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No one is talking about Tech these days without talking about FinTech, or financial technology to you. There are funds, accelerators, startups galore in this space. But where do you fit in? But what t...
Ok - so, those of you who follow me on Twitter know that we supplied our nine year old son an Osper card - which is a pre-paid MasterCard for youngsters. He’s been busy frittering away a year's worth ...
Under-the-radar startups Bank Innovation, a banking innovation blog, has uncovered some fintech startups we should be keeping our eye on - a B2B payments system, an investment management tool, a debt ...
OK - so yesterday saw the 'standing room only' launch of the new UK-wide industry group Innovate Finance. The industry body, heading by Level 39's own Claire Cockerton was kicked off by the UK's Chanc...
Where previously regulation had been the driver of spending decisions, the need to innovate is rapidly becoming as important, if not more so. Banks with outdated legacy systems and products must act w...
A few weeks ago Nicole Anderson, CEO of Simulocity invited me to 'Finance for Female Entrepreneurs: Challenges and Opportunities' at Level 39. Lots of women, lots of chat, (wine served before the pane...
John Lennon said “You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one.” In the technology news recently, was one item that probably p...
How can a small fintech and services firm compete with their larger competitors? This is probably the one question I get asked more often than any other by CEOs of smaller technology and fund administ...
A while ago I attended a conference (I know, shocker) where someone on stage commented that no bank would ever have been allowed to release 'Square', with the amount of bugs the US payments startup ex...
I've just checked my blogging stats and it seems like the last time I could, actually, act on my blogging muse was this past January. Oh dear. I apologise folks, but #dayjob. Those webcasts don't mode...
This was originally posted on Swedish Startup Space. In 2008 I was the Head of Fraud Analytics for FraudSciences, an Israeli startup developing fraud prevention solutions for eCommerce. One evening in...