Sehrish Alikhan - Community Author: Finextra Research

Manifesting the benefits of cloud migration

Leading up to Finextra’s Financial Cloud Summit in March 2023, we are focusing on the future of cloud in the financial industry. Cloud migration presents a multitude of advantages for financial institutions which employ it. Cloud, like its light fluffy namesake, is agile, mobile, and creates a secure space for financial service providers. Cloud mi...

15 November 2022 /cloud

The Future of Digital Banking in North America: Offence and defense - Fraud vs. regulation

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

The Future of Digital Banking in North America: Offence and defense - Fraud vs. regulation

This is an excerpt from Finextra’s report, 'The Future of Digital Banking North America 2023'. Post Covid-19, North America has seen significant market growth in e-commerce and digital payment systems. Financial institutions are determining how to move forward where non-traditional payment systems are being introduced. To confront these waves of ch...

25 October 2022 /retail

Breaking into Fintech: Here’s how to get hired at Xero

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Breaking into Fintech: Here’s how to get hired at Xero

Sitting down with Tracey Wells, talent experience manager at Xero, we discussed how potential hires can learn about the fintech field and land their ideal position. The New Zealand-based software company specialises in cloud-based accounting software and has offices from New Zealand and Australia, to the UK, and US. What top tips can you offer cand...

20 October 2022 /people

The Future of ESGTech: Succeeding in uncertain times

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

The Future of ESGTech: Succeeding in uncertain times

This is an excerpt from Finextra’s report, 'The Future of ESGTech 2023'. Digital transformation has benefited companies and consumers alike in accessibility, speed, customer experience, and countless other ways, but has also made consumers vulnerable to security and privacy risks. In recent years, the amount of cyberattacks and security breaches t...

12 October 2022 /Sibos

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Here’s how to get hired at TotallyMoney

Our ‘Breaking into Fintech’ series seeks out advice from industry insiders about the best tactics to land a job in the fast-moving world of fintech. In our latest piece , we asked the CEO of TotallyMoney, Alistair Douglas, for his key candidate recommendations. TotallyMoney is a fintech that helps customers to determine their credit scores and cre...

06 October 2022 /people

SustainableFinance.Live sneak peek: ING talks greenwashing and building transparency

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

SustainableFinance.Live sneak peek: ING talks greenwashing and building transparency

In the lead up to SustainableFinance.Live, set to take place on November 29th 2022, Finextra is giving all interested parties a taste of the weighty discussions scheduled for the event. We spoke to Robert Spruijt, EMEA head of sustainable finance at ING, around how the bank is planning to implement ESG methodology and sustainable solutions into th...

04 October 2022 /sustainable

Breaking into Fintech: Here’s how to get hired at NayaOne

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Breaking into Fintech: Here’s how to get hired at NayaOne

Finextra went behind the scenes at NayaOne to quiz Ambar Vitelli, head of strategic partnerships, on the qualities the fintech is looking for in new hires. NayaOne specialises in forging partnerships and delivering products across the financial sector through the employment of fintech-as-a-service and cloud technologies. The company aids banks, com...

22 September 2022 /people

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Here’s how to get hired at Crowdcube

‘Breaking into Fintech’ is a series that asks experts for tips to help job seekers join the industry. For this installment, we spoke to Sarah Lee, vice president of people and culture at Crowdcube, for insights around how to get hired in fintech. Who knows, after reading this you might find yourself paddleboarding alongside fellow ‘Cubers’. Crowdc...

31 August 2022 /people

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Here’s how to get hired at Yapily

For the latest piece in ‘Breaking into Fintech’, Finextra’s series that goes behind the lines to see what industry leaders are looking for in future hires, we sat down with Caroline Abercrombie, chief people officer at Yapily. Yapily is an open banking platform which works to provide infrastructure to financial institutions and innovate the payment...

24 August 2022 /people

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Here’s how to get hired at iwoca

iwoca’s chief operations officer, Seema Desai, spoke with Finextra in a tell-all around the tips and tricks to getting hired by a leading fintech in our latest ‘Breaking into Fintech’ piece. Priding itself on flexible, fast, and efficient lending, iwoca is a loan platform that supports businesses in the UK and Germany by providing them with credit ...

17 August 2022 /people

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Here’s how to get hired at Moneybox

Finextra’s ‘Breaking into fintech’ series dives into what financial services companies are looking for employees. For the second piece in this series, we chatted with Jack Johnstone, head of people at digital wealth manager, Moneybox, to uncover exactly what they’re looking for in their future employees. What strengths is Moneybox looking for in a...

10 August 2022 /people

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Here’s how to get hired at Zopa

Finextra has launched the ‘Breaking into Fintech’ series: a new series targeted at equipping applicants with the tools and information they need to dive into the world of fintech. We will reach out to some of the globe’s leading fintechs for insider tips to help your application shine. Kicking off the series, we chatted with Helen Beurier, chief p...

01 August 2022 /people

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