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Lord Christopher Holmes of Richmond MBE on what the AI Regulation Bill Means for Fintech

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Lord Christopher Holmes of Richmond MBE on what the AI Regulation Bill Means for Fintech

At IFGS 2024, Lord Christopher Holmes provides his view on announcements such the Open Finance Task Force, which were revealed by Bim Afolami MP. Lord Holmes also dives deep into the AI Regulation Bill and how the industry can better align technology for financial inclusion and to benefit vulnerable customers.

CFIT CEO Ezechi Britton MBE on How to Unlock Barriers to Fintech Growth

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CFIT CEO Ezechi Britton MBE on How to Unlock Barriers to Fintech Growth

At IFGS 2024, Ezechi Britton MBE, CEO of the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT), explores their recently released report on the benefits of open finance, what needs to be done to implement successful change and how open finance will change UK fintech going forward.

Exploring UK Fintech: Growth, Disruption, and Future Trends

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Exploring UK Fintech: Growth, Disruption, and Future Trends

At IFGS 2024, Clare Gambardella, Chief Customer Officer at Zopa Bank, breaks down the success factors driving the UK fintech scene. From regulatory agility to consumer demand and access to funding, we discuss what sets the UK apart, major tech disruptors such as contactless payments and open banking, and the evolving needs of the next generation of consumers.

Fortifying the UK's Position as a Global Fintech Hub

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Fortifying the UK's Position as a Global Fintech Hub

Join FinextraTV at IFGS 2024 as Richard Davies, CEO of Allica Bank, sheds light on the UK's potential to become a global fintech hub. We discuss the steps the UK must take to solidify its industry leading position, including diversifying financial service providers, fostering fintech growth, nurturing global champions, and gaining insight into the role the government has in shaping the fintech ecosystem with key policy recommendations to drive innovation and scalability.

Riding the Fintech Wave: Keeping up with Innovation

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Riding the Fintech Wave: Keeping up with Innovation

Joining FinextraTV at IFGS 2024, Eric Van der Kleij, Cofounder of EdenBase & TransformBase, discusses the next big disrupters in the financial sector, the flexible attitude businesses need to overcome adoption challenges, and how investors can help to make these changes sustainable and impactful.

Unveiling Fintech's Future: The innovations and regulations making change

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Unveiling Fintech's Future: The innovations and regulations making change

During UK FinTech Week at IFGS 2024, Gurdeep Singh Kohli of Standard Chartered Ventures, discusses the impact of digital disruptors on UK FinTech, citing regulatory support and funding as key drivers. He highlights Challenger banks' success in improving client experiences and addressing SME needs. We look at approaches to innovation, emphasizing experimentation and the importance of security in emerging technologies like digital assets and artificial intelligence.

Project Nemo: Pioneering Disability Inclusion in Fintech

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Project Nemo: Pioneering Disability Inclusion in Fintech

Live at IFGS 2024, Joanne Dewar, Project Lead at Project Nemo, discusses Project Nemo’s innovative initiative driving disability inclusion in fintech. With one in five individuals having disabilities, this project connects fintech firms with specialized service providers to promote awareness and change. We discuss upcoming workshops and events aimed at providing practical resources for inclusion efforts, aiming to set a new standard for inclusivity across industries.

Everybody in the room: Moving fintech forward

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Everybody in the room: Moving fintech forward

Lou Smith, Chair of Innovate Finance, discusses fintech's evolution in the past decade and its impact on consumer behaviour and industry collaboration. From challenger banks to widespread fintech app usage, we examine transformative trends like Open Finance, and amidst the challenges 2024 brings both nationally and internationally, we highlight opportunities for sustainable growth, charting a course towards fintech's fruitful future.

Gen Z taking the wheel: What’s driving the next generation of consumers?

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Gen Z taking the wheel: What’s driving the next generation of consumers?

Speaking at the Innovate Finance Global Summit 2024, Emma Kisby, Cogo CEO, EMEA, talks about Gen Z taking the wheel and asks what’s driving the next generation of consumers. We hear how consumer trends have shaped the payments landscape to date, how Gen Z is becoming an increasingly major financial force, how their spending habits are changing financial operations, and what Fintechs can do to encourage sustainable habits going forward.

"Who's in charge?": What it takes to build an effective FinTech Board

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"Who's in charge?": What it takes to build an effective FinTech Board

Speaking at the Innovate Finance Global Summit, Anita Kimber, Lead Partner, EMEIA Transformation, Financial Services at EY, talks about building an impactful Fintech board, and asks, what skillsets, cultures, and strategies are required to build one? We learn about the challenges FinTechs face when trying to scale-up and why boards are so important in helping them grow successfully, why the role of boards is often overlooked by FinTechs, and what's needed to form a strong board as the FinTech industry matures.

Fintech & Beyond: The wider industry impact

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Fintech & Beyond: The wider industry impact

Kicking off UK Fintech week at the 10th year of IFGS, Janine Hirt, CEO of Innovate Finance, speaks to FinextraTV about the impact of Fintech across non-financial industries and the importance of collaboration between Fintechs, government, industry and regulators in shaping the economy, addressing inequality, and strengthening social justice and peace. We hear about how the consumer will benefit from Embedded Finance and Open Data and the role AI, regulation and push payment fraud will play in helping drive sustainable finance over the next 10 years.

Preparing for IFGS 2024: The next generation of UK fintech shaping the decade ahead

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Preparing for IFGS 2024: The next generation of UK fintech shaping the decade ahead

In the lead up to UK Fintech Week and the flagship event IFGS 2024, Janine Hirt, CEO, Innovate Finance, & Louise Smith, Chair, Innovate Finance, introduce the theme ‘Fintech’s Next Generation: Shaping the Decade to Come’, whilst reflecting on the success and challenges across the investment landscape in 2023. We hear about Innovate Finance's recently launched Unicorn Council for UK FinTech and what this means for the industry, the ambitions outlined in their FinTech manifesto and how the importance of skills, talent, culture & governance will be honoured in the IFGS agenda.

Keeping up the momentum with Open Banking

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Keeping up the momentum with Open Banking

Helen Child, CEO, Open Banking Excellence (OBE), speaks at Innovate Finance Global Summit 2023, discussing the progress made in Open Banking and how we can keep up with momentum and maintain the UK's global lead.

The Emerging Technologies Reshaping Financial Services

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The Emerging Technologies Reshaping Financial Services

Sophia Bantanidis, Future of Finance, Citi, speaks at Innovate Finance Global Summit 2023 about developing the potential for tokenization via blockchain, what successful adoption looks like, and when mass adoption can be expected.

Removing barriers and addressing inclusion for fintech growth

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Removing barriers and addressing inclusion for fintech growth

Speaking at Innovate Finance Global Summit 2023, Janine Hirt, CEO, Innovate Finance, discusses FinTech's impact on the economy and society at large. She gives her outlook on the investment landscape, regulation and what more needs to be done to encourage a more diverse, inclusive Fintech culture.

Examining the Real Value Proposition of Crypto and Digital Assets

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Examining the Real Value Proposition of Crypto and Digital Assets

Speaking at Innovate Finance Global Summit 2023, Kirit Bhatia, Head of Business Development, International, Ripple, explores where crypto is having a tangible and positive impact, how digital assets can generate societal, environmental and economic benefits, and how best to spot and develop these.

Are CBDCs a Risk or an Opportunity for Capital Markets?

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Are CBDCs a Risk or an Opportunity for Capital Markets?

Speaking at Innovate Finance Global Summit 2023, Dr Ruth Wandhöfer, Speaker, Adviser and Venture Partner, considers whether different forms of digital currency and payments can live alongside each other in harmony, as well as the opportunities and risks associated with Central Bank Digital Currency.

Embedded Finance: Who is Leading the Payments Revolution?

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Embedded Finance: Who is Leading the Payments Revolution?

Dr Kay Swinburne, Vice Chair, Financial Services, KPMG, speaks at Innovate Finance Global Summit 2023 about the biggest trends across the UK fintech landscape today, who is leading the charge, the risks that come with new payment trends, and where cash fits in.

Innovation in Times of Uncertainty: What Today's Economic Environment means for FinTech

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Innovation in Times of Uncertainty: What Today's Economic Environment means for FinTech

Speaking at Innovate Finance Global Summit 2023, Gurdeep Singh Kohli, SC Ventures, Standard Chartered, discusses how innovation and resilience can become a catalyst for business growth, and highlights the importance of partnerships to reach this level of innovation.

Scaling with Purpose: Building a positive culture and proper governance through growth

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Scaling with Purpose: Building a positive culture and proper governance through growth

Speaking at Innovate Finance Global Summit 2023, Nadia Edwards-Dashti, Chief Customer Officer, Harrington Starr, talks about what a positive work culture looks like, what business leaders must remember when in market volatility and what people really want from their workplaces.

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