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Correspondent banking relationships: how are they changing in 2023 and beyond?

Madhvi Sonia Head of Content at Finextra

Correspondent banking relationships: how are they changing in 2023 and beyond?

Correspondent banking is of paramount importance to the global payments system today, particularly for banks that would like to access financial services in different geographies and provide cross-border payments services to their customers, bolstering international trade and financial inclusion. Even payments solutions that do not require custome...

20 April 2023 /payments

What does the future hold for the fintech talent pipeline and jobs of the future?

Madhvi Sonia Head of Content at Finextra

What does the future hold for the fintech talent pipeline and jobs of the future?

In his Spring Budget 2023 speech, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt announced that the UK Government would deliver 12 new Investment Zones after the success of the regeneration projects in London’s Canary Wharf and the Liverpool Docks. This is an excerpt from The Future of Fintech in the UK 2023: An Innovate Finance Global Summit and UK Fint...

20 April 2023 /people

Is greater accountability needed to accelerate the transition to net zero?

Madhvi Sonia Head of Content at Finextra

Is greater accountability needed to accelerate the transition to net zero?

This is an excerpt from The Future of Fintech in the UK 2023: An Innovate Finance Global Summit and UK Fintech Week special edition' report. The recently published report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – the scientific body that advises the UN on rising temperatures – revealed that as current trends stand, we will overshoo...

19 April 2023 /sustainable

How can fintech firms in the UK do more for financial inclusion and wellness?

Madhvi Sonia Head of Content at Finextra

How can fintech firms in the UK do more for financial inclusion and wellness?

While rising costs could create new challenges for financial inclusion, regulation plays an important role in driving financial inclusion and improving outcomes for individuals and communities. Financial inclusion is a complex issue that requires strong partnerships and collaboration across the government, regulators, and other organisations such ...

19 April 2023 /inclusion

Should credit models that offer greater financial inclusivity be created?

Madhvi Sonia Head of Content at Finextra

Should credit models that offer greater financial inclusivity be created?

This is an excerpt from The Future of Fintech in the UK 2023: An Innovate Finance Global Summit and UK Fintech Week special edition' report. Sugihara also mentioned that millions of borrowers across the UK continue to be locked out of mainstream credit or are forced to accept credit products that don’t suit their needs, may be inappropriate, or th...

19 April 2023 /inclusion

Will the CFIT tackle growth barriers and accelerate the UK fintech sector?

Madhvi Sonia Head of Content at Finextra

Will the CFIT tackle growth barriers and accelerate the UK fintech sector?

The Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT), a UK quango charged with unblocking barriers to growth for fintech, has opened a National Hub in Leeds. The creation of the CFIT was a key recommendation of the 2021 Kalifa Review of UK Fintech. HM Treasury gave the green light to the project in the 2021 Spending Review, allocating £5 milli...

18 April 2023 /startups

How to prioritise regulation, diversity and collaboration to bolster UK fintech

Retired Member

How to prioritise regulation, diversity and collaboration to bolster UK fintech

Over the course of 2022, the UK FinTech industry showed its resilience as it battled through heavy headwinds. Despite a global tech downturn as a result of a series of economic, political, and market turbulence, UK FinTech stood strong, securing $12.5billion of VC investment, which placed it well above its peers. The numbers speak for themselves –...

18 April 2023 /startups

Competition and innovation: Improving the tech and financial services relationship

Roberto Napolitano Director of Marketing and Communications at Innovate Finance

Competition and innovation: Improving the tech and financial services relationship

The collaboration between financial services and tech is incredibly important to drive further innovation in the UK. This translates into many positive and impactful outcomes: Tech companies can help financial services providers deliver a better customer experience by leveraging their expertise in user interface design, data analysis, and machine ...

17 April 2023 /startups

How to start a remote job without harming your performance

Retired Member

How to start a remote job without harming your performance

Mark Zuckerberg may have said it first, but he is not the only founder who realised that lacklustre online onboarding systems are problematic for both the employee and the employer. The pandemic resulted in many companies adopting hybrid and remote working sooner than they may have expected. While the results relating to productivity and profit sho...

14 April 2023 /people

Will SVB’s collapse and Credit Suisse’s bailout result in increased spend on risk management?

Madhvi Sonia Head of Content at Finextra

Will SVB’s collapse and Credit Suisse’s bailout result in increased spend on risk management?

SVB UK has been sold to HSBC and continues to exist as a legal entity. For technology companies and their investors, now is the time for reflection and preparing for any future risk of a similar collapse. According to Allen & Overy, the “collapse of SVB at the heart of the global tech ecosystem was a surprise to many in the industry. It highli...

13 April 2023 /regulation

What does the future hold for fintech investment in the UK?

Madhvi Sonia Head of Content at Finextra

What does the future hold for fintech investment in the UK?

Fintech investment across Europe, the Middle East and Africa fell from $79 billion across 2,379 deals in 2021 to $44.9 billion across 1,977 deals in 2022, according to KPMG’s biannual analysis of global fintech investment, the ‘Pulse of Fintech’ report. Further, total UK fintech investment hit $17.4 billion in 2022, down from $39.1 in 2021. This i...

13 April 2023 /markets

Wealth management: Evolving the role of wealth advisor for a digital future

Paige McNamee

Wealth management: Evolving the role of wealth advisor for a digital future

Expectations of both the relationship manager and the customer are shifting. The typical investor profile is not only evolving, but bringing with it a host of new demands rooted in the expectation that services are instant, personalised, and offer a pleasantly seamless customer experience. The role of wealth manager leans fairly heavily on sales a...

11 April 2023 /wealth

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