The Fintech Times

Welcome to Edition 56 of The Fintech Times! 📰 Fintechs across the globe are championing change in the financial world. However, their revolutionary ideas do not need to stop at financial offerings. Fintechs have the opportunity to drive significant social impact too. Within this issue of The Fintech Times, we delve into two topics that are not only timely, but also critical for the sustainable and ethical growth of the fintech industry: 'fintech for good' and 'diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)'. Also in this issue: ✅ Polly Jean Harrison, features editor at The Fintech Times, addresses ways to effectively implement DEI practices in fintech. ✅ Emma Kisby, CEO, EMEA at Cogo explores how big data and behavioural science can transform consumer habits to drive sustainable consumption and combat climate change. ✅ We hear from industry experts about how firms can balance profitability with purpose. ✅ In our CEO interview, we speak to Nadia Edwards-Dashti, co-founder and chief consumer officer at Harrington Starr about her commitment to enhancing DEI in the industry, as well as insights into her fintech recruitment career. ✅ Jessica O'Hare (Folster), VP of product at YouLend highlights how fintechs must take action to improve inclusivity. ✅ The Fintech Times chats to Stuart Rimmer MBE, about the importance of mental health awareness. ✅ ESG and the importance of digital hospitality for financial firms is discussed by Matt Ryan, chief transformation officer at Reef, Powered by Totem ✅ We explore how embedded finance can ensure the checkout experience becomes financially inclusive. ✅ Journalist Thomas Bleach reveals what the fintech industry can to make a difference in the climate crisis. ✅ Joanne Dewar, project lead at Project Nemo identifies 10 steps to making your fintech more inclusive and accessible. ✅ We put the spotlight on how SumUp and its initiatives in environmental conversation and social upliftment. ✅ Chantal Swainston, founder of The Heard on bringing more women in fintech and financial services into the spotlight. ✅ We review Ellie Duncan's book 'Open Banking and Financial Inclusion: Creating a Financial System That Provides Security and Equity' Jump into Edition 56 and read all about it! https://hubs.ly/Q02z68w20

What Can We Learn From Payment System Failures and the Microsoft Global IT Outage? ⚠️ After recent UK payment issues with CHAPS and a global Microsoft Windows IT system outage, we take a look into what firms can, and should, do to safeguard themselves. We hear from: 🗣️Dafydd Vaughan, CTO at Public Digital 🗣️Alex Reddish, managing director at Tribe Payments 🗣️Alina Timofeeva, board member at BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT 🗣️Carol L. Grunberg, chief business officer at Yuno 🗣️Michael Levens, head of data, technology, automation and testing at Delta Capita 🗣️Kate Needham-Bennett, senior director of resilience innovation at Fusion Risk Management 🗣️Matt Williamson, SVP and industry principal at Endava Read More 👉 https://lnkd.in/edgKYH89 #CHAPS #Payments #Microsoft

What ESG Challenges do Fintech Firms Face? We speak to industry experts to find out about some of the biggest challenges firms face as they prioritise their ESG goals. Read More: https://lnkd.in/eTp6nCpT

Behind the Idea: Sidekick In this week's Behind the Idea, we learn all about UK wealthtech Sidekick, finding out about its offering, aims, challenges and achievements. Read More: https://lnkd.in/eEvSsZvv

This Week in Fintech: TFT Bi-Weekly News Roundup 18/07 The Fintech Times Bi-Weekly News Roundup on Thursday 18 July brings you the latest industry news updates from around the globe. Read More: https://lnkd.in/ezTp7hFG

What Will the Payments Market Look Like Now Apple has Released its NFC Tech to the World? We explore how impactful Apple releasing its NFC technology will be on the payments market following an investigation from the EU. Read More: https://lnkd.in/eugrUVN3

How is AI Impacting ESG initiatives? NorthRow, Teradata, ekko, Annuity.org, Croak Capital and Ecole Polytechnique Paris break down how AI is impacting ESG initiatives. Read More: https://lnkd.in/ebM3VHF5

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