Latest UK Fintech Week News: Finextra Research

Key learnings from the SVB failure crisis

Valentina Kristensen, Director Growth and Communications, OakNorth, speaks at IFGS 2023 and brings us up to date with progress made by the Neobanks, whether they are still lending successfully, key findings from the Silicon Valley Bank failure Crisis and what's next for OakNorth.

18 April 2023

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'Game of Loans' - Are Neobanks Still Challenging?

Speaking at Innovate Finance Global Summit 2023, Mark Mullen, CEO, Atom Bank, discusses fintech's beginnings, how it's maturing and what is happening now for neo banks as they embrace new areas of innovation.

18 April 2023

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Building the banking business models of the Future

Speaking at Innovate Finance Global Summit 2023, Sam Everington, CEO, Engine by Starling, discusses how digital banks keep challenging and pivoting as they become more established in the financial sector.

18 April 2023

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Weathering the 'Fintech Winter' and beyond

Speaking at Innovate Finance Global Summit 2023, Jaidev Janardana, CEO, Zopa, discusses the key impacts of fintech over the years, what's on the horizon, and how the sector has evolved, particularly during the so-called 'fintech winter.'

18 April 2023

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What payment trends we can expect in 2023?

In this episode of FinextraTV's PREDICT 2023 Series, Dalbir Sahota, Senior Director Product Management, Bankers Almanac® at LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, shares his forecast for cross-border payments and APIs. For more information on the research cited, please visit:

23 March 2023

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Digital identity in the metaverse

Speaking at LexisNexis® Risk Solutions Trust:Live 2023, Tom Ffiske, Editor, Immersive Wire, discusses how the metaverse is the natural evolution of our current version of the internet and how digital ID technology is keeping up with innovation.

17 March 2023

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The emerging benefits of machine learning in cloud computing

Piers Linney, Entrepreneur and Investor, Founder and CEO, Moblox, discusses how banks can use cloud technology along with machine learning to meet customer expectations at the Financial Cloud Summit in London 2023.

08 March 2023

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How can the finance sector achieve Net Zero?

By reporting data, coordinating engagement, and investing in sustainable fintech, David Harris, Head of Sustainable Finance Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships, London Stock Exchange Group, discusses how the finance sector can positively contribute to the Net Zero transition.

15 February 2023

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Digitalisation's impact on banks in 2023

The future of cloud migration and "platformification," embedded finance, and the growth of CBDCs are explored in this episode of our PREDICT 2023 series by Gareth Wilson, Executive Vice President, Head of UK Banking and Capital Markets, Capgemini.

09 February 2023

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The future of central bank digitalized currencies

Alistair Brown, Global Head of Open Banking & Payments, EPAM speaks to FinextraTV at Sibos 2022, providing his views on central bank digitalized currencies and their future in banking. Examining the current variations of CBDCs and what integrating them into traditional systems will mean for the market, Brown considers where the control of CBDCs will solidify in a market where tech companies and banks are both playing.

27 October 2022

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Growing interest in CBDCs and the emergence of Regulated Liability Networks

Kelly Mathieson, Chief Client Experience Officer, Digital Asset and Marjan Delatinne, MD, Payments at SETL speak to FinextraTV at Sibos 2022, offering insight into the growing interest in regulated liability networks for digital currencies, including CBDCs, and why this is an important initiative that banks need to start exploring for the future of cross-border payments.

27 October 2022

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A Sustainable and Equitable Financial Future

Simon Paris, CEO, Finastra joins FinextraTV at Sibos 2022 to discuss the dominant issues that are driving sustainability and ethics forward. Seeing sustainability and reaching ESG goals climb to the top of banks and businesses’ agendas, Paris identifies primary drivers in these changes, emerging opportunities and how Finastra’s own sustainable and ethical practices are leading the transformation in industry efforts.

21 October 2022

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A bright future: Solving cross-border settlement with RTGS.global

Dave Sissens, CEO, RTGS.global joins FinextraTV at Sibos 2022 to discuss the constraints that remain in cross-border payments and today’s settlement infrastructure, how the industry can ensure a truly real-time cross-border payment future, and why innovation in digital assets and alternative technology architecture are not enough to resolve the problem of cross-border settlement internationally.

19 October 2022

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Digital assets- Ready for center stage at Sibos

Gilbert Verdian, Founder and CEO, Quant joins FinextraTV at this year's Sibos, discussing what needs to happen for digital assets to gain traction amongst institutions, digital money’s role in B2B and Quant’s thoughts on the world’s central banks adopting digital currency in the future.

13 October 2022

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Money 20/20: Ensuring scalability, high configurability & operating in real-time

Travers Clarke-Walker, Chief Marketing Officer, Thought Machine, speaks at Money 20/20 about tackling legacy systems, how Thought Machine's Vault Payments will help banks meet those challenges and what the banking landscape will look like in the next few years.

21 June 2022

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LIVE @ NextGen Nordics: The road to achieving ESG goals with meaningful action

LIVE @ NextGen Nordics, Angela Hultberg, Global Director of Sustainability, Kearney, speaks just off her panel about the road to achieving ESG goals with meaningful action. We hear how organisations are now responsible for driving positive change, the challenges Nordic players need to overcome when considering climate-related losses and whether enough progress is being made.

29 April 2022

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Realising the benefits of digital transformation: Turning challenges into learnings

Richard Morgans, General Manager, UK & Ireland, Mambu speaks on FinextraTV about how digital innovations are shaping the future of banking. We hear about the top drivers for change and disruption in the banking space, the challenges associated with realising the benefits of digital transformation, how banks should respond with their business models, and the significance of embedded finance in the future of banking.

25 April 2022

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Citi's Future Of Finance Analyst On Money & The Metaverse

Sophia Bantanidis, Future of Finance Analyst, Citi Global Insights, speaks on FinextraTV about all things Metaverse. We discuss what is it, why should we care about it, how will we use it, and the challenges and opportunities that come along with the Metaverse.

12 April 2022

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LIVE @ UK Fintech Week: Future-Proofing & Powering Embedded Finance

Hayley Viner, Head of Product, ClearBank speaks LIVE @ IFGS2022 as part of UK Fintech Week about emerging trends in the UK and the future of Embedded Finance. We discuss the big areas for disruption, how infrastructure is powering embedded finance, and some of the most significant use cases out there today.

06 April 2022

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LIVE @ UK Fintech Week: Empowering the UK through Embedded Finance

LIVE @ UK Fintech Week FinextraTV spoke with Lord Christopher Holmes of Richmond MBE during IFGS about the future of Embedded Finance within the UK and globally. We hear how infrastructure is powering embedded finance, some of the challenges involved, and what the government is doing to secure the UK a competitive position within the market.

05 April 2022