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News/inclusion
Tech Nation has selected 35 tech startups to join their second Libra programme for underrepresented tech founders. Libra 2.0 is focused on promoting diverse tech leaders in the UK by choosing companies founded by Black, South Asian, East Asian, and Arab leaders in the industry.
07 September 2022
News/regulation
Online bank Revolut is facing more questions over its internal controls after it was criticised by a UK regulator for the unacceptably high risk of "material misstatement" in its account auditing.
06 September 2022
News/people
The Hong Kong government is set to bring in a number of financial incentives to address what has been termed as a skills shortage, especially in terms of the fintech sector.
05 September 2022
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) was created in order to ensure that the credit needs of lower income communities in the US were accommodated by local financial institutions. However, many financial firms are proposing a reform of this act to be more inclusive of low and moderate income communities.
News/startups
A survey of fintech executives has labelled Hong Kong as uncompetitive in relation to other financial centres around the world.
26 August 2022
NatWest is rolling out an app to support staff of menopausal age and their partners, providing access to personalised advice, practical information and structured wellbeing support programmes from expert practitioners.
25 August 2022
Australian fintech Cape has appointed Prospa’s former head of growth, Ben Lyons, as their new chief revenue officer.
19 August 2022
Employee benefits platform Ben has raised $16 million in a Series A funding round led by Atomico.
03 August 2022
News/crypto
European regulators are facing challenges in finding talent to help regulate crypto, a chair of the European Banking Authority has warned, underscoring concerns around the capacity of authorities to supervise the industry.
01 August 2022
Bank of Ireland has introduced a new policy that triples the bank’s current paternity leave, allowing an employee to take six weeks of paid leave within the first six months of the new child’s life.
25 July 2022
Leading mobile payments provider across the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey, TPAY MOBILE, has announced that Gaston Aussems, previously CEO of Mollie, will take the reins as CEO.
04 July 2022
New research from Mastercard details discrimination of non-binary individuals in their financial experiences.
01 July 2022
Mastercard brings inclusivity to the forefront by announcing the launch of The Belle Block, an industry group to focus on empowering women and non-binary individuals to use Web 3.0 technology and cryptocurrency.
24 June 2022
During an internal "All Hands" meeting on Thursday the 9th of June, the challenger stockbroking app, Freetrade, announced that it would be implementing redundancies for up to 15% of its staff.
10 June 2022
HSBC is to put thousands of its employees through a bespoke training course in the latest fintech developments in a partnership with the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has set itself the target of hiring 1000 engineers this year across a variety of disciplines.
06 June 2022
News/retail
UK digital bank Zopa is to give employees the option of spending a full four months working from abroad, billing the policy as the industry’s "boldest and most generous scheme" currently in place.
26 May 2022
Global Islamic fintech company, Wahed, has just announced the appointment of former BlackRock lawyer, Shahan Jamil, as deputy general counsel.
13 May 2022
Legaltech firm PocketLaw today announced the closure of a €10 million Series A round lead by European VC firm, Atomico.
09 May 2022
UK cash deposit platform, Flagstone, has announced the addition of fintech heavyhitters Leda Glyptis and Meri Williams to its board of directors, ahead of planned Series B funding in 2023.
06 May 2022
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