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Madhvi Mavadiya Head of Content at Finextra

What is a Web 3.0 job?

Web 3.0, the next stage in the evolution of the Internet, allows data to be interconnected in a decentralised way. This is a stark change from the digital world that we know, now also referred to as Web 2.0, where data has historically been centralised and siloed. Is Web 3.0 the future? If yes, should those in the financial services industry and f...

12 December 2022 /crypto

This is why data science will be a growth career in 2023

Kirstie McDermott Senior Content Editor at Amply

This is why data science will be a growth career in 2023

After six months of tech layoffs, revaluations, worries about the economy and a looming recession, you would be forgiven for wondering what way to jump if you are considering a job or career change in 2023. Some job titles appear to be bearing the brunt of layoffs, such as in-house recruiters. At Amazon, the company extended buyout offers to hundre...

09 December 2022 /people

Cryptocurrency sustainability: how do we solve a problem like Bitcoin?

Níamh Curran Senior Reporter at Finextra

Cryptocurrency sustainability: how do we solve a problem like Bitcoin?

Bitcoin uses significant amounts of energy, more than any other cryptocurrency. If cryptocurrencies are to be taken seriously in the wider financial world, it is important that the energy consumption of Bitcoin is not conflated with all cryptocurrencies. While estimates on this vary, the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) has found th...

08 December 2022 /crypto

Paige McNamee Senior Reporter at Finextra

Should central banks use DLT for CBDC?

In July this year, Finextra’s editorial team embarked on its inaugural Digital Asset Series of webinars, bringing together key voices from across the industry to speak to the leading trends, issues, and updates across digital assets. 2022 has undoubtedly been a tumultuous year for crypto and the wider digital asset space, and while we are yet to em...

07 December 2022 /predictions

Sustainable Finance Live 2022: ESG = existential, seismic, global

Finextra Research Writer at Finextra

Sustainable Finance Live 2022: ESG = existential, seismic, global

Enabling positive change through innovation and collaboration, Sustainable Finance Live returned for its fifth edition - and second in person event - at Events@no6 in London on 29th November 2022. Richard Peers, sustainable finance visionary, contributing editor at Finextra and founder of Responsible Risk took to the stage to lead a programme of co...

06 December 2022 /sustainable

Netflix’s Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard and the fintech that deceived us all

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Netflix’s Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard and the fintech that deceived us all

One of the largest event’s to shake the fintech world over the past few years was the collapse of the German fintech, Wirecard. Earlier this year, Netflix released a documentary titled Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard, which follows the fintech’s infamous and controversial downfall. The documentary is based on the book by Dan McCrum, a Financial Tim...

05 December 2022 /crime

Is authenticity the next big workplace essential?

Kirstie McDermott Senior Content Editor at Amply

Is authenticity the next big workplace essential?

Real world events influence how we see and experience our workplaces. For those at Twitter, questioning the direction of the organisation is likely to be at the top of their minds, as Elon Musk guts teams globally, and brings in ‘hardcore’ working practices for the employees who remain. In the U.S., following the death of George Floyd in May 2020 ...

02 December 2022 /people

What happens to UK fintechs once the recession strikes?

Devin Kohli General Partner at Outward VC

What happens to UK fintechs once the recession strikes?

In the wake of the UK Government’s Autumn Budget, it is now confirmed that the UK is now well on its way towards a period of extended recession. The fintech sector is braced for a period of change and behavioural adjustment, as investors and founders furrow their brows over what to expect from what is likely to be an economically turgid 2023. For ...

01 December 2022 /markets

From Purple Hearts in capital markets - to new value for an old forecasting friend

Scott Hamilton Contributing Editor at Finextra Research

From Purple Hearts in capital markets - to new value for an old forecasting friend

The 2022 AFP Conference in Philadelphia featured a rousing final keynote from a local hero: Multi-best-selling author and seven-straight year Wharton School of Business favorite professor Adam Grant. Riffing on themes from his latest book Think Again, Grant used a number of clever, yet sincere quips, tricks, and anecdotes to challenge the packed ba...

01 December 2022 /payments

SF.Live sneak peek: CommerzVentures reveals climate startup surge

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

SF.Live sneak peek: CommerzVentures reveals climate startup surge

CommerzVentures, the independent fintech venture capital specialists backed by the German banking giant CommerzBank, recently published the H1 2022 Climate Fintech Report on the sector, indicating that climate fintechs are working towards net-zero and attracting large amounts of VC funding. Reflecting on the conclusions of the research, managing pa...

28 November 2022 /sustainable

If you have been laid off from a tech company - what happens now?

Kirstie McDermott Senior Content Editor at Amply

If you have been laid off from a tech company - what happens now?

Tech layoffs are dominating the news cycle, and none more so than Elon Musk’s pillaging of Twitter. The Space X CEO started his tenure at the social media platform by firing several top executives, and followed that with a company-wide missive announcing huge layoff plans. In Europe, the full impact of the redundancies has yet to be seen as Twitte...

25 November 2022 /people

How can cloud migration be leveraged to achieve sustainable goals?

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

How can cloud migration be leveraged to achieve sustainable goals?

Cloud allows businesses to deliver on net-zero goals by creating a space where all forms of the company’s digital ecosystem can be accessed at one point. Sustainability ambitions can be achieved through thorough data analysis, insights into company activities, and collective strategies employed by teams throughout the company. Cloud platforms can ...

24 November 2022 /cloud

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