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French payroll and HR platform PayFit raises €90 million

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French payroll and HR platform PayFit raises €90 million

Digital payroll and human resource management firm PayFit has raised a €90 million series D funding.

Why a cookie-cutter approach to VC and funding hinders diversity

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Why a cookie-cutter approach to VC and funding hinders diversity

During the ‘Women in FinTech: Reshaping the Industry’ session at Citi’s Digital Money Symposium 2021, the panel tackled thorny issues surrounding securing funding to startups founded by females and those from minority backgrounds.

Danske Bank minds its language in recruitment process

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Danske Bank minds its language in recruitment process

Danske Bank has seen an 81% uplift in female job applicants after applying software that scans recruitment adverts for gender bias.

IWD 2021: No more talking, it's time for action on female representation in fintech

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IWD 2021: No more talking, it's time for action on female representation in fintech

2020 may have been a year of challenge, but it proved that above all else, digital resilience will remain foundational, not only to female financial inclusion, but to female representation across the fintech sector.

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Skipton Building Society takes call centre workforce management to the Cloud with Nice

NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) announced today that Skipton Building Society has selected its cloud-based Workforce Management (WFM) and Employee Engagement Manager (EEM) offerings as a bundled solution for its contact centers.

Societe Generale gives all employees the right to work from home for up to two days a week

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Societe Generale gives all employees the right to work from home for up to two days a week

Societe Generale has reached an agreement with labour unions that introduces the right for all of its 40,000 employees in France to telework an average of two days a week.

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Standard Chartered taps Gloat to create virtual internal marketplace for workforce

Standard Chartered Bank (“the Bank”), and Gloat have announced a multi-year strategic partnership to enhance the Bank’s ability to use the best of their colleagues’ skills and experience for the good of its clients.

Revolut to move to permanent remote working model

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Revolut to move to permanent remote working model

Revolut is to move the majority of its 2000-strong employees to a permanent remote working model and has begun the conversion of 70% its office real estate into 'Rev Labs', collaborative spaces for teamwork and in-person knowledge exchange.

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Employee benefit platform Ben raises $2.5 million

Employee benefit and reward pioneer Ben has raised $2.5m in a round led by Cherry Ventures and Seedcamp.

Oxford University professor: ‘There is a real threat that fintech will set gender diversity back’

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Oxford University professor: ‘There is a real threat that fintech will set gender diversity back’

One of Sibos’ first panel sessions for 2021, ‘Make 2021 the year to improve your bank’s diversity’, saw panellists raise concern over the lack of diverse representation in financial services, particularly fintech.

Fintech and payments salaries declined by only 1% in 2020

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Fintech and payments salaries declined by only 1% in 2020

Salaries in the fintech and payments industry held up well despite turbulent conditions last year, seeing a decrease of only 1%, according to research by recruitment consultancy Headcount.

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Payments firm Sokin makes board appointments

Sokin, the fintech global payments firm, which offers low cost, fast and secure currency transfers and payments, has announced two high-profile appointments to its board, as the firm prepares the launch of its market changing services.

Stripe plots Asian expansion

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Stripe plots Asian expansion

Payments firm Stripe is reportedly planning to increase its presence in the Asian market after adding 200 people to its workforce in the region.

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CTO appointed at iBanFirst

Global financial services provider iBanFirst, delivering solutions across banking borders, announces the appointment of former Euronext engineer and technology director, Said Layadi, as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

TransferWise to make 750 hires

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TransferWise to make 750 hires

Online money transfer firm TransferWise plans to add 750 jobs over the next six months, equivalent to more than a third of its current workforce.

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Luxembourg Stock Exchange names new CEO

The Board of Directors of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) has appointed Julie Becker as LuxSE’s next CEO and Chair of its Executive Committee.

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Google Cloud names leader for Southeast Asia business

Google Cloud today announced the appointment of Ruma Balasubramanian as Managing Director for Southeast Asia.

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BBVA rolls out career development tool

‘Opportunity’ is a new tool that provides employees with the instruments to independently design their training, development and ultimately, their career within the company.

How one bank’s tech team is teaching ‘on-the-fly’ data

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How one bank’s tech team is teaching ‘on-the-fly’ data

Following her virtual session, ‘Democratising data-driven decisions with self-service tools’ at the Apidays conference, Yojas Samarth, senior data engineer, tech speaker and tech trainer at DBS Bank, speaks to Finextra Research regarding the nuance of training teams to effectively utilise data platforms.

Opening up the path less travelled from banking to fintech

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Opening up the path less travelled from banking to fintech

Fintech has been part of financial services for several years, but it remains surprisingly rare to see employees of incumbent banks take prominent positions at fintech firms.

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