Connelly was on the cover. She looked beautiful, tall and slim with long thick brown hair... Continue Reading →
Around 15 months ago Victor Cruz had an idea. That was FinTECHTalents. The idea was that this event would bring together, not only FinTech innovators from startups, growth companies and incumbent financial institutions, but also computer science students from the UK and Europe’s top universities. This event would not be an event at all, but... Continue Reading →
A well known person in the FinTech space once commented that if you couldn’t dine out on FinTech every night – you weren’t doing FinTech right. From bank elevators, to the free beer at co-working spaces – it would be hard not to bump into someone who works at a fund or an accelerator, grinding... Continue Reading →
As the sun continues to shine over Great Britain this summer, we gathered together some of our favourite steering committee members to have a chin wag about our upcoming FinTECHTalents Festival this October. Listen to our special Tech and Talent in Tandem webcast now! Mitesh Soni, Senior Director, Innovation and Fintech at Finastra, Diana Biggs, Head of Digital Innovation... Continue Reading →
A while ago I read a promo for a webcast that read something along the lines of ‘Our industry experts will talk through best practice to enable successful bank startup partnerships.’ I read that line several times ‘best practice to enable successful … partnerships’ and I thought to myself… Liar liar, PANTS ON FIRE!!! Anyone who claims to know... Continue Reading →
The very first full blog on this site 'Disruption Sucks' just days after myself and my entire team, and many other people, were made redundant from their jobs, I wrote: "When you get to the end of any road – whether you ran there or had the stop sign shoved in front of you –... Continue Reading →
Here we go folks. I am about to contradict myself. But maybe not, I can't decide. Maybe you decide. Ok, here goes. Five years ago, I wrote on Finextra that when it comes to social media, a bank should behave like a person, even if they are a bank. See here. At the time, the... Continue Reading →
I am sitting in an airport lounge in Amsterdam airport, drinking a Bloody Mary (much needed) after the 2018 Money 2020. I had a good week. I hung out with the FinTech Family, met some new friends IRL, interviewed two high flyers working on digital and cultural transformation at HSBC and did an old school... Continue Reading →
Traditional banks and upstart challengers alike are pushing innovations to create the bank of the future. What might such a bank look like? https://www.gfmag.com/magazine/june-2018/bank-future JUNE 01, 2018 Author: ANITA HAWSER QIB headquarters From the creation of the first banks during the Middle Ages through the late 20th century, the greatest virtues in finance included stability, security, wealth... Continue Reading →
We are all told that what defines FinTech and InsurTech and any other @tech that we associate with financial services is its focus on the customer. Banks do financial technology. New entrants do FinTech - because everything is created with the customer experience and journey in mind. So, for the sake of research and validation,... Continue Reading →
Girl, Disrupted 