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!
Diversity
Why I don’t talk about gender
Diversity of all kinds is good for business. It is also good for the soul.
The AI industry can no longer be held back by its gender gap
If the lack of diversity in AI continues to go unaddressed the consequences could be irrevocable.
Rise up women – you can do it, you really can!
Be bolder, take risks, network, and challenge unconscious bias!
Three ways to support women in tech
Make room for women, invite them in and give them the tools they need to transform your organisation and industry.
The forgotten faces of diversity: the invisibles
To be successful, diversity and inclusion must start from within – and it must be built into the culture.
Disruption through diversity and empowerment
“Be bold. You have earned it. More importantly, if you don’t value yourself, how can you demonstrate it to others?”
Women technologists find their future in commercial banking
An ideal domain for the problem-solving and relationship-building skills that distinguish women technologists.
A jar of hope
We might be from different backgrounds, but we are all part of the universe.
Diversity absolutes and the absurdity of decency by design
What’s diversity good for? Everything.
Why diversity and inclusion is good for business
What do diversity and inclusion really mean?
Women in finance: an economic case for gender equality
Greater inclusion of women across financial services would have benefits beyond addressing gender inequality.
Women won’t apply for roles even if they’re short of one requirement of the job spec!
No one is 100% perfect and you don’t have to be. If there’s a fit there’s a fit.
Podcast: Women in Fintech
CoBa’s Chiara Ronga interviews FinTech Futures’ editor-in-chief Tanya Andreasyan.
Pressing for progress for women in finance
We are finding a remarkable determination to reject the status quo and to press for progress.
Interview: Andrea Dunlop, Paysafe Group – women in leadership
Think bigger than your immediate surroundings and take more risks – doing both things can widen your horizons and boost your career progression.
CFSI and JP Morgan Chase fintech lab chases diverse talent
US-based Financial Solutions Lab is looking for diverse range of applications for fourth innovation challenge.
DiverCity Podcast: diversity and inclusion in financial services
A new bi-weekly podcast is coming to the financial services sector – DiverCity Podcast – the first to showcase the industry’s progress and shortcomings in diversity and inclusion.
Top fintech stories this week – 18 August 2017
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Top fintech stories this week – 23 June 2017
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Banking Technology April 2017 issue out now
The latest edition of our flagship magazine – Banking Technology – is out now, packed with news, analysis and insights, case studies, research and expert commentary.
Why we need diversity before AI takes over
We hear a lot about how artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to displace jobs, especially those held by women in tech, but should we also worry about a future overrun with sexist, racist machines?
Women in fintech: why do we need them and how do we recruit them?
Over the holiday period I saw my 17-year-old niece Katie reading an article in an engineering magazine about the lack of women in that industry. She is considering becoming an engineer.
Culture in investment banks is a ticking time bomb for employers
Recently I have been recruiting for a senior analyst position. We have reviewed over 40 CVs for a senior analyst position, and only two have been from women.
A sea of penguins
I am blind as a bat, and there are times when it’s an advantage to be blind, or deaf, or even dumb to certain insults, certain situations, certain obstacles. Clearly it’s a double-edged sword because being deaf, dumb, and blind to impediments, pitfalls, and danger zones is just asking for disaster.
Diversity in fintech: finding the next Ada Lovelace
Niamh de Niese, a new director and head of BNY Mellon’s EMEA Innovation Centre, shares her views on diversity in fintech, Ada Lovelace (often regarded as the world’s first computer programmer) and how to encourage more women into the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professions.
