Latest UK Fintech Week News: Finextra Research

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

Why is intellectual property protection essential in the virtual world?

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Dale Carter Partner at Reddie & Grose LLP

Why is intellectual property protection essential in the virtual world?

02 February 2023

How the financial sector can get ahead of cyberattacks and regulators

Long read/UK Fintech Week

Jonathan Reiber VP for Cybersecurity Strategy and Policy at AttackIQ

How the financial sector can get ahead of cyberattacks and regulators

30 January 2023

The golden circle: Are gold-linked digital assets the future?

Long read/UK Fintech Week

Níamh Curran Senior Reporter at Finextra

The golden circle: Are gold-linked digital assets the future?

25 January 2023

Open banking year five: The journey from open finance to open everything

Long read/UK Fintech Week

Madhvi Sonia Head of Content at Finextra

Open banking year five: The journey from open finance to open everything

13 January 2023

Finextra TV/Sibos

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

Finextra TV/Sibos

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

Finextra TV/Sibos

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

Finextra TV/Sibos

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

Finextra TV/Sibos

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

Finextra TV/cloud

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

Finextra TV/payments

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

Finextra TV/predictions

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

Accessibility and affordability are critical for the UK's future fintech success

Long read/UK Fintech Week

Gerard Grech Founding CEO at Tech Nation

Accessibility and affordability are critical for the UK's future fintech success

07 April 2022

Finextra TV/payments

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