In this episode Aden and Simon are joined by regulars Kadhim and Liz for the news. This week we find out if it’s really necessary to use VR in banking; and, as ATMs are dying and costing banks to run, we discuss the pros and cons of hard cash versus digital transactions – and the... Continue Reading →
UK General Election 2017: Fintech And The Party Manifestos
I spoke to Liz Lumley, a pioneer in the UK financial technology field and recognised as a fintech icon worldwide, about her views on the future of fintech post-election. “The party that can protect the fintech industry is one that can negotiate a Brexit that causes the least amount of damage to the UK financial services and technology industries - I fear no party has people of that caliber in house,” Lumley said.
#PeopleYouAlwaysSeeAtConferences
So, as May comes to an end - let's take a break from the FinTech and the myriad of ways women are made to feel like they are intruders in world that was never designed for them - here is a bit of Friday Fun. Feel free to add yours.
FinTech Insider CYBERRANSOMWARFARE!
In this episode (there are Bitcoin villains and me swearing 🙂 ) Jason, Simon and Andra are joined by Myke and Liz for the news. We find out if bitcoin to blame for ransomware, whether consumers actually want to cut the banks out of loans. Everyone debates why anyone would want to buy the Co-Op. Jason... Continue Reading →
IF YOU LIKED IT, THEN YOU SHOULD’VE PUT A BLOCKCHAIN ON IT FINTECH INSIDER NEWS & VIEWS
In this episode We discuss what a challenger bank really is – drawing a line in the sand for who is and who isn’t in the cool kids club. Alipay seems to be taking over the world through tourism, we discuss how that strategy might be the best route into the west. Debit cards are... Continue Reading →
How to be an influencer – a step-by-step guide
My over arching philosophy No one was ever influenced by a scheduled, approved PR ‘message’ ever ever ever… …since the dawn of time
Are you there FinTech? It’s me, Elizabeth
Did I mention, in 1994, I knew nothing about FinTech?
My first hackathon
Financial Information Technology became 'FinTech' (for me anyway) on that Friday night four years ago.
