Sehrish Alikhan - Community Author: Finextra Research

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

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

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

Bank On takes strides in banking the unbanked

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Bank On takes strides in banking the unbanked

The Bank On initiative has been addressing the needs of the unbanked throughout the United States by certifying secure and certified bank and credit union accounts. These accounts are specifically designed from feedback from the unbanked and underbanked populations that are left outside of the financial mainstream, whose needs and concerns have be...

21 November 2022 /inclusion

Manifesting the benefits of cloud migration

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Manifesting the benefits of cloud migration

Leading up to Finextra’s Financial Cloud Summit in March 2023, we are focusing on the future of cloud in the financial industry. Cloud migration presents a multitude of advantages for financial institutions which employ it. Cloud, like its light fluffy namesake, is agile, mobile, and creates a secure space for financial service providers. Cloud mi...

15 November 2022 /cloud

The Future of Digital Banking in North America: Offence and defense - Fraud vs. regulation

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

The Future of Digital Banking in North America: Offence and defense - Fraud vs. regulation

This is an excerpt from Finextra’s report, 'The Future of Digital Banking North America 2023'. Post Covid-19, North America has seen significant market growth in e-commerce and digital payment systems. Financial institutions are determining how to move forward where non-traditional payment systems are being introduced. To confront these waves of ch...

25 October 2022 /retail

Breaking into Fintech: Here’s how to get hired at Xero

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Breaking into Fintech: Here’s how to get hired at Xero

Sitting down with Tracey Wells, talent experience manager at Xero, we discussed how potential hires can learn about the fintech field and land their ideal position. The New Zealand-based software company specialises in cloud-based accounting software and has offices from New Zealand and Australia, to the UK, and US. What top tips can you offer cand...

20 October 2022 /people

The Future of ESGTech: Succeeding in uncertain times

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

The Future of ESGTech: Succeeding in uncertain times

This is an excerpt from Finextra’s report, 'The Future of ESGTech 2023'. Digital transformation has benefited companies and consumers alike in accessibility, speed, customer experience, and countless other ways, but has also made consumers vulnerable to security and privacy risks. In recent years, the amount of cyberattacks and security breaches t...

12 October 2022 /Sibos

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Here’s how to get hired at TotallyMoney

Our ‘Breaking into Fintech’ series seeks out advice from industry insiders about the best tactics to land a job in the fast-moving world of fintech. In our latest piece , we asked the CEO of TotallyMoney, Alistair Douglas, for his key candidate recommendations. TotallyMoney is a fintech that helps customers to determine their credit scores and cre...

06 October 2022 /people

SustainableFinance.Live sneak peek: ING talks greenwashing and building transparency

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

SustainableFinance.Live sneak peek: ING talks greenwashing and building transparency

In the lead up to SustainableFinance.Live, set to take place on November 29th 2022, Finextra is giving all interested parties a taste of the weighty discussions scheduled for the event. We spoke to Robert Spruijt, EMEA head of sustainable finance at ING, around how the bank is planning to implement ESG methodology and sustainable solutions into th...

04 October 2022 /sustainable

Breaking into Fintech: Here’s how to get hired at NayaOne

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Breaking into Fintech: Here’s how to get hired at NayaOne

Finextra went behind the scenes at NayaOne to quiz Ambar Vitelli, head of strategic partnerships, on the qualities the fintech is looking for in new hires. NayaOne specialises in forging partnerships and delivering products across the financial sector through the employment of fintech-as-a-service and cloud technologies. The company aids banks, com...

22 September 2022 /people

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Here’s how to get hired at Crowdcube

‘Breaking into Fintech’ is a series that asks experts for tips to help job seekers join the industry. For this installment, we spoke to Sarah Lee, vice president of people and culture at Crowdcube, for insights around how to get hired in fintech. Who knows, after reading this you might find yourself paddleboarding alongside fellow ‘Cubers’. Crowdc...

31 August 2022 /people

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