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Anne Boden on supporting female fintech founders

Anne Boden on supporting female fintech founders

Níamh Curran
08 Mar 2024

For International Women’s Day (IWD) this year, we spoke to a woman who is the poster child of female...

How are bank closures impacting local communities?

How are bank closures impacting local communities?

Sehrish Alikhan
07 Feb 2024

Following the news of HSBC installing its first ever ‘cash pod’ in Nasilea, North Somerset comes th...

How migrant banking’s expansion means different approaches in US vs. Europe

How migrant banking’s expansion means different approaches in US vs. Europe

Scott Hamilton
12 Jan 2024

Migrant banking solutions, or banking for refugees and other recent arrivals, have been increasing i...

Generative AI cannot replace branch banking – Niamh’s hot take of the month

Generative AI cannot replace branch banking – Niamh’s hot take of the month

Níamh Curran
13 Dec 2023

NatWest announced in November 2023 that they were integrating generative AI into their chatbot tool...

Inclusiv: financially underserved most impacted, yet climate mitigation programmes achieve success

Inclusiv: financially underserved most impacted, yet climate mitigation programmes achieve success

Scott Hamilton
20 Jul 2023

Credit Union intermediary says members hit hard by climate change have developed innovative solution...

Unbanked, financially-excluded find Inclusiv a powerful ally

Unbanked, financially-excluded find Inclusiv a powerful ally

Scott Hamilton
13 Jul 2023

Inclusiv is an organization that combines deep know-how with dynamic, on-the-ground local partner su...

Financial trauma impacts huge population of underserved in society

Financial trauma impacts huge population of underserved in society

Scott Hamilton
09 Jun 2023

Connie Davis, founder and CEO of Kairos Digital Commerce Consulting, is concerned about what the ‘sh...

Stellar solutions available for ‘honest’ credit-building

Stellar solutions available for ‘honest’ credit-building

Scott Hamilton
08 Jun 2023

As part of a continuing series, we reached out to some innovative thinkers and organisations on the ...

Financial inclusion in the US: how to fulfil the unbanked, underbanked and unserved

Financial inclusion in the US: how to fulfil the unbanked, underbanked and unserved

Scott Hamilton
10 May 2023

As part of a continuing series, Finextra is reaching out to some innovative thinkers and organisatio...

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

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

Madhvi Mavadiya
19 Apr 2023

While rising costs could create new challenges for financial inclusion, regulation plays an importan...

Should credit models that offer greater financial inclusivity be created?

Should credit models that offer greater financial inclusivity be created?

Madhvi Mavadiya
19 Apr 2023

This is an excerpt from The Future of Fintech in the UK 2023: An Innovate Finance Global Summit and...

The Fintech Sentiment: How is fintech embracing gender equity on IWD 2023?

The Fintech Sentiment: How is fintech embracing gender equity on IWD 2023?


08 Mar 2023

As noted by Finextra reporter, Niamh Curran, the 2023 International Women’s Day campaign theme is t...