Sehrish Alikhan - Community Author: Finextra Research

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

For Finextra’s latest Breaking into Fintech, we sat down with Nadine Adams, head of human resources at ClearBank, a cloud-based clearing bank that offers APIs and financial services to financial institutions. Adams confers how there is no one ‘ideal candidate’ when hiring and that company values are at the heart of the discussion. What top tips c...

07 August 2023 /people

Future of Fintech in Africa 2023: AI developing rapidly, but South Africa leads the charge

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Future of Fintech in Africa 2023: AI developing rapidly, but South Africa leads the charge

This is an excerpt from The Future of Fintech in Africa 2023 report. Since the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in AI-related startups and national AI advancements in Africa. The continent as a whole faces issues with large geographic swathes and population segments which remain undigitised, resulting in a huge unbanked population. Ho...

27 July 2023 /devops

Digital currency strategies and their consumer potential

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Digital currency strategies and their consumer potential

As digital currencies become integrated into the mainstream, payments service providers and technology providers are investigating how consumers will adapt to this new addition to the financial ecosystem. As banks and fintechs become more comfortable with crypto payments, the role of technology firms becomes more integral to the consumer’s journey...

27 June 2023 /crypto

Suptech, APIs, and the future of innovation in risk management

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Suptech, APIs, and the future of innovation in risk management

This is an excerpt from The Future of Risk Management and Compliance 2023 report. Suptech will reduce threats with data analytics Financial supervisor technology (suptech) uses innovative technology to digitise regulatory strategies and curate a more risk-based approach to financial supervision. Currently, suptech is implemented through data analy...

27 June 2023 /regulation

New ways of customer authentication in payments

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

New ways of customer authentication in payments

Customer authentication has a become a staple in security processes for payments as a way for the platform to verify a consumer's identity and ensure the transaction is approved and secure. While there are a range of digital authentication processes, a common use case among banks is two-factor authentication which verifies the user’s identity at t...

26 June 2023 /crime

Fraud prevention and cybersecurity in the era of PaaS

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Fraud prevention and cybersecurity in the era of PaaS

Payments-as-a-Service (PaaS) providers operate on cloud-based platforms and offer services such as card issuance, cross-border transactions, and e-commerce gateways. PaaS platforms have disrupted the financial industry as non-bank competitors and fintech startups that are offering personalised and innovative products to consumers. This is an excer...

23 June 2023 /crime

AI and machine learning will dominate new solutions

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AI and machine learning will dominate new solutions

This is an excerpt from The Future of Risk Management and Compliance 2023 report. Innovation and preservation In the era of digital transformation, there are an endless number of innovations taking place for risk management among all levels of financial institutions. Lurking in the shadowy corners of cyberspace, new threats arise for increasingly d...

15 June 2023 /regulation

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Here’s how to get hired at Episode Six

On the latest dive into what fintech companies are seeking in new hires, Finextra spoke to Chermaine Hu, CFO and co-founder of payments infrastructure and ledger management software company Episode Six. Hu offers guidance for incoming applicants to the fintech sector and details the benefits of working at Episode Six. What top tips can you offer ca...

25 May 2023 /people

Understanding the omni-channel approach to CRM in financial services

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Understanding the omni-channel approach to CRM in financial services

Customer relationship management (CRM) is an evolving field in the financial services industry, and within that evolution, new information is being gathered and fresh data is being implemented to enhance current CRM services and streamline administrative processes in financial institutions. As new CRM solutions emerge, the discussion around managi...

24 April 2023 /payments

Breaking into Fintech: How to get hired at American Express

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Breaking into Fintech: How to get hired at American Express

For our latest dive into what leaders in financial services are looking for in their new hires, Finextra spoke to VP of Colleague Experience Group (Human Resources) at American Express UK, Ben Lane. If you are looking for a new position in the fintech industry, check out our conversations with top companies in the sector for hot tips on how to lan...

05 April 2023 /people

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Open Banking 2023: A global review

As open banking is embraced worldwide, we have taken a look at how different countries are approaching open banking, and the countries paving the way toward open finance. The open banking ecosystem has evolved and flourished in recent years, allowing consumers to make seamless transactions online and on their mobile devices. Additionally, the imple...

29 March 2023 /predictions

Cloud Makeover: How has cloud migration changed Deutsche Bank?

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Cloud Makeover: How has cloud migration changed Deutsche Bank?

In our first Cloud Makeover case study, we spoke with experts from National Australian Bank (NAB) on their developments in the cloud and their migration process. For our second piece in the series, Finextra spoke with Gordon Mackechnie, chief technology officer at Deutsche Bank, to uncover the impacts of their cloud journey. Mackechnie details tha...

23 March 2023 /cloud

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