Women In Open Banking
All-female founded UK businesses receive just 2% of VC funding
The UK Treasury Committee’s chair, Harriet Baldwin MP, said “it shouldn’t come as a surprise to investors that women and those from ethnic minority backgrounds can start successful businesses”.
Read MorePayments platform Thredd hires Ava Kelly as CPO
Kelly, who has worked at Visa and American Express, called the issuer processing space “ripe for disruption”.
Read MoreWomen in Open Banking panel at Canada Expo welcome progress and celebrate diverse leadership styles
Speakers representing Mastercard, CIBC, National Bank of Canada, Symcor and League Data discussed female representation broadly in Canada, and also within the industry.
Read MoreProvenir promotes Carol Hamilton to chief product officer
In her new role at the risk decisioning software provider, Hamilton will assume overall responsibility for Provenir’s full product suite.
Read MoreTide pledges to help 200,000 women start businesses by 2027
Tide’s own research found that 53% of women in the UK find it challenging to start their own business.
Read MoreYapily hires former Currencycloud exec Tanya Ziv as COO
Yapily’s chief executive officer Stefano Vaccino said it is “vital that we have the best leadership team in place” as the company gears up for growth in the second half of 2023.
Read MoreQ&A: Emma Steeley reveals how Aro is deploying data intelligence in personal credit
Aro’s Emma Steeley on transitioning the company to a product-led approach and creating a more inclusive culture in the process.
Read MoreResearch paper: Will Open Banking create novel systems, and to what end? Lessons from history
“The use of the history of the horse in battle is divided into three periods: first, that of the charioteer; second, that of the mounted warrior that clings to his steed …; and third, of the rider that was equipped with stirrups. The horse has always given its master an advantage over the footman in…
Read MoreTrustly makes compliance and risk management hires
Anna Bjurefeldt has been named head of internal audit and Mia Bjurkell joins as director of risk and compliance.
Read MoreQ&A: SkyParlour’s Angela Yore on why storytelling in PR is about ‘education, not promotion’
Angela Yore, co-founder and managing director of SkyParlour, reveals the value of storytelling as a fintech marketing and communications specialist.
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