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Sustainable Finance Live 2022: ESG = existential, seismic, global

Enabling positive change through innovation and collaboration, Sustainable Finance Live returned for its fifth edition - and second in person event - at Events@no6 in London on 29th November 2022. Richard Peers, sustainable finance visionary, contributing editor at Finextra and founder of Responsible Risk took to the stage to lead a programme of co...

06 December 2022 /sustainable

Fraud monitoring strategies and the role of global scoring data

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Fraud monitoring strategies and the role of global scoring data

This is an extract from the Finextra Research and Mastercard report ‘Seeking Approval - Acquirers Vs. Transaction Fraud’, based on industry interviews that explore the industry’s appetite for real-time, AI-driven, data-rich transaction fraud monitoring and the various models, technology and priorities that shape their strategies. In order to effec...

31 October 2022 /crime

IFGS 2022: Home Office's Philippa Rouse on the scale-up visa

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IFGS 2022: Home Office's Philippa Rouse on the scale-up visa

Philippa Rouse, Director, Future Border & Immigration System Directorate, Home Office, spoke at the Innovate Finance Global Summit – the flagship event of UK FinTech Week – where she discussed the Home Office’s latest plans on the scale-up visa and getting more overseas talent into the UK FinTech sector. Her key updates included: Scale-Up Bu...

05 April 2022 /people

IFGS 2022: Sequoia's George Robson on fintech predictions for 2022

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IFGS 2022: Sequoia's George Robson on fintech predictions for 2022

George Robson, Partner at Sequoia, spoke at the Innovate Finance Global Summit – the flagship event of UK FinTech Week – where he discussed the strengths of the UK FinTech sector and predictions for the sector in 2022. His key points included: The strengths of the FinTech sector in the UK: “In the UK there are many institutions and global leader...

05 April 2022 /predictions

IFGS 2022: John Glen MP on new legislative developments around stablecoins and cryptoassets

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IFGS 2022: John Glen MP on new legislative developments around stablecoins and cryptoassets

John Glen MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury of the United Kingdom, spoke at the Innovate Finance Global Summit – the flagship event of UK FinTech Week – where he discussed the landscape of FinTech in the UK, and announced new legislative developments on stablecoins and other crypto assets. His key points included: New legislation on stablec...

05 April 2022 /crypto

IFGS 2022: Klarna's Sebastian Siemiatkowski on post-Brexit regulation

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IFGS 2022: Klarna's Sebastian Siemiatkowski on post-Brexit regulation

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, co-founder and CEO of Klarna, spoke at the Innovate Finance Global Summit – the flagship event of UK FinTech Week – where he discussed post-Brexit regulation, Klarna’s advertising methods and the future of innovation in Buy Now, Pay Later. Key points covered include: The opportunity Post-Brexit regulation presents: “What I...

05 April 2022 /regulation

IFGS 2022: Starling Bank's Anne Boden on profitability and VC capital

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IFGS 2022: Starling Bank's Anne Boden on profitability and VC capital

Anne Boden, Founder and CEO or Starling Bank, spoke at the Innovate Finance Global Summit, the flagship event of UK FinTech Week, where she discussed the challenger bank’s road to profitability and Starling’s aim to take a bigger chunk of the market share. Her key points included: Starling vs. competitor brands – “When we started Starling in 201...

05 April 2022 /retail

IFGS 2022: FCA's Jessica Rusu discusses Russian sanctions and regulating cryptocurrency

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IFGS 2022: FCA's Jessica Rusu discusses Russian sanctions and regulating cryptocurrency

Jessica Rusu, Chief Data, Information and Intelligence Officer at the FCA, spoke at the Innovate Finance Global Summit, the flagship event of UK FinTech Week, where she discussed Russian sanctions, regulating crypto and the focus for the FCA. Her key points included: Russian sanctions: “To support the UK’s economic sanctions against Russia, we hav...

05 April 2022 /crypto

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