Texan challenger Viva First to launch for Latinos before year end
The fintech is piggybacking off Texas-based Spur Security Bank.
Diversity
Breaking down walls
FinTech Futures took this somber moment to sit with Keisha Bell at DTCC.
Sibos 2020: Citi’s CEO calls on banks to deliver social justice
“We have a larger obligation to deliver fairness.”
Bank of America teams up with Black-owned Unity bank
BoA has acquired approximately 5% of the bank’s common equity.
Banking Technology October 2020 issue out now
Educate, advocate, invest: It’s not enough for companies to pay lip service.
PayTech Awards 2020 now on YouTube: celebrity host, comedy stand-up, winners and more!
Watch Zoe Lyons perform her stand-up and unveil the winning projects, companies and people of PayTech Awards 2020.
Citigroup promises $1bn to close US racial wealth gap
Citi figures suggest $5trn could be added to US economy in doing so.
Citi appoints Jane Fraser as new CEO
Fraser will be the first woman to lead a bulge bracket bank.
Federal Reserve demands clarity on US banks’ diversity efforts
The Fed is working with other financial regulators to boost responsiveness.
Banking Technology September 2020 issue out now
Tipping point: Google vs Oracle showdown.
Merger creates largest Black-owned US bank
City First Bank in Washington and Broadway Federal Bank in Los Angeles are merging.
What the Fintech? Episode 12 | Transformers: more than meets the AI
Matt Sattler, head of HSBC’s innovation labs, reveals what it takes to secure a deal with the bank.
2020 PayTech Awards hosted online by Zoe Lyons
Join our celebrity host Zoe Lyons for PayTech Awards 2020! Free broadcast on 10 September – everyone is welcome.
US Bank commits $1.15m to Black-led partners to “close racial gaps”
Some 15 partners will receive grants from $50,000 to $100,000.
US challenger Purple to tap America’s disabled community
The fintech allows users to receive disability benefits up to two days early.
How can fintech rise to the new D&I challenge?
If they don’t believe they are part of the problem, nothing will really change.
What the Fintech? Episode 10 | Diversity & inclusion: AI bias
Theodora Lau, founder of Unconventional Ventures provides her take on artificial intelligence.
Carta faces gender discrimination lawsuit
Paying her less than her male peers and subjecting her to other forms of gender discrimination.
Lloyds commits to increase Black staff in senior roles
It employs 40 Black members of staff across its more than 7,000 strong senior exec team.
Study finds discrimination against Black small business loan applicants
Of the groups studied, Black women received worse treatment in 59% of cases.
RBC commits CAD 150 million to diversity push
It aims to increase the proportion of non-white executive hires to 30% from 20%.
Storytelling for introverts
For the extroverts of all hues, ethnicities, sexualities, identities and faiths, check on your introverted friends.
UK regulator probes Visa’s acquisition of Plaid
The UK’s CMA is looking into potential anti-competitive implications.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 now open for entries!
The awards are open to banks, financial institutions, technology and service providers, teams and individuals.
What kind of workplace ally are you?
Allyship means valuing people with different experiences from your own.
Streamlining remittance, empowering migrant workers & driving inclusion worldwide
The ability to send money home is critical, but not always easy for migrant workers.
PayTech Awards winners: where are they now? Melissa McKendry, ACI – Woman in PayTech
ACI’s Melissa McKendry promotes fintech and payments as a career path for girls with the Coding for Girls initiative.
Ask the expert: how can I create a positive culture for my fintech?
Exploring ways to identify, secure, retain and develop the right talent for your business.
Remaking traditions to reinvent industries
Innovation and the need for diversity.
Celebrating Finovate’s #WomeninFinTech
For fintech to be for everyone, it needs to be from everyone.
The witches are coming
Our togetherness is our greatest legacy to a world that can and should do better for the next generation of humans.
“Pale, male and stale” tag still dogs financial services industry
Three steps to break the cycle and achieve genuine diversity and inclusion.
Goldman won’t take companies public without at least one “diverse” board member
GS itself has four women on its board of directors, out of 11 total members.
Fintech’s diversity performance last year and predictions for 2020
A digital approach to inclusion training can help fintechs with smaller budgets.
Three ways fintech can address the gender pay gap
Define inclusion and diversity as two very different things.
Data Balance Podcast: building personal brand in the data industry
Insight into how women in the data industry can – and should – build their personal brand.
The F word
Gender doesn’t make anyone a better hire. Women are there despite and in spite of it. And that matters.
For women in fintech, sponsorship is key
Sponsors go beyond that and take direct interest in seeing that their protégé achieves career advancement.
True diversity or tokenism
It is not only time for us to say: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. It is now time for us to hold ourselves accountable.
How women can lead the diversity movement in the fintech/payments industry
Estimates put the percentage of women working in computing-related occupations at a measly 26%. Time to change that!
