I am truly sorry for my the lack of communication on my personal blogs these past few weeks. I could blame it on a lot of factors. Working on a few projects, family stuff, but really...honestly...I got a bit depressed. And for no good reason. After Rainmaking/Startupbootcamp ended earlier this year I made a decision... Continue Reading →
https://fireside.fm/s/mhxz5vBo+nAQwnidU/iframe In another packed episode we have a full house of hosts as David, Jason and Simon are joined by global fintech commentator and Girl, Disrupted, Liz Lumley; Editor-in-Chief of Fintech Finance, Ali Paterson; and Capco's Principal Consultant, Charlie Wood. The team discuss WhatsApp adding payment features; First Direct coming consistently top of a customer... Continue Reading →
I spoke at a conference in Beirut earlier this year, ArabNet. To be honest, half the reason I said yes to this event was because I wanted to see Beirut. For those of you under 30, when I was a teenager the Lebanese capital was tantamount to Afghanistan. The old war is behind them now,... Continue Reading →
So a week ago I posted a survey of four upcoming blogs and asked my Twitter followers to vote on which one should be posted next. It came down to a tie between a positive post on the joys of being in your 40s and one about the myriad of ways people and companies delay... Continue Reading →
In this episode: David, Jason and Simon are joined for this week’s show by news show regulars Liz Lumley and Kadhim Shubber. First up Jason guides the team through recent current account announcements from both Monzo and Starling – are they the hipsters of fintech?, Are they racing each other to release products?, and is... Continue Reading →
As January 2018 inches closer, financial institutions and fintech startups across Europe have PSD2 on their minds. The legislation introduced by the European Commission is set to open consumer financial data to third-party providers through APIs, creating both opportunities and hurdles in the financial ecosystem. Not only is PSD2 a major step towards Open Banking... Continue Reading →
I took some time off from writing the beginning of July. But that didn't mean I stopped thinking. I have quite a few blogs planned for the coming weeks. But one thing I have been thinking about is journalism. (Really, I have been thinking about journalism ever since I was named editor-in-chief of the Tanglewood... Continue Reading →
On the panel: Liz Lumley, noted fintech commentator Alain Falys, Co-founder and CEO, Yoyo Wallet Matteo Rizzi, Co-founder, FinTechStage @matteorizzi Sam Tidswell-Norrish, Principal, Motive Partners Three years is a long time in fintech. Innovations that may have seemed outlandish not long ago, for example paying your friends via emojis on social messaging services, are now a reality.... Continue Reading →
In this episode David is back! He and Aden are joined by regulars Liz and Sarah for the news. This week the team take on The FCA’s cohort 3 and reveals cohort 2 for their sandbox; Amazon flexing it’s financial services muscles; and the “demise of a fintech darling” as Monetise is to be acquired by Fiserv... Continue Reading →
Will I end up going back 'inside' - belonging to an organisation I did not create and did not build - with all the safety, regular paychecks, business cards and standardized email addresses? Or will I branch out on my own - create a vision - and invite others to share my vision and let theirs shine alongside.
Girl, Disrupted 