Business & Industry
FinTech 2020
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Innovation and decentralisation are key
The financial services industry is held back by rules imposed after the 2008 crash. We need to move forward. To liberate the financial industry, decentralisation is the way ahead. One of the unexpected side effects of social distancing and the lockdown has been the uncovering of a lot of pain points in the business process....
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Not just for unicorns – fintech services all
Fintech is commonly associated with unicorn companies. But it is servicing a far wider part of the UK economy as we enter the post COVID-19 world. As the country emerges from lockdown and turns its attention to rebuilding the economy, one resource that is of crucial importance is fintech. Having developed into a diverse industry...
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How fintech can help during and after COVID-19
In the coming weeks, tools that support the financially vulnerable will come to the fore. Fintech has the capacity to support the most vulnerable with affordable credit and promote financial wellness. The COVID-19 crisis has sent shockwaves through the UK economy. Many companies have applied for business support, with around 8.7 million jobs currently furloughed...
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Why fintech investing will become more attractive post COVID-19
With the global economy predicted to fall, valuations in fintech companies will be hit hard, too. This will provide investors unique opportunities to invest into those fintech firms at attractive valuations, which will shape the future of financial services. Fintech investments so far this year: The impact of COVID-19 and the speed of its disruption...
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Increasing the opportunities for female leaders in fintech
Fintech emerged from the 2008 financial crisis to transform traditional financial services, with aspirations to innovate, build trust and, deliver greater efficiency. While progress has been made for customers and businesses, are we optimising our ability to innovate? Despite the UK being one of the fastest growing fintech economies, female founders make up only 17%...
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Can fintech and big data transform a post COVID-19 landscape?
COVID-19 has transformed the world in a short space of time, possibly forever. With this change brings opportunity, and fintech has the potential to be part of a brighter future. The SARS-CoV-2 virus epidemic has generated widespread strife and conflict in economies across the globe. Virtually overnight, consumers shifted their activities online. There is an...
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What makes London a tech hub?
Why the key to London’s future success is in its past – and what the UK must capitalise on to top the US as the world’s leading tech hub. 2019 was a bumper year for the UK tech sector. London overtook Beijing to become the third biggest tech hub globally and UK tech investment topped...
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Five ways to improve collaboration in fintech
In the shadow of the last global financial crisis, the fintech industry emerged as a disruptive phenomenon that cut out the middleman. This transformative sector has had a massive impact on the perception of banking and money management. Fintech has established itself as a credible alternative, especially in these times of another looming financial crisis...
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AI is here and compliance needs to respond
Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are set to pose a unique challenge to the future workplace, including the compliance profession. How should compliance respond to such innovation? Handwringing over technology and automation replacing human beings in the workplace has a long history and is far from being unique to our times. When unveiling his automated...