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Barley Laing

Barley Laing UK Managing Director at Melissa

The money laundering red flags and how to prevent it in 2024

Supporting criminal activity and risking substantial fines from regulators that also damage their reputation are not things any financial institution aspires to. Yet many are exposing themselves to such risks because they are not doing enough to prevent money laundering. With digitalisation creating new opportunities for money laundering to take p...

/regulation /inclusion Digital Identity Management

Martha Pierson

Martha Pierson Editor, Analyst at Finturf

Fintech: Establishing Customer Trust in Modern Business

Compromising quality for speed, trimming services to pinch pennies, and limiting payment options to cut costs may inflate profits momentarily, but they can erode your most valuable asset: customer trust. Conversely, nurturing customer trust can be a game-changer. Trustworthy businesses enjoy repeat patronage, word-of-mouth recommendations, and few...

/inclusion Fintech

Rob Straathof

Rob Straathof CEO at Liberis

How embedded finance can boost financial inclusion for the smallest businesses

According to figures from the World Trade Organization (WTO), SMEs make up over 90% of businesses globally as well as 60-70% of employment. That isn’t just the backbone of most economies, it’s nearly the full skeleton! Despite the crucial role they play, many small businesses still struggle to access the funding they need to survive and thrive. Loo...

/retail /inclusion Embedded Finance

Chirag Karnik

Chirag Karnik Founder & Director at Neyo Ltd

Navigating the legacy maze: Modern solutions for financial services

When it comes to financial services, the tech landscape is changing rapidly. For many, it can prove difficult to keep up with the pace, let alone position themselves at the forefront of the digital revolution. This can have ramifications, too; with the UK's fintech sector employing over 60,000 people, competition is high. Embracing evolving techno...

/inclusion Financial Transformation

Lydia Coyle

Lydia Coyle Management Consultant at Woodhurst

The Modern Mutual - Becoming Technology Enabled

Modernising the tech stack is fundamental to becoming a Modern Mutual – prioritising automation, channel consistency, seamless customer experiences, and leveraging insights from data. Whilst modernisation isn’t just about technology, it does still play a key role in delivering a better, more efficient and digitally enabled service to your customer...

/inclusion /predictions Financial Transformation

Leslie Kanthan

Leslie Kanthan CEO at TurinTech

How can LLMs bring value to the financial industry?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and generative AI continue to make headlines. As Chat GPT marks its first birthday, the technology behind it, Large Language Models (LLMs), continue to show a wide range of applications and have shown promising results across a variety of use cases and industries. For instance, McKinsey reports that the productivity ...

/inclusion /predictions Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services

Lydia Coyle

Lydia Coyle Management Consultant at Woodhurst

The Modern Mutual - What is your channel strategy?

To navigate the complex landscape of channel strategy, Building Societies must consider their core mission of serving diverse customer needs while adapting to changing technological trends. How do Building Societies create the optimal physical channel strategy? Preserving the human touch: Branches can remain a differentiator and a key point of val...

/people /inclusion Financial Transformation

David Hensley

David Hensley Founder at Enryo Limited

The rise of the credit union.

Credit unions are member-owned, non-profit financial cooperatives that provide a wide range of financial services, including everyday banking, and savings accounts, loans, credit cards, and investment products. According to the latest statistics from the Association of British Credit Unions Limited (Abcul), there were 246 credit unions in the UK. ...

/retail /inclusion Financial Inclusion

Rajat Deshpande

Rajat Deshpande CEO and Co- founder at FinBox

The Future of Borrowing: Mutual Gains Through Credit Flexibility for Lenders and Borrowers

Any product is created to fill a gap experienced by an ideal customer persona. Loans, for example, are offered to customers facing financial difficulties or cash flow crunches. However, they often come in such rigid packages that their one-size-fits-all approach may undermine the very purpose for which they were designed. Term loans aim to solve f...

/startups /inclusion Fintech World

Lydia Coyle

Lydia Coyle Management Consultant at Woodhurst

The Modern Mutual - Launching Innovative Products at Pace

How long does it take Building Societies to update products on the back of rate changes? Rapidly responding to market rate changes is critical for staying competitive, maintaining commercial stability and demonstrating that you are doing the right thing for your members. Speed matters: Being swift in updating your product offerings to reflect rate...

/people /inclusion Financial Transformation

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