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How the rise in pension age may affect your career

Kirstie McDermott Senior Content Editor at Amply

How the rise in pension age may affect your career

In 1950, the average age of retirement in the UK was 67.2 for men, and 63.9 for women. By 1990, that had dropped to 63.1 for men, and 60.6 for women. Retirement age has been on an upward trend ever since, and by 2019, the average retirement age was 65.3 years old for men, and 64.3 for women. Currently, the age you can qualify for the state pension...

06 April 2023 /people

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

Why climate adaption must consider people, profit, and planet in financial services

Richard Peers Founder at ResponsibleRisk Ltd

Why climate adaption must consider people, profit, and planet in financial services

The Right Honourable Lord Deben stepped up to the podium at City & Financial’s Financial Services Climate Adaptation Summit, in London during March, and was in no mood to deliver the normal platitudes often heard at a conference. Prior to Deben taking the stage, we had been hearing about the practical implications for managing climate risk, ope...

04 April 2023 /sustainable

The Financial Services and Markets Bill - Crypto, cash, and a regulatory dash

Chris Holmes Peer at House of Lords

The Financial Services and Markets Bill - Crypto, cash, and a regulatory dash

The Financial Services and Markets Bill is the biggest shake up of financial services in a generation. It is making its way steadily through the legislative process and has on 23rd March 2023, completed Committee Stage in the House of Lords. Report Stage is yet to be scheduled. It is a huge Bill which will make wide-ranging changes to the regulati...

03 April 2023 /regulation

Are you being trampled by a hippo at work?

Kirstie McDermott Senior Content Editor at Amply

Are you being trampled by a hippo at work?

Many of us know the frustration that can be inherent in the decision-making process at work. It goes something like this: you or your team carefully research a solution to a problem and come up with something that is data-driven, cost-saving or simply really innovative. You are convinced this is the right way to go. Enter your boss, or a senior le...

31 March 2023 /people

How will data and analytics shape the future of financial services?

Germán Diego Rodríguez Martinez Global Head of Data Driven Banking at NTT DATA

How will data and analytics shape the future of financial services?

Data and analytics (D&A) in banking and financial services (BFS) is an area that has seen a huge amount of growth, innovation, and development in recent years. The D&A services market is expected to reach a valuation of $150 billion by 2024, which would represent a 150% increase from where it stood just 5 years ago. As an industry, BFS is ...

30 March 2023 /devops

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

What will the future of the merchant payments ecosystem look like?

Finextra Research Writer at Finextra

What will the future of the merchant payments ecosystem look like?

Ahead of Merchant Payments Ecosystem 2023, Finextra caught up with Neira Jones, independent advisor and chair of the judging panel for the MPE Awards. The event, held from 28 – 30 March in Berlin, Germany, will also welcome startups to pitch their products at the Innovation Hub and Jones will moderate discussions on innovation in technology and ho...

28 March 2023 /payments

Is the future of the wealth management industry here?

Liz Field Chief Executive at PIMFA

Is the future of the wealth management industry here?

If I were ask you to conjure up an image of the wealth management industry, it would come as little surprise if you were to describe wood panelled offices and pinstriped suits. To describe the sector as one of the most traditional within the City of London’s Square Mile, whether that reputation was deserved or not, certainly until a few years ago,...

27 March 2023 /wealth

What are the 8 best-paying jobs in financial services?

Retired Member

What are the 8 best-paying jobs in financial services?

Non-financial benefits in a job compensation package can be the proverbial cherry on the cake, but the fact remains that monetary rewards cannot be overlooked, especially with the current cost of living crisis and spiralling interest rates. The UK’s fintech sector is currently balancing that outlook, with expectations set to see the number of finte...

24 March 2023 /people

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

How standardised reporting frameworks can clarify greenwashing claims

Scott Hamilton Contributing Editor at Finextra Research

How standardised reporting frameworks can clarify greenwashing claims

In our first story in this series, we highlighted some of the accusations made toward banks that are publicly committing on one hand to be sustainable; environmentally, socially, and in their governance policies and operations, yet are still actively lending to fossil fuel or other nonrenewable resource companies as customers. Many of the world’s...

22 March 2023 /sustainable

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