Sehrish Alikhan - Community Author: Finextra Research

Here’s how to get hired at Gresham Technologies

Our Breaking into Fintech series looks into what leading fintech companies are seeking in new hires, to give job-searchers an edge when joining the industry. This time around, Finextra interviewed Tamsyn Cole, director of people and culture at Gresham Technologies, a software company that specialises in reconciliation tools and regulatory reporting...

07 February 2024 /people

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Here’s how to get hired at Flutterwave

In the latest of our Breaking into Fintech series, which dives into the other end of the fintech hiring market and learns from leading companies in the field, Finextra interviewed Flutterwave’s chief people and culture officer, Mansi Babyloni, and associate vice president of talent management, Reni Odebiyi. Flutterwave is a Nigerian fintech compa...

01 February 2024 /people

Cross-border digital wallets are key to financial inclusion

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Cross-border digital wallets are key to financial inclusion

Cross-border remittances are increasingly essential in a globalised world. With the influx in mobile wallet usage, cross-border payments can become easier, less expensive, and more inclusive to those needing to move money abroad. Payments giant Revolut launched its Mobile Wallets service to ease cross-border remittances using IDs alongside only ph...

31 January 2024 /payments

Diversity in tech: Why Gen Z is facing an employment crisis

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Diversity in tech: Why Gen Z is facing an employment crisis

The technology and financial services industry have had ongoing issues with maintaining diversity within the workforce. Women and ethnic minorities are often under-represented in fintech and banking alike. Wiley Edge’s Diversity in Tech Report 2023 dove into how Gen Z is treated in the tech industry and how diversity in tech can be encouraged. Nume...

29 January 2024 /people

Davos 2024 recap: Climate change and AI take the cake

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Davos 2024 recap: Climate change and AI take the cake

The World Economic Forum (WEF) took place in Davos, Switzerland last week, bringing together world leaders, making new announcements and highlighting new advancements concerning the global economy and financial industries. Here is a short recap of the relevant and exciting announcements from the conference. Over 3000 participants attended the even...

24 January 2024 /markets

How can behavioural authentication enhance a bank’s customer experience?

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How can behavioural authentication enhance a bank’s customer experience?

In an age where digital experiences are being redefined by giants such as Netflix and Amazon, banks also need to step up their game in enhancing customer experience. The ease, personalisation, and seamless interaction offered by these entertainment and retail platforms set a high bar for customer expectations. It becomes imperative for banks to em...

24 January 2024 /retail

Biometrics and data privacy: What regulation is in place?

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Biometrics and data privacy: What regulation is in place?

Revolut is currently facing a class action lawsuit in Illinois, US alleging that the company unlawfully collected, used, and stored customers’ biometric data. In the current age of instant payments and increasing consumer demands, biometric data has become increasingly significant in facilitating authentication and verification during the payments...

22 January 2024 /security

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Rise of the superapp

Gartner forecasts that 50% of the population will be using superapps by 2027, predicting a skyrocket in usage for the future. Yet where did they come from and what do they do? Superapps are mobile or web applications that offer users multiple services on a single platform. These multi-service applications include mini-apps and features that allow u...

10 January 2024 /retail

What is the carbon market and how does it work?

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

What is the carbon market and how does it work?

The carbon market is a complex and often convoluted industry that has emerged in recent years amid the ESG and sustainability boom that has rocked the financial services sector. Numerous new carbon accounting start-ups have emerged that have contributed to the carbon market, which calculate the carbon emissions that a company is making and advise o...

06 December 2023 /sustainable

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Here’s how to get hired at payabl

Our Breaking into Fintech series explores what leading financial organisations are seeking in new hires and candidates, giving those looking to enter into the fintech industry an insight into the sector. In this interview, Finextra spoke to global head of HR at payabl, Jolita Strasunskaite, to discuss what potential hires can expect from the indus...

29 November 2023 /people

How the FTA inspires a spirit of collaboration between the UK and Australia - Moonova

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How the FTA inspires a spirit of collaboration between the UK and Australia - Moonova

While the UK has been cemented as a global fintech hub, Australia has gained its own status as a destination for fintechs to expand and thrive. Each recognising the potential in the other, the two countries have shared success and facilitated growth through exchange through the UK-Australia Fintech Bridge established in 2018, and the UK-Australia...

21 November 2023 /startups

How net zero frameworks can be guided by national policy

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

How net zero frameworks can be guided by national policy

ESG and broader financial sustainability efforts have been major industry trends in the financial services sector in the last few years, with an increasing number of financial institutions adapting to ESG standards and implementing sustainable objectives to maintain transparency and accountability as climate change continues to wreak havoc on the ...

08 November 2023 /regulation

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